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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31
PREBLE co. BIBLE SOCIETY.

The next annual meeting of the
Preble County Bible Society will be
held in the Universalist Church, Ea-
ton, on Sabbath evening. Feb. 18th.
1878. The various Branch Bible
Societies in the county are requested
to hold their annual meetings on or
before Sabbath, Feb. 10th, 1878, and
send in their reports, with dona-
tions, before the annual meeting.
Pastors of Churches and Superin
tendents of Sabbath Schools in the
county, cooperating with the Coun-
ty Auxiliary, IRE requested to take
up at least one collection in their
congregations and schools, on or be
fore Sabbath, Feb. 10th, and remit
the same to John v. Campbell, Urea:
surer, Eaton, on or before Saturday,
Feb. 10th.
Five Dollars donated by en- indi.
vidual or Sabbath School constitutes
a life membership of the County So.
ciety.
It is hoped that good reports may
be made and a full attendance be had
at the annual meeting.
ROBERT MILLER,
Sec, p. G. B. S.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

Tie one-armed soldier who has
been in charge Of the rotunda of the
State House at Columbus, was dis
missed by Governor Bishop and an
able-bodied Democrat put in his
place.-Register.
Now, Brother Williams, the above
is a very unfair statement. The one
armed soldier lost his limb while
jollifying over a Republican victory,
while the "able-bodied Democrat put
in his place." has but one arm, the
other having been left somewhere in
a battle during the late rebellion!
Don't that make a difference?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

The Republicans of Howard coun-
ty, Ind, last week, adopted in mass
meeting in one of their resolutions
the language of John Sherman when
he said: "Ifthe bond holders demand
a more valuable money than they
paid they are regulators and entor,
toner's" They also demand the re-
storation of the old silver dollar as
a legal tender for all debts, public
and prSpate. Take courage, friends,
the world moves The gallant old
Democratic party must make room
for new converts. They come by
battallions. "We are coming, father
Abraham, three hundred thousand
more"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31
IN MEMoRIAM.

WHEREAS, The most Excellent
High Priest of the Supreme Grand
Council of the Universe, by the un-
alterable law of his Divine will has
by the Pale Messenger summoned to
the Council above our companion, j.
P. BRooKINs, of Eaton, Chapter No.
%, Royal Arch Masons. Therefore
be it
Resolved, That in this sudden be-
reavement his family have lost a
loving husband and a kind father,
the fraternity a useful and worthy
Brother, and society a member of
undoubted Integrity and honor.
Resolred, That we his compan-
ions, recognized in him a Jealous
worker, whose every act was open
for inspection, and we have no doubt
that he will receive the word accept
ed" in the council above.
Resolced, That we shall ever re-
member him as a companion OF fine
and delicate sensibilities, ola genial,
generous and cheerful spirit, and
earnestly commend his uprightness
Of character for the emulation of his
brethren.
Resolved, That we tender the fam
lily, and especially his aged widow,
our heartfelt sympathy, and trust
that He who etempers the wind to
the shorn lamb will be their COM
fort in this the hour of their distress.
Resotued, That the usual tribute
of respect for our deceased brother
be observed by decorating in mourn
ing the jewels and furniture of the
chapter for the period of 80 days.
Resol0ea, That there resolutions
be spread upon the minutes, and a
copy be furnished each of the Coun-
ty papers for publication, and the
family of the deceased.
L. d. Brown.
W. I. BARNHIsER, : Com.
SAIL OLDFATHER.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

Let our citizens agitate a narrow
guage railroad from Eaton to Day
ton. We need it and can easily build
if the proper effort is made.
What say our men of enterprise?
Eaton Democrat.
Agitate the completion of the old
from Eaton to Piqua if you want
a road that will help you, and one
that will command assistance from
this neck of woods.-Miami Dem
ocTat.
Bros. Smiley, we did work and agi-
tate that road, and our people sub
scribed literally for it, yet it seems
to have slipped away from us. OF
course we would prefer that outlet,
but as there is but little or no hope,
we will go for the next best chance.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

The Brown County News says:
On the 10th inst, there were sixteen
failures reported in the different
parts Of the country. Some of them
were leading business houses. Dali
ly failures are occurring, and each
day adds sadness, gloom and disas
ter to many a household. Yet the
work Of contraction goes on, merrily,
for the Eastern Shylocks. The vic
tins to Sherman's policy make an
army, and that army is swelling day
by day.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

A Washington special says the
committee on pensions appointed by
the senate has been considering the
propriety Of abolishing the pension
agency system, and paying pensions
directly from Washington. The dis
tricts are now SO large that practical
ly pensioners would be subjected to
very little more delay in writing here
and being paid directly from Wash
ington. The annual saving to the
government under such a charge
would be fully 5000, 600.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

Iowa Is the banner Republican
State of the Union. The Republi-
cans of that great State are almost
a unit on the silver question. Their
new Governor, GREAR, just inaugu-
rated, said this in his address:
at is to be hoped that Congress
will at an early day restore the cein7l
age of the silver dollar, and make is
a legal tender for all debts not 9TH
er-wise now provided for by law.
Gold and silver has been the money
of account of the world for ages, and
should be maintained as such. The
effect of the restoration of silver to
its former position in the finances of
the nation will, in the opinion of the
best writers on finance, advance its
value, and, at the same time, slightly
~depreciate the value of gold, and
thus each would have a compcnsat-
ing effect on the other, and both
metals be brought to a uniform val
ue. Reconciliation of silver, in my
opinion, would have a marked effect
in helping to smooth the difficulties
which, in the minds of many, now
seem to surround the resumption. of
specie payment" dj.t
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

The interest in the Clermont
county treasury robbery is being re-
vived. Chas. Dimmitt, who was az
rested for the crime shortly after it
was known, was re-arrested by Detec-
tive Joe Carey of Cincinnati, togeth.
er with a man named Jerome Stinch-
field. The arrests were made at
New Richmond on a warrant issued
by Squire Pease of Batavia. 1t is
thought the right clue is now in pos
session of the detectives.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31


The following are the sections of
a bill, before the Ohio Legislature,
for the purpose of increasing the sal
aries of Prosecuting Attorneys:
AN ACT,
To amend an act, entitled an act,
to amend the first section of an act,
entitled an act to amend the fourth,
fifth and sixth sections of an act,
passed Apr. 80, 1852, entitled an act
to provide for the election of Prose-
cutting Attorneys, and prescribing
their duties as amended Apr. 80, 49,
SO passed Apr. Is, 1866; amended
Mar. II, 1873. 60. L. Vol. 10, 2. 67.)
SEC. BE 1t enacted By the Gen.
eraI Assembly Of the State of Ohio:
That section one of the above enti-
titled Act be SO amended as to read
as follows:
Sec. l. The Prosecuting Attorney
for each county in this State shall
annually receive for his services in
civil and criminal business, which
now are, or hereafter may be requir-
ed of him by law to be performed, to
be paid out of the treasury of the
county, on the order of thr County
Commissioners, and the warrant of
the County Auditor, at such times
and in such installments as the
County Commissioners may direct,
the following compensation and no
more, to be graduated according to
the Federal census, to wit: In the
counties of Hamilton, Cuyahoga and
Lucas; not exceeding two Thousand
dollars each; in the counties of
Franklin and Montgomery not ex-
ceeding fifteen hundred dollars each;
in each county containing less than
thirty thousand Inhabitants, not ex-
ceeding six hundred dollars; in any
other county, not exceeding two dol
Hairs for each one hundred inhabi-
tants which such county may CON
tain; provided that the County Com
missioners shall allow prosecuting
attorneys ten per cent on all money,
collected off defendants in criminal
cases, on fines, forfeited recognizan-
ees and costs; provided that such
percentage shall not exceed one hun
dred dollars in any one case.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

Governor MCCLELLAN, in his in
augural address, thus referred to the
Southern question: 81 trust, gentle
men, that you will agree with me in
gladly accepting the existing settle
ment of the Southern question as
final, and in insisting that 70 selfish
interest of individuals OF mistaken
policy of party shall be allowed to
revive a subject which honor and in
terest alike require to be buried for
eve among the dead issues of the
irrevocable past"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

Itis the opinion of Southern pa
pers, almost without an exception,
that the negroes in the South are dy-
ing almost at the rate of four to one,
as compared with the whites. The
causes are unclcanliness, lack ofprop-
er food, clothing, shelter and cooking,
sensual excuses of all kinds, drunk.
enness, neglect of the sick, the pre-
ference of "conjurors" to physicians,
and absence of proper precautions
against contagious diseases.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

Some of the smart Legislators of
Ohio are tinkering at the bill to reg
ulate legal advertising, &c. These
fellows know just as much about
what should constitute a square of
type, as ajackass does about preach
ing a funeral sermon. The best
thing they "a do is to leave the bill
as it is, hurry through with the bus
mess the people demand, and then
adjourn and go home.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31
HOW THE N 0 =

The report of the Secretary of the
United States Senate of the receipts
and expenditures of that body for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1877,
has just been made public. The
year was rather an exceptional one
but some of the items are both anus
ing and astonishing. The expendi-
lures for the year nearly reached the
extravagant figures Of a million dol
lars. The Belknap impeachment
trial cost 81, $50, of which amount a
son of the Sergeant-at-Arms receiv-
ed $756 as clerk to his father. The
Capitol police force cost 21,S00 a
year. Senator Jones' silver commits
sion spent $4,000. The commit
tee on privileges and elections spent
$65,212, which includes the expen-
ses of the Electoral Court. The
cost of subpoenaing witnesses was
enormous, and furnished remunera-
tive employment to a large number
of ~hangers-on at the Capitol. Among
the contingent expenses are some
strange items. Wilton carpet is
charged at the rate of So a yard,
when it can be obtained for So, and
Brussels carpet is charged for at the
rate of 1926 a yard, when it can be
had for $3.50. Three Persian rugs
cost $525. One Smyrna rug est
$110 and two other rugs cost 800.
Picking thirty-two locks cost $3.50,
and one walnut Spanish lounge, ex-
ira size, upholstered in leather and
made in the best style for the COM
mittee on foreign relations cost 500.
Cleaning and repairing desks and
chairs and backs of chairs, ect., cost
$3.50; an ash handle for a mop cost
51,50, and upholstering the Vice
Presidents foot-stool 50. The Ser
geant-at-Arms bought % revolvers,
and ammunition to match, at IN ex-
pense of more than $500. to guard
the box containing the ELECTORAL
votes. Pinchoack, who never had a
seat in the Senate, was allowed to
draw the salary of Senator, and took
from the treasury $16,966. The bill
for cold tea, lemons and graduated
sugar for the summer of 1876
amounted to 5 1854. The Senate's
ice bill for August was $31l, and
about the same for all the summer
months. Twelve bottles of Martini
Que snuff furnished sneezing materi-
al for the Senate at a cost of SO.
The list ofitems in the whole account
make a book of two hundred and six
pages, and it will be admitted that
the Senate is a rather expensive
body.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

Mr.. BLAIR's bid to facilitate open
correspondence through the mails,
and to reduce postage thereon, pro-
vides that all matter now sent On
postal cards may hereafter be sent in
unsealed envelopes, of a form to be
prescribed by the Postmaster Gen
eral, and made known by public no.
tice posted by each postmaster in his
office, and postage on these envel-
opes shall be charged at the rate OF
one cent for a quarter of an ounce.
The Postmaster General shall con-
tinue to supply postal-cards.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31
The New York Sun says of silve

The New York Sun says of silver
reconciliation: No word in any act
of Congress authorizing any nation
al loan obiiges US to pay gold. The
word "gold'' has never been used by
Congress, but only "coin." Senator
Matthews is perfectly justified in as
serting that the employment of silver
instead of gold is no violation of IA
tional faith. We have the legal
right to pay in silver, and those who
assert the contrary do not under
stand what they are talking about.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

A Radical Congress attempted TO
impeach Andrew johnson for trying
to carry out the policy toward the
South invented py Abraham Lincoln.
To-day Hayes is doing his best to
carry out the same line of policy.
Now, if Congress was as insanely
radical as it was in 1867, what would
his Fraudulency's official head be
worth?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

There is a story current that Mr..
Chandler enticed Garfield into his
office inaWashington, and obtained
from him some of the inside history
of the trading with the Louisiana
Democrats, and that behind a screen
sat a stenographer, who took down
the whole conversation.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

Do yoa want the Wardenship of
the Ohio Penitentiary? We shall be
glad to serve you in any way we can.
1t is not every man who is qualified
for Warden of the Ohio Penitentiary,
and the position is n that requires
in the applicant for it a little more
than the mere fact that he has done
'work for the success of the party"
This is q good and Indispensable re-
commentator; butt in addition there
to, the applicant should be a man of
such pronounced capacity as to give
a guarantee that he will discharge
the duties of the Office to the honor
of the State, and hence to the credit
of the party, whereby its hold upon
public confidence will be strength
ened. Now, from a somewhat init
mate acquaintance, we think that
Hon. ALLEN BEACH is this sort of
man. By taxing him out of the Ser
guardianship of the House, an
opening will be made for Brother
GOULD, or some other deserving De-
mocrat.-Wayne County Democrat.
Thank you, Brother EsHELMAN, for
the generous allusion. If the posi-
ton was rendered us on q silver plate
made of the dollar of our daddies,
we wouldn't accept tive are salts
fed now, but we have noticed the
names of several excellent Demo
Gratis, living in Republican counties,
mentioned in connection with the
place, that influential journals like
your own should press upon the
party, instead of men who have al
ready been sufficiently rewarded.
For instance, Hon. GRANVILLE w.
Stokes, of Warren County, a hard
working Democrat, and q more COM
petent man could not be found any
where, is spoken of. He would dis
charge the duties of the office "to
the honor of the State and credit to
the party" and if there is a change
made, we are for Mr.. STOKES. We
know that would be more in keeping
with the eternal fitness ofthings, than
heaping public position and honors
upon any man, so quick and rapid
that he must resign one good place to
accept another. 1t is about time the
Democratic party should be admon-
ished to get rid of its old political
barnacles, and learn to distribute its
fayors more for the benefit of the peo'
pie at large, than its little, dirty pc,
litical rings.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

1t has been the general accepted
opinion that, financially, we were
"down to hard-pan," and that sstimes
could be nc worse" but the amount
of recent failures would seem to in
dictate that the business of the coun-
try was going entirely under and
taking the hard pan bottom with it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

Why don't some member of the
Ohio Legislature propose a bill reg
ulating the number of spokes in a
wagon wheel, and the price of each
one. That is as important as how
many ems a printer shall put into a
thousand.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

This Ohio General Assembly
should try and regulate the price of
butter and eggs; how many hairs
will destroy the value of the former,
and how many the common breed of
chickens should be compelled to pro
duce of the latter. The people are
suffering from an 'overproduction"
of both.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

Farmers who are hauling their
wheat in at 81 ,05; their corn at 30
cents; their oats at % cents, and
selling their hogs at $3.50 per hun
dred, and paying double the taxes
they did two and three years ago,
must certainly conclude there is an
"overproductionr'
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

Hon. JOHN A. MCMAHON gave the
opponents of silver to understand
that the bill restoring the old dollar
would be passed in some shape, even
if it was necessary TO tack it onto an
Appropriation Bill. MCMAHON re-
reflects the feelings Of a majority of
the people of Ohio.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

We quite agree with Mr.. Gould,
of the Eaton Democrat, that there is
a triae too much porkishness in GER
tain circles at Columbus; and that
Democrats from minority counties
can't get a fair shake. We do not
speak from experience, but from OBJ
observation-disclosures Democrat.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

Under the rule of a Fraudulent
Republican President and a Repub-
lican' administration, real estate in
Preble has deprecated at least so
per cent, and farmers are selling
their pork at $3.50 per hundred!
Next fall Republican stump-orators
will tell the people that "overprodue-
ton" was the cause of it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

A good many complain because
our paper has so much pepper in its
columns, but we intend not only to
pepper the ranks Of our opponents in
this county, and at the next election
we viii salt them down.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

Hereafter every candidate for the
lower House Of the Ohio General As
sembly should be compelled to pledge
himself against Fred Blenkner, the
political barnacle and "dead beat"
Preble county will do it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

A Newton Falls, Trumbull county,
deacon and temperance lecturer, is
charged with retailing whisky with
out a Government license. The In
ternal Revenue Collector officially
put his hands upon him.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

Senator THURMAN is catching the
silver fever. He expressed the opin-
ion in the Senate the other day, that
''the movement for reconciliation
was in the interest of the whole
country" And he was right.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

Terms of peace between Russia
and Turkey have been agreed upon
between the Grand Duke NICHOLAS
and the Government of the Sultan,
but they are not yet publicly known.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

The battle between inadelity and
orthodoxy, the hellitcs and anti-hell-
ties, wakes hot. The ministers from
one end of the country to the other,
are entering the arena.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

A BILL to prohibit the shooting of
quails until the year 1888 has been
introduced in the Ohio Legislature.
Hunters will strongly demonstrate
against the passage of this bill.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

The head of the London Times is
level on at least one question under
discussion in the United States. 1t
saws: sit could not be called repu-
diation if silver were made the sole
standard of the United States to-
morrow"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

And still the business failures are
occurring all over the country, with
alarming frequency. Forced re-
sumption is swift and sure d~estruc-
ton to all business interests.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

The last Democratic House Of
Representatives at Washington re-
duced the expenses of the Govern.
ment forty millions of dollars as com,
pared with the previous Republican
Congress.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

Mr.. STEADMAN, in the Ohio Legis-
lature, introduced a bill, which was
read, to further amend the liquor
laws. The chief point of the bill is
that it requires the names of "habit-
ual drunkards," to whom dealers
shall not sell, to be made public as
well as filed with the clerk; and such
publication shall be notice to all
dealers.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

We don't want Gov. BISHOP to drop
any of his appointments in Preble
county. Well wait until it gets to
be Democratic. Say next fall.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

The editor of the Register seems
to be worried because some Repub-
licans are being discharged from
public positions and Democrats put
in their places. Probably Mr.. Will
Jams can point out where Democrats
have been permitted to hold posi-
tions under Republican rule at the
Capitol. If he does, we promise him
o nice bright button.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

The next nominee for the Presi-
dency will be a western man. Let
our eastern friends bear this in mind.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

The indications are very strong
that the clouds of financial difficulty
will soon have a "silver lining"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31
The Portsmouth Times referring to

The Portsmouth Times referring to
the Democratic Legislature of Ohio
now in session, makes the following
appropriate remarks which we heart
lily endorse:
1t should lose no time in reduc-
ing the salaries of county officers
throughout the State. Officers are
drawing war-price salaries, when la
borers, clerks, ~book-keepers, and all
employees have been compelled to
stand a reduction of wages. There
is no good reason why the salaries of
county officers should run up into
the thousands, as they did in the an.
ti-contraction, flush days of the
greenback. The last Democratic
Legislature passed a salary bill re-
ducing the compensation of county
officials to a more reasonable figure;
as is well known, the Republican
Legislature which succeeded it, lost
no time in restoring all the evils of
the high salary bill which the Demo
Gratis had repealed.
1t should be one ofthe first acts of
the Democratic Legislature to again
frame a bill reducing the fees of
county officials, and pass it without
delay.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

An old moss back Radical swore
the other day. He said the d
old Democratic party had more lives
than a cat. This is because it is the
party of the people. The Radical
party will soon have more cats than
lives, and they won't be singed cats
either. They will need them all for
they are fast going to Old Scratch.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

MATTHEWS silver resolution pass
ed the House on Monday last, by a
vote of 1S9 to 10. That settles it!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-31

Poor LAMAR! Wonder what was
his prices