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National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-09-21
THE NEWS HERE.
THE WAY 1T WAS RECEIVED.
The Crowds Upon the Streets-Effect OF the Sad In'
tellisence-The City Draped In Mourning
Public Buildings and Private Resi-
dences Wear Signs Of Woe.

Yesterday morning opened upon the
city, that seemed to have been only half asleep
through the night. The dreadful intelligence that
reached here before midnight had so aroused and
electrified the citizens that there was all the stir
and hustle Of midday during the dead Of the
night. A few hurried hours Of ntful slum-
Der was snatched, and then the city nwoke
to the daylight realization Of the fatenil close Of
the terrible tragedy which was enacted July q
The news received through the morning papers
gave the particulars Of the sad event, but there
. seemed to be nothing determined for the future.
AS soon amer breakfast as possible the people
poured out in the streets. Those that went to the
Departments were informed that they would be
| closed In
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28


The Democratic Township Trea-
surer of Twin not being able to bal
ance his. accounts was invited to step
down and out at the April election.
A Republican was elected in that
Gibraltar of Preble Democracy. We
failed to learn this in the Eaton Dem
ocrat.-Regfster.
That was the fault of your own ig-
norance OF perverseness, IS an edi-
ttrial notice was made of the matter
in our issue of the 18th inst. But
your readers will never know any
better through the Register, for cor
recting false charges against 'politi-
cal opponents is not one of your
''fortes." Let FER rip!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28


Ex-Congressman Goode, of the
Norfolk (Virginia) District, who has
been travelling through Virginia dur
ing the past month in connection
with the Yorktown celebration says,
at Washington, that his inquiries in
all parts of the State satisfied him
that the result of the coalition be
tween the Republicans and Malone
will be to unite under Democratic
leadership about all the respectable
ty of the State against the rabble
that will follow Mahone for public
plumber. Mr.. Goode predicts that
the Democrats will carry the State
by an overwhelming majority in the
fall election.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
Senator DAWES undertook to start

Senator DAWES undertook to start
the southern courage MILF. a few
days ago, but the grist he ground
turned to chat. 1t was an unfortu-
nate start. It consisted of a sad
story about an unfortunate citizen of
Louisiana, who it was alleged had
his cotton mill burned because he
was a Republican, and from the
north. 1t further appeared that this
man whose name was Heath came
North and narrated this yarn him
self. 1t was quite good story upon
the face of it and might have done
good campaign service, but unfor-
tunately the bottom has fallen out of
it. 1t turns ont that Heath's cotton
establishment was not worth much
to begin with and that he burned il
himself to get the insurance, the fact
being established byzan ~investiga-
ton set on foot by the insurance
company. The industrious toilers
at the outrage mill will have to dc
better than that
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

President GARFIELD, it would
appear by his advice to Virginia Re-
publicans to join with Virginia Re-
adjusters, desires the reputation OF
the debt of Virginia. The success
of the Malone faction; in thar State
means Reputation, and nothing else.
The President affects to see a great
advantage for his. party in. such an
alliance. He would stoop to conquer.
This may be craftsmanship. II
certainly is encouragere nt of rob
berry and spoliation. But the Vir-
GINA Republicans in several impor
tant counties have held meetings
protesting against the coalition
favored by Garfield.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

Harper's Weekly is strong enough
Republican to suit the M, st hide
bound of that party, but it could
not stomach the Malone dose. A
late issue contains a full-page car
toon in which little Malone is
depicted on the back of the Republi-
can elephant whose spine is consider
ably "swayed." At Mahone's feet
lies his baggage consisting of a
satchel marked "repudiation" and
fraudulent ballots" The text reads
thus, Republicans, a straw has
broken a camels back before" The
picture is a suggestive one.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

The Boston Herald makes this
point on the Malone alliance: "The
Republicans made a good deal of
capital out of General HaGcock's
letter to Governor Plaisted, of Maine,
in the late campaign. 1t was a good
point, for Plaisted held views and
represented a faction which the
Democratic party could not afford to
favor with sympathy. But what
shall be said of the Republicans
who 10Y take Malone and Riddle
berger to their bosoms, and even
propose to use the patronage of the
Senate to help along? Either the
Republicans were wrong when they
criticised General Hancock, or they
are open to severe criticism now.
What a difference it makes whose
OK is goredF'
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
Mr.. Coke was the first Southern

Mr.. Coke was the first Southern
Senator to reply to the bitter speech
of Mr.. Frye. He spoke earnestly in
defence of the Southern people.
They were, he said, ofthe same race
as the people of the North: a race
which had never been dominated by
an inferior race, and never could be.
That race meant to govern in the
South: and forty or forty thousand
entering wedges, such as was sup
posed to have been inserted in Vir-
GINA, would not deviate it from its
course or change the result. He
asserted that this fight was made by
the Republican party not for a free
vote and q fair count, but to 6btain
political power. As long as by
abjurgation, by denunciation, by
SANDER, and by abuse the Republi-
can party kept the South under tie
impression that carpet bag Govern
ments would be again placed over
it it would be solid and could not be
broken. Il could be broken only by
kindness and craftsmanship.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

The new prohibitory. liquor law of
Kansas goes into operation May LIST.
The saloons in the interior of the
State have nearly all been closed
already, and Gov. st. John says that
on the first of next month .'there will
not be an open bar in Kansas" The
law does not prohibit the sale of a
t~incture or compound used solely for
medicinal purposes or for the manu-
facture of perfumery, nor does it
prohibit the use of wine for sacra-
mental uses as has been alleged.
Hereafter the drinking of intoxi-
cants in Kanses will have to be done
in secret, and it is probable that there
will be as many devices to evade
the law as in Mamie.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

The late Republican "reform Leg
islature" that was to be a model of
statesmanship, responsibility and re-
form, will stand in the history of
Ohio legislation as a monument of
incapacity, of imbecility and of dis
reputable acts; a sham; a fraud, like
the party that elected it, hypocriti-
cal, weak, worthless and equivocat-
ing, it has put a load upon the Re
publican party that it staggers under
and which will defeat it at the polls
in October next.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28


The new administration is little
more than a month old, and the lead
ers are already engaged in fierce
quarrel for the offices, which threat
ems to tear the party to pieces. In
deed, the Republican organization
as now led has no element of cohesion
but public plumber. And the strug-
gle of hostile factions, respectively
led by Conkling and Blaine, to grab
and to appropriate the spoils for the
special benefit of each, is likely to
finish the career of a party which,
after abandoning all it's early prin-
ciples, has become the slave of o
porations, of rings, and of jobbers.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

The Star route scandal will des-
troy what little hope the Republicans
had left of success in the election
next fall. 1t will be a repetition of
the 1873 election, when the scandals
of the Grant rings brought defeat
upon the Republicans in nearly every
state. The people can be deluded
by the lying promises and protes-
tations of the Republican leaders for
a long while, but they will not vote
to continue thieves in power when
they find them out.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, d. c.,
April 20, 1881.

A plan suggested in this cores
po9dence some weeks ago, for fore
ing the Senate to the performance Of
business, was ably urged yesterday
by Senator Blair, ofNew Hampshire.
1t is for the President to call an ex
ira session of Congress. Furthes
reflection has convinced your cores
pondent, however, that nothing could
be accomplished by such acourse.
The President has once decided that
an extra session of Congress was not
necessary for Legislative purposes,
and to call one. now would be only
offering his aid to Republican Sena-
tors in their efforts to bnlldoze the
Democrats. The latter would not
and should notyieldthe groundsthey
now occupy. They should not aid
in the effort to pay Malone for vo-
ting against the interests of Virgin.
ia, of the Democratic party, and of
the country. Neither, under the cir
cumstances, should they consent to
the turning out Of Democratic off
GERS of the Senate. AS has been
well said, whenever the Republicans
shall have a majority, even of one.in
the Senate, no Democrat will inter
pose a single dilatory motion against
the election of new officers, but SO
long as the. Republican Senators
united with Malone have only one
half of the Senate and the Democrats
have the other half the Democrats
will not aid. directly or indirectly,
in turning out Democratic officers"
So, however plausible the scheme
may appear, I do not think it will be
agreed TO by Democratic Senator's
at least until the regular session in
December.
The President said yesterday, in
speaking of the nomination of Gen.
Longstreet as United States Marshal
for Georgia, that he should, in every
case where it was possible, elect
Southern men for office in Southern
States. , In the end, however dis
tasteful some such selections might
be for a time to the Conservatives of
the South, he believed his course in
the matter would be applauded. He
spoke particularly Of Gen. Longstreet
IN this connection, and of the Gen.
erals early connection with the Re.
publican party. He. remarked that
the act appeared TO have been one of
genuine patriotism, and not.the re-
suit of spite or calculation of advan
tages. This, / am informed, is as
near a reference to Mahon's course
as has escaped the Presidents lips.
Spectators, adventures, and law
less people, are taking advantage of
the renewed emigration of the ne
groes to the northwest to push their
scheme for forcing the Indian Terri.
tory open to general settlement. They
are attempting to induce negroes to
enter the Territory as settlers. That
a. comparatively short time will
change the existing order of things
in that Territory 1 have no doubt.
Railroads must pass through it as
freely as through other Territories,
and population will follow them, out
the effort to induce negroes to go
ahead as the forlorn hope in a des-
perate project of settlement in adj
vance of legal admission, is worthy
of nothing but condemnation.
DEM.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

Next month the new prohibitory
liquor law of Kansas goes into force.
The Rev. DR.. Beatty Of Lawrence,
it is reported, has been warned that,
if he persists in using fermented
wine in administering the Eucharist,
as he has declared from the pulpit
he is going to do, his arrest will
Immediately follow. If this threat
is carried into effect we shall have
the queer sight of a Christian cler-
gyman on trial in a secular Court for
obeying the law Of his Church in a
point in which this law is based, as
he believes, upon a plain and imper-
alive precept of JESUS. r-rrg
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

Eight thousand dollars. for a copy
of the Gutenberg Bible is a sum not
often paid for a single volume, but it
brought this in New York. How'lit-
tie the inventor of printing thought
when he was patiently and labor
iously at work on the first edition of
the Bible, that more than four hun,
dred years after his invention, one
copy of that work-printed in 1850
55-would bring the enormous sum
which it did. Had Gutenberg re-
ceived such a sum for his whole edi-
ton it would have enriched him
splendidly.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

The Chicago Tribune has been
taking a glance at the situation in
Ohio and is compelled to make the
mournful admission that "a Repub-
lican Legislature has been in SEES
sion all winter, and with great indus
try has not failed to work into the
hands of the Democrats at nearly
every point when the opportunity
presented ITSELF" This is a truth
that has been very forcibly impress
ed upon the minds of the Repub-
licans of this state.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

The Secretary of the Kansas State
Board having charge of the Freed
men, in an official report sets forth
the fact that over one hundred thous-
and negroes from the South have
been recently domesticated in that
state and ten thousand in other wes-
tern states mainly in Kansas. This
throws some light on the methods
by which Indiana was carried by
the Republicans last fall.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

Ex-Rebel Brigadier General Ma
HONE said under the chatting of BEN
HILL:
81 came here with as proud a claim
to represent that people as you to
represent the people of Georgia, won
on the fields where I have fought
with you and others in the cause of
my people and of that section in the
late unhappy contest. That contest,
thank God, is over, and as one of
those engaged in it and who has not,
here or elsewhere, to make an apol,
ogy for the part he has taken in it.
l say I am not here as a partisan" =.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

Hon. D. c. STUBBs has served two
terms in the Ohio Legislature, and
probably knows as much about how
to introduce bills into a legislative
body as some Of the fellows that are
barking so vehemently about him,
and whether n class of people have
not the same right to demonstrate as
another have to petition. He pre-
sented both, which was his duty to
do 80,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

When General Malone was simply
a rebel brigadier the Republican
leaders looked on him as over-ripe
gallows fruit. When he took. TO
politics and became a repudiatlonist
and opposed to paying honest debts,
they became interested in him.
When he joined the republican party
they crowned him as the apostle Of
the new departure.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

General Grant told a Galveston
reporter that in a short time $4,000
men would be at work on the rail
reads Of the country, and that rapid
progress may be expected in the
work OF constructing the roads. The
outlook is that a great many miles
of railroad will be built this year,
and from Denver, a scarcity of rail-
road labor is already reported.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

Thus m%ournfully does the Cincin-
natl Gazette comment upon the Leg
islature now happily detunct:
The Republican party of Ohio has
no reason to be grateful to the Leg
islature that adjourned Wednesday.
In making nominations this year the
people ought to strike much higher
than they did two years ago. There
were some strong men in the Legisla-
ture, but as a body it was below
the average.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

When GARFIELD was imp%ortuned
by a celored committee to retain
Fred Douglass as Marshal ofthe Dis
trict of Columbia, he said it was elm
possible, as he desired the Marshal
to be one with whom he could hold
social r~elations!" How are you, Mr..
colored voter?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

Suppose the Democrats had been
keeping the United States Senate in
a deadlock for more than a month,
simply to place a Confederate Brig
adier"' in a fat position; wouldn't the
country all around have been blue
with bowls from Radical journals?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

We understand the Somers Town
ship bill to vote $4,000 in aid of a
railroad, was tackled on to one of the
same caliber of another county and
passed. 1t don't amount to any
thing, only that all the abuse of Hon.
D.. c. STUBBs was uncalled for and
through ignorance.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

If st. STUBBs should be returned
to the Legislature another term, we
advise him to seek Instructions from
"knowing ones how to introduce
bills, and the respective weight peti
tions and circumstances should have
with a member.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

The dog tax Legislature, as if it
had not done all in it's power to
disgrace itself and the state, wound
up with voting money out of the
treasury to the officers of the two
Houses for services never rendered,
and adjourned in disgraceful con
fusion.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

Another sweet mess Of Republican
robbery, rascality and corruption
has come to the surface under the
head of "Star-R Route" Swindles. The
people ought to be almost sick of be-
ing governed and robbed by the Re-
publican party.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

1t is said that the sa366'' Statwarts
who so stubbornly stuck to GRANT at
the Chicago Convention, Fave slated
Boz LINCOLN for their next candidate
for President. Rather a slim pat
tern.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

The Republican State Convention
will be held in Cleveland on Wed
nesday, June s. Governor Foster,
with other Republican State officers
whose terms expire this year, will
be re~nominated.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

The Hooking Sentinel entered its
fortieth year last week and appeared
in a bran new dress. Age has add
ed beauty to its appearance and abil-
ity to its columns. Good for LEW
GREEN.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

Perhaps Senator SINKS can tell the
Somers township irate fellows a won
derful story of how the Hon. d. C.
STUBBs tried to shirk responsibility
in the railroad case. There is meat
in it, no doubt, and St .STUBBs will
feel crushed when the whole thing is
laid bare,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

The appropriations made by the
Republican Legislature of Ohio foot
up $4,000, 600. 1t is rather an ex-
pensive luxury, Republican legisla-
ton. 1t is a trifle too expensive when
its .worthlessness is taken into con-
sideration. 1t will be quite a while
before the people will want another
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

A long, windy editorial on the ESQ.,
i'd South" and "rebel Brigadiers,"
would be interesting reading from a
''small fry" Republican SO called
journalist.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

A map of Senatorial Districts Of
Ohio for the next ten years, will be
found on our outside, together with
the Senatorial decennial apportion
ment for 1881.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

The Governor of Colorado says
that it will be necessary to raise
from $4,000 to $780, 600 in order to
maintain the sufferers of that state
until they can get seeds to plant.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

FRANK HsRD says he can not be
the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor of Ohio. Well, there are plen-
ty more, and we hope no effort will
be made to force the nomination on
him.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

Fred Grant has Left the army, in
which he was showed over the heads
of older men with records of honor
able service, to go into the railroad
business. At one time he was spo-
ken of by some persons as 't!Prince
Fred.' But the hankerers after
imperialism reckoned without the
American people.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

We see it stated that the late Leg
islature passed a law making the
term of office for the Prosecuting At
torney three years instead of two as
heretofore. We have not seen the
law.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

An Ohio court has decided that
an inventors wife has a joint interest
in the results of her husbands skill,
and that he can not sell an invention
without her concurrency.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

Gen. LoNGsTREET has been with
drawn as Minister to Turkey and ap-
pointed Marshal of Georgia. That
is a part of the MALONE bargain.
'Rah for the rebel Brigadiers!
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

Hon. GEO. 81. PENDLEToN has made
a very able speech in the Senate,
which has the true Democratic ring
to it and gives a clear statement of
the grounds on which the Democrat
ic Senators stand in the struggle in
the Senate. We shall endeavor to
lay a portion of it before u readers
at an early day.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

The Colum bus Times says Joe
Geiger, Charley Fosters new State
librarian, is a mixture of brains,
bones, cheek, jumping Jack, hurdy-
gurdy, hand, organ, ugliness, deprav-
ity, genius, whisky, cigars and lazi-
ness, but he carried the "royal ban
ner of Calico Charley" all the same
in 1876 and must be rewarded.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

Senator Blair, of New Hampshire
said Of the Malone Republican ALI
ance: "We have got Malone, and
he has got u.s."
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

Alasi Statesman STUBBs is liter
ally crushed-annihilated-gone up.
Goodbye, Bro. Stubs. We feel
sorry for you. IT'S too late now.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

Republican organs have stopped
calling Malone a Confederate Bri-
gadier." They dub him Major
General Malone, Saht
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

Governor Foster will open his
campaign for Governor by making a
Sunday school address at Fostoria,
June 7th.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

Last year, said a Washington man,
it required a dozen confederate
brigadiels TO boss the Senate, now it
only takes one-Billy Malone.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

Why wouldn't Col. W. L. O'BR1EN
makea popular candidate for Gov
next fall to clean CHARLEY
FOSTER out?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

No single vote ever commanded
the price that Malone extorted for
his alliance with the Republican
party in the Senate.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28
Thursday, April 2s, 1881.

The Senate deadlock continues
and the public suffers. Such is Re-
publican rule.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-04-28

FOSTER out?