The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-12-17
SAMUEL D. HARRIS EDITOR AND PuBLIsHER,
RAyENNA. 0. DEcEMBER II. 1888.
NEWS ITEMS

OK Tuesday of last week the Sen
ate refused to have the Presidents
message read; the next day they con-
cluded they had shown their long
ears, and backed out of their former
position, and had the message read.
GRANT is reported to have been re-
Gently closeted for an hour with Gen.
Mcclellan, and that he had attended
a party where, among the guests, were
Gov. Hoffman, Henry G. Murphy and
Samuel j. Tilden. leading Democratic
politicians of New York. These do
ings make some of the Radicals ex-
eeedingly nervous.
IMMENSE coal deposits have been
discovered in Russia. The mines of
one district are capable of supplying
100000 tons for from one hundred and
fifty to two hundred years. Forty
four beds in the valley of the Don, it
is estimated, contain eighteen billion
of tons. ~
AT the special election on the 9th
inst. in the Lucas district, C. A. King,
Republican, was elected Senator in the
Legislature, in place of Hon. J. c.
Hall, deceased. -. ,a.i
On the morning of the 10th inst. the
girders in the iron foundry of Bald
wins locomotive works at Philadel-
phia, gave way, by which four men
were injured, one of whom, VIM.
Fleming, has since died. 9
JOHN A. GARNETT has been re-elect-
ed President of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. SO Il9a
The Legislature of South Carolina,
on the 9th inst, elected r. B. Carpen-
ter, white man, Circuit Court Judge,
and W. j. McKintry, colored indi-
vidual, Register of Mesne Convey
ance for Charleston county. @
The Atlantic and Great Western
Railway has been leased to the Erie
Railway. This is said to have some
connection with the contest for the
control of the Cleveland and Pitts
burgh Railway.
THERE are sixteen Radical candi-
dates for Postmaster at Columbus.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
confirmed the appointmento Thomas
L. Young as Supervisor for the South
ern District of Ohio.
STANLEY MATTHEWS, of Cincinnati,
is mentioned in connection with
Grants Cabinet. a.3
The Southern Hotel property, in
New York, was sold last week for
SS71, 900. ia 1s55
FHE revelutionists in Spain are not
having matters all their own way. An
insurreetion against them has been
started at Cadiz, nominally in the
name of Republicanism, but supposed
to be inspired and controlled by the
reactionists. @
OnDoM is excited over the inaugu-
ration of two hundred and fifty bar
rel well on Church Run, Venango
county, last Saturday. This is said to
be the largest producing well in the
country.
ANUMBER of the Radical papers are
out in favor of Samuel Galloway as a
member of Grants Cabinet. II, J, all
those urged from Ohio should obtain
positions, no other State would be
| represented at all. ,'.5 80
THERE are 1.52S voting precincts in
Ohio, ,344 townships, 140 wards of
cities, and Al subdivisions of town
ships.
The Oregon Legislature has adopted
q resolution withdrawing the consent
of the State to the passage of the four
teenth amendment to the constitution
of the United States; and thereupon
Congress gets into terrible rage, de-
nouncing the action of the Legisla-
tnre as scandalous, impertinent and
indeeorous." 3
A GAY youth of sixty is sued by an
Indiana maiden of fifty for breach. OF
promise of marriage. f. i..r
On Friday morning the thermome-
ter at Chicago indicated Ia deg. below
zero. --..7.,..e. !.,..s...
"A BUFFALO dispatch of the 18th
inst. says Fl. v. Clinton, who robbed
VIM. G.. Fargo of 100000 in bonds
last January, was recently captured al
Panama, and brought to Buffalo fol
trial. s '-''z' ~ -
THE new insurrection IN Spain, it is
reported, will probably be suppressed
without much bloedletting. i'i2si
The New York Times of the 14tl
says ascheme is on foot to have the
tax on whisky again raised to 50, an6
Congress being quietly secured il
support. of it. ,.Gii9E ff .aqly .l5s
1 The New York Times denies tht
!, reported story relative to the Alasks
purchase money, and says $7,200,00(
were sent from New Y Yorkfto Russi,
last August. The $5,OoO,00O referred
to as having been sent from London
were in payment of Russian RAILROAD
loans. 1855 a48 5GI9dffF soru sHaS
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