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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-13
CANTON OHIO THURSDAY JUNE 10, ES78

only understood him to state that these were the
originals Of Nash and Weber agreements, which
specially ipquired for. ] only asked for these
two papers. The letter accompanying the one
(referring TO that given aboVe) he thought had
better come with IL as part Of that particular
transaction.
The Chairman-Anderson says he wrote num-
ber Of letters TO Senator Matthews
The witness-Yes, wrote probably a dozen or
more.
The Chairman TO Butler satirlcally) You Wod
like to have all of themP
Butler-I suppose somebody would like to have
them.
THE PITKN AGREEMENT.
Mr.. Mcmahon TO wilness)-What vas this Pit
kin agreement referred to in your letter to
Matthews as having been destroyed2
The witness-It was not really an agreement.
went In one day to Pitkin and told him that on
account of my refusal to make a protest had
made enemies of all Republicans, and that as the
Democrats thought had made a protest had
made enemies of all Democrats, and asked him
what assurance | would have that l would not
be left entirely out in the cold In answer TO that
he sent me note one day simply stating that he
would assure me If | would stand by the party
they would provide for me.
Q.-What do you mean by this statement in
your letter as to electors not signing the certh-
catesY
A.-The statement was made to me that three
of the Presidential electors, Burch Marks and
Levissee, had voted in blank aud that their
names had been forged to the electoral count,
and found oIC afterwards that there was a good
deal Of truth n that claim. DR.. Gray of East Fe.
liCiana Gone Of PaCkaTds friends) remarked to
me one day that he would be damned If they at
tempted 20 throw Packard overheard if they
wouldn't squelch Hayes and the whole Republi.
can party.
sERGEANT.A ARMS FRENCH ON THE STAND.
French, sergeantat-Arms OF the Senate, was
sworn and examined In reference to the electoral
return of the State Of Louisiana, which the COM
mittee seems to find some difficulty in tracing or
getting holdof.
Freuch testified that during the last session he
had received by the Adams Express box which
he had understood to contain electoral returns of
louisiana that he kept 1t sealed and under
guard, occasionally taking 1t to the committee
room where HOnore, the Louisiana Secretary of
State would open it, and when he was done with
the papers, the box would be sealed again and
placed under guard. French, two or three weeks
after adjournment, 'ent to the office Of the Ad-
ans Express addressed to Honore by his direc.
tions, and that he had never heard from them
since.
The committee then went into executive ses.
sion, and afterwards adjourned until tomorrow.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-13
FIENDISH FEMALE.
Wife Beheads Her Husband with an Ak Near
BurksVile, Virginia.

Wife Beheads Her Husband with an Ak Near
BurksVile, Virginia.
Burksvile Va, June 9-Thls town was thrown
into a terrible excitement to day over domestic
tragedy of almost unparalleled atrocity, in'which
Jennie Miller beheaded her husband, Anderson
Miller, while they were at breakfast. 1t seems
that he was Of cool, quiet temper, but she, his
better-half was notorious hereabOuts as a tartar.
The two had been seated at the table but few
minutes when Mr.. Miller ventured to remark:
"Wife, here's fly in the gravy" At this Mrs.
Miller fired up and screamed out, That's the
way with you, You are all the time finding fault"
The husband said, oh, no; Just happened to
see the fly and thought | would tel you" The
Spunlyv woman repie1. "YOu are a liar dies new
er get in my gravy" Words multiplied, and in
little while Mrs Miller was wdllzng around the
room, smashing up the furniture and raising the
deuce generally.
Finally when the husband, who bad by this
time got his dander up, ordered the wife to leave
the house. she ran out aud seized an ak. which
was on the porch, and rushing back to her huS-
band dealt him heavy blow on the back Of the
head while he still sat at the table. He tried to
get up but she repeated the blow, which felled
him to The ground Then IN her brutal rage she
severed The head from the body.
guest was up stairs while the bloody work
was going on, and he got in the dniug-rOom just
I'm time TO see the end OF it. As he entered the
guilty woman held the het of her husband up,
and with hellish exclamation dropped 1t to the
floor and fell in SwOOn.
The news OF the murder spread rapidly and
Mrs Miller was promptly arrested and lodged in
Jail. The Millers had been married about two
years. His parents and friends advised him
against the match, on account of her high tenn.
her but little was II dreamed that the result of the
marriage would be so horrible.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-13
SENATE.

Washington, June 7th
The President pro tenn. laid before the Senate
communication from he Secretary announcing
that he had been summoned before the Potter
COmr.ittee to produce the Louisiana election re
turns, and that he had obeyed the subpoena. In
conclusion he says:
II respectfully request you to lay this communi-
cation before the Senate that If deemed necessary
and pIOner may have instructions 6s TO my duty
in this and any similar cases that may hereafter
aFse."
Mr. Edmunds submitted an order that the Sec.
retary Of the Senate attend before committee of
the House mentioned With the papers described
by the committee and submit the papers TO exam
inatiOn from lime to time according TO the con.
venience OF the committee. A lOng discussion
enSued, several Senators claiming that the proper
way would have been Tor the House To- have re.
Quested the Senate to furnish the papers.
Other SENATORS argued that the papers were not
In the custody of the Senate by any law. They
were merely in possession of the Secretary accord
ing TO the usages since the organization OF the
government and therefore the committee had
the right TO summon the Secretary 10 produce
them.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-13
Overs Democratic Congressman and a Democratic
United States SenatOr-WhiCh Makes tho
Senate Of the United States Demo-
cratic In 1879,

The State election in oregon has panned out
great deal better for the Democrats than was ex'
pected from State which, in 1876 elected Will
iams Republican, 10 Congress by los majority,
and gave Hayes 1850. The additional returns in
dictate that Whitaker, Democrat is elected to Con
gress, and ii is conceded even by the Associated
Press, which is slow to acknowledge a Democratic
victory, that the Legislature will have Demo-
cratic majority on joint ballot of from four TO
tlCelUe
Goodbye, Senator Nipple Mitchell All hail.
Little Oregon, which gives the one Senator neces'
sary to make Democratic majority IN the United
States Senate on the Ilh of March, 1879.
The Republicans have elected the Secretary of
State and Treasurer, and claim the Governor by a
small majority. We think they will be beaten on
Governor but in any event. we have the right to
air the rooster.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-13
WIN. McGREGOR Publisher

ty entirely. The return was neither regular nor
proper upon Its face and could not be under.
stood The iTIefulariiy consisted in The state
ment on scrap paper attached 10 the returns that
"a votes had been cast at one precinct for Tilden
and Hendricks each, and that the Board could
not decide whether these votes were included In
the regular returns Of The votes for electors. In
ihe fFrt canvass The Board included the return
from Clay county. CanvaSsed DTiggeIs return
from Baker county, instead of the court return,
which was Canvassed the frat time, Took Orig
gers return because sigued by the County Judge,
Sheriff and Justice Of the Peace, and because The
other was signed only by the County Clerk and
Justice. Duval county return, which was count
ed on The second canvass, was also signed only
by the Clerk and Justice, but 1t was In evidence
that the County Judge was present at the can.
vass. If Clay and Baker counties had been can
vassed the second time as the first, it would have
given lhe State to Tilden.
The committee here adjourned until Monday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-13
ANDERSON ONCE MORE.
Other Things Which he Promises tO!PrOVe When
Examined Again.

Examined Again.
Philadelphia, June flames E. Anderson, who
returned from Washington to-day will probably
go before the Potter Committee again on Saturday
next. He says he will show by incontestibe doc.
umentary evidences in the letter of a Republican
member of Congress- that he was assured that he
might name the Collector of the Port Of New Or.
leans on condition that he would surrender the
Sherman letter. The appointment of Mark day
or two ago, as Collector of Internal Revenue for
the first District of Louisiana, no regards as a
roundabout way of Ofsilenciug three witnesses who
were to confirm important parts Of his testimony,
the understanding being that Marks is to provide
for Them Anderson also saws that when he re-
turned to Louisiana after the Inauguration, It was
at the request of Stanley Matthews, who gave
him special instructions TO hunt up points against
Kellogg, Packard and pitkin, who we're then an
togOnizlng the new Administration The words
of Mattht WIS according to their s. Ory, were I'VE
want 10 enforce obedience from these men," An
derSon is prepared to give statement Of this mat
ter and other points in regard TO his relations with
Matthews Sherman and Appointment Clerk
Smith. when he gO~s upon the stand again. He
gives 1t is his opinion that the alleged letter Of
sherman to him and Weber was the joint work of
Sherman and Matthew'S or at least that the latter
was privy to the proceedings.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-13
MURDEROUS INDIANS.

San Francisco June PA Winnemuccs dis
Patch rays The cit ztns he'd mtttlg 10 night
aud subscribed money TO ann ana Gquipa N cunt
ed volunteer conan 10 gn out Un he north
western Stage ros d to scout and check the hoEtie
Indians, who are reported Numerous IA the VI
Ginity Of camp McDermitt.
The up-Stage from summit was captured by In
dians yesterday, sno No tCuteh' on u e driver,
killed A passenger namtd d Hamilton escaped on
one Of Ihr leaoefs the rest of the horses were
laken and the stsge Butted. The escal ed passen-
ger rave the alaIfn along the road. and The set
ileIs are all eTowdiDg into Camp heDermitt The
stsee contained several bo1ea Of AImB and ammu-
milton for parties In Idaho.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-13
POTTER's PYRAMID.
OREGON ELECTION.

Democratic Majority Of 10 on Joint Ballot in the
Legislature, thus Securing Democratic SUI
cessOr to Nipple Mitchell In the United States
Senate.
that the Republican state candidate for Congress
has been defeated by at least 500 majority. The
legislature on joint ballot will have a Democrat C
majority Of 1870 Democrats, So Republicans and
4 Independents.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-13
HOUSE.

The House proceeded to consider the Deficiency
bill.
Mr., Blount explained the provisions of the bill,
The total deficiency for 1878 only amounted to ST.
10000. The remainder of the amount was made
up OfreapprOpriations of and appropriations prior to
1876
There was also an appropriation of over mil.
lion dollars for the payment of claims against the
Navy Department. He congratulated the cOun'
try and particularly the gentlemen on the Demo.
cratic side Of the House for reductions made last
year in expenses of the government There was
q difference of 100000 between appropriations
for 1876 and 1878 30 that even in counting in the
deficiency for the latter year, the deficiencies ac
cIuing prior tO 1876. there would be shown to be
q saving OF S23 900 900. If appropriations for de-
flciencies accru;ng prior to 1876 were deducted,
1t would appear tnCOntrOveTtibly that the Fav
ing TO the government had amounted TO over S2S,-
0O00C0
Mr. Foster denied that statement The books
Of the Treasury would only show saving of Sl9,-
100000.
Mr.. Blount replied that the annual statement OF
the Register Of the Treasury would bear him out
In the statement he had made.
ROBEsoN's MIsMANAGEMENT.
Mr. Clymer explained The appropriation for the
pay of the navy This deficiency arose from the
fact that under the last administration of the
navy, the fund for The pay of officers and Seamen
was ruthlesSly seized upon and used in different
bureaus Of the navy for the purpose of allowing
the Secretary Of the Navy to enter into large con-
tracts The navy was in debt for years prior 10
those leglssted for by the Forty fourth and Forty
hIth Congresses nearly the sum of 1000 900 which
had been grabbed In defiance Of law by the last
Secretary of the Navy, and appropriated to
pay his pet contractors on works not autorzed by
law.
Mr.. Willis of New York, chairman of the Com
miLtee on Naval Expenditures explained the pro-
visions OF The deficiency bill in regard to the pay
ment Of claims against the Navy Department The
Committee on Naval Expenditures had closely
examined contracts for which payment was asked
and had recommended to the Committee on Ap.
preparations the payment OF claims to the amount
Of O0O 1t was true that in entering into con-
tracts, government officials had in many cases liz.
nOred The law but did that in any way interfere
with the rights of men who had rendered services
to the ROvernmentY
Mr.. NhiuhOrne, member of the Committee on
Expenditures, defended his sctiOn in refusing to
to give assent to the report OF the committee rec.
ommending an appropriation OF S3,2l7,000 for the
payment OF claims against the Navy Department
He undertook to Say that eight OF every ten of the
contracts for which payment was asked had been
entered into without legal sanction.
General debate upon the bill here closed, when
The committee rose and the House adjourned
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-13
SHOULD BE KEPT IN MIND.

Anderson wrote to Weber efore the Louisiana
election: II must return 1000 majority from this
parish EAST FelicianaG II You were to Scrape the
district with fne.tOOlh comb you could not ind
that nmber OF Republicans" This was coIfi-
Dental communication ora Republican supervi-
sOr of Elections. The testimony is reliable. John
Sherman deliberately and wickedly plotted to Sc
cure an affidavit 10 the effect that the parish refer
red to waS not carried fairly by the Democrats
Louisville Courier journal.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-13
GERMANY,s CONDITION.

Berlin, June THE National Gazstte, organ OF
the Liberals, says IF the government comes be
fore the Reichslag asking extraordinary powers to
protect the dynasty and country we are COnviuc.
ed such powers will be readily grantet by ma.
jjrit, Of The Reichstag the government, OF course
accepting the responsibility tor The necessity OF
such powers aud their constitutional applics
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-13
MATTHEWS SETTLED.

So far as the reputation of Mr.. Matthews is con-
cerned he has disposed Of that by his admission
that he received from Anderson two documents
which contained false statements and were de-
signed to accomplish an Illicit purpose; that not
withstaDding Anderson's responsibility for these
he urgently recommended him for positions of
public trust, and that he regarded the surrender
of the documents i'll question as sutiicieu atone
ment for the contemplated outrage on truth and
law. 1t is not necessary to go beyond senator
Matthews's personal statement to convict HIM of
an easy tolerance of rasCality any more than 1t Is
necessary to set aside the most charitable cOnsuuc-
ton which can be pa ed on his own letters to dis
cover that his sense of self respect is quite as elias
tic as his political consCienCe.-M Y. Times.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-13
A FRIGHTFUL DISASTER.
Over two Hundred Miners Lose Their Lives by
COlliery Explosion.

Over two Hundred Miners Lose Their Lives by =
COlliery Explosion.
London June IA fearful explosion occurred
in Evans Colieries, near st. Helen's Lancashire.
The explosion shook the earth for miles around.
The first explorer descended the shaft five min.
utes after the explosion and others followed. Ten
men were rescued alive and sent to the surface.
One died almost immed datey, and others suffered
much from after damp. Eight Other men are
alive and have taken refuge III a working of the
mine Two hundred and thirty.twO are dead.
rne explorers state they found the bcdeS deCapi,
tated, reduced to shapeleSa masses, aud some of
them blown to pieces. IL Is expected the COrpSes
will be brought up by midnight A large ctOwd
OF men, women and chi dren surround the mouth
of the pit. The cause of the explosion is un-
known, as blasting with naked lights is prohib'
tied
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-13
TT WOULD HAVE MADE IT MORE
BINDING.

The pretentous declaration of the Indiana Re.
publIcans would have a great deal finer point il
the Democrats In Congress were found denying
the validity Of the title of President Hayes. More
over, we fancy that the HOLSTERS who met at In.
diRnspolis yesterday would have manifested much
less sensitveness on this subject had not recent
events encouraged them to think that Mr.. Hayes
is about to consent To establish things on the old
machine basis Thev believe In a party President
out there .-Phiiddel lphid Times
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-13
THE NEW EIGHTH DISTRICT.

Tif1n. O., June 1.-THE Democracy Of the new
Eighth Congressional District have decided to
hold tneir Con enton at Upper Sandusky, July
18th. Among several candidates OF m, rr or less
prominence Hon. W. P. Noble, Of this city, leads
the van He has a record that the Democracy are
proud Of, and will 90 b fore the Convention with
a solid delegation from this county. The Demo-
cratic County Convention meets here tomorrow.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-13
LET THE WRONG BE RIGHTED.

II Hayes's completely in the great wrong com
mitfed is clearly shown. then Hayes must step
down and out II wrong has been committed
and who is there that doubts it2-let It be
brought to light and righted. Now IL the time !
It can he done perfectly, legally l-ROcheSter Union
and Advertiser.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-13
FORTY~FIFTH CONGRESS.
THE SENATE WRESTLING WITH
THE ARMY BILL.
An0sa6ments Adopted Fixing the Strength Of the
Army at $4,000.
SENATE.

Washington June Q.
During the morning hour, Mr. Voorhees, spoke
IN favor Of the early consideration Of the bill to
repeal the Specie Resumption act and said the
Senate might as well look this matter square in
the face Ifit was not going to repeal this act let
II say 30 by It's VOTE No greater question ever en-
gagged the American Congress- He would take
every opportunity from now till the close Of the
session to insist thatit should be disposed Of. The
The Senate had time to pass all sorts Of bills to
bridge rlvulets but no time TO meet the question
which involved more peril and distress than ever
had been produced by war and pestilence. He
thought the bill could be disposed of in sixty
minutes.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-13
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL MURDERED.

New York, June The Paris correspondent of
the Herald telegraphs that the Colonel Of the Gen.
darmerie al Kief, Russia, who made himself 50
prominent In the suppression Of the studens'
PiOt there some time ago. was a18aSsinated on
Thursday In the streets Of Kief
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-13
sCYLLA AND CHARYBDIs.

General Noyes will bid adieu to MacMahon only
TO he pobbed up by our McMahon-him Of Ohio.
B stan JOd
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-13

DR.. LeAoyne has received nearly hundred
applications from persons wishing 10 be cremAted
sIuce the iRcineTahon Of Mrs. PitlmAn.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-13
MIR. ToOT'S EXAMPLE RECON-
MENDED.

Stanley Matthews would do well 10 follow the
example nt Mr. TOots. and write his letters to
himtelf.- killpdWkee EeHtiAel
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-13
AYES.

Pending discussion on the Army bill, Mr. Thur.
man, from the Committee on Judiciary reported
bill creating board to be known as the Pacific
Railroad Commission Placed on the calendar.
Mr.. Mcdonald gave notice he would submit a
mbstitute for the bill of Mr.. Thurman when it
should be considered. II was ordered the substi
tute be printed.
Consideration Of the Army Appropriation bill
was tn n resumed, and the amendment submitted
by Mr. Blaine, providing that enlistments in The
Signal Service shall not exceed $50 instead of AGO.
was agreed to.
Mr. Bayard submitted q substitute for the sec.
tiOB proposing to transfer the Indian Bureau from
the Interior to the War Department.
After an Executive session the Senate ad-
journed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-13
ARMY APPROPRIATION.

At the expiration of the morning hour, and
after long discussion, the Senate, by vote of
IS yeas to % nays took up the Army Appropriation
bill.
Mr.. Blaine lin charge of the billy said the total
amount appropriated by the bill as 1t came to the
Senate from the House was S2732767l The Sen.
ate Committee on Appropriations added $780, 9l4,
making total of S26 1SO.tS5. The principal item
which the Senate Committee added (2Ol 297) was
for the pay of the army owing to the fact that the
Senate Committee on Appropriations had not
agreed to the House clause cutting down the army
to 2N0UO men. Another item was $3.50 900 for build
Ing military post or garrison al the foot of the
hills near the Black Hills in either Wyoming or
Dakota The total estimates of the War Depart.
ment for the support of the army during the year
were S3t 292C00 He had no doubt the result Of
this bill would be that's considerable deficiency
must be provided for next as there had been this
year.
Mr.. Allison submitted an amendment to strike
out Of the House bill the clause intending to per.
manently fix the number of enlisted men in the
army Agreed to,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-13
THE ARMY INCREASED TO 25,OOO.

Alter debate, the amendment of the Commit.
tee on Appropriations increasing the army to
S,OOO, was agreed to-yeas, 80 nays, 10, as fol.
1nWa.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-13
CROSS EXAMINED.
ANDERSON COMES OUT UN-
SCATHED,
The Radicals Fail to Entrap him - The Willy
Trick Falls A Counterfeit Copy or the
Anderson Weber Agreement Shown
him-But he Stamps II Fraud,

ANDERSON TRIUMPHANT CLOSE OF HIS cRossE Ex'
AMINATIoN-FRBNCH TEsTIFIEs