The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-10-22
Various Items.

cratic party is dead. Dead! We'll,
they will find it the liveliest corpse
they ever undertook to handle, on the
Sd of November next.
THE public buildings at Washing
ton, according to the report of the ar
chitect, will, during the year, ending
June Both, 1870, require an expendi-
ture of the sum of $4,000, distribu--
ted among the following items: For
completing the work on the Capitol
extension, $4,000; for completing
new dome, 5000; for annual repairs
of the Capitol, $4,000; for heating
the rotunda, $4,000, and for complet-
ing the Patent Office Building $4,000.
The Democratic majority in Holmes
County is 1894. But one township in
the county gives Republican major
ity and that only of one vote. They
have a good healthy atmosphere down
there.
Congress at its adjourned meeting
adjourned to meet on the 10th inst,
but the private business of the Radical
members was of SO much more conse-
quence than the business of the public,
that no quorum was present.
The statue of General John Sedg-
wick was dedicated at West Point yes
terday, the 21st inst. a large number
of the officers and soldiers of the 9th
Army Corps were expected to be
present.
The additionally Republicans in st.
Paul, Mimi, have nominated General
Andrews, of St, Cloud, for Congress,
in place Of General Hubbard, who
withdrew from the contest.
An Arkansas editor has been pre-
sented with new hat, whereupon he
says: ga grateful humor commenced
carroling through our veins like "a
young dog with an old SHOE"
JUDGE EDWARDS PIERREPoINT, it is
announced, has given the New York
Republicans $4,000 for electioneering
purposes. Judge Asa Packer, it is
said, has given the Pennsylvania
Democrats $4,000.
FL. 7. -Helmbold, of 564 Broadway,
N. Y. has drawn his check for $4,000
to be used in promoting the success of
Seymour and Blair.
The Fremont Messenger says that
at least three hundred fraudulent votes
were cast in Sandusky City for Bill
Gibson, by the Radicals.
If jeff Davis is to be tried, his trial
will take place before the UnitedStates
District Court, of Richmond, at its
next term, which opens on the fourth
Monday in November. The New
York San CRadicaD says: "But JEFF
Davis will not be tried. There is not
enough in the case to pay for trying
it. No capital would be made out Of
it by anybody. 1t would be farce in
which the actors would necessarily
render themselves ridiculous"
The St. Louis bridge across the
Mississippi will cost four and a hall
million dollars.
A Lady in Massachusetts, recently
sold bundle of rags to a pedler thai
contained S2500, put there for safe
keeping by her husband. The Hus.
band sought out the pedler, and recov-
cred his money.
KANSAS has discovered petrifie6
crocodile 126 feet long.
INPARIs, it is said that hoops are ne
longer worn, and that the skirts are
either very loug or very short.
A FRENCH musical writer claims tc
have discovered an original portrait
of Handel, painted in 1743 by tht
great Hogarth.
LORD Butte sets an excellent exam
pie by declaring that not one of th'
men on his estate shall be Influenced
by him in the matter of voting, ant
urges each elector to vote as he think
right.
The Metropolitan police force o
Washington, D. G. will require an ex
penditure of S211,05O for the yea
1S69-7O. Of this amount S144.OOO i.
allotted to the pay of the police off.
GERS.
CUBA.-The Mobile Register says
that now is the proper moment fol
the prompt offer to Cuba ofimmediate
annexation to the United States, and
that such a measure would render
Congress highly popular in the South
ALASKAN and British Columbian
birds are said to be numerous in vari
ETY. and most beautiful in plumage
Two thousand specimens are ON thei
way to this country for museums.
The Boston Advertiser says =
''Those enemies of newspapers, tn
heads of government departments, ar
preparing the documents with which
they annually attempt to swamp tn
journals of the country"
MASSACHUSETTS charges two dollar
cash to every man who votes. If
voter does not pay the money into tn
State Treasury about a month previ
Gus to the election he is deprived o
his ballot! Such is the Republican
form" of government in Massachu
sets.
AT Memphis 1000 stand of arm
are lying ON the wharf, said to be de
signed for the negroes of Arkansas
The boats will not take them on boart
and the probability is that they wi
| fall into the hands of Brownlow, an
become the property of his "pets.
"Let us have peace"
The Democracy of Cincinnati had