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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-06
STATUS OF APPROPRIATION BILLS
Agreement aud Dlsagreements Of Conference
Committees.

Agreement aud Dlsagreements Of Conference
Committees.
Washington, March 3,-The Conference Com
mittee on the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill has
agreed.
An agreement has been reached in conference
on the Fortihcations bill, the Senate yielding It's
amendment
The conferees on theDefciency bill also arrived
at an understanding The clause making an APP
preparation for the pay due superyisorsis reduced
to $4,000.
The Committee Of Conference on the Legisls-
tive Executive and Judicial Appropriation bill
have tonight concluded that It is impossible for
them to agree. They will therefore report dis
agreement, and although another Conference
Committee may be appointed, there seems TO be
no probability that the difference between the
House and Senate on the political amendments Of
the hill will be reconcied. The bill is therefore
believed to be certain to fail with the expiration
of the session. -.
loss fail Of enactment, the Committee OF Confer
ence having come to a dead lock In regard to the
House clause prohibiting the presence Of troops
AT the polls under any circumstances, The COM
mittee reached agreement on all the other contro'
yerted points Of this bill.
The River and Hsrbor bill as agreed to, appro-
PIRATES about 100000 in addition to The appro;
priaton made for the E9ds jetties, The Items OF
appropropriation for the Mississippi and missouri
rivers are all retained without reduction,
The Sundry Civil bill, as agreed to, increases
the snnTisti6n for tbe Chicago Custom House
building to s525,OOO andahe Nashville Govern;
%ent building v 10 the eSse which fepess
the law suthoriEing the issue Of coin certificates
for hnIIion al points other than those mentioned
in seotion s5I5 Revised Statutes The Senate
an endment, appointing Messrs. 3. r strait
MsnaSers Of the National Home for Disabled Sol
dierS, q dropped ouI
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-06
MAssAcRED BY sAvAeEs.

San Francisco Feb. 26.- The steamer zealendia
from Sydney, N. 8. w., January 80, for this port
brings the following news The Victoria expedi-
tlon to New Guinea has been decimated by disease
hardships and conflicts with the natives The
men were all struck down with sickness and were
unable to work the ship Mr.. Ingham and the
crew of the steamer Bourna, at Brooks Island,
were attacked by natives, and Ingham, master
and owner, Isles, engineer one European and two
Chlnamen on board were massacfed. The natives
Of Ingham and Redhck and 1t is now dangerous
10 approach them.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-06
THE GEoLcGIsT GRAB.

Just before adjournment Governor Bishop sent
in q message asking for thorough investigation
into the Geological survey of Ohio. This was be-
gun in 1869, nearly ten years ago, and, although
1t was to have been completed in ten years, there
yet remains several unfinished parts. It is still
receiving large appropriations, and further work
after the plans Of the Chief Geologist. The ex-
pense is vastly more than was originally contem-
plated, and there are serious complaints of the
incompleteness of the work and of Its want of
practical value to the people of the State. The
Governor expresses the hope that the whole sub
ject may be rigidly and promptly invest gated,
and that some plan may be devised for cOmplet-
ing the survey in wise manner, so as best to eX.
hibit the vast mineral resources OF the State, The
inWardness as to where the quarter of million
went for which the scientific sharps gave 80 little
return is problem which taxpayers would like
to see solved,
The Governors Message was referred to the
Committee on Geology.
A little testimon concerning the grab would be
in order now, after the little testimony about the
rocks.
General steedman offered for adoption in the
Senate Joint resolution declaring that the AS.
sembly viewed with alarm and indignation the
proposal to increase the National debt by b)rrOw-
ing money to pay interest in a time of profound
peace and Of bountiful crops, while wealth goes
untaXed and hundreds Of millions Of dOllas lie
idle in the public Treasury, and requesting our
Senators and Representatives in Congress to use
their influence TO procure the passage Of an eti:
cient income tax, and 10 deny to the Secretary Of
the Treasury any further power to borrow
money.
The income tax David A Wells, Special Com
missioner of the Revenue System in 1869, report
ed to be that form of taxation by which larger
proportion is contributed to the revenue by the
classes best able to afford II than by any other
method Of taxation whatever was repealed in the
interest of those very classes, and no other.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-06
A GEAUGA COUNTY MAN BUYS
SOME EXPERIENCE.

Mulberry Corners, Feb, a6,-AbOut ten days ago
q we'll dressed young man, driving fancy team
,alled on one Of our old solid farmers and offered
t) sell him patent washing machine, The farm
er declining tc buy, the young man proposed TO
horse feed. This was agreed 10 and the young
man took dinner, but before leaving he requested
that the farmer write his name and address in the
order book. This the farmer did and the young
man departed. A week latter another stranger
appeared and presented note against the farmer
for $3.50, and about the same time the farmer re.
ceTed notice that quantity Of washers awaited
his orders at the station The man man who
presented the note made few threats and de-
parted.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-06
POLITICAL TRIALS IN NEW Or
LEANS,

New Orleans Feb. 27.-The poll ical trials here,
in addition 10 the results Of the yellow fever were
another cause that operated against the full en-
joyment of Msrdi.Gras. While the procession was
passing through the principal streets, the trial Of
anumber of prominent Democrats was progressing
in the United States District Court These men
have been dragged from their homes and families
and from their affairs to answer the most unfoun.
ded charges. Mr.. Thomas RGddy, manager OF one
of the Yzuaga cotton estates, was arrested In Con
cordia Parish on the affidavit of four negroes,
whom he had never seen before, charging him
with having violated the Ele,tlOn law by intmi.
dating the voters Of another parish where he had
never been. He was brought to this city, arraign'
ed and released under bonds of $4,000, He was
forced to travel at his own expense and TO pay the
expenses of four witnesses appearngin his behalf,
Some of the negro witnesses who testified before
the Grand Jury have stated, after reaching their
homes, that when they arrived in New Orleans
they were given the choice of starving there or
swearing to certain affidavits and receiving their
travelling expenses and the usual summons fee. 1t
is the intention Of the administration TO endeaVOr
by this meanstO disrupt the Democratic party OF
this state. They are making a very grave mistake.
The people have determined to assist each other
the differences which have existed in different
sections of the State have been forgotten and the
leading idea Of the people everywhere Is TO stand
by their friends and protect them from the out.
rageOus Illegal attempts against the rights Of Dem
OCratic citizens
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-06
KENTUCKY CANDIDATES.

Louisville, KY, March S.-Reports tonight
from nine county meetings held to day toinstruct
for Democratic nominees gave Blackburn for
Governor FIVE counties with n votes; Jones two
counties with 20 votes, and Underwood one coun.
ty with IA votes. For Lieutenant Governor Can
tri carries four counties with 81 votes; the rest
scattering. Hewitt, for Auditor, carries six coun-
ties, with 81 votes; his opponents none Hardie,
for Attorney General, FIVE counties, and "a votes.
The other instructions were scattering.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-06
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

Washington, FEB. 27.-The Chief of the Bureau
ofstaustles, in his seventh monthly statement for
the current fiscal year in regard to imports and
exports OF the United States, says: The excess Of
exports over imports Of merchandise appears to
have been as follows: Month ending January ., 81
Sy3 $50 S29 seven months ending January 81, 1879,
Sl75 S57; seven months ending January 81, 1878
52S; twelve months ending January 81, 1879
S297 $50 O63 twelve months ending January 3D. 1873
Sl46 1912
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-06
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
At eleven o'clock the House was called to order
as of Mondays session.
THE SEWARD IMPEACHMENT CASE

THE SEWARD IMPEACHMENT CASE.
Mr., Springer called up his resolutions for the
impeachment of George F. Seward, the question
being will the House consider the case, upon
which the yeas and nays were ordered. The
House, by 1872 yeas to 100 nays, decided 10 take The
case M.
Mr.. C0nger tried to interpose a motion 10 refer
The case to the Judiciary Committee, but the
Speaker refused TO recognize him ruling that Mr..
ssringer was entitled to the f)or
The report of the Majority Committee on Ex.
penditures in the state Department J7as then
read. presents seventeen articles Of impeach.
ment against George F. Seward, and concludes
with resolutions directing that said Seward be i'm.
peaohed for high crimes and misdemeanors while
In office; providing for the appointment OF seven
members to proceed Immediately to the bar ofthe
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-06
SEVERAL BILLS ADOPTED.

Mr.. Morrill, called up the bill providing for the
taking Of the tenth and subsequent censuses.
Passed.
Mr.. Davis Qlls) called up the HouFe bill for the
relief of soldiers and sailors becoming totally
blind in the service of their country. Passed.
Mr.. Mcmillan called up the bill making an ap
preparation for the payment of claims reported BY
the Southern Claims Commission Discussed and
passed.
The Senate then took,a recess till eight o'clock
D. m
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-06
SALARIES OF COUNTY oFFICERs.

The Senate was engaged lorg time in the con.
sideration OF Senator Dungan's proposed amend.
ment to the Constitution to tx the fees and sala.
rles Of county cnlcers. 1t is proposed by this
means to take out of the hands Of the Legislature
the power to change the salaries Of these officers,
and to fix them by constitutional rules so that the
salaries of officers can only be changed as the
Should il be adopted by the people 1t will result
in a net saving TO the State of over 100000 as
compared with the amount the several county
officers admit they get, but in reality the saving
will be much greater as in no case at least hardly
ever, does the officer report the true and full
amount received.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-03-06

To offer such an amendment required no cour'
age oor magnanImity 1t required no courtesy,
but only bitter, malignant feeling and sense
of personal lmpurty Jefferson Davis bad never
cOunselled insuueCtOn against the authority of
this Government, and has u tered nothing inCOn,
sistent with the greatness aud glory Of the Amer.
lean RepubliC-he who YVES chosen to lead them
In cau'e they CHERISHED, and hs name will CON
that great man in their loved cause. The people
of the South drank inspiration from the fountain
OF constitutional liberty and government. We
were fightngfOr Il, aud there can be no dlsling.
tion between them and the man whom the Sena.
tor has selected to dishOnor as representative of
the South
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-06-11
rinahcially Emba rrassex,.

Failures in Great Britain: Henry Dore,
grocer of Hulme, liabilities 100000.
Rowsthorne Mont cotton manufacturers
Preston, liabilities $4,000. Flocher l.
Ryder, merchants in the South America
trade, liabilities believed to be heavy.
Messrs. Perez and Alballi, wholesale
grocers, Havana, Cuba, have failed. Liza.
hil'tios about 100000 gold. The marquis
OF Almendares, planter, has stopped pay.
mant. Liabilities about $3.50, 600 gold.
VIM. II. Purchard, q partner in the en-.
gineer'ng firm of Clark 4 Punchard, who
has been connected with Baron Grant in
floating the disastrous Lisbon (Eng.) Tram.
ways company, has failed. Liabilities $780,.
600. Edwin Clark, the other member OF
the firm, failed in the early part of last
month for f76O,OOO.
The Mechanics bank of Montreal, sus.
pended payment Subscribed capital $194,.
600; note circulation $4,000; deposits
$250,000; other liabilities $4,000. The
assets are put down as follows: Bills dis.
counted $4,000; overdue debts $4,000;
real estate and other assets $4,000.
More failures in Great Britain: John and
Robert Fenton, cotton spinners. Rochdale;
liabilities f50,0O0. Mathew Dickie, mill
owner, Stockport; liabilities f45,0O0.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-06-11
Tho Belli1erent Owl.

DR.. Dufaur, French physician, re-
ports this interesting case: A common
brown owl built its nest beneath the
projecting roof of farmhouse, where it
had brood of young. One day the
farmer, moved by curiosity, drove away
the old bird, took out the young owls,
and, after looking at them, replaced
them uninjured. In the evening, as he
was entering his house with his servant,
the latter suddenly heard the beating of
wings and felt the claws of the owl on
his chin, and before he could defend
himself received a blow from its beak
directly under the eye. On the follow
ing day an unsuccessful hunt for the
bird was instituted, but in the dusk it
appeared again and attacked the farmer
himself, striking him directly in the
eye with its beak. DR.. Dufaur found q
wound of the cornea and an abundant
hemorrhage. The sight of the eye was
completely lost, and the other eye was
subsequently threatened with sympa-
thetic Inflammation.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-06-11
4 Bonanxa in Cents.

A few days ago at Dightcn, Mass,
Louise Horton went out to pick mp Some
wood, under what is left Of m old barn
known as Briggs barn, having been
built long years ago by Zebedee Briggs :
Revolutionary prisoner. She accident
ally caught hold Of = stick, one end OF
which was under ground, and on pulling
it up, to her surprise, three or four cop
per cents came with it. Her curiosity
was excited, and she proceeded TO inves.
gate further, the result Of which was
the unearthing of 426 copper ccnta,
which had evidently been buried IN
canvas bar, n portions Of tho bag were
found, well nigh decayed There .wers
cents ranging from way back In 17O0 up
to 1885; some of them being Of the dates
sought after BY coin-collecton. Specu-
lation Is rife q to how thess these coins
came there, and various theories are
afloet. But one thing b cestain-the
coins were found - described. Tha old
harm = situated about two and One-hAn
miles west Of South Dighton. Hartford
IfNaee
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-06-11

A dispatch of the I'd inst. says Mount
Etna is ejecting enormous volumes of ashes.
The village of Majo mas been obliterated
and Caselo is threatened. The four main
craters continue to pour forth streams of
lava. The hot mass which has blockaded
the road at Passa Pescaro is half a mile
wide and hundred feet deep.
The volcano of Mount Etna is in full
eruption. Three new craters appeared
near the town of Randazzo, at the northwest
foot of the mountain. Streams of lava are
flowing down the western slope. Several
villages are threatened with destruction,
and there is great alarm among the inhab
itsnts.
Fresh craters have opened on Mount Etna,
endangering Blanca valley, Randazzo and
Castigliome. Clouds of ashes overhang
Redmont, which is in almost total darkness.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-06-11

On the 1lth of May, great battle took
place at a point between Thringpost and
Sanhawalla. 1t seems that powerful Zulu
chief named Malcolm, with all his people,
numbering some thousands, had resolved to
surrender to the British he was joined by
Dabaal Mani, Cetewayo's brother, who
commanded the Zulus at Gingihalovo and a
remnant of that army, its chiefs having
kept away from Cetewayo since their defeat
through fear. When nearing Thringpost
they were Unexpectedly intercepted by a
powerful force, supposed to be commanded
by Cetewayo, coming from the northward.
A fearful conflict ensued, resulting in great
slaughter of Zulus who wished to surren
der, and they were dispersed and driven
back. Cetewayo has taken up strong pc.
sition at the fork of the White Umvelosi,
and native scouts state that he declares he
will never surrender.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-06-11

Joseph II. Smith, of Oldtown, Maine, was
nominated for governor by the Greenback.
ers of that state, on the Sd inst
The OHIO Republicans met in convention
at Cincinnati on the 2sth and nominated
Charles Foster for governor; Andrew Hick.
enlooper for lieut.. governor; w. w. John
son for supreme judge; George X. Nash for
attorney general J. f. Ogelvie for audi.
tor of state.
The Iowa Greenbackers held conven-
tion at Des Moines on the 2Sth, and put in
the field the following ticket:
For Goperrlor-Daniel Campbell.
For Lieut.. Goperncr-H. NJ. Moore.
For Supreme Judge-M. II. Jones.
For Superfntendent-J. A. Nash.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-06-11

way counties, near Barnard and Bolckow,
about ~ miles north OF st. Joseph. 1t
moved at velocity of 60 miles an hour,
demolishiug houses, uprooting and twisting
of trees, destroying property OF all descrip.
tions. 1t took northeasterly direc.
ton, and when several miles east of
Barnard, suddenly disappeared. A track OF
territory halt mile wide is devastated.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-06-11

"A violent hurricane at Szegedin, Hungary,
o., the 3oth ult., destroyed the works pre-.
pared for restoring the railway and filling
the breaches in the dam. Barges filed with
building material and earth were mostly
sunk. The storm caused extensive fresh
breaches in the railway embankment, and
the lsborers are in great danger. Relief has
been sent them.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-06-11
Naval Warfare.

An engagement has taken place of
Iquique, Peru, between the Chilian wooden
vessels Esmeralda and Cavadonga and Peru.
vian armor-plated frigate independence.
All three vessels sank. The Esmeralda was
originally Spanish gunboat. The Indepsn-
dencia was the most important vessel in the
Peruvian navy, her armament consisting
entirely of Armstrong guns; namely, twelve
seventy Founders aud and two pivot guns.
The latter were one.hundred-pounders.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-06-11
Cattle Plague.

Reports from all parts of Georgia an.
nounce the appearance of a strange and
fatal disease among cattle. In several
counties the death rate among cattle and
oxen is alarming. Nobody seems to under.
derstand the treatment of the malady, and
it is spreading to the central and northern
parts OF the state. The symptoms seem to
be new and the effects of the disease strange.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-06-11
A California Lynchiny.

At Bakersville, Cal, on the 2Sth, a band
of seventy.fve men captured the Jail and
lynched Thomas and William Yocum in
their cells. William Yocum was chained to
the floor, and as the chain could not be loos-
ened, he was hung with the shackles on his
feet, and was shot several times after being
hung. The Yokums were in Jail for the
killing of johnson and Tucker at Long
Tom, more than year ago. VIM. Yokum
had his trial and was convicted of murder
in the first degree and the supreme court
Nled last week that he should have change
of venue and his case was moved TO Fresno
county. The mob were all masked except
FIVE.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-06-11

carly on the morning of the Goth ult., a
ire WAS discovered in the Wsshingto
house, at Hagerstown, Nd, and before an
alarm could be given the flames had gained
such headwsy that escape for the guests was
entirely cut Off Every room in the hotel
was occupied at the time of the disaster,
there being sixty names on the register, be.
sides the regular boarders. Nearly all OF
the inmates of the building escaped by
climbing down the porch pillars, fifteen OF
them receiving serious injury by falling and
about twenty slightly bruises. One
man, l.. Troxell, of Cumberland, was burn.
ed to death. Loss ON hotel and furniture
$4,000; insured for $26,0tO. Loss on per.
sonal property of boarders $4,000.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-06-11
A MurderOus Record.

Peter Powell fatally shot his brother at
Scranton, Pa, on the 1st., in dispute about
property.
At Boston, Mass, on the 1st inst, Michael
and Minnie Burris, drunken couple, be.
came involved in quarrel, and in the
melee Minnie took their Ave weeks old
male child and deliberately hurled it from
their window, which is in the third story
of tenement house. The child struck on
projecting roof, bounded off and landed
in yard. Both were arrested; the husban
as an accessory in that he made no effort to
prevent the crime. The child was fatally
injured.
Policeman Charles Printz was murdered
a. st. Louis. Mo-, on the 1st inst, by noto-
rious character named Charles Saunders,
whom he was attempting to arrest.
Willie Black, of the firm of Willie Black
Co., wholesale tobacco dealers of Cincin-
natl, was shot and fatally injured, on the
3Oth ult., by discharged negro, through
revenge.
VIM. NJ. Morrill, and w. II. Albright quar-.
relied in an open car on the Brooklyn city
railroad, on the 30th ult. Morrill, was
knocked off the car and falling on the rails
was mangled fatally by the wheels.
Louise Bonevat, aged 81 years, was mur.
dered by her husband, at New York, on the
29th.