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Interesting Statements of Senator Valen
tine

Hon. \. b. Valentine of Bennington
vino stopped over night in Burlington on
his way home FRONT Montpelier, was inter
viewed Tuesday evening by a representa-.
live of the FREE PRESS in relation to the
Soldiers Home. lie was enthusiastic a.
20 the prospect of the Home and was nat
llrauv much gratllied that Bennington
mud secured its lprdtiOn there. The site
VAS a most desirable one and but a small
sum comparatively would be necessary to
adapt it to the needs of IA Home. In rela-
ton to the present condition OF the estate,
senator Valentine said: 1.-The original
cost of the Park Home property was AT
least 5000, the fountain alone costing
more than so 600, | think a fair valuit-
ION OF the property at the present time
would be from SO 600 to $50 600 The
Estate comprises 200 acres and consists OF
meadows, pasture land and groves
Nhe buildings on the estate include
three dwelling houses, the main one OF
which was designed for the home aut
which alone would accommodate upward
Of az soldiers rs 1t now stands. There ar,
als0a very large number Of barns and out
buildings in "A fair state of repair
"As "A source of income from this estat,
might state that hundred tons of ha,
are Cut yearly on the meadows, not [,
speak of the other crops. Then there i
the rent of the two tenement houses an,
me income tcTlNeu from the paSturdge q
cattle. Some twenty acres of the Ian,
could he sold without detrment to tn
estate, the proceeds of which could b
devoted to the general improvement O
the property. Besides this there is owe
500 OF recent income, which will be in
cluded with the property when it is trans
fcrred to the trustees of the Soldiers
Home"
In answer to Il question as to wha
Changes would be made in the mai
building Senator Valentine said "Nuti
ING will be done in the way of enargln
the buildings now, and no additions vii
probably he made until the requirement
uecpssitate il. Judging from the in
formation gained by the trustees Their
will he from 80 TO - applicants for admis
sion to the Home, but of course nothin!
definite can be stated as to the humble
and the same remark will apply to tn
amount which will he expended in re
pairs"
THE BENNINGTON BATTLE MONUMENT.
IN answer to an inquiry Senator Valen
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W ASIlNGT0N NEWS.
REPEAL OF THE TENURE OF OFFICE
ACT UNDER CONSIDERATION.
senator Edmunds Makes strong speech
Against the Bill-Senator Honr
Favors it-proceedings in the
House.

WAsluNGrON, Dec 14.-On the bill re
Deallng the tenure of Office law, Senator
Edmuuds slid The law has been in eN
istence nearly 20 years, President john
son TO restrain whom it was enacted)
oheyed it although .he believed ii uhcon
Stttutional ana his successors had re
rurnized its validity As guide and re
Straint If there was any value in that
constitutional power of restraint invested
i'm the Senate. that value was to be entire
IN destroyed hy the repeal OF this statute,
and there would be turned over, rs if IN
affirmative language to the president, the
power of immediate removal of every one
of the public servants whose appointments
were confirmed by the Senate That
was grave and serious step to
take. This bill was brought for.
ward in the apparent aid OF their
friends ON the other side and to relieve
the president of the difficulties and EN-
ENDORSEMENTS now attending removals
and Suspensions. 1t was an invitation to
him to make short work of the whole civil
service business and to eXpel from
Office at once all the officers who are with
IN the provision of the statute. Its pas
SAGE would be the greatest practical step
back ward on the theory OF the reiorma-
ti0a of the civil service of the United
states 1t would we affirming that Con
gIc~- was willing ana DESTROYS that the
president should exercise the power of ~e
letting persons to I'LL the offices, whether
the =, nate advised aud consented to it or
not II ! e had he slightest doubt OF the
CUu-titutiOuality of the tenure OF Office
act he would he willing TO consider how
tar that law trenChed on tHe executive
pOWer and so Tar aS 1t did 50, to retreat
81 4 4 hat
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will probably he finished at the noon adj
iourumeui, If not beture. The next case
to come on will be Wesley H. Howard ct
at ". l.. &. Bean vi al.
It now looks ~ though the term would
last at least three weeks
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FEMALE COMPLAINTS

every doctor can tell You. most of thcl
nor beng regularly corrected, grows IL
which can Ice alluaed tu but not DESERT
Ctlti.
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BLADDER D!S)apGNS
"WARNF,R'S SAFE CIIRE"
CONGESTION

OV'pHoiiV loss of
circulate ana Stagnacs, us condition EXISTS very long the
destroys Many
condition" The heart den mined as II is to force h2'1 int ever
harder cOggcd
ppaion excessive act on rush OF blood +" the head drssin
the tUUstOH hG, @ ,hrnc and doing damage
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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-19

Of Tuscarawas, for Board Of Public Works.
General e. B. Finley, OF Crawford. was Sc.
iected as Chairman to handle the conven-
ton. Nike Ryan, of Cincinnati, introduced
q resolution instructing the delegates to vote
as . unit. General Warner and others op-
posed the resolution, and moved to lay It on
the table, calling for q vote by counties on
the motion. The resolution went to the table
by q vote 3S5 yeas to 255 nays. The men who
were most active in 1880 in instructing the
delegation to the National Convention to vote
as a unit for a candidate for President were
instrumenta in defeating in. 1854 q PROPOSE
ton of q like character.
General Durbin Ward, Judge Allen G.. Thur
man. John r. Mclean and Jacob Mueller
were chosen as Delegates-at-Large to the Ma
tional Convention.
The Ohio delegation met in a parIor at the
Palmer House and appointed the following:
John r. Mclean. of Cincinnati, Chairman Of
the delegation; Dur5in Ward, of Warren, Com
mitteeman on Permanent Organization; on
Credentials. B. R. Shields. of Stark County.
and on Resolutions, George l. Converse. of
Franklin; Member of the National Demo-
cratic Committee, William w. Armstrong, of
Cuyahoga.
General Durbin Ward presented the name
of Allen g. Thurman for the Presidential
nomination, and General Thomas E. Powell
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-19
1881.
darneld,s Assassination-The Bookwalter
Campaign.

darde1d's ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bookwa1ter
Campaign.
AT the time of the assembling Of the Demo-
cratic Convention at Columbus on the 18th of
July. the country was awaiting with suspense
the fate OF GARFIELD, who had been shot by
Charles ,. Guiteau. at Washington, on.the I'd
OF July. The convention had been called pre-
vious to that tragedy, hence there was no
-postponement. but there was a general feeling
of gloom throughout the State occasioned by
h eintroduction of the method Of assasina-
tion IL our Government, and all deplored the
fate OF that son of Ohio destined to die at the
hands Of an assassin,
The convention was organized by the selec-
ton of ]. Edwin Spear, of Hamilton, as tenn
porary Chairman. who delivered y scholarly
and unique address, brief, yet appropriate.
Thomas E Powell. of Delaware, was selected
by the Committee on Permanent Organiza-
tion as Chairman OF the convention. The
convention was aiarge one, the Opera House
being crowded by delegates and their friends,
90 that the heat was almost unbearable.
The following ticket was placed in nominal
ton: Governor. ]. w. Bookwalter. Clark
County; Northumberland, E. N. John
ston. Hamilton; Supreme Judge, G. M.
Hughes. Allen; Acknowledgement, F. C
Dougherty. Hardin; State Treasurer, A. P
winslow, C~uyahoga; Public Works. John
Crane. Defiance.
The Republican ticket was elected by ar
unusually large majority.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-19
1880

Friends Of the nold Tickets and the New.
Ohio was aeitated and divided in opinion in
1880, as In 1876, as to the Presidential ticket.
arhe old ticketp had its friends In different
parts of the state. The Old Roman had his:
Henry b. Payne had his. and Hugh J, Jevett
was not without = following.
Al the state Convention, presided over tenn
porariiy BY Frank Il. Hurd and permanently
By George L Converse. General Durbtn Ward,
John McSwesny, J. II. Wade and General
James 3. Steedman were chosen delegates ut
large to the convention.
A resolution instruotins the delegates at
,.roa n vote.fo Ipdoe Tburman and reouest-
IND the deieaatas to vote for min was passed.
and one instruottnr the deleeates 10 vote as a
unit was also adouted. The ds1exates obeyed
these instrnctions A. the rincinnati conyan-
tionI xlthonoh MANY ~ them we're sanrutne
that no one from Ohio Init Mr.. PAYNE could
nominated. MI. Thurman,s name was mot
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-19
1855.

An on Year for the, democratic Party. .
The Democratic State Convention was held
this year In Columbus on the 18th and 18th of
August, the two days session being arranged
In order to better facilitate business.
The convention was presided over by Hon.
John F. Follett, of Hamilton County. On
the first Gay the preliminary business of the
convention was disposed of, and on the sec
ond the nominations were made, as follows:
Governor, George Hoadly, of Hamilton;
Lieutenant-Governor, John g.. Warwick, OF
Stark; Treasurer of State, Peter Brady, of
Huron; Supreme Judge Qong term). Charles
D. Martin, of Fairfield; short term, Gibson
Atherton, of Licking, Acknowledgement,
James Lawrence, of Cuyahoga; Board of Pub
lie. Works, Henry Weibie, of Defiance.
All of these gentlemen were the incum-
bents Of the offices TO which they were nomi-
mated, having been elected to them two years
previously. They were all defeated by their
Republican competitors.
IHE CrNcrNNAr1 ENoUIRER has corTe-
spozdestts III al parts Of tie worgd.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-19
rAPPAN.

BENJAMIN Tappan was a United States
Senator from Ohio from 1889 to 1S45, serving
as Chairman OF the Committee on Library.
He was born at Northampton, Mass, May Is.
177S; was taught the business of c~opperplate
engraving and printing; devoted some atten-
tion to portrait painting. He subsequently
studied and adopted the profession OF law.
In 1877 he emigrated to Ohio and was one OF
its earliest settlers. In 1908 he was elected 70
the Legislature of the new State. In the war
of 1872 he served as an Aid-de-Camp to General
Wadsworth. He was for seven years the
President Judge of the Fifth Ohio Circuit.
In 1888 he was appointed by President Jack
son United States Judge for the District OF
ohio, a place that he held until his election
to the Senate. Judge Tappan died at Steuben-
Vile, Ohio, April II, 1857.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-19
1881.

Fifteen Oongressmen On One Day.
There was not a very important ticket to
nominate in 1852. but there was q large num-
Der of candidates for the offices. On the third
ballot Hon. James w. Newman, of Scioto,
who had served several years in the Ohio
Legislature, was nominated; John w. Obey
for Supreme Judge. and Henry Weibie, of
Van Vert. for Mem Der OF the Board of Public
Works.
This year the following Democrats were
eiected to Congress-: John +. FoIlett, Issac
n Jordan, Robert ~. Murray, BENJAMIN LIE
Feyre, George E. Seney, W.D. Hill, James E.
Campbell, Frank. III. Hurd, John z. Leedom,
g.. l.. Converse. George W. Geddes, A. ].
Warner. Beriah Wilkins, d. K. Paige and
Martin A. Eorap.
Hon. John F. Follett was temporary pre-
siding officer of the convention. and Mr.. PEN
diston permanent Chairman. The entire DEM
ocratic ticket was elected.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-19

by George Hoadly. Durbin Ward, Judge Fol-
lett. Hon. BENJAMIN Patton and many other
distinguished Democrats of the State. Henry
B. Payne presided at the banquet.
The State Convention met ON the 2lst of
June at Columbus. The lmost certain pros
pect of the election of the ticket brought out
q large convention. The interest centered in
the nomination for Governor. John Nc
sweeny, of Wayne County, was permanent
Chairman of the convention. While pos
sessing all the qualities of q lawyer and an
orator. "Macn was not a great success as q
presiding officer.
General Thomas f. Powell, of Delaware.
nominated General Duroiu Ward. Judge
Thurman read a speech s%econding the nom
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-19

the name of Governor George
Hoadiy. On the ballot Ohio's vote was di-
as follows: Thurman, "a: Hoadly, 81:
Cleveland, ]. The vote was finally recorded:
Thurman, %; Cleveland, 81: Hoadly, 2. Thur.
mans total vote in the convention was IS,
Hoadly's 8.
On the second ballot Cleveland was nomi-
mated.
Ohio cast its vote for the Republican ticket
at the Octaber and November elections. .
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-19

George f. Pugh, elected to the United States
Senate in 1855, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio,
in 1922. He graduated at the Miaml Unfver-
sity in 1910, and studied Law. He volunteered
in the Mexican War, and was a Captain in
the Fourth Ohio. He was elected to the Legis-
lature of Ohio in lS4s and 1919; was City So
Iicitor of Cincinnati In 1850; was elected At
~torney-General OF the State in 1861. He, was
one of the best orators in the We l. He
was the Democratic candidate for Lieutenant
Governor In lSe9, and made q canvass OF the
state for YaIlaudigham, ~uneQusled for its
brilliancy and its audacity.
THE CINCINNATI WEEKLY ENQUIRER Is
q superb ianazu paDer.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-19
1854.

Ohio Again Divided on the Presidency.
Preliminary to the meeting Of the National
Convention there was much interest mani
tested as to what would be done by the Ohio
state Convention. Hence there was q large
gathering of Democrats at Columbus at the
"a Convention. The State ticket was but lit
tie thought of. James D, Newman was re-
nominated for Secretary of State, Charles D.
Martin for Supreme Judge. and John Benfer
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-19
OHIO ooNGREssMEN.

Below is a list OF the Ohio delegation of
Representatives in the Forty-ntnth Congress.
The Republicans are In Roman and the DEM
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-19

The CINCINNATI ENQUIRER has the
largest M best staff Of meacs-gathe'ers an
the nO3Id.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-19
1885,.

RIA yictorious Democracy Again to the
Trout.
rhs nrst political movement in Ohio in
1sS3 Appeared In the shape of nm 9Th. Of Janu-
~ 4 g Cleveland. II was attended
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-19
y. PUaH.

THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER sells $1,000
acorM of labor for fue cents.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-08-19

VOTE FOR ~soyERSoR.

Showing the Maiorities in the % ngres.
sional Districts
The following vote by counties shows the
vote in the various Congressional districts IS
cast for Governorin 1885:
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Hollands Store Items.

The colored people of this community
had Sunday School celebration at q va
Gated Clubhouse on last Saturday. They
had previously issued invitations to both
white and colored to attend, which request
was granted to considerable extent. The
exercises consisted of reading Scripture
and poetry, marching, music by two brass
bands, base ball, trafficing in CONNECTIONS,
cakes, chickens, &c. Splendid order pre-.
vailed throughout. Every one seemed to
be feeling their best. don't think II any
of them succeeds in reaching the better
land, they will be much happier. If some
of our unhappy Northern friends, who
seem to be so much exercised over Inc
welfare of the poor negro. would attend
one of these gatherings they would go
home and keep their mouths shut the
balance of their days:
Our vicinity occasionally has jostle.
We had the soverest shock on Friday last,
about 3 D. NJ, we have had since the 31st
of August, also one Saturday night, the
18th.
Cotton is being rapidly gathered, and il
the beautiful weather continues few
weeks, it will all be out and ginned: 1t is
being principally ginned by portable
gins, who board themselves and gin for
the twenty-fifth dollar. Among the FORE
most of these are the McCoWn BROS, VINO
dispatch business in q way that is truly
commendable. They gin from 8 to u
bales day, and cleYerer, straight forward
and gentiemanly crowd never run gin:
Mr.. A. M. Holland is getting liberal
share of the patronage which he so well
deserves. The way he fixes up q mans
cotton never fails to give perfect satisfac-
ton. Els bales can be spotted on plat
form of thousand, by the neat way in
which they are put up.
The Savannah River is extremely low.
It can be waded at several points.
The citizens around Cross Roads Church
are making an effort to have a side-track
constructed at that point for the conyen-
ience of the neighborhood. It is prob.
able they will succeed.
Flies are growing perceptibly weaker
as the fall advances, and | hope before |
write you again, they will be numbered
with the dead. BURKE.
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House and Lot for Sale.

uUuS6 dHu 11VI 1V1 O12Os
A DESIRABLE House and Lot for sale,
n situated in the City of Anderson,
s. G. The dwelling-house has six rooms,
good two.room servants house, stable. &c.
The lot contains about two acres, fine gar
den spot, fruit from June to October, Is va.
r;eties of grapes. House newly painted.
The above about 200 yards from public
square. For terms, &C., apply to
LOUIS SHARPE, Anderson, 8. @. &.
Oct 81, 1886 Is -
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r,o a., ,ossod off most nleasantly

The day passed off most pleasantly
and was the greatest success throughout.
The exhibitors of this Society are improv-
ing greatly from year to year, and give
promise Of the finest results both to this
section of the country and to the exhibi-
tors. The citizens generally appear to ap'
preciate this fact, for the crowd this year
far excelled any gathering of the kind
which they have ever had. The people
were scattered over large field and In an
adjacent grove, so that it was hard to esti-
mate them, persons differing as to the size
of the crowd in attendance, and placing
it from 5000 to 5000 people. The COM
mittee charged with the immediate man
agement of the exhibition Messrs. o. a.
Bowen, jr., Henry Trescot and Julius
Newton-are to be congratulated upon the
Judgment and skill with which they dis
charged their various duties, and the sat
isfactory manner in which everything
passed off. The Society is doing great
work towards improving the stock OF the
up.country, and we hope their annual
exhibitions and their semi-annual meet
ings, also, may prove the success which
they deserve to be on account both of the
interest they manifest in them and of the
good results which they are working out
for the country
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The Importance o, Sanitary Regulations

Mr.. EDITOR: Your editorial on the
public health touches chord of sympathy
and of thanks. You urge the necessity
of more rigid sanitary precautions as
means of preserving and improving the
health of the riace, and say that it is a
matter of such general Importance that it
cannot be too often brought before our
people," AS one of the citizens, identi-
fed for veal or woe with its welfare, 1
em glad you have called attention to it.
Health is the first consideration, for health
is life. And we know that prevention
is better than cure" Do not wait there
fore until some pestilence scourges US,
and takes of our precious sons ano
daughters, but organize and act. A
growing city demands growing attention
to this subject. Because the health OF An
.derson is SO good, land no one can bear
more willing testimony than - shall we
not retain and improve it? Anderson IS
like young man OF fine health, VINO pre-
sumes on it, and disdains precautlon's.
Because she has excellent natural drain
age and does not absolutely need artificial
drainage as cities which are flat, we leave
all to nature. Suppose that this was
garrison of United States soldiers, ana
that for one month there were as many
soldiers quartered here as there are cltl,
zens of Anderson. Any one who served
in the late war, or who has visited such
garrison will realize what change there
would be- A detail of fifty or one hun
dren men at least would be made daily
for policing the streets and quarters. BE.
sides the surgeon Of the post, there would
be health inspectors, officers detailed to
look after such matters. Have we such
inspectors or such detail of men? In
looking over the year book of the city of
Charleston, 1 observed their health de-
partment. It consists Of a Board of
Health and Sanitary Inspectors for the
several districts. The Board of Health,
out of IL members has four Physicians,
the rest being citizens Of other callings.
The time of Physicians is too valuable to
carry into execution the sanitary measures
they in their experience might propose.
Ought not wells on the public square to
be cleaned out oftener than private wells :?
I havo heard of persons who refrain from
drinking water except at their own
homes.
Nv deep interest in the subject must be
my apology for intruding on your space.
You have Teachers Column, into
which you welcome suggestions on the
important subject of education. SO you
can put this in your Health column.
TT r. q
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Resolutions of Respect.

The Cariosophic Literary Society of tho S. C..
College, at It's meeting on the 23rd Of October,
passed the following resolutions, offered by the
undersigned committee.
Whereas, It has pleased God to remove from us
our esteemed member, D. R. Towers; be 1t
1st Resolved, As tribute to his memory that
we recognized in him the virtues that constitute
christian manhood, and the talents which prom
Used a successful and distinguished career.
End. That in him We have lost Jealous worker
and faithful friend.
3rd. That we respectfully offer our sympathy to
4th. That q page in our minute book be In
scrlbed to his memory.
5th. That these resolutions be Published In the
S. C. 1Regian and in the Anderson County pa
pers. 49, ~ ~
G. R. SPENCER.
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A Card.

MIR. EDITOR: I desire to express my
thanks to the Fire Department and the
citizens generally for their timely and
efficient aid in saving my dwelling from
the fire on Saturday morning. And es-
pecially to some who at personal peril
exposed themselves to keep of the do
youring element from the building.
JOSEPH N. BROWN.
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Buckwheat Flour.
RESTAURANT.

TIME undersigned have opened an Eat.
Il ing House in the basement of Mr..
John O'Donnell's building, corner Of Main
and Church Streets. First class Meals at
oil hours. Patronage solicited, and every
thing the market affords can be had on
short notice. Meals given by the week or
month if desired. Price, 25c. nlenl.
JANE HILL,
LAURA WILLIAMS.
Oct 81. 1885 Is 3m
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List of letters remaining in the Post
Office for the week ending October 27th,
Persons calling for these letters will please
say that they are advertised: w. H.
/ Bianchard,(4) Miss Cora Chamblee (.i,
J.R. Crocker, David IS. Gray, Miss lila
Hill, Mrs. Rebecca Josephine, Richard
Norris, Thomas Simpson, Mrs. j. j.
Smith Miss Essie Smith.