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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-26
RE-DTsTRfcTTNG THE STATE.

RE-OISIR4GTlNG The STATE.
Below is a list of the Districts and
the counties composing them, ac-
cording to the Republican gerry
mander, also the majorities in each
district:
FIRST AND SECOND DISTRICTS.
County of Hamilton.
Butler, Warren, Clinton, Clermont'
Fayette. Republican majority in
the District, 1,441.
Darke, Preble, Montgomery,
Greene. Republican majority in the
District, 654.
Defiance, Paulding, Putnam, Van
Vert, Allen, Auglaize, Mercer, Shell
by. Democratic majority in the
District, 6,541.
Williams, Fulton, Henry, Wood
Lucas, Ottawa. Democratic major
ity in the District, 504.
SEVENTH.
Highland, Brown, Ross, Adams,
Pike. Democratic majority in the
District, 1878.
EIGHTH.
Madison, Clarke, Miami, Logan,
Champaign. Republican majority
in the District, 5,235.
Hardin, Marion, Delaware, Union,
Morrow, Knox. Republican major
ity in the District, 618.
Hancock, Seneca, ~Sandusky, Erie,
Huron. Democratic majority in the
District, 62S.
ELEVENTH.
Hooking, Vinton, jackson, Law
renee, Scioto, Gallia. Republican
majority in District, 1,755.
= TWELFTH.
, Franklin, Fairfield, Pickaway Per
ry. Democratic majority in Dis
. trict, 4,152.
THIRTEENTH.
Licking, Muskingum, Coshocton
r Tuscawaras. Democratic majority
| in District, 1888.
FOURTEENTH.
i. Wyandot, Richland, Holmes
Crawford, Ashland. Democratic ma
e jority in District, 1881.
FIFTEENTH.
Meigs, Athens, Morgan, Monroe
Washington. Republican majorit..
9 in District, 926.
SIXTEENTH.
;, jefferson, Harrison, Belmont
! Guernsey, Noble. Republican ma
: jority in District, 2,455.
SEVENTEENTH.
Carroll, Starke, Columbiana, Ms
honing. Republican majority i
q District, 2,410.
EIGHTEENTH.
+ Lorain, Medina, Wayne, Summit
h Republican majority in Distric
4,259.
NINETEENTH.
Ashtabula, Trumbull, Portag'
. Geauge, Lake. Republican majorit
in District, 1l,149. d.
TWENTIETH.
C~uyahoga. Republican majorit
in District, 1856.
Senator Moore, of the Darke coul
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-26

In twenty-six days the Senate was
in session twenty-eight hours, or on
the eight hour system they did three
days work. By looking at the table
it will be seen that the longer they
were in session, the less they did
That is, they did less in the last days
of January than they did in the first.
What in the name of squandered
taxes have they got to do but pass
the appropriation bill and go home?
Nothing. But they halt between
fear and duty. They want to reor-
game the state institutions and
they don't. They are now waiting
for some preteXt. If some Demo
cratic official will steal something or
kill somebody, it will be q great 70
lief to the Republicans and enable
them to do speedily what they are
bound to do before spring. One
trouble is that they are hampered
too much by advice. Sherman and
other statesmen in Washington are
writing letters to members, begging
them to let reorganization alone and
hurry home, or they will jeopardize
the state in the coming election. On
the other hand, the hungry hangers
on are demanding immediate e
ganization. They want to be put in
at once. They swear that if they are
not, they will tear things up in the
next campaign. So the poor devils
are under a cross-fire. They will be
damned if they do, and damned if
they don't,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-26

The Republicans of Dayton and
this District think they can't posi-
bly, get along without Ashley Brown,
consequently arrangements are be-
ing made to fix up his "fatal mis-
take" and he will shortly return to
their fold and be "vindicated," prob
ably by the nomination for Congress.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-26

GRANT is ahead in New York.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-26
Watches, Clocks & JeWeITv

and all other articles in this line of
trade. l intend giving my entire at
tention to this business, and hope by
fair and honest dealing to merit and
receive a liberal trade from my old
friends and new acquaintances.
Repairing made a Speciality.
All Watches, Clocks and Jewelry re-
paired will be warranted to give full
satisfaction. Promptness being my
motto, no one will be disappointtd d.
Having employed the services of Dix
Hendricks to assist me, think, by the
combined skill Of both, to be able TO
satisfy my customers beyond q doubt.
My charges will be reasonable and sat
isfactory.' Call and give me a trial.
JOE CAMPBELL.
Eaton, March 81, 1s79-tf
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-26

Senator Moore, of the Darke coun-
ty district, has introduced a bill il
the Senate relative to building associ-
atoms that has created quite q fiut-
ter. The incentive that induced the
measure appears to be in the follow
ing statement made by the senator:
"Some years ago I was the as
signee of q bankrupt who had OBJ
tanned a loan of 81, 900 on ten shares
of stock, about the 1st of May, 1869.
He continued his payment of dues
and interest up to near the middle of
January, 1873, making three years
and eight months, during which time
he had paid in dues 1896, and in in
terest for the same time $435, making
the total amount paid on the loan
before he become delinquent 1890.
About a year later the secretary of
the association wanted me to pay
him 1912 more; or in other words,
claiming 1902 for the use of $3.50, for
half the time of three years and eight
months, and $40 for four and eight
months, making a charge of about As
per cent. interest for the use of the
money. I refused to accede to the
s~ecretary's demand, and he brought
suit for the full face of the ten shares,
$4,000. The court, in its finding
held that I would be required to pay
up delinquent dues and interest to
date of decree. l clearly had the
right under the laws of the associ-
alton to return the loan ($1,00O). 1
Immediately gave a check for the de-
linquency, and then demanded an
adjustment, and they refused to allow
me to adjust, and insisted upon my
paying dues and interest to the natu-
raj death of the association. This 1
refused, and they again brought suit
for delinquencies, and recovered
judgement for $3.50. Encouragement
as it now stands, gave them 40 per
cent. for the use Of the money, and
from that date to the date upon
which they wound up business re-
quired the payment of $27O, making
Is per cent. to add to the 40 per cent,
making a total of 80 per cent, and
a~ggregating $1,136 clear profit on a
loan of 1000"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-26
JUST OPENED !

HAVING decided to return to Ea-
Il ton, my native place, after an alb
sence of fifteen years, to make it my
future home, L have opened a WATCH,
CLOCK and JEWELRY STORE in
Stephens building, on Main street,
where 1 intend keeping a full assort-
ment of the latest make and styles of
the heat
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-02-26
Mrs. LUCY sKARDoN

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The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-03-11
HOOSier HOOdIumS,

IT could not reasonably be expected
that the colored people who from the
South who threw themselves into the
midst Of the Democratic party of In
diana, would be permitted to tread
upon a path Of roses. One of the
under-currents Of Democratic senti-
ment is belief in the righteousness
Of Democatic mobs. 1t was home
ly saying among Republicans stumpers
of former days that when ever you
find a niger, there you'll find a Demo-
crat." And the statement contained
more than a grain of truth. The
average moss-back Democrat likes to
curse some-bodybut not unless he
deems. that somebody weaker than he
is. There is as much antagonism be-
tween him and the colored man, as
there is between the town ''cur" and
the "big yellow dog from the coun-
try. Yet so long as the colored man
is willing to be abused, the Democrat
delights in being on hand to abuse
him.
We once knew a Democrat in Jack
son, in the old pro-slvery times, who
would go about the streets by day
cursing the ''nigger," and if a mob
assaulted a colored man. as they some
times did in those days, this man
would strive to throw the first rotten
egg--yet this man slept, every night,
in the same room with one of the
blackest colored man who ever lived
in this place.
In certain locality in Indiana quite
a number of colored men from the
South have located. The chivalrous
followers of Dan. VOORHEES, have stood
this state of affairs about as long as it
is possible for them to do so. The
idea of having ''niggers"-especially
Industrious 'niggers" is too much for
them. 1t conflicts with their early
political training. So, few nights
ago, these brave Democrats slipped
arounp in the dead of night and tack
ed notices upon the doors Of these
colored men notifying them to leave
and signed "Ku-klux." But they
didn't leave.
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Sketch of Washington Society.

Belva Lockwood is female lawyer
of Washington City. Jessie Raymond
is, as we understand it, a resident Of
Georgia. Ben. Hill is United States
Senator from the State Of Georgia.
Jessie employed Belva-so Belva
claims-to sue Ben. for the seduction
of Jessie. Then Jessie wrote card
for the newspapers, claiming that
Belva brought suit against the wish
of her, Jessie. Now Belva proposes
to prove that she was regularly en-
ployed by Jessie to bring suit against
Ben, and that Ben's son bribed Jessie
to go back on Belva, and paid her way
back to Georgia. 1t is not always
pleasant to be great manor even g
great woman
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-03-11
SFOr Gallantry.o

Last fall Major Thornburgh, with a
small command Of troops, was sur
rounded by the Ute Indians, and the
commander was killed. The troops
were besieged, and for a time there
seemed little chance of their escaping.
Capt. Dodge, Of the Ninth Cavalry,
went to the rescue Of the besieged
command, and succeeded in raising
the siege" For his gallantry on that
occasion the Captain received a COM
mission as Major. This promotion
seemed to be pretty generally approx
ed. Now come something less than
half dozen officers who were in the
same engagement with Captain Dodge,
and produce the testimony of eye
witnesses as to their gallantry on that
occasion. These officers would not
object to promotion for gallantry. In
fact, they rightfully set up the claim
that they are as much entitled to pro-
motion as was Dodge.
But, admitting that all the officers
engaged in that desperate encounter
with the savages deserve promotion
for gallant conduct, are they more en-
titled to it than the brave men under
their command? Would there not be
more justice in appointing one of these
brave private soldiers to vacant Lieu
tenantcy, than in appointing miser-
able upstart from West Point? Per-
haps every man engaged in the fight
in which Major Thornburgh was killed
did his duty nobly, but can they all be
made officers in the skeleton army on
that account?
Carrying out the idea Of promotion
suggested by the application Of these
officers, would, ere long, give us an
army Of officers. 1t would not do in
this 'home of the brave" to promote
every brave man. The army would be
somewhat in the condition of com.
pany of rifemen the writer once knew
in the army. Almost every man in
the company had been appointed 6
non-commissioned officer, and after.
ward, for some shortcoming, reduced
to the ranks" This command wa:
trudging along through the heat anc
dust one summer day, when Genera
Steedman rode along. ''What com
pany is this?" asked the General of
soldier who was walking at one side O.
the road. The soldier promptly re
piled ''this is company Of corporals
from Cleveland, Ohiom
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great woman

THE only persons who seem to be
blessed with perfect peace Of mind are
the King-killers, or rather those
whose attempt to be such, over the
great waters. The St. Petersburg
news informs us that the man who at
tompted to kill Gen. Melikof was as
and collected on the scaffold as though
being killed was of no more conse-
quence to him than an ordinary busi-
transaction. It would be a happy
thing for the crowned heads if they
could get little of that feeling worked
into their systems.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-03-11
Can Treason be Made OdiOus?

Congress is still wrestling with the
case of Fitz John Porter Gen. Lo-
gan, on the floor of the Senate, has
been telling some solid truths, and
talking some sound common sense,
with regard to this case. Imagine
Benedict Arnold coming before the
people of the United States, after the
close of the Revolutionary War, and
asking them, through their Represen-
tatives, to restore him to a position in
their army, and pay him for all the
time during which he had been play
ing traitor to them!
Yet it would be no more unreasona-
BILE, no more astonishing than the case
of Porter. He did not like his COM
mander, and he very evidently did not
like to fight, two very serious draw
backs to military commander. He
was a great admirer Of General O. Nc
Clellan, and an admirer of Mcclellan,
could not, in the nature Of things,
want to fight. Gen. Porter, with a
command Of ten thousand or twelve
thousand men, lounged around, out of
gunshot, and allowed the Union forces
to be defeated, when, by promptly
obeying orders, he might have turned
the tide of battle.
Now this man, who is scarcely the
equal of Benedict Arnold in point of
bravery, but almost, if not quite, his
equal in point of treachery, comes be-
fore Congress with plea to be rein
stated in the army, and paid for the
time he has been out of it under SEN
tence of Court Martial for his treach.
cry. Why does Porter come now:
1t is a noticeable feature of his de-
fense that he gets his strongest testi
mony from officers Of the Confederate
Army-whose commands he did no
permit himself to come within reacl
Of at the time of his alleged offense
t Men who were officers in the Confed
crate Army form considerable por
tion of the present Congress. Is thi
why he has succeeded in getting
hearing at this time? 1t is said tn
; General is in failing health. Had jus
i tice been done him long ago, hi
health would not tronb1e him now
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-03-11

A STRANGE case of ''man's inhu-
manity" comes from Grand Rapids,
Michigan. One William Adds, a
prominent business man, somewhat
past the prime Of life, made applica-
ton for divorce, charging his wife
with adultery with his hostler, Her.
man Blodgett. The decree was grant
ed. As the lady was past fifty, and
had several children, and had always
borne good reputation, her friends
became suspicious that all was not fair,
as regarded the divorce An investi ga
tion was set on foot, which revealed
the fact that the husband, wishing
from some cause to get rid Of his wife,
had employed Blodgett to swear that
he had been criminally intimate with
Mrs. Adds, and that it was at her So
icitation. Blodgett was found, brought
back, and the divorce was set aside.
Then the husband took a little trip
for his health. Cases Of this kind are
occurring daily in this great, civilized
country Of ours.
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The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-03-11

THE Democratic party ought to
capture the Governor of Virginia, put
him in glass case, and cart him about
over the country as anatural curiosity.
He has demonstrated the fact that
there is such a thing as Reform in
the Democratic party. The Legisla-
ture of the grand old Commonwealth
has been endeavoring to repudiate the
State debt. In vetoing one of its ras
cally measures, the Governor begs the
Legislature, in the name of the glori-
Gus old State of Virginia, to be honest.
The Governor Of Virginia is a great
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-03-11

THERE has long been q custom
among Congressman of changing the
language of speeches delivered in Con-
gress, before allowing them to be
printed in the Congressional Record.
It is an exceedingly unfair, cowardly
practice. A Member should not utter
sentence ''in the heat of debate" or
otherwise, which he would be ashamed
to see in print.
Gen. Warner, an Ohio Member of
the House, made speech few days
ago in which he stigmatized certain
class of pensioners, or applicants for
pensions, as Hospital pimps." This
was in the evening. Representative
Hazleton, of Wisconsin prepared re-
ply next day, when he discovered that
Warner had stricken out the offensive
words before allowing his speech to go
on record. But unfortunately for the
Ohio Member, Mr.. Hazleton procured
from the stenographer the exact words
used by Warner, and had them read
from the Clerks desk.
Warner then did the most foolish
thing he could have done-he got mad,
and attempted to taunt Mr.. Hazleton
for having never been in the army.
Hazleton retorted that Warner was in
the army-went in early-came out
early-drew a pension-and the wound
for which he drew his pension was To-
Gated in his back. This was rather a
crusher to Warner, for, though he
was doubtless a brave soldier, such re-
marks as those of the gentleman from
Wisconsin did not sound very we'll
especially if there was a little truth
mixed up with them. This little bout
furnished one instance where an Ohio
man was completely beaten.
Gen. Warner will not, perhaps, tall
quite so glibly about other pensioners
hereafter. And it is not highly prob
able that he will utter words in tn
: heat of debate with the intention o
= striking them out before his speech /
5 printed.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-03-11

THE Kentucky Penitentiary became
so crowded that the Governor was COM
PEELED, for humanity's sake, to make
pretty free use of the pardoning pow
er. Still the institution is so full as
be a perfect pest-house. Itseems that
the Governor is unable to turn the
criminals out at one door as fast as
they come in at the other If you ask
a Democratic voter, after a general
election, if he has heard the news, he
will beam with a triumphant smile as
he asks in return ''have you heard from
Kentucky?"
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-03-11

THE habit of playing with toy pis-
tolls has come to be very common
one among the little folks. 1t is a
common thing to see child snap a
toy pistol at playmate. This is
very dangerous thing for children to
do. If they are permitted to snap toy
pistols, it is not probable that they
will be more careful in case they get
hold Of real pistols. A case illustrat-
ing the folly of allowing children to
engage in such practices occurred on
Sunday, at Delaware, Ohio. Some
careless person laid loaded revolver
on a shelf within reach of the ''little
ones" A child three years Of age was
playing in the room. A neighbor
girl, aged seven, came in to play with
the little three-year-old girl, reached
to the shelf, took down the revolver,
and while they were playing with it
a charge was exploded. The mother
Of the smaller child was in the room
at the time, but supposed the noise
resulted from swapping a cap upon a
toy pistol, which the children were in
the habit Of doing When she looked
in the direction of the children, how
ever, she saw the little one lying upon
the floor with the brain oozing from a
bullet-hole in it's forehead
Such cases are quite frequent. A
person who has not sense enough to
know how to take care of revolver.
and keep it out of the reach of chill
dren certainly should not possess one.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-03-11

A LARGE number Of Kentuckians
are moving across into Indiana. A
squad of fourteen of them reached
New Albany, a few evenings since,
and asked permission of the Demo-
cratic authorities to sleep in the sta
tion. The consent of the authorities
was freely given. The Kentuckians
slept peacefully-slept soundly, and
went forth in the morning much re-
freshed-to be met by the authorities
with demand to go to work on the
streets, in order to pay for their lodg-
ing. And work they did.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-03-11

Mr.. LoNGFELLow, the poet, was
some time ago presented with a chair
made from the Cambridge chestnut
tree spoken of in his poem "The Viii
lage Blacksmith. The chair was the
gift of some eight hundred children.
Recently he has received a book con-
tanning the names Of all these eight
hundred children. The inside of the
cover has a panel made of carved
chestnut Mr.. Longfellow is certainly
reaping rev ard for his labors, in the
evidences of love and admiration,
which the children of the country are
constantly offering him. 1t must in
deed be cheering to the heart of the
great poet to see new generation
come with praises for himself and his
works.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-03-11

THE Hamilton County Republican
Club held a meeting in Cincinnati on
last Saturday night. Speeches were
made by Judge Taft, Ex-Sen. Stanley
Matthews, and others. The speech of
Ex-Sen. Matthews was a ringing,
rousing speech, full of enthusiasm,
brave words, and practical sense.
Matthews may have his preferences,
but above and beyond any personal
preferences, he places his duty to the
Republican party and to the country.
He announces his determination to
support the nominee of the Chicago
Convention. That is the kind of Re-
publicans we want this year.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-03-11

FRED. GooDE, of Cincinnati, got
drunk. A friend got drunk at the
same time, and Fred. in his kindness
of heart took his friend home and put
him to bed. Then Fred. concluded he
would retire, and sat down in the open
window to pull off his shoes. But he
never got them off. He tumbled out Of
the window, fell over fence, alighted
upon an iron cellar-railing, brokeit, and
bounded down against the cellar-door,
knocking it open. But the coroner
had to pull his shoes off. It's a
mighty bad thing to sit in an open
window when you want to pull off
your shoes.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-03-11

The Democratic party claims to be
pre-eminently a party of reform.
Hence it seems a little strange that
Democratic majority in Congress
that body should spend three months
at Washington during which time alb
solutely nothing of Importance has
been done.