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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-06-20

THE Ohio Penitentiary has 1890
prisoners.
THERE are fifty-six poet Offices in
Ashtabula county,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-06-20

The charge against John Sherman is
that he was accessory to the perpetra-
tion of fraudulent documents concern
ing the election in Louisiana in 1876,
and that he promised protection and
rewards to persons who had a guilty
knowledge of those documents, on
condition that they would keep quiet,
and permit the vote of the State,
which had been fairly cast for Tilden,
to be counted for Hayes. Anderson
and Weber were the Republican Su-
pervisors of Registration. in charge of
the two Feliciana parishes, and which
it was absolutely indispensable to
count for the Hayes electors to secure
his election. They had each made his
return without any protest. but after
wards, at New Orleans. they were in
veieled by Marshal J. II. Pitkin, S. B.
Packard, William Pitt Kellogg and
Charles E. Nash into making such a
protest as would serve their fraudu-
lent purpose and furnish an excuse for
throwing out the votes of those two
parishes, which had been cast for Til
den, and thus stealing the vote of the
State for Hayes. Anderson and Weber
were on the point of Publishing the
truth, that the election in their parishes
had not only resulted largely in favor
of the Democrats, but had been order
ly and peacable, furnishing no grounds
for the Returning Board throwing out
the votes or altering the returns. AT
this crisis John Sherman appears upon
the board and offers to these officials
the tempting bribe by which they
were kept silent and the great crime
This charge docs not
rest upon the oath of Anderson alone, |
but Is backed by copy of letter
written by Sherman to Anderson, the |
of which, Sherman when !
upon the stand and under oath did not |
dare to deny. The following is the I
letter:
New ORLEANS, Nov. 20, 1876.
Messrs. ID. A. Webber and James E.
AndersOn-Gentltme Your note
ot even date has Just been received.
Neither Mr.. Hayes, myself, the gen.
.lemen who accompany me nor the
country at large can ever forget the
obligations under which you will have
placed us, should you stand firm. i'll the
position you have taken. From long
md intimate acquaintance with Gov
,rnor Hayes, l am justified in assum-
I@ f.rlS ffs,s
made, and will guarantee that you will
If March as may be practicable, and
n such a manner as win enable you
10th to leave Louisiana should you
leem it necessary. Very truly yours,
JOHN SHERMAN:
The great fraud and John Sherman's
in it are two facts incOn-
estably established. He undertook
o paddle out of his difficulty by swear
ng that he had "no recollection of
yer writing such letter." and that
le did not believe he wrote it !; but he
lid not dare to swear positively that
le did not write it, as he feared the
'riginal might be produced to stare
i'm in the free. 1t is little too thin
o plead a want of memory in the
natter. 1t is a thing that Mr.. Sher- '
nan could not have forgotten, and his
,reat wealth acquired in his short Of
icial life and his high office will hard
Y serve to convince honest, thoughtful |
'eople that John Sherman did not de-
IDeratciy aud wiifuiIy lilo in the mat
er. :
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-06-20

A WASHINGTON telegram says: at
is fair to state, from reliable data, that
this years wheat crop will he four
millions bushels"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-06-20

WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT, the poet,
died at his residence in New York
city at o'clock on Wednesday morn
in j une 18th.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-06-20

process of calcomining Stanley
Matthews by the Senate whitewashing
compittee don't seem to be very sue
cessful.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-06-20

Two hundred and twenty-five Nor
mons sailed from Liverpool on Satur-
day bound for Salt Lake City.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-06-20
Democratic COngressi0nal C0nven.
tf0A fer the 18th District.


tfoA fer the 18th District.
The Democrats of Ashland, Portage Stark
and Wayne. comprising the 10th Congressional
District. are requested to meet. by Delegates,
in Convention, at Massillon, on
THURSDAY, JULY Is. AT 10 O'CLOCK A. NJ,
to nominate q candidate to be voted for for Con-
gress at the ensuing October election. Each
county will be entitled to one Delegate in said
Convention for every hundred votes given X,
N, BISHOP for Governor in 1877, and an addi-
tional Delegate for a fraction sf fifty votes and
upward. This will make the representation as
follows:
Ashland. d Stark 50
Portage --.-----..-96 Is Wayne .-.. Al
B. +. NELSON. Committeeman for Ashland
County.
d. G. COoLxAN. Committeeman for Portage
County,
WILLIAN A. LYNCH, Committeeman for Stark
County,
E. B. EsHELMAN, JOHN ZIMMERMAN. Commit
teemen for Wayne County.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-06-20
DEMOCRATIC
COUNTY CONVENTION! /!
The Democrats ofPortage County will assem-
BILE at Citizens Hall, Ravenna, on
SATURDA y, June 22ud. 1878.

at11 O'Clock a. m, to choose six delegates to
represent Portage County in the Democratic
State Convention, to be held at Columbus june
q, 1913. and twenty-six delegates to represent
the County in the Congressional Convention to
be held at Massillon, Stark Co.. July IS. 1875,
select the Executive and Central Committees
and for the transaction OF other business. The
delegates to the Congressional Convention will
be selected as follows: One from each Township.
and five from the County at large. The town
ships entitled tn DELEGATES in the Conyen
tion hereby called. as follows:
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-06-20

Is the investigation to end without
placing Eliza Pinkston on the stand !?
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-06-20

Township Committeeman are expected to at
tend to the call of caucuses, and to see that
Delegates are selected who will attend the
County Convention.
A full attendance of the representative men
of the party is requested.
1. H. PHELPS Ceairman.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-06-20
THE MARKETS.

RAvENNA, June 1878
FLOUR.-King's Best, 500; .. K, Sc 90
Demand steadye
WHEAT-No. Red. 81 90; Mol White q O5
CORN-Shelled brings 65c ears, 35c.
OATS-25cts
RYE-No. brings GOs
BARLEY-None TN market
HAY-Selling at IS a SO; ccordinr to
quality. Dull SALE
BEEF-Per cwt., 81 80 @$5 20
HOGS-Dressed, 81 50 per cwt.
LARD-City rendered Tez.
SMOKED MEATS-City Sugar Cured Hams
selling at S}a C; Country &c.
shoulders, City cured selling ut 7bsc. Dried
Beef selling" at 49,.
fouLTRf-Small supply in the market
Chlckens dressed, buyers pay s cents; un-
dressed &c Turkies. undressed, Sc.
BUFFERS O. lie.
CHEESE-Retails, 1Oc. Buyers pay a. SIC
EGGS-buyers pay 10c per doz.
POTATOES-Buyersp pay 3O@a5c.
BEANS-Choice hand picked in smalldem and
at - 10 per bu. Medium 81 25.
VINEGAR-Pure cider retails 2593Oc per gal
TALLOW-Buyers pay 51zc.
HlDES-Green, trimm No. I, &C
EEATHERS-Best retail at 75c.
WHITE LIME-s1 IS per bbi.
WATER LINES IS
SALT-Coarse sells at 81 Is: fine 81 80.
WOOD-Stove q COCA 80; 8 feet wood s. 90
q S3 80 per cord.
SUGARS
Coffee A sells for for.......... lie
Extra {" lOc
uFahulaGeu .......................12c .12c
ruiVeriZeu 1211c
Crushed Is 1s1sc
DIoWn ........................ @1Oc
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-06-20
DIED.

DIED.
ii HARMON.-ln this village at 10 :15 P. NJ on the
18th day of June. 1878, after long and pain
full sickness of cancer Mrs. Camilla K, wife
of Orrin Harmon, in the 10th year of her age
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-06-20


STANLEY MATTHEWS refuses to ap-
pear before the Potter Investigating
Committee and tell what he knows
about the Louisiana election frauds.
His own letters show that he was bad
ly mixed up in the affair, aud mas
much as he is brOther-in- law of
Hayes it is strongly suspected his
Fraudulency knew all about the crook
edness that was being practiced, a fact
which the honorable" Senator might
be called upon to reveal, should he ap-
pear before the Committee. Some of
the leading Republican papers confess
that he occupies very awkward and
ridiculous position, among the ablest
of them is the New York Nation,
which says:
"Mr. Stanley Matthews, it must be
the Democrats have fairly
hooked and landed. He has been con-
victed, on the testimony OF his own
letters, of having kept up protracted
and conciliatory correspondence with
this man Anderson, of having worked
hard to get him appointments and
part of this while in possession of
written agreement entered
into by anderson with Nash, the Con-
gresham of the district, to " suppress
evidence" SO as TO give tho district to
the Republicans in return for an Office
in the New Orleans Custom House,
and of having replied from the United
States Senate Chamber with almost
abject submissiveness to the abuse and
insults and threats of this paltry scoun-
drel. This correspondence, every re-
spectacle American OF both parties
will read with pain, for it means the
fall ofa man whom, though everybody
knew him to be a somewhat foolish
politician and ridiculous financier,
Ill supposed to be a gentleman and Il
nan of honor"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-06-20
Akron SCORCHED.
THE COMMERCIAL BLOCK
And Academy Of EIusic De-
StrOyed.

Loss Estimated at 100000.
A destructive fire broke out i'm the
Akron, at about quarter past one
O'Clock on Tuesday morning and in
spite of all the efforts OF the firemen,
that fine block was entirely destroyed.
About two hours later the fire from
the Commercial Block communicated
to the Academy of Music. one of the
finest and most costly buildings in the
city, and that, too, was almost totally
destroyed. About 6 AS in the morn
ing floor gave way burying three
firemen in the ruins. They were res
cued with much difficulty and were
all seriously injured. Billy Anderson
was found to be severely bruised
about the head and body, his back
hurt, and he was otherwise internally
injured. Philip Ramie had his right
thigh broken and he was internally
injured. Abe Click was only saved
through the persistent efforts of the
fremen and citizens. He was severe
ly cut and bruised about the head.
None of them, it is thought are fatal
ly injured. The loss is estimated at
100000; insurance SS7, 500. The
heaviest losers are j. +. Seiberling,
of the Academy OF Music
whose loss is stated at $780,
OO0, insured for $4,000: and Jacob
Good, proprietor of the Commercial
BlocA valued at $4,000; insured for
s33,O00.
The fire is supposed to be the work
Of an incendiary. 1t originated in the
dry goods store of j. Z. Sebring, To-
Gated in the Commercial Block, and
ne was arrested at s 20 Tuesday morn
ng on charge of arson for setting fire,
md taken before Mayor Scott where
ne plead not guilty, and was required
o give bonds in the sum of $lO,OG0.
ailing to do which he was sent to Jail.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-05
AMUSE MENTS.
Mr.. EDWIN BOOTH IN "RIcHxLrru."

MIX EDWIN BOOId IN '6lCAALiEO.
or the many roles assumed by Mr. Edwin Booth
perhaps his Richecu stands next In popular esteem
to his Hamlet or late years his Iago Is attaining
favor commensurate with lis ability, but II the
OF his admirers were asked to name their favorite
character feel that the great Cardinal would
claim a high percentage OF the votes. 1t Ia truly
finished sketch, sclf-consistent from beginning 10
end. Like all MIR. Booths work. It is trdo cold 10
tonc whero tho gentler emotions are brought into
play. There seems a lack Of spontaneous
warmth in his nature. but when from
ixh,n,nss Of the sou, are called forth. how they
flash out from his whole being His Cardinal, COM.
merely fills tho eye and car when the situat' ons
are most telling, but fasclnates throughous
IT'S sword Which ed H.
jewcled cross upon tho hlt represents what there Is
sacordotai the character. Thus tho ccaseess
maslor OF plot md countsrplot where IN
telIect ionces with intellect IN the delicate
ioiling with plant tools or suspected enemies,
In tho bouts Of sarcasm sardonic humor
he rivcts attention rs fully as whom armed with oil
the powers OF his Office aud his mighty will, he
strikes the weapons from his open foes. Ia all the
we'll known assertive scenes applause rolled In re-
sponsive thunder from the house rs the light
nings darted from his thrilled and quivcring
where the Iovo for his ward needs u eentlo
warmth Of expression that any shortening was per.
bold master trokes OF the character ali is forgotten
In contemplating the entire picture hs presents
The Baradas OF Mr.. Wheelock was lair performance
and well within his grasp Mr. Mines Levick as Dc
more is wanted liz is afl ctod with the idea that
such words as "try'' and sme' areto DO pronounced
as If written troy and 'smoilc." Mr. Ovens top
was mddling. The Joseph OF Mr.. Pisrcs was humor-
ousy fat and the Louis Of Mr.. Hastings burissque
on majesty in gait and bearing fAe Francois asd
Orleans were extraordinary specimens IL Is hard 10
say It, out Mss Rachel Noah was not beautiful
JUNO lie Mortimer nor well dressed, but the young
lady has spirit aud good delivery, AMI tina; Is some
thug to thank God on In these days scratch COM
paniea .Richslieu" will be repeated through the
IVA
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-05
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
Sewing parties are social.

Sewing parties are social.
or course brewers love brunettes.
Governor Curtin's lectures must be Caudal lectures
TIE Japanese are getting along swimmingly with
their floating debt
Now II is Gained that President Hayes politics
button up the back.
Tue Worcester Press says that Senator Sargent
ought to be a silver man.
Bob ingersol. # may believe the newspapers. Is
the sweet inAdcl OF Illinois.
Do not ask mules heels 100 many questions He
may stun you with peroration.
"GreeK," says critic, 'is the language Of poetry"
That Is so; hoo ben VOW, Kaidel?
Tho Washington Post shows the Capital that there is
something like Journalism, after ALL
Some one calls Senator Christiaucy u soothsayer.
Well give him some soothing syrup.
Sir Alexander 7. Galt. OF Montreal, arrived at tho
Glsey House yesterday from Washington.
An Alabama hunter killed eight villa turkeys al one
shot, ana It wasn't good weather for lying, either.
Says an exchange :-"Here goes Gail Hamilton again
topsy rurvey." Did you ever Topsy Turvey drop?
Tho Boston Post tells us that spanish styles will
prevail, but we think that tho ladies walk Spanish
nov
When the boy comes TO your door in the snow storm
aud asks icr schouvaion, you may tell him TO Gort-
schakon.
Rev. Joe Cook, OF Boston, has had his hair cut.
Now, what does no believe about the shortcut
route 10 heavenY
The first acrobatic woman who Joined o circus pro-
cession was Lots wife. AS she turned around she
became Il summer salt
Great heavens! According TO tho Transcript n Bos
ton lady has fallen In love with her husband Now
let her run away with HIM.
Boston GloOe:-''rhe Worcester Press calls him the
Prodglous Injun OF the New YORK HERALD Our pet
names are the best, thought
Every body is accusing Gail Hamilton OF living in
Massachusetts. Pshawl That woman could live at
DonnybrooK, ana there wouldn't be fair for 300 miles
Tho Washington Republican says that chess Is beng
revived. This Is true We notice VIC linger along
The Bowery that great many things stand for pawn.
practical chords and Of tho clothes
limo these wintry nights one hears ''Thc Song OF
the Shirt"
None Of tho gentlemen Of tho house having re-
turned the lady visitor said to tho hostess "Please
touch tho oe for district telegraph gentleman 10
take me home
Tho Worcester Press which is witty, If not wealthy,
has been purchased by Messra Rewey and Corbin.
Rewey is the bald-headed VIII Of that paper, anu by
the way or the, say six, real newspaper wits OF
the country.
The editor of the ST. Louis Journal has just pub
lished hs song, Grease the gridde, birdie darl
Ing" He is the brilliant composer who, when he
went on his honeymoon, asked the hotel clerk for o
tout sweet of rooms.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-05
Fighting Silver.

Although the chances of the opponents OF
debased coinage are not very fair as the
votes are counted in Congress- they con-
tinue to make war vigorously against the
proposed iniquity. In the United States
Senate yesterday Mr.. Bayard, of Delaware,
made IN elaborate and lucid argument
against the people plundering scheme of the
silver men. Butitis doubtfulifany argument,
however based on knowledge of the laws Of
national finance, would be of practical value
in either house of Congress, for the silver
advocates are either men who have their
immediate interests to serve in this matter
or they are men who have somehow got it
into their heads that the passage of law
to plumber the people will assure them in
the future unlimited popularity and
so argument will not change the
determination they have made as to
their votes. An important memorial to
Congress was voted yesterday by the New
York Board Of Trade, which rectes facts that
already show the mischievous operation of a
silver currency AN operation that will be
aggravated by law that enforces the circu-
lation of silver, against which it is now pos
sible to make some provision. One provi-
sion that will be open to merchants after the
law is passed is the increase Of prices in
commodities SO as to give an equivalent for
the reduced value of the new dollar.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-05

seem, Mr.. Saunders has been "for ten
years" urging American farmers to plant
tea, and has at last made one convert
Commissioner LIE Due. We advise Saun-
ders to be content with this success, drop
his tea hobby. and attend to the distribu-
ton of the stale seeds and staler informa-
ton, in which he assists the Commissioner
Of Agriculture. So long as he keeps quiet
and attends to these simple duties he may
escape the observation OF the reformers IN
Congress, but we still entertain hope that
the ridiculous department of Agriculture
may presently be abolished; whereupon LIE
Due and Saunders will be at liberty to
plant tea to their hearts content, and to
form a partnership with Colonel Sellers II
they want to.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-05

Last night Mr.. Gladstone spoke against
the money vote demanded by the English
government. AS given in outline his argu-
ment is cogent and effective statement of
the reasons why the House since the armis-
tice should not vote the money. 1t is not
marred by rhetorical extravaganza, and
made probably deep impression on the
House, for Mr.. Claiborne Hardy, in his effort
to break it's force, danced an oratorical horn
pipe on the theme of the necessity for this
support in the presence Of Europe EARNED
to the teeth" AS the Russian occupation of
Constantinople was the danger most regarded
in the defence of British interests, and rs
that danger is absolutely provided against
by the fact of the armistice and can only be
revived by England's defeat Of the terms of
the peace, it is evident that the vote Of the
money is not only not necessary to Eng
lands safety on this point, but might I'M
peril the present immunity Of the Ottoman
capital. Mr.. Hardys answer on this topic
indicates that England will stake all her
hopes in the conference on the eff
fort to maintain the present status Of
the Dardanelles. If Austria finds herself
in the conference free to make an anti-Rus-
sian bargain with England her support for
the British project may be purchased at
the price Of British support for Austria's
views rs to the Danubian provinces. But
it's far cry to Lochiel, and Austria may see
many reasons ere the conference meets why
it will not be wise for her to play so freely
into England's hands; while England
herself con fairly doubt whether on
the whole view Of her interests it
would be we'll to leave Bismarck so
entirely unrestrained as he would be if
England and Austria were ut war with Rus
STA. All the Powers that could by any
license of speech be regarded as allies Of
Russia have been invited to discontinue
their operations on account Of the armis-
tice, but no communication on this point
appears to have been made to Greece, from
which it is to be inferred that Russia does
not consider herself III any way interested
in that operation.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-05
The International Races on tho
Thames.

The International Regatta Association Of
London has made two mistakes, one in fix
ing July as the time for the meeting, the
other in selecting the Putney course as the
place. 1t will be impossible to decide the
championship of the world at the SOULS
then, because Courtney and Trickett will
probably be matched to row for that honor
on Owasco Lake during that month, and the
absence OF these two would of course make
the contest one of little interest. Nor
would it pay them to 60 to the expense and
loss of time necessary for trip to England
for SO small prize as 81 ,O0O especially as
they may row here for $4,000 But more
serious objection is the place named. The
Thames from Putney to Mortlake is time
honored water; that cannot be denied.
Nevertheless it is not q fair course. AS
crooked rs the letter s. n stranger may study
it faithfully for month, and still be igno-
rant of its most dangerous eddies and shall
lows. Should two boats be rowed abreast
from Putney Bridge to n line at right angles
with the course of the river at the Ship
Tavern, Mortlake one would have longer
track than the other. This fact alone is
fatal to all fair rowing on it. But the rules
under which English races are rowed make
it worse yet If, early in the race, the
rover can get ahead of his adversary he
may throw thirty. five or forty swirls Of
lumpy water under the latter's bow, while
he himself has smooth water all the way.
So doing he also gets and keeps q shorter
course than the other can possibly take,
and vet avoid this wash. The mere bald
statement of these facts makes it clear to
any fair-minded man that this course is no
place to row such important races as these.
The Thames, too, is SO narrow here that
many entries must necessitate heats, ana
no better proof need be brought OF the
glaring inadequacy and unfairness OF these
than the victory OF the Beaverwycks in the
Centennial races Unless straight course
can be had broad enough for all competitors
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-05

The WEATHER conditions changed very
rapidly yesterday with the general southwark
movement of the area of high pressure that over
10y the whole region of the United States east of
the Rocky Mountains. Such decided change
within twenty hours indicates considerable
disturbance of the atmosphere both north and
south respectively of the lakes and Gulf. The
pressure has fallen from New York westward to
Denver, Col, with increasing cloudiness in the
Northwest. Elsewhere, except on the South
Atlantic coast, the weather has been generally
clear or fair. Light snow has fallen in Tennes-
see and rain from Northern Florida along the
coast The pressure has continued relatively
low eastward of that region. With the falling
barometer in the Northern districts the tempera-
turc has risen very decidedly, especially in the
Northwest and West. Southwestcrly and south
erly winds prevail except in the districts east Of
the Allegheny Mountains and East Gulf States,
where they arc northwesterly. The weather in
New York and its vicinity today will be warmer
and partly cloudy or cloudy. Tomorrow it will
he warm and cloudy, possibly with light rain.