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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-01
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MIAMIsBURG, Ohio, Feb. 2S.-JOhn Brady,
yesterday morning. He was oand hanging IN the woods
distance from tho house. He had made previous
attempts his life No IS assigned except that
he was Rrca; sufferer from rheumatism.
JAY GOULD AND PARTY At ST. LOUIS
ST. LOUIS, Feb 2S.-JaY GOnld, accOmpd-
nied by General Thomas f. Eckert. General Manager
aud Colonel &. ClOwry. General superintendent OF the
Western Union Telegraph Company and two or three
ing and are making tour Of inspection over TIE
Car0ndeet ana KrkwOOI branch OF the Missouri Pacihr
Railroad.
A CORRESPONDENT HOPsEWHIPPED
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 2S.-lIenry ;. New
son of The Hon John C. New aud one OF prOprIe1rs
correspondent OF The ChcdgO Imes In the corridor o
the post uf this morning. The OF the trouble
rejecting the character Oi MI News wife, and the
business integrity Of his father.
SHOT DEAD AT HIS MOTHERS DOOR.
PARIS, KY, Feb. 2G.-Last night a young
man named William Mcrelaud. living with his mother a
few miles from the city, and instantly killed by
q man named John Winn, who has for sOD,o time had
the management OF tie Mereand farm. Young Mere
land returning home. and shot by Wlnn
through the wlnu0W. Inns morning Deputy bbcfu
Pulen, accompanied by posse from hs city went 20
tine scene OF the tragedy and found young Mcreands
body lying In the yard wilma was arrested.
WINTER CHOLERA AND BUTTEmHR.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-Several prominent
physicans interviewed for The Tribune gave 10 as their
which has prevailed 10 alarming extent IN this city
during the winter, Ia traceable 10 the extensive Of
Bui terIne, In the composition OF which hog products
enter ana not the lake water They that the process
OF making the compound does Tfgnire the high
peraturo which IA necessary in refining lard and that
the 0f tho disease might pass through the process
ing his attention 10 the cheap restaurants where, IL Is
believed, much OF the compound stun Is used.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-01
rATALLAMP EXPLOSION.

Troy. N Y, Feb 2S.-Mrs. Jane Plunkett age
foryye was fatally burned last night BY the explosion OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-01

PRoyIpExCs, X. l.. Feb. 26.-James 4. Morse,
coored thirty one drowned at Pawtuxet to-day by
the capsiziug Of skin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-01
GOING TO WASHINGTON.

GENERAL GARFIELD LEAVES, MENTOR.
.,,s pprsrpENT-RLEoT TRAVELLING MopEsrlY IN
sprmAI TRAIN TO THE cAPRTAL--GREAT PoPU-
TAR ENTHUSIASM MANIFESTED.
General Garfield left Mentor yesterday in
..s.;aI train for Washington, where he is to
I've to-day. He Is accompanied by
& -. mother wife and three children.
I;s III neiehbors bade him an affectionate
saraue,l e. at Mentor, and he was greeted
-. sa.'n, ,aroa assemblages at Ashtabula, War
rem and Youngstown. The President-elect
made brief speeches at all these places
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06

BY the way, there was a certain.
schedule in bankruptcy which showed
an Indebtedness to Fessler of some 5000;
Has this been fixed up yet?-RepOsitOry
Our books show that we are square
with Mr.. Fessler and he has no indebt-
edness against us whatever. By the
way, there was certain schedule in
ban hi uptcy, which showed an indebted
ness to sundry persons, including poor
widows and orphaned children, amount
ing to over 100000, in which the con-
trolling stock owner of the Repository
was interested; has that been fixed up
YETI Thomas-cat, go slow. People who
live in glass houses, etc.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06
OHIO NEWS.
Late Occurrences in Nearby
Towns.

AaCe occurrences III Nearby
Towns.
Burglars entered the residence of E.
W. Fitzhugh last night. and stole gold
watch and chain.
ZANEsvILLE, October 4.-GeOrge Clap
per, of Salt Creek Township, this cOun-
ty, was found dead in his barn yester-
day. He had gone out to feed his stock,
and it is supposed that he died suddenly
of heart disease.
SANDUsKY, October 4.-William BoOs
was arrested yesterday ON the charge of
attempting to outrage the person of
Mrs. Jumper, wife of saloon keeper of
this city, and was held to bail in $500
for hearing to-day.
NoRwALK, October 4.-James Fitzpat-
rick, who last week at MonrOeville, was
shot by Dave Snyder, brought suit yes
terday against Snyder for 5000 damag-
es. Fitzpatrick is in very critical
condition, and it is feared that he will
die.
WARREN, October 4.--The first acci-
dent on the P. Y. g. G. Railroad, being
built through this section, happened
yesterday afternoon. Ambrose Allen,
sustained severe injuries about the head
and David Shorts broken arm. A fall
ing derrick was the cause of the acci-
| dent.
MANSFIELD, October 4.-George W.
BOwland, an aged man and an old resi-
dent of Richland county. was killed by
| the nOrth-bOund passenger train on the
Baltimore & Ohio Road yesterday morn
ing, near Lexington. He was deaf, and
was walking on the track from home
toward town.
PoMERoY, october 3.-Yesterday g. morn,
ing store belonging to county Treas.
urer Warner, at Long Bottom, was en-
| tered for the third time in eighteen
months, the door of the safe blown off
and some clothing stolen. The parties
failed to get $500 in the safe in theil
hurry to get off. Loss, $3.50.
| PORTSMOUTH, October 4.-Mrs. August
Hilbert, of Union township, this county
was brought before Esquire ellison, yes
terday, charged with the attempt to poi
son her husband. He had taken sick
and she in administering dose of salts
gave him strychnine. She purchased
the poison at drugstore in this city
E. Boyd is under arrest as accessory.
FELICITA, October 4.-The annual Re
union of the Fifty-seventh o. V. L. was
held last Saturday at ChilO. There were
about three thousand spectators presen
and one hundred and twenty veteran!
in line. The forenoon was taken UP by
the parade, address of welcome by DR.
o. w. Davis, and response byB f. Zugg
In the afternoon the meeting was ad
dressed by General M. j. Hotter, Rev. II
Middleton, James l.. Swing, and DR.
Hill.
SEVILLE, October 4.-Frank Funk
aged thirty-siX years, a butcher, living
in Seville, Ohio, while crossing the New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad
track, about two miles west of Russo
Station, eight miles north of Wooster
was struck by an express train and in
stantly killed. One of the horses wa
badly hurt, and the wagon completed,
demolished. He was supposed to hav
been asleep when the accident occurred
He leaves wife and three children.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06

WE have received an anonymous let
ter from Paris township, intended for
publication, in which the writer
charges a certain Republican candidate
with having appropriated to himself
funds, etc., collected for specific pur-
poses, during the war. Whoever the
writer may be, we say to him that the
DEMOCRAT does not publish anonymous
communications, political or otherwise.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06

THE reason the Republicans have been
carrying Stark county the past three
years is that they deluded and got the
temperance vote. That they will not
get this year. They will find out next
Tuesday where they are. Mark it!
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06

STRANGE are the variations of politics.
At the joint discussions in Mississippi,
General Lowry, the Democratic cOndi-
date for Governor, is standing up for
"hOnest money" and Democracy, and
Col. King his opponent for Greenback-
cry and Republicanism. In Virginia, it
isDemOcracy and pay your debts, against
reputation and Republicanism.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06

&C." FOSTER stumped the state for
himself while Garfield was dying; and
hastened to make favor with Arthur by
words of adulatiOn. Would the election
of such a specimen yindicate the dead
President? Not much!
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06

Stark county in 1876 gave TiIden 1862
majority, and in 1880 gave Garfield 299.
democrat.
Stark county has been growing in
grace steadily, without a doubt.-[R
pOsitOry.
Bob IngersOll's grace without a
doubt. The good "grace" of many good
people it has lost as it will find next
Tuesday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06

Grasping for the spOils has become
a species of Madness Repository.
1t would seem to be so among Repub-
licans. Guiteau's murder of Garfield
for example.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06

WHEN Major Mckinley speaks at
Pigeon Run he might explain to the
Welsh miners Fosters interest in the
Hooking mine where negro miners are
employed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06

WE are told that when Tom SaxtOn
learns of Republican who declares for
the support of Judge Meyer, John p.
Rauch, Henry Altekruse or any other
Democratic candidate, he pOunces upon
him and says Look here, hear you're
going to support the damned rebels for
office" A pretty sentiment indeedl
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06

Does the editor of the Democrat advise
temperance Democrats to vote the Pro-
hibitiOn ticket?-[R Repository.
We advise every one to vote against a
fraud like &c" Foster, and vote so that
it will count and lay him out.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06

SNYDER had first to be driven into the
support of the mining bills and to en-
courage him and make him feel good
Roy and Mcbride dealt him taffy letters.
They knew how to handle Snyder.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06
ONE BY ONE

The Foreign Ministers Resign.
WASHINGTON, October 4.-The first
man to follow the example of Phelps
Minister to Austria, resigned, is Minis.
ter j. W. Foster, of Russia. He has ten.
dered his resignation. He is a Blaine
man, and thinks all Blaine men SHOULD
vacate. He approves of the action q
pbaIna
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06

&c" FOSTER is interested in coal
mines in the Hooking Valley where they
imported negro miners, and guarded
them with military at the States ex-
pense.
The miners of Stark county should re-
member &c" Foster.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06
DISCUSSED AND DENOUNCED
PATENTS
Report of the Commissioner.

Report OF the commissioners.
WASHINGTON, October 4.-The number
of original patents issued for the first
nine months of the present year is 49,
084, an increase of 2,261 over last year.
The receipts of the office for the same
period were $65, ,447 in excess of the cor
responding nine months of 1880. The
Commissioner of Patents recommends a
considerable increase in the examining
corps and clerical force.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06

The cOnvicts are bound to work
MORE HOURS PES DAY
Than are jOurneymen mechanics out
side the prison wall; they are better
fed, better clothed, better cared for in
sickness and in health than were the
volunteer soldiers in the late war. To
punish the inmates of the prison for
crimes committed they are hired out as
convicts, and thus they are made to
punish the honest labOrer whose busi
ness cannot compete with improved ma
ehinery, capital and convict labor.
1t is charged that the hiring out of
cOnvicts was inaugurated but a few
years since. The Inauguration was but
the increasing the price which the con-
tractors were to pay, and, in other res
poets, to endeavOr to lessen the evil.
This it did not do, neither did the law
increase it. Except raising the price
per convict the contractor for prison Ia
bOr had to pay the law was not mate
rally changed. Away back, before men
now voters were born, the question of
convict labor was much
DISCUSSED AND DENOUNCED
Because of its effect on the mechanics
of the State. In Cincinnati, Columbus
and other points petitions from work
ingmen poured into the Legislature
for its abolition, but the influence and
the money of contractors was too all
powerful for the mechanics to succeed.
1t has now assumed shape and form
which must bring its settlement for
good or evil, to speedy issue. F.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06

HARTsHoRN & Co. opposed every at
tempt made to break the school book
monopoly and give the people cheap
school books.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06

REsENTs of books are properly appre-
ciated by College Professor who may
be in the Senate.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06

MANY Stalwart physicians are ready
to acquit Guiteau of Garfield's death,
saying he died of malpractice.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06

Col. Love, a prominent citizen of
Chattanooga, was fatally shot by the
brother-in-law of a young lady to whom
it was alleged he was paying improper
attention,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06

NEXT time the family organ goes into
bankruptcy cases, let it not forget that
$4,000 case near home.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06

VANDERBILT s. GARRETT are having..a
dispute over railway rates and each
says you begun it,"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06

PRESIDENT Arthur is in.New York en-
jOying his friends, who are Grant, Tom
Murphy, StOughtOn, ct al.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06

THE next Governor of Ohio will be
John W. BOOkwalter and the next Leg
islature Democratic.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06
JUSTICE enters into this campaign.
T. c. SNYDER of the late Legislature
likes taffy and railroad passes.

WORKINGMEN should remember that
the Chinese cooley party is in the field.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06

heated in winter and cool in summer.
The cOnvicts are bound to work
MORE HOTTRS PES DAY
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-10-06

to the great injury of the latter, is vic
iOus and unwise and should be correct
ed" is a foct that needs no argument to
substantiate. The contractors have, in
a great measure, swept from the State
the manufacture of articles that they
hire cOnvicts to produce. They get this
labor for Inucn less than pauper labor is
got in the old world; and besides the
pittance the State gets for the hire of
convicts, shOproom is furnished, well
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-06-04


enables Us 10 live better than we
could If we had to go all the
way to the manufacturer for piece
OF calico, a pound of nails, q ham.
mer or plow, is doing good
work for the community. He ia
an honorable member of society.
aud should be patronized and en-.
Outraged.
he manufacturer who builds q
mil', and converts the raw material
into the necessaries, comforts and
ornaments Of lite, and then con-
veys them 10 the mercb ant, to be
distributed all over the country to
those who want, is engaged in a
commendable work. We honor
him too,so long as he mal-tsac ctures
a good artc!e at q fair price. II
by life Of enterprise and toil he
becomes rich, and makes humane
use OF his wealth, we will not envy
him.
The farmer, who from the soil
produces the raw material and
passes It on to the manufactures,
and through nm 10 the merchant,
and thence to the supply of all
terrestrial W ants,is at the foundation
of tie whole structure of human
society. Our bread, the staff OF
lie, 0ur meat, in AL its variety, our
vegeta blas, our fruit. OR tee. sugar
coffee, and spices, each and all, are
produced by human culture, and
persever3ng toit.
Tie farmer lives amid the com
munions of nature, The common
mother Of rs ali teaches him daily.
Tie heavens always shine upon
him. lie communes ever with the
works OF the Almighty Father.
What should hinder him from being
a reverend learner? He lives amid
revelations. lie cannot be ignorant
it he would.
The past year has been one OF
genera! success, in this country,
among the agricultural classes.
Mnch OF this success is lhe resui
OF wiser sys'c OF culture and the
use OF mere improved farm nipple
ments, which tend TO lenseh labor
and enh ,ncc products i ilx.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-06-04

Mr. i. :. KIRKLASD, a wide
AWAKE land man, from Marsbfeld
in this state, who recently visited
this section wrote very interesting
account OF his travels for tn e
Marshfield Time, from which We
make the following extract:
'The North Pacific R. R. Co have let the
contract Tor 400, 600 ties, to be placed on
their line from Superior to Ashland this
year, and they are building across the bay
from Duluth to Superior. Trains will suou
connec, both points.
We had quite an interview with Mr.. James
Bardon, of Superior, who has been identified
with that portion of our state since lS57
We were pleased to see that the hone he
had been cheriShng for so many wears was
at last being crowned with success, and the
city vii again put on metropolitan airs, as
in the days of long ago, when fish and furs
were the only articles of commerce. The
Nemadji river empties into the bay st Su-
perior, and on the banks Of that stream are
many hundred million feet of pine, which
must De turned inte money. The Chicago
Air Line" as it is called (because it has
heretofore been all air), is really to be
finished from Superior to some point on the
North Wisconsin, in order TO get their val
uable land grant, which would soon revert
TO the government. South east OF that point
are many copper mines, partially developed,
which are soon TO be worked for all they
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-06-04
'ecial Telegram to the Pioneer Press.

Special Telegram to the Pioneer Press.
Du1UTH, May 3l.-RaiIroad
rumors arc beginning to assume
defrite shape. Mr.. A. A. Jackson
OF JanesvIIle Wis, one OF the direc-
tors Of the Chicago, Portage &5
Lake Superior railroad, and 4. a.
Schofleid, chief engineer OF the
road, arrived at Superior this morn
Ing 10 start an engineer corps upon
the complete survey OF that road 10
the North Wisconsin junction,
six;y,lwo miles from Superior. So
far IS can be judged, That line OF
slNty-two miles wall be put down by
The first OF next May.
II Is underwood here that sur
vevlng party will reach Duinth this
week, To commence work in the
interest OF the commence work in
the interest OF tie Duluth & Wiz.
mpeg railroad. Mr.. BiIll.eimer, a
railroad btilder OF experience, who
spent some weeks here III April, is
expected 10 toaccompany them. There
are indications Of business IN this
move that will give Duluth a boom
.ot Big proportions
Engineer ii. b. Ayers, of the
Northern Pacific engineer corps al
rived this morning from Braluerd
with Surveying party 10 lay out
The location OF the new mammoth
elevator. This wll stand 25O ieet
west OF elevator B and will be OF
the same general plan. It's storage
capacity will be 100000 bushels,
more than elevator b. The plans
Tor the ionndatlOns were received
from Chicago this morning and tn G
work OF driving the 1900 piles for
the foundation will be columsn ded
III a few days
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-06-04

THERE seems TO be a general and
serious depression of trade through
out Europe. Especially is this
true with regard to Russia, where
many factories are idle, and there
is a wonderful depreciation in the
quantities of imports and exports.
Cotton and iron industries suffer
the most. Many foreign merchants
are preparing to leave for their
native countries. The awful un-
certainties prevalent in government
al affairs are having marked effect
otherwise than by disturbances and
assass nations.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-06-04

company IS the one to which was
gwen valuable land grant OF 250,-
ooo acres some years ago, and their
further neglect to complete the
road according to the contract
would have forfeited the grant
within few months. The lands
are located ~ portion Of the St.
OroiX grant, and several efforts
were made during the last session
OF the Legislature to take them from
the company and confer them upon
some other that would build the
land grant road.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-06-04
land Regulations IN Manitoba.

Winnipeg Special to the ohicago Tines.
M rgu.apon- respecting the
nSlrs ot Dominion !and have been
rccinded au'i tau,.- surveyed into
>eouuns the same s'z- as il the
Juiyed States by the new regula-
lionf Ai ,he odd numbered sec
lions Within a belt twenty-four
miles each side Of the Canadian
Pacific railroad, are ow"ed by the
company, which offers them at
$3.50 per sore with so per cent re
bale for actual cultivation. The
even numbered sectioHs in the same
belts are only open for free home-
steads OF 100 acres, with similar
sized pre-emption at $3.50 per
acre. Outside the railway belts
ihe odd numbered sections sell at
50 per acre for 200 acres for free
homesteads and pre-emptlons at 50
per acre ior land within twenty
four miles. Any other projected
railway Is put on the same footing
As those within the Pacific belt.
Portions of the odd numbered sec
tons north of the Pacific may be
sold to actual settlers at $l.25 on
fulfiilment of the homestead CON
dition. Small wood lots will be
sold to actual settlers destitute OF
wood 1T So an acre. Persons under
taking 10 colonize within thr, e
years with immigrants from Eu-
rope can purchase sections within
the railroad belts at Sl.25 per acre.
Grazing land leases will be put up
at auction. They will run for
twenty-one years, subject to can
collation. on,wo years notice, the
area to be in the proportion of ten
acres to each head of stock, but
limited to 100000 acres. The
rental is to be $40 yearly per thon-
sand acres. A block equal to 5
per cent. of the leaseho'd may be
sold to the lessee at $I.25 an acre
for ranch headquarters.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-06-04
THE CHICAGO AIR LINE" RAIL.
ROAD.


There arrived here on Tuesday
the following gentlemen connected
with the Chicago, Portage & Su-
perior railroad company: A. A,
Jackson, Of Janesville, Wis,
solicitor, A. 3. Schofeld, T. F.
Schofeld, of Kansas, engineers, and
Albert Berry and A. G. Smith, of
New York city, assistants. A sur
veying party under the charge of
Mr.. A. b. Schofeld, consisting of
about fifteen men, was organized at
once, and they have already taken
the field, aud are working south
eastward along the !lne surveyed in
1857. Robert 3. Mclean accom-
panics them as pioneer and guide,
and from his knowledge of the
country will be able toreuder them
very valuable service. Cassius
Merritt has also enlisted in The SER
vice. The party expects to push
ahead rapidly and reach Gordon's
inside of so days and the North
Wisconsin road within so days. i,
is understood that the work of con.
slrnction viii commence at this
end as soon as the surveys are
completed, perhaps much sooner
Mr. Jackson retrrued home on
Thursday. Our people feel quite
eIated at the prospect of ano ther
railroad.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-06-04

THE first OF the new from steam
crs tor the ocean resorts has been
launched. The hull is divided into
twelve air.tight compartments, and
Mr. John Roach, the builder, who
was on board, said "If we were
cut into pieces here in ~ mi'dIc
0! TIE bay each part OF the boat
would continue to float and carry
its passengers" This is the kind
of transportation TO furnish the
public, that the peri Of travel may
be leqscnpd.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-06-04

TuE FARMER--I can hardly for
give the man or woman y ho speaks
lightly OF the farmer. However
noble the vocation of others, that
of the cultivator of the soil is the
most no r,e, because it is the most
important. This is primary, all
others are secondary.
The honest merchant, " ho brings
manufactured goods TO our vicinity,
and sells them, at reasonable
advance on their cost, and thereby
make. a living profit on them and