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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-12

Mrs. Michael schuey living seven miles ives. ol
Mt. Gllead, was burned to death yesterday py mex
clothing catching FIRE at the stove.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-12

THE message is Hayes's own-hasy'
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-12

The motion last week to take up the
Texas Pacific railroad bill was lost, nays
%, ayes 10.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-12
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ESTABLISHED A. D. 1888
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-12

A. MeGREGOR, Editor.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-12-12

PARDON OF JANIS LA FEVER, A
LIFE CONVICT IN THE PRNITEN-
TIARY,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-05
BombsheIls from mississippi.

The Southern States, published at
Okolono, Mississippi, in its issue of
August 2S, shoots off the following,
which it prints under the head of
"Bombshells:"
The Northern Democracy. no doubt,
heartily wish Jeff Davis was dead
Rising Sun (Ind.) Recorder (Rad.)
They wish nothing of the kind. Our
illustrious eX-President has thousands
and tens of thousands of friends In the
ranks of the Northern Democracy
friends who have a high and hearty
admiration for his character, and q
strong and steadfast sympathy for his
cause. 1t was only the other day that
we received message from q prOmi-
nent jurist and journalist of Ohio, in
which he said that he hoped the time
would come when Davis would again
advocate the doctrine of State Rights
in the United States Senate.
After shouting "Hurrah for JEFF.
Davis!" the States declares that q
Thousand and one reforms, necessita-
ted by Radical treason and misrule
will be made" What does such Ian.
gusge mean?-.Virginia (Nev.) Enter
prise. .i.....
1t means that negro suffrage and
Centralism will be wiped out; it means
that the checks and balances of the
Federal Republic will be restored; it
means. In word, that our people will
put their heel on the reptile of Radi-
calism, and crush its head into Jelly.
That Is just what il means.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-05
Yellow Fever.

4 prominent physician of this place,
has transcribed the following, ofinter-
est to our readers. in reference to the
epidemic which is prevailing in the
Southern cities:
Only certain localities have ever been
subject to this disease: and of those,
most have had it only occasionally. In
Philadelphia it first appeared in 1899;
then in 1741, 1747, ,1762, 1898, 1919, 1920.
1858, 1854, and 1855; the last visitation
to very moderate extent. The worst
epidemic in New Orleans, where it has
been frequent (almOst ANNUALLY, was in
1853. Sanitary measures, under Gen.
Buffers military rule in 1862. appeared
to avert ii, in that city, under circum-
stances which might have been expect
ed 10 promote it.
A very severe visitation occurred at
Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va, in 1866.
All the places it has ever visited are
upon the borders of the Atlantic ocean,
or its tributary waters, the Gulf of
Mexico and the Mediterranean Sea.
Although with like climate conditions,
it is common in the West Indies and
West Africa, but unknown in the East
Indies, the eastern shores of Africa,
and the Pacific coast of America.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-05
An Explanation Wanted by the
Public.

Mr.. Thurman is now, when green
backs are within one-half of one per
cent. of par, opposed TO resumption,
demands the repeal of the resumption
act" condemns contraction of the
currency, demands the purchase of coin
for resumption purposes" In 1874 he
substitution of United States legal
tender paper for national bank notes,
and no further sale of bonds for
advocated resumption and the prepara.
ton for the resumption OF specie pay
ments by requiring the banks to lay by
in store zone fourth of the interest on
their bonds paid them by the Govern
ment-one'sixtieth of their circulation
annually-as coin reserve" for that
purpose, and UOted for 1t. Yet in his
Hamilton speech he says: 81 conf
IDENTIFY defy my critics, one and all to
name any vote that l have given dur
ing the nine years that l have sat in
the Senate that was inconsistent with
these principles"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-05

On Monday morning, our party dis
banded at the "Galt." Each chose his
or her own road home. We took the
$50 train for Indianapolis, ITO miles
North. Arrived at the "Grand Hotel"
In time for first class dinner. Called
on our old friend and fellow townsman,
Al Shannon. He gave rs hearty
welcome-is in business to the elbows
and is looking well. Indianapolis
claims $4,000 inhabitants and is the boss
city in business point of view, that
we have taken in, on our route. We
failed to see Mr.. Harry Craft, who is
also an old st. Ciairsville boy. Taking
the $40 P. NJ. train for Columbus and
Steubenville-we reached the latter
point at NJ. Tuesday-at Wheeling,
our starting point, at ga. In con-
clusiOn, We feel it due to the r. r.
Companies, hotel managers, city
authorities, press associations, and all
other corporations, that carried us
around. amused and instructed US, that
never was party of our number, pass.
ed over roads so carefully, cheerfully,
and satisfactorily. Never did hotel
management better cater to the wants
of any party; and In each and all cases
before mentioned, over this entire 1900
mile ride, we have been "gratified and
satisfied" beyond description, and feel
ourselves TO day wiser, if not, better
"pencil pushers." A. P. B.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-05
The Labor Committee.

The Philadelphia Press says: The
Congressional Labor Committee ha,
recently had several important wit
nessf before it. Mr.. Wright, chief of
the Massachusetts, Bureau of Statistics,
said that the wages and the moral and
intellectual, and physical condition of
the workingmen have been steadily
improved tie last one hundred years
take the place of labor. Ii calls for Il
higher class of labor. The wages of
carpenters have increased from $l.75 In
1859, to $3.50 in 1868, and thence have
fallen to g in 1873. In Massachusetts
it would require population OF 9,OOO,-
900 to do the work without machinery
which is now done with population
of $50, 600. Machinery enables men
to subsist with less labor, and carries
them forward to higher state of civi-
lization. Mr.. Walker, leading shoe
manufacturer of Worcester, Mass, said
that there never was time when it
Was more easy for ajourneyman to rise
to the rank of manufacturer than now;
work mau OF established credit and
character has no difficulty in obtaining
credit. TWo-thirds OF the workmen he
knew had saved money, and a large
proportion of those living in the cO0n-
try own their houses and some land.
There is scarcely anything made in this
country OF which more cannot be
bought by days wages ofa laborer
than can be bought by days wages
of labOrer in England; this rate OF
wages is kept up by the tariff, and the
ability of England to produce cheap
goods has been created by protection
in the past. The tariff, acts precisely
like law Sh ,rteuing the hours of labor.
If the duties were taken off, England
could come over and underselI us under
our own noses. he consumer would
apparently get his boots and shoes
cheaper, but in reality not, for they
would not be so well adapted to our
wants. The labor and expense ac-I
count in a pair of shoes made in this
country il about twenty eight per cent,
of the whole cost. The practical effect
of free trade would be To lower the re-
muneratiOn OF labor. The tariff has
given to America every piece of boot
and shoe machinery she has, and, in
deed, all her machinery. It has
brought US large portion of or popu-
lation, and has given US the means to
go into the production of the corn and
wheat we export. We are over our
now. In twelve months, said |
Mr.. Wright, we will not see a man
who wants work and will not have it. |
There are not so many seeking employ.
ment now as there were in 1910 or 1850. |
The greatest benefit Congress could
confer on the workinmen would be to \
maintain the currency always at par {
with gold and silver, and refrain from
values by arbitrary Iegis-
alton. These are practical views by
practical men, which statesmen would
10 well to seriously ponder on.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-05
How 10 Make Times Good.

Curse the capitalists; frighten them
all you can. Do not let them go into
business. II they show any disposition
to do 30. call a meeting; get up sci OF
rules and regulations for managing the
business so rs to break them up as soon
as possible, and threaten those who
will not go in under the rules until
they gather up their money and leave
the country, as they have already be.
gun to do. Nothing helps times so
much as to let men know that IL they
get more by working hard than you do
by idleness that you will compel them
to divide. They Wal work all the
harder for such encouragement. Go
right ahead with your commusitic
speeches; they are doing a great deal
OF good All that is necessary Is to
follow it up, and we will all soon be
on the ground floor, all equal-all poor,
all Idle, all wOrthless.-Franklin (Ps.
Press.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-05

INFLATIoN means the reduction of
wages. The reduction comes from the
decline in the purchasing power of the
dollar. S..y we have in the country Of
"paper money" $3.50, ,OO0,0O0 face value,
and we add to it S250,00O, ,0OO-the ST.
O0O, ,OOO, ,0OG will not buy barrel of
-four, bushel Of potatoes, or salt, or g
ward of cloth mere than the $3.50, ,000,-
90. Thst is to say, imitation is dilu
tion. Al da lo-cslled dollar of the 81, ,000,'
600 GOO is worth twenty five cents less
than ore O the 50,0OO,000. In other
terms m ~ earning SIS a week of the
$3.50. .OOc OBJ must get $50 week in
order to exercise an equal purchasing
power out of his wages if the incen'
Vertible circulating medium is raised
to 81 600. 600 600; and raising salaries is
attended with striking and other
troubles. A refusal now to resume, and
a policy that would Put to the premium
on gold tol25, would be equivalent to
a reduction Of wages twenty-five per
cent. Resumption means the stability
of the dollar.-Cincinnsti Commercial.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-05

SENATOR C0NKLJNG in letter to
the Republican conference at Saratoga,
points out some of the evils which are
to come upon ths country should the
Democracy obtain control of both
houses of Congress. He says, and his
knowledge of public affairs entities his
words to their full weight, the South
stands ready to pile on claims that will
utterly deplete the Treasury, and that
the only way to meet this danger is to
confront the solid South with solid
North. The letter touches incidental
Iy upon the threatened dangers OF
reputation, and the wild schemes OF
which lead to financial
chaos and revolution, and is of interest
not only as defining the position of the
Seneator, but as furnishing the key
note of the wing of the New York Re-
publicans, to which he belongs.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-05
Nearly Even Thing.

The United States Treasury, on the
81 day of August, 1873. held, in its
vaults S34S, ,5O0,70 in United States
bonds to secure national bank circuls'
tion, and on which it pays the banks
the usual interest. At per cent. this
would amount tos2O, $40, ,O42 per snnum;
but, as the bonds bear different rates
of interest down to per cent, say the
average is per cent, which amounts
to s17 ,425, ,035 year. Now, while the
banks thus receive about seventeen
and half million dollars annually in
interest, they pay out in taxes to the
Federal and State Governments from
eighteen TO twenty-five million dollars
every year. If, therefore, the banks
receive certain amount of the peoples
money in interest on United States
bonds, they pay back the amount and
a million or two more to the people in
taxes.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-05
UNIONTOWN.

The excessive drouth in this locality ha,
caused great injury to the fruit, grass and late
corn. Peaches dried upon the trees and were
effected with disease entirely new to grow
ers. In some places the forest trees were af-
fected and showed sigr of dying.
The Sheriff of jefferson county passed
through town on Monday, looking for. a
young man employed in this vicinity. He is
accused, we believe, of deciding land that
does not exist, either in this world or the
world to come.
The store room of Mr.. Welch, in our neigh.
boring village of New Athens, has been burg
larized, and there is considerable excitement
over the event. No clue to the thieves as yet.
VISION REsToRED.-Two of our Democratic
citizens had their eyeglasses stolen by a sneak
thief and traded to Mr.. Yaus for beer. After
paying for the beer drank by the thief, their
property was restored. If these glasses, after
being purged by this process, will enable
them to see their lost and undone condition
politically, there is yet time for them to re-
pent. As for the thief, he is known to the
citizens of this place, and should he be so un
fortunate as to be compelled to return, he
must not be surprised to see the people take
in their front door steps and double lock the
grindstones. He might be thirsty, you know.
Mr.. Price, of the Barnesville Epterprise
staff, made brief business call at our office.
He is looking up the interests of the Enter
prise, and has met with fair share of success.
Mr.. Peter Snedeker and his little son.
Willie, started for the West on Monday, 26th.
inst, with the intention of making his home
there if he can find suitable location. At
present he will visit the State of Iowa. Mr..
3. is an industrious farmer, and one who will
be made welcome by those with whom he
may chance to sojourn.
Owing to the continued drouth, the flower
show this season has been almost a complete
failure. Among those successful we would
mention Mrs. Samson G. Hogue, and we
thankfully acknowledge the receipt of
bouquet containing specimens of the |
choicest varieties Of flowers
Sickness Is prevailing to certain extent
md some evidences of fever Of q typhoid |
orm. The health Of the people OF our vii
age has been good through the hot season.
Mr.. J. W. Conley came near losing valu-
BILE cow, recently. Like Eve, she found an
pple, and, unlike Eve, not even wishing
Adam to have the core, swallowed it whole,
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-05
BELLAIRE.

There seems to be dead calm in politics
down here, or rather one party is afraid and
the other daren't commence action. The
Republican workers appear too confident of
success to make much effort as yet, and tie
Democrats are in a condition of ''don't care a
damnativeness," from the fact that from top
to bottom of the ticket they have been teto-
tally ignored, if we may except Lii Kennedy,
and he is recognized as a Communistic,
Greenback National Democrat, with about as
much political vitality as a mushroom.
Bellaire presented as military an appearance
Monday forenoon as the most ardent lover of
the pomp and circumstance of glorious war
could ask for. Company D, Capt. Auit, was
out in readiness TO receive the arriving COM
panies, with the magnificent Regimental Band
OF the Second Regiment to welcome them
with the sweetest strains, At g. 80 A. NJ.
Companies A, B and C, of SteubenviIle, COM
manded by Captain Zimmerman, Lieutenant
Fioto and Captain Doty, and Company II, of
Cadlz, Captain Headngton, came down by the
Z. d T. K. r., and were received by the field
officers and band escorted to the B. & o. de.
pot, where they, at 40, met Company E, of
st. Clairsyille, Captain Cowen, Company F,
OF Barnesville, Captain Sheppard, and Com.
pany /, of Hunter, Captain Patterson, and
were marched to the Public Square, where, at
11.30, they were reviewed by Col. G. s. s.
Baron, It. Col. McBeth and Major Moore.
The make up Of this regiment attracted the
attention of all, each company presenting a
soldier like appearance and by their gentle
manly department winning the respect of
every one. fhe officers are nearly all old
soldiers, anG we Can have no hesitation in
saying that they, with the veterans in the
ranks, will, in One year from now, show us a
regiment VIII ch svery good citizen of the dis
trict will be proud OF. As it is, d number of
the companies showed surprising thorough
ness In drill, and the others only need little
time to make them what they should be-well
drilled, well disciplined soldiers.
We had fine rain Tuesday morning, last
ing two or three hours, but not enough to do
all the good needed. AS we write, the ther-
stands at $50, while the last three
days it has marked 8So in the shade at P. M.
A little stabbing affray occurred Saturday
night, in which one of the parties was stabbed
in the chest, but, fortunately for him, the
point of the knife blade struck the breast bone,
thereby doing but little injury.
There was "scrimmage" at Vogel's Brew
cry last Saturday night, owing to an attempt
Upon the part of four or five roughs to force
Mrs. Vogel to sell them beer and whisky,
which she refused to do, and they became
,ery Doisterous, which was checked by the
imely arrival Of Mr.. V. with six shooter,
which he used freely. Either Mr. Vogel is a
,oor shut or the boys are good dodgers, for SO
ar as heard from no one was hurt.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-05

and that was what was the matter with her
throat. A pair of blacksmith's tongs effected
the desired relief.
The necessary permit has been issued, and
ere this goes to press Miss Essie Hamilton will
have ceased to exist and Mrs. Essie Keller
will greet her friends. Miss Hamilton, as
teacher, has made her home in our midst, and
her true Christian and ladylike department
has won for her host Of friends, who have
the highest personal regard for her and sim
cere and earnest wishes for her future happi-
ness.
B. W.-The Government never did receive
''dollar for dollar" in exchange for the trade
dollar. They were coined, on a permit from
Congress, for private individuals, to enable
them to dispose of silver bullion in foreign
trade, they paying toll of perhaps or II
per ceEt. for coinage. They we're not intend
ed for currency, and were not issued by the
Government or ordered to be issued for circu-
lation. This was a scheme of bullion owners
and bankers, and they alone are responsible
for the swindle. H.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-05
The Farmers and the Tariff,

AN effort has been made TO induce
the farmers to believe that q protective
tariff is tax on industry. Nothing is
more absurd than this; probably there
is no industry more benefited by q
protection than that of agriculture.
The prosperity of nation is most
rapidly advanced when beneficial laws
encourage the greatest variety of in
dustry. Each furnace, forge,
rolling mill. and cotton, or wooden, or
other mandatory affords market for
the products of the labor of the tailor,
the shoemaker, the butcher, the baker,
and other mechanical trades. 1t raises
up around it little town, whose in
habitants furnish to the adjacent farm
er market for his products, which be
did not find befOre.-Hon. IN. Evans
speech in Congress April 10, 1878.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-05

The Silver Dollar is a source of con-
siderable profit to the Government ac-
cordiug to the mint authorities. II re-
suits in this way: The silver with the
first silver dollar were coined were
purchased at the rate of eighty-eight
cents in gold. After that the silver
dollars being legal tenders and circu
lating at par were used in the purchase
of silver bullion. 4 silver dollar pur-
chssed enough bullion to coin dollar
and ten or twelve cents. This amount
in turn purchases enough bullion to
coin 81 q, and so on, the profits, of the
Government increasing steadily with
the new rapidly growing circulation OF
the coin. The benefit to the Treasury
is very great.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-05
CONSUMPTION CURED.

An old physician, retired from practice,
having hao placed in his hands by an East
India missionary the formula of a simple veg
etable remedy, for the speedy and permanent
cure for consumption, bronchitis, ,catarrh, ,asth-
ma, and all throat and lung affections, also
positive and radical cnre for nervous de-
biiity and all nervous complaints, after hav-
ing tested its wonderful curative powers in
thousands of cases, has felt it his duty to make
it known to his suffering fellows. Actuated
by this motive, and desire to relieve human
suffering, ] will send, free of charge, to all
who desire it, this recipe, with full directions
for preparing and using, in German, French,
or English Sent by mail by addressino with
stamp, naming this paper, w. W. Slerar,
149 Powers Block, Rochester, New York.
9-5-4w. ...-
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-05

THE groundlessness of the suppC3i-
ton that the National banks can act
together as pIliticsl power was ex-
posed by Secretary Sherman when he
said al Toledo: "Party organization
is infinitely more powerful for combi-
nation than the money power. My
own experience in Office enables me to
say that if you conve he ten bank presi-
dents you will have ten different
opinions, while party organization
brings even Judge Thurman and Gen
eraI Ewing on the same platform"
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-05
S1S3, ,469,7Sz,06

The report of the Comptroller of the
United States Treasury for 1877, page
81, shows, in tabulated form, that in
eleven years, from 1856 to 1876, both
inclusive. the national banks paid in
taxes $lS3, 469, 7S7 ,66, About one.half
OF this, $93, ,22S, ,7SS, was paid ia taxes
demanded by the States In which the
banks are respectively located; the
other half or portion was paid In taxes
imposed by the Federal Government.
Greenbacks have never paid single
cent In taxes either to the Government
or the States. Should the banks be
abolished?
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-05

THERE is no falling off in the NOR
tality from the terrible yellow fever
epidemic prevailing in the South. To
day is worse than yesterday, and there
is little to be hoped for tomorrow or
next week. For month at least, and
until colder breezes fan that afflicted
land, the only relief is in brave endu-
rance and well-directed energetic char
itv
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-05

LAST Sunday, procession OF two
Thousand Communists marched in st.
Louis, it being the first anniversary OF
the Volks Stimme, n Socialist news
paper of that city. In the procession
was one company armed, thoroughly
drilled, who marched with fixed bay
onets; red flags were carried and red
ribbon decorated the coat lapel of each
man ~ the procession.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-05

METHODIST clergymen are profiting
out West by the new party movement.
Several of them have been nominated
for Congress by the Nationals, and one
oil them, Rev. DR.. De La Matyr, OF
Indianapolis, who preached com
munistic sermon year ago recon-
mendiug that railroad Presidents be
swung up to. lsmp-posts, has been
nominated by the Democrats also.
Ordinarily politics and religion do not
mix very well.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-05

SENATOR THURMAN, with the ut
most solem nifty, assures his hearers that
it is vitality necessary to the Demo
cratic party to retain control OF the
House of Representatives this fall. He
is right. Upon the result of this falls
contest is not unlikely to turn the politi
cal control of this country for a decade
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-09-05

{. GEN. JOE JOHNSON, of Confederate
notoriety, in accepting a Nomination
for Congress, referred with honest
pride to the duty discharged for you in
other and far distant fields" That is
the platform on which the South ELECTS
its ressmen-service to the Con-
-fot1n-afe caT1sp %. fth