The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-29
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Henry Christy, q clerk in Smiths Dry
r8obd Store Fas corning from w est
Warren, he was attacked by two mend
near the west end of the bridge, one
of whom struck him ON the back part
of the head, the other attempting to-
seize him by the! !fhroaty but. being eN-d
pert he prevented this, and made his
escape. .gds -f11 szrI- sni7sa5 -7a bh7 -.r
The robbers evidently mistook their
man, and had been en-theI1oo okout for
some other party. A dose Of lead ad-
ministered by resolute hand, would!
have a salutary effect upon some of
these thieves and heuse-breakeEs with
which our town is infested. Make a
note of it, and actaeeDrdihg glySHW dr.
rem Constitution, Oct. 27.
Oh Saturday = morning, nor Ing: 7 at about 8
O'Clock, Mr. Samuel Pew s7hs aFOus ed
by burglars attempting to enter his
house. They first tried to pick the
lock on his front door, and failing in
this, they tried window. Mr.. Pew
was equal to the emergehcy, and cody
awaited for IAN appearance, but his,
wife becoming frightened gave the
alarm, and the thieves fled, thereby
saving themselves from a serious in
EjurUl9i2 bng E3/fHiOID NJ -
WE have been informed that gem
tleman living in Lordstown, was awa-
kened one night last week by hearing.
some person run, q, carriage ont of his
barn, and on getting up found that he
was short that and span of horses.
Happening to have another horse at.
hand he saddled, and pursued the fn=,
gitives,. and, succeeded in, leYertaking
and recovering his property, although,
the,birds had hoWn:: h7' oTo nj
WE hear that the Station House on
the A. g. G. W. r. r. at Braceville,
es riGed, after hich thea building was.
fired, but an approaching train discoE-
iefed it and the fire was extin gufshed,
I before much danger was done.
If any person thinks we are not
drifting along lively, 4eSh him overhaul
the records forfhE past few weeks.++ - -
ez7,eR Constellation Oct. 81.
DIR. A. M. POWERS and wife celebra-
ted the anniversary of their marriage,
by tin wedding, at their residence in
Lordst6Wn, 81 tie 14tK inst. ="
4wo'a B'a S,adfiiSesss R,adf dfiiSss z FriiFs. iiFzsEorfoo
Pr AnIentife new stock, direct fiji ON the
manufacturers, the best and cheapest
in the cityscali be, foundak 0iS Smith
.ES Sgs,Kaaolina uNA 'ssIuAI
I .I5orThe BlaSR 1dstAo CHA q
"I do solemnIv swear that accent
the civil and political equality of lall
men, and agree notl to deprive any
person or PERSONS, on account of race,
1eofor OF previous condition, of any
political or ,ciyil right, privilege or
immunity enjoyed by any other class
of men. So help me God."-SoMthefn
Radicoa Ia2Retl5 l5dg, ,Qo3S sihHs0a.
The abeys Is the doet tlt5ne e WHICH the
Radical Congress, through its aabitra-
ry military power, has forced upon
Ethe people Of the So1thetnL Sabes.
and which it is striving to force
upon the people Of al the States, 4.ast
year they, submitted the same question
to the people of Ohio, in the shape 81
an amendmedt to the Constitution d
FffKe State and attempted 70 fdrce il
through under the party lash. But
even the Republicans Of Ohio refused
to recognize the civil and politica
equality of all men, and srepudiate6
it by $4,000 majority. What say the
fifty thousand Repnblicans 0f Ohio
who voted against striking5he. wore
"white" out of the Constitution O.
our own State, III order 10 cloths
the negro With ihe.t ballot tor hay
ing this doctrine of the "cfvi
and political equality" of the races
forced upon a. sister State of tht
Union by means of Congressiona
usurpatiop and dictatien? If the doc
trine be untrue in regard to Ohio, it i
equally untrue as applied to any othel
State. If Congress has the right an{
power to force7this doctrine upon Fh'
people of any portion of the country
it has equally the right and power t
t force it upon the people of Ohio
f Will the $4,000 Republicans of Obi
who repudiated this doctrine iastefall
$ now go back upon their vote by de
! claring in favor of the same doctrin
a which they so signally repudiated las
fall, by voting the Radical ticket?
-Ei16l-AlkL IL
1 Justice as Dispensed by Negro Magistrate
A little incident of the result o
9 Radical r1ls has lust beef rslAt6dt
J US. It occurred in our sister State @
Louisiana, which in in; its Late ielee
7 tion elected a number 4of negroes t
office. In the parish ofsiMadisor
q among others, negro was elected jus
e tice of the peace. He was duly in
I stalled, and for months past has bee
d playing magistrate. In his neighboI
hood lived 2 very worthy old negro
o name Billy Hough. Billy owned tw
= mules, and last year, to enable him
! plant, he gave bill of sale of th
- mules to Col, B., who supplied hill
i with stipulated amount Of supple
r. Billy, with every one who engaged
planting last year, met with total fai
ure. His employees were to a gres
g extent unpaid, and the claim Of Col.
is was unsatisfed,f but knowing Billy
9. be perfectly honest. the Colonel pei
r mitted him to use the mules in NAL
y ing crop this year: A few days ag
e, our colored Solon of magistrate a
IT tached the mules in favor of Billy
,r hands, ahd'th mulesfwere sold. Co
le B., being apprised of this, recovere
le the mules byn the usual legal process
he This so incensed the ebony dispens'
ID of justice that he arrested Bill
ne chained him for two days and night
" in front of his door, to trees and +
te fused to give him for that period eth
I'd food or water. He finally release
ne his prisoner on condition that Bill
n nov him fIrroufv.fiuo dollo1.s in 20 ch