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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-06-13
PrcarIou. Condition OF Mr. Bryant.

The cOndltl0n OF WIN. OuIIdn bryant
on Sunday evening the 9th inst, was regard
ed as unfavorable. He was resting quietly
but took punishment less freely. His respir-
alton is good, but his pulse is not quite SO
strong. The physicians don't look for any
change within the next "A hours.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-06-13
cen. Howard ana r oops start FER sRie
lava Bedes

Troops have been ordered to Boise
CITY. Two companies win 80 sfam foft
Canby, six from Vancouver, aud ast NOSE a
Walla Nalla. IN consequence = Ehe 'snseA'l
feeling among TIN indians On the upper ~
anshis no troops VIII he Withdrawal nem
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-06-13
railroad AccideHs.

The Galveston Necs special says tue
north bound train on the Texas Central was
thrown from the track by broken Joint two
miles south OF McKinny ON the It'll inst. The
ladies ear and sleeper rolled down an EN-
bankmeut IS feet, killing Rev. Knowles Shsw
the evangelist, and seriously wounding J.
Todd Miller, G. ~. Henry and wife, and ]. G.
Mountcastle and two children Twelve 9th
ers were painfully bat not dangerously
wounded
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
ASYLUM REED CoM'pY, X. T., No. g.
DAYTON, o., Feb. II,
Ammo Ordinis. $50.

1AhhO OANkAt
WHEREAS, God, the Supreme Coun-
sellor of the Universe, has again
crossed the threshold of our Asylum
and called from the labors of earth
to r~efreshment on high our well be
loved frater, Sir Knight John P.
Brookins. of Eaton, Ohio; and,
WHEREAS, Sir X 9rookins has
always been regarded as o Brother
worthy of our highest esteem and
regard.
Resolved, That we bow with the
submission of reverence to this dis
~pensation of our Heavenly Father,
knowing that He doeth all things
well.
Resolved, That by this dispense
tion there is lost to this community
an upright citizen, to his family a
tender father and a loving husband;
to our Asylum a most courteous Sir
Knight, whose life taught that truth
beareth the victory.
Resolced, That in token of our es.
TEEN for our departed frater, opl
Asylum be clothed in mourning fol
the period of three months.
Resolced, That we extend oul
heartfelt sympathies to the hereaved
family, and especially to the agee
companion of orr departed frater.
Resolred, That a copy of thes'
resolutions be sent 20 the family o
the deceased, and that said resoln
tions be published and placed on on
records.
u. N. HERMAN,
SAM'L GLDFAIHER,
L. D. BRowN,
Committee.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28
"NEwsANor.n Che columbus CORES

"NEwsANoE," the Columbus CORES
pondent .of the Cincinnati Enquir-
en-, is showing up the Infamous treat
ment of the prisoners of the Ohio
Penitentiary, by the contractors who
hire their service. Under the task
system that prevails in the prison,
each convict is given a certain
amount of labor as a days work.
The prisoner is told that he must
perform the amount required, and if
he does not, he is punished severely;
and this punishment is continued
from day to day, the prisoner becom-
ing more and more united for labor,
until at length he is carried to the
hospital, utterly broken down, and
perhaps insane.
"Every day." says the E%nqatrerss
Informant, from ten to fifty or one
hundred of the poor, half-clad, half
starved wretches are condemned tc
the dungeon, the bull rings, or the
ducking box" The ducking box /:
thus described:
"Their clothing stripped from
them, their feet chained together
and their hands shackled behint
their backs; they are rudely thrown
Into the ice water, their heads hell
down until strangulation is immi
nent; theN.are given time to breath
and they are ducked again and agail
; until their breath and sense and am
bition and strength are gone. The
the victim is taken from the ic
bath, his clothing hurried on, and h
: is thrown again into the dungeon
!. shivering and miserable. Should h
| still, perchance, have life enough t
t protest, his hands are shackled te
gether and fastened to the bull ring
high up in the wall, and he is oblie
!, ed to stand all night without sleel
: miserable, wretched, and full
pain"
j There are other modes of punisf
e ment known as the sweat box an
0 the gag. The object of all thes
cruelties seems to be to extort
S much work as possible from the col
victs for the benefit of the contra
s tors.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

Acknowledgement Devers has DO
notion of lending himself to any
whitewashing proceedings in the
case of the Louisiana Returning
Board conspirators. The Pre- ident
has written him g letter on the sub
ject, to which he says he shall write
no answer for publication. He also
says that in his opinion the United
States cannot interfere in the trials
of the Returning Board; that Louis
lana has a perfect State government
and is just as much entitled to hel
sovereign power as the State of Mass
achusetts. Sensible.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28
GOV. BISHOPS LETTER.
STATE OF ONO
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

EAECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
W. b. Bickham, Dayton Journal:
DEAR SIR: I enclose a slip cut
from the Cincinnati Enquirer, copied
from the Dayton Journal, which
states Mr.. Sextro's bill will reduce
my salary as Trustee of the Cincin
natl Southern Railway $4,000 per
aDnum, meaning, as you have taken
occasion several times to say, that
| was receiving $4,000 per annum as
Governor and $1,000 per annum as
Trustee of the Cincinnati Railway.
I can see no advantage to you in so
often repeating a statement that is
wholly without any foundation in
fact. / never have received $1,000
per annum as Trustee of the Cincin-
natl Southern Railway, even i'll was
giving it my most time. l presume
YOU are aware that the Trustees have
no fixed salary, but it is left to the
judgement of the Superior Court to
pay in their judgement according to
the services rendered. They have
allowed me an average salary of 81
600 per annum, and if l render no
service while I am Governor, of
course they will not allow any salary.
1 never accepted the position Of
Trustee for the salary I expected te
receive. I never sought the posi-
ton, and1 now hold it at the earn.
est solicitation of the friends of the
road; and I can safely say l dom
know a single person who has beer
and is friendly to the road who de
%sires me to give it up. But so far a
l can learn, all the opposition to m,
retaining the place comes from thos'
who have been from the commence
ment opposed to it, and such are de
%sirous of securing the position them
selves. 1 write this that you may il
the future know the facts in the case
as surely you have no desire to mis-
represent me. In haste. Yours trr
" r. N. BIsuoP.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28
The Indiana Democrats and In.

The Indiana Democrats and In
dependents have put a new plank in
their platform, which is in line with
the interests Of the people. They
propose that Congress shall fix the
rate of interest at a sum not exceed
ing six per cent. That is all it should
be, as no business which is legiti-
mate in u country can afford to
pay a higher rate for the rent of
money. The very men who loan
money at ten or twelve per cent.
when they attempt other business,
show to the world that their financial
wisdom can not make cash pan out
even that per cent. The idea that
money, the creation of law, is a com
modify like the natural products o.
the earth, is a falacy exploded by ex
perience. When Congress make:
88 cents worth of silver worth a dol
lar, then it is an infinite sarcasm up
on the assertion of the "fats," tina
money must have an intrinsic value
Trot out the dollar of the daddies a
6 per cent, Money is but the proc
of value behind it. q. S. Bonds
paper though they are, will discoun
gold itself.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

The Government at Washington
has taken excellent care of the gen.
tlemen of the Louisiana Returning
Board. 1t has continued Wells as
Surveyor of the port of New Orleans,
where, for no service at all, he re-
%ceives $500 per annum, and gives
employment to his son at So, 500 !
year. Anderson is Deputy Collector
of the port, and receives Sc, 900 a
wear. Kennera and Casanave are sub
deputies in the same office, at $4,000
each, and every clerk employed by
the Returning Board, save Littlefeld,
is employed in the Custom House at
a good, round salary.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

During the last three months $50,
O0O,0 900 of United States bonds have
heen returned to this country by for
eign investors who had become
alarmed at the prospect Of partial re.
pudiation. Experienced brokers
say that this is only the beginning i
the Silver bill is not killed very soon
Every dollars worth of bonds thus
returned has to be paid for by us
either in gold or its equivalent mer
chandise. But "what do we care fol
abroadr' AS Mr.. Matthews wisely
remarks.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

The new tariff bill would do away
with the free importation of books
by public libraries and institutions
of learning, and of books published
twenty years ago. The former priv
ilege was much abused, and the lat
ter never amounted to anything. 1t
would impose an ad valorem duty oil
20 per cent, instead of the present
25 per cent. As it does not mention
stereotype plates, they would be adj
mitted free. These provisions are
rather favorable to book-buyers. On
the other hand, the tax on rags and
wood pulp would increase the price
of paper about 20 per cent, and Sc
add something to the cost of books
On the whole, so far as book-buyers
are concerned, the new tariff will no
affect them much either way; but a
regards the publishers-well, that
another matter altogether.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

Speaking of the Electoral Com.
mission and the advantage it has
been to the Democratic party by
their graceful submission to it
though it was the means by which
a great victory was stolen from them
the Courier-Journal says that the
result is a Democratic unity and a
Republican division, and we have as
fair and open a prospect for the sue
cess of our party in 1880 as ever
spread itself out before a political
brotherhood.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28
The Philadelphia Press (Republi-

The Philadelphia Press (Republi-
can draws a gloomy picture of the
condition of real estate in Philadel-
phia. 1t has declined from 80 to SO
per cent, and at that it is a drug.
Had the men who invested in real
estate invested in Government
Bonds, they would be all right
The Government, as administered
by the Republican party, can see and
think of no other interest than the
Bondholding interest. Perhaps
majority of the people will come tt
understand that before long.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

The average Republican is taking
a good deal Of exercise upon an emp
ty brain, apropos Of the lamented
and convicted General Anderson. It
is claimed, for instance, that he did
not know a single nan on the list of
Jurors. We'll, wasn't that an adyan-
tage to him? "The feeling of the
Court towards the accused" is dwelt
upon, but Judge Whitaker is a Mass
achusetts man, who fought in the
Federal ranks and laid a leg on his
country's alter. 1t might be as well,
perhaps, to turn General Anderson
on the spit and bast him a little. AS
a martyr he dosen't seem to brown
symmetrically.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28
The Chicago Times thinks IL

The Chicago Times thinks the
trouble with the service in the de
partments at Washington is not in
s%ufficiency of clerks, but the failure
to enlist efficient material and make
the most of it. Business moves on
at a snail's pace, because hours are
short and clerks lazy. There is not
a counting-house in Chicago in
which a single enterprising clerk
does not accomplish more work in a
day than a government clerk will do
in a week. The system fosters in
dolence. Where is the private bus
mess that, like the pension bureau.
is a year and a half behind datei
Such a thing would be an anomaly
Because it is a government bureau
the pension Office is thus delinquent
There is no other reason.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

The New Orleans Picayunc thinks
the visiting statesmen who We're in
that city a year ago overlooking the
count, and failed to see anything
wrong on the part of the members of
the Returning Board, ought to be
there at the trial, to see if there is
anything wrong about that.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

We hope Congress viii not appro-
pirate a cent for West Point, that
breeding nest Of @shoddy aristoera-
cy." It should be abolished alto
gether. Sparta had no West Point,
nor have the heroes who have ruled
the world come from any such nurs-
cry. Wipe it out.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

There was TO be no prosecution
or punishment for political offences
is the cry Of the republican press in
behalf of the Louisiana returning
board. They are very anxious to
shoulder the responsibility for the
.forgeries, perjuries and other outra-
ges committed by Wells, Anderson,
Casanave and Kenner, but despite
their anxiety to make such things
political, it is hard to see how forgery
or false swearing can be made a poll
teal offence. There are enough
crimes of a purely political kind in
the black list OF republican rascality
in Louisiana that must go unpunish.
ed, without the much-talked-of com.
promise being logged in as a oar tc
prosecution for common felonies
The arrest of legally-registered citi
zens upon unfounded charges, the
scandalous abuse of federal power t.
intimidate voters, the blockading O
the state-house are offences which
may be called political, but the for
gerry Of the Vernon county returns
and the support of the forgery BY
acknowledgement perjury, are fel
%onies, plain and simple, which can
not by any stretch of imagination b,
construed as political offences, eve
if they were Endorsed, counselled ant
ordained blythe visiting leaders ant
authorized officials of the republican
party organization.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

The Democrats of Indiana held
their State Convention on Wednes
day of last week, and put into nom
ination q ticket which from all ac-
counts, is an exceptionally popular
and good one and viii be elected by
a very handsome majority. It is as
follows:
Secretary of State, j. G.. SHANKLIN.
Auditor of. State, 81. D. MANSON.
Treasurer of State. WILLIAM FLEM-
ING.
Attorney General, T. 81. WoLLEN.
Superintendent Public I~nstruc-
ton, j. H. SMART.
The platform adopted has the true
ring about it and is sound to the core
on the currency and the other impor-
tant questions, now prominently be-
fore the American people. 1t de-
mands that national bank-currency
shall be retired and an equal
amount of treasury notes issued in
lieu thereof with full legal tender
Equality. 1t declares in favor of ma
king greenbacks legal-tender in pay.
ment of all public debts, and that the
right to issue paper money as vel
as coin belongs exclusively to the
government, ands hould be issued il
such amounts as the business ant
interests of the country require. 1
favors taxation ofUnited States note
the same as all other money. 1t OPP
poses any further legislation for tn
funding of the national debt abroad
believing that the best interests o
the people would be subserved b.
legislating SO as TO keep the deb
among our own people. 1t favor
fixing by legislation the legal rate o
interest at six per cent. 1t demand
the restoration of the dollar of GU
daddies; that it shall be legal tende
in the payment of all debts, both pub
lie and private; and that its coinag
shall be unlimited. 1t demands tn
unconditional repeal of the Resumr
ton Act; and the repeal of the bank
rupt act; deplores the recent coli
sion between capital and labor; re
solves that the Democratic party
) the friend of the common school sy:
i tenn and will oppose any division (
: the school funds for sectarian pu.
/ poses; opposes class legislation an
protests against the grant of subs
dies by the federal government, eitl
er in lands, bonds or money, an
winds up by holding up to public d
testation the Returning Boal
scoundrels, who, assisted by leadir
Republicans, defrauded the people
their honestly elected President ar
y Vice President; declaring it to ]
It 'the monster crime of the age,
y crime against free government,
gainst the elective franchise, and
! crime that can only be eondon'
! when the indicators who seated
!, fraud in the Presidential chair a
: driven from power and consigned
everlasting infamy by the peor
whom they have outraged"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28


The Republican press, since the
conviction of Returning Board An
derson, at New Orleans, are charg-
ing that Judge Whitaker, who pre-
sided at the trial, is a defaulterer to
the Government for 100000, made
when Whitaker was Revenue officer.
Now, if1this charge of de~falcation is
true, what can be said of John Sher
man and the other Republican guard
ians of the public treasury, who have
knowingly permitted this Govern
ment defaulter to sit as a Judge fol
years, without making any effort tc
have him disgorge, until one of the
President stealers comes before hin
and gets justice?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

Senator THURMAN thinks the day
may come when our bonds will be
held only by our own people. The
sooner the better, say we. Let our
bonds be held at home, where the in
terest will benefit the community in
stead OF being peddled abroad where
it takes all the products ofour mines
to meet the demands of the bond.
holder.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

Now tibet the scourge is upon
them, the Government ~stealers are
not nearly SO merry as they were a
twelve-month ago. Then they laugh
ed Judge Blacks warning to scorn.
Now they are askingsene another
what can be done to avert the over
hanging doom,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

A bill has been introduced in the
Legislature to amend the G nstitu-
ton, by changing the time of hold
ing elections from October to Novem-
Der. Such a change would be good
for all parties during presidential
years. Time would be. saved and
expense materially decreased.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

It now turns out that CoNKLING,
BLAINE, CHANDLER and Co., are at
the bottom of the Louisiana bust
ness, and are the real prosecutors fol
the purpose Of unseating HAYES.
At lsast SO says the great and good
Deacon Of the Cincinnati Gazette
What next?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

It is predicted that the present
session of Congress will extend to
August. The work has been unusu.
ally delayed. Not a single appro.
priation bill has passed the House.
and the total number of bills intro.
duced already amounts to A, ITO. By
another month the number will ex.
coed 5000.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

Mr.. HAYES wrote a letter for the
Philadelphia Sunday Times. on the
gid of February, for the benefit Of
Sunday school children, advising
them all to pattern after the Father
of his Country in Glove Of countryj,
integrity, firmness and in doing
right" Pity Mr.. HAYES couldn't Sc,
a better example for the rising gen
GRAFTON.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

You need not Register to vote at
the spring election. This infamous
and odious law of the State will be
wiped from out of existence this
week. Its repeal has already passed
the House.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

Greene county has only two toll
turnpikes remaining in existence and
an effort is making to be rid of them.
That's right. Toll roads are relics
of a standardization. Preble coun-
ty has too many of them.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

Hon. D. l.. MEEKER has received
the unanimous nomination for re-
election Of Judge Of Common Pleas
Court, Of this subj District. There
will be no opposition. He win be
voted for at the April election.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

There are $500 banks of all kinds
in the United States, or n bank fo1
6615 people. That looks like s'over.
production" in banks. 4 few less
would not be missed, besides it would
set afoat in the community a larger
amount of capital if they would re.
turn their deposits to the hands O
the people. Deposits at 6 per cent
and loans all the way from 10 pei
cent. up, do not relieve the burdens
of the masses.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

The selection of a new Pope was
quickly made. He is an Italian Joa-
chin PEccI, 6S years old. He as
sumes the title of Leo XIII. The
selection seems to have given salts
faction. He received thirty-six votes
on the third ballot, within six of suf-
ficient for election, there being six
ty- one cardinals in conclaye. When
this was known Cardinal FRANcHl
approached to the chair where PEecl
was sitting and knelt before him
The example was followed, and the
election made by alteration, which is
but another form of "i~nspiration.'
He is a Liberal, a man ofgreat learn
ing, dignity, amiability and piety.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

The officials Of the Lake Erie d
Louisville Railroad, the southern
branch Of which is now completed
to Minister and which is intended to
be continued on southwark, are re-
ported to be very ~favorably disposed
toward making the construction OF
the line between Minister and Piqua
their next work. A party of men
connected with the road are to be
here in a few days to look after the
matter. The continuation of the
line from here to Eaton, over the old
Jerusalem & Japan" via West Mil
ton is an event nos improbable and
one which the people Of those two
towns would do well to remember.
Democrat.
Let it come, Bro. Smiley. 1t will
be a happy day for Eaton and sur
rounding country when they get an
other railroad outlet.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

Governor BISHOP writes a letter to
the editor of the Dayton Journal, in
which he explains that his average
salary as Trustee of the Southern
Railroad, as allowed by the superior
Court, has been $4,000 per year, and
that if he renders no service while he
is Governor he will ne allowed nc
salary; thath he holds the TrusteeshiI
at the earnest solicitation of friends
Of the road, and can learn of no oppo
sition to his holding the place ex
cept that which comes from person:
DESTROYS of securing the position fol
themselves. We give the letter ii
another part of our paper.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

The Committee Oh ways and Means
of the House, it is nov considered
certain, will recommend a tax of two
per cent, on all incomes between ST.
600 and $4,000, and three per cent,
on all above $4,000. Incomes be-
low $4,000 will not be taxed. The
bill, when reported by the Commit
tee, will pass both houses.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

The Silver Bill is in the hands OF
Mr.. HAYES. No telling what his
fraudulency will do with it. Some
think he will sign it-others that he
will not. It makes no difference,
however.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

RAxDE, the Illinois murderer, has
escaped the gallows. He has been
sentenced for life to the Penitentia-
ry. Justice has been badly cheated
in this case.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

The Senate Silver Bill does not
permit free coinage but it commands
the mintage of two millions of silver
dollars each month. The restriction
in the amount is the only objection
that can be raised, but this feature
will undoubtedly be withdrawn so
soon as the silver dollar reaches a
monetary level with the gold dollar.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

There is considerable speculation
as to what Mr.. HAYES will do with
the Silver Bill. The general impress.
sion is that he will veto it, but we
don't believe it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-02-28

The passage of the Silver Bill in:
creased the price of our foreign bond;
instead ofdecreased them, as was pre-.
dicted by the gold bugs.