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Oxford eagle., 1883-09-27


Mr. w. Il. Douglass. IL Water
Valley, has become citizen Of
our town, aud resides at the resi-.
dence formerly occupied by Dr.
: Richmond.
The rain which We have been
: expecting for sometime, has not
lput in an appearance, aud The
dust still remains master of the
situation.
If you want a good Suit Of
! Clothes cheap, come and see us.
7. L. HARnIs & Co
A new plank walk is being laid
from the drug store { S. I King
& Son, to the corner Of the street
opposite the city Hotel. It is a
much needed Improvement
The CLaucsry Cor Of LaFay
cite county, meets on the second
Monday in next month. The
docket, we understand, is very
light and can be disposed Of in a
few days.
Choice Sugar Cured Hams,
Shoulders, and Breakfast Bacon
at a. G. LAKE & Go.
4 party of genilcmen left town
on Tuesday morning 'o spend a
few days in hunting aud fishing
on Fallahatehie siver. sys wish
them a good time and an aiua
dance Of luck
The persimmou crop is unusual
/ " large this year and the pos
sums viii have good time aud
grow fat. The boys will enjoy
themselves in catching and eating
them.
The best Kentucky and Pittsbure
coal, may be had Mt w. b. NIroH
ELL & SONS at special price.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Jackson,
and Mrs. Ida Camphell, left yes
terday morning for louisville, Ky.
where they viii visit tho grand
Exposition. A pleasant trip to
them.
Mr.. stephen Murphy, died re.
Gently at his residence in P,nola
county, near The Lafayette line,
He was over 80 years old and had
resided there over forty years. He
was an honest man aud good cit
izen.
Best selected Stock Of Canned
and Shelf Goods in the market,
at A. c, LAKE & Co.
The candidates speak at Paris,
Oct. Let at Delay, Oct. 2d at
Dallap, Oct. Sd; Lafayette
Springs, Oct 4th, aud then they
will take 4 rest for eight days,
They will begin again at SPRING
dale on The 18th Of October
Democrats whose names are not
on the books should register and
be ready to vote the Democratic
ticket. The Circuit Clerk will he
at the places Of public speaking
with the books aud will enroll the
names of those that are qualified.
Boncless Hams and Dried Beef,
at A c. LAKE IS Co.
Madam Rumor has confidential
" informed MS that Il number Of
marriages win take place in OK
ford next month. The old lady
is nj always strictly reliable, but
she sometimes strikes the trath,
and ia this instance shJ may he
correct,
We take the following from he
Water Valley Central;
Mr.. w. J., Douglass, with his
family, have moved to oxford, the
Central understands, to educate
lis two daughters, Misses Willie
and Bette, IN the State Universi-
ty.
Choice Sugar Cured Hams
Shoulders, and Breakfast Bacon,
at A. c. lake & Go.
Whilst Miss Joiner, Of Tenues
ser, in company with several other
ladies, was out riding on Monday
afternoon. her herse suddenl Y
turned to the left when near The
Grange store aud she was brown
to the ground. Except being se-
verely shocked, she was not MUIR
ed and in few minutes was 2ble
to mount her horse and continue
Oxford eagle., 1883-09-27

Som. 10.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-03-15
Death OF General Crowell.

General John Crowell, "a distinguish
ed lawyer and citizen of Cleveland,
died of paralysis at the residence OF
his son, Capt. John Crowell, Jr., at
Glenville, near that city, on Thursday
morning last.
General Crowell was born in East
Haddam, Middlesex county, Connec-
ticut, September Is, 1901. AT an early
day his fathers family settled in Rome,
Ashtabula county. In 1922 he went to
Warren to attend the academy. In
February. 1925, he began the study of
law in the office of Hon. Thomas d.
Webb. He was admitted to the bar
in 1927. About this time he purchased
an interest in the Western Reserve
Chronicle, his partner being George
Hapgood. In 1910 he was elected to
the State Senate. He took high rank
as debater and politician. He was
elected to Congress in 1916, from this
District. After his retirement from
Congress he renewed to Cleveland and
resumed the practice of the law. In
1862 he was chosen President of the
Ohio State and Union Law College, at
Cleveland; position which he held
for fourteen years. He was also for IA
number of years editor of the Western
Law Monthly, published in Cleveland.
Mr.. Crowell was married in 1888 to
Eliza B. Estabrook, and has a family
of four children.
His funeral took place from the res
idence of his son ON Saturday.
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Borax-An Iiiastration.

The discoverers of borax mines out
West ask for duty of ten per cent. on
this commodity. Its production is an
"infant industry" and the whole
country, to the extent that it consumes
borax, would be in ten per cent. better
condition if the philosophy of protec-
tionists must be applied, if borax mines
had never been discovered. Mean
while we would modestly ask by what
process of reasoning in morals do we
deprive the wretehed, crowded, over
taxed and helpless population of other
countries of a market for the products
of their toll that adventures and spec
ulators in borax here maybe enriched !?
II foreign labor supply us with borax
more cheaply than we can supply our
selves, are they our deadly enemies
that we must starve them in order to
make foul swaddling cloths for this
infant industry? Is not the whole
world kin? In what is the English
man better, and why should he be pro-
tected as borax refiner here, rather
than when starving in London? He
serves us there by furnishing cheaper
borax than we can produce here, and
it signifies nothing to US, or to him, if
he have not foresworn one and adopted
another flag, and less. whether he re-
m ain there or migrates to America
American Register.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-03-15
HIRAM.
Correspondence

Correspondence
Once again we have been called upon
to consign to their last resting place
the remains of one who for nearly
three quarters of century has not
only been respected for her true Christ
ian character, but revered as one of the
few remaining links that unite us
with the early days of our history.
Mrs. Betsey Young Harris, widow of
Abner Harris, died March Sd, 1888, in
the S4th year of her age.
The deceased was born in Startling,
Conn, August 2, 1893, which place
she left June 23d, 1911, with her faith
er's family, in company with her
uncle's family and the family of Seth
Cole, and arrived in Hiram August IA,
accomplishing the journey with OK
teams in little less than two months.
OF Hiram in 1911, it is very difficalt
for any of this generation to form even
the faintest idea. A dense and almost
unbroken wilderness. filed with rep.
tiles and wild beasts. without roads,
bridges, fences or habitations, except
an occasional log cabin. There was
one cabin at the Center of Welshlield,
now Troy, one in Freedom, three in
Nelson, two in Garrettsville and four
In Mantua.
How little do we of to-day reflect or
consider how much we are indebted to
the pioneer for what we enjoy. How
little do We realize what the pioneers
endured, or how they toiled, or the
privatioBs suffered. The children of
those days had no schools, uoluxuries,
no pleasures They roams d The fores',
their little bare feet pierced by thorns
and torn by bramhles. The wood
mans AK, the falling forests, the tink-
ling cow-bell, the bowling wolf, the
growing bear. the Kissing reptile their
familiar sounds the dense black for
est their only landscape. Such was
the young life of the deceased. Many
were the interesting incidents she used
to relate of her girlhoed days, and the
early settlers. The next Summer after
her arrival in Hiram, she, with her
brother James, two years younger,
went afoot to Capt. Mills, in Nelson, a
distance of six miles, and returned the
same day. There was one cabin be-
tween Hiram and Nelson, little east
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-03-15
, A Strange story.

The prevalence of drunkenness in
the State prison at Auburn puzzled the
officers for long time. It was at first
supposed that whisky was brought in
by some one, but finally it was discov-
cred that distillery was in full opera
tion within the walls of the institution.
An enterprising convict had rugged a
worm" in a. secluded spot in the
kitchen, and, with corn meal and rye,
was able to produce liquor that would
intoxicate whoever drank much of it.
The man did thriving business, and
when he was discovered he was MAX
ing money at rapid rate. Beer,n as
it is called. is made even at this day.
The beverage is brewing of bread
crust and yeast, and is exhilerating, if
nothing more. The men in the kitchen
make it and sell it to the prisoners. AT
one time counterfeiting was actually
carried on in the prison. limitations
were made of silver coins which would
readily deceive unless closely examin-
ed. Molds were made of plaster Of pa.
ris, and the 10, 25 and SO cent pieces
were plated in the saddlery hardware
shop. The convicts were well supplied
with this bogus money, and great
deal of it found its way to circulation
outside.
The men are not allowed to carry
watches, but great many of them do,
Notwithstanding the rule to the con.
trary. Usually the watches are KEEP
in leather bags which are suspended
by string about the neck underneath
| the clothing. A good many of the
prisoners read the the newspapers reg
ularly. How they obtain them is 6
mystery. The New York dailies reach
Auburn at O'Clock in the afternoon
and often they will get into the hands
| of convicts the same evening. Of course
each prisoner is not supplied with 9
paper. One paper will do for a dozen
men Or more. The newspapers must
be brought in by officers who are a lit.
tie lax in discipline. 1t is supposed
that all letters written by convicts pass
through the hands of the chaplain
whose duty il is to see that they con.
tain no mischievous or improper Ian
guage. Half of the men in the prison
send and receive letters that the chap
lain never sees. These "go through
the underground" as the officers say.
Generally they are taken in and out
by citizen fOreman, whose sympathies
the men enlist. Some of the convicts
send out for raw steaks, which they
broii at the forges and in the furnaces.
Others prefer cake and pie, for which
they will spend every cent they can
procure. Joe Coburn used to have two
large mince pies sent to him regularly
twice week from New York. Finally
the agent told Joe that he would be
compelled to deny him his toothsome
pastry, and the semi weekly shipment
Of pies was observation-disclosures York
Times.
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to law, was upheld at the caucus by an
inaenced mob, and in spite Of law aud
order, and today claims to be one of
the chief rulers of our town, though
he came not in at the straight gate, as
the law directs, but got over some other
way. All this was concoeted and
sanctioned by some of the leading
members of the Churches, and when
the law was about to be read the meet
ing broke up in a perfect stampede, and
not word oforder from the Chairman =,
who was the six years Justice of the
Peace, who was aiding his colleague.
But to proceed. Great reformation
was told of by our newly elected army
of officials new road laws were pro-
vided, each Supervisor was provided
with the law and was informed that if
he did not come up to its requirements ts
the penalty would be enforced. But,
readers. talking is one thing and doing
is another. Oat of the thirteen road
officials 1 know of but one but that
would come under its penalty. They
all know the first fine has yet to be
collected in the township for neglect
in any Office, as I am informed, and
yet these rulers are mostly Church
members and on their oaths called on
their God to help them in the act, but
never meant to do it. / am at loss to
know what kind of God they wor-
SHIP or how much they realize what
they profess. Yet we read at times
from correspondents to another paper,
of the growth and prosperity of our
town. Reader, I would esteem it q
great faver if you could inform me Of
an association, company, colony oil
township, that can be united and real.
! ly prosperous without the observance
of rule and order. Is not good gov.
} ernment the success, may not say, o
all institutions? And now, Mr.. Ed
. itor, we read of all sorts of refo, m
| Civil Service Reform, it seems to NE
, cannot be needed in any place wors
, than Portage county. but more espec
r tally in Charlestown.
} Yours truly,
l STEPHEN ALLEN.
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pre,,aent Artnur SICK

Late dispatches from Washington
represent the health of President Ar
thur as being in a precarious condition
and such as to cause much alarm in
official circles. 1t is said that he is a
very sick man, sicker than his friends
and family care to have the public
know. He has been troubled with
insomnia for several nights. and his
physicians are exceedingly anxious
about his condition. He is the victim
Of Bright's disease Of the kidneys, and
his convivial habits have greatly ag-
gravated his malady. The utmost care
is taken to conceal his real condition,
but it is certain that he is suffering
intense bodily pain, and has quite lost
his nerve In his dependency he
declares that he is going to die, and
today implored his sister, Mrs. McEl-
roy, not to leave him, as she contem-
plated doing, next week. He has said
repeatedly during the past fortnight
that he did not expect to live out the
year, and when Mr.. Edmunds was
chosen President of the Senate, re-
marked to friend: "I'm glad O.
that. Edmunds will finish out my
term with distinction"
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ATWATER.
CORRESPONDENCE.

correspondence.
The Center School, taught by H. AL
va Myers, closed last Friday. but will
finish with Literary Entertainment
next Friday evening, at the Town
Hall.
The Dime Soclable of the NJ. E.
Church met at Mr.. J. T. French's and
elected officers for the coming year.
These meetings are we'll attended and
are increasing in interest. They are
engaged in good cause and deserve
encouragement. The next meeting
will be at Samuel Townsend's on We'd
nesday. the 14th.
The boy whose death I mentioned
last week was Henry Crubaugh. He
was near IA years old, was complaining
about week; very few people were in
the house during his sickness, so he
could not have been infiuenced by any
one in his conversion. His mother
was present and heard what he said to
me.
The probability is that another coal
bank will be opened in Atwater, near
the place where the slope was opened
some years ago. Charles Moorhead
and brothers have purchased an en-
gine for the purpose fraising coal and
they have commenced drilling in order
to locate shaft.
David Glass has his mill yard full of
logs to be sawed into lumber, which
will soon be done and the lumber sold
Fifty years ago when we would see a
sawmill built by stream and run by
water power, and upright saw to do
the work, we did not expect to take a
log TO mill and wait to have it sawed
and take the lumber home with us.
Mr.. Glass grinds chop feed two or
three days in a week.
Lewis Glass and Will Heizer have
their sawmill in Clark's woods, in Ed
inburgh, and are saving for John
Myers. They are making lumber
pretty fast. 1t is to be sent to Bedford
to a chair factory. In few days it
will be all sawed and taken away.
This is the way work is done in the
latter part of the 10Th century.
There is Reading Society in the
southwest part of the town, on the
Sociable plan, as they get supper where
they meet. This ought to bring out a
large crowd, and think it does. The
exercises are reading selections, and
declaiming and testing some educa-
tional theories. This is commendable;
when young people leave school they
need not close their books or stop
studying. w.
March 12 1888.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-03-15
Reduction of Internal Revenue
Faxes.

EaXeSS
The Commissioner of Internal Rev.
enue gives the following as the effect
of the law reducing internal revenue
The taxes upon capital and deposits
OF banks and bankers and National
banking associations is repealed from
this date, except such taxes as are now
due and payable. That the reduction
of tax upon checks, drafts, etc., and
upon matches, perfumery, medicinal
preparations, and other articles impos-
{, d by schedule, as the following Sec
tlun of 437 of the revised statutes, take
effect July l, 1883. That after May l,
1883, the tax on manufactured tobacco
and snuff will be eight cents per h.,
on cigars So per 1000, and on cigarettes
so cents per 200. That there will be
rebate on tobacco, snuff, cigars and
cigarettes of difference in the taxes re-
Gently imposed and the taxes now
provided for. where the claims amount
to $40 These claims must be present
ed within so days from May l. Regu-
lations upon this matter will be imme-
diately Issued and blanks will be fur
nished, upon which the claims can be
made. That the law provides for large
reductions in the special taxes upon
dealers, commencing May l. 1883.
The amount of tax collected from
national banks ON capital and deposits
the last fiscal year, was SIS, ,956 ,5O2, of
which S437,774 only was upon capital,
the remainder being upon deposits.
The tax upon State bonds and private
bankers was 6, ,249, 172, of which little
more than one-fifth was upon capital.
The total tax collected upon deposits
and capital upon all classes of banks
during the last fiscal year, was $l1 ,20S,-
S75. The amount annually collected
from two cent check stamps is about
s. 100000, and the act repeating the
use of these stamps takes effect the lst
of July next.
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Dakota Letter.
Thc Wonder Land.

Friends, Romans, ,Countrymen lend
me your ears. 1 came not here to talk
you know too well the story of our
Wonder Land. No State or Territory
in this, our great country, has sprung
more quickly into existence, been more
rapidly developed, more widely known,
talked about, thought about, dreamed
about, than this wonderland, Dakota.
Her people have fiocked here like
doves to their windows, from the four
quarters of the globe. Ministers, law
yers, doctors, merchants, farmers, me-
chapics, laborers, capitalists, specu-
lators, rich and poor, old and young,
have rushed in upon her vast domain
and have each and all found homes on
her generous bosom, and are loud in
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-03-15
srR,Krs among laborinp men in

STRIKES among Iaboring men, in
factories, foundries. mills and shops,
are a modern invention, something
that has sprung up in the last quarter
of century under the admirable sys-
tenn OF legislating for the special bene-
fit of the great monopolies of the
country. They serve to show the de-
gree of benefit the working men de-
rive from system of so called pro
tectfonn which is plundering the toll
ing, producing masses of hundreds OF
millions of dollars annually for the
benefit of the protected, privileged
classes, and covering the land with
chartered monopolies.
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The Press for $3.50 a Year,
In GdUGHce.
Two hundred girls started from Linn

Two hundred girls started from Linn
erick, Ireland, for New Hampshire on
the 9Th inst. Almost the entire popu-
lation assembled to bid them good bye.
THE Democrats and Greenbackers
OF Michigan have agreed to pool their
issues and make a fusion State ticket to
be supported the coming election. The
candidates will be equally divided be-
tween the two parties.
THE Ohio Legislature is still occu-
pied in receiving and considering new
propositions on the liquor question.
Saint Pond introduced new liquor
tax bill on Monday, imposing an uni
form tax on saloons of $3.50 each with
out regard to location or amount OF
Z business.
JUDGE WHITE, ex-Justice' of the
State Supreme Court, and recently ap'
pointed United States Judge for the
Southern District of Ohio, died Mon
day night of Bright's disease. He had
been sick for some time, but was sup
posed to be recovering, and his death
was sudden.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-03-15

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druggist for 10 cent sample, and try
ZoPEsA, the most powerful remedy for
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Constipation
and Billiousness ever introduced in
country.
For sale by Bedding & Armstrong.
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Law and Gospel as they Appear
in CharlestOVno

Law and Gospel as They Appear
in CharlestONVn.
EDITOR PRESS 1t is now a yeal
since you were so kind and obliging as
to publish few facts from my pencil
relative to the management, or mis-.
management ofatfairs of our township,
and from the many inquiries of friends
far and near as to the beneficial results
that might have been accomplished
from the publication of such startling
facts, have promised, by your kind
indulgence, to give them faithful
statement through your columns.
You will remember / stated that
our town affairs were aud had been
conducted for number of years in a
very lawless and reckless manner, and
not only so, but that we had no JUS
tice of the Peace in the township that
one had served nearly his second term
and was never qualified, and the other
nearly year. Yet they both claimed
to administer justice. The first, whose
second term expired at the last Spring
election. was succeeded by neighbor
Fox, who was duly qualified and le-
gally installed. The second refused to
yield and stand his election according