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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-05-12
Democ rats and Star KOutes

Republicans can't shift the dishenol
of the star route robberies from tn.
chiefs of their own party by the state
ment that General Hancock owed hi:
nomination at Cincinnati to the stal
route ring. Even if this were true
and it is q very awkward falsehood
we do not see that it helps the ground.
floor thieves in the Cabinet of Re.
publican President. who stole and
distributed the money. We know q
Democratic lawyer in this State, who
has been retained for several years at
$4,000 year to attend to the legal
and lobby business of q combination
ton and elsewhere. His fee comes out
of the general plunder, stolen from
the Treasury by Brady and other great
lights of the Republican party; but
that fact hardly excuses Brady or puts
managing the POstoffice Department
under Grant and Hayes.
But we do know Republican star
route plunderers and a certain class OF
Democrats did touch elbows in q po-
litical intrigue. last year, and very
likely in 1876 II. This was to defeat
Governor Tilden. They epent their
money in Pennsylvania, and no doubt
in other States, to prevent Tilden del
egates being sent to the Cincinnati
Convention, just as the scoundrel Bra.
dy, holding one of the highest Offices
In the government, and the pet OF
Morton and Grant, was the most eff
cient agent in stealing the vote OF
Florida for Hayes; and we have no
doubt, by the use Of the same star
route levies that were thrown into the
late Presidential canvass at it's most
critical period, on the written request
of Garfield. Tilden was the man OF
all others in the United States, the star
route rings and kindred rings of plum
derers feared. They knew his ways,
his tenacity and iDf1eXibility. Hence
they were largely instrumental in the
Presider tial theft of 1876, and there is
nothing improbable, as Republican
papers now assert, they furnished
money to fight TiIden's frien Is in the
Democratic party last year. Tilden's
election they we'll know would have
opened the doors of the States prison
to them, in 1881 as well as In 1877.
1t is very important admission
that these star route jobbers interfered
in person or by proxy, but always
with their money, to prevent Tilden's
nomipa alton at Cincinnati. 1t brings
this use of the stolen money directly
home to the Hayes Administration!
That will do to think about. 1t is a
Republican statement.-LPitts. Post.
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AURORA.

Correspondence.
News is at premium in Aurora but
will give your readers what there is.
The wheat crop is looking better
than we expected it would in the
spring. and the prospect is good for an
average crop.
Farmers are busy getting in their
oats !; very few have finished yet. 4
smaller acreage will be sown this year
than usual in this town. Few have
commenced plowing their corn ground
at this date, .
Milk, the chief product of this place,
is bringing 10 cents per gallon of 10
pounds.
The board of Trustees have let the
contract Of painting the Town Hall
and other town buildings and the
Cemetery fence to Mr.. Wright, of this
place. All the school houses in the
township are to receive coat of paint
during the season, and the school
house in Dist. No. is to be generally
overhauled and repaired.
All the schools in Aurora are being
taught by our own town young ladies
with one exception, in that case Ra-
VIENNA furnishes the teacher.
Mr.. Newington, the Principal of the
Aurora High School for the last two
years, left this place on Thursday last
for New York, from which place he
sails for England on the 18th inst. He
goes by the State Line of steamers in
the ship State of Nebraska. He takes
with him the best wishes of all his
scholars and the patrons of the school.
The High School is without a teacher
for the coming year, and it will be diff
ficult to get one that will fill the place
of Mr.. Newington. o,
May IL, 1881.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-05-12

PRESIDENT GARFIELD, though he
lately demanded the resignation OF
Assistant Postmaster General Brady,
presumably because he believed that
officer had been unfsithful, voted in
the House of Representatives only a
year ago to sustain Brady in every
one of the contracts now alleged to
be fraudulent. This was after an in .
yestigation by the House, of which
Gen. Garfield was member.
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APRIL ROLL OF HONOR
asave..a U.i.l seh>els.

HAN .c.oor-.r-. = .snor.,n --.c-,,
.A''"'' or tssd,ness1 '~''' ~ oss'
C
hagen Armstrong. 0eoS9e nefrett: Wine oec6
icy, Harry beotty,, LAwrsncs Csf9, nooest 3roes
aAfnn Hinman. aAuy hoIcomo. WINE Aoeenkne
CnA!iey SeWeus EHAA LOU. EneuE 0cIyes LONE
C., N.,C nsn a..xhH H.sys, Ns1ss I.,ss
Hu9us. Julis KelIey Iasxie XIII. mi KfS1
Hattie Loomis, Mary Lord, ARnss Lindesy. NaS1
Mcneil, Sadie 4c4ro1an. Ahee 1cTyes Nellie
Rnme, Belle ehewells Hattie smith, Hattie TW1tt,
Nellie Ward. Ada White.
eRAnnAR-ynuuII l. AIconu. raAcuun
Sp,,o,,.,.,, Io. ,.,th.. 49,, 80. ,x
OF tardineee 1.
Frank AScorp. Addie Bsbcock. Harry Cotter.
Fred Carnahsn. Frank Casnahan. NeFt0n Curtsa
Kay Gurus. Rob Day. Psul D0ty. Fred Dole,
H0do!ph 00eppinxess Chaxtic 0fedhui. Thad Jo hn.
son. Arue King. Lewis MILLER, Luthes Ac0ahan.
Eddie PedioW, Artte foustoa. 0eosgs Ro6lnson,
George ssysrsnce, Charlie u:rd: 0corse As.tle-
rode, Jeesie norrougns. Aatus Dteki1oocs k0ith
DuroAm. eaS10n carey. jennie leach. 8do AooeeSs
ksts Reed. Kittie 6eaxi. Coea 0e00ouS. Anns
smith, Belle Van Aetsr, carrie .WAe1, Hay sharp.
BeRANnAn-Nls Il. r. I1cxws1u. RpAcuIR
R,,ol,.,.,, 40 ,.,,h., .h..,, "a, 49,, o.. 49,.
""ho"naen's'' 0saS0. Ho.sas :" ssseys~' essos
JenniS bsaEe. DeIs D0Masi 1va 00eRpinMGer, % az
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ImpOrtanf Decision.

On Tuesday the Supreme Court OF
Ohio held that the Township Railroad
Laws are. unconstitutional. The re-
cent General Assembly passed more
than one hundred laws providing for
taxation to build railroads in different
portions of the State. Under this de-
cision a great many promising railroad
projects fall to the ground. The Judges
were unanimous, and the opinion is to
be written hereafter. This puts an end
to taxing people for the benefit of pri-
vate corporations.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-05-12
Answer This Question.

Why do SO many people we see
around us seem to prefer to suffer and
be made miserable by Indigestion,
Constipation, Dizziness, Loss of APP
petite, Coming up of Food, Yellow
Skin, when for Is cents we will sell
them Shileh's Vitalizer, guaranteed to
cure them. Sold by
E. p, BRAINERD & SON,
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SEALED PROPOSALS

VIII be received at the office of the Clerk OF
Paris Township, Portage County. o., until -
O'Clock ut noon on the 2ist day Of MAY. 1871, f1f
building School House in sub district No l.
according to the plans and specifications ON M.
in said Office None hut the lowest responsible
bid will be accepted, and the Board may reject
all bids.
By order of the Board of Education.
j. MORti An.
66O-4ws Township Clerk.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-05-12

Kelley's Island, Ohio, March 2Sth,
1880. 1 have used your Kendall's
SPAWN Cure on bone SPAWN and am
pleased to report that it has taken the
enlargement completely off. 1t took
only one bottle to perform the cure. 1
am confident if it is properly used it
will do all you claim for it.
Yours truly, g. M. LINCOLN.
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Whitewashiug.

n OF. POULTNEY would inform the peo.
p\c of Ravenna that he is on hand and
ready to do all jobs of Whitewashing that may
he intrusted to him, in neat and workmanlike
manner All orders left at his residence, on
East street (!amiiarly known as Rickettv
Row. being the sixth house south of corner.
or nj the Grocery Store of j. H. Furry, will
GEO. POULTNEY.
Rayenna. April Is. 1854. Coz
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j. A. GARFIELD.
Hon. j. A. HUBBELL, Washington

Hon. J. A. HUBBELL, Washington
D. G..
The story goes that during the cam.
paign of 1880, Brady of the Postofiice
Department, being called on to levy
contributions on his friends, refused
unless invited to do SO by the Repub.
lican candidate for President. In re.
sponse to letter Of explanation from
Mr.. Hubbell. the note above is said to
have been written. 1t is said to be in
the Presidents own hand wiring, aud
will soon be exhibited by the Gorham-
Brady crowd. -r a.
The letter having been shown to
Garfield, he stated that there was not
line in the letter that he would haye
the slightest objection to giving TO the
public; that the Star route contractors
were neither mentioned nor thought
of that it was simply an expression
of the hope that Brady, a citizen of
Indiana, who was reported to have
made an immense fortune in telephone
stock, would respond from his ample
means in aid of bis party in the life
and death struggle then going on in
his State. And that thin explanation
gives to the friends of the sage of
Mentor vast amount of comfort.
Just as though Garfield did not know
of Brsdy's crookedness in the Star
route business, and did not expect all
the assistance possible" from that
source. That kind OF stuff will hard
ly 60 down with the people.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-05-12

THE New York Worlds Fair pro-
ject for 1883 has collapsed.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-05-12

short course of this Medicine VIII resiU3e The
lost functions and procure Health ana L ppi-
ness where before was dependency and g. on
The Specific Medicine is being used with wen
derful success.
Pamphlets sent free to all. Write for them
and get full particulars.
Price. Specific 81 90 per package. or six pack
ages for $500. Will be sent By mail on receipt
Of money. Address all orders.
j, b. SIMPON'S MEDICINE CO.,
No. 10S Main St. Buffalo, n. 7.
Sold in Ravenna by L. p. SEYMOUR Y GO
Wholesale by STRONG. COBB Co. Cleveland
5e2
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eFhN1
diseases that
lead to Con.
sumption. In
sanity. and an
early grave,or
both. No mat
ter how shat
tered the sys-
tenn m a y be
from eXceSSes
nf any kind n
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-05-12
To Nervous Sufferers-The Great Europe
an Remedy-Dr. j. B. simpsons Specific

DIR. B. SIMPSONS SPECIFIC MEDICINE is a
positive cure for Spermatorrhea, Impotency,
Abuse as Nervous Debility. Irritability. Men,
tai Anxiety, Languor, Lassitude. Depression OF
Spirits and Functional Derangements OF the
Nervous System generally. Pains ia Back or
Side Loss of Memory. Prem atnra OLi ge q nj
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-05-12
The Corruption Fund.

The Chicago Times of the 4th inst.
prints a telegram from Washington
giving the following letter, the origi-
nal of which is said 10 be in possessi on
of q gentleman in that city:
MENTOR, o., August %, 1880.
MY DEAR HUBBELL: Yours of the
10Th inst. received and contents noted.
Please say to Brady that hope he
will give us all the assistance possible,
l think he can help effectively. Please
tell me how the departments generally
are doing.
As ever yours, ~
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NOTICE.
T1HE undersi gned has been duly appointed
i and qualified executor of the VIII OF
Jacob Hartlerode, deceased. late of Ravenna
Township, Portage County. Ohio.
ENOCH MORGAN.
Palmyra, O., April IA. 1881, 660-3w
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MARR1ED

MARRIED
CARR-TAYLOR.-Att the residence of the
brides parents. in Marlboro. Stark County.
ON Thursday. May 9Th. 1881. by Rev. J. R.
Cooper. Mr.. Samuel Carr and Miss Elma l.
Taylor. both Of Marlboro. o.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-27
Queen Tictorta's Whinss.
GLopdon Truth I

With regard to the s'relic rooms" to
which allusion was made last week, I
understand that not only at Balmoral,
but also at Osborne and at Windsor cas-
tle,. the suites which were occupied by
the prince consort have never been alter
ed in any way since his death. Every-
thing remains as he left it. The rooms
are kept locked during the absence of the
court, but as the queen comes to each pal
ace, they are opened, and lighted up
every evening during her stay. At Wind
sor her majesty usually passes part of
each evening in the prince consort's sit
ting room, his suite adjoining her own.
which open from the grand corridor.
Frogmore has been practically rendered
unavailable as residence, in consequence
of the queen having closed up the rooms
which were used habitually by the
duchess of Kent. This house was ALWAYS
an inconvenlently small one, and the
shutting up of the best rooms makes it
impossible to accommodate family and
establishment there, which, however, Is
not regretted by the royal family, as it is
q very dull place, and exceedingly damp.
Inc queen passes every morning
at Frogmore while residing at Wind
sor. 1nsummer her majesty has tents
put up on the lawn, breakfasts in
one, and writes her letters and transacts
business in theother, driving back to the
castle to lunch. Two grooms are kept
constantly employed conveying the boxes
of papers from Sir Henry Ponsoby at the
castle to the queen in her tent.
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Death Of Aquila p. Giles.

As announced in another column, Mr..
Aquila P. Giles, a well known and
highly respected citizen Of Scott county,
living near Belle P1aine, until within a
few weeks, died at the residence of his
daughter, Mrs. E. P. Hawthorne, South
Minneapolis, Sunday the 25th, in the 73d
year of his age. Mr. Giles leaves five
children to mourn his demise, three sons,
viz: Hon. Geo. Giles, an ex-member of
the legislature from Scott county and
present secretary of the Farmers' Board
of Trade, Edward and John, and two
daughters, Mrs. Hawthorne and Annie
E. Giles
Mr.. Giles was native of MARYLAND
removing to Minnesota from Baltimore in
1866. He was brother of the late VIM
Fell Giles, judge of the q. 8. distric,
court at Baltimore, and was for more
than twenty years prominent bank
official in tnat city, where he was
highly respected for his genera
accomplishments and sterling integrity
His life in Minnesota has been quiet anC
uneventful, owing to his advanced age
though he was prominent in all charit.
able works in his community, especially
in connection with the Church of thu
TRANSPORTATION (Episcopal, of which ht
was consistent member, and for man,
years its senior warden. His funera
will take place from ALI Saints church
Minneapolis, Wednesday, the 2sth inst.
at D. m.
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GENERAL FOREIGN.

ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 26.-The 06seial
Messenger announces the emperor has decided
the twenty-thiee recently arrested political
criminals. believed to be leaders and principal
members of the terrorist party, shall be tried
together before special sitting of the senate,
at which representatives of the local commu-
nal assemblies are to be present.
. BERLIN, Dec. 26.-The emigration from
Germany in 1882 promises to become more
collosal than in 1881. Fourteen thousand
tickets are already taken for transportation by
vessels leaving Bremen for America In the
spring. An almost equal number of emil
grants will gosfrom Hamburg.
ROME, Dec. 26.-The Italian government is
considering the question of more efficaciously
guaranteeing the liberty and independence of
the pope in Rome, In order to prevent all for
eign interference tending to give the law of
guarantees an International character.
PARIS, Dec. 26.-Gen. Jean Auguste Ger
thand is dead.
Pin, Republican member of the senate for
Van Clause, while suffering from deleriun at
a fever hospital, threw himself from window
and was killed.
VIENNA, Dec. 26.-The emperor has resolved
to erect at his own cost memorial chapel on
the site of the Ring thcater lin which requiem
mass may be celebrated yearly for the victims
of the fire.
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Barbed Wire Muddle =.

DEs MONIES, Dec 26-J. H. Coons,
who has been manufacturing barbed wire
for farmers at 611a cents per pound, with a
royalty of q cents, to be used in the suit
against Washburn & Moen, recently
signed memorandum of an agreement
with the above named firm to sell them
his business for $4,000, $4,000 to him
self and $4,000 to Rice s. Mason, specula-
tors of this city, who have been negotia-
ting for the transfer. Coon lately
visited Chicago, and there saw Washburn
and Moen, with whom he agreed to sell
his business for sl2, 900, thus beating not
only the men who had been negotiating
for him, but also his former patrons. Ma
son & Rice have, however, gotten out an
injunction with the aid of Coons part
ners, and an armed force holds his manu-
factory. The business has been profita-
BILE to Coons and the fight will be bitter
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Il Horrible Tragedy and It's Sequel.
From a Vienna Letter.

l cannot close this letter without chron-
icllng tragic event which took place re-
Gently. 1t was on the northern frontiers
of this empire, over against Saxony; the
scene an inn; time, evening. Many old
customers of the place were assembled in
the snug room, with its time polished
tables, its tall-tiled stove, its amazing
pictures of saints and angels. Beer
enough to float an iron-clad, wine
enough to intoxicate a con-
tinent had been served out in that
place since its first dedication to Bacchus
two centuries ago. Tonight the worship
of the wine crowned deity was proceed
ing as merrily as usual, and the air was
thick with tobacco smoke, when man
with a sleeping child in his arms slouched
in and sat down in corner. He drank a
glass or two of beer, while the child, a
golden haired little fellow of about five,
rested his head on the table and went on
with his nap. The jolly topers
soon forgot all about the stranger,
who after while desired to be shown to
his room, as he wished to put his son to
bed. But soon an angry dispute was
| heard without, at the foot of the stairs,
the father using shocking language, the
child whining piteeusly: "Father, father,
you know l have been unable to go up
stairs by myself ever since 1 broke my
leg" stNonsense" exclaimed the man,
menacingly, "you can get up very we'll if
you choose, and besides you have only
yourself to thank for your broken leg--up
you go, or 1 will beat you, black and
blue" and he administered cruel blow
to the cripple. Several of the guests
had come out into the passage, and now
demonstrated vehemently with the brutal
father SIS that your child, you mon
ster?" asks one. "What's that to you3''
was the answer. "Yes, oh, yes, he is my
father" moaned the boy, as he sat help
less on the stairs and rocked himself in
an agony of tears. The man became
still more enraged, and would, doubtless,
have belabored his son had not one
of the persons present laid hold of him,
exclaiming, e'Cease your brutality, OF
we fetch the police But this only had
the effect of throwing the father into 6
real paroxysm of rage. He drew knife
and struggled frantically. "Take care,
take care" screamed the boy, ''He viii
rip us all up, same as he did my poor
mother" "Little fend," yelled the
father, and freeing himself will
great effort, he buried the knife
in the child's body The poor littlt
soul sank down with groan, A shou
of indignation came from the others, wht
rushed at him en- Daasse; but the man tax
ing his hat off politely, said with win
ming smile: "Gentlemen, we have her,
to do with wooden child. am q ven
triloquist--and no mean one either, a
you will admit" A pause o
speechless astonishment, durin.
which could have been hearl
the dropping Of the traditional pin, ant
then the rafters shook with prolonget
(Homeric) laughter. The clever deceive
was dragged into the parlor, where be
sides exhibiting many funny trick o
voice, he took much more wine than wa
good for him, and finally rolled to be-
with his pockets full of money, and hi
murdered child smiling blandly unde
L 4.
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for breaking washboard over the head OF
Boyd's wife. Brand and Boyd were arrested.

for breaking washboard over the head of
Boyd's wife. Brand and Boyd were arrested.
In Atlanta, Ga, Sunday, Geo. Harris cut
Tim Holbert in the shoulder twice with an
axe, Bob Ratteras cut 7. J. Awley in the shoul-
der, Floyd Hobbs shot Geo. McHenry under
the eye, and Fred. Mitchell shot, probably IA
tally, Henry Moore in the head.
On Saturday night number of laborers on
the Indiana, Bloomington & Western railroad,
at Tampico, Ohio, engaged in bloody fight
at Schefer's saloon. Chas. Harris, of Illinois,
was killed, and another supposed to be fatally
injured.
Letter advices from Coolidge, Kansas, show
conclusively that the killing of Barney Elliott
Tuesday, was SIMPLY murder, and that the
story OF his having outraged Hardesty's wife
was manufactured to shield the murderer.
In shooting affray at Cancho, Texas, be-
tween Frank Houston, gambler and Charles
Keena, bar tender. Jno. Pendleton prominent
merchant was killed by stray bullet.
A row at the Ohio Valley cement mill,
six miles from Jeffersonville, Ind, Saturday
night, resulted in the killing of by. Mitchell,
negro.
w. B. Steele was shot by James A. Davis
near Hawkinsville, Ga, Sunday.
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Financial yalue of Memory.

Judge Devens, Of the supreme court of
Massachusetts, gave decision recently,
which brings into view the meneyed val
lie of good memory 1t appears that a
gentleman attended Wallack's theater in
the city of New York, and while witness
ing the play committed it to memory.
Going to Boston, he reproduced the
piece for theater in that city.
The manager of the theater in New
York began suit against the
manager in Boston, charging him with
piracy or infringement OF the law of
copyright. The court held that no ac-
ton could lie in the matter, because the
piece had been reproduced from memory;
whereas, If it had been transcribed by a
short hand writer, an action could have
been maintained. This ruling followed
that which was given twenty years ago
in the case of Laura Keene against the
Boston museum, for appropriating in the
which she had purchased of Mr.. Taylor.
This decision of Judge Devens suggests
an economic value of good memory
which is quite independent of that which
arises to its possessor because of the re-
lation whicn this faculty bears to the
other activities of the mind. If this ac-
ton of the court should prove to be q
staple principle of jurisprudence, il
would constitute basis upon which te
rear a new industry for young men and
women. The faculty of memory
would rank financially with the
power to write good hand rapidly, OF
the skill to operate with the feet the
pedals of an organ, or the art Of tonguing
a cornet. Ademand would undoubtedly
| be created soon for the services of adept!
who could reproduce from memory. GER
6atim ct literatim, plays, conversations
private interviews, business transactions
proceedings of conventions, lectures, yer
| bal or written descriptions O.
| mechanical models, which are now pro
tected by law, and many othe
matters in verbal gulse which have {
moneyed valuation. The industry woult
properly be designated that of the Me
moriter Expert. The demand upon hin
would be that he should memorize accu
rately and in large measures. Educator
will accept the results gladly if this de
cision shall serve to awaken increased at
tention of the public to the general i'm
portance of improving and conserving
the powers of memory.