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The Worthington advance., 1881-11-10
Lieutenant Flirper's Trial.

Lieut. Flipper (colored) was arraigned BE-
fore court martial at Fort Davis, Texas, on
the 4th, charged with the embezzlement Of
$3,79l.77, between July and August 13,
statements in writing to the commanding Of
6cer on the 9th, 18th and 23d of July, to the
effect IL ~ he had transmitted the above amount
to the chief commanding; with presenting
. fraudulent check for 81, 44O. 43 70 tho COM
mandi officer when submitting funds 10 him
July 2 and with making additional false state
ting these funds to he chief commander: To
these charges, Lieut. Flipper pleaded guilty
and the taking Of testimony began.
The Worthington advance., 1881-11-10
A Rad Man Punished.

After great deal Of trouble in getting Jury,
on Friday last James Kernedy was finally
brought to trial in the municipal courtat st.
Paul for = brutal assault on Senator Nor
rissn Of Olmsted county. Senator
Morrison testified to tho assault and
battery, and that it WAS entirely unprovoked; !;
that he had never before seen Kennedy's wife,
nor written to her. Kennedy gave detailed
account OF the assault, admitting that he struck
Morrison, but justifying It on tho ground that
Morrison had written letters to his wife, etc.
Judge Burr delivered brief charge to the jury,
telling them that Il y we're simply to say whether
the defendent was guilty or not Of the assault
and battery. The jury then retired, and after
being out about Ave minutes returned aud au-
nonnced that they had found the defendant
guilty Of the assault and battery - charged.
pose fine of 800 on tho defendant Mr..
MacCarthy gave notice that he would take an
appeal to the supreme court
The Worthington advance., 1881-11-10
NEWS rom WASHINGTON.

NEWS KUN WASHINGTUN.
The argument on tho motion to Get aside the
indictments in the star route cases is progress
ing.
Secretary Blaine is quoted by the New York
Herald as saying that ''the cabinet will be
Grant from top to bottom after January 1.'
1t is l~arned from good authority that Pres
ident Arthur is seriously considering the ques-
hill.
.Cabt Francis n. Ramsey has been assigned
to duty as superintendent Of the United States
naval academy, aud Admiral Rodgers will be
retired.
The Worthington advance., 1881-11-10
Reduction OF Petty Taxes

Assistant Secretary Upton, OF the treasury
department. says: would recommend certain
reductions in our custom duties, or rather
would advocate that certain articles be placed
upon the free list purely as matter Of accom-
nodation to the government in collections
There are number of taxes that are relics of
war times that should be abolished. Take for
instance the tax on matches. It is only . cent,
and it takes an enormous number Of clerks and
employees to manufacture gum, count and mail
these stamps. There is no demand fOf 4 tax
upon matches, and the government would be
better of if it were removed. There is the
same objection to the tax on patent medcines
These things are generally paid for by poor
people, and as We don't absolutely need the
money! this reduction might be made.
The Worthington advance., 1881-11-10

Belfast has given judgement in the cases of A.
teen tenants on the estate Of Archdeacon Crav-
ford, In all except one case reducing the rents,
Thus rentof 1922 was reduced to 9S9, another
OF Ell to f48, and another Of e69 to e52
There were four additional decisions to -dav re-
d9clng rent, the rate in each case being about
~ per cent Being market day, there was 4
large attendance OF farmers who received the
announcement of the decisions with great de-
The Worthington advance., 1881-11-10
Rev. Mir Hiuman Wants DAMAGES

Rev. Samuel D. Hinman began recently
suit in the supreme court of New York against
Rev. VIM. II. Hare, missionary bishop Of Mo
brara, to recover So, 500 damages for an al
legged libel. Bishop Hare, in March, 1873, sus-
pended him, and he demanded trial. The
court was appointed, hut no trial was had.
Hinman afterward published pamphlet in
published reply, He declared that Hinman
had the reputation in the Indian country Of
being an abandoned proAigate This state
ment constitutes the libel for which suit is
brought Bishop Hare alleges that lie made
the statement in order to protect his official
and private character against charg rought
against him bv the plaintiff.
The Worthington advance., 1881-11-10

Delia's summer boarders were not a sue
cess. to be sure. If they took no money
out of her pocket, they put none in. She
was obliged to exc out her support by copy
ing. for Lawyer Dunmore and embroidering
for Mrs. Judge Dorr. One b. ono her
boafders dropped away like autumn leaves;
all but old Mrs. Clement.
II believe I'll stay on" she said. I'm
getting too old to move often. Perhaps
you take winter boarders at reduced rates.
Eh?"
DO You think my terms high?"
BY no means. But when ones purse is
low"
Yes; know. Do stay at your own price,
cant spare you. She had grown such a
1ondness for the old lady that to refuse!her
St her own terms would have seemed like
Snrntng her own mother out Of doors: be-
tides one month more would not signify.
But she found it hard to make both ends
meet, and often went to bed hungry that
&er mother and Mrs. Clement might en-
10y enough, without there appearing to be
Just pattern" At Christmas, however.
came a ray Of sunshine for Della, in the
:1hape of hundred dollar bill from an un.
Known friend.
= 1T can't be meant for me, she cried.
= Its directed to Della Rogerson," said
her ''and there's nobody else OF
that name, now that your Aunt Delia's
dead"
I'VE are not sure she's Dead" objected
Della.
il Horrors! Don't you know whether you,
:; own aunt is dead or alive?" asked Mrs.
q. Clement, in a shocked tone.
!: sss1t isn't our fault. She is rich and lives
e9toed. was named for her. used to
a: kogk u the glass and try to believe Id in
;ht her beauty with the name, thongh she
g0nlys our great. WIFE,"
- ought to be doing something TO,
: Yo1.'
Row can she, IT she is dead? Idon'
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-22
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Condensed Items of Interesting
News.

One death from the smallpox at Steu-
benville, last week.
RumOred that Howe will succeed Post
master General James.
Thomas c. Acton of New York, will be
assistant U. S. Treasurer.
Maryland Irishmen will raise $250,OO0
for the land league fund.
Blaine refuses to eulOgize Garfield be-
fore Congress next month.
Chicago is subscribing money for the
fugitive Jews from Russia.
Dead; DR.. j. Z. Hayes, the arctic ex-
plorer, and L. H. Morgan, the historian.
Peter Zerbes of Chicago, bitten seven
weeks ago by Spitz dog, died of hydro
phObia Sunday.
ALGIERs, December 19.-It is reported
four hundred persons were drowned by
the bursting of boiler at PerTegaux.
Gen. ThOs. Ewing of Ohio has been
admitted to practice in the New York
Court as a member of the bar of that
state
VIM. SindTam, convicted of the MUIR
der of Mrs. Catharine Craven, his land
lady, will be hanged i'll New York early
in February.
Quayle & Hawks of New York, re-
Gently made an assignment. Liabili-
ties S510, ops, nominal assets, IS, 4O4; ac-
tual assets $500.
PatrOlman Norton of New York City,
was fatally shot Sunday night by PO-
liceman Fitzpatrick, whom Norton tack
led to arrest for raising racket" in a
saloon with crowd of drunken women
of the town.
Margaret Jackson, an old lady, and
her daughter, were walking along the
g Z ID oh
half mile west of Hanline station, Ohio,
on Sunday, when they were struck by
train of cars and both instantly killed.
The special committee appointed by
the House on the expenses attending
Garfield's illness and death is inimical
to allowing Bliss and his medical con-
freres the eXOrbitant sums demanded,
and will call several local surgeons be-
fore them before allowing the claim.
By fire in New York, yesterday, Mary
Burns, servant, was very badly burned,
and Patsy Lewis, a colOred servant.
seriously, injured by fall to the yard,
The rope by which Miss Burns was lower
ing herself to the ground, broke. The
other occupants were rescued by the
fremen.
Ben Lynch, a worthless resident of the
Black Hawk settlement, in Putnam
county, Ind, about five miles southwest
of Putnamville, was brutally murdered
on Sunday, by William and Levy Young.
They shot him four times and then
pounded his head into jelly with clubs.
Mrs. Melvina Major and her infant
child, died within few hours of each
other, at Chicago, on Friday. Her hus-
band, ThOs. Major, remarked, 81 will be
buried with Them" and, although
closely watched by his brother, he es-
capped long enough to buy some poison
which he took on Saturday night and
died in great agony on Sunday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-22
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

Mr.. PendletOn spoke nearly two hours.
He spoke to Senators, nearly every one
of whom within the past week has sought
office for friends or who have appoint
ments with the President to do so to-
morrow or next day, or at some other
time, and yet these same Senators all
seemed highly to approve of what Mr..
PendletOn has said. An interesting and
highly suggestive incident occurred
right in the midst of Mr.. PendletOn's
speech. 1t was while he was inveighing
against the abuse of patronage by the
Executive. Senators were listening
closely to him. Just then there appeared
at the door the Executive messenger,
bearing a list of nominations for office.
Mr.. PendletOn's remarks were suspended d.
Some Senators seized the duplicate
sheets and read over the lists in groups,
while others gathered around the Vice
Presidents desk eagerly scanning t e
lists. They were mostly for pOstmast-
ers.
When the Senatorial curiosity respect
ing their appointments was satisfied, the
Senators took their seats again, prepared
to listen to Mr.. PendletOn's further re-
marks on the abuse of patronage. 1t
was wittily said by one Senator who had
observed the performance that never was
such a remarkable exhibition made by
men in favor of the law but against its
enfOrcement.-TW Washington Letter.
| Now we find Democrat, Mr.. Pendle-
| ton, of Ohio, bringing forward in the
Senate the most elaborate and prOmis-
ing scheme for the reformation of the
service that has yet been devised. We
find another Democrat, MIR. Willis, of
Kentucky, stepping to the front as the
sponsor and champion of reform in the
House. We find the New York World
talking in this way:
"It is true that Senator PendletOn has
had the assistance of members of both
parties in preparing the bill which he
advocated yesterday, and that it can
only become law by the help of mem
bers of both parties. 1t is true also
that he advocated it in an entirely un
partisan spirit. But it is equally tTut
that. the credit of having introduced
and urged it belongs to the Democratic
party, and that if the bill becomes {
law the chief credit of its enactmen
will accrue to the Democratic party
while upon the Republican majority o
the Senate, including Davis and Ma
hone, must rest the Odium of its failure
if it fails to pass that body"
Republicans whose first concern Is TO
the party ought to find food for seriOu
reflection here. If they are practica
politicians the chances are they do no
want civil service reform. But the busl
ness men, the professional men, the faI
mers, the intelligent mechanics of tn
country want it. Even looking at tn
matter from the party point of view ca
the Republicans in the Senate and i
the House afford to show themselve
less attentive than Messrs. PendletO
and Willis to the reasonable wishes Q
the country and less careful of its ev-
+, dent interests? Their inclination a
partisans may be to oppose the pendin
/. bill, but they should first ask themselve
whether it is prudent, in the actual eli
! cumstances, to risk a collision with pull
! lie Opinion.-[Springfield Republica
2 independently
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-22
4 CANTON. OHIO, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1881.

we'll made. have no egotism, but only
talk because the truth requires it. /
am on trial for truth, for vindicatiOn,
for Justice. l have no fears for this
world or the next.
The Deity has always taken care of
me, and l am we'll satisfied with his
dealings with me since he inspired me
to attempt the Presidents removal. Had
l been marksman he would have gone
at once, but it is for the better in every
way the Deity let him go as. he did, be-
cause it gave the Diety an opportunity
to confirm the act; it also prepared the
public for the change.
l am highly pleased with Gen. Arthur.
He has done splendidly in his new posi-
tlOn. He is high toned, conscientious
and keeps his secrets. l have been es
pecially pleased with his cOnciliatOry
spirit and wisdom towards the OppOsi-
tiOn. 1t is exactly what l wished him
to do, viz: unite the factions of the Re-
publican party, and that the nation may
be happy and prosperous.
[Signedl CHARLES GUITEAU.
o.. S. Jail, Washington, D. c., Decem-
ber 18, 1881.
The proceedings in the trial will very
probably come to standstill for several
days in consequence of the serious ill
ness of the wife of Juror Hobbs. A plas-
ter cast was made to-day of Guiteau's s
head by Clarke Mills, assisted by his son
TheO. Mills. After some hesitation the
assassin consented to have his beard re-
moved, and then allowed the cast to be
made. After the operation GUiJeau eX-
pressed himself highly gratifed with
the result.
MONDAY.
Criminal Court opened at IL o'clock
and Guiteau was escorted to his seat by
the officers. The announcement was
wife of Juryman Hobbs, and court ad-
jOurned until Wednesday.
WEDNESDAY.
CrOss-eXaminatiOn of DR.. Hamilton
was continued by ScOville. Witness de-
fined outward and inward indications
of insanity, and gave an elaborate dis
quisitiOn on dreams. He defined Gin
spiratiOn" as a drawing in" "Yes,
interrupted Guiteau. OaughteT) Wit
ness had heard of people being inspired
to build churches aud do acts of simi
lar nature. He considered such per-
sons perfectly sane. InStanced the
MOrmOns who claimed an inspiration
to take three OF four wives. ScOville
questioned him at great length about
spiritual agencies and influence upon
the minds of persons claiming that he
wanted to show that insanity was not
always due to physical causes. The
prosecution objected and debate fol
lowed. ScOville said prisoner and his
father believed in a personal demon.
Guiteau shouted at the top of his voice
that he believed in personal God also,
and when the pressure came upon him
the point was to find out whether the
Deity or demon was exercising it. He
had prayed two weeks, and was then
convinced that God wanted him to re-
move the President because of the pO-
litical situation.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-22
THE JEANETTE
Discovered, With Herself and all
Hands Safe.

LONDON, Decemb,r 2O.-The governor
of Siberia has JUS issued a prOclama-
tiOn announcing tl.at the Arctic voyage
ship Jeanette is safe, with all on board
We'll and all her equipments in act.
the governor, who has takC n for a long
time a special interest in Arctic explO-
ratiOnS, caused an extraordinary
searching party to be sent out to hunt
tracks of the jeanette when he learned
that fears were entertained that misfOr-
tune had OveTtaken her, and that re-
lief expeditions We're being organized
in her interests by the different gov
eTnments. Knowing the delays Incl
dental to such government action, he
at once equipped and sent out on his
own account party of experienced eX-
plOrers at his command with the most
ample powers and most positive in
structiOns. These men at once entered
into the undertaking with all their
souls, and stuck to their work despite
the most dangerous obstacles, until
they found traces of the lost ship, and
finally overlook her. The people aboard
the jeanette were much astOnished
when they were informed by the Sibe-
rian explorers that they had become the
objects of the sOlicitude of all the civ
ilized nations of the world, and that
nearly all the Christian governments
| were preparing to make appropriations
to fit out vessels looking to a general
search for what it was generally
feared would prove to be only their re-
mains. After ascertaining that the
| Jeanette was absolutely safe and that
all on board were well and fully pro-
| vided for, the Siberians fastened back
| to report the good news for which the
| governor had impressed upon them the
| whole scientific world was anxiOusly
awaiting. The governor of Siberia at
once dispatched special cOuriers with
the news, to have it get to London with
| all possible speed, and it was sent from
| there to the press of America and Eu-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-22
THE
THE
STARK COUNTY
Den EMOCRAT'
FOR 1882.

Many of our Old-time subscribers have
renewed their subscription for the DEM
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many have not yet done so.
Let our old friends, who have not yet
renewed, do so without fail by New
Years, so that they may read their own
paper and thus be cOntented and happy
A good motto you know is to "pay as you goi"
A motto Ills well to remember
So our staunch DEMOCRAT, neither stale nor yet fat
Should be paid for ahead In December.
The DEMOCRAT will continue to be
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As the recognized organ of the DEM
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stand, as in the past, with the Union
nd the Constitution, and for the en-
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and jackson, and the Old Democracy, it
will advocate as heretofore, TRUTH and
JUSTICE; and oppose bounty Legislation
for the privileged few, and all Star route
or other thievery.
The Democratic party is not the Credit
MobilieT, not the DeGOllyer, not the Star
route, party. 1t is the party of RIGHT,
the party of the People.
In 1861 the Democratic party surren-
dered the Government to minority par
ty, whose President, though elected un-
der the forms Of law, was yet in a min
ority of near a million in the popular
vote.
In 1877 this same minority party, by
perjury, forgery and fraud counted out
Mr.. Tilden who was elected; and counted
in Mr.. Hayes as President, who was de-
feated.
These two cases we'll illustrate the
two political parties; the Democr lcy be-
ing the law-abiding party, while the Re-
publican party is the party of wrong
and violence.
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-22
MINE EXPLOSION.
Forty Miners Killed i'm a Lam
cashire Coal Pit.

LONDON, December 19.-An explosion
occurred about noon in the OTrell pit
belonging to the Abram Mining Com
pany. The pit was considered one of
the safest in Lancashire, as neither
gunpOwder was used for blasting nor
furnaces for ventilation, the whole sys-
tem of working the mine being purely
mechanical. The Arley pit, adjacent,
was also terribly affected by the explO-
sion. 1t is believed forty persons were
killed. The Orrell mine is 15O yards
above the Arley mine, and the effect of
the explosion in the former imprisoned
$50 miners in the lower mine. These
were subsequently rescued. Those res
eued from the upper seam were Sc
TiOusly burned.
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GUITEAU'S TRIAL.
The Government Making Out a
Strong Case.
The Assassin's Divorced Wife Says She
Never Noticed Any Signs of Insanity
-Guiteau Reviews the Case.
THURSDAY.

The prisoner opened the session with
brief speech, in which he expressed
sOlicitude for the health of the jurors
and suggested that they take a long
walk before breakfast. Several more
witnesses who had known Guiteau and
had never regarded him as insane were
examined for the prosecution. The
prisoner violently cOntradicted one of
them who said he knew Guiteau in
LOganspOrt where he was sellinga life of
Moody. The Rev. DR.. Shippen, of Wash
ingtOn, boarded in the same house with
Guiteau for a time, and saw nothing
about him to suggest insanity. DR..
Noble, the physician of the Jail in which
Guiteau is confined, said the assassin
was perfectly sane. Guiteau had told
him that if the President should die he
would be confirmed in his belief that
the Lord had inspired him. Mrs. SEQ
vile, the prisoners sister, wished to ask
the witness a question of vital import
ance. Both Mr.. ScOville and Guiteau
objected. Mrs. ScOville then wrote out
the question and handed it to her hus-
band, but he refused to put it to the wit
ness. Mrs. ScOville was annoyed, and
objected to letting the witness leave the
stand.
Joseph o. Reynolds, a Chicago lawyer,
testified that in July last he had three
interviews with Guiteau in Jail. He
read his notes of Guiteau's cOnversa-
tiOns. In the first interview, on July
IA, the assassin said that after the
American people had come over to his
side he would be discharged. On July
10 he said he expected his friends
whom he had placed in power to save
him from punishment. On July Is he
seemed astOnished to learn that the
men on whom he had counted as his
friends condemned his act. On July
19 he gave the witness an address to the
public, in which he said that if his act
united the COnkling and Blaine ele-
ments, he would be delighted to hear of
Garfield's speedy recovery.
Guiteau frequently interrupted the
witness, and, while admitting the
truth of his statements, declared that
he had deceived him in order to obtain
such information. He was at times
very violent. He scolded Mr.. ScOville
and his sister, and denounced District
Attorney Corkhill for having deceived
him.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-22

Shreve and Wooster are connected by
telephone. A movement is on foot to
connect Wooster and 0rryille, and the
latter town and MassillOn. If this is
done and the line between Akron and
Cleveland is constructed, telephone
communication will be established be-
tween the following places: Cleveland,
Akron, Canton, MassillOn, DOylestOwn,
Orrville, Wooster and ShTeve.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-22

Mss. Eliza Nugent, of Sandusky, whose
husband was killed sn railway accident
on the Lake Shore s. Michigan Southern
Railroad, got a judgement Friday
against the road for $1,000; she sued for
$4,000.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-22

again for million dollars; but | was
in such desperate state of mind that 1
could not resist it. Twas impelled upon
the President by a pressure could not
resist - ..r.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-22

Wellington has raised $4,000 and
secures the shops of the Wheeling &
Lake Erie Railroad.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-12-22

Catholic Bishop McQuaide OF ROches-
ter, denounced the Irish land league in
his sermon Sunday.
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