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Year: 1877

PREsIDENr 81 HAYEs.-President Hayes
did not receive very fiattering reception
at Baltimore, there being only some thir-
ty persons at the depot to meet and shake
these were colored, and even they might
have been hands engaged about the depot


There was no hand-shaking or cheering,
In this city there was some curiosity to
see him, and number of people went to
the depot and awaited the arrival of the
cars. But there was nothing like re-
ception-no rejoicing; none even of. the
ofice-holders Except the Marsha) were
there to encourage and cheer him 1t
was sad indeed to witness the great officer
of the people-the Chief Magistrate OF
400C0,000 free and independent sover-
eigns, thus neglected. We say sad, be.
cause we had learned long years ago to
entertain and evince ahigh regard for the
Presidential Office, e we did not esteem
the man or the party he represented. And
now to witness the fall in the high stand
ard of this office, is only to witness a
degradation OF citizeDship-a degradation
Of suffrage. This is sad. We deeply
pitied Mr.. Hayes. The Radical party are
responsible, for we believe Hayes would
not have taken the office to which Tildeh
was elected had the leaders of that party
not insisted upon it. And now they de-
spise him because he so far has refused to
be mere tool to carry out the unlawful
and unconstitutional programme prepar.
ed by Blaine, Phillips and Chandler. But
this does not seem to warrant the neglect
and unkind treatment which has beer
manifested toward Hayes by the men who
accept favors at his hands, and stand at a
distance and send fattering messages to
the White House. Where was the com
mittee to meet the President at the State
line, and offer him the hospitalities of the
city. This was the custom in the older
times. We are not so poor that we could
not have offered him glass of the spark


ling Brandywine, Why did not the
temperance meeting adjourn and marcel
to the depot to salute the wife of the
President-the first lady of the nation
who so recently insisted that wine shoult
not be used at State dinners. Well, We
do not feel proud of the President, bu


we regret to see this treatment of the
highest officer of the nation. We art
sure that if SAMUEL j. TILDEN were tt
pass this way, his arrival at the depo


even as private citizen would Great,
quite ripple in our social and politica


circles, but Mr.. Hayes scarcely did this
Year: 1877

ENGLAND, it now appears quite certain,
had laid her plans well to make sure of
Egypt. Under the plea Of protecting her
interest in the Suez Canal, she will take
possession of that country. and it is
doubtful whether she will ever consent
to let go her hold unless she is forced 10
do so.
Year: 1877

A man came into a restaurant and.
mounting a high stool, leaned over
the counter and ordered a porter
house steak, with eggs on the side,
and some ale and oysters to begin
on. In about half an hour he lad
finished his repast, and was begin
ming to deliberate on what kind of
dessert he would wind up on, when
a man walked in, and tapping him
on the shoulder, remarked:


''Is your name Billy Hicks2''


"Yes, that's my name," said the
man on the stool, as the hand stole
down to his hip pocket, fumbling
for the handle of a barker, "what do
you want?''


"We had little trouble once be-
fore in White Pine, and now l
guess Pve got you dead to rights" /"
continued the new conner, pulling
out large sized six-shooter.


''If you'll just step into the street
and pace off your distance, Pm
your man." said the feeder, who
had just finished his pie, and whip
ping out a revolver, he sprang off
his perch and rushed after the other
into the street.


The frightened restaurant man got
down behind the counter, and bent
his ear to listen to the shots and the
rush of the mob; but he didn't hear
anything unusual, and in about five
minutes he recollected that there
was $3.50 owing on the meal. He
had been neatly swindled.
Year: 1877




A citizen was yesterday halted
near the soldiers monument by a
frank-faced old man who had a fence
picket in one hand and an old boot
in the other. He said he wanted ten
cents to buy bread with, and the cit
izen replied:


81 don't know anything about you.
There are lots of dead beats and i'm
posters around"


''See here" began the old man, as
he laid the picket and the boot
down, 81 live on Croghan street, and
l can take you to forty men who
know it. We haven't had anything
in the house for week. Day before
yesterday l began eating the pickets
off the fence, while my wife com
menced on a bedroom door. knew
everybody would think I was a liar,
and so l brought one of the piekets
along. There's the marks of my
teeth to show for themselves" F."


eyes, looks as if you had bitten it
there, replied the citizen as he scan
ned the picket.


81 don't like 'em," continued the
old man. ''The slivers kinder catch
as they go down, and the paint gives
me the heartburn. After two meals
l changed off on to brick bats. l see
you are astonished, but the truth is
my motto and here is the proof"


He pulled out a piece of brick and
held it to the citizens nose. There
were tooth-marks, and no chance for
argument.


''They don't agree with me" }" sigh
ed the old man. ''The per cent. of
nutriment doesn't hardly come up to
my standard and bad taste fingers
in my mouth. only ate half doz-
en- and then changed off to old boots.
/ take one like this, soak it over
night in strong lye, shake out the
pegs in the morning, and then we
boil it with an old bone, sprinkle in
little bran, and the soup fills up, if
nothing more. This is the fourth
old boot, and l suppose l could get
along all right for a week or so, but
to-day is my birthday and thought
T'd take little bread to sort O. COM
memorate the occasion"


The citizen looked at him, mouth
open, and not a word to say.


81 suppose l might skirmish round
and find an old piece of buffalo robe
and bake it for the dinner, but if
you had just as soon lend me ten
cents think Tll accept it."


The citizen handed out the money
like man in a dream, picked up the
boot and smelled of the heel, lifted
up the picket and bit off a silver, and
said as he moved away,


eff you ever get down to the brick
bats call on me for loan.'
Year: 1877




A correspondent of the Cleveland


Herald writing from St. Paul, Mimi,


gives the following as Kill Eagles


narrative of the Custer massacre:


We were encamped on the east


side of the Rosebud. We were


there for the purpose of hunting


buffalo. Buffalo were not plenty.


The young men had to go far


from camp to hunt. When the
fight took place at this camp, where


so many white men were killed, we


were taken by surprise, at least so


nearly so that we had not time to


bring in our horses before the white
soldiers had charged almost into
our camp. Our camp was very
large, extending up and down
the river there they describe the
distance which corresponds to about
FIVE or six miles), when the soldiers


were first seen approaching-the
party that attacked the upper end


of the camp. A cry was raised and
passed along to thellower end of the
camp. The braves had not time to


assemble for the defense of the
camp before the soldiers had
charged down to the river, crossed
to our side, and taken possession of
a elump of timber on the bank of
the stream, and close by which our
camp was located. A great fear
fell upon all in camp, and the wo-
men were directed to fly to the hills
with the children, which they at
once proceeded to do, taking also
such light baggage as they could
carry, while some of the young men


went in haste to the bluffs to catch
the horses, while others remained to
hold the soldiers in check to give
the women time to get away. By
this time the soldiers were seen APP
preaching the lower end of the
camp, upon which the general feel
ing was for immediate fight, when,
imagine our surprise and relief TO
see the troops withdrawn from the
timber, and begin a precipitate re-
treat toward the river. We then
felt that the Great Spirit had deliv-
cred the troops into our hands. Up
to this time we do not know that we
had killed single soldier, and were
greatly encouraged by the action of
the troops, and commenced a hot
pursuit, killing great numbers of
them, and not quitting them till
they were across the river and on a
hill a considerable distance from the
camp. We then left in a body to
help the Indians in the lower end of |
the camp, who were by this time
hOtly engaged with the troops who
were steadily advancing, but having
no longer to contend with the troops |
at the upper end of camp, we great
ly outnumbered those at the lower
end, and brought them to a stand,
where they were soon swept away.
Not one escaped. Two broke
through us and ran long distance,
but were oYertaken and killed by
the two sons of Redtop, Santee In
dian, and they brought back their
horses. In this fight at the lower
end of camp we lost great many
of our men. In the fight at the up
per end we lost a very few, about
twelve or fourteen. All the time
we were fighting at the lower end of
the camp there was no fighting at
the upper end. The Great Spirit
gave US the battle. If the troops
had not run from the timber we
should surely have fed, and left our
camp in the hands of the whites"
Year: 1877

A sensible author says; "Have
Won enemiesP go on and mind them
not" That's a capital plan, especial
" if the enemy is the bigger and Is
patiently waiting behind the fence
with A club to discuss the matter
with, YOU. Better yet, go around.


Bridgeport Standard.
Year: 1877

Al o'clock this morning our dis
patches from Washington had no


reached vote in the Senate on lh,
Electoral bill, but all the indications
were that it would finally pass that body
by large majority. There is no reason
to doubt that ii will in like manner pass
the House. The pressure from the coun.
try is too strong to be resisted.
Year: 1877

for the settlement OF questions like these
Of to-day. Nothing in the bill OF 1900
even for n moment hinted at the idea that
the two houses Of Congress did not have
power to count the electoral vote. That
the Vice President ever had any authori.
ty further than to open the certificates
was never limited in debate.
Year: 1877

the right principle of the Constitution.
To contest claim was not to compro.
mise II. To insist on an honest, lair
counting Of the electoral vote was not a
compromise. A presidential election had
occurred and unless there was a tie some
body had been chosen, To establish the
fact was no compromise.


Mr.. ConkIing asked II it was ever
heard that Congress could not impose
upon national officers extra or additional
duties? Did the honorable Senator from
Ohio deny that Congress held the power
to employ a Federal Judge TO settle a
contested boundary between two States
or assert any other fact essential TO the
public welfare? The two houses from
the beginning TO the end were 10 make
an examination OF the electoral vote.
They agreed beforehand TO make it in a
particular way, by a committee, which
was for the time being vested with the
power OF the two houses. The two houses
OF Congress
Year: 1877

Mr.. Wood then offered his resolution
that the message DO referred to select
committee Of eleven to inquire whether
there has been an exercise OF authority
not warranted by tue Constitution and
laws in the use Of troops, for which the
Year: 1877

In the southern portion of Italy goats
milk is very generally used by the poorer
classes, who cannot afford the milk or
COWS. This kind of milk is frequently
required also by worthy people, rs 1t Is
said to be efficacious in the. cure OF
various diseases. Difficulties, however,
often attend even the procuring OF goats
milk. although the Venders drive the
little animals about from door to door,
and deliver the article done up in It's
original package. A case in point oc-
On ,yTed where a friend of the writer's,
desiring some goats milk for his sick
child. directed that q goat should be
driven up each morning, three flights Of
stairs, and be MIXED at his apartments
door, in order to be safe from fraud. One
morning a member of his family stepped
suddenly into the hall when the process
of goat-milking was going on, and her
eve caught a glimpse Of two streams Of
fluid gently howing-one from the na-
tural source and the other from asyrings
partly hidden up the milkmaid's sleeve
II is hardly necessary TO add that one
stream was milk and the other a tolera-
bly, fair quality of water, both of which
were harmoniously oommingling.-zho
Es,1a,aeliaf
Year: 1877

An old Piute Indian departed for
the happy hunting ground, by way
of old age and general debility,
from the camp on the hill back of the
city hall last night. 1t is not the cuctom
with the Piutes to bury their dead, and
in this instance they merely carried the
corpse few rods from the camp and de-
posted it on the ground. City Marshal
Brennan, learning this morning that the
corpse was lying on the hillside, COM
manded Capt. Sam to have it properly
buried. Sam is an intelligent native and
made no objections to complying with
the marshal's orders; but five other In
dians standing by, whom he asked to as
sist in the burial, positively refused to
have anything to do with it. Upon this
the officer threatened that unless
they proceeded to bury the dead Indian
forthwith, he would arrest them and
have them fined $4,000,000 each. This
threat had the desired effect on the In
dians, and the funeral commenced. They
wrapped the corpse in robe of rabbit
skins and tied it up with ropes, making
a bundle in the shape of ball. This
they dragged over the bill to an old shaft,
into which they dumped it without cere-
mony. In reply to question as to the
cause of the Indians death, a dusky
maiden who was an interested spectator
at the funeral, replied: "Heap too dam
4 A..
Year: 1877

The following extraordinary story
comes to us from Cambridge, England:
A railway porter, about thirty years of
age, was recently seized with bronchitis.
and was supposed to have expired in the
throes of that dreadful ailment, which
slays every year its thousands of little
children and of aged people, simply be-
cause extreme youth is equally with ex-
treme age too feeble to clear the bronchial
tubes by a vigorous and sustained effort
of coughing. The railway porter sup
posed to have departed this life was duly
laid out and placed i'm a coffin. As his
assumed dissolution had been sudden,
the coroner was consulted on the pro-
priety of holding an inquest. Some un-
certainty in this regard appears 10 have
reigned in the mind of the medical man
who had been callediD, but at any rate, the
railway porter lay in his coffin two days,
at the expiration of which he quietly
got out of it, and, to the inexpressible
amazement and alarm of those present i'm
the chamber Of death, sat himself down
in a chair. 1t is stated that, in order TO
alleviate the severity Of the spasms of
bronchitis, the patients mother had adj
ministered to him a sleeping draught,
which had produced a deep and lengthy





ped short Just on this side Of the grave.
Commenting on this curious case, the
London Telegraph remarks that there
are advantages in keeping corpse above
ground for four or five days, or even for
a whole week, after death. Among all
the Latin races, interment within four
and twenty hours is the invariable and
enforced rule of police; and
had this poor railway porter been
an Italian, or Spaniard,
he would have been duly screwed down
and carried away, insensible, but still
alive, to the cemetery. Into any consid-
GRAFTON of the waking up of the supposed
dead man, the mind, appalled,, shrlnks
from entering. Who that has visited
the Musee Wirth at Brussels has not
turned away shudderiDg from that in
effably ghastly picture of the living hand
and arm, corrugated with the supreme
agony of effort. protruding from the half
raised lid of a coffin too hastily nailed
down? There is no corpse within that
bier, but living creature vainly striving
TO burst his cerements. Cases of prema-
ture interment are, there is every reason
TO believe, lamentably prevalent on the
continent; especially when cholera or
1ther epidemics are raging. The most
serious objection to the English system
les in the fact that it is only the corpses
IF paupers which are conveyed TO NOR
,uaries, and that the supply Of dead
houses, even for paupers, is insufficient.
The remains of the respectable classes
Ire coffined among the living, and are
permitted to remain there for days
ogether, poisoning the atmosphere and
lorrifying the survivors.
Year: 1877

Did you have much of a search? Where
did you discover it ?"


"Just where 1 said you lost it. On
the spot where we broke the shaft"


Grandfather examined the package
and found it ali right. Then he hugged
me, and pulled my ear, saying:


Now, you scamp, you can marry Sal
lie Miller. Bring her home here, for she
no doubt requires a good deal of instruc-
tion in housekeeping, and your grand
mother will make her fit to keep your
house from running to waste"





Readers, these things happened many
years ago. All the landmarks about the
farm have long since passed away; but
there is still a large, fat stone by the
roadside, as one rides out from the town
of Randolph, and never gaze upon it
without recollecting how intimately my
destiny and that old rock are connected.
Year: 1877

This is not dissimilar from sea sick
ness; it requires long experience in a
ring to overcome the nausea consequent
upon going round and round in one di-
rection. One of the most difficult things
for a circus rider to overcome is this
sickness. Clowns and ringmasteTs suffer
from it greatly, at first, from merell y see
ing the horses go round and round but
even after years of experience, a ring
master (whose principal business in the
ring is to keep the horses up to certain
gait, and not merely to give cues to the
Clown. if horse balks or gets behind
time. and he is obliged to keep close
upon him, is very likely to suffer from
pronounced fit of sickness at the stomach
after he leaves the ring.-Scfe
Year: 1877

In all diseases affecting these organs,
whether they secret too much or too little
water; or whether they be afflicted with
stone OF gravel, or with aches and pains set
tied in the loins or over the regions of the
kindnevs, these Pills should be taken accord.
ing to the printed directions, and the Oint-
ment should be well rubbed into the small
of the back at bed time. This treatment
will give almost immediate relief when all
other means have failed
Year: 1877

Mr.. FoLGER will meet the people OF
Stark and Carroll counties, and explain
fully his position on all subjects of public
interest. So far as we are advised now,
he approximates the advanced thought
of the popular mind in regard to the re.
monetization Of the silver, the policy Of
contraction and enforced resumption and
if so, he will command the support of the
whole party, and will represent Stark
and Carroll counties in the State Senate
next winter; but if he goes "splathering
around" on these subjects, he will die
just in sight of the promised land, and
nobody in the future will know or care
where the Lord has buried him.-AI6'
ance Review.


The "Lord" burying Folger is good
And "splathering around" is expressive.
We really apprehend that Folger's eyes
will never be blessed with even sight
of the promised land"


We are glad to learn that Mr.. Folger
will enlighten the people of the district
ION all subjects of public interest,"" that
che approrimates the advanced thought
of the popular mind" on silver coin, con.
traction and forced resumption.


The Review rather "approximates" Fol-
GER
Year: 1877

JUDGE MEYER.-The Buckeye State of
New Lisbon, has the bad taste to assault
Judge Meyer most unworthily and mar
rowly, and also to impugn his character as
high minded, conscientious Judge. The
editor thinks Naughton should have had
a longer sentence than two years. Per-
haps he should, and, no doubt would, had
that editor occupied the place of Judge
Meyer; for, we fear in that case, the faith
of the culprit would have had something
to do in the infiction of a longer term Of
sentence, although it is not admissible
either in law or evidence. We are glad
to see from the Patriot that the members
of the Bar of Columbiana county proper
ly appreciate Judge Meyer, and condemn
the foolish course of the Buckeye State.
Year: 1877

The Hayes papers were savage for 6
day or two upon Judge Black and his ar
ticle we gave in last weeks DEMOCRAT
copied from the North american Review
but since the 4th they have been going
for Chamberlain and Blaine iOr their
anti-Hayes speeches at Woodstock, Con-
necticut. The fraudulent President does
not find it smooth sailing, and the break
ers seem to be getting vastly worse. Just
to think of the noble four of the Return
ing Board indicted for perjury in New
0rleansl
Year: 1877

MAKE greenbacks par with gold and a
hundred millions or more now tied up in
the U. s. Treasury will be released, and
add that much to the currency of the
country. This might do some good. Af-
ter that give us the silver dollar of the
daddies, and that will be additional help,
and be a source of relief
Year: 1877

In political platform making, long
winded talk may be SiIUer, but silence
sometimes is golden, and more effective
for victory. Let wise men consider, as
well as leading journals, remember.
Year: 1877

VTSubscribers finding x marked on the
y margin of their paper will know that
there time has expired, or is just
about to expire and ifthey wish the pa
per continued will have to remit at once
or their names will be dropped from the
list.
Year: 1877

balance sufficient to meet tho unpaid
coupons. Tho governor, however,
Expresses great doubt whether any
part Of this fund will be found. Ho
therefore recommends the issue of
additional bonds to meet tho &C
cruod and unpaid interest.


Tho next vital point is the
Year: 1877

lected.


THE BILLS OF TIE BANK OF TIE STATE.


While on the subject of tho fanan..
ces I beg to call your notice to the
bills Of the Bank of the State for
this question presents prcsonas q
difficult problem. There is q wide
spread belief that q considerable
amount of these bills will bo found
missing from the treasury, having
been reissuod in place Of being can,
celed or destroyed. 1t is well,
therefore, at this juncture, to con-
slider whether or not these bills
should bo receivable in payment of
taxes. Before receiving them for
taxes, tho most rigid investigation
should be had, with view of ascer~
tanning the amount for which the
State is clearly liable, and what por-
tien is tainted with fraud, in order
that suitable provision may be made
at tho next session of the Legisla-
turo for the redemption of the for.
Year: 1877

Let the work Of shelling the streets con-
binue. Shells are cheap and there might
be much of this work done the coming sea
son. A great deal of this kind of work has
already been done. 1t is welI-let the good
work GO on. The more of that kind of
work the city does, the better for all con
eerned.-Morga'. City Register.


We don't pretend to set ourselves
up as an oracle in matters of orthog-
raphy, etymology, syntax and prose-
dy, but it does seem as if there is an
indefnable something wanting in the
above paragraph to give it that gram
matical smoothness which is so pleas
ing to the cultivated ear. Perhaps,
now, since we come to consider the
anatter carefully, a fey additional rep
stitions of the excellent word work "
may supply the deficiency; though it
is not to be denied there is danger of
fermentation or exhaustion of the
paragraph il it " works. much more.