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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04
THE
MT. Carroll
Seminary

Incorporated in 1852, opens its 25th
school year, under the same Principal,
September 13, 1877. Location delight
full and celebrated for its healthfulness.
Easy of access on the w. u. r. r. the
termini of which are Racine and Rock
Island. Anew building just complet-
ed doubles the accommodations. Fur
nished with modern improvements, as
furnices ventilated on the most approx
ed system; lighted by gas; baths, hot
and cold, etc., etc.
-Four eourses0CoLLEGIATE, NORMAL
or TEACHERS Music and PAINTING, in
each of which DIPLOMAS are conferred,
and to those eXcelling in the last two,
MEDALS are awarded.
COLLEGIATE COURSE is extended and
thorough. ART DEPARTMENT far in adj
vance of similar institutions. Music
department alone employs from five to
seven professors and teachers. Advan-
tages are fully equal to the best musi.
cal Conservatives, while expenses are
much less. ELoCUTIoN recei, es special
attention. PECUNIARY aid given to
those needing it and worthy. MANUAL
LABOR given those who would econe-
mize expenses. LARGE DISCOUNTS CIV
EN- DAUGHTERS OF CLERGYMEN and MIS-
sIoNARIEs. TUITION FREETo DAUGHTERS
OF SOLDIERS who died in the rvice.
To aid in elevating the standard OF
public schools, TUITION FRI is given to
one teacher from each county in this
state. Students from this school among
the first to secure the best situations.
Twenty-Five fthose in attendance the
year just closed are now teaching.
Rev. J. A. Smith, ID. D., editor of the
STANDARD, Chicago, says: "We fee
warranted in prollouneing tits school
for all the highest purposes of education
one of the best in OF + knowledge. w
regard 1t as unsui passed in the West
whether as regards the judieiousnes
of discipline or the substantial yalue O
instruction." {Dr. Smith attended th'
last commencement, and can be refer
red to at the office of the STANDARD.)
Another says: "This sch oil stand
the peer o fany similar institution il
the west"
Says a report of examination am
commencement exercises of the yea
closed: ''The school has new
been fuller, nor has it done itself NOR
credit than at the close of the preseii
year" For an ORrAD. the school JON
nal, giving full particulars, adareS
Principal, Mt. Carroll Seminary. Cai
roll County, Ill. Ang 8 ly
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04
WANTED A POLICY.

Never before in the history of the
government did a national admins
tration occupy the precarious posi-
ton in which we frd President
Hayes. Other Presidents have been
weak, some have been apostates, and
unpopular governments have not
been uncommon during the last half
century; but Hayes is the first Exc
cutive who has ever presented the
singular spectacle of an utterly
friendless and apparently hopeless
administration. Tyler had a party.
Fillmore had a party and johnson
had a party, but Hayes has none.
And he has made himself ~powerless
|by his own imoecility or faithless-
mess. He had taught the nation to
trust him. His honest deliverances
made in the campaign were received
with the unsual latitude that is &C
corded to candidates for popular IA
yor, but when he had reached the
prize of the Presidency and then
made himself instant in and out of
reason to affirm his campaign pledges
by the most u~nequivocal ~utterances,
the nation closed its eyes to his blot
ted title ard accepted him as the
apostle of civil regeneration and last
ing peace. His Cabinet was convinc-
ing proof to the world that he had
taken a bold, patriotic departure in
favor of the right. and that the orna-
mental pledges Of his party in con-
vention and on the stump, were to
be fulfilled. 1t cost him much of the
favor of those who had, by arrogant
and corrupt leadership, brought Re-
puhlicanism to actual defeat, but he
appeared to have counted the loss
and rested his faith in the integrity
and considerable judgment of the
American people. TWAS a step that
when once taken, could not be re.
traced save in hopeless dishonor, and
the country was inspired with re
newed hopes of honest government.
And now a year has passed under
the administration that promised sc
much and that started so we'll in the
race, and it is without friends, berefI
of power, stripped of respect an6
commands only the contempt of mer
of every political belief. Little by
little, like the dropping water thai
wears the stone away, the old-tims
spoilers have entered its council.
and moulded its actions, until they
are masters of what they themselves
reject with undisguised contempt
The intelligent observer of politica
events cannot fail to see the inevita
BILE drift of all parties toward thu
President. The Democrats of boil
branches of Congress have at las
been driven from even the semblanc,
of sympathy with his general policy
the Democratic press has unlooset
its restraints and iays him as a pre-
tender; the Independent press nj
longer ventures to sustain him, ant
if there is a Republican Senator
Congressman or politician CT not
who avows his devotion to the Pres
ident, he is unknown to the country
The men who at first covered befor,
the omnipotence of his honest faitl
when proved by honest works, anC
who have since led him into tangle'
byways to plunge him into disbonor
are now not only his foes, but the,
are to-day the chief inspiration o
the effort that looks to the dethrone
ment of Hayes from the Presidential
chair by revolutionary proceedings
Philadelphia Times.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04

The committee ofthirteen, appoint.
ed by the Democratic House caucus
to discuss Banning's Army bill, has
agreed to support the bill in sub
stantially the form it was introduced
by Banning. AS agreed upon it fix.
es the pay Of the General of the army
at $4,000 per year, instead of $1s,.
900 as at present; the Lieutenant
General at $500. Major Generals al
$4,000; Brigadier Generals, $4,000;
Colonels, $500; Lieutenant Col
onels, $4,000; Majors, $4,000, and
Captains. $4,000. The aggregate
saving effected by this bill is about
$l,400, 900.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04

An ex-President of the United
States is a victim of the back-tax law
of Missouri. The Hillsboro "Demo-
craft contains two orders of publica-
ton of suit by the collector of Jeffer.
son county against "said defendant,
U. S. GRANT" who is ordered "to be
and appear at the term of the Court
to be begun and held at the Court
House in the town ofHillsboro, with.
in and for the county of Jefferson
and answer why he should not pay
the seven years delinquent taxes on
certain lands owned by him in the
county aforesaid.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04
For the Democrat
70 THE PUBLIC.

Having been tried, convicted, and
sentenced upon the charge of Grand
Larceny,-fthe penalty CT which is
Imprisonment in the State prison, J
and not having an opportunity OF
saying anything personally to my
friends, l embrace this mode ofcom,
m~ucating to them my feelings. 4
have been looked upon in this com
munity as a bad young man, and
consequently was shuned by theh bet
ter class of citizens. The reason OF
this was my associations, and those
in whom I had trusted, Invariably
betrayed me. The various crimes
that / have been charged with doing,
were done by an insane man, for l be-
lieve the good citizens of this COM
munity will bear me out in the as
sertion that nothing was ever done,
unless Will Christman was drunk,
and now young men, you sec what
whisky has done for me I must &c
to the penitentiary for three years,
leaving my good wife with our little
baby, "Claud," to be cared for by
strangers, and I don't want the peo'
pie to blame any member of my lit
tie family for the acts of the parent
and husband, but would ask that
with my little family. receive the
prayers of all good christians. ]
want the good citizens during my
confinement, to observe the crime!
that are committed, and they viii
learn that I am not the only bad maj
in the community.
WILLIAM I. CHRISTIAN.
Eaton: April 2, 1878.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04

The decision of the Supreme Court
of the State of Louisiana in the An
derson case amounts to this: That
the Returning Board had no right to
officially proclaim the result of an
election from documents that were
entirely unofficial; that they are not
responsible for the forgeries they
committed, because these papers had
no legal bearing on the result of the
election. By the highest tribunal
in the State it is thus decided that
the vote of the State of Louisiana for
Presidential electors in 1876 has new
er been officially counted or promul-
gated, and that the Commissioners
returns, which gave Tilden 5000
majority, we're the only documents
on which said vote could have been
lawfully promulgated.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04

After Senator HOWE made his at
tack upon Mr.. HAYES last week, some
OF his friends suggested the expedien-
ey of having a formal reply made to
the criticisms of the Senator. Mr..
HAYES objected, and remarked that
he had done his duty as he under
stood it, and was willing that the
people shall judge him by his acts,
without any verbal plea, and then he
proceeded to relate how Indignantly
Howe and others assaulted LINCOLN,
and triedto prevent his nomination
for a second term; shut notwith-
standing all this, LINCOLN was re-
nominated and became more popu-
lar than ever, the people having be-
come better acquainted with him
and approaching his conduct more
Evidently Mr.. HAYES forgets thai
ABRAHN LINCOLN was fairly elected
President by the people, and that he
was placed there by the vilest o
fraud and perjury, and that while hi
is growing more and more despisec
and hated by the American people
ABRAHAM LINCOLN grew more ant
endeared to them.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04
U OF COMMON .

AS heretofore announced, Court
convened on Thursday, March 2Sth,
with Judge HUME on the Bench.
Since our last report the following
matters have been disposed of:
Phillips VS.. Gift, ct al.-In parti-
ton. Sale confirmed and distribu-
ton ordered.
Beall VS.. Brower.-Report of Re-
fierce confirmed. Judgment for plain
tiff on report, 81, 149. q and costs, in
Guiding $3.50 to Referee.
Chrisman vs.. Chrisman.-Amount
found due plaintiff, $685., which is
made a lien on defendants real es-
tate. Alimony of $50 per year al;
lowed plaintiff, and she is invested
with all the rights and privileges OF
an unmarried woman. Defendant to
pay all costs.
Beall VS.. Brower.-Foos & Fisher
made parties defendant on their own
motion with leave to plead. Answer
filed.
Wysong VS.. Mobley.-Amoun
found due plaintiff, $9l.13. Order
of sale granted. All questions O
priority of liens are reserved ant
cause continued.
Cullers VS.. Redman.-Sale con
frmed and deed ordered to be made
Second National Bank of Rich
mond VS.. Hull, ct al.-Leave to plain
tiff to make new parties.
Grifis, Executor, VS.. Parker, ct al
Judgment by default, 1892.
Richmond National Bank VS.. Wor
den, ct al.-Amount found due plain
tiff, $331.1S. Mortgage correcte,
and premises ordered to be sold. :
Decker VS.. Gift.-Tried to jury
verdict for plaintiff, $113.06. e.
Wall VS.. Goodwin.-Tried to Court
Judgment for defendant for costs.
Hensman VS.. Mills, ct al.-Dimi
mutton of record ordered.
Huff VS.. Huf.-Winfield Freeman
appointed to take testimony and re
port same to Court April 29th.
Maddox, ct al, VS.. Maddox, c
al.-Demurrer to petition override
and exceptions saved. Leave t
answer by May 1st. Death of Wi
liam Maddox suggested, and leav
given to make his representative
parties.
Shaw VS.. Shaw.-Sale confirme
and distribution ordered.
State of Ohio VS.. William Chris
man.-During the time Judge Hum
held Court on Thursday and Frida
the Court room was crowded wit
persons eager to hear sentence pr
nounced against William Chrismal
After the civil business was conclue
: ed Chrisman was brought out, an
upon the motion for Il new trialb
ing overruled, the Court enquire
whether he had any thing to sa
why sentence should not be passe'
He made a few remarks, claimin
that perjury had been committed ar
that the officers had not treated hi
fairly. The Court then sentence
: him to three years hard labor in Il
penitentiary. The crowd dispers,
. and Court adjourned until April 2
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04


1t doubtless troubles the Republi-
cans that the eternal refrain of the
electoral fraud returns with such
constant and monotonous regularity
in every days debate in Congress.
The, fact is that neither the demo,
cratic party nor the people have any
idea of forgetting or forgiving that
monstrous outrage. A patriotic de.
%votion to peace dictated a quiet sub.
mission to the wrong, but only
strengthened the resolution to re.
member the fraud four years there
after.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04
Whiteland P. o. johnson Co, Ind
For the Democrat,
PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION.

1t affords us much pleasure to note
the wonderful progress that has been
made in our common schools, but we
are well aware that, although our
system is a very good one, there is
still room for improvement; and we
look upon the bill that has been
brought before the General Assemb-
ly of our State, by Mr.. Morley, as
being of vital Importance. This bill
is offered as an amendment to sec
tion ninety-three of an act entitled.
can act for the reorganization and
maintenance of common Schools
passed May 1st, 1873. 1t provides
that arithmetic shall include the met.
ric system of. weights and measures
and that U. S. history shall be add
ed to the list of branches taught in
our common schools, and, further
more, it provides that if a teacher bt
required TO teach other branches thai
those specified. he or she shall frs
obtain a certificate of the requisite
qualifications. This would surel,
be a very great advantage to GU
schools, and it is to be hoped that i
will become q law.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04

If the Soldiers and Sailors Or
plants Home is to be bulldozed and
Bourbonized we are for Bro. Gould
for Superintendent. If we must
have a Democrat let us have a man
who loves the orphans, and who ig-
noEes party lines-in the spring
time-Eatom Register.
Thank you, Bro: Whfiars1s-~e
don't want the place. and wouldn't
have it iftendered to us. Capt. SHAW
has made such an excellent Superin.
tendent for the Home, we are in ia
yor of his continuance. That is just
the kind of a spring-time Democrat
we are.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04

Famine in the Northern Provinces
of China continues with great fatal
ty. Land taxation has been remit
ted; but too late for relief; the Govern.
ment resources are exhausted, an6
the utter depletion of a great portion
of the empire is threatened. While
the people of the United States be
wall hard times, they have cause fol
thankfulness that they are no
scourged by famine.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04

Christian X. Ross, father Of the
late Charlie, says that Mosher Ger.
tainly knew all about the abduction,
if he was not himself the thief. Mr.
Ross believes that the boy was still
alive when Mosher was killed, and
that the payment of the ransom
previously demanded would have Sc
cured his return; but whether Charlie
is still living, or where secreted il
living. he declares that he has no in.
formation.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04

The New Hampshire election this
year, has not PANIED out to the sat.
isfaction of Republicans. The New
York Tribune Gowns up without ar
attempt at concealment. 1t says:
"Governor Prescott's majority in
New Hampshire will probably, hard.
ly exceed 1,200, as against a MAORI
ty last year of 3, 640. All but sixteen
towns have been heard from, and
give him a majority of 1,424, and
these sixteen towns last year gave
the Democratic candidate a majority
of 500. To appreciate the full sig.
~nificance of this loss of two thirds OF
last years majority in the State, il
must be noted that the total vote
will, it is estimated, be within ahun
dred or two votes of that last year
The vote is the same, but the Repnb
lican majority has dwindled."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04

1t was a scoffer of religion and a
disturber of the meeting, who was
killed by lightning, recently, in the
Methodist Episcopal Church at Let.
ter's. Ford, Indiana, while a revival
was in progress. The event was re-
garded as an intervention of Divine
Providence to chastise the scofer
1t quickened sinners present to reach
ont for salvation.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04
For the Democrat.
FROM INDIANA;
MARCH 9th 1878

Nh. Democrat-Let me say just
now the average Indiana farmer is
happy. He has the big white silver
dollar Tin q horn). He has all his
spring work well in hand, and is only.
waiting for old Sol to approximate a
little nearer the zenith when said
farmer will begin to pillow for corn.
Already a large amount of sod ground
is plowed for u staple product.
Wheat never looked better-many
say it never looked us well so early in
the season. The crops will be enor.
nous should no calamity overtake it
between now and harvest. Apple
and peach blossoms are beginning to
show their coloring, and as yet the
fruit is safe, but it is hope against
hope almost, to think they can re
main unscathed for the next two
months in which the frost plays such
strange freaks.
The citizens here just now are stir
red up lively over political matters.
Indiana, like Ohio, sometimes is
blessed with smart Legislators. The
last one wishing to do something
smart, repealed the election law that
provided for the election of I. P. off.
GERS in October, and returned to the
old plan of spring elections, and by
so doing legislated a lot Of pig head
Squires, Trustees and other small fry
out of office. Now the question with
these men is, to get the dear people
to see as they do and re-elect them
some will succeed others will fail
Their curses will be deep and loud
but we hope not lasting.
Wishing you, MI. Editor, and al
your readers pleasant dreams, I clos
this my first, and may be last, to tn
Eaton Democrat.
s. MORE S.
$780,, 1
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04
Road Improvement Notice,
AUDITORS OFFICE,
March 23I, 1878,

NOTICE is hereby giv,n that the
IN Committee appointed by the Coum
ty Commissioners to aprortion the esti-
mated expense Of the improvement of
the Kimmel road, under the Act of the
General Assembly, passed March 29th,
1867, and subsequent amendments, have
filed their report, and that the County
Commissioners will meet at the Audi
tors office, on
Thursday April 18th, 1878,
to hear any exceptions that may be filed
in writing against said apportionment,
on or before that time.
The following is a schedule of the
names of persons whose lands andLot
have been assessed for laid improve
ment, together with the amounts as
sessed to each respectively:
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04
MASON CHENow1rH. alias 7 n

MASON CHENowITH, alias j. M.
Wells, was brought up at Lebanon,
O., charged with bigamy. This is
a case of considerable magnitude, as
the party, it is charged, under vari.
Gus names, has been marrying all
over Indiana, Illinois and Ohio
His present number of wives is re.
ported at nine. He has been vari
ously employed as tailor, gambler,
Baptist preacher, DC.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04

There is a prospect of the passage
of q bill repeating the bankrupt law.
The bill, as agreed upon by the
House Committee, provides that all
involuntary proceedings in bankrupt
!cy shall be prohibited from and after
the time the new law goes into effect,
but voluntary proceedings will be al.
lowed to go on until July l, 1879.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04

Hon. ]. L. VANCE, of Gallipolis.
mysteriously disappeared from Gin.
cinnati on Thursday of last week
since which time nothing has beer
heard of him, although the whole
country has been searched for some
trace of his whereabouts. The gene.
raj impression is that he has been
murdered and his body thrown into
the river.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04

There r two or three of our par
ticular friends that we feel alarmed
about since the election. We hope
their families will keep an eye on
them, that they do themselves no
personal violence. We want them to
live long and prosper.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04

The Cincinnati Commercial of the
1st says BEN BUTLER will soon be in
the Democratic party. Of course he
will. Ben has brains and we have
alwsys known that he must land
there.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04

Being absent all last week and
very busy the fore part of this one,
we were unable to devote as much
time to the Democrat as usual. We
will be on hand next week.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04

We want our Municipal officers
just elected, to make the best show
ing in economical and solid work
for our city, of any that have ever
served. They can do it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04
LoTS IN HAMBURG.

Exceptions to the above apportion-
ment If any are iled) must be filed In
writing, and will be numbered IN the
order in which they are received: and
heard in the order in which they are
numbered.
By order of the Board of County
Commissioners.
SAM'L OLDFATHER, Auditor.
mar2S-3
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04

War between Russia and England
is now almost certain. When the
Bull and the Bear come together, it
will make a fearful struggle for su-
premacy.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04
It is now und erstood that AndeI

It is now und erstood that Ander.
sol is entirely satisfied with the
efforts of the administration to save
him from the Louisiana penitentia,
ry, and that the President is entirely
satisfied with the efforts of Ander.
son to figure out the vote of louisa
ma for Hayes in 1875. The country
will be glad to learn that the account
is balanced, the books closed, and
the shame of both sides no longer to
faunt in the face of the public.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04

In 1860 Slidell of Louisiana, made
a bitter speech in the Senate an
nouncing the purpose of his State to
secede- Ben Wade awaited its con-
c%lusion, when he stalked over to the
s%outherner's seat, and, pounding it
with his fist, said, "Slidell, we bought
your State a bowling desert, and, by
-,if you secede we will make it
a desert again" And the carpet
baggers have very nearly succeeded.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04

Ohio schoolma'ams of the mascu-
line gender and pupils of the oppo-
site sex seem TO have fallen into evil
courses, for it has been found neces-
sary to pass a special law restrain
ing their vicious propensities. The
bill, which went through the State
Senate makes it a peritentiary of
tense for q mail teacher to have il
licit intercourse with his pupils, with
or without their consent. SucL q
prohibition would scarcely be
thought necessary if the offence were
not 30 frequent as TO demand special
effort for its eradication.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04

O'CoNNER should now resign as a
member of the Ohio General Assem-
bly,, and he would deserve some cred
it as a a
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04

av.can make money faster ut work for US than
I at anything else. Capital not required; we
will start you. si2 per day at home made by
" the industrious. Men, women, boys and girls
wanted everywhere to work for NJ, Now Is fhc
time. Costly outfit and terms free. Address
TRUE Il Co, Augusta, Maine.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04

Now let our new city Council go to
work and do that which is most need
ed and will benefit a majority of the
citizens, and no more.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04

The Moffett Bell Punch is destined
to become a popular thing all over
the country. How would it do to
hawaii in Qhie2
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-04-04

JOHN M~oRRIssEr, who had such a
hard russell with old death in Flori-
da, came out conquerer and has gone
back to New York city.