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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-09
EKvBloN OF STATUTES,

An important duty devOlyius on the General
Assembly during the adjourned session is that
which relates to the revision Of the general laws
of the State congratulate the State and the
commission that was appointed to revise and con-
sodate the general statutes on the results already
accomplished by II. At the first session OF the
present General Assembly, and at the adjourned
session Of your immediate predecessors, seven
hundred and ffty-hve statutes on the lmportau,.
suhIeris of crimes procedures, civil aud crimllai
taxation, and municipal affairs, were con'ohuat,
| ed into eight statutes arranged aceOr1lug W q
well.delined and logical order. II, as Is hOpeu
the ioiut work and action OF the commission anu
Inc General Assembly, at this session, succeed IN
redneiYp the unrevised statutes (some thirteen
hundred or fourteen hundred in number to me
same Order and in combining them WIN se Inose
already rtgised luto one complete code, great
| work will have been Accomplished, tne lIhpo5
taIice and value ofwhich can hardly pe oveTss,l ,
mated This will still require much patient Isooi
\ IN Inc matter Of complete and acc 1rete ln1eA,
Win annuistons; but the result IN presenuns Me
sistute laW of the state Rs an orderly and in9,n
GIbloWhola WIN bo ample eompensAs'on I0S '0e
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-09
RAfiRoAbs AND rELraRApHs. .

tits gratifying to be able to call attention to the
facts that the statistics Of the forthcoming report
of the Commissioner Of Railroads ard TelegraphB,
which is now rapidly approaching completion,
will show healthy and improved condition Of
the railroad corporations doing business In the
State, both in their financial strength and In the
safety Of persons and property entrusted to their
charge. During the year ending June 30, on all
theIailrnadsin in Ohio there were killed l87 against
269 In n; injured, 20, against 4S4 in ".
The various companies Cancelled Of their out
81 O64 258 "A III 1877 This is matter OF cOngratula
ton TOR 1t shows prudence and good management
Of these very important elements Of the wealth Of
the State
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-09

Total debt redeemable, ,6S2.645 90
The irreducibe debt, composed Of
school and other trust funds, upon
per cent per annun, is....,...~.....,. 42sOss8 rs
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-09
STATE REFoRMAroRY.

new State prison, eligIbly located, with view
10 its accessibility from different sections Of the
State and the employment Of Its industries, con.
structed in conformity to more modern ideas Of
prison buildings, and organized with reference to
the introduction Of thoroughly reformatory dis.
cipltne, is an urgent demand III connection with
our penal aud relOrmAloTy system.
such prison would relieve our present over
crowded PenitenIlary, which is a matter of grave
importance; would afford better care, avoid uu-
necessary degraostion, secure employment and
provide for the protection OF society, by the refOr
nation Of such as, through tue tnexpeIienCe Of
youth, ignorance, want of occupation. sudden
passion. or overpoweIing temptation, have become
criminal, aud have been convicted Of first Of
tense against the laws of the State. Such prison
is Indispensable 10 a reform Ia the administration
Of . criminal law, and would contribute greatly
toward securing an improved discipline In the
other penal aud rsioEraaiory institutions Of Iho
Btale. fT
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-09

Total local debs................., VA 205 $50 81
The amount Of the rembursable debt, there, is
Stale ........"....",.,...... Is 476,S05 80 a.-
Local ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Al 300 $40 81
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-09

public debts in the
HfoAn GZT
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-09
THE FUNDED DTBT.

On the 18th of November, 1877 the
funded debt of thpsaie waFyr.,..,,, Sc O,5O5 80
The redemptions during The year
were - loan of 1875 being all
that remained of said loan j,........ 200 90
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-09

The annual report Of the Board Of Directors Of
the Penitentary is worthy your careful considera.
ton. 1t will appear from this report that the ex-
cess Of expenditures over the earnings for the rst
Ave months during which the former Administra-
tlon had control amounted to S2l 1924. That for
the next seven months under the present manage.
ment, instead OF any excess over the receipts, a
profit was realized Of 80 9S454, by which the sum
contracted aud lost during the hrst I've months
was reduced to TO- The total cost for the
tirst five months for current expenses, say for
clothing, provisions, tobacco, etc, was SOL 865 66
for the remaining seven months the current ex.
penses for the same articles was $50, ,607 4O-the
first hve months averaging Sl0,27313 per month";
ana under the present management the seven
months per month, 1868 20. From the foregoing
statement 1t is easy to infer the successful nan-
cial managent Of The institution.
The sanitary condition ofthe prison is excellent,
and the conduct Of the prisoners as shown by the
record Of discipline, much improved, there being
subjected to punishment during the month OF
November, 1878, 100, as against S95 during the
same month in 1877, The entire number now in.
Carcerated is 1888
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-09

The following is a summary exhibit of the
finances of the State for the fiscal year 1873 the
condition Of the same at the close Of the year,
and the estimates for the current yeal ending
Nov. Is, 1879:
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-09

T0t0l funded debt ."."".",.."..
The local Indebtedness of the
State on the frat day of septem.
ber, 1888, was as follows:
Net debt Of cOuniles.....,....,.........,,.,
Net debt of townships, including
debts created by boards OF edu'
cation other than for separate
school districts ..........,.,...............
Net debt of cities (ftst ana second
class S)....."..,...... .........,................
Net debt OF Incorporated villsgeR....
Net debt of school districts Especial
or separately .............".,.......,.,..
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-01-09

Total expense by Board Of Public
Works and receivers, from Dec
l. N, to Nov. 49, '7S.."".....o...." Sal, ,794 30
To which add amount reported as ex.
Dec, /, ....,....., ..... 1854 Ga
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-08-27
A Fire WOrshipper..

About three years ago the Observer re-
ported the case Of citizen of this coun.
ty VITO, having married in. lS4S, lighted
FIRE on his hearthstone as soon as he
carried his bride to his new home, and
had kept it burning eversinee. The man
was in town yesterday and being ques-
toned about the matter stated that the
ere was still burning, and that through
cut these thirty-six years it had never
been allowed to 60 out. Questioned as
ito whether or not it made the house M
Icomfostably hot in torrid weather. he
said the extra heat thus generated was
not perceptible. In reply to another
question, he said Mat In summer wealth
en-, when it was necessary for comfort
sake to keep the Ere burning very low,
no had to get up, frequently at night and
replenish it slightly, but that he counted
this as nothing when he contemplated
the idea of the fire going out. Re had
evidently fo1n.ed for it a strong attach.
ment, and Yety one would not take him
for sentimental man. But this fire is
to him a constant reminder Of the day
when he FIRST brought hone his bride
Around it his children have grown UP
into maahood and womanhood, and theil
Children have gazed into its light. Il
was the last light that fell upon the eyes
of his wife, and he hopes that it will bt
toe last that will fall upon his. Viewed
thus, the sentiment in the matter can bt
understood, and SO strong is this senti
ment that with the old man it amount
almost to passion Charlotte an C.
Observer
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-08-27
SHEFFIELD RAZOR MAKERS.

The Yorkshire Cutters who Have Set.
tied in Goods
Made with Sheffield Tools by Men
from Sheffield.
"We are going to make Sheffield
knives, scissors, and razors in Bridgeport
that is the long and short of it," sale
Mr.. George Manly, foreman, with hi
pleasant Yorkshire accent. "We
brought to Bridgeport every tool from
our Sheffield shop, and we have brought
one hundred and thirty of the men who
were making the best fine cutlery in the
world. There are two things we could
not bring. These are the Sheffield shop
building and Shefield air. But / don't
believe they are necessary to the making
of good blade. There is an opinion
held by some that Sheffield water is bet.
ter for tempering steel than other water.
I don't believe it; but in order that moth
ing whatever should be lacking, and that
we might say with truth that our goods
were made under conditions absolutely
the same as the goods we formerly made
in our Sheffield shops, I brought some
water with us. In England we found
that the water drawn directly from the
branch (you call it hydrant here) was
not quite so good for tempering as that
which had been frequently used. We
therefore never used fresh water, except
occasionally when it was necessary to
add bucketful to make up for the
waste by evaporation. We brought over
all of the water which we had been using.
The strips of steel out of which the
blades will be hammered by our forgers
will be imported from the same Sheffield
mills from which the Sheffield cutters
obtain theirs.
"Wherein is the skill of the workmen
peculiarly required in the making of a
razor, for example?"
From FIRST to last" replied Mr..
Manly, "the forger will take up strip
of steel in one hand, and with his ham
mer in the other will fashion a blade
with the aid of his eye alone of the pre-
else length and width required. EHe will
allow for the amount taken off by the
subsequent grinding and polishing Of
the back, and for that taken off the
edge in the grinding. If his work isnot
perfect the grinder finds it out. 1t is
impossible to grind a blade so that the
edge shall be straight if it has not been
hammered into perfect form. If it has
been hammered too thin at any place
the grindstone will make that part of
the edge hollow. Before the forger
passes blade to the grinders, he heats
it, and when it has cooled to berry
blue he thrusts it into the water to tenn
per it. Much skill is required to recog-
nize exactly the right tint at which the
steel must be put into the water. 10
grind the razors concave, stones of
various diameters are used. There is no
machinery used except that forthe turn
ing of the stones, yet the razors are
ground into shape with wonderful ex-
actness. They are then set into the
handles of pressed buffalo horn tips and
polished in oil. Finally they are wiped
dry Of oil, in readiness for the ware
house. There might be scratch on a
razor from the grinding which you could
not discover with your eyes, yet this
lady Introducing an intelligent, neatly
dressed young English woman) would
discover its presence instantly on pass
ing rag over it to wipe it."-N. Y.
Sam
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-08-27
Gould Not Get uip, Stair g.

"The last time [ dined at his house
was at one of Levers 'Menagerie feeds
all the D. U. NJ. writer's, great and
small, were present. Lever told, with
infinite drollery, that litsle before, at
similar festival, the Scot, fearing to
be made fon" by the wild Irish auth
ors and scribblers, left the previous din
ner at which he was present to join the
Ladies' in the drawing-room. After a
while, the company heard unearthly
noises in the pantry, just behind the
dining room. They listened, and they
wondered. What could it be? Were
there really ghosts ia the house? As
had been whispered in it's ancient tradi'
tons. But, summoning courage, they
went sn mosse,, and they found that wor-
thy McGlashan had, under the impress
sion that he was going up stairs to the
ladies, assembled shelf after shelf of the
pantry, and was now lying at full length
on the upper-most, kicking furiously at
the ceiling and side walls, and express
ing the utmost surprise that he could
not get up stairs They were sober as
judges. Ee, need not say, despite his
being a canny Scot, and his efforts to
avoid any excess, was-fou.' Nc
Glashan caught cold after this, oomic
incident, and was attended bys both
Graves and Marsh. Lever pleasantly
rallied the patient, told him to. get rid
of the doctors, and to spit the feathers
from his mouth, and cume and MUNICH
beef at .Templeogue-adding the i'm
prOmtu-
g The Dsz;l taxa tas ebemists the Wollastons and
FaradaYs,
They only teach to torture men with cnpping
and oanthara@es."
THE Life of Charles Lever.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-08-27
Washing Day in California Camp.

10 Sucn OeptnS OF OegTduaClOn mao L
come at last that must wash my own
clothes, and, like Mr. Mantalina, [
thought it a demnition grind indeed.
Had [ been as fastidious as some people
are, they might have gone unwashed till
the summers end for all of me and my
drudgery, but my better nature prevail
ed, and I went forth laden like slop-
shop peddler, to wash my clothes. Over
the valley and half way up the hill was
a pool of warm mineral water which was
better than concentrated lye for this
purpose, so they said. By its side there
sat an Indian, solemn and alone, proba-
bly, come here on a mission like mine,
and contemplating with timorous hesita-
ton the event of his annual clean shirt.
He looked at me and smiled. He saw
the burden I bore, realized nay inten.
tions, noticed my hands, the cut Of my
whiskers, and other such items of ap-
pearance, and almost laughed outright.
Well, what OF it?
To say that I was nettled by his mirth
and evident enjoyment is to put it very
mildly. could have slain him forth.
with had / not feared remonstrance on
his part. As it was I could only take
revenge, which proved to be ample and
sweet, by teaching him lesson in the
useful art of washing. From the mo-
ment in which dipped the first garment
into the water he became interested.
When I drew it out and shattered it
around upon the rock which was my
washboard, and plastered it with soap,
which I rubbed in with my knuckles,
just as had seen my viii beg her par
don-my washerwoman do, he smiled,
not in derision, but in delight. Then |
mangled the cloth, tortured it, twisted
it, and wasted the better part of my
strength on it. After time of exertion,
emerging from sea of lather and suds,
I gave the cleansed garment pull
through the fresh water to rinse it, and,
with many dextrous twiri of hand
over fist, wrung it dry. Holding it ur
before his eyes. I shook the folds Of
flannel to the breeze, and 10, they were
as blue as the depths of heaven at mid
day. Then the stole savage could nc
longer contain his admiration withi1
himself, and he cried in his confusion Of
tongues, "You sobe matseho!" Which
polyglot compliment may be translated
to mean, You've washed before! Like
as not your wife takes in washing for ,
living !"-Smmday A ftermoon.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-08-27

THE Norristown Herald says. New
York papers advertise "alpaca swallow
tail coats, for waiters, from 81 up"
This sort of coat supplies a want long
felt. Fashionable society has long
needed badge to distinguish the waiter
FROM the gentleman. EureksN it is the
alpaca swallow-tail coat. The waiter
may look ever so silly. Hs may have
blonde hair, part it in the middle, hold
an eye-glass and drawl in his speech.
He cannot longer impose upon strangers.
His alpaca swallow-tail will give him
dead away, while the real gentleman
will be known by his broadcloth.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-08-27
elbow beautiful is the nigl

CHOW beautiful is the night; the
moon looks down upon us as if in placid
enjoyment of the restful scene. And,
George, how we do enjoy ourselves these
delicious evenings" and she pressed at
his arm more heavily. "To think. too,
Augusta, that the good book says there
is no night in heaven" says he medita-
lively. "Then Ill don't want to go
there"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-08-27
PRAY.
BY ADELAIDE A. PROCTOR.

Pray; though the gift you ask
May never comfort your fears,
May never repay your pleading,
Yet pray, and with hopeful tears
An answer, Dot that you long for,
But choicer will come one day;
Your eyes are too dim to see it,
Yet strive and wait and pray.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-08-27

CHICKENS are worth ST a dozen in
Brennan, Texas.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-09

sick Of it in less than a month. |
know some of your local authorities
here, and am surprised that men Of
their intelligence and judgment should
be led to try such ap experiment. If
they so on with it they will be sorry
for it. you can once stamp out yell
low fever, as / am confident you can,
Memphis will soon become a great
city. like Memphis and Memph is
people, and hope to see the city get out
of her troubles and take a com
manding posistion as she natur-
ally would in the Mississippi val
ley. Great interest is felt in
your affairs throughout the
country" This is substantially what
our friendly visitor had to say in the
course Of a conversation which might
be written up in the form Of a consid-
cradle interview. The gentleman has
no particular interest here, but is a
thoughtful, cultured, fair minded
man, whose expressions attract
public attention and have wide infu-
ence.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-09
Tuesdny, January Ia, 1850.

sell FOR cash to the highest bidder. the follow
ing described property, tO-wit: Ono tract OF
land lying and being in the county Of Shelby
and the State of Tennessee and in the Thir.
teenth civil district Of said county, and more
particularly described as being in section 0l
one. range tSl eight Of the eleventh surveyor +
district, beginning at a stake on the west
boundary line Of Grant, No. 1884, the south
eastern corner Of d. d. Townsend's 6i6 acre
tract; thence north with the west line Of
said Grant l6,SSi, iolty-twO az chains o
links to the center Of NOnconnah creek with
elm pointer mark "D," on the south bank of
said creek; thence up said creek with the
center thereof north 81 90 east chains s.
links. south 81 east chains t5 links, south
Coz east chains IL links, south 43' east 8
chains links, south & 8O westl chain, south
80 west 3 chains Is lirks, south 8 east
chains 25 links, south IA 30 west chain a
links, south 81 30' west chain IS links, south
So west chains 8 links, south go west 2
chains "a links, south g. west 3 chains, south
q east one chain So links, south 425 east 8
chains S. links south 49, east 2chains o links,
south S5' 90 east chains 81 links to a stake
in the center Of said creek with black
rum pointer on the south bank Of said creek
z links west Of line, marked "T, one black
gum % links east of line, marked "M."
thence south 45 west "a chains IS links 10
small black gum; !h1nce west 3 chains 7f
links to the beginning, containing 100 acre.
helng the same conveyed Dy Peter Mitchell O
D IL. Townsend on tho 25th day Of Janu3r,
10, and duly recorded in the registers olic,
Of Shelby county, Tennessee, in book "A, D.
II. Also an undivided one-i0urth interest
of the lot Of ground situated on the southeast
corner OF Main andB al s'r cts, in city Of
Memphis, known as the McMannus properly.
and beginning for the boundaries of said en-
tire lot, at the southeast corner Of Main and
Beal streets; thence south - feet front on
Main street to Townsend line, thence east
with said line ll5 feet TO Mulberry street;
thence nOTthwardly with the west line Of
Mulberry street ll6 feet to Beal street; thence
westwardly with south line of Beal street, 175
feet to the beginning;and ], CT. Patterson, by
virtue of deed of trust executed by Ben
May, conveying to me the same lands herein-
before stated described as conveyed To Geo.
W. Winchester, trustee, by ID. II. Townsend
land which the said May purchased al the
sale Of the assignee in bankruptcy of the
said ID. ii. ToWnsendG to secure certain
indebtedness, mentioned in said conveyance.
which is recorded in the Registers otfice al
Shelby county, Tenn, in book No, ll2, mage
955, will join with the said T. p. Winchester.
trustee, in making sale Of the lands herein.
before described, The title TO said property
is believed to be good, but we sell and convex
only as trustees. Equity Of redemption /,
waived in both deeds Of trust Terms of sal,
--oash. 7, P, WINCHESTER.
@. T.PATTERSON,
SO JIG Irustaeq
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-09

THATthere are pleinour own State
who rather rejoice at the calamities Of
Memphis is evinced by the publication
of an item from the New York Herald
calling attention to the reported inter
view with an expert who charges that
the cotton on the streets here IS satur
ated with yellow fever poison and will
carry the disease wherever it goes
Papers in this State have given this q
big head line aud sent it forth without
ono word of denial or disapproval or
doubt. The New York doctor talked
like a crazy man in some things attrib
'uted to him. 1t is we'll known that
the cotton here was not brought in till
after a freeze and after the epidemic
was declared to be at an end, and it is
further Known that cotton has been
handled during every epidemic.
except one, 10 Memphis, New Or
leans and other cities without restric-
tion, and that not a case oyer resulted
from cotton sent North or TO Europe
The theory now advanced is pureis
sensational and malicious. We believe
that there is limit TO all things Wis
tied on individuals or communities
as consequence of their own neglect
We are free to admit that our people
have been careless in regard to saui
tary matters, yet not more so thar
other cities that have escaped tn,
plague. The same inspection at Nash
Vile or Chattanooga, for instance
would reveal as filthy holes as can b
found in Memphis. BY the way, whei
cholera strikes these two places som
of these times, how would they lik
to have their affairs managed by a Sc
of Memphis stay y-at-homo doctors? ?
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-09
CRUELTY ON SEIPB0ARD.
Arrest Of the 0facers-- death Of Two Of
Their Victims.

BosToN, December 9.-It is ascer-
tained that second death occurred
on voyage of the ship Cashmere, the
officers of which have been arrested,
tits said that of John Jefferson, AZ
years of age, who, when he shipped
was in the best of health, but who,
sailors allege, was so badly treated by
the mate, Vanklick, whose i'll usage
commenced soon after the ship LETT
New York, that he died three months
after. The crew make astounding
reports of the cruelty practiced on the
ship. They say Vanklick had fre-
qu,ntly threatened Jeferson's life.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-12-09

THOMAS L. BAYNEs, ESQ, a very
prominent lawyer of Brownsville, died
of typhoid fever last Saturday night
and was buried Monday in the pres
ence Of a large assembly. The deceased
was a son.in-law Of State Attorney
general b. J. Lea, and, though but
twenty-eight years of age at the time
of his death, stood confessedly at the
head Of the bar in Brownsville, having
perhaps, no superior of his age in the
State. He had for several years en-
ioyed a most lucrative practice and
had he lived there is no doubt that he
would have soon achieved brilliant
reputation and accumulated fortune.
He leaves beautiful but disconsolato
widow and two lovely children, be
sides a large circle of friends, to
mourn his loss.