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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-07-04
FEssLER IN LONDON, ONT.
Gone to Meet Zeller In the Bank Robbers
Haven.

Gone to Meet Zeller In the Bank RObher'S
Haven.
From later reports received privately OIL the Her
aid oee, Il b learned that George Pessler ia now
stopping at the Tecumseh House, London, Ont,
where he went directly after his unostentatiouG
departure from Canton Zeller, the Tifin defAul-
ter is also at this house. where he has left his hair
grow long has been joined by his wife, and
living . quiet life on the proceeds Of his great
steal.
Fessler upon arriving in London, had two small
satchelB with which he entered the Dominion
Bank, and throwing the heavier one upon the
bank counter, he asked: Ills this safe bank p
He was confidently assured that It was thus Pc
Culiar.
"What per cent. do you pay on depositsH"
"Six per cent. on three months call"
"Well, count that, and I'll be back in min
ute"
Leaving the Valise Fessler went out, and the
teller counted the contents Of the satohel finding
y25 900 In greenbAcks. Presently Fessler returned
and received certificate Of deposit made out to
him as George Drake
Going to the Royal Standard Bank he presented
the other satchel containing 5000 In greenbacks,
and similarly deposited It In the same name, max.
ing In all S33, 900 cash on deposit.
Photographs and descriptions Of Fesser having
reached the London detectives, he was shadowed,
and when he left the city one day for Hamilton
he was followed that he might not be lost sight Of
He returned, however, the next day, and has
been attending to his own affairs while at the ho'
tel since,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-07-04
GROVE kennedy.

Conclusion OF his Trial at Lancaster, Ky.-GuiltY
of Murder in the First Degree-The Penalty
Fixed at Penitentiary for Life.
Lancaster, KY, June 2s.-TAe jury in the case
of Grove Kennedy, after consultation since three
o'clock yesterday afternoon, this morning rend.
cred a verdict Of murder in the first degree, and
fixed the penalty at confinement in the Peniten-
tiary for life. The effect on the community was
eleetrifying. Throughout this second trial there
has been an absence Of all excitement or outward
expression of feeling, either in the Court room or
on the streets. The almost universal belief among
the people that IL would result as before, in q
hung Jury, kept down the interest felt, and rend-
cred more startling the effect Of the conviction.
All day there has been q constant but quiet feel
ing nf exniiement nanilecled By The gIcup9 coll
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-07-04
FEssLER, THE DEFAULTER.
A Few Facts Connected With His Treasureshlp Of
Stark COunty-A Bad Political Mess all Around.

Few Facts Connected With His Treasureshlp Of
Stark County-A Bad Political Mess all Around.
Special Correspondence of The Enquirer.
Canton, o., July 1-of course, the defalcation
Of our County Treasurer, George Fessler, and his
flight to Canada, are yet the main topics Of con-
versetion in our beautiful and thriving city, tho
1t is noticeable that many prominent Republi-
cans who at first sought to make political capital
out Of the affair have about concluded that 1t is
as much their funeral as sanybody else's, and they
are now perfectly willing to admit that it is a
common case of official thlevery, the blame Of
which belongs to its perpetrator and his aiders
and abettors alone.
Fessler, who is Pennsylvania German, first
came to Canton as carpenter, but soon grew
tired ofshoving jack.plane, If he ever had any
love for it, and he embarked in the grocery trade.
He was man Of easy, pleasant manners, one Of
the kind known as whole.souled good fellows,
and he soon apparently began to thrive like the
tabled bsnyan tree, although he was a very illit-
crate man, and conducted his affairs in a very
unbusiness-like manner.
He made friends by the score, and It is related
Of him that whenever mechanic or artisan got
hard up and could get no further credit at the
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-27
Matrhntan & NnnrnaI.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 81, 1873.
The Bond HOnOred.

The Halifax award has been paid by
Minister Welsh to the British Secretary for
Foreign Affairs, and the payment has been
accompanied by a protest which is at once
plain and dignifed. The President, through
Mr.. Welsh presses the feeling that the
maintenance of good faith in treaties and
the security and value of arbitration as a
method of settling national disputes, are
above all other questions; and that, while
the government of the United States there
fore submits to the decision of the Halifax
commission, it accompanies the payment OF
the five and half millions with an explicit
statement that it does not consider this sum
of money to be "any just measure of the
value of the participation by our citizens in
the inshore fisheries of the British Prov
inces." This closes the Halifax case, so far
as the treaty of Washington is concerned,
and the nervous people who thought the
principle of arbitration had gone to wreck
or would be destroyed by a reputation of
the award on the part of our government,
may now see how groundless their fears
have been. The principle of arbitration
has never been in danger from that source !;
but it was subjected to a pretty severe strain
when one award was made apparently with
the idea of "getting even for another.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-27
Came and Went.

Mr. Kearney came to New England and
has returned to the sand lots of San Fran
cisco. We speed both his coming and his
going. He came to enlighten the benighted
and oppressed people of the East, and he
succeeded. He was heard respectfully, and
wherever he spoke he settled the question
on which he addressed the people. To be
sure, he decided it contrary to his intentions /;
but for that also he has himself alone TO
thank. Whatever merit may be in his cause
he ought to be convinced by this time that
the American voter is not to be persuaded
by oaths, or by intlammatory appeals, or by
shameless abuse of opponents. Mr.. Kearney
was fully and fairly reported in the press
which he was so fond of vilifying-and we
must say that the press in this way revenged
itself upon him. That he was heard and
read of all men was his ruin. That he spoke
freely and was reported fully was the death
knell to his cause. Whether he returns
home either wiser or better it is not possible
to tell but he leaves the East, having done
a good work here in proving to all classes
of our people that there is nothing in Denis
Kearney nor in the movement of which he
has made himself the head, so far as he is
its true expositor, which deserves the sym.
pathy of any decent or industrious American
citizen
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-27
Interesting Statistics.

The comptroller of the currency's annual
report shows the total number of banks and
private banks in the country to be six thou
sand four hundred and fifty-nine, with an
aggregate capital of s675,776,OO0, and aggre-
gate deposits of sl,0l9,954,00O. During the
past year twenty-eight national banks have
been organized with an authorized capital
of s2,775,000, to which 81 sos, 800 in circu-
lating notes has been issued Fifteen banks
have failed, having an aggregate capital OF
s2,7l2,50O, and forty-one banks, with total
capital of s5,200,000, have voluntarily dis.
continued the business. The comptroller
defends the national banking system and
argues at length in favor of its continuance.
He says the funding of six per cent. bonds
into four per cents has made rapid progress
during the last year, and the banks have
been of great service to the government in
this process of refunding by negotiating
and absorbing very considerable part of
the new issue. Should the national system
continue there is no doubt that the present
rapid reduction in the burden of interest
will continue. If the national bank system
is to be abolished and an additional amount
Of United States notes to be issued all hope
of reducing the rate of interest of the pub
lie debt must be abandoned. The larger
portion of the five and nine per cent. gold
bearing bonds of the United States is pay
able at the option of the government, and
the remainder will be payable in 1881, two
years hence, and s2l,000,000 yearly may be
saved to the government by funding these
bonds into four per cents, while the amount
which it is claimed may be annually saved
by the repeal of the national bank act and
the issue of s320,0OO,O00 of unconvertible
treasury notes is Sl3,00O,000 only. With
the issue of this large amount of government
notes the funding of the public debt will be
rendered impossible, for the pledge of the
government will then be violated and its
credit permanently injured.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-27

In noticing rumor that the greenback
organ, the New Era, was to be moved from
Portland to Augusta, the Augusta Journal
significantly remarks; ave have four Gem
eteries in this city,"
Smyrna times., 1878-03-20

TEE RELEASE OF ANDERsoN.-The decision
OF the Supreme Court of Louisiana in
setting aside the verdict against Anderson,
convicted of the forgery of the Vernon
parish election returns, ends vexed ques.
ton. and doubtless affords much relief to
many persons of both political parties
anxious to end recrimination and agitation,
and who never anticipated the prosecution
OF the returning board. Tue grounds Of
the decision place the case in an entirely
new light. The severa! exceptions to the
verdict were dismissed, and the court took
up the question of the offense itself, ex-
amined the election law of the State, and
holding that it was 1.-THE essence of this
crime that it should be committed by a
public officer and on a document which
would change the result of the election" :"
said that this was not done and ordered the
verdict to be set aside and reversed and the
prisoner discharged. This practically ends,
says the Baltimore San, the prosecution of
the returning board
Smyrna times., 1878-03-20

BONDS FOR THE PEoPLE.-The bill that
passed the Senate ordering bonds to the
amount of SlOO,OOO,OO0, of the denomina.
tions OF $50, $50 and 500, drawing tour per
cent. interest and having 80 years to run,
is in the hands of the House Committee on
Ways and Means. These bonds are to be
sold at par for coin or greenbaclls. 1t is
said they would have been issued in
amounts as low as $40: bu: it was found to
be very expensive and deemed injudicious
to issue a bond of less denomination than
$50, because of the great amount of labor
that would be involved in the issuing of as
many of the $40 bonds as would be re-
quired to meet the demand for them. The
coupons attached to these bonds must
render the sheet quite bulky.
Smyrna times., 1878-03-20

MINISTERIAL.-The session of Conference
at ChestertOwn adjourned last evening and
the anxiety by preachers and people in
regard to future pastorates, put at rest.
Rev. Thos. II. Haynes, for the past three
years stationed at Milford, has been as
signed this charge, to succeed Rev. Z.
Stubhs, who has been transferred to Central
Church. Philadelphia. Mr.. Haynes comes
to us almost an entire stranger, perhaps
not one in the congregation ever having
heard him preach. Himself and wife are
well spoken Of where known, and there is
no question they will be cordially received
10y the entire membership. Mr. Haynes
was transferred to this Conference from
Norfolk, Va, six years ago, and has had
hut two appointments in the timp-New
Market, Dorchester co., Md, and Milford.
Rev. c. Hill will occupy the pulpit on
Sunday. Mr.. HAYNES will come up with
his family about Thursday of next week
Smyrna times., 1878-03-20

LIPPINcoTT's MAGAZINE for April, is full
OF light and readable matter. Robert
Mcleod writes graphically of "the Italian
Lakes" and Olive Logan gives a sparkling
description of scenery and manners in
Norway" Both papers are profusely illus
trated. "The Home of the Jasuar," by
DR.. Oswald, brings US to the painless
swamps and thickets of Yucatan where the
kingof American beasts has his lair. DR.. S.
Weir Mitchell beginsa story of Quaker life,
entitled "Hephzibath Guinness" and
and there are several other stories in the
number. all well written and entertaining.
Smyrna times., 1878-03-20

THE Wilmington papers have been dis.
cussing at some length the case of the two
men, Chambers and Collins, sentenced to
be hung next Friday for rape committed at
Middletown last summer.
The man andwoman, Smith, on whose tes.
timony they were convicted, have been
proved guilty of purjury, of being the lowest
| and most abandoned characters, and finally
the woman herself has written letterasking
that the execution do not take place, that
she did not know the offence was a capital
one, &c. Unfortunately for the men, they
confessed to committing the deed and the
degraded character Of the woman was no
excuse for so desperate an act, and they
should be severely punished; but, it does
not seem right that the life of any one
should be sworn away by purjured wit
ness. The Governor feels in this way about
them, and is much perplexed. The only
change he can make from full execution
of the sentence consigning them to the
gallows Friday, is respite for a short
period, or a full pardon If the law al.
lowed him any liberty to change the pun
ishment he doubtless would make it next
below hanging, but at present it is doubtful
what decision he will come to in regard to
interfering with the execution.
Since writing the above, we find by the
last issue Of the Eueyy Eccaing which is in.
formed by Sec'y of State, Ignatius c. Grubb.
that Governor Cochran does not intend to
use his clemency in the case, and the cu-
prets will be hanged on Friday, as sentenced
by the Court
The Governor it is stated has given the
whole case careful study for the past two
months and is satisfied in justice to society.
he should not extend any clemency.
As showing the prevalent feeling among
the colored men living in the neighbol.
hood Of Mddletown, where the outrage
was committed, single incident is related.
a few days ago q colored minister of that
town called upon the Governor, not as he
naturally supposed, to solicit executive
clemency toward the prisoners, but to urge
him not to interfere, but allow the law to
takeits course. In reply toa question 10y the
Governor, the preacher said that 10 out Of
20 of the colored men in that section felt
as he did upon the subject, that the cause
o. justice and the vindication of their race
required that Chambers and Collins should
suffer the extreme penalty of the law.
Smyrna times., 1878-03-20

FOREIGN SUMMARY.-RuSsiG does not re.
fuse to admit Greece to the congress on
the Eastern question she merely raises a
question as to the footing of the Greek rep.
resentative. The minority Of the Austrian
ministry, while voting against the proposed
credit, declare their readiness, in case of
necessity, to make even greater sacrifices
for the protection of national interests.
The London Morning Post congratulates
the country on the unanimity of the British
cabinet. There is great suffering in the
Oldham (England) weaving district, in con-
sequence Of the strike. All fear of another
French crisis has been averted. Hayti.
which has been SO happy and peaceful of
late, now has small revolution on hand.
Negotiations are said to be in progress
for an Anglo-Austrian alliance. The ratifi-
cations of the treaty of peace were ex.
changed at st. Petersburg Monday. Sedi-
ton iscausing great anxiety in Constanti-
nople. The Russians are located SO as to
be able to close the Bosphorus at short
notice. Work in the British government
establishment at WOolwich continues ener.
getically. The Turks have burned sixteen
villages in Epirus, besides committing acts
of murder and rapine. Nine thousand
workmen in the manufacturing districts
Catalonia, Spain are out of employment.
Smyrna times., 1878-03-20

An immense number of railroad ties have
accumulated at all the ports, landings and
railway stations on the Peninsula, and mil.
lions OF them will 60 to market during the
season.
OYSTERS FOR EUEoPE.-Wm. White shin.
ped from Seaiord during last week ] 500
bushels Of Nanticoke river oysters, to
New York city, and from thence to Europe
by steamer. The oysters are shipped in
the shell, in ordinary flour barrels perfora.
ted heads. to admit of a free circulation Of
AR while in transit. Mr.. White, for reasons
best known to himself, declined to tel rs
the exact locality in Europe to whicf, the
hlvaives were consigned but informed us
that tins shipment was an experiment,
which if it proved successful and satisiac.
tory, he would. next season. divert his
whole trade to Seaford, and ship from POO
to 1000 bushels per week.-.Suzse., Jo,aaaI.
Smyrna times., 1878-03-20

The Dover Sentinel objects seriously to
the appropriation by the Levy Court of
$3,400 to build bridge across Duck Creek,
and characterize 1t as 4. most unwise and
extravagant thing" This comes with bad
grace from the Has it forgotten
the apprepria' by the county to
build up the waste places Of Dover, where.
by they get not only splendid public build
ings but an excellent Town Hall. In addi.
ton to the appropriation of the county is
that other monument of expenditure that
looms up at the end of their Boulevard, the
Postofice, costing any where from 100000
to 100000. Now if that capacious NAV
is satisfed-and that is questionable-they
might indulge in little liberality of senti.
ment down the county. All the while
these immense piles Of bricks were rising
in their grand proportions, with their
elegant inside finish, their dial that notifies
TO moment the opening and closing of
the public offices, especially the dinner
hour ;-while all this has been transpiring
in our Capital, our people along the Bay
shore have been denied snail appropria-
ton to construct transit Of convenience
which the legislative wisdom of the State
said they ought to have. 1t is no fault of
Duck Creek and Little Creek Hundreds of
this county, that the county is in debt, for
the figures show that the public expendi-
lures in the past eight years is about $4,000
less here than the average, while some of
the Hundreds opposing this appropriation
are about the same sum in excess of the
average. This plea Of indebtedness, IL the
other Hundreds are thus to continue to
'oysrdraw, will forever debar this Hundred
fron being any thing but contributor to
ehs comforts Of other sections Of tbs county.
Smyrna times., 1878-03-20


need hesitate about sending them rconn,.
/ -LwhTra" Dburrr
Bones RoNE.. BOXES -IIinlc.t c...i
Pr!ce l'ai" iof Ola homes J. F.. Tygert &cn
Good assortment Of Wall Papers. chca,.
Firstclass Photographs only made D.,
Bradford %.nyGna, Del.
Coal and Wood constantly on hoa and
for sale by W. ". Tschudy. ''
Bones! Bones! BoxEs!-IligL-.t ,.,.L
p1ce pald Tor old tones. j. e. Tygprt d Co.
ii You want Pumps, 20 to Tschudv.s. 10
has a hlg lot and sells them cheap.
RrnnEHs cnnAr-!.M u. & W. r. JoLn.on
VIII sell Ladies Plain Rubber Shoe. =,
AZ cts. wool Lined, Srit.actimg, Cloth Ton
l;ub1ers, % cts; Mems Wool Lined, Cloth
Top buckles, :l.j0 '''''
Il. VI. ". T. Johnson have added to
their already full stock line Of Dnn}ar.,
ctirbFated calf school shoes for misses and
chlIdich Laced and buttoned at very low
h%ureS. Cali and see them and Won will
not 90 away without buying.
DIR. VAN DYKES SULPHUR SOAP
iahr' IL" SKIN SOFT, Clear, Pure, White and Uaa,y s..
"h> ~ i'r"4efI-ing RnivctiUY, Soothing II.a,;r g
uuhs' h"nShhc~s ard Reinrss Of the SKIN: relieves I,
PHIHyi"+ removes Idu!TuN. Chang Ulcers Sorr Nm.
burning aud singing C the SKIN. ana m -, ~
ana lh1ls insects; WI! rii-vr Itching Prs vErr ,i
~ ce VIII Fr aiY tf'ct; j. rcelrun az OlrI,tya l,r
"I' p'y y'rh '0h'a-'ou. Diseases. and
~ am Toilet PREPARATION It has Equal. Price - I.'
p4iT o. rceipt OF price, sod by Druggl>s f. : y IN
- hk PrnOrictUr. O!hcr. y. j'h 81 p,,r.t.I, ! m
" h%!"S2i" Drg"'. y. Third - Phad-phia Pa III o.
DS Jas /. iohecker Smyrna Drlaud Dglggss g.n.r,y
Az ASTONISHING FAcT.-A LARGE nronor.
ton OF the American people are to.dl,
dying from the effects Of dyspepsia or dix.
ordered liver. The result Of these diseases
upon the masses Of intelligent and valuable
people Is most alarming. making 'Era
actually q burden instead Of q pIcasant
existence Of enjoyment and usefulness 90 il
ought to be. There is no GOOD reason far
tins II you will only throw aside preudico
ana skeptciSm take the advice Of Druo.
glNtS and your friends. and try one bottle
"i Hre'h August Flower. Your sneedv
relrI Is certain. Millions Of bottles Of nix
medicine lave been given away to trv jts
virtues. with satisfactory results in eycrv
case. You can huy a sample bottle for 10
cents 20 try. Three doses will relieve the
worst case Positively sold 10y all Druggists
on the Western Continent. For saIe bv
Jas /. HoiiecIer, Druggist. SMYRNA.
Smyrna times., 1878-03-20

THE " TIMES" is published every Wednesday after
noon by ROBERT D. HoFFECKER. Editor and Pub
Usher, at Smyrna Delaware
TERNIS-SCBSCRIPTIoN-One year s. 90 in advance or
$3.50 if not paid till the end of the year No paper
discontinued until all arrears are paid-onlv NJ the
option of the Publisher.
will be inserted at the rate of
Seven Cents line for the first rstinscrtion subsequent
insertions Three-and a-halfcents. Aliberaldscount
made to quarterly, sem-annual and yearly adverti-
serS
Smyrna times., 1878-03-20

e.., he sllTcrware delivered by the National
silver Plating Co., No. 7O4 Chestnut Strast
t.!,iiladeIphla, Is giving entire satisfaction
All @iHefs are promptly filed, and no ono
nee" hesitate about sending them none
-L"hIran W.lr,.r. ''''''''
Smyrna times., 1878-03-20

There has been a heavy snow storm in
the Black Hills. Snow five feet deem lasted from the
Ih to the 18th instant. Mails and telegraph inter-
Smyrna times., 1878-03-20

when you see a bright Baby pleased
Baby Syrup has been used Only 2j cents pcr boTfio
Smyrna times., 1878-03-20

The creditors of c. j. Fell & Bro. the
nsovent spice dealers met last week and resolved IN
institute bankruptcy proceedings ~
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-21

which the graduates. the teachers Of the insttason
and members OF tho Board OF Education entered and
took ths seats assigned them Alter prayer, which
delivered by Rev. William Grecnoush. D. D., .
Scripture selection, al Waited tor the Lord"-a
chorus In three parls-was sung by the pupis Tne
remainder of the programme then carried out IS
foliows:-
Essay. sChivairy," by Miss Anna =. Lappn, read by
Miss Alice Pickop. Recitation, sThe Story OF Some
Bells" Miss Mary L. Black Essay, 'srhe Travels of
Atom OF oxygen" by Miss Eva Wensey, read by
Miss l. zzle n AoIst. Recitation, "Blddy McGinns
al the Pnotographsr's.' Miss Grace @. Bell Poem,
'Cromwelrs Mother by Miss Laura Il Mtchell read
by Mss Alice r. Emsley. Recitation, "The Widow
Bedott Essays Poetry" Miss Elsie n. BETTER 20
Sky.ark Tor thy Wing Smart chorus in three parts
Recitation, "The RIDE oil Jennie McNeal," Miss Mary
y. Lathrop
Mr. james Long, President OF the Board OF Educa-
tion addressed the graduates and delivered the
certificates OF qualification 10 teach in the public
schools OF Philadelphia, At the conclusion OF which
the exercises were continued as iollows:-Award Of
tho Dodd medals by SIR. Simon Gratz. Chairman OF
the Committee on Normal School; 'svaleoictory,"
posed ana read by Miss May l. CampbelL
There LAT graduates ana eighty -nine scholars
who received distinguished mention.