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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-10-18
White a.d ool0rsd Vote.

When the Radicals saw their party los
ing power they turned hopefully to the
negro vote for salvation. The eoiored
man ,eas enfrdnehised solely and entirely
to Keep the Radical party IN pOicer. The
Democratic party on the popular vote in
the presidential contest of 1876, had a
majority of 100000, With the colored
vote left out, the Democratic majority
would have been l,250, 900.
Looking at the vote in our own State,
we ind that in 1876 the Democrats polIed
9l,7sO votes, and the Republicans II ,9Sl
Without the negro vOte-35,O7S-the
Radical vote would have been but 36, 903,
giving the Democrats a majority of nearly
$4,000 on the white vote. Coming nearer
home, if We substract the eolored vote
from the Radical vote in Carroll county,
the Democrats would have had majority
Of from 500 to 1000 on the white vote.
The Radicals do not recognise the col
ored man further than to get his vote.
lie Is not ADMITTED to their conventions,
aud has no voice in forming the ticket.
He has no place on the ticket. though
they number about one-eighth Of the Rad
ieal strength, and is no further use to the
party than to vote the Radicals into office.
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The Ohio Election.

The election in Ohio on Tuesday result
ed jr Republican victory, which was not
surprise TO those who carefully consid-
cred The situation there. The Democrats
under a mistaken idea, set sail to catch
the grecnback vote. That party this year
broke ranks and voted according to former
party associations, and swelled the Repub-
liean majority considerably. Not only
this, the Republicans put forth their great
est efforts. Money was lavishly spent, and
the great orators Of the country were i'm
ported TO educate the people to the Repub-
lican standard. Ohio, too, is Republican
State Il has stood firm in the ranks a
long series ofyears, and ouly changed once
or twice, and then by very small majoritics.
These changes we're due to the greeuback
party, which drew largely upon the Repub-
lieaa vote. Nov that that party has nearly
dissolved, the former Republicans have
returned to their first principles.
The result in Ohio was the salvation of
the Republican party. Without the p
electoral votes Of that State, it would not
have been worth while for il 10 put pres
idenfial ticket in the field Without Ohio
the Democrats have an electoral majority
Of nineteen, and its vote was not necessary
for our saeeess next year Ohio is the |
home Of Secretary Sherman, who is striv-
ing for the Republiean domination for
President ia 1880. Had he lost his State
&c would have put him at disadvantage
10 the race, and the efforts of him and his
friends contributed largely toward the re-
suit Of Tuesday However, with all their
success, with all their money and means,
they have not taken Ohio from the column
Of doubtful States. The fight that was
fought on Tuesday must be repeated next |
year, and the result will wayer in the bal |
anee then as il has in the past. The Re |
publican majority is about $4,000 in a
total vote Of GS0,0O9, OF majority of |
about "a votes in every 1000. 1t win
thus be seen how evenly balanced the par |
ties are. and but little change is necessary !
TO reverse the result.
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Col. Longwell and the Public Schools.

As certain parties, by innuendOes and 9th.
erwise, are trying TO make erroneous impress
sions upon the public mind in connection
with Col. Longwell's service as School Com
missioner, wrongfully essaying to influence
voters at the coming election, il is only ne.
cessary to make simple statement to cause
all such unfair attacks to act like boone.
rang, which often wounds the hand that hurls
it more than any other person.
When Col. Longwell became President Of
the School Board in April, 1868, the officials
who had previously administered the affairs
Of public schools turned over to the newly ap.
pointed School Board financial statement
showing that the County School Fund amount.
ed to SI5,0s5.T9, which included S7,l50 Of
Bank Stock never held by the County
Board, and an amount Of judgments and in.
terest thereon, some Of which could never be
collected by law or otherwise. OF this fund
the School Board made the best possible dis
position without the misapplicatiou of dol
lar, so tar as any one has attempted specifi-
cally to show, continuing the schools more
efficiently than ever had been done, as all
know, and extensively building new houses in
every quarter of the county, without dollar
Of county taxation in the first year Of Col.
Longwelrs service. On the question of dc.
handing a county tax that year, Col Long.
well, being the presiding officer, il is pre-
sumed, did not vote either way; but, Il he had
voted, 1t could have made no difference, for
il seems to have been the sense of the county,
as well as the School Commissioners. that
the county tax need not be levied upon the
people when the School Board had a sufficient
fund to sustain the schools for at least one
year.
On Col. Longwell's retirement from the
School Board, in 1869, to give place TO mem.
beers elected by the people, having built, re.
paired and furnished % school houses, at a
cost OF about S2S, 1898, and continued the
schools efficiently for year without county
taxation, there was of the old fund, (about
which thoughtless or designing people, per.
haps both, are trying to make erroneous i'm.
nressioDs for political eiIect,l still remaining
unsolicited, applicable TO the uss of the
schools, the sum of So, 1859. II, Of which any
one can satisfy himself who will take the
trouble to refer to the Secretary Of the School
Board.
This financial knowledge of the affairs of
the School Board, the substance of which has
from time to time been published in its proper
place, is easily available to these illiberal and
unjust assailants Of Col. Longwell; and ii,
after this plain statement, they continue to
persist in these efforts TO wronglully prejudice
the public mind against an honorable and
faithful public servant, without regard to truth
or justice, the attempt will, as it ought in the
minds Of all right minded men who love fair
play, most signally fail. Fan Play.
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The Ssatiael, be Il understood, has not
attempted to answer the ADVOCATES cx-
pose of its feeble attempts 70 show extrav,
aganee on the part ofthe Democratic party
in Carroll It knew it could not do it,
II placed figures in positions flat were
calculated to mislead the public, but when
explained, as any school boy could have
done, they not only show that the Demo
cratic party has not been extravagant, but
as compared with the Radical party is by
far the less expensive.
IL has run out Of arguments, having ex-
hausted itself in two or three issues. 1t
holds on to the Aims House hobby, how
ever, and on that point is laboring zeal
ously. Having been met on all Of the IS
sues relative to that institution, it has now
hit upon another plan to show the exlny-
agance there. 1t is one that seems SO
good to the Radical party that it has been
talked of on the streets as a capital aud
crushing argument.
The Seatiaei, this morning, il is said,
will show what it costs to maintain the in
mates Of the Aims House per head, and
what the government pays per capita for the
maintenance Of the federal army. This
is the capital and crushing argument.
They tried to show at first that hotels
would be cheaper for the paupers, but that
falling them, they now propose to show
what saving it would be to keep them on
the army plan. Imagine, for moment
the spectacle, and picture to yourself crazy
men and women cooking and preparing
meal with hard tack and bacon, setting
themselves on FIRE, and perhaps firing the
pregises. Imagine old men and women,
weak helpless and sick, living on the same
kind of food; little children, too, some de-
formed, .epdeavoring to subsist on hard
crackers ADD bacon. The Sentinel had
better give k up. 1t is about as imprac-
ticablc as it isVver jealous. 1t must know
that the poor Sad sick and insane must
not be neglected because they are so.
Heaven help the unfornates if the Aims
House is to be conducted on the plans ad-
vocated by the Sendf3l aud the Radical
party.
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Last Saturday night the commission house
Of Stewart 4 o., in baltimore, Nd, sold TO
Q market man four coops of chickens received
from the west over the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad. While the coops were being de.
livered, one Of the firm discoveredin the bot.
tom of one Of them roll Of paper, which be.
ing opened, was found TO contain $1,000 in
bills. On further search in the same coop
another roll of $500 in notes was found Ii
appears that during transfer of express mat.
ter at Benwood Station, the express agent
coming East took the packages Of money.
receipted for them, and temporarily placed
them on the top Of the coop. In the hurry
Of the moment they were forgotten and fell
into into the coop. The careless agent has been
discharged.
A FIRE broke out Monday Ia tin shop ad.
joining the Masonic Hall at Shediac, n. b.,
which destroyed the whole of the business
part Of the town, with the exception of L. L.
Smiths store and the Weldon House. The
loss amounts to about 800 900, and the insur.
ance to S25, 900. The FIRE Is said to be incen.
diary. A gale was blowing at the time the
IRE broke ont, and carried the flames with
aaIming rapidlty from one end Of the town
10 the other. Thirty buildings were destroy.
cd, and most OF the stores were we'll stocked.
No lives were lost but many men are thrown
out OF employment
Two express trains on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad ran into each other on a curve
on single track at Pelton, W. Va, about
ten o clock on Saturday night James Askew,
the engineer OF the east-bound train, his fire.
man, the brennan Of the west-hnund train and
2 tramp WeEe killed. Another tramp aud
postal CLERK were seriously injured Several
passengers received slight injuries. Both en-,
glnes were smashed aud several cars badly
damaged. A mistake in train orders caused
the disaster. Engineer Askew leaves wife
and Eve children.
City Collector Webb, Of Baltimore, received
0 letter from the Postmaster Of Boston, on
Saturday, enclosing another letter to Collec.
Tor Webb. This being opened was found to
contain 81, 450 in wrapper, endorsed, "For
City Taxes, for 1881 The letter to Collec.
tor Webb was sent to the Postmaster Of Bos.
ton, doubtless for the purpose of concealing
the fact that il came from person 10 Balti.
more. The money was turned over to the
city conscience fund.
The coroner's jury in the case of the disas.
Ter at Adrian, Mich, where 10 persons were
killod aud 270 injured by the falling Of stand
on the fair grounds, has rendered verdict
declaring w. I. Lawrence, owner Of the
stand; Sizer, the architect, aud Henry and
v. ii. Armstrong, the carpenters who built
It, guilty Of criminal negligence. All but the
last named have been arrested for manslaugh.
ter and held each in $1,000 bail.
Twelve new cases Of yellow fever and six
deaths were reported in Memphis on Satur.
day, making the total Of cases 10 that date
1927, aud of deaths 42j.
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Other Elections.

The Iowa election on Tuesday was, as
usual, Republican success, By 10000
majority. In that State the greenback
idea has seized the people, and the parties
are mainly divided into Republican and
Greenback The Democratic vote there
last year was but | SOP, the party having
formed fusion with the Greenbackers.
In 1876 the Republican majority was
within fraction Of 5000 over Tilden.
\ city election took place in Newark
New jersey, on the same day, which re-
suited in the election of Fidler, Democrat,
for mayor, BY 3,a67 majority The city
heretofore has been largely Republican.
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DEMOCRATIC MEETINGS


Democratic Meetings will be held Ut the
following places
FinksburE, Saturday, Oct 10, at o, D. m,
Benefits Butter Factory, New Windsor
district, Tuesday, Oct. ~, al 2, p. N.
Hampstead, Wllhelm's Hotel, Wednesday,
Oct. ~, % 9, p. N.
Warholdsbarg, Friday, Dot. -, ut o, D. m.
Bash's Store, Carrolion Station, Saturday,
Oct. %, at 0, p. IN.
Pleasant Valley, Saturday, Oct. rs, atGi, y. m.
Snydersburg, Tuesday, Oct. q, at q, b. N.
Westminster, Friday, Oct. 81, NJ d, y. m.
Melrose, Saturday, Nov. 1, at !, p. m.
Manchester, Saturday, Nov. ], at s, D. N.
Bollineer's Hotel, carrollton, Saturday,
Nov. I, at o, p. m.
J.. ". Sanders siore near PAtapsco Sta.
lion, Monday, Nov. 3, at Q, p. m.
The meetings will be addressed by Dr..
Frank 7. Shaw, b. N. lIennins, B. Il.
Grouse, Hon. Q. d, Roberts, Hon. VIM. p.
Maulsby, DR.. ]. ". Herring, r. D. Norment,
James A. c. Bond, Charles 4. Fink, james
A. DifenbanRl, John Berry and George NJ.
Pearce, Esqis
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Public Schools Of Carroll in 1866 and 1879,
Extract from the report Of j. H. Christ,
president Ofschool Commissioners; Of Car
roll county, in 1866

foti county, ~ toOo
'sThe larger portion Of the school houses in
the county are unit for any civilized man 10
teach in, and the furniture is in worse con
dilion than even the houses themselves. In
these old buildings, with benches without
backs, aud desks Of pine boards extending
around the sides, fifty or sixty children are
compelled 10 spend the day, crowded SO
thickly that comfort Is entirely out of me
question. Perhaps one fourth Of our houses
might be made TO answer the purposes for
which they were intended, but the rest are
mere apologies for chool houses, and yet,
bad as they are, the most Of them are claimed
to have been built by the citizens of the re-
spectiye districts for their own uses, and have
never been decided to the county. Before we
can accomplish much, we will be compelled
to build new houses in the majority Of the
school districts. - = Some Of the
schools were kept open six months in the
year; others two, three and four months. $50
No. OF pupils attending schools, S,003; sala
ries paid 70 teachers, Ss,047,sTi incidental
expenses, SS26.62.n
The above is an official statement Of the
condition of public schools in Carroll
county when the Democrats took charge,
for there could not have been much pro-
gress between the time of the report and
1867, when the Democrats succeeded to
Office.
Since our control began, the schools Of
Carroll have advanced wonderfully. We
have now 125 schools, and an attendance
of 6,4l0 pupils, more than double the
number in 1866. Schools then were open
two, four and six months. Now all arc
open seven and half months, while a con-
siderable number are open ten months,
The county had no school buildings then
Of its own, and those it had, we're, accord
ing to Mr.. Christ, ''unit for any civilized
man to teach i'm We have now 80 frame
school houses, Sc brick, IL stone and IL
log, making total Of ia About so Of
these belong to the county. The past
year S6,003.ll have been spent for new
buildings, and ss17.T5 for furniture. In
stead of the old "desks of pine boards ex-
tending around the sides" aud benches
without backs, we now have good aud
substantial desks and seats, comfortable
for the children.
This is but half the record, yet it elbows
sufficient to indicate the interest the Dem
Ocratic party has npublic education, and
what it has done toward advancing it in
Carroll county.
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Democratic Meetings.

Tho Democratic meeting at Sanders
store, near Patapseo, on Saturday night
last, was largely attended and very entbu-
siastic. Daniel Stull, ESQ, Democratic
veteran of 50 years, was called to the
Chair, with Messrs. Daniel Ebaugh and
John Smith as Vice Presidents, and Mr..
Frank 7. AewbeIle a. seorptary. The
meeting was addressed by Henry Yander-
ford, Hon. VIM. p Maulsby, DR., Frank
7. Shaw, and Charles Z. Fink. The Pa.
tapsco Band was present and rendered
some choice airs The stand was hand.
sOuSly decorated with flags, wreaths, Lam
terms, ETC.
A meeting was held at Mexico on Thurs
day evening, which was addressed by Hon.
Charles b. Roberts, d. N. Henning, and
james A. Diifenbaugh, Esqrs., and is said
to have been the largest meeting ever
held at Mexico. Each speaker was lis
tened to with marked attention, and fire.
quently applauded,
The meeting was organized by calling
Alpha NJ. Ruby to tho Chair Vice Presi-
dents, Samuel Crawford, Powell Gisgers,
Simon shaifer and Washington Weimert;
Secretary, Joseph A. Abbott.
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At Public Sale, October %, ut /, p. M,
Coach Shop, Dwelling House, and Lot Of
Ground, in Tyrone, Md. Also lot of Person.
al Property. See bills for particulars.
u JosHuA l.OCKARD.
The Old Staten Island Dyeing Establish.
ment, Branch Office ITO West Baltimore
Street, Baltimore, is, as ever, prepared to do
all kinds Of work in their line with neatness-
cheapness and despatch, The superior chars
acter Of their work enables them to please the
most fastidious, and save to the frugal many
dollar. The attention of the ladies of this
vicinity is especially called to their Baltimore
Branch Office.
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No. 1917 EQUITY.

In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
Aaron Bixler, Mortgage, VS.. Jacob +. Shnf.
fer and wife, Morlgagors.
nKDERED this l7th day Of October, A.
~ ID. 1879, that the sale made and reported
in the above entitled cause by Aaron Bixler,
Mortgage, under and by virtue of the power
Of sale contained in the Mortgage from Jacob
L. Shafier and Margaret his wife to him, bear
ing date March S0th, 1873, aud recorded
among the Real Estate Mortgage Records of
Carroll county, in Liber T. I. s., No. IL,
folio 2s8, &C., be finally ratified and confirm.
cd, unless cause TO the contrary be shown on
or before the 18th day of November, next !;
provided copy 4 this order be inserted once
week for three successive weeks in some
newspaper published in Carroll county, Mary
land, before the 10Th day Of November next
The report states the amount Of sale to be
Sls25.0o,
FRANK I. SHAW, Clerk.
True oopy,-Test
oct 1881 FRANK I. SHAW, Clerk.
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Notice to Creditors.

NOTICE is hereby given that the subscri.
a ber has obtained from the Orphans
Court Of Carroll county, letters Testanentary
on the Personal Estate Of
SAMUEL EIcHELBERGER,
late Of Carroll county, deceased. All per.
sons having claims against the deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same with the
vouchers thereof legally authenticated to the
subscriber on or before the 18th day of
May next they may otherwise By law be
excluded from all benefit Of said estate. Those
indebted are requested to make immediate
payment.
Given under my hand this 18th day of
October, 1879.
JAMES P. SUMMERS,
oct 1874 Executor.
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Read Carefully.


On the first page to-day will be found
"Facts for the Peopls--Republicau Record
in Maryland to which We ask attention.
Ga The inside pages viii be found Two
more articles Facts for the People;
chapter from the History of Radicalism in
Maryland, " and "Pacts Cor Mr., Gary and
Mr. Hooper" to which we also ask atien-
tion.
The first and secoad call to mind the
many acts Of violence and oppression Of
the Radical party in Maryland, and their
strenuous efforts TO support their waning
strength BY federal bayoneis, Sc. The
last Is comparison Of taxation in Mary
land aud Baltimore with other States
and cities, in which Il is shown that but
three States in the Dnion have less State
tax than Maryland, and tBa Of those are
Democratic, and that Baltimore city Is
taxed less than other cities Of like size aud
character 10 the country. Consider these
facts. and then remember that Carroll
county has lower tax than any county
10 tbs State
Look At the records and see which party
Ii the less expensive, AID see which party
supports free ballots aud frea elections.
Remember IL this connection, that Hayes
aud Radical United States Senate op-
posed measures keeping U. 5. supervisors,
marshals, inspectors and the federal troops
Away from The polls The Democrats sup
port Gee ballot; tho Republicans obstruct
sha bsiist BY fasoring ,he presence Of
Federal taseae's At the polls.
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Compare ths Records,

Under Radical rule 10 1862 and 1868,
the State taxes were rs cents, and 10 1865
and 1866 the State taxes we're 80 cents.
Then there was no tax for schools. In
1879, under Democratic rule, the State
tax is 1871 cents, 10 cents Of which 70 to
the maintenance Of the public schools.
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DeaAs FFee-IfbHcl, Fotify, &c. Firt ttnls pr Inc
In this city, October l4th, 1879, William
Reese, only child of Upton l.. and Viola W.
Reaver, aged days
In Canal Dover, Ohio. October 10, 1879,
George W. SlingluiT, formerly of this county +,
at an advanced age.
At Stonersville, Oct. 10, 1879, Mrs. Joanna
J. Beggs, aged % years, II months and "A
days.
In this county, September S0th, 1879, Mrs.
Maria Stephan aged A years and q days.
On October 9, 1879, Lizzie, wife ofEphraim
W. Warner, aged % years, 10 months and
DAYS.
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distract from the Sentinel June -, 1878 ]
ave all know that orr party in that city
[Baltimore1 is IN hopeless minority, and
thO smaller it gets year by year the more
determined the fight Of the factions is
wagcd, aud the more uss both make of
corrupt means to compass their ends Fhs
Custom House with its patronage Is the
Mecca to which they look, regardless Of
the means or appliances by which they
shall reach the goal.
4Ihe spectacle prssenisd 10 the people
on the occasion Of ths Republican pEima.
ries iu that city [Baltimore] last Monday
is enough to disgust the best men Of all
parties.
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"Ihe above item of $3.50, mentioned as
bank stock, is claimed by the State Treasurer,
who holds it as belonging to Carroll county,
as appears in the Comptroller's report Of
1876 and, instead of being in the Farmers
Bank of Maryland as stated by the late
Secretary Of the School Board, il is shown to
be in the Central Bank Of Frederick" as
stock held for the use Of the State School
FUND.- and being accounted for by the State
Comptroller, it cannot, at the same time, be
properly claimed as part of the County school
fund available to the School Commissioners.
WILLIAM REESE, President.
oct 1887 j. NJ. NEwsoN, Secretary.
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GTATE OF MARYLAND,
- TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Nnu a. sa..fs n.......


Annapolis, Oct. 10, 1879.
Editors If Democratic 4dcocate,
Matchmaker, Nd
The name Of John II. Diaendal ought not
TO have appeared in the list of parties in mr..
rears 10 the State, sent you for publication.
Mr.. DillendalI sattled the balance due by him
for 1878 on Sept. o, 1879. His name was In.
serted by one Of my clerks IN error Please
omit bis name In future, aud give this expla.
nation one insertion.
TH0S. J. HEATING,
oe' ie'it Comptroller.
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Through Motives Of Economy"

The Seufiael, when not inteFfeFed With
by ever.zcalous partisans, who lack both
ksoHledge and discretion, is disposed to
be fair and just. Itbas been charging the
Democratic commissioners with talsehood
and perjury in publishing the county OK.
penses, recently. Two years ago. in speak
ing Of the reports published by the same
commissioner Mekinstry. Murray and
Deyries--it said
"We are disposed to believe that the re-
ports heretofore published have been con-
densod through motives Of economy