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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-06

~amounts,lm lint wc6pd ihetotal of these
bills is $780, aud, though there is
boiling on bills BRO, der to Indicate
Tive ASSUME that the 5000, order is
composed OF these three hcms, and
we pass it ms correct. Again. wefind
q bill presented TO The Commissioners
for various matters amounting 10
$500. On the back of this bill is an
endersenient by The Commissioners
satiewed from Bridge fund, $50,
County fund 500, Road fund $780,
90. Here is a voucher to three. diff
|fesent funds, all on one paper. and it
FcaiIilot be used~INTELLIGENTIY as a
voucher to but II of these funds.
We find that the customi is to cram all
the bills passed by sthe Commissions
ers at each session into n large envel-
ope or box, without reference TO the
fund from which they are paid, or the
date of payment. We submit that
this is not as it should be, and such a
SYSTEM, or want of system, is ealcu.a-
ted to confuse and complicate the &C
counts and render, them5not only I'M
satisfactory butwliolly lnintelligible.
1t will require thought and EXPERT
AENTto wholly remedy these defects,
bat there are a few points upon which
we feel inclined TO submit some prac-
tical suggestions.
/. Each individual Juror or witness
who is entitled to. draw money-from
the Treasury isentiHedto asEPARATE
certificate from'the CLERK of the Court
to that effect, and it is the duty of the
Clerk TO furnish him with such certi-
ficate, separate from every other per-
sons certificate. As a matter of con-
y%cnience the custom has been for the
Clerk to make out q list of names and
amounts, and certify them in gross.
LIE. bin make o separate certificate
for each man, and hand them in bulk
to the Auditor. The Auditor places
these certificates in a pigeon hole, la
belled "Clerk certificate of fees for
Term.2 A. B. calls for his fees, the
Auditor takes the certificate from the
bundle, issues the order, places a num-
Der onothe voucher@eorresponding
with the number of the order, and
files II in another pigeon hole labelled,
EsYsuahers to County fund for Janua-
ry tS79."as4a ~ k-f
2. The Auditor should have a sepa-
rate order book for each fund, each
having its own series of consecutive
numbers. He should have a pigeon
hole or file box for each fund for the
current month when the Commissions
ers pass upon anumber Of bills and
allow them, they should be placed in
a file box labelled, "Bills allowed
orders not issued" When A. B,
comes in for his order, the Auditor
takes A. BIS bill FROM the file, issues
the order, places a number on the bill
CORRESPONDING with the number O.
She orde5, and places it in the "cur.
Trent month" box of the fund tosw
!. it belongs.
If a bill is paid from two or more
! different funds, let the bill be filed a.
: a voucher to the fund from which tn
/. largest amount is paid, and let slip
be fled in lien of vouchers to the 9th
t er funds containing a memorandum
HSee Voucher No. -, -- fund.
I At the end of each month let thes,
] vouchers be tied up, properly labelled
r aud placed in a safe and convenien
place. When the annual report
0 made out let the numbers of order
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-06

z SUGGESTIONS Il
To 1ravslers, ,as sceR as to those
seeking New Homes IN TIE


The summer Of 1875 viii long be remembered by
many on account OF me extreme heat. as well as
the TERRIBLE PLAGUE that had visited GER
tain sections OF our country. Therefore, II you
are about TAKING TRIP To THE YES
either for pleasure or TO look out a location for a
NEW HOME, stee ~tp'iocate on Tor nearly sol,
tho SAME LATITUDE IN WHICH YOU FOR
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You viii escape the severe climatic changes and
fevers incident to North or South, consequently
you viii experience no POOR HEALTH, which
Is great drawback TO the new settler, and in
this way you become PRODUCERS At ONCE,
The HANNIBAL & ST. JOSEPH r r.. is locat-
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Missouri, where there Is no plague or pestilence.
and upon which line THOUSANDS OF HAPPY
SETTLERS ARE LOCATED, and on account of
the wonderful fertility of The soil. together with
the BEST OF MARKETS have become INDE-
PENDENT, and surrounded ashley are with the
BEST OF SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES, togeth-
er with all the HOME COMFORTS, are a pros
porous and happy people.
For rates, maps. time tables, &C., apply to
either OF the following agents:
R. TENBRoECK.
Genl Eastern Agent, 3l7 Broadway, N. Y
J. A. S. REED,
Gent Tray. Agent, 50 Clark ST., Chicago
C. w. BoARDMAN,
Pass. Agent, Decatur, Ill.
p PENFIELD,
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Feb. 6, 1879.
The chronological journal and

II hSiOSiN OOuih1h III
Science OF Heelth for March, maintains its usual
high standard of excellence. The subjects of this
number, which are specially noteworthy, are Ca
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How Faculties combine in Manifestation, and
The Relations of the Organs TO Pursuit, constitute
the chapters In the fresh i~nstallment of Brain and
Mind; Francis Murphy receives fair consideration
attfe hands of a contributor. A clergyman of evil
dent experience writes of Conversation and its Eff
feet on the Shape of the Head. Mrs. Preston con-
tributes a story illustrative OF 0ver-Zeal in House
hold System. A well illustrated sketch entitled.
Two Great Cities of the Gear, will attract atlen-
ton, and so will an extremely interesting articles
on Baths among the Greeks and Romans, which
shows that the acieuts were by no means lacking
in hydrophatlc learning and skill, Miss Colman
treats of Cheese in her agreeable and searching
style. The notes on Science and Agriculture are
as full of useful hints as ever. The Editorial De-
partment is also we'll supplied. In fact all the de-
partments of this most valuable monthly are brim-
ming with matters of practical interest to man,
woman. and child, and every topic is presented in
that clear style which adapts il to the reading OF
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cents, or $500 a year, with very attractive prem
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The Prince of Periodicals-For

household reading, Woods Magazine, the March
number of which is already before us, has Justly
been styled THE Prince of Periodicals" 1t is o
well known fact that the really smart things
which make any authors reputation are but small
proportion of all his published writings. Mr..
Woods plan is to select from the world of litera-
ture only the VERY BEST articles, which are class
~ifedCinto about thirty different departments, COM
prising almost every variety of amusing, ~intsrest-
Ing and ins tructive household topics. We are es-
pecially requested to announce that this notice
will count as one dollar In payment for something
which no temperance reader can afford to do with
out. Hence W. advise every hater of rum, tobacco
and opium to cut this ont ami forward to $, 8.
WooD, Tribune Building, New York City. Also
enclose loo. for sample copy of the Magazine.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-06
NEW MUSIC.

Golden Years are passing by. A
new song aud chorus by Will L. Thompson, au-
thor OF the fsmou= soug, Gathering Shells. -
Nearly half a million copies have been cold of this
authors beautiful com 20 >itions. Ifyou want hi,
latest and prettiest song, order Golden Years are
passing by. Any music dealer will send IT for 8;
cents. published by w. L. THOMPSON & co.
East Liverpool, o.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-06
zokhe Heas6hes Court Of Comm
Pleas Of Pre6ie County, Ohio:

tcue " fcOtS NU""tyi Otsto'
Your Coinmiitcc appointedtoexam-
ine the report of the County. Commits
%siouers for the year cnding Sept. Isl,
1873, beg leave TO report as follows:
There arc MANY Obstacles in the.
way ora satisfactory examination Of
the financial transactions ofihe corln-
~ Commissioners, resulting from
what we regard as detects in the sys-
iem.o of Keeping The accounts, allowing
claims, issuing orders &c II is pre-:
bable that no order has been issued
upon the coRnly Treasury that is not
supported by a proper voucher, but
the difficulty hes ia FINDING the
voucher, without an expenditure of
time that would be regarded rs un-
reasonable and un warranted s
So far as we have tested tie correct
ness Of the accounts (Which we have
done in reference to the more impor-
tan items of expenditure VIC have
found the orders supported by vonch-
ers, but TO have made this test as TO
every item of expenditure, would
have inyolycdsmuch time and labor,
by reason ofthe defects mentioned,
aud some of which are more particu-
larlly pointed out hereafter.
A former Committee suggested that
the Commissioners NORTHUMBERLAND
report more in detail. This suggestion
has been adopted to a considerable
extent, but there are some of the ex-
penditures yet given in gross that
should be given more in detail. 1t
would perhaps extend the report to
too great a length to give the name of
each juror and witness who received
an order, but it would notadd greatly
TO the length of the report, and would
be much more satisfactory iif the
amounts paid Jurors and Witnesses
each month in the year, or each term
of court, were separately stated. fal
We here refer to some of the diff
culties that we have encountered in
our labors. Our object has beenfo
find a voucher forseSery orderissued.
Now suppose that atthe Nov. Term,
1877, of the Court of Common Pleas,
the Clerk of the COMMENSURATE the
County Auditor a list Of thirty jurors,
and perhaps a hundred witnesses,
who were entitled 10 draw their fees
from the County Treasury. One-hali
these may get their orders at once.
but the other half may call at yariou;
times within the year aud gel theil
orders, some, indeed may not call fol
two or three years. We find one or.
der issued to a. B. for$2, Jury fee
Nothing is said as to the term, or The
year in which the services were ren,
dered. The certificate upon which
the order was Issued is on file SOME
WHERE but we have no means of find
ing it, except BY going through al
the certificates on file nmtiLwe fine
the right one, aud ever then we hayl
no means of knowing but that Al
may have rendered services as Juro
at another time, and that another or
der NAV have been Issued therefor
Again, in the disbursements from tn
bridge fund, for instance, we, find tina
nnz order was issued to A. b, for, So,
5000. We look for the voucher, bu
fail TO find it, we find however, n BIZ
presented by A. B. and allowed 70
$50, another for $25. and another fo
1880. We end no orders for thes
-
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-06
Are You Going West?

The question is asked simply for the
purpose of calling your attention to the
through cars, quick time, prompt con-
nections in Union Depots, and extreme
ly low rates by the popular PAN-HAN.
Ill ROUTE.
W-FOr time tables, rates and infor.
nation, address w. L. O'Brien, Genera]
Passenger Agent, Ne. 519 North High
Street, Columbus, Ohio.
MARLIN
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-06
Saturday, March o. '79

between the hours of l and O'Clock
D. m. of said day, the following real
estate, situate in Preble county, Ohio,
and bounded and described as fol-
lows, to-wit: O
Being a part of the southeast quar-
ter of section 80, township, Z, range 2
east; beginning at a certain beech
tree on the west side OF Big Paint
creek, standing OH the side of the hill
of which tree has been marked by the
parties; and thence east-t the section
line /; thence along the said line north
to the corner OF the said quarter (;
thence west to the middle Of said sec
ton ; thence south from the said line
to the place of beginning, containing
so acres. Excepting however so much
of said excepted piece is described as
follows: Commencing at u cotton
wood tree on the south line of said
tract, about 10 or20 Pods west Of the
east line of said quarter, running
thence north parallel with the east
line of said quarter ofland hereby
conveyed is supposed to be 40 acres,
save and except 40 square rods of
land out of the southeast corner Of
said tract Of land, decided to Isaac
Reed by Morris Doty, and SAID re-
served piece supposed to contain 10
acres and l40 rods OF land, more or
less; as well as the following piece of
land, situate in Preble county, Ohio,
and described us follows:
Being a part of the southeast quar-
ter of section 80, township {, range 2
east, and bounded and described as
follows, to-wit: beginning at the
northeast corner Of the southeast
quarter. Of section 80, and running
south sc degrees, west 1886 rods TO a
corner on The north line of The. quar-
ter; thence south 1912. cast parallel
with the section line 1928 rods to a
corner near a large cottonwood tree,
north SO degrees, east 1886 rods to o
corner on the section line; thence
north OH the section line 92.2S rods to
to the place of beginning, lilo acres
of land, be the same more or less.
Appraised at $27.o0 per acre.
Terms cash.
w. II. SNYDER, Sheriff.
HUBBARD & FREEMAN, Attys.
feb20-tds
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cd FeiIows' Building
&IoO.OOO.
CasIi Capital

We do a general banking business, i'm all its variedf forms, receive deposits,
buy and SELL exchange, and make collections, home or foreign. Oh reasonable
charges. 81 .aa4eetsf sa 5ascao-4 {. f. BROOKE, President.
|rvWM. ~ Brook, Cashier. = t5sss saasas assasa Jhpe II, lS74t.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-06

Hogs are worth from So to $3.50.
wheat 81 cents per bushel, oats l6
cents aud corn 26 cents.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-06
ANNOUNCING EMIT.
Notice of Appointment

Estate Of John Eslinger, deceased.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
~ undersigned has been duly ap-
pointed and qualified as Administrator
of the estate OF John Eslinger. late of
Preble county, Ohio, deceased.
feb20-S LUCIAN KOONS.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-06
Pee uniary Aid Given Those Needing It,

MANUAL LABOR given ,t%%T Womb ssg%atse snsnsns Large dhsoans% d.agh.rsn
in eeyatmg ue semmarde of mhda& hooh, Tuition Free hgvent ne tmcher irons each county
Rev a smith, u 10 Chcago says feel warantedn mi ronouncngt this schoLf for all
hghestp umnsesf edncmdon,o neof thu best in mr knowledge We rHgadU as unsurGsed in
the West, whether asrspectih the udctNsnesso the rcphneor tes ubsdnhaiv aue -ofhem-
/ ADEPARfMENTOF TELEGRAPHY Established Jamry, EN3 nrnhed II the fmt I'M
InmyedI nsrnmrn and in Charge fne xperucedap Operator ahmsr e oppofnnHyG TORS students 20
for peaanra land lucrative business Aid to prcur situations given the hMoughy c0m-
p@nt seeA Adv Md sn ss1 1s s.p q 1 IN H9 he her s & y nm p rsr Gr" sea ssdi e
June27 1881 CARROLL COUNTY, ILLINOIS,.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-06

81 MOTIFS VI Catherine Clark for hesmng shoalI be balance oil Potengern note 80
In thef@ho h~tneas feesan unclaimed costs the amount was omitted should be
= q 1871 Va zNAgA4 VI fNE q a waekas AUDITOR.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-06
SheriM's Sale.

Jacob Fudge vs.. Joseph Gauger and
Sarah Gauger. Preble Court of
Common Pleas. Order of sale on
mortongo. Case No. 4247,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-06

PURSUANT TO AN ORDER OF
L sale issued from the Court OF
Pleas. within aud for the
county of Preble and State of Ohio.
and to me directed, will offer for
sale at public auction, at the door OF
the Court House, in Eaton, in said
county, on
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-06
Report of Committee,

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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-03-06

BAEJKINJG
New-York tribune., 1879-01-01
CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY.

FOUR BROOKLYN OFFICIALS INDICTED.
CITY WORKS COMMISSIONERS FLAHEKTY AND BEN
NETT AxD TWO sUPERiETENDENTs OF BUREAUS
ALLEGED TO HAVE COSsPIRID TO DEfRACD The
CITY OF $4,000.
The December Grand Jury in Kings County
took large amount OF testimony in reference to charges
that John W. Flahery and George g. Bennett. COmns-
siOners of City Works, had been guilty Of placing on the
payros Of that department the names Of men who ala
no work. Among the witnesses Mayor Howell
President Massey, OF the Department OF City WorKs
General Henry " SlOcum, and a number OF the alleged
employees About $50 persons in ALL IL is said, were ex
amined by the Grand jury besides large number Oi
books and documents About week ago the Grand
Jury adjourned until yesterday morning, ana IL was
generally supposed that indictments were to be drawn
against the Commissioners In the interval. This proved
10 be the Yesterday the Grand Jury reassemben
and after brief session proceeded 10 the Court of ses
siOus where indictment for conspiracy was presented
against Commissioners FaheIty and Bennett Peter
Milne Jr, Water Purveyor, and Michael j. Dady. super
teDdent OF Sewers Of the Department OF City Works
The indictment Is bulky document, covering about
200 pages and contains three counts The transactions
alleged therein took place during september. OCTOBER
and November Of last year The fret count after TO
New-York tribune., 1879-01-01
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY l. 1870

citing the law of 1873 providing for the establishment OF
the Department OF City Works alleges that October
l. 1873, Nessrs Flaherty, Bennett, Dady and Milne
spired 10 deimud the City OF BROOKLYN out Of $J0000
This count further charges that John W. Flahcrty, in
pursuance OF this conspiracy, October secretly d
fcctcd Mr. Dady to place name OF John waen upon
The pay roll OF the Sewer Bureau when there
was occasion for his services; that Mr.
Dady certified that Wallcn lad done twelve
days work during October. and should he paid Sls,
days and that Messrs Faheriy and Bennett approved
this pay roll although they knew that the work had not
been done. Similar charges are made III Sixty othcr pnr-
agraphe change being made IN the names and amounts
In the second count seventy other employees, whose
names are withheld, alleged 10 have been placed
fraudulcntly tic payros, ana III the thlTd count
more charges OF u similar character are made.
-Four other indictments against these officials were
also presented 10 the Court yesterday hut II is not
known what charges they contain. IL wns
stated that the other indictments were Tor
msdemeanor mafeasance in office and felony. The in
Of SESSIONS in few days and plead 10 the Indictment.
No for their arrest Will be Issued but they Will
he required furnish hail few days ago Mayor
Howell wrote General CatlD, calling his attention 10
the Importance OF the against the City Works Com
msioners and advising that additional counsel he
gagged assist him. At his suggestion General Bena-
min +. Tracy has been employed.
The indicted officials declined to speak at length in
reference toe charges They have engaged counsel
John T. Parsons General Roger A. Pryor Jesse johnson
and ID. y. Barnard. Commissioner Bennett said d"
have nothing fear from the Grand jury from
other sourse. Since / have been III the Department
have cDdeav0rcd To conduct It's affairs as would my
private business and never. intentionally or 9th
erwise, did anything wTOng to my knowledge" Mr.,
Bennett Is Republican III politics, and commissioner
Flaherty is prominent member Of the Independent
Democratic organization. Mr. Dady and Mr.. Milne are
RPUIbllCdus.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-01
MR.. STEDMAN ~ TIE CHARTER OIh CASE

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Dec. 3O.-1n the Charter
Oak conspiracy to-day. the principal witness was
Jobn W. stedmau. Insurance Commissioner for
Connecticut who related his knowledge OF the
arrangement by which FurDer came INTO lnc
company IN 1875 by contributing MORTGAGE 'or sooo
ono -, tho assets He became satisfied long before that
that there ought 10 be change in the management and
upon looking into the proposition made by Fnrber he be-
came satisfied the mortgage would swell the assets
without becoming direct liability All he was seeking 70
do was lift the eompany OUT oi ts troHps' ' III" ha
ash.n he had examined the matter Iully, nc
nnDe Ina formal approval TO the transae-
lion At the time of adjournment ior tne
rIsrd IL is that the defence will Introduce
no more witnesses which viii make IL po-Spe 10 rthen
me s1inu,,ng up Tomorrow and ~ have the case de-
eiled before tue week closes.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-01
FIGHTING FOR STREET BOOTHS.

A suit has been begun by the Commissioners
OF the sinking Fund, beh f ot the Clerk Of the Mar
kcts To restrain Joseph Bnmcntha'. the head OF the
Bureau of OhsrnctOns in Allan Campbclls department,
from removing the stalls which cucumber Vasey and
other streets about Washington Market The CORPORA
tion Counsel takes with the Department Of Public
Works he plaintiffs are represented by John :. Law,
ava Eliot SanGiOrd on their behalf II IL urged
that the city's right license vcndcrs stalls within 300
wards OF market has alwats existed, ana that ls
continuance wa~ implied by the charter OF 1873.
George =. Andrews in reply read an uihdlVlt OF Mt
Binmenthai that thc citys revenue from these stalls
amounted to only $1,000 year. He admitted ne DUTY
Of TrcScIvluy the city nucs, hut insisted mat a
higher duty To keen the cy streets free for egtl-
mate purposes Judge Van Worst reserved his decision.
New-York tribune., 1879-01-01
THE NEW STEAMSHIP LINE.
SEVEN OF THE UNICORN STEAMERS on THE WAY TO
THIS PORT.

SEVEN OF THE UNICORN STEAMERS on THE WAY TO
THIS PORT
!. C.. Seager, the agent OF the Unicorn Line,
denies the rumOr that only two of the promised fleet o
fourteen iron steamers coming mere lie
said recently that the Cosmopolitan Iotue, Nellie
Ioposhaw Zanzibar, Amelia. Elphnst0ne ana
Ionns had already started from Europe, and that
,bev were marked on maritime register ~ arrive
looking forhc arrival OF ore or more OF them daily
,hc Iottie having sailed from Malaga December D. Ills
ro.u,.nt with the Eew-York Central Road. lie Gays
nrovdes that the vessels shall be loaded direct AT the
railroad company's elevators az SlhS-hrst-st' ana
from there he claims that they VIII DC cent
~, varous European ports at the risk OF the shppers
r,e will show !" he aided, that every one OF me
. no " vrsseIs already named Will return from Europe
n cont,nue In the same business until MT Nahuerpi
a aus The required notice and aoiOeates .ne
hareemcnt IL rates should prove LuIn rum
s no steamship line would continue TO run ID n an t
Serbis 1nIc-cst for number OF year. at lhe eIi % T
banbr1,ntcy The Unicorn Line VIII iaohup NY ~.
the through freight that arrives at 'he i?9 oih,?9
~, street Elevator This Will make r".nns
80 a cents per 100 pounds now enlOiccu ~ @ @otnoI
IacSs intend 10 HI those wbaiVes Win Us n nnn2
stsamars IA they can possibly hold until MI
hv nntice as by the agreement. tells me 70
Several engagements were made monuaJ Vn ,i,S
nj of the NewYOrk Central Road Ior lnroas.
,pra,sbt bg this line. The cards TOT .he ,
s,..,ner of this llDe were Issued Mohuay t a'
.ssai being the Lotte for HAMBURG on or nbou' 'n %
neTv IL The Nellie will follow. The ecard reaus Inc