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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-08-12
LOVING A WHOLE FAMILY.


don't want to make any trouble, but
there is one man in this city who ought to
be gibbetted! began a blunt-spoken wo-
man of forty five as she stood before the Of
fcials of the Twentieth Street Station day
or two ago.
When they inquired for particulars she
handed out a letter and said:
Observe the envelope. That letter is
addressed to me. You will see that the
writer calls me his jessamine, and he wants
me to set an early day for his wedding"
When the captain had finished the letter,
she was ready with another, adding:
And this is addressed to my daughter,
Lucretia- You will see that he calls her his
rosy angel, and says he can't live if she
doesn't marry him. It's the same man."
So it was, and the letter was as tender as
spring chicken. That finished, she handed
out a third, with the remark:
'This is directed to my daughter Helen.
It's the very same man, and in it he calls
her his pansy, and he says he dreams of
her."
"Why, he seems to love the whole fam
ly, remarked the captain.
'That's just it. I'm widow with two
daughters, and he was courting us all at
once and engaged to the three of us at the
same time. Oh! what wretches there are
in this world"
eyes, indeed! It's lucky you found him
out"
Yes, it is. I'll hadn't he might have
married the whole caboodle of U.S. If Lu-
cretia hadn't opened one of my letters, and
If l hadn't searched the girls pockets while
they were asleep, we'd have thought him an
innocent lamb"
And do you want him arrested ?" .F@
No guess not; but want this matter
to go into the papers as a warning to other
women. Just think of his sitting up with
me Sunday night, Lucretia on Wednesday
night, and Helen on Friday night, and call
ing each one of us his climbing rose. Oh,
sir, the women ought to know what de-
ceiving animal man is.
Yes, he's pretty tough"
1T has learned me lesson" she said as
she was ready to 60. "Ihe next man that
comes sparkling around my house has got to
come right out and say which he's after. If
it's the girls won't say nothing, and if it's
me it won't do 'em bit of good to slam
things around and twit me of burying two
husbands. Free Press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-08-12
AN ABSENT BRIDEGROOM.

widower and widow were engaged to
be married at Bristol, Rhode Island, re-
Gently. She had agreed to provide the we'd
treme iberality. Five hundred guests, in
cluding the Common Council, as an unofi-
cial body, assembled at the appointed time,
but the bridegroom did not come The as
sembly drank immoderately, and then, for
amusement, flung ice cream and pie at the
minister. An expedition to discover the
widower resulted in the sllattering of all the
windows in his house, and finally the police
made score of arrests.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-08-12
THE RESULT OF LIE.

Owen Buck, of Oceanica, Maryland, had
vicious, kicking horse, which he was
anxious to SELL While trying to make q
bargain with probable purchaser, he re-
marked: "That horse is SO gentle that my
little girl could go up behind him and twist
his tail, and he wouldn't raise hoof. I"
The little girl overheard this lie, took it for
the truth, tried the experiment on being
left alone with the horse, and was killed by
kick.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-08-12
PERILOUS ADVENTURE IN A SMALL
BOAT.

short time ago young telegraph clerk
from Otranto, named Salvatore Montinari,
was picked up on the high seas, at about an
equal distance from the italian and Dalma-
tian coast, by the Russian bark Jenny, Cap
tain Hallstrom. Montinari, two days be-
fore his rescue, had hired small boat with
the intention of enjoying an afternoons
fishing, and had rowed himself out two or
three miles, when one of the sudden gales
that render Adriatic navigation so perilous
arose, and, despite his desperate efforts to
reach the shore, soon drove him out of sight
of land. For nearly forty y-eight hours he
struggled against winds and waves, and con-
triyed to keep his tiny craft afoat, although
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-08-12
ANTIQUITY OF STEEL.

The invention of steel is of great antiquity,
as the Eastern sword blades, especially those
of Damascus, attest. A curious custom pre-
vailed among the Celtiberians of Spain, Of
burying the iron in the earth, that the baser
part of it might, as they supposed, be con-
verted to rust; and then forging what re-
manned into swords and other sharp instru-
ments A manufactory for casting steel was
set up at Handsworth, near Sheffield, by
Benjamin Huntsman, in 1742. The manu-
facture of shear-steel began at Sheffield
about 1900. s ras--- ...-. -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-08-12

AS we stand by the sea-shore and watch
the huge wave come in, We retreat, thinking
we will be overwhelmed soon, however,
they flow bsck. So with the waves of trou
BILE in the world; they threaten us, but a firm
resistance make them break ut our feet.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-08-12
FrfeBdship. .
When evil misrepresentation

When evil Misrepresentation
Begrimes with her poisonous nngef
The pure marble-white reputation ft
OF a friend, do not silently linger
Aside with your fleet, like Achilles
Better openly join with the foe;
While the tongue in its cowardice still "a Is
'The mills Of the gods grind Slow
II friendship possesses beauty,
spark of divinity's heaven,
'Tis promptness In doing its duty
The ''sesame open to heaven.
Than Kindness earth knows nothing sweeter;
'Ifs the blossom that blesses the clod '-l
Antkputs to shame Judas and Peter
With fash of the lightning of God.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-08-12

We must beware of treating Bible state
ments as a kind of jelly, to be run into what
ever mOulds we think OF.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-08-12

Experience is a torch lighted in the ashaa
of our hopes and delusions.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-08-12

Be mindful of things past. and proviient
of things to come. 9k#a,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-08-12
Whitewashing.

DROF. POULTNEY would inform the pco
pie of Ravenna that he is hand and
ready to do all Jobs of Whitcwashing that may
be intrusted to him. in a neat and workmanlike
manner all orders left at his residence, on
West BOwery 81, near Diamond Glass W orkS.
or ut the Grocery Store of j. III. Furry, will
receive prompt attention.
GEO. POULTNEY.
Ravcnna. March 8. 1880. 6G2
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-08-12
Business Cards.

A. N. FARR,
NOTARY PUBLIC, Mantua. u. Con-
N veyancing, Collections and Pension Busi-
Irss promptly attended 10 on the most reason
Able terms, oiz-u-
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-02
Republican Bulldozing in Ohio.

A correspondent of the New York
World tells how Democratic workmen
in Ohio were bull-dozed and forced under
penalty of being thrown out of employ
ment and their families brought to star
walton, to vote the Republican ticket.
The facts are stated in the article here
with appended. The Columbus case is
an example of the universal practice of
Republican manufacturers and capital
lists in the Northern States. BULLDOG
ing has been reduced to a system, the
details of which are given in this state
ment The Democrats of the South
who are for the most part the pronerty-
holding, intelligent and tax-paying classes
of this section, will bear us witness that
no such wholesale system of compelling
employees to vote the Democratic ticket
is practised, Notwithstanding Dem
ocratic ascendency in the governments
of the Southern States is the only pro-
lection against the rule of ignorance,
venality and extravaganza. If the Dem
ocrats of the South were driven to the
desperate extremity of bulldozing, they
would find it reduced to a science for
their instruction by the Northern Re-
publican leaders, but fortunately reason
and argument and the example of good
government which they have instituted
for the benefit of both white and colored
people, have been the all-suficient in
strumentalities for maintaining their
power.
Special Dispatch to the world.l
COLUMBUS, Nov. 15.-The Columbus Bug
gy Company OF this city is one of the lsrgest
in this country, and over 600 voters are en-
ploved by its managers. The company sells
nearly all of its work in the South, and has
built up an immense business, and its man
ayers have made fortunes.
Before the late election they notified their
employees that if Hancock was elected they
would shut down the works, while if Gar
field was elected they would not only be able |
to maintain present prices for labor, but in
crease them. Their lawyer further posted
them how to manage the workmen and still |
evade the statutes. A census was taken of |
the voters, and printed lists, with name, age
and residence, we're placed at all the voting |
places where any of them voted, and under |
the eye of the Republican ticket-holder and
challenger. By this means not single one
of them could vote the Democratic tick
ct without being detected, and feeling that I
detection meant dismissal, nearly or quite
400 Democrats voted the Republican ticket, |
and Columbus, instead of giving a Demo-
cratic majority, gave Republican majority, |
as many other Republican EMPLOYERS adopt. |
ed similar methods.
Now the employees. of the Buggy Compa>
nv have been informed that they will get 20 |
per cent. of their wages in cash and the re-
mainder in "store orders" The stores, of
course, put up the prices on the working |
men and make heavy discount to the COM
pany, so that the wages of the workingmeH |
will be cut down from 20 to 25 per cent, in
addition to being disfranchised at the polls. |
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-02
whv the south Is Solid.

We have published sensible article
from the New York World under the
title aShould the South remain solid. T"
A more appropriate caption would have
been, s'Why the South is solid" The
World states the reasons correctly. The
Southern States have been drawn togeth-
er by the same motives acting upon all.
A sense of common perils, common
wrongs, common hopes. They we're all
at sea in a storm, amid rocks and break
ers, and naturally steered for the near
est port of safety in the same direction.
The Republican party was the cause OF
their difficulties and suferings after the
war. 1t loaded them down with taxes, and
overturned their local governments, and
substituted others under the management
of aliens, corruptionists and strife-makers
which it propped with bayonets. The
Democratic party resisted this treatment
of the South, and insisted upon giving
her people chance to live and prosper.
1t was natural that they would unitedly
eschew the one and embrace the other.
1t was question of safety not Of senti-
ment They took to the nearest port
in the storm and cast anchor in the
same harbor. 1t did not mean resist
ance to the Constitution and laws of the
Union. 1t did not mean revenge for
the injuries which the war had inflicted.
1t did not mean sectionalism. 1t meant
safety. If the treatment of the South by
the Republican party had been different,
the course of the States which are de-
scribed as the South, would have been
different. They were made solid by agen-
cies which they could no more control
than the tides of the ocean, or the course
of the whirlWind.
In the canvass just concluded, the
course of the Republican party confirm
ed the Southern States in the steps they
have taken. The Republican leaders made
the contest strictly sectional one. The
lOI chIOSI ISittIcI VI Gl6 1lc puDllCd1 par
and the most effective orator, excepting
Beecher the licentious preacher and In
gersoll the infdel, in the country, Sena-
tor Conkling, frankly declared that it
was a sectional cOntest-a solid North
against solid South. The latter was
the inevitable consequence of the former.
But in the North, there is a strong par
ty, organized and unconquered though
defeated, with which the Southern
States will still cooperate in their efforts
to crush out sectionalism, preserve the
Constitution and avert imperialism
with the horrors of the Commune fol
lowing close on its track. This party
was triumphant in 1876. Its victory
was lost by misadventures not necessary
to repeat here. What it did once, can
be accomplished again with patience and
courage. All things considered, tn e
South has a great deal to be thankful
for. True enough the party ofthe Con
stitution has not obtained control of the
nation, but the efforts of her people to
establish Home Rule have been sue
cessful.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-02
Important Decisions.

Section Is, Article II of the Constitution
of Mississippi is as follows;
mo county shall be denied the right to
raise by special tax money sufficient to pay
for the building and repairing of court
houses, jails, bridges and other necessary
conveniences for the people of the county
and money thus collected shall never be
appropriated for any other purpose provi-
ded the tax thus levied shall be a certain
per cent. on all the tax levied by the
State"
1t has been generally believed that it was
not within the power of the Legislature to
restrict the Boards of Supervisors as to the
amount they should levy for the purposes
above named; and it was so held by the
Supreme Court in the case of Sup errisors q.
Klein, 81 Miss, 807 and in Supervisors q.
Arriqhi, 81 Miss, 66S. But in the
case of Beck, Tar Collector Of Warren
Co. .. Allen, decided last Monday, the Su-
preme Court oyerruled these cases and vir
tually decided that the above provision of
the Constitution was of no effect. Judge
Campbell dissented.
In the case of Wills Thompson, V. The
State, also decided last Monday, the Court
held that, after the district attorney has
challenged jurors, the panel must be conn
Melted before the defendant can be called
upon to take his challenges. We will give
the opinion in full next week, and in due
time. we will publish a synopsis of the sew
eral opinions in the case of Beck V. Allen.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-02
The Improvement of the Mississippi
and its Tributaries.

Mr.. Garfield in his letter accepting
the nomination for the Presidency COM
mitted himself unqualifedly to the above
project, and will have the support of the
solid South in carrying it into eXecu-
ton:
fortunately for the interests of COM
meIce there is no longer any formidable OPP
position to appropriations for the improve
ment of our harbors and great navigable
rivers, provided that the expenditures for
the purpose are strictly limited to works of
national importance. The Mississippi river,
with its great tributaries, is of such vital
Importance to so many millions of people
that the safety of its navigation requires
exceptional consideration. In order to Sc
cure to the nation the control of the waters,
President Jefferson negotiated the purchase
of a vast territory, extending from the Gulf
of Mexico to the Pacific ocean. The wis
dom of Congress should be invoked to de-
wise some plan by which that great river
shall cease to be a terror to those who dwell
on its banks, and by which its shipping
NAV safely carry the industrial productions
of % 600, 900 of people. The interest of ag
riculture, which is the basis of all material
prosperity, and in which seven-twelfths Of
our people are worked, as we'll as the inter
ests of manufactures and commerce, de-
mand the facilities for cheap transit shall be
increased by the use of all our great water
courses"
The Southern member who fails to
support a bill for the leveeing Missis
sippi river, improving its navigation and
that of tributaries, will come to grief
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-02
Gen. Chalmers and the Memphis
Appeal

On our first page we have copied a
conclusive answer of Gen. Chalmers to
the objections of the Memphis Appeal
to the action of the Warren county COM
missioners in rejecting the illegal ballots
cast in the late election and in spirit
of fairness, we have copied as much of
the Appeals rejoinder as is germane to
the question. We submit to our able
contemporary at Memphis, that the
bravado of the Republican press with
which it has endeavored to fortify its
position, does not amount to an argu-
ment. If the boisterous censures and
Incorporate threats of the Northern Re
publican organs are to be weighed in
discussing the merits of the case, it may
be assumed at once that at least one
half of the Representative elected from
the Southern States are not entitled to
their seats. The question is, were the
requirements of the Ballot law complied
with? If they were not, what. is the
remedy? The law itself tells u.s. 1t
says: "a ticket different from that here
in prescribed shall not be received, or
counted" That the tickets which were
not counted by the Warren county Com
missioners, were different from the tick
cts prescribed by the law, has been clear
established. They were different, and,
presumably at least, were made different
Intentionally by Lynch, the Republican
candidate, or his managers in the 9th
District
We quite agree with the Appeal that
"the law ought to be repealed" This
wretched tangle, which if Republican
threats amount to anything, will imperil
the seat of Democratic member from
Mississippi, is conclusive that it works
badly and wont do. But while it re-
mains on the statute book, it must be
obeved.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-02
Official Meeting of the Democratic EIec-
tors for Mississippi
JACKSON. Dec. l. 1880.

JACKSON, Dec. L, 1881.
The members elect of the Electoral Col
lege of the State of Mississippi met this
day pursuant to law, in the city of Jackson,
in the State of Mississippi.
Present-F. G. Barry, G. p. Nelson, R.
n Miller, c. B. Mitchell, Thos. Spight, j.
Hirsh.
Absent-Wm. Price, w. H. Luse.
Mr.. Nelson was elected Chairman, and
Mr.. Hirsh, Secretary.
F. T. Cooper was elected in the place of
w. H. Luse, and c.. A. Brougher, in the
place of VIM. Price. Messrs. Cooper and
Brougher were then introduced, and the
College being complete, proceeded to vote
for President and Vice-President of the
United States, with the following result:
For President-W. S. Hancock, votes
For Vice-President-W II. English, s
votes.
The following gentlemen were then NOM
mated for the Office of Messenger: J. w.
Fite, G. B. Mitchell, Frank Burkitt, w. NJ.
Inge, A. G.. Horn. On the third ballot
Mr.. Mitchell was elected
The Electoral College then prepared GER
tifcates and lists as required by law; after
which adjourned sine die.
c.. P. NELSON, Chin.
T HTPGu Sec'v
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-02
The Rise in Cotton.

The recent destructive weather to the
crop, coupled with the decrease of re-
ceipts the past two weeks compared
with the corresponding season last year,
has produced a considerable advance in
cotton and great excitement in the mar
ket Last week the comparative falling
off of receipts at New Orleans amounted
to nearly forty thousand bales. 1t has
been understood that the yield in the
Atlantic States this year has not been
below that of 1879, but even the ports
ports of Norfolk, Charleston and Sayan-
nah, the receipts are beginning to fall
below expectations. Unfortunately the
rise comes too late to help the producers
who were most in need of remunerative
prices and the benefits will be realized
by spectators.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-02
The Premature Winter.

The past two weeks have been excep-
tional November weather. Winter has
come before its time. A week of intense
cold for this climate has been followed
by succession of sleet and cold rains
that rarely ever come before mid-winter.
The cold term has extended over the
whole country. The Northern lakes,
rivers and canals are completely locked
with ice. The Mississippi river from
Cairo to its source, is frozen over. We
may assume that this reversal of the
order of nature forebodes an early
spring with its advantages to the
cultivators of the soil, and there is some
reason for consolation after ALL
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-02
Death Of Col. Sam Carey, General Ticket
Agent OF Chicago, st. Louis and New
Orleans Railroad.

The illness Of Samuel Carey, ESQ, an.
nounced a few days since has terminated
fatally. His career has been such as secur-
ed the respect and esteem of all who knew
him. His boyhood was spent in Kalamazoo
Michigan. Leaving there at fourteen wears
of age he went to Holly Springs, Mississip-
pi, where he entered the local bank and was
soon promoted to the position of cashier,
which position he held until 1854, when he
was appointed general passenger and ticket
agent of the Mississippi Central Railroad.
with headquarters at Holly Springs. His
residence in that town continued until 1869
during which time he was married: first To-
a Miss Walter, a sister of Harvey w
Walter, prominent member of the bar
and after her death to Mrs. VIM. Watson. q
daughter~in-law of the Hon. J. w. G. Wat
son, ex-Confederate Senator. In 1871 he
became general passenger and ticket agent
OF the consolidated Mississippi Central and
Great jackson routes, with headquarters at
New Orleans. In 1876 he transferred his
connect ton to the Mobile road, and retained
control Of its passenger department until
May l, 1880, when he resumed his old posi-
ton at the jackson Office, and remained
there until his death.-N. q. States.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-12-02
More About the Cass Case.
HOW THE soN-IN. LAW PITCHED INTO THE
OLD MAN.
N. o. Picayune.l

N. o. Picayune.l
The case of G. L. @. Cass, charged with
assault and battery on Mr.. J. Strauss, at his
Office, on Carondelet street, on Sunday
November IA, came up for trial before
Judge Sheehan Tuesday morning.
Quite a number of witnesses were present
to testify to Mr.. Strauss condition after
the assault had been committed.
The first prosecuting witness called was
Mr.. j. Strauss, who went on to testify as
follows
On the morning of the 18th November, !
proceeded to my office as / usually do. On
Sunday morning l stopped at the confec-
tionary and bought some cakes and
brought them to my Office. | opened the
door of my Office and left it unlocked. l
went into my Office and was reading the
morning papers. About two minutes after
wards Mr.. Cass opened the door and came
in. There is an extra spring in the door
which he closed. The first words he said
were: els there anybody here ?' / made no
answer. He went into my back office and
came behind the counter, where l was read
ing the Democrat Without saying a word,
he either knocked me down or threw me
down. He pressed one hand into my throat.
The doctor will tell you whether he caught
me by the throat or not, The first time he
pressed me he did not press me 50 tight,
but the second time he pressed me / did not
think | would hold out but few minutes
All at once he said, 81 have two papers
here l want you to sign, and if you do not
sign them will kill you" All the time he
had one of his hands on my throat,
thought | could not stand it, then
nodded my head, and he took two papers
out of his pocket and made me sign them,
and he said "make the flourish on your sig
nature that you usually do" l know the
signature for it was written in purple ink.
After that he said Endorse this paper on
the back, and then he made me sign the
other. Then he let me go, and said: "lf
you make any noise or excitement l will
kill you" and then he left and closed the
door. 1t was fully five minutes before l
came to my senses
II got to my Office that morning about
quarter before 10 o'clock.
Witness was shown the paper, which he
identified fully. Witness returned to his
house about half-past 10 o'clock.
(Other witnesses were examined, and
the Judge sent Cass before the Criminal
District Court under a 81 900 bond.
Meantime the daughter stays under her
fathers roof