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The state journal., 1884-10-18
INVOLUNTARY M1sCEGENAT1oN.
The Way a Foolish Pennsylvania Widow
Was Vfctimized.

The way Foolish Pennsylvania Widow
Was VfctimiZed.
An Indianapolis dispatch says About
year ago in the personal column of Gin
clnuau paper appeared an advertisement
from Sarah Orion, widow, of Park
er's Landing, Pa, soliciting correspond
ence. 1t was answered by Thomas
WEIGH, a very light colored barber, of
this city, and correspondence ensued
lasting until July. Then Mrs. Orion
suggested that their engagement, which
had In the meantime been entered into,
be consummated, and that they
be married. Welch had repre-
sented himself to be a physician,
and he wrote saying he could not leave.
A marriage ceremony was, however, per
formed by telegraph, Mrs. Orion and a
minister standing by an instrument in
Pittsburg, and WEIGH, with one Thomas
J. Smith, representing himself to be
minister, but who really was a
barber only, at this end. In the
course of a few weeks the new
Mrs. WEIGH arrived here and was re.
ceived by her spouse, whose appearance
gave her no cause to suspect the truth
concerning his nativity. He had fixed
up poor apology for a doctors Office,
and intimating that he was rather hard
up, the bride generously fitted him out
in good style, and he hung out his
single. Since then he has lived
at ease. his wife putting up
for the expenses. About a week ago
Sister in the church which Mrs.
WEIGH attended broke the news to her
that DR.. WEIGH was neither white man
nor physician, whereupon Mrs. WEIGH,
after upbraiding him, for his cruel
deception, began to arrange to
leave him and return to PennsyI-
vanir. WEIGH, not relishing the idea
of returning to work for living,
threatened to kill her. Until last night
he succeeded in keeping her in the house
Last evening the neighbors learned the
state of affairs through Welch's becom-
ing more demonstrative than usual in his
threats. and caused the arrest of both
parties, who spent the night in the station
house
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Peoples Candidates.

Believing that the time has come
when the people of Dauphin county
should take into their own hands the
administration of their local affairs,
the undersigned have concluded to
offer themselves as candidates for
the office of County Commissioner,
appealing to al citizens, without dis
tinction of party, to support them in
their effort to redeem the manage
ment of the commissioners office
from the control of a clique which
has assumed to make that office its
personal property rather than to con
duct it as public trust. They sub
scribe themselves very respectfully,
J. A. SLENTZ,
D. MAYER.
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LOVELY WOMAN sroOPs TO FOIL,
The Bad Bargain a Massachusetts, Girl
Made,


The Bad Bargain Massachusetts, Girl
Made.
Edwin II. Towne, a wealthy tobacco
and cigar manufacturer of Springfield,
Mass, had daughter who was accus-
toned to have her own way. She fell in
love with a polished idler, who played
himself into her affections via the key
board of a piano. Her father objected to
this sort of son-in-law, as any prudent
man would. Miss Emma knew no law but
love, and would yield to no authority but
that of her affections. So she ran away
to meet her lover. Her father followed,
and friends got hold of her before she
had disgraced herself Appealed to to
give up her lover, she refused. Her
father then said they could be married.
The important ceremony was cele-
b1ated in due form, and in the
presence of witnesses. Then the
stern father told the couple that as
they had refused to act in accordance
with his wishes, they could in future look
out for themselves. He would contribute
nothing to their support. Being stern
man, he means what he says. AS the girl
has been reared in luxury, and as her hus-
band has neither business, money nor
ability, our readers can judge of the
amount of happiness in store for the
couple.
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Disease in Closed Houses.

From the Toronto (Canada) Mail.
Some of the most eminent physicians
of Montreal say that great many ladies
and children have been attacked after
their return from their summer rests,
whether at the seaside or inland, with
typhoid and malarial feyers and diph-
iberia. There are many such cases in
which the patients are in immi-
nent peril at present. The origin
of these diseases is a mystery
to even medical experts, as those who are
suffering reside in well severed and prop
crly ventilated houses. A prominent sur
geon, when asked his opinion of the
cause, could attribute it to nothing but
shutting up the houses while the resi-
dents were absent, thereby making their
interiors damp and unwholesome. Many
parents have had the affection of losing
children, and some two or three, by the
fatal epidemic diphtheria, which has
never been so prevalent as this year. Ty-
phoid fever has been also greatly on the
increase.
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An Arab widow who has chance tC
marry again visits her first husbands
grave the night before the second mar:
rage takes place, where she kneels and
prays him not to be offended at her fol
taking another husband. But, as guar
antee against any failure of her prayers
to appease the deceased, she takes along
with her a donkey ladened with water
and saturates the grave, a proceeding
which is calculated to keep the dead hus.
band cool under the most aggravating
circumstances.
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PRESS COMMENTS.
England endorses Cleveland an6
Hendricks. - Washington Bee.

England endorses Cleveland and
Hendricks. - Washington Bee.
To Be COURSE NoT.-Is there any
good reason why Hendricks should
be selected from forty-fve millions of
people to be the possible head Of the
Government which he did his best to
destroy?-Geo. ". Curtis, June 5,
1876.
A NUMEROUS HOST - The muir.
dered Republicans OF the South, are
more numerous than all the soldiers
who sleep in the National Cemeteries
at Arlington, or Gettysburg, or South
Mountain, or Antietam louisville
Bulletin.
There is quite difference between
social equality before the law and
social equality under a blanket. We
know of few distinguished white
men who are opposed to the negro
enjoying his civil rights, yet willingly
and cheerfully rob negro women of
their virtue Washington Grit.
ALREADY DRAwN.-We don't see
why some of our would-be leading
colored contemporaries are making
so much noise about the color line
being drawn by the Commissioners
of the Worlds Fair, to be held at
New Orleans, when we draw the
color line ourselves by publishing
cOlored papers and looking after the
interests ofthe colored people!-Bal-
tina0re Vindic0tOr.
RIGHT You ARE The States of
South Carolina, Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi are of right and justice Re-
publican in their politics, and the in
justice by which they were wrested
from the majority Of the suffragans
should not be condoned by the coun
try; nor should the National Repub-
lican party tamely submit to be rob-
bed of its right and justice. Men
York Globe.
FROM THE RosEALs WoNr.-While
supporting the greatest national
party, whose achievements have not
been paralleled in the worlds history,
which has made this country the sub
lime beacon-light of liberty and
truth; let US run out freebooters, who
care not whether we live or die, so
long as our fighting and being killed
gives them spurs, straps and political
Observation-Disclosures Herald.
HIS SINS FoRGIvEN.-If Gen. Lo
gan YVES a negro-hater prior to the
war, it does not appear unreasonable
that he should be a convert. Most of
the eminent men of the Republican
party, prior to that event, were negro
haters, and it has never been ques-
toned as to the sincerity of their
conversion. Anything calculated to
effect a political purpose is not too
low for some journsls.-PiNSberg
COmn1Oner.
No BATS NEED APPLY.-The De-
mocracy of Wheeling, W. Va, de-
nounces the hotel which agreed to
receive Mr.. Blaine as guest, and will
withdraw from it all support. The
wives of our esteemed Democratic
friends of West Virginia presented
silk banner to their leige lords, they
provided that no Niger should carry
it. Our lovable friends the Demo,
cracy decided 10 let no Negroes take
part in their demonstration on the
occasion of Mr.. Hendricks visit.-EH
The state journal., 1884-10-18

CARL SCnURz's German speeches
in Ohio had great influence with the
German vote. There is grave SUE
picion that he was employed by the
Republicans to make Democratic
speeches.
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The proposed introduction of
needle work in the Philadelphia
schools, is an excellent idea. The
more handiwork taught our boys and
girls will surely serve to make them
less dependent in the world, in case
they can find no employment for
their mental requirements, and tend
to keep them from demoralizing in
fiuences. May it be made general.
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GOVERNOR CLEVELAND has been
very busy at his desk, so much so
that he hadn't time to send his con.
gratulatious to Mr.. Barger, Chairman
of the Democratic State Committee
of Ohio, for his able mis- management
of the campaign.
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WONDER what George Curtis has
to say of Mr.. Blaine's magnetism =?
A SINGULAR CHINESE CUSTOM

At the funeral of wealthy Chinaman
in Carson, Nevada the other day, the
chief mourners threw small parcels, done
I'D in rice paper, from the wagon as they
passed along the streets. No one paid
any attention to this proceeding, until a
street Arab picked up one of the parcels
and found that it contained dime. In
moment the streets was thick with boys,
picking up the little treasures, and over
$50 are known to have been obtained ID
small coins. The custom OF casting little
pieces of money along the road to the
cemetery has long been common IN emma
when the deceased was wealthy.
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SHOULD Mr.. M. w. McAlarney get
another four years lease of the Post
mastership, it is to be hoped that in
the generosity of his heart, prompted
by his stalwart Republicanism, it will
lead him to appoint colored letter
carrier.
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IT is thought that in the next cam,
paign in this State that either Chair
man Cooper or some other thoughtful
Republican will in some tangible form
recognize the colored voters, if it is
only to appoint member at large on
the State Committee. OF course it
would be an empty honor, but it
would show a little thoughtfulness.
We are not the authority that this
will be done, but it is possible, if not
probable.
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If we lose Ohio in October we will
carry it in November IF we can.
This was Democratic prediction
before the Ohio election.
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TIE Democrats are holding up
their hands in holy horror at what
they claim to be the cause of repub-
lican success in Ohio, the corrupt use
of money. We cannot see, were
such fact, how the democrats could
object to their own methods. But,
money or no money, the people felt
determined to rebuKextheir common
enemy, and did it well. Had the
democrats won, no question as TO
crooked practises would have arisen,
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II would pay the Democratic party
to call Carl Schurz Off Every time
he opens his mouth against Blaine he
makes Republican vote.
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They have tatooed Mr.. Blaine
again out West, and also sent their
congratulations to him as the author
of the Mulligan letters.
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Ben BUTLER is swinging around the
circle having some fun, and that is
about al that he will get.
The state journal., 1884-10-18

ONO sends her respects to the
Democratic party, and promises some
very entertaining news later in the
fall.
The state journal., 1884-10-18

DESPITE Democratic repeating, vic
tory is ours. A just cause has made
the initial step to the final annihila-
tion Of our opponents in November.
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WHAT is plainly to be seen at this
stage of the campaign, and what has
been plain to a number Of people for
some years, is that there is one sec
ton of this country which has not a
free, untramelled expression of the
ballot. Several. states in the south
which, with a free ballot and fair
count, are unquestionably republican,
are counted, estimated and conceded
to the democratic party. This is a
sad reflection upon the party which
has raised the cry Of turn the rascals
out" The democratic party is either
too stupid or too blind to see that
just this condition of affairs will ever
prevent them from gaining control
of the affairs Of this government. A
party who rushes to the front with
reform candidate, should have begun
reform within its own ranks. The
democratic party has had twenty
years in which to study reformation,
and as it has not, evidently, mastered
the subject in that time they will be
given four years more. In the mean
time, however, some legislation should
be enacted which will allow the
colored men of the south to exercise
the rights which are now only a
mockery and sham. One of the
greatest duties the oonext administra-
ton will have to perform will be to
see that the rights of every citizen
south of Mason and DIxon's line is
properly protected and freely
exercised.
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PERHAPS the democrats will count
Ohio as one of the doubtful states for
November. A sweet bit of consola
ton this.
The state journal., 1884-10-18

LOVES labor lost the a frO-Anaera-
cans support of the Democratic
party in Ohio.
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The March Begun.

The result in Ohio leaves little
doubt but that the republican party,
the party of the people, will remain
in the ascendancy. The citizens of
that state made a decisive answer as
to their choice, and gave to their
brethren throughout the country the
key note which is to be taken up, in
creasing in strength and melody as
it moves along the line, until it ele-
Yates. our standard bearers, Blaine
and Logan to the trust now awaiting
them. Confidence in the democratic
party to rightly administer the affairs
of this republic is not one of the
characteristics of the major portion
of our people. They stand firm in
their belief that the success of the
democratic party means the prostitu
ton of American industry, and, as a
natural sequence, the forfeiture of
their present prosperous condition
and ackno wledged rights among
men. They seek no such change as
the democrats would give; they pre-
fer rather to give their allegiance to
that party whose ideas and principles
have ever been such asShave proved
practicable and beneficial. The great
theorists and Ieformers are poweIless
to entice the workingman and the
thinker from a fixed certainty and
pleasant surroundings to pauperism,
degrading servility, and the victim
of vacilIating and base legislation.
Ohio has but voiced the sentiment of
the nation The democracy must
prepare for another four years Sc
journ upon the banks Of that saline
stream the Acquaintance of which they
have SO long enjoyed.
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STATE.

Congress ot-Ldrge.:
GEN. EDWIN S. OSBORNE,
Luzerne County.
CongreSs-Joshua M. Wrestling.
Senator-Alexander F. Thompson.
Representative, 1St Disc. A. Miller
I'd Dis. w. Rife
j. 3. Seal
Sherib-Isaac Mumma.
County lredS,rer-E. ]. Jones
County Commissioned. A. Slentz.
d. Mayer.
RecOrder-Chsrles Crone.
Director Of POor-Adam II. Slope.
Audit0rs-Isaac n. Bonawitz.
George w. Fox.
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WE are hopeful as to the ultimate
result in November. - W. Union
HenSel.
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AS is the custom, the Patriots
rooster made much ado about moth
ing.
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"TwIcE shall ! have been left. -
Z. Il. Hendricks.
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MARIA did some loud talking Did
Cleveland hear?
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Now turn Beecher loose on New
York State and the country is saved.
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VINO will care for Grover now?
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Has Willie Curtis heard from Ohio
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WHERE, oh where is Belva?
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District Electors :.

DIST DIST.
i Edwin s. Stuart. IA Lane S. Hart.
John Mundell. Is Jos. t. Jennings.
VIM, ]. McLaugh- 16 Joseph A. Eye.
lin. II Jos B. Hileman.
4 Edmund l.. Lew. Is b. +. Junkin.
8 jos. Is. AlteInus. 19 Thos. Is. Bryson+
Horace A Beale. 20 VIM. +. Duncan.
Alfred Fackenthal. 81 VIM. +. Hitchman
Isaac McHose. % Geo. L. Oliver.
Q las p Wtckersham % Josiah Cohen.
10 sam. b. Thatcher. "a Michael Weyand.
IL Jno. Seaboldt, Jr. rs Chas A. Randall.
II Daniel Edwards 26 Cyrus Kitchen.
l3 p. W. Shealer. ~ Luman j. Wood.
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New YORK must come.
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REPUBLICAN TICKET.

For President:
JAMES G. BLAINE,
OF Maine.
For Vice-PreSident:'
JOHN A. LOGAN,
Of Illinois.
Electors at Large:
WILLIAM LILLY,
JAMES DoBsoN,
CALVIN WELLS.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-25
Gov. Hoa lev of Ohio.

Ills New Haven Birth and Parentage-
 His Views al to the Ohio EIectiOn-His
 Choice For President.
 Governor Hoadley, of Ohio. the guest of Yale college at it's present commencement, a nephew of ex-President Woolsey of Yale and a gentleman whom the Democratic party may nominate as their next candidate for Presi- dent, is a native of New Haven. represen- tative of the JOURNAL AND COURIER learned from him in an interview last evening that he was born in the old Brewster place which Union and about opposite Governor English s Ouinnipiac block. His mother was a sister of President Woolsey. His father was a bank president here. When four years of age the parents of Governor Hoadley removed to Cleveland, Ohio, and the future Governor since then ha claimed Ohio as his State. Governor Hoad- lev in reply to a question as to the election prospects in Ohio said that with a wise nom ination for President he thought the Demo- nrats could carry Ohio; he thought this could be done despite the fact that anti Blaine Republicans are not exceedingly numerous in Ohio, and despite the claim which he said was entertained by Ohio Re- publicans that Blaine could take large slice of the Irish-American vote. AS to his pref erence for candidate for the presidency, he said emphatically that his choice was 1ilden. He thought that with Tilden the Democrats could sweep the country. Hs considered Tilden not only very able man, but man on whom the party could unite.
 Governor Hoadlev remains in the city to- day and leaves for New York to night.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-25
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief M Ment1On.


 The poles for the electric lights were erected upon the lower Green yesterday and the wire was strung across.
 The result of the Yale alumni vote for member of the corporation will be announced to the alumni at the dinner to-day.
 The auction sale by Edward c. Beecher at Westville to-day is one that will interest many. The sale will take place at Il a. m. It was E. P. Merriam and not E. P. Merri man, the assessor, that signed the call of Inde- pendent Republicans for meeting in the In- surance building for last Monday night.
 The remains of Mrs. Harriet Oviatt, who died of paralysis last Friday at Newark, N. J., were brought to Milford for burial Monday. Mrs. Oviatt was 8 former resident of Mil ford. She was seventy eight years and seven months of age.
 Arrangements have been made with John Fl. Starin for an excursion from Hartford, Tuesday, July 8. to Glen Island. A special train will run to New Haven and connect here with one of the Starin steamers. Graf fuIa's Seventh regiment band of New York with Thomas orchestra has been specially engaged for this occasion.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-25
Doath Of Frederick Ketterer.

Mr. Frederick Ketterer died at his resi- depCe, 161 1-2 Grand street, yesterday morn- ing, aged sixty-fiye. Deceased had resided in New Haven for thirty-seven years and was highly esteemed for his honesty. He came to this country from AIsacs in 1847. Two years ago he lost his only son, who was in the drug business on Grand street. He now leaves a wife and daughter to mourn Ehe loss of kind husband and 1ather. He was a charter member or Connecticut Rock lodge, F. and A. M., md charter member of the German Aid society, Concordia No. 1, and also member ot Germania lodge, I. o. o. F. He had &C., CumulAted considerable property and erected Ketterer's block, on Grand street. The funeral takes place this afternoon at 8 o'clock.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-25
IIonors For East Rock.

Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Grace Munson Wheeler, of Wooster street, took a dive to the summit of East Rock. The venerable lady will be ninety-two years old the four- teenth of August. She endured the journey and enjoyed it keenly, taking pleasure in the beautiful scenes and much admiring Earn ham drive with it's easy grade, its smooth ness, it's security and it's wonderful loops En route she visited her irth-place, the old home of Major Munson, northeast corner of Sixth and Fair streets, and also his grave on Linden avenue, in the old burial ground.
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Sheffield hall. The hall was well filled. The following men read these

chaunces Rea Bufr tseisct, Portland. Me. On the Herhart herr Lincoln Moves (Chemistry> New Haven. On a short method of separating small amount Of
 CharIes Perciyai Farquhar Dynamic Engineering, York, Pa. On the system of rapid trar sit in New
 Calvin Linsley Harrison (Biology), New Haven. On the exoskeleton og platycnichus ocellatus.
 Albert Lucas [Chemistryl' Fhiiaoelpnla' Fa' on Lawrence Vincent Benet Civil Engineering). York YasHI Central bridge over the Niagara river.
 William Futile Shepard Civil Engineeringl, Br1s. tol On the sinking of foundations and the uss Of
 William Wallace Nichols Dynamic Ensines5i3gl: | with an original design for compound yacht en- Georse wyckoff Cummins (BioIogy,, Vienna, N j. | On the digestibility of fish flesh. Edwin Musser Her (Dynan 1c Eng1neertng>, Den ver Col On the block and interlocking railroad sig | nals.
 President Porter then read the following list of prizes
 1 CLASS OF 1884.
 For excellence in civil engineering the prize was awarded to Lawrence V Benet, Washington; in dy- | mamie engineering to Edwin M Herr, Colorado, with | honorable mention of Farquhar, Pennsylvania and W Nichols Colorado; for excellence in Ger | man the prize divided between " Cummins, New Jersey, and Farquhar, Pennsylvania. CLASS 1885.
 1 For excellence in mathematics of junior year the l prize was divided between Seymour and F B wheeler, with honorable mention of R Brace. V Hanna and L M Schmidt.
 l GLASS OF 1886.
 For excellence in studies of freshman year. prize awarded sto selz, with honorable mention of v D Johnson, New Haven; Meyer, Chicago; Potts. Philadelphia, and W Tevis San Francisco l For excellence in German, prize divided between l F Selz and E P Meyer, Chicago; in mathematics, | divided between H L Leonard and W s Tevis; in physics. to Theodore Case, Hartford in chemistry, to W Tevis; in mechanical drawing, to W DSr= 1ington, Pa, with honorable mention of " W Alter | bury, Mich, and Williams, of Canterbury. In | English composition, 1st prize to H W Blake, New Haven 0 Towney, Cinoinnati; 2nd to W Darling ton, H pavis, Watertown, and W Herr Denver; Sd to " Atterbury, Detroit; W Gordon. Savan- nah. Ga; W D Johnson, New Haven; L Leonard, l Washington, and H H Wadsworth, Glencoe Minn.