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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-16
Ind,an yi,,tor. 10 the Pre.tdent.

Charles Thompson, principal chief of the
Cherokee Nation, delegates D. b. Ross,
Samuel Smith, W. P. Adair, and S. H. Down
ing, of the Cherokee Nation, F. Porter and
D. Hodges, of the Creeks, and Gen. B. F.
Overton, of the Chickasaws, called upon the
President on the 9th. Chief Thompson and
Porter made brief speeches, stating their
people were in a prosperous condition, and
were opposed to the transfer of Indians to
the War Department. The President re-
Piled that he was exceedingly glad to hear
that the Indians of the Indian Territory
were doing SO well, and wished that
they would continue to prosper and Gull
tivate the arts and sciences of civilization,
and advance in the various branches of
education. He said the points presented
by delegations were now being considered
by government, and that, so far as he was
concerned, would do all he could to have
the views and wishes of the Indians carried
out. Above all, he would see that the
treaties with the Indians should be faith.
fully observed by the government. Secre-
tary Schurz, COMMISSIONS Hayt, and In.
spector Hammond were present during the
interview.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-16
Home and Farm Items.

THE black sulphide of silver, which
forms on plated and silverwares, may be
removed at once by wiping the surface
with a rag wet with aqua ammonia and
without the trouble of rubbing.
A BARREL of plaster should be kept
in a handy place in every stable and
manure cellar. Where this is used con-
stantly, there will be freedom from the
usual strong odor of stables and fer
menting manures. and a saving of
valuable material which would otherwise
escape.
I MET a dealer in the tanning of
leather, who possessed much knowledge
of his occupation, and he told me that
the sap gathered from the chestnut as
the sap from the maple, is one of the
best tanning juices or materials for the
curing of the hides of goats, calves,
and all young cattle, ETC., to become
soft, pliable, tough, and yet durable
Exchange.
Potato pufs: Take cold roast meat
beef or mutton, or veal and ham to-
gether-clean from gristle, cut small and
season with pepper and salt, and cut
pickles, if liked. Boil and mash some
potatoes, make them into a paste with
an egg. and roll out, dredging with
-four. Cut round with a saucer; put
some of the seasoned meat upon one-half
and fold the other like a puff; pinch
neatly round and fry a light brown.
This is a good method of warming up
meat which has been cooked.
A CORD of manure contains one hun
dred and twenty-eight feet, and a cubic
foot of manure, which contains seventy
five per cent. of water, weighs about
fifty pounds; thus a cord of ma.
nure will weigh nearly three and one-half
tons. There is no appreciable difference
between the weight of horse and cow
manure, except when fresh; then the
cow manure is somewhat heavier, be-
cause it holds more water. When they
are decomposed they will weigh about
the same.-American Agricultural.
ROAST goose: Geese and ducks, if
old, are better if parbo' led before they
are roasted. Put them on in sufficient
water to cover them, and simmer about
two hours. Make a s%tufing with four
onions, one ounce of green sage chopped
fine, a large cupful. of stale bread
crumbs, and the same of mashed pota-
toes, one te~aspoonful of butter, a little
pepper and salt, and one unbeaten egg
mix them we'll together, and stuff the
body of the goose; then place in the
oven, and bake about an hour and a half.
Serve with apple sauce.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-16

The ventilation of ~cupboards is one of
those minor matters that are frequently
overlooked in the erection of houses,
while the want OF a thorough draught
is apt to make itself unpleasantly appar-
ent to the smell. The remedy of the de-
feet is, however, very simple: if possible,
have perforations made through the
back wall of the closet, and a few in the
door; when the wall of the closet can
not be perforated, bore holes freely in
the door on the top and bottom. To
prevent dampness, with the accompany
ing unpleasantness and injurious effects
of mildew in c%upboards, a tray of quick
lime should be Kept, and changed from
time to time as the lime becomes Stacked.
This remedy will also be found useful in
safes or imminent rooms, the damp air
of which is often destructive to valuable
deeds and other contents,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-16

A terrible accident occurred four miles
east of Nicholasville, KY , a few night since,
In which three lives were lost. A house in
which an old colored man named Jordan
Gaines lived, together with his grandchild
and another family, was destroyed by fire,
burning the old man and ~grandchild to
death. The woman was aroused by the
burning roof falling in, and made her es-
cape from the building with a small child
of her own, which she laid down, and in
her excitement and horror forgot it until it
was fr, zen to death. The old man was
found with his head in the fireplace literally
burned into q crisp. Gaines built a large
fire during the night, from which the house
probably caught after he had fallen asleep
in his chair.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-16

ments which these criminal parasites levy
IN individuals and communities, nearly
equals the whole State. taxation, and recon-.
mends vigorous measures of relief.
The message of Governor Andrews, of
Connection, opens with congratulations
upon specie resumption, and the hope OF q
return to property. The Governor fayors
allowing women property holders to vote
upon questions affecting property.
On January IL, Judge L. v. Resor, of
Tensas, Chairman of the Democratic Com.
mittee, testified regarding the fusion
organization in that parish, which included
such Republicans as Judge Cordell and
Sheriff Register. He said after this we
declined to appoint a committee to con.
fer with Fairfax. The differences that sub.
sequently arose, 1 am convinced, did not
arise from political causes. Captain Peck
visited Fairfax's house for no political pur.
pose. The umo spread that the color line
was to be drawn. People felt alarmed, and
my opinion is Peck vent to Fairfax to ex-
p~ostulate and induce him to withdraw from
his purpose of arraying the blacks against
the whites. Peck was shot down, and in the
fight that ensued several negroes were
wounded, and one afterward died. This
was the starting point of the troubles, and
the question became no longer political,
but a contest between whites and blacks.
The negroes at once massed in large mum
bers, and it became necessary to restore
peace. For this purpose Judge Cordell and
Sheriff Register assembled a posse to put
down the disturbance. Warrants were is.
sued for the arrest of Fairfax, but could
not be served, owing to negroes who focked
around him. Everything was peaceable
and quiet on election day.
George Norwood, of Caddo, the next wit.
ness, appeared with his head bandaged, and
spoke with difficulty, having been shot in
the face in the Caledonia affair. He test,
fed that the first shot was fred by the
negroes at him. He did not fire a shot
that day. Is a Republican and always
worked for the negroes, and thought il
hard they should. be the first to shoot him.
1t was reported that the negroes had arms
stacked in Reem's house, and he started
there with Mcneil, Deputy Sheriff, to take
possession of the arms, fearing the threat
ened disturbance by negroes, and as they
approached the house they were fred upon
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-16
Lout.Iana Inye.tieation.


The Teller Committee, appointed under
the Blaine resolution, commenced its in
v~estigations in New Orleans ON the 18th.
Several witnesses were examined OBJ the
Republican side, from the Parish of Nachi-
toches, who testified to intimidation and
terrorism at the elections in September.
At the meeting Of the Teller Committee
at New Orleans, on the 9th, VIM D. Rollins,
of Tensas, testified. He is a Democrat, but
was a candidate on the Independent ticket
at the last election. Saw no outrages COM
mitted. Saw a body of fifteen armed men
at the poll on election day, under Hard
boro, Deputy Sheriff. Thinks intimidation
frightened the negroes SO much that they
staid away from the polls, and that if the
negroes had voted they would have had a
majority of one thousand. At the close of
the election he demanded a count of votes
at poll No. 1, but it was refused, and a
band of armed men took the box to st.
Joseph.
J. B. Loscey, of Tensas, testified he was
one of the posse of Snerif Register sum-
moned to -disperse the negroes, whom it
was rumored were massing at Boss Place
for the purpose of attacking Waterproof.
Register had about forty armed men. On
the way we heard hat the negroes had
massed, and that firing had commenced be-
tween them and our advanced guard of two
men. The order wa then given to advance
and fire. The firing was down in the direc-
ton of where the negroes were supposed to
be massed. The negroes were in their
quarters, and when we fred one volley they
dispersed. Two or three negroes were
wounded; don't think there were any
killed.
Frank Watson (colored) was the next
witness. He lived eight miles from Water
proof, and was, told by a Democratic friend
that the place was getting too hot for him
that he had better clear out. He ran away,
leaving his partly gathered crop to take
care of itself. That day there were fifty OF
sixty armed men from Ouachita in Water
proof. Saw them put a rope around anegre
boys neck because he would not answer
question they asked him. Took to tht
woods, being told that the crowd wanted
him. There were four negroes in the woods
hiding. Hid for nine days, and then wen
to Plaquemines. Witness then said: Don
intend to 60 back, because l don't think i
would be exactly safe. AS l never did any
thing to be driven away for, / feel now tina
1 nave testified against them, it would b,
worse than before"
Other colored witnesses testified that OF
the day of the election, there was a riot il
Caledonia, Caddo Parish. The riot com
menced after the voting was over, and tire
negroes were killed.
Witnesses testified to general intimidation
of negroes in Caddo.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-16
Execution OF Moncn.L

Juan Mcncasi, who attempted to assas-
sinate the King of Spain on the 25th of
October last, was executed on the morning
of January 4. At midnight the prisoner
made a will, leaving his property to his
wife. At Eve O'Clock he attended mass at
eight he was led from the prison and taken
in a carriage to the scaffold, which he
mounted without support, and listening to
the a~dmonitions of the priests. Two bat
talions of troops were drawn up around
the scaffold. An immense number of spec
tators were present. Tse Diario EspGnol
says Moncssi, before his execution, gave
his clnfessor instructions to make a per-
sonal communication to the King.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-16
Eighth of January.

The Eighth o. January" Jackson's
Day"-was celebrated at Columbus, Ohio,
by an enthusiastic gathering of the De
mocracy. Speeches were made by Ewing,
Bishop, Pendleton, Converse, Neil, Ward,
Spear, of the Cincinnati Enquirer, and
others, and letters were read from Judges
Thurman and Hoadly. At Tammany Hall,
New York, a grand ball was given in the
evening in commemoration of the day.
rammany was crowded with the 81 te of the
city, and a magniicently decorated marble
bust of General Jackson, surrounded by
costly flowers, stood over the music stand.
Augustus Schell and Comptroller Kelley
headed the Committee of Reception, and
Arthur Leary stood at the head of the Floor
Committee. Grafula's full orchestra, aug
mentsd by c~ontingents drawn from the
other city bands, furnished music for the
dances and promeuades. Private boxes
were occupied by many distinguished
guests. At midnight the members of the
Society spread a grand banquet for their in
vited guests in the great dining hall Of the.
building.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-16
Revolving i'm a Water Wheel.

Mr.. Richard C. Anderson, Jr, was Sc
verely injured at the pillow works on the
hydraulic, in the eastern part of Dayton,
Ohio. He entered the water wheel for the
purpose of detaching the heavy cakes of ice
which had lodged there. He had succeeded
in ~dislodging the ice on one side, so that
the wheel, which was not made fast, started
to r~evolve, carrying Mr.. Anderson once
around with it before it could be stopped,
and he was badly banged with the huge
Jumps of ice which were loosed in the
framework. He made, a very narrow escape
with his life. He received prompt care and
medical aid, and at last accounts was rest
ing more comfortably than was expected
from the severity of his injuries.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-16
P FOR
The Fiction Of the "sheep,s Foot...

The Fiction OF the "Sheep's FO0t."-
The erroneous notion, still current in
various quarters, that something can
come of nothing by the gracious aid of
sheep, is successfully combated by a
practical fock-master, who, writing in
the Cincinnati Times, presents in
sprightly fashion a few truths for whom
they may concern: -
We frequently see absurd statements
to the effect that :" the sleeps foot turns
all to gold; )" and that there is no steadier
or surer way to fertilize a barren field
than to put a flock of sheep to pasture
upon the briers and weeds in it; that, in
effect, sheep will live upon the poorest
food and make the richest manure, and
are thus the very best stock a farmer
can keep on his farm. But those
who have been there" know better.
" Sheep are always An unhappy flock"
-oves semper intelir pecus-wrole the old
author Virgil, and, many a man who
has been deiuded into keeping sheep in
the vain hope of finding gold in their
foet-tracks has found out the truth
about it."
Now, having been through the mill,
and having turned defeat into. victory
by disabusing my mind of the common
f~allacies about sheep, 1 warn intending
shepherds that there is no other do
nestle animal that needs better care or
food for profitable thrift than sheep;
that out of their finely grinding manure
mill comes nothing that is not first put
into the hopper; that yet with proper
1000 I'D ELL a -aH-oalaotad AooE Of
the right kind of sheep, in the right
place, can be made to pay one hundred
per cent. ON their cost every year. 1t is
true that a flock will clear q field of
weeds, briers and rubbish, and will en-
rich it; but it will not live upon these.
To relish this rough heritage, the
sheep must be fed literally upon sup
Elementary food, such as bran, meal,
cut clover, grass, or green corn-fodder,
and always a pint a day per head of lin
seed oil-cake meal, bran or other grain
food. Then with this alloy, the Sleeps
foot will take on a golden tinge, and will
edge with gold the farmers pocket, by
making his poor lands rich; giving him
at the same time a lamb or two and
fleece every year. A field may be en-
riched, too, by sowing rape seed, at the
rate of a peck per acre, and when the
crop is of thrifty growth, the sheep may
be turned in to eat it down through thu
late fall and early spring; thus fitting i
for a crop Of corn, oats or roots mex
year. But the sheep must have theil
pint per day of bran or oil meal evel
then.
The fact is, sheep are n spread
ers, rather than manure makers. w
feed them with the material; they tax
their pay out Of it, and give US back tn
remainder, transformed into a sub
stance of equal value-because it i
more available-with that which the,
receive, and they get fat meanwhile ii
doing it. just as we give the mint
bag Of gold dust. and we get back ex
actly the same weight of gold dollars
while the coiners are fed upon it-bu
without the dust we get no dollars. 8
with sheep, if we don't feed them witt
the materials needed to make fat TO
themselves and rich manure for us, the
will be as improbable as Pharaoh
lean kline.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-16
Prize Awarded.

The prize of one hundred dollars offered
by the New Orleans Times for the best poem
written by a %Southerner on the subject of
the yellow fever and the charity that it in
spired, has been awarded by a committee of
examination TO Mr.. Henry Guy Carleton,
of New Orleans, who is only t~wenty-seven
years old, and is a son of the late General
James b. Carleton, of the United States
Army. He took for his subject "Andro-
media Uunchained" There were one hun.
dred and fifty competitors for the prize.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-16
Cement for Fractur.d goofs.-,

Cement for fractured Hoofs.-M.
Delay, a Frenchman, has discovered a
preparation by means of which it is
claimed that sand-cracks or fractures in
hoof or horn may be durably cemented
up. Even pieces of iron can be securely
joined. together by its means. The
only %precaution necessary for its sue
cessful application is the careful re-
moval of all grease by sal ammoniac,
sulphide of carbon, or ether. M. Delay
makes no secret of its composition,
which is as follows: "Take one part
of coarsely-powdered gun ammoniacum,
and two parts of gutta percha in pieces
the size Of a h~azelnut. Put them in a
tin-lined vessel, over a slow fire, and stir
constantly until thoroughly mixed.
Before the thick, resinous mass gets
cold, mold into sticks like sealing-wax."
The cement will keep for years, and,
when required for use, it is only neces-
sary to cut off a sufficient quantity,
and remeltit Immediately before appli.
cation
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-16

A few mornings since, some friends en-
tered the store of Mr.. R. W. Malone, at
Beckley Station, Kyy IN the Shelbyvi lie
branch Of the Short inc Railroad, and found
everything in a state at confusion and dis
order. Malone was lying on the floor hor-
ribly mutilated, his head being cut in such
q manner that his features were scarcely
recognizable. 1t was evident he had made
q bitter struggle to defend himself. as his
hands we're also horribly m~angled. The
wounds appeared as though they had been
inflicted by some sharp instrument, proba'
bly, a Ratchet.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-16
burned tn Crs.p.

About two o'clock in the morning re-
GENTLY a woman's shrieks arose from q. dis,
reputable place OIL Yine-street, Philadel.
phis. Acrowd in the bar-room heard the
cries and rushed upstairs in hot haste, and
found q little room all ablaze, and through
the smoke and flames they could dimly see
the figure of a woman throwing her hands
in the air as If to fight away the flames in
which she was enveloped, and crying,
"Helpl helpt for Gods sake, save mel"
When finally the FIRE was controlled the
wretched woman lay on the floor, dead,
her body burned absolutely to q crisp.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-16
Gnrcelon Electea Gorernor OF Maine.

Alonzo Garcelon was elected Governor of
Maine by the Legislature, receiving twenty
one votes to ten for Joseph l.. Smith.
Every Republican Senator voted for
Garcelon. The vote in the House
stood as follows: Alonzo Garce-
Ion, eighty-fve; Joseph L. Smith, eighty
FIVE; Selden Conner, sixty.four; Frederick
ROble, ~sixty.tour. Que absent on each side.
At the convention Of both branches for the
election of State officers, nominees of the
Demoeratic-G reenback caucus were elected
as follows: Secretary of State, Edward a.
Grove; State Treasurer, Charles A. White
Acknowledgement, VIM. A. Mcclellan; AID
utant-G General, Samuel D. Leayitt.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-16
snuh for Gen. Grnnt.

At the meeting of the Town Conncil of
Cork, after several bitter speeches by
Catholic members, a motion that the letter
Of the United Sta'es Consul at Queenstown,
announcing Gen. Grants coming, be simply
marked, "Read," was carried without a
dissenting vote. A previous motion to
give General Grant a proper reception was
ignored.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-16
Indian Stampede.

If the dispatches from the frontier are to
be credited, thirty Indians have been trans
ferred from the care of the Interior De-
Partment in a summary manner. The other
night an attempt was made by the hostile
Cheyennes, who have been confined in Fort
Robinson, to escape. Two of the guards
were killed in the mutiny. and the lives of
thirty savages were taken in the hunt
which followed ON the plains.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-16
somerbi.r Unu.uaI in FLORIDA.

Drizzling rain with sleet fell at Jackson
vile, Fla, during the cold spell. Their
mometer falling to thirty degrees Every
thing was covered in the morning with a
coat Of thin ice. This is almost unpre-
cedented, Aothing of the kind having been
known for al least thirty years, if ever. 1t
is not known yet whether the orange trees
and fruit are injured. Snow fell in consid.
cradle quantity as far south as Dupont, Ga,
and trains arriving at Jacksonville from
Savannah were covered with it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-01-16
The Markets.

@CMNATI. - Flour-Patent, IS 1907; winter
8 IS; superdne, q 1893; low grades, s2@2 O. Bye
wheat, white, s29ssc:; red and amber, s7gslc,;
No 2 red, sl@s2c.; No 8, ss@soc. Rye, No. 2 held
at 5l@s2c. No. s, ls@6oc rejected. 4b@lsc. Corn,
shelled held at Sc. Oats, mixed, as@2ac. white
No. 2 fan. 81 osai os; No. 5 at s5c. @sl; No: 8 soid
choice shs;i tim noting 3 S IS 5os 5 o. SSg prime 70 choice s,i mixed,
S7@s. Mes pork, 81 7o@s. Lard, prime steam,
6.@9S.4Sc. kettle, s1@ssdc; Cotton. M@io5le.
western and State, s1'o5g4 10; good to choice West
ern and State, 41594 So cohmon to choice white
wheat Western extra, g sos 25; common to good
G Goai. s1 s4sr san famiiiy - 8 $50 se5j5 e IS; sinn 20 sa0I patent nj
extra, IS sSes. dra%ewhsat. ss1lc .esi liz.
ST. sss' e Ssss's sss4se s'fiSss si., ' scsssssa Mess Meas pore esg
81 1597 20. Lard, prime steam. 6.171zc. Cotton,
Western supernne,
81 25@2 IS; Western extra, $s@s So Minnesota
aour; 81 S59S. Grain-Wheat, No. red Western,
2 81 ss9f Ns. : e Gh smssr' s 81 SEQ c Sai " aissn 81 a Is.
white western, si@s2He:; mixed Western. zee
Soc. Rye, Western, so@5eS; Mes Pars' = 70.
Sc. asked. Lard, prime steam, SIC. Petroleum,
refined, SIC; crude, 7s4c.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. SOS IS; extra
Wheat, new red, soc. amber and white, ssc- Corn,
| quiet; white, &c.; mixed, 3Sc. Oats, white West
ern, 25c.; mixed, 24c. Rye, new, 6sc. Hay, Ss@
in terce, 6Xc.; choice leaf, in kegs, nc. Bull
d. zzlesNe:; elesT, 7Xs5c. Sugar Cured Hams
MiisDfASxPoLi Is Flour : Fancy A. s5es so,
family, s494 40. Grain Wheat, No. 2 red winter
new, s0@92c. Corn, new Western mixed, 27H@2ec
May, 8s9s4c. Oats, white Western, aye; mixed
Green Green ! shoulders. Z sss' s ~ ) e tss side ade., s:Ssss.sec
Lard, prime steam, current make, held at 6.soc
Sweet Picked Ea%s; 3
cMCRNATI-Beef CattleLCommon, 81 5o@2
fair to medium, s. 1902 90; good to choice butcheI
grades, SS@3 IS; with some extra at $4@4 80. fat
TO good shippers, S. 1894 50; some extra ct q 1895
taif to good heavy oxen, e 5 p; fair 70 GOO
- Ta9@a 65i. fair to good light, q sog2 IS
fair to good packing grades, 81 75@2 90; seiectet
butchers, 81 sN@2 s., with most Of the sales =
and good 70 choice, s1Ig4Kc., with some extra a
zN@sAc. per ID. gross.
BOFFALO-Besf Cattle--sales made of extr
seeysss at q . ,a q q a spsr1 100 .t Lbs; choice s ss GRADES e
medium Shipper steers, IS s5@4 10: stockers yer
dull at 81 259zto. Hogs -Yorkers; $a1592 90 Pc
100 lb:; fair to choice heavy grades, 81 so@2 %
NEW YORK.-Beef CatfIe-Sales made of ord
nary to prime steers at 7H@shsc. per hi ext
steers, sN@l0c.; premium steers, f0H@10Za
Sheep and Lambs-Sales made of sheep at 5%(
SIC. per lb lambs, SN@5Ac. good sheep ger
orally, 4h@4Ac. Hogs-Market weak at Ss9S ]
per 100 lbs.
EAST LIBERTY, PA.-Beef Cattle-Mark'
fairly active at prices last quoted. Hogs-Yorkef
50 75a2 80 per 100 lbs. Philadelphia, 81 s0@3 8
Sheep-Seling at IS 25g4 80.
WoOL.-In Philadelphia, prices range rs follow
Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, doub
extra and above, 340SSc.; New York, Michiga
Indiana, and Western. fine, s0@s2c.; coarse ar
medium, unwashed 22@27kc.