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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06
DEATH OF WILLIAM MeREeoR.

DEATH OF WILLIAM M'OhhOOlN'I
WILLIAM McGREaoR, after lingering
illness of six months, attended with
much suffering from severe, and until
lately, almost incessant coughing, passed
away, quietly and calmly, at s 2'clock or
Saturday evening, the first instant, al
the family residence, His serious trou'
BILE commenced with hemorrhage from
the lungs, which, with other comphca-
tions, soon reduced him to an invalid
who required constant atte dance, which
no one but his devoted. mother could
fully and properly render. Deceased
was born in Canton, June 4:h, 1851, and
his age at death was 2S years, 10 months
and 27 days.
The funeral took place on Monday af
ternoon, Rev. ]. H. RitChie, Pastor oi
the Presbyterian church, conducting the
services, and the Webster Quartette fur
nishing impressive and beautiful
music. The attendance at the fu
neral was quite large, and the printers oI
the city marched in procession to the
cemetery in honor Of the deceased, each
member of the fraternity wearing GRAPE
on the arm.
William was the second son and fourth
and youngest child born to Archibald
and Martha McGregor. He is the first
Of the family called away; and the only
member of the family who was unmar
ried, and always lived at home with his
parents. Under these and other Circum
stances the affliction is severely felt, But
Leaves have their time to fall,
And flowers to wither at the North winds breath
And stars to set-but all,
Thou hast all seasons for thine own, o, Death.
An ancient author said; "The gods
conceal from men the happiness Of death
that they may endure life. And q
modern author says: Men fear death
as if unquestionably the greatest evil
and yet no man knows that
lit may not be the greatest
good" Bacon, in his essay on death
says: Death is a friend of ours and
he that is not ready to entertain him il
not at home" Death, too, is the only
sOvereign WHOM no partiality can warp,
and no price corrupt. But how little do all
these reflections 60 toward allaying the
grief that parents, brother and sisters
and other near and dear relatives fee
10 such sad bereavement. These
thoGghts, however, tend to soothe and
calm the mind, and to look at the case
more with Christian hope and philoso,
phy. The hardship in such case, it is
true, is in the cutting of as itwere on
the very opening of life. But the an
clients said, "Whom the gods love, die
young" and death turks always in life's
delicious cup, To this the high and the
low, the rich and the poor are equally
subject.
Among the beautiful floral triD.
ltes Of respect placed upon his coffin on
5he day of his burial, was an elegantly
arranged flower cross from his near com.
oanions, who knew him best, and who
will ever cherish his memory.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06

OF the fourteen Republican delegates
from Stark, in their state convention Al
Columbus, but one went back on the
Blaine instructions and voted for Sher
man. His name is Silas Conrad, and ht
is a member of the present General As
sembly from Stark. Mr.. Conrad did noi
propose to be fettered by instructions
from the body thai made him delegate
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06

THE number of emigrants that have
arrived at New York during the month
of April has reached the unprecedented
figure of 6ll8. Six ocean steamers ar
rived Friday, bringing 1886, so that the
total emigration for the month will reach
nearly $4,000. The largest number ever
landed in one month before was 42,743;
in April 1873. About sixty per cent of
the new comers are German, twenty-five
per cent Irish, and the rem ainder divid-
ed among the different European nation
alities. They are generally of the better
class of emigrants, industrious, thrifty
and have some money. They will make
valuable addition to the population of
the country.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06

THE Mckinley organs in Canton anC
New Lisbon are in the hands of neal
and dear relatives. No wonder Wood
worth conld not make it over Mckinley
when we consider this, AM another
powerful agency.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06

JOHN KELLY & Co., with the Republi.
can leaders, are fixing up a new charter
for New York city, to be pushed through
the Republican General Assembly Of
that State. Tweed had the same job
done ten or twelve years ago.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06

CONGRESSMAN MCKINLEY's bloody
shirt allusions in his convention speech
were not received with great enthusi.
asm. 1t is handy, however, to swing the
bloody shirt garment, when other ma
terial is scarce.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06

The strength of Mr.. Tilden for the
Democratic nomination for the Presi
denCy is undeniable. This strength does
not rest merely upon the fact that Mr..
Tilden is man of large wealth, able to
defray all the expense Of the party for
the campaign. Itrests in the sense Of JUS.
tice of the American people. Mr.. Tilden
was elected President in 1876. He led
the Democratic party once to a victory
it had not the courage OF wisdom to take.
A very large majority of the people of
the country voted for Tilden electors,
and much larger majority believe, know
he was elected. Mr.. Tilden in that hour
appeared more as a lover of peace than
as lover of the Presidency. Mr.. Tilden
was magnanimous, unselfsh, peace-lov-
ing in that hour. This fact is not for.
gotten by the people of the United States
This self.sacrifCing disposition may have
incensed many Of Mr., Tilden's political
friends, but it established his name
in the history of the country as
that of an enemy of bloodshed for the
spoils of Office, as an elected President
who preferred peace TO place. This fact
is not forgotten by the people Of his par
ty in all these States.- Commonwealth.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06

PREF. SILLIMAN of Yale College, has
been on an exploring trip to New Mexi.
co. He says there is no reason in the
world why those great plains, heretofore
considered uninhabitable, should not be
converted into fertile farms.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06

GRANT pdrdoned the Republican whis.
ky thieves when President, and shield.
ed Belknap and other rogues. The Re.
publican rulers in Pennsylvania have
pardoned their Kemble & Co.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06

Ex.Gov. ]. D. Cox of this state is OPT
posed to third term, and says 80, having
written letter to ex-senator Hender
son of St. Louis, in reply to an invitation
to attend the anti-third term convention
to be held there on the 9th inst.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06

JOHN F. WILSON, a prominent lawyer
of indianapolis, says; II am for the
ex President for King or for that mat.
ter, | am for his son Fred. to follow, so
long as there is any danger of the De.
mocracy leading" These are the senti-
ments of the party leaders. Their pur.
pose seems to be to found a Grant dy-
nasty.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06

If Congress does not get all the neCes
sary business-appropriation bill and the
like-out of the way by the l5t of June
it will not be the fault Of Speaker Ran.
Jon
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06

CAPT AMBROSE, late Clerk of the U. S.
District Court, Cincinnati, has been in.
dlcted for embezzement under numer.
GUS different counts. The Ambrosisl
features Of this man are very obnoxious.
Salem Republican.
Capt. Ambrose is loyal ambrosial
Republican.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06
Nhe AetrtnrrAt
ESTABLISHED A. D. 1888
A. MeGREGOR, Editor.

THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
By the following dispatch, just receiv
ed, it will be seen that Messr5. Robert
S. Shields of this county, and G. n,
sChmick of Leetonia, are the district del
egates to Cincinnati. The convention is
very large one, and is looked to from
all parts Of the country with great in,
terest:
COLUMBUS, May 6
To John McGregOr!:
Convention very large. Shields and
Schmick district delegates, elected unan-
imOusly. A. MCGREaoR.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06

THE leaders Of the Republican party
seem to think a Republican form of gov
eminent not good enough for fifty mil.
lions of people.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06

No Democratic state convention has
voted for the abrogation of the two-thirds
rule, The sentiment Of the party seems
to be almost unanimous in favor of al
lowing the rule to stand.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06

OUR county conventionslast Saturday
was we'll attended by representative
Democrats from nearly every township
in The county.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06

We notice quite number of counties,
in their recent Democratic conventions,
expressed themselves favorable for Sen.
ator Thurman for President.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06

SIX steamers sailed for Europe from
New York on Saturday, carrying some
fveihundred passengers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06

The Grand Jury of Philadelphia re.
Gently indicted two of the Court Clerks
two Constables, and other persons fol
various irregularities" and official dis
honesty.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06

THE Republican Governor of Pennsyl.
vania, Hoyt, has pardoned his political
friends, Kemble & Co., who were under
sentence to serve one year in the Peni.
|tentiary, for bribing and attempting to
bribe members ofthe Legislature. Such il
Republican management in Cameron's
Idukedom, In that state-what farce
is Justice. Pennsylvania, of all other
states, is most completely Republican,
Capital and monopoly predominate, and
under these tyrannical elements laboring
men are treated and used as political
serfs. The old system of Southern sla
very was not the political slavery that
exists in Pennsylvania. Besides, in the
keystone state, there is no chance fOrI
rescue, as the same Cameron money
power can exc out with fraud what they
lack by other management. By fraud, i'll
s well known the late Asa Packer wasI
counted out some years ago. We see mol
prospect Of this corrupt despotism com,
ing to an end. While the Republican
party continue in power in the General
Government, the authorities there help
10 maintain the Cameron dynasty. Al
change there might weaken the Cameron
hold, and the other corrupt elements.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06

CONNECTICUT last week selected dele.
gates to the Democratic National Conven.
ton, uninstructed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06

Ono stands squarely opposed to
Grant for third term. His name has
hardly been mentioned in the state as q
possible candidate. Mass Independent,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06

TILDEN polled more votes in Ohio in
1875 than Bishop polled for Governor
the next (1S77) year.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-05-06

To DAY is Democratic day at Columbus
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-17
THE VAST POINT TRIAL.

WEST POINT, April ia correspon-
dent of the New York Times declined to
give his authority for the statement that
three cadets were heard saying that Whit
ia ker would be fixed. ETC., until Monday
when his counsel would be present The
court said, the witness having sworn to
tell the whole truth and now refusing tC
give onlv such information as is polite, nc
importance would attach to news given 70
the press by him.
The recorder stated he had been unable
to find any facts justifying the c0rrespon
dents story.
The correspondent then protested
against the courts unjust assum ption tha,
in retiring within his legal rights, under
legal military counsel, ne was violating his
duty
Lieut.. Coffin testified that colored cadets
we're not ''hazed." although whites were
Major General Schofield testified 10 facts
already known regarding tho previous in
vestigation, aud said he had informed
Whitaker that the result OF the investiga-
;ion was prejudieiai to him
Whitaker made prompt and earnest
denial, and demanded court OF inquiry.
Whitaker frankness impressed the gen
eral that he could not be guilty. After
the investigation there were reports thai
the guilty parties were beyond
West Point. and then the autho.
rites had to look elsewhere. In the mean
time Whitaker could not rest under the
imputation cast upon him, and a court
inquiry was promptly ordered. The bear
ing of the corps of cadets and bearing of
Whitaker, impressed the general thai
both were innocent The cut
outside had also failed, This method OF
investigation was adopted solely in justice
to Whitaker, he knew of no other mo
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-17
CALIFORNIA.
Terrible Explosion and Loss of Life.

SAN FRANCISCO. April l6. The Giant
powder works district of Berkeley across
the bay, exploded this afternoon, killing
twelve white men and twelve or fifteen
Cinnamon. This is the third explosion
the company has sustained. all attended
with loss of life. The explosion occurred in
the packing room and all at work there
killed. About six thousand pounds ot
powder was in the room. All the victims
were blown to atoms. A large piece found
was part of the skull Of Chinaman and
the cue was attached. There were Six
houses inside the works blown to slivers,
but the workingmen in them escaped, with
the exception of one man in the magazine,
no trace of whom was found. Outside OF
the works are six houses, including a
boarding house of the hands, all more or
less damaged, but the entire cause OF the
explosion is supposed to be carelessness.
Workmen are hired by the piece and di
rected TO use wooden msllet" IN packing
cartridges, but they found they could work
faster and make more money by using iron
hammers, a risky business around giant
powder. It is supposed that some man
bit once too many and.the cartridge went
off, igniting the powder before him, which
comm muuicated with the adjacent packages
with the terrible result noted
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-17
The DonneIly washbunne Case.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE house
COMMITTEES on elections to-day adopted the
following and instructed Representative
Manning to report it to the house,
WHEREAS, A certain anonymous letter
dated House of Representatives, Wash
ington, ID. C., March 4th, 1880, addressed
to William M. Springer, offering a bribe
of $4,000 if he would prevent the unseat-
ing of VIM. D, Washburne, of Minnesota.
coDtestee in the pending contested election
of Donnelly vs.. Washburne, was mailed
March 9Th 1880, in the post office of the
House OF Representatives. and delivered
to the said Honorable William Springer,
then and now chairman of the committee
of elections. before which said contested
election case was at the time pending,
WHEREAS, Said letter purports to be
an attempt to corruptly influence the
action of the said VIM. NJ. Springer as a
member of said committee of the house of
representatives and
WHEREAS. Another private letter was
sent to and received by said Springer 10
reference to said contest signed by Il. Il.
Finley.
WHEREAS, The language used by said
Springer in his speech published in the
congressional record of the 9th inst. on the
subject before the house. is construed By
many members as a charge against said
Donnelly, of having inspired the writing
of said letter,
WHEREAS, Said Donnelly has requested
the investigation of said matter now there
lore
ResoEUed, that a committee of seven
members of this house be appointed by
the speaker to inquire and report to this
house, as to the authorship of said annoy
nous letter. who sent il and the purpose
for which said letter was sent. and all
other matters in connection with the same
That said committee be authorized to in-
quire and report to the house thereon,
whether, In either or all of the letters, in
the controversy and written TO Springer.
there has been any breach of privileges of
the house. or of any member thereof, and
said committee shall have power to send
tor persons and papers, 10 administer
oaths, to sit during the session of the house
and to report at any time, and that all ex
penses incurred in said investigation shall
be paid out OF the contingent fund OF the
house
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-17
Moffat'S Life Pills,
PhGniX BitterS,

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Bilious Complaints, Dyspepsia,
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Thousands of Certificates are
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THEN ONCE, their use will con-
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P:g"'S Climax Salve % cents a box.
II i'at's Life Pills 25 cents q box.
Ia,.lt's phCnix Bitters S1.OO bottle.
~ Sold by Druggists everywhere.
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-17
XLVI CONGRESS.
s HOUSE.

= hOUSE.
WASHINGTON, April l6.-Mr, Hooker
moved to strike out the section appro-
prlating, $4,000 for the expenses of the
Indian Commissioners. There was no
necessity for sthis commission. Il was
J@nctus ottctO. Nobody but bonded
government officers should control the
INDIANS bureau. There were too many ia
control of Indian affoirs.
mr., Haskell opposed the amendment.
Ii the Democrats abolished thA super
Vlsing power they must keep quiet about
sWindllnR agents and wormy meat.
Mr., Scales said although the commits
slon itself was honest. more corruption
ana lmpqrity had existed in the manage
ment OF Indian affairs since than before
It's appointment.
mr. Bedford asked ii the commission
nad not rendered inclalcu.uable service in
getting rid of the late Indian commission
er.
Mr.. Hooker modified his amendment
SO as also to repeal the provision for the
appointment OF commission. Adopted,
Mr.. Scales amendment striking out the
appropriation for Indian police caused MIR.
HASKELL to ask if the purpose was to turn
the whole frontier over to the scalping
knife OF the savage.
Mr, Scales said it was to protect both
whites and Indians, He opposed the idea
that an agent should be given power to
strike down an Indian or emigrant at will
The amendment was rejected.
The amendment of Mr.. Downey en-
powsring the Secretary of the Interior Co
apportion different tribes among several
states and territories aud investing them
with fall the rights OF citizenship was re-
jected.
Mr.. Hooker submitted an amendment
transferring the Indian Bureau to the
War Department after the current fiscal
year.
Mr.. Conger rose to point of order,
pending which, adjourned.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-17
Climax! Climax

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It heals without a scar. Ne
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We WARRANT it to CURE
Sores, Ulcers, ScrOfula Sores,
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and BaIsams, and put up in larger
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other Ointment.
eE- Sold by Druggists everywhere.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-17
ARKAN SAS
Escape of Condemned Ingurderers-Rob-
bery-Fa11ure.

LITTLE Rock, April III. j. Holland
and w. A. Casey, charged as accessories
10 the murder of B. James and Clint
Tucker, and under death sentence for
rape, escaped from the Dardanelle Jail on
the 18th inst.
+. Il. Adams. county judge of Faulkner
county, and editor of the Cu7rency was
arrested for stealing $500 from the sher-
iff' s Office at Conway. The sheriff locked
his Office and started for dinner, and
meeting some tax payers he returned and
found the door unlocked. the safe open,
and the money on Adams person. Adams
tried to buy silence. but failed. Hitherto
he has been highly esteemed.
The CONNIE ercial bank of Texarkana,
closed yesterday. short of So, ZOO, owing
to over drafts by e. I. Potter, cotton
buyer,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-17
XLvT CONGRESS.
HOUSE.


WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE house
went Immediately into committee on the
Indian appropriation bill. the pending
question being Mr., Haskells point of
order against Mr.. Hooker's amendment
for the transfer of the the Indian bureau
to the war department
The chair decided the amendment GER
name, as it retrenched expenditure, but it
was the same in su bstance as several bills
now in the house, and he therefore sus-
tanned the point Of order.
The house rejected the amendment
increasing the appropriation for clothing
for the Sioux from $130,000 to $150.0O0,
by vote of yeas "a. nays 104.
The amendment abolishing the Indian
commission was agreed to--yeas liz. nays
65. Other amendments were agreed to
without discussion and the bill as amended
passed.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-17
The Elements.

CINCINNATI. April l6.-The unusually
heavy rain early this morning was fol-
lowed by high winds all day here. A
number of houses were unroofed and
some weak buildings blown down. The
wind extended widely through the Gen.
tral and southern parts of the state,
doing damage at Newark, New Phila-
delphia. Canal, Dover, Milford and Lee
banon
MILWAUKEE, April l6-The severest
storm OF the season visited the state this
morning In the northern section there
was several inches of snow, impeding
trains in the vicinity of Oshkosh. No seri-
Gus disasters are yet reported on the lakes,
but it is feared the gale was severe on
vessel property and reports of disasters
are expected.
WHEELING, April 16.-There was a
cyclone here this afternoon doing tremen-
dous execution on roots. trees, frame
buildings, etc. but no body was killed.
Neig hboring towns have suffered to a con-
siderable extent.
SAN FRANCISCO, April l6.-The storm
which has prevailed throughout the state
for several days has been the severest ever
known. On the line of the Central Paci-
fic through the mountains snow sheds
are broken down between Emigrant Gap
and Cisco. Yesterdays eastern bound
express has got only as far as Alta Virgi-
MIA. the lightning express stopping at the
same point, The snow plow train, with
eight engines, which left Summit this
morning to effect connection with a plow
from Emigrant Gap, half a mile west from
Summit. Jumped the track and dashed
through the snow sheds for 100 feet. The
west bound emigrant and freight train.
due at Sacramento last night, was stop
ped by sheds TWO miles from any station
where it still remains. Every effort is
being made to clear the track,