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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-07-26

Seneca AdUertiser: If it is ''constitu-
tional' to tax saloons 5000, it is consti-
tutional to tax them $4,000. If it is
constitutional to tax one kind of busi-
ness an enormous sum, without regard
to the valuation of the property, then it
is constitutional to tax any kind of
business out of existence. The princi-
pie is the same. Many people object to
smoking and chewing tobacco, others
find fault with extravaganza of dress.
Why, if this plan of taxation is just and
constitutional, can not those places of
business be taxed out of existence. 1t
may be popular now with Republicans,
in their blind fury at the liquor men, to
tax that business unequally and unjust
ly, but if that principal of taxation is
sustained by the people, an entering
wedge is secured that may in the future
return to plague the very men who now
blindly advocate it. Every citizen of
Ohio is on equality, under its constitu-
ton, and until that instrument is
amended, each has equal rights under
it. Unequal taxation is wrong, under
whatever gllise it is made.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-07-26
The Truth oft.

The Leader, says the Pain Dealer,
tries to put IL Off by whining about
"Dorsey's infamous attack on the dead
Garfield" That's the Republican trick
nowadays. Whenever any of their
villainy is thrown in their teeth, they
begin to whimper and snuffie about the
dead "Garfield."
The dead Garfield" you say? Well,
who killed him?
A Republican assassin killed him.
Why did he kill him?
Because the Dorseys, and the Bradys,
and the Conklings, and the Blains, and
the bosses, big and little, who pooled
their issues, to elect him, got into dir
ty quarrel over the paltry offices and
kept it up until they got the idea fas-
tened into the cracked brain of one of
their number that Republican har-
mony required that. the President be
removed"
And so this Republican stump speak
er, this lesser rascal of gang Of rascals
got him a big pistol and shot the Re
publican President to death.
And after he was dead and in his
grave, the faction that his assassin be-
longed to seized the reins of power and
bouncing every friend of the dead man
out of the chariot, filled their places
with "Stalwarts of the Stalwarts.n
A fresh quarrel broke out, and some
of the Republican leaders, who worked
for the party in 1880, and who were
feated at a banquet and praised by the
Republican party and press for their eff
ticient use of "soap" in the campaign,
were placed on trial for stealing from
the government. After q long and
dawdling trial, which cost the govern
ment half million dollars, these Re-
publican thieves were acquitted. al
though their guilt was as clear as the
MONDAY.
Now, smarting over the exposures of
that trial, these Republicans thieves
who have not even the honor that is
said to prevail among the baser thieves
have revealed the secrets of the last
presidential campaign and shown how
the Republican leaders of all factions
descended to the vilest practices, the
most corrupt means and the most
shameless bargains to make President
the man, who in Republican quarrel
was afterward shot to death by a Re-
publican assassin.
Now comes these neaking hypocrites
who knew we'll of all this villainy but
winked at it; who knew of these shame
full compacts, but approved of them;
who knew well in what Shiny paths of
infamy the Republican party went in
1880 to elect its ticket but made no sign;
now when brought face to face with the
undoubted, the irrefutable evidence of
their dishonor, and their crimes, grovel
in the dust and whine: "Oh, you are
abusing the dead President. You are
maligning the dear, dead martyred
President
1t is lie. Nobody is maligning the
dead President. Nobody is attacking
the dead President. 1t is the living but
corrupt and decaying Republican party
that is being attacked. Its sins are
finding it out. Its deeds of shame are
recoillng upon its guilty head.
abusing the dead President?r Who
is abusing him. A Republican, il
anybody is. Who killed your President:
A Republican Office seeker.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-07-26
Judge Hoadly's Religion.

"The Cleveland Leader, q Republican
journal, is making itselfquite ridiculous
by attacking George Hoadly, the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor of Ohio,
because he is a Vice President of the
Free Religious Association and sub
scriber to The hader, its representative
of this city. 1t says hard things of him
and of the paper. AS to The Lnder, no
more courteous, able and honest journal
exists, discussing great problems Of
thought and opinion with rare sweet
ness and impartiality. Mr.. Hoadly is
rationalistic Unitarian, whicn, in
these days, is about the designation all
Jealous Unitarians prefer to have ap-
piled to them. No political advantage
has ever come to party in this country
by attacking it's opposite on the ground
of religious differences of it's chief MEM
bers, and we shall be surprised if thous-
ands of really independent thinkers in
Ohio do not resent this latest most fool
ish attack by giving Mr.. Hoadly their
votes.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-07-26
A Needles Journey.
[Findlay Republican

Mrs. Henry Loud, of Jackson town.
ship, for some time past has been suffer-
ing from pain in her stomach and lungs,
and on the first of this month found her
self unable to arise from her bed, faint
ing away when she made the attempt.
Restoratives being applied she recov-
cred consciousness, and feeling a strange
sensation in her side, she found, ON plac-
ing her hand in the region of the pain,
that there was q lump there about the
shape of her finger. Pressing the lump
caused her to again faint and on her re-
covery she found small-sized darning
needle had protruded from the lump.
About one year ago the family remem-
ber that she complained ofa piercing
sensation in her throat, and there is lit
tie doubt that she swallowed the needle
at that time. Her health is now i'm
proving. The needle was black and
quite rusty.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-07-26

COMING back to the Scott law, it is
not my purpose to discuss it at length
at this time. want, however, to say
this much: The Republican party en-
acted it, and we are standing squarely
upon it. For doing SO we have no
apologies, explanations or excuses to
offer. We do not claim that it is per-
fect.-M. Foraker IN his Hamilton
speech. ,.,
Mr.. Foraker ought to read up little.
Has he forgotten that several of the
Cuyahoga county Republican members
of the Legislature, and some from his
own county, voted against the Scott
law-denounced it as unfair, unjust and
! q measure that was not demanded by the
people. Yet, in direct contradiction OF
their votes and statements, Mr.. Foraker
says the Republicans have no "apolo.
gies, explanations or excuses to otfer''
for passing a law that did not meet with
the Judgment of Cuyahoga Republican
members Plain Dealer.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-07-26
HOW HE WAS HANGED.
McMillen the Murderer, Hanged at
Canton. "
For the Cold Blooded Murder of His
Wicklow He met his Fate,

CANTON, o., July 20.-At eleven
Sheriff Altekruse, walking between the
Sheriff and the minister. His face was
pale as death, but he walked steady and
NODDED his head to few persons in the
Jail corridor whom he knew. Sheriff
Sawyer and four other Ohio Sheriffs
We're present. The corridor and cells
adjacent to where the hanging took
place were crowded with officials, doc
tors, reporters and Others. There was
no excitement outside the Jail and
much smaller crowd than was here the
day he was reprieved by Governor Fos-
ter. The Beach City Rifles We're drawn
up around the jail. The execution took
place within the Jail, the apparatus be-
ing similar to that upon which McGill
was hanged in Cleveland some years
ago. McMillen was placed on the trap
by the Sheriff and his hands pinioned.
He trembled visibly while this opera
ton was going on and said something
in low voice but what it was could not
be distinguished.
"Have you anything to say?" asked
Sheriff Altekruse. "Ifyou have say it
now"
II only want to say that am inno-
cent, " said the condemned man in faint
voice. II did not kill my wife. 1 am
ready to die since it is settled that
must, but 1 die an innocent man. That's
ALL"
He nearly broke down as he spoke.
His lips twitched nervously as he looked
around and took his last look at the
things of this world. The Sheriff drew
the cap over his eyes and shut out the
light forever. Then he stood a little
behind him, and the clergyman Rev.
Osborne, stepped forward.
Let us pray" and every man pres
ent uncovered.
The minister proceeded with his
prayer but did not finish it. While he
was in the midst ola sentence asking the
mercy of God OH the soul of the con-
demned, the trap suddenly fell from un-
der the feet of the murderer and he
vanished through the opening. The
body could not be seen from where the
reporters stood, but the rope was OBJ
served to twist from side to side. The
body hung fifteen minutes and was ta-
ken down. The physicians examined
IL anu pronounced lie eXtlncC. Inc
particulars of McMillen's crime are
familiar, having been several times pub
lished. He died for the cold blooded
murder of his wife, although he denied
his crime to the last and did his best to
fix it upon his own father. McMillen
was dressed in plain black pants and
vest. He wore no coat. He wore q
clay down" collar and black tie. He
wept piteously when he parted from his
children. He said on the scaffold that
the crime for which he died was com.
mitted by his father. His body was
sent to his parents in Salineville.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-07-26
A FARMERS REVENGE.
He Wrecks Train and His Life.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.l


Old residents of Cleveland will recall
the circumstances that thirty-two years
ago farmer named Horace Brooks, liv-
ing near the city, was arrested and put
ON trial, charged with terrible crime.
The Cleveland & Pittsburg Railroad was
being built about that time, and it was
constructed through the farm of Brooks
against his bitter opposition. His mind
was SO embittered against the road that
one dark night he went out and placed
obstruction on the track and passen-
ger train was thrown off and several
persons were killed and number more
or less injured. The deed awakened a
terrible indignation against the man and
there was talk of lynching at the time.
He was put on trial, and it being shown
to the satisfaction of the jury that the
deed was the result ofa mOnomania that
absorbed his mind, he was convicted of
murder in the second degree and sem
fenced to the Ohio Penitentiary for life.
He was sent there in the late fall Of 1851
and saw the outside world no more.
He was man of middle age then, and
he died within the prison walls yester-
day an cid man of eighty-three, having
been in continuous Imprisonment for
thirty-twO years, and was the Oldest
convict in the state prison.
When Brooks entered the penitentiary
Cleveland was but small town, and his
farm had not a house on it but the farm
buildings, and it was quite a little
journey from there into town. Never
theless Brooks old farm was in what is
now the Eighteeth Ward of the city of
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That Boy Hoadly.

London, Madison County Democrat
The following letter of fcongratulation
was sent to Hon. George Hoadly by
Mayor Ford:
SEDALIA, MADISON COUNTY,
June oath, 1888.
To His Excellency, Hon. George Hoad-
cinnati, Ohio:
Born to ]. n. and Mabulda Ford on
June 2lst, 1888, at p. M, boy and
his name is Hoadly Ford. can't say
whether your nomination for the of
flee of Governor of Ohio brought the
boy or the boy brought you your
nomination, but he is here all the
same and doing well. Allow me
to congratulate you upon this
occasion. Hurrah for George Hoadly,
Hoadly Ford and the entire Democratic
state ticket! May your efforts be
crowned with success in leading the
Democratic hosts to triumphant vic
tory on the second Tuesday of October
next, is the best wish of your friend.
Respectfully,
J. n. FORD.
Mr.. Hoadly responded as follows:
CINCINNATI, June 30th, 1888.
J. n. Ford, ESQ.,, Sedalia, Madison
county, Ohio:
My DEAR SIR:-Your letter of con-
graduation upon the occasion of my
nomination by the Democratic party as
its candidate for the office of Governor,
is gratefully received. am happy to
find that the labors of my life have
brought me SO many kind and generous
friends. My character is valued far be-
yOnd my deserts. shall hope by ac-
tivity in the canvass to contribute some
thing myself toward the result of sue
cess, and if elected not to disappoint the
kind and generous friends of whom |
am proud to count you one. Also al
low me to thank you for the compli-
ment of naming your boy for me. May
he be reared up under true Democratic
principle and l trust he will grow up to
be wiser and better man than either OF
us. He will be always gratefully re-
membered by me. Very sincerely
yours,
| GEORGE HOADLY.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-07-26
A WHARF CROWDED WITH HU-
MAN BEINGS
Gives way and Percipitates Hundreds
Into the Water.
Terrible Scenes Amid Which Scores
are Drowned.

BALTIMORE, July A.-AtTivoli, n few
miles from here, last night, a great
crowd ofpeople gathered ON the wharf
to await the arrival of a steamer. Sud-
denly the wharf gave way and great
load of humanity was precipited into
the water.
A HORRIBLE SCENE
followed, hundreds of people clasped
each other in frantic efforts to save their
lives. Many were rescured, but scores
were drowned. Thilty-thrte e bodies al
rived here this morning, and the water
is being grappled for others. 1t is
feared the loss of life will reach seventy.
The city and State are in terrible ex-
element. All the people were eXcur-
sionists and holiday seekers. Many of
them were Germans.
As the barge came alongside and
struck the wharf, itsuddenly and with
out warning gave way and large pOr-
tion of the crowd were precipitated into
the water, which is about ten feet deep.
Many were able to save themselves by
fleeing toward the shore as the outer end
of the pier crumbled and fell. Dark
ness added to the confusion and terror,
and little could be done at once to rescue
the drowning, most of whom We're wo-
men and children.
The first news of the disaster reached
this city a little after 2 o'clock this morn
ing when the barge landed at Hender-
sons wharf bringing number OF the
bodies of the drowned. Up to this
hour, it is said 81 bodies have been re-
covered.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-07-26
DAUGHTERS, WIVES and MOTHERS,


DIR. anarchists Catholican, Female REM
edy-guaranteed to give satisfaction or
money refunded. Will cure female dis
eases. All ovarian troubles, inflammation
and liberation, falling and displacement
or bearing down feeling, Irregularities,
barrenness, change of life, leucorrhoea,
besides many weaknesses springing from
the above, like headache, bloating, spinal
weakness, sleeplessness, nervous debility,
palpitation of the heart, &c. For sale
by druggists. Price 81 and $3.50 per bot
tie. Send to DIR. j. B. Marchisi, Utica,
N. Y, for pamphlet, free. For sale by
D. j. Humphrey. -
Positive Cure for Piles.-To the peo.
pie Of this country we would say we have
been given the agency of DR.. Marchisi's
Italian Pile Ointment to cure
or money refunded-internal, external,
blind, bleeding or itching piles. Price
so cents box. For sale by D. j. Hum
phrey. - !,
Rock Candy Cough Cure.-Warranted
to cure or money refunded. Coughs,
colds, horseness, throat and lung troubles
(also good for children.) Rock Candy
Cough Cure contains the healing proper
ties of pure white rock candy with ex-
tracts of roots and herbs. Only 20 cts.
Large bottles 81, cheapest to buy. For
sale by D. j. Humphrey. Nov. ely.
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Assessing SpirituaIists.

The old proscriptive Republican par
ty will lose 10000 votes in Ohio by the
passage of the law last winter assessing
a tax upon Spiritualists in holding their
seances. That is just like most Repub-
licans. If they don't like certain
class or sect, they want to put its mem
bers down by the force of law. The
masses of our people are not ready for
such tyranny.-NelU Lisbon Patriot.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-07-26

The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette is
trying to beat Hoadly on the ground
that he once made speech in Cuya-
hoga county in which he made things
red hot for Garfield. This was in 1880
and the Commercial Gazette expects
Cuyahoga county to give a rousing
majority against Hoadly on account
of that speech. The Cincinnati Or
gan mistakes the sentiment of the
Cuyahoga voters, who do not and never
did approve of certain official acts of the
dead president. Cuyhogans all looked
upon Garfield as smart man and great
statesman, but there were certain odors
about his record which even profound
admiration and great love could not
drive away, and although Garfield was
thoroughly and sincerely mourned, the
republican organs wilrbe badly 'left' il
they rely upon carrying Cuyahoga upon
the ground that some democrat criti-
cised Garfield in 1SS0.-Penny Press.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-07-26
Scarlet Fever
Cured.

Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
testify to the most excellent qualities Of Prof.
Darbys Prophylactc Fluid As disinfectant and
detergent it is both theoretically and practically
superior to any preparation with which am ac-
quainted.-N. T. LUTON, Prof Chemistry,
Darbys Fluid Is Recommended by
Hon. ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS, Of Georgia;
Rev. CHAs. T. DEEMS, DID,, Church Of the
Strangers, N. ";
Jos. LECoNrR, Columbia Prof University, sc.
Rev. A. ]. BATTLE, Prof, Mercer University;
Rev. GEo. F. PrERcR, Bishop NJ. E. Church.
INDISPENSABLE TO EVERY HOME.
Perfectly harmless. Used internally or
externally for Man or Beast.
The Fluid has been thoroughly tested, and we
have abundant evidence that it has done everything
here claimed. For fuller information get Of your
Druggist pamphlet or send to the proprietors,
J. III. ZEILIN q CO.,
Manufacturing Chemists. PHILADELPHIA.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-07-26
The Blind Man.

That a man may oe blind IN more
ways than one is conceded by almost
everybody. The man who is physical
ly blind, whose eyes have been de-
stroyed by disease or the sight re-
moved by some accident, is to be
pitied and he should have the sympa-
thy and share the charity of every
good citizen. But the man who is
blind intellectually or spiritually. who
at this day and age does not post him.
self as to his immediate surroundings,
does not make himself acquainted with
the general topics of the day, does not
know whether he is Presbyterian or
a Methodist, Republican or Demo
crat, is to he censured rather than
pitied, because in these days of cheap
literature, and the world is full of it.
a man need not go to the expense of
travelling, he can stay right at his own
6reside and make himself fully ac-
quainted with everything that is going
on in the world, and thus become a
good judge of the principles and char
acters which are best calculated to adj
vance the interests of every country
and better the condition of every indi.
vidual. 1t may be well perhaps, to
state right here for the benefit of those
who may not be acquainted of the fact,
that Saur makes speciality of keeping
constantly on hand all the best and
choicest literature of the day at his
large drug and book store, and any
book, paper or magazine published
anywhere in the world will be fur
nished on the shortest possible notice,
in any language desired. And we will
say further that you will not only find
Saur's drugs and medicines is always
complete, and will compare favorably
in quantity, variety, price and quality
with that of any other drug house any
where east OF west, north or south. 1t
has become byword, and deservedly
too, that when you fail to find any spe-
cial or particular kind of medicine
everywhere else, that by going to
Saur's drug and book store you will be
sure to find it.
In the line of holiday goods, Saul
is always up with the times and has
everything that is beautiful as well as
useful at prices which are within the
reach of everv one. In fact low prices
on all kinds of goods sold at this house
have ever been the mottos which have
given this house reputation which il
not excelled and which every one il
proud to speak Of Saur has always
recognized this fact in all his dealings
that honest square dealing, represent
ing your goods none other than thai
which they are, is the only true roao
to success, and he who prospers by any
other is sooner or later, either in thi
world or the next, bound to retrac'
his steps, make right what he ha
made wrong, or else forever suffer tn
penalty which attaches to all that il
bad.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-07-26
Testimony From the Press.

To those afflicted with lung trouble,
hear what w. ID. Wilson, of the Ottawa
m.,) Times says: "After being dis
abled for three months with a cough,
and lung trouble, often splitting up
blood, can testify that | am cured per-
manently by the use of DIR. Bigelow's
Positive Cure" A free trial bottle can
be had at d. J. Humphreys drug store.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-07-26

ttiC DIX AilOuhu uoo " w
never been known to spr
used. Yellow Fever has
black vomit had tai
cases Of Diphtheria yield
FeveredandSickPe
sons refreshed and
Bed Sores prevent
ed by bathing with
Darbys Fluid.
impure Air made
harmless and purified.
For Sore Throat II is a
sure cure.
Contagion destroyed.
For Frosted Feet,
Chilblains, Piles,
Chafings, etc.
hheumattsm cured.
Soft White Complex
ions secured by its use.
Ship Fever prevented.
To purify the Breath,
Cleanse the Teeth,
it can't be surpassed.
Catarrh relieved and
cured.
Erysipelas cured.
relievedinstantly.
Scars prevented.
Dysentery cured.
Wounds healed rapidly,
Scurvy cured.
AnAntidote for Animal
or Vegetable Poisons,
Stings, etc.
l used the Fluid during
our present affiiction with
Scarlet Fever with de-
cided advantage. It !.
indispensable to the sick
room. WIZ. F. SAND
FORD, Eyrie, Ala.
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|Diphtheria
| Prevented.

The physicians here
use Darbys Fluid very
successfully inthe treat
ment Of Diphtheria-
A. SToLLRNwERcK,
Greensboro, Ala.
letter dried up.
Cholera prevented.
Ulcers purified and
healed. H+
In cases ofOeath it
should be used about
the corpse lit viii
prevent any unpleas.
ant smell.
The eminent Ply
sician, j. MARION
SIMS, M. D., New
York, says: az ana
convinced Prof. Darbys
Prophylactic Fluid is a
valuable disinfectant. /"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-07-26

During game of lawn tennis at ST..
Cuthberts, England, a young army Of
ficer named DeVere suddenly drew a re-
volver and shot Miss Mckay, beauti-
full young lady, dead. He then blew
out his own brains. Jealousy is sup
posed to have caused the tragedy.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-07-26

Miss Cora Sanford, the handsome
daughter of a wealthy farmer, residing
near Wheeling, w. Va, has eloped
with her fathers colored coachman.
She is recent graduate of a female
seminary.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-07-26

Mrs. Kunler, of Pendleton, Oregon,
in making the hired mans bed, jerked
the sheet and exploded a pistol lying
under the pillow, killing her four-year-
old dau ghter.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-07-26

Rabbi Rosenberg, Of Springfield, o.,
has been sent adrift by his congregation
for becoming intoxicated, and while in
that condition using obscene and pro-
fame language.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-07-26

II had Salt Rheum for 10 years. Four
packages of DR.. BensQn's Skin Cure en-
tirely cured me.n-F. p, Favelle,
Merced, Cal. 81. at druggists. limo