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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-25
The Richest Landlord in the World.

Earl Grosvenor, NJ. P, while visiting
this country, might have compared
notes with Mr.. Astor on real estate with
much interest. Mr.. William B. Astor
had probably ten years ago an income
fully as large as Lord Grosvenor's
grandfather, the Marquis of Westmin-
ster; but. now that division of the
Astor property has taken place, the
Duke of Westminster is the richest
landlord in the world. The most re-
markable feature in his property Is that
it has never known decline, although it
may possibly feel it now. Grosvenor
Square was the height of fashion one
hundred years ago. It is the same now,
aad unless Hyde Park goes out Of fashion
must remain SO. Go across the park
f,om Grosvenor Square by Grosvenor
gate, into quite another district, but
equally hinging on the park, and in
view of thai other magnet of fashion,
the parliamentary palace of Westmin-
ter, and your nearest route will be either
through Grosvenor place or Gresvenor
crescent. So all the way down to the
Thames, you can not look up at sire let
corner without being reminded of the
Marquis of Carabbas. Miles and miles
of houses bear the designation of his
country homes or family name. The
Grosvenors are worthy, respectable
race, and the present head of the house
conscientious, princely-minded man,
who throws his galleries in London open
to the enjoyment Of his poorer neigh
bors,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-25
The Late Mrs. Tweed.

Mrs. Will am M. Tweed lived nearly
two years after her husbands death, in
Ludlow street Jail. Since his death
Mrs. Tweed has remained abroad. She
had been for several years before her
departure a confirmed invalid. Her
stay abroad did not improve her health,
and at the time of Tweed's death she
was net expected to live long. Four
years ago the sight of one of her eyes
was injured by toy in the hands of
one of her children. Her family con.
sisted of eight children-four sons and
four daughters. Three OF the daughters
are married and one has been an invalid
from childhood. Two of the daughters
married brothers named MeGinnis, and
live in New Orleans. Mrs. Tweed
owned an estate at Greenwich, Conn.,,
and the marriage portion of the three
married daughters was from $25, 600 to
$4,000.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-25
Oh, No! Republicans Never Steal!

Iowa is, by way of eminence, styled
;he Republican Banner state, bee use, it
casts more Republican votes than any
other State, in propo tion to population.
1t can always be counted on to give a
large Republican majority. Of some of
its official characteristics The Burlington
correspondent of the Chicago Times thus
Ipe. ks;
is it worth while to tell of our forty
four out of ninety-nine County Treas
1rers who are defau tcrs? Of the one
Democrat out of all these who was
promptly sent to the Penitentiary ac-
90 ding to law, by virtuous Eepubli-
IAN Judge, and after ard par 'oned out
by Cove nor Kirkwood, W. en- three
months of his term had expired, with
long rmon on the enormity of his
:rimc7 Or, of forty-th three Republicans,
equally guilty, who have never been
Governor Stones Private Secretary,
Onvig. who bagged $4,000 Of the
peoples money? Of Ra kin, State
Agricultural College funds, some $780,
1ad given no bond, and the faithful Re-
IIuSlG6S uluu iSk 1OE duy
Dr. Brandt, Assistant State Treasurer,
who also made off with more and many
thousands of dollars, and, when indicted
tor his crimes, was promptly acquitted by
the Supreme Court, not because he didn't
loit, but because the Deputy, and not the
Sheriff himself, drew the j ry? But why
indefinitely pro'ong this digraceful list3
Enough has been said to show that
Iowa, with hundred Republican ma
'ority in the Legislature, and ruled by
Republicans for the last quarter of q
century, is governed from one end to
;he other by gang Of conscienceless
thieves, who, while their official oaths
yet echo from their lips, steal a | they
san put their fingers. This, too, is done
In broad, open day, without concealment
Or subterfuge, knowing well that there
S not the slightest risk of punishment,
provided the amount stolen is large
enough and mounts up into thousands;
moving well that Iowa law, admins
| tered by Republican officials against
Republican thieves, is like the Yankees
fish net, that let loose all the Lig fellows
and caught only the little one-thai
there is no penallaws for them"
Such factsSadmitted to be such
should serve to moderate the disposition
Of hot Republican partisans who claim fol
their party all the official honesty going
and to denounce Democrats general y n
| thieves
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-25
A Printers Case.

Among the many good things of its
kind, the following from the Chicago
Times, as expressing the fidelity and
fertility of the reporter and the tech
nicalities, the brightness, the strength
and weakness, 10 humor and frailty of
the craft"-the craft of crafts-is
one of tine best. 1t is safe to say that
none but printer could have made the
report:
"You are printerf" said Scully, as
rather good,looking young man was
run from the bull pen into the chute at
the west side court.
Yes, SIR"
This is you first case?"
It's the first time ever worked at q
case in this alley"
Did you get drunk?'
The boys set it up and gave me the
~ don't fathom your remark" said
His Honor, putting one hand up to his
ear and bending forward.
They proved the matter and then
left me on the stone for dead"
Impossiblel Deadl Deserted you
in the snow drift? Or do l get the
right glimpse of what you are tr! ing to
show?'
81 will correct it myself, with your
permission"
Do SO; go on.''
was soon alive and when was
showed over 1 was standing"
Young man, you narrate in parallels.
Can't you elucidate?'
g! will try, Judge. They put a
good heading on me and gave me a
prominent place at the top of the
Young man, you are getting the
Court mnddled. Come to the point ~
That's where 1 came to at lass-a
full STOP They locked ne up"
Yes, now 1 understand"
And fplaned' me down with the 'mal-
let" a... - -
Now don't. You won't stick to
the rule
"If 1 had stuck to the rule the
stick would have saved me-"
:. don't get on to that, P,
Neither did I. 1t was l who got
OFF,
We'll, go on go on :" said His Honor,
tipping back the chair with the resigna.
tion of man who gives up his seat in a
crowded car to a woman.
Then they put me in Chase"
"What! chased your Impossible
But go on"
"And then they got out their shoot
ing stick"
Now, look here, do you mean to
say they had to pull their revolvers OF
your"
Not exactly, but they took smallet.
Then they sent me to 'press,' and here
is the impression as you see."
SIS there anything the matter will
you, young manT
Ono, sir; only asked to be 'deliv
ered.'"
81 am told by friend of yours, wht
has just climbed down from the back O
my chair, that you have spoken in tn,
technicalities of your profession, ant
that you swore off on the first of Janu
ary, but you were persuaded by lot @
boys that the old year had not ended
and 80 you fell. If let you go, and Civ
you an almanac that contains st. o
the eclipses, and tells when it will
thunder, will you promise never to lool
into groggery again; never, never, n
never, sit up all night, and that 20,
will use your efforts, to the best of you
ability to bleach your nose? Do yo1
swear it?"
"I do, with 'italics.'"
"Then go away, and be good"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-25
An Educated Horse.

New York Letter to the Detroit Free Press.1
"You ask if we have any particularly
bright horses." replied hook and lad
der man. Here is Peter; he's been
with us nine or ten years, and we rather
brag on him. Let me introduce you.
Peter, here is a chap from the Detroit
Free Press"
Peter nodded his head and paved the
floor.
"Peter, have you been to fire to-.
day?'
He shook his head.
C. Were you out yesterday"
He nodded.
Peter, how old are your
The horse paved thirteen times with
his right foot.
"That's right, old boy. Do you re-
member when a loafer stabbed you at a
fireP'
He did.
Where is the scar2'
Peter bent himself almost double to
bite his hip at a spot where a scar could
be traced.
"Now, Peter. show the Detroit man
how you take your place at the pole.''
Down went the chain and the horse
covered the distance at two jumps.
"Now walk around the truck and
come and take my hat off,"
The horse obeyed to the letter.
Now" continued the fireman as he
lay down on the floor, " step over me-
Peter lifted his feet very high and
stepped softly over, and returned to his
stall.
"That horse is one of U.S." said the
man as he brushed off the dust and sa
down. "We can rest the foot of lad
der on his back, and he will not move
Wherever we stand him at fire ther,
he will stay without watching. H
eats with us, chews tobacco, likes bee
and would learn to play dominoes in
week, if he could only handle them"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-25
Legally Unborn.
New York Evening Post. ]


An instance of the value of correct
registration of the births of children of
foreign parents should those children
ever find their way back to the mother
country occurred to-day in the Bureau
of Vital Statistics. DIR. Nagle received
a letter from Mrs. Pauline Rothschild,
of No. IL Towner strasse, Leipzig, con-
tanning the request that a copy of the
record of her two children's birth in
New York City be sent to her without
delay. She writes than not only the
happiness, but the very existence of the
family depended on the possibility of
obtaining these documents. The daugh-
ter, now girl of twenty-five years, had
found an admirer and desired to marry;
but, to the amazement of the lovers, the
German Government fatty refused to
allow the Ger mony to be performed un-
til the fact that the bride had been
born, had been officially attested and
properly vouched for by the registrar of
this city. The production of the girl
in evidence, with the corroboratiVe tes-
timony of her mother, availed nothing
with the methodical Leipzig officers in
the absence of the requisite papers, and
the bride was left legally unborn, to the
discontinue of her nonplussed suitor.
About this time further complies
tion occurred. Julius RoJhschild, the
son, just twenty years old, was sum-
moned to APPEAR at the sessions for ex-
animation and enrolment in the i'm
perial army. In vain he protested that
he was an American citizen, born in the
United States. His papers" were
demanded in proof, and failing to pro-
duce them, he was ordered to appear at
the regimental headquarters. The Ges
pair Of the mother may be imagined.
Julius was her only son and only sup
port. Enrolment in the army, aside
from the hazard of war, would take him
from his employment for three full
years and leave her desolate. She ap-
piled to the American Consulate at
Leipzig in vain. The proofs that her
statements were true were demanded of
her. In her perplexity the widow hit
upon the expedient of writing to the
of New York, and her letter
reached DR.. Nagle to-day, addressed to
"The Registrator of New York" DIR.
Mage took immediate steps to help
Mrs. Rothschild out of her trouble by
having the records searched, and within
two or three weeks the family will be
once more made happy, and the Ger
man br' degroom will be relieved from a
most perplexing dilemma.
The present case is one out of hun
dred which come under the notice of
DR.. Nagle in the course of the year.
The German laws ON the subject of
registration of vital statistics-are un-
commonly stringent and are rigidly en-
forced to insure perfect censrs of the
population. The knowledge of this
fact is widely diffused among the Ger.
man citizens of this city, and has
caused the birth records of that race to
be far more perfect than that of any
other class of inhabitants of New
York.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-25
The Pennsylvania Bribery Business.


William H Kemble, of Pennsylvania,
known to fame as the author of brief
but brilliant epistolary treatise on
Addition, Division and Silence" also
known as ex-Treasurer of his state, ex-
Chairman of Mr.. Cameron State Com
mittee, and the member of the Republi-
can National Committe whom Don
Cameron succeeded, is at last in trouble.
The deep, dark waters of aff1iction are
rolling over hisvillianous and now bowed
head. He realizes that the way of the
transgressor is hard. Mr.. Kemble has
long been under indictment. with other
notorious scoundrels. for bribing MEM
bers of Mr.. Cameron's legislature. After
staving off a trial as long as possible, Mr..
Kemble has been compelled to come to
time, and he does so with plea of
"guilty as indicted" This is sample
Of the kind of men whom the Cameron
dynasty has employed to do its political
work in that great State. We do not
know what punishment will be awarded,
but it will be the highest possible, fol
the influence of the Camerons is not
unknown to the courts.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-25
A Plea for Harmony.
New York Herald.1

It is not true that the bolt against
Governor Robinson binds the boilers to
repeat the same tactics against Mr..
cratic nomination. The opposition to
Robinson was directed against him
alone. His adversaries proclaimed their
willingness to support any other Demo
crat for Governor in terms so broad that
they could not have opposed Mr.. Tilden
himself, had he chosen to be candidate
nor any other Democrat than Robin
son who belonged to his faction. AS
they would not have bolted against Mr..
Tilden for Governor no consistency binds
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-25
A Smart Man.

Four little girls were, one day, talking
of the prowess of members of their re-
spective families. One said:
" My brother can jump over a six-rail
fence"
Said another: "My father shot six
rabbits yesterday"
"That's nothing" said the third, "my
brother can turn hand spring and land
on his feet every time"
We'll, you needn't feel so big" said
the fourth, "my sisters husband can
stand on his head and walk 30 half a
mile, without touching either Of his
hands to the ground"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-25
Reconciling the Differences.
Baltimore Gazette.I

There seems to be a growing disposi.
tion on the part of the leading New
York Democrats to reconcile the differ
ences which have been a source of such
grave concern to the party at large.
If such reconciliation is accomplished
the success of the Presidential ticket
next fall is practically assured. The eff
feet of the local quarrel in New York
has had disintegrating effect ON the
party at large, but with a cord al re-
union of the warning elements in the
Empire State, all local differences in the
other States would be promptly set
aside, and the National party would
enter upon the great struggle next fall
with the assurance of victory.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-25
WHITE HANDS.
BY wYN R1EL.

"such dear little hands," he whispered,
Holding her hands in his own;
Unit as wind-swept rose leaves,
To battle life's storms, alone"
Such white little hands," he murmured,
And kissed them, bending down;
Hands which should sparkle with jewels,
And never grow hard and brown"
No word OF the fields awaiting
L1borers, earnest and true,
or the masters work, that even
A woman's hand might do.
No word of the weary Journey,
OF the pitfalls, dark and wide,
And thorns across the pathway,
Her hands might put aside.
So time and the hour " went onward,
With the change the seasons bring;
And the white hands glittered with jewels,
But never wore wedding ring.
White hands! like folded lilies;
Free from all toll and care
Then, kissed, caressed and forsaken,
And clasped in dumb despair.
Through the cherries hospital window,
Over the blank white walls,
On face it's brightness warns not,
The pitying sunlight falls.
And over her heart-forever
From pain and passion stilled-
Lie the folded hands, their mission
Left ever unfu1flled.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-25
Dasn't Gross ,Em.

SIS married preferable to single life 2"
was argued at a recent meeting of the
Kokomo debating society. Only one
married man for the negative. and he
came down to business next day with
his arm in sling, a green patch over
his eye, and general appearance of
having slept out all night in the cellar.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-25

them to bolt against him for President.
If the Democratic party Of Nsw York
unites on the basis of pledge to support
the nominee of the National Convention,
that will accomplish the main object
while reserving to all sections of the
party full liberty to press their favorite
candidates up to the time of the decisive
vote by which the Convention declares
its choice and binds the party.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-25
pnsi,e., .srds ~ ava lines or less. az ner snnum

Business cards of five lines or less, SO per annum.
Local notices 10 cents per line each insertion.
Simple announcements Of marriages and deaths,
,ad church aud benevolent society notices inserted
free. Any additions to obituary notices viii Be
charged five cents per line.
Favors must be banded in as early as Tuesday
morning to insure insertion the same week.
Communications upon subjects of general or local
ntaresf solicited
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-03-25

THE world is the book of women.
Whatever knowledge they may possess
is more commonly acquired by observa-
ton than by reading.-Rosseau.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-01-08
State Debts.

The South Carolina Legisla-
turc has formally completed the
settlement Of the debt of that
State in accordance with the de-
cisions of the State Supreme
Court to which the questions at
Issue were referred. In COM
menting upon this action, the
Nashville Americdn says:
Now, contemplate the position
of Tennessee-no, not offences
see, but of a faction in Tennes-
see-with regard to the debt of
this State. This destructive, fos-
sill class, deny the legality of the
debt, and yet will not allow that
the State is under the slightest
obligation even to allow the cred
itors to enter her own courts to
try the question. 1t is substan-
TALLY declaration that the State
will neither admit the claim of
the creditor nor hear what he has
to say in his own behalf. There
is no means by which the State
can hear the creditor except
through the courts. Those who
propose to refer such questions
to the people we'll know that
there is not one among them who
would, in a question involving
his own property rights, submit
them to the vote Of the people.
We do not have our own bust
ness transacted in that way, and
yet we require it of the creditor.
This is a most mean and unman-
ly attitude. Even Turkey and
Egypt have done nothing worse.
nay, nothing half so bad, fol
they willingly permitted courts
to be established to adjudicate
the questions involved in theil
public debts. Neither has Ten
nessce yet put herself hopelessly
in this attitude. No step has yet
been taken that cannot be re.
traced; but it is true, as things
appear, Tennessee is immeasur-
ably behind South Carolina-s
State which has been really
downtrodden and sadly disabled
while we, having suffered little
complain more.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-01-08
Valuable Suggestions by Mr.
Kellogg, of Louisiana.

a special to the Missouri Re-
Publican says: = Senator Kel-
logg, Of Louisiana, is the happi-
est man IN town over the Maine
affair. In an interview in the
Evening Star he says: at is
the history of Louisiana in 1872
being repeated in Maine"
"What do you mean by that?''
81 mean that the Maine case
and the Louisiana case of 1872
are exact parallels. You will
remember that / was the Repub-
lican candidate for Governor of
Louisiana and my Democratic
opponent was McEnery. Well,
the election passed, and on the
face of the returns McEnery was
elected Governor and a Meme
ry Legislature chosen. The Re-
turning Board, however, canvass
ed the vote, as the law required
it to do, and taking advantages
of tcchnicalities and frauds, ]
was returned as elected, as well
as a majority of the Republican
Legislature. The law, however,
provided that the Legislature
should declare who was elected
Governor. The Legislature re-
turned as elected met in the State
House, and the McEnery Legisla-
ture met at Mechanics Institute.
After the Republican Legislature
declared my election, / at once
photographed President Grant the
situation of affairs, and he soon
settled the disturbance"
GLOW, Governor"
"Why, he issued his proclama-
ton recognizing my lawful cleo
ton, and that was the end of it. "
"Do you mean to leave the In
ference, then, that the Fusion
Legislature in Maine will be the
true and lawful one?"
81 mean to leave no inference
other than that which can be
drawn from the statement that
the Maine case Of 1879 and the
Louisiana case of 1872 are iden-
tical.'
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-01-08
It Seems so Queer.

A lady at Rochester, N. Y,
writes to the publishers Of THE
HoUsEKEEPER, Minneapolis,
Mimi, thanking them for calling
her attention to their beautiful
and admirable monthly and adds,
cit seems so queer to send for
and receive such practical and
beautiful magazine from the far
northwest" 1t is not the less a
fact, if "queer, that the best of
monthlies, relating to the house
hold, and the Queen Of the Cook
Books, Buckeye Cookery" are
both published by the same house
at Minneapolis, Mimi, in the far
northwest. Wherever and when
ever they are introduced no sim
liar publications are sold at any
extent. Send for sample copy
Of the monthly. Address The
HoUsEKEEPER, Minneapolis,
Minnesota.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-01-08
Grant in Mexico.
Chicago Times.

When Captain Grant set out
for the halls of the Montezumas,
a quarter of century ago, many
Of his companions were welcom-
ed with bloody hands to hospita-
bic graves. 1t was no fault of
the Mexicans that he escaped
the same fate. Times have
changed and circumstances. The
advices from Mexico are that the
Grant reception will be upon a
scale Of magnificence never sur
passed in that country. The
people are fond Of show,
and the politicians fancy that
they are to welcome the next
President of the United States.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-01-08
Reputation in New England
Boston Herald.

1t will hardly do for our New
England moralists to hold W
their hands in holy horror over
the absence Of financial integrity
i'll the South and West, in view
Of the fact that some of ouI
towns seem in no way indisposcd
to repudiate their own just in
|debtedness when a favorable OPP
portunity offers. The town of
Bucksport, Me-, is now propo-
sing to act in this dishonest man
ner, some of the leading citizens
of the place being foremost il
their advocacy of giving the
bondholders who have advanced
money to the town the cold
shoulder"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-01-08
Sherman's Situation.
Cincinnati Esnnirer.

IF Sherman has any lingering
intention of running for the
Presidency he should drop out
of the Cabinet now. The stall
warts do not like his associations
with Hayes. General Beatty
the Plumed Knight of the Stall
warts, speaks of Sherman's con-
nection with the Administration
with characteristic heat. "Sick-
ly," ''hypocritical'' and Coward
ly" are some of the terms which
Beatty uses. Evidently The
great gulf has not been bridged
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-01-08


Weeks FLORAL GUIDE.-This
work is before us, and those who
send five cents to JAMES VTcK,
Rochester, N. Y, for it will be
disappointed. Instead of get
ting a cheap thing, as the price
would seem to idicate, they will
receive very handsome work
OF loo pages, and perhaps 500
lllustratiops-not cheap, but ele-
giant Illustrations, on the very
best of calendcred paper, and as
a set off to the whole, an elegant
Colored Plate that we would
judge cost twice the price of
the book.