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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-08
Cleveland Election.


The Democrats of Cleveland made a
glorious fight at their City Election
ON Monday, electing their candidate
for Mayor by about 2500 majority, al
so their candidates for Police Judge,
City Attorney, and Commissioner of
Water Works by handsome majori-
ties and eight of the fifteen members
of the City Council elected this year,
being gain of one. The Republi-
cans have majority Of the council
holding over, which gives them the
control of that body. ssrr4
AN election took place the same day
for an additional Judge of the Court
of Common Pleas. The Democrats
made no nomination, and the fight was
between Robert F. Paine, Radical, and
Samuel Williamson, nominated on the
Temperance ticket, the latter receiv-
ing most of the Democratic votes.
The contest was a close one, and up
to Tuesday evening the resnlt was in
doubt. -t. ho-s -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-08

WHITE WAsu.-As the season is
near at hand for whitewashing build
ings, fences, ETC., we take this oppor-
tunity to Inform our readers that they
can make very superior whitewash
paint, by taking two quarts of skim
med milk, eight ounces of freshly
slaked lime, six ounces of linseed oil,
two ounces of white burgundy pitch,
and three pounds of Spanish white
The lime must be slaked in water ex-
posed to the air, mixed in about one
fourth the milk. The oil Gn which
the pitch has previously dissolved
must be added little at time. Then
add the rest of the milk, and after
wards the Spanish white. Color it to
stIit (if You do uot prefer a white
paiht) with Spanish brown and finely
pulverized clay, to make stone color; /;
with yellow ochre or chrome, to make
a ayellOw color, and so on. -rif 81"
- A, NOTED Psychologist asserts that
there are no fine singers who use to-
bacco., 1t is proved in the .dissecting
room, he claims, that tobacco Injuries
the voice. - .'.r' ~
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-08
{ Disease yields to Treatment.
Judicious Means Employe d
Saves Untold Suffering.

If you would be Strong, Healthy and Vigor
Gus, sse WTigAt's Tonic Cordial and Blood PIT
ritter, 1t is {. superlatfye Tonic and invigorat-
ing Cordial, and is an. ipfallible remedy for
renovating the diseased system and restoring
the suffering invalid to health and vigor. 1t
purifes the Blood, neutralizes any bilious or
acrid matter in the stomach, and strengthens
the whole organization. 1t cures Scrofula, Salt
Rheum, Fetter Boils, Blotches, Liver Complaint
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Flatulence, Kidney At
feetions, Nervous Debility and all diseases aris-
ngfrom disorganzed conditioned the Blood,
Stomach and Liver fa1a
Stop taking disagreeable Bitters and stmu-
lating Potations, they are merely temporary in
their effect. finally they are positively injurious
Take Wraghts Tonic Cordial, it will assist ma
ture in converting the food you eat into rich
blood producing health and strength.
.Sold,Iy Poe & BRO, Agents, Ravenna, Ohio.
,Rayenna, Sept. 8, 1868, an. u
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-08
The East ana west.

The New York World remarks: "Inn
the redistribution of Congressmen af-
ter the census, the East win lose and
the West will gain a great number of
Representatives. After. 1870, the
West, if united, viii control the Ma
tional Conventions for nominating
Presidential candidates. The West is
equitab1y entitled to this superior
weight now but it cannot receive the
benefit of its wonderful growth since
1860 until after the ten years are up,
when, by d sudden stride or leap it
will make great advance in political
influence" ial ri l
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-08

The TENUREroE-0FFIeE question,
which has given the Radicals. snch o
vast amount of trouble since Grants
election, has at length been fixed up.
The Conference Committee Of the two
Houseseagreed upon substantially the
bill that originally passed the, Senate,
making amere change of form, and
the report of the committee has been
ratified by both Houses. Both re7
pealers and anti-repealers claim the
victory. .4-ai1x4 o-fo.,4,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-08

A GHosT.-Akron has ghost, a
veritable one, a bonafide one, and a
caught one. For the last three weeks
the inhabitants of a house on Broad
way but short distance from Mar
ket street have noticed that every
night their front door would be un-
locked and left ajar. Every night they
would carefully lock it, still it would
every morning be found open This.
became SO annoying at last that a
young man, a member of the family,
concluded he would watch during the
night, and, if possible, discover the
cause of the trouble! !I7h mi 2HG 9Go.H
Last Sunday night he stationed
himself in a corner and passed the
night quietly watching. The door.
had been locked, and one hour, two
hours, three hours passed, and still
none came to molest or make afraid
the vigilant watcher. Just as hope
of catching the intruder of this peace
ful domieil was dying out of the young
mans heart, he heard gentle footstep
on the stairs His heart came up al
most into his mouth, and his hair
stood on endas he saw slowly care
fully and quietly descending the stairs
a form arrayed completely in white:
1t was that of a woman, for her long,
black hair fell in graceful folds down
her back, and slightly swayed by the
bracing air gave to the form peculiar
attractive and ghostly appearance!
The young man watched the form as
it slowly wended its way down the
stairs, holding ineits hand key with
which it unlocked the door, and in its
sippered feet went out into the cool
night air. He followed it during its
walk around the streets, and finding
that it was his own sister walking in
somnambulic state, allowed her to
proceed until apparently tired out.
She turned toward home and entering
the doorretired to her room. In the
morning, when told of the affair, she,
of course, knew nothing of it, and
since then has been kept closely
watched, and the door of the house
remains locked every night.-Tfmes.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-08
Radical Paper Q ON n. a Radical r. Rasca

a Radical Paper on a Radical Rascal.
The Commercial 1drertise5', an orig
inal Grant organ, commenting on the
attempted defense of Senator Fenton
BY. the Tribune and Times, against
the charge of having received $4,000
as a bribe for signing the Erie. bill,
while Governor, of New Y ork, says /:
: sfIf the Times, I1ibu3,e, or any. of
the admirers of Mr.. Fenton, will in
duce. him to bring the editor, of the
Commercial Advertiser, into court he
promises them that he will show by
supported evidence that the, money
was paid for the purpose of procuring
Governor Fenton'si i, approval of the
Eric bill, and for no other purpose
There were, no counsel fees about, it,
The bill had passed both houses. Mr..
Jay Gould was approached by one OF
Fenton's most trusted advisers the day
it passed the assembly, who suggested
that Fenton was a candidate for Vice
President, and that his friends were
going to Chicago in. great force, and
that, it would be. very expensive; for
him, and that a contribution to help to
defray the cost would expedite the
signature of the bill. We know the
party who was consulted on the occa-
sion in regard to the payment Of the
money. He was not sworn before
the Senate committee, He is ready, to
furnish, the evidence when brought
into court. Will Fenton's friends sub
NIT their case to the court and jury,
OF will they stand convicted before
the people? We pause for a reply"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-08

GENERAL CUSTER reports TO Gen.
SCHoFiELD, at Fort Leavenworth, from
the head waters of the 'Washita. Mar.
q, the successful termination of his
expedition. He has rescued the cap
tive white women Mrs. MORGAN and
Miss WHITE. p He made the Indians
promise to come into their reserva-
tions and submit to the Government,
and he holds three Chyenne chiefs as
security for the fuifiilment of their
promise. sfd oT2au odI to l4iii 1ft
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-08
The Military Era of the Republic.


The theory of our Governments is
that the military must be subordinate
to the evil power-the practice is the
reversa. The President of the United
States was educated at the public ex-
| pei s. at the Military Academy at
| West Pnint, and so little knowledge
has he of the duties of civil life, that,
after his resignation as Captain i'll the
resular Army, he failed to make
respectable living by hauling cord
wood to St. Louis to sell, or by taking
care OF the raw hides purchased at
leather store, where he acted as por-
ter. His Secretnry of War is Gen.
eral, and is his Secretary of the Inter
ior. He has his General of the army,
with him at the Capitol, and, as we
learn from the Louisville Courier, he
has four Generals of his military staff
during the war in other official posi-
tions Immediately around him, and all
the numerous assistants of these Off
GERS down to- their messengers and
doorkeepers' are military men. The
President sends his messages to Con-
gress by his staff officers he issues his
executive orders through his staff; he
has placed general in charge of the.
Presidential mansion; he has put the
most personally devoted of his militia
iry adherents in command of all the
military departments he is said to be
about to send General Butterfield as
minister to Spain, Gen. Palmer to
Sweden, General Rubel to Switzer-.
land, to appoint Gen. Parker of his
staff, Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
his particular friend and associate
Gen. Quinby, Marshal of Northern
i New York, and thus on to the, end of
the political and military alphabet.
] In the minor offices, next after Gen.
Grants relatives, and those who con-
tributed to the purchase of houses,
horses, diamond hilted swords, ETC.,
to present to him, Generals have the
precedence. So clearly is the militia
ry mania carried out by the General
President, now in the White House,
that we should not wonder if the city
of Columbus is to have a General
palmed on its citizens as postmaster,
in the shape of the Brevet Brigadier
of the journal. In this case, however
we have no serious objections, as Gen.
Comfy is not now General enough to
hurt him, aud never was General
enough to hurt any body else.
1t is the system of filing civili2ofa
fees with mere military men that we
protest against--a system that ,the
fathers of the Republic looked for
/ ward to with ,eserious apprehension
So serious We're these apprehensions,
of danger from military rule, g that
Mr.. Clay, entertaining 1.-THE same ap-
prehension, i'll 1928, but echoed the
sentiment of the. founders of the re-
public, when he said, that better
were it to- curse the,country with
war, with pestilence and with famine,
OF with any other scourge, rather than
a needless regard for mere military
glory" d.f-y 5vs leat r-viji9 rr-
This needless regard for military
glory was shown in the election. ofG en-
eral Grant to the Presidency and the
country is now ruled by men who
WELD the sword, rather than by9 men
who have brains and experience in
civil life.-StdtesmuR. ,r.-,..f. Ene .,n
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-08
Connecticut Election.

The election for Governor, member
of Congress and State Legislature
took place in Connecticut ON Monday
last. A light vote was polled-some
10000 less than last year, The Radi-
Gals have probably elected their candi-
date for Governor by small major
ify, and two of the four members of
Congress-being. a gain of one. The
Legislature is Republican.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-08

PosTMKsTER-G GENERAL .CREsWELI
declares that he HwilI not leave one
Democrat in office if he can find a Re-
publican to fill it." Very we'll. The
Democrats of the country outnumber
the Republicans by not less than the
count of a million menAleaving out
the negroes. By fraud and system
of military coercion, the Radicals are
in power now. Their hold upon it
can not be prolonged, and we merely
put Mr.. Creswell on record for future
reference. The press of his own par
ty quote his determination with APP
proval, and it is to be hoped we shall
hearlio complaints from them, if Dem
ocrats, hereafter, adopt the same rule.
--En9aSrer. ~ =. s..5.aa .te
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-08

CoNFIRMED.-On Saturday the SEN
ate confirmed the appointment of the
Rebel General Longstreet as Surveyor
Of the Port Of New Orleans, by vote
Of % to 10. 1t will be gratifying to
the loil" to learn that "trexeon is
made odious" by the appointment to
a ten thousand dollar Office of the
Confederate General who dealt death
and destruction to SO many of the
brave g Boys in Blue in his attack on
the center of the Union army at the
battle of Gettysburgh.. The General
accepted the situation" and the sal
ary. 1t is said he is a relative of Gen.
Granted.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-08
NOTICE. TO INV.ALIDS ]!
SO lI
@. i. B. Snyder, M. d.
GERMAN PHYsfcIAN3
RNvENNA. OHIO. ,

Taking advantage of recent discoveries made
by eminent Microscorists to determine the ac-
tual condition of the iblood, and excretions in
health and disease, claims to arrive at correct
conclusions in analyztng AGATE and Chronic
Diseases, by the microscope and chemical agents
Il Diseases Thus unveiled of the mystery former.
ly surrounding them, become amenable to treat.
ment, and not subject to the dangerous expert
ments of those who q guess at Me disease" and
use the stomach as crucible to be filed with
poisonous chemical agents to confirm or contro.
vert their opinions, of the seat and nature Of
diseases. Z. * -.- ,fi
Office in Dodge's Block.
Residence Gillette House sep3, '6s, 1y.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-08
sENA,rroR AN,r1noNY. of Rhode Isl.

SENATOR ANTHONY, of Rhode Isl
and, the colleague of Gov Sprague,
in the United States Senate, is catch
ing in a degree the independent spirit
lately manifested by the latter. When
interrupted by Charles Sumner as to
what he would do with Georgia, he
very sensibly replied that he had
about made up his mind to let Geor-
gia regulate her own affairs. Summer
did not appreciate the point, but the
people do. .s...e.....5
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-08

y. H.l
REFERRING the rejection of the Fif-
teenth Amendment by the Georgia
Senate, a Radical paper in New York
says ~ tc.I st.!4, lss. .F,fa, 81, ,lssL
+. S"For the time, therefore, Georgia
virtually rejects the eamendment,andb by
this action jeopardizes its immediate
success. The risk may be temporary.
For it is more than probable that Con-
gress will exact the ratification of the
amendment as one of, the conditions
of restoring Virginia, Mississippi and
Texas to the Union. The right to en-
force such requirements is as valid as
that which dictated the other features
of reconstruction" f.fs!t.... ..... s,,..,.-,s
Precisely as'valid; and the right to
exclude any other state from represen-
tation in Congress, and to overrurn it's
state government, until it shall accept
any revolutionary scheme upon which
the ruling majority may have set their
hearts, is just as. clear and indisputa-
Bile as the assumed right to exact such
conditions from Virginia. There is
not shadow of difference in princi-
pie. or in constitutional authority
Evil precedents, are, rarely forgotten,
and one of these days we shall have,
perhaps, a combination of the great
and populous states of the West and
South to compel New England's ac-
ceptance of q fairer basis of Senatorial
representation than that now estab-
blished. . The six New England states
have only q population about sufficient
for, one .first-class state, and if their
representatives were Left to cool their
heels in the corridors of the capitol
for half u dozen years., they would no
doubt allow themselves to be per-
suaded to see the injustice of claiming
twelve Senators, when they are fairly
entitled to no more than two, and re-
luctanny agree to a constitutional
amendment which would correct the
evil. The ingenuity displayed by the
New England politicians in bringing
the South to compliant temper, can
scarcely fail TO find apt imitators in
due time. All that will be wanted
when the time for such q policy ar
rives will be a clerk as impudent and
unscrupulousi as Mcpherson, and as
ready 20 do work want ed by his, mas
ters. Such, 9teels are always easily
found when their services are needed.
--EAsWirs1, 5if..,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-08

The reign of insubordination which
has broken out in Sing Sing prison
sometimes assumes queer phases
On Wednesday last a keeper from
Dntchess County, while sitting on a
block of marble in his marble yard,
was approached secretly by two con-
victs, who piled nearly six hundred
weight of broken marble on his coat
tail, and then yelled fire. The keeper
endeavored to get up, but could not.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-08

SENATOR SPRAGUE, of Rhode Island.
made this statement in the Senate OH
the 30th ult.: H. i'3i 2'
The Congress and legislation OF
the country were influenced and gov
eTned by the managers of the banks,
both by open and by indirect corrupt
ing Influences. He knew himself of a
| legislator, a member Of committee,
WHO had been asked to report upon a
certain matter in a certain way, and
the temptation held ont before him
was 100000"
The whole country are anxious to
know all about these matters to learn
who are selling the country, and for
what consideration. But it is not like
ly to obtain the coveted information.
If a committee should be appointed to
investigate the charge made by this
leading Radical, its time would be
spent in deyising means to hush up
and whitewash the matter. r
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-08
Heavy Robbery.

A heavy robbery was committed on
Sunday at st. Johns. Safety Fund
building, corner of Twelfth and Chest
streets, Philadelphia. The watchman
left the building at six o'clock in
the morning, and when he returned at
six in the evening. found the safe bro
ken open and its entire. contents,
amounting to ssOO,O0O or 81, 900, 900 in
value, gone. OF the stolen property,
over 100000 was in available funds,
greenbacks, &c. '''.,.''i.2 -. ., ~
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-08

THE militia of Tennessee have
frightened hundreds of the most re-
spectacle citizens of Giles county into
absconding from their homes, by
threats of charging them with being
murderers and thieves. Tho militia
have the power to make these charges
against anybody, and decide the ques-
ton of guilt according to their own
discretion and evidence. iiAn enemy
-ofa inilitiaman would, therefore, stand
agood chance of being hanged shot,
or imprisoned, witliohtI having been
guilty of any crime. robin dine ON
q NERVOUS lPRosTRAHIoNii'o is the lat
est synonym for chronic inebriety in
high places, GRANT MAS suffering
from il At last aeeqpnts,i .cs,.o, ~
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-08

SENATOR SPRAGUE's open Senatorial
statement, that he knew of cases iii
which I" legislators were offered
bribes as high as a hundred thousand
dollars for eingle vote, the bribers
still walking the streets of the metroD-
oils unmolested, attracts some atten-
sion, yet not az much as it ought: but
no investigation will be made, nor viii
the Senate take action on Gov. Fenton;s
case. We are told, that it is well set.
tied by precedents, that the Senate has
nothing to do with the election of one
of its members by State Legislature.
That was the decision of the Senate
some years ago, when an attempt was
made to investigate the election OF
Cameron in the Pennsylvania Legis-
latrire, but what think Stockton, Of
N. j., and Thomas, of Nd, to this,re-
verting to !" first principles and skip
ping the intermediate .Haz
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-08

"A DEMONSTRATORS SALE OF REAL
IA ESTATE.-In pursuance of an order
s nhio viii ofrersr sale NJ mills. anct;nn
on the 24th day of April, 1852 at one O'Clock in
the afternoon, upon the premises, the following
described real estate, being
The undivided one half, in common with
Ephram Martin of the following described real
estate: Being part Of lot No AZ in said town
way, north by part of said lot formerly sold
to bradford Waldo, west by the west line of said
lot which is also the western line of said town
ship, and south by u part of said lot formerly
sold to Joshua Hollister, containing about one
from so much as Is held and nsed for min pur-
poses.e 'H lam '-5' as. ''
appraised at Sc, ,750 ..gfty.I -..fI s,.,Lg 80
TERMS OF SALE: One third in hand. one third
in one year and one third in two years from the
day of sale with interest; the payments to be
secured by mortgage upon the premises sold. En-
HUGH X. MARTIN, Admr, d.
.ta'H 9'. of James Martin, deceased.
BY S. ID. NORTON. his Atty; az, np fu.r
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-08

dt GEN. SLocUM, in his lecture on 'sMil-
itary Lessons of the War;" tells the
following story in his reference to the
battle of Bull Run: The influence
of our officers over their men, and the
state of our discipline, is best illustra-
ted byan incident which occurred OIL
the field in the heat of the battle. An
officer, who has since become very
prominent and well known through
out, the country, was then i'll command
of a brigade on the right of our line.
| While riding over the field, he dis
covered a soldier concealed in hole
in the ground which was of just suf-
ficient dimensions to afford him shell
ter. The General rode up to him, in
-quired as to his regiment, and ordered
him to join it at once. The man, look
ing him full in the face, placed his
thumb upon his nose, and replied :
/" No you don't, old fellow, you want
this. hole yourself" -.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-08

The radicals prayed for Lincoln's
removal, and. got johnson. They
prayed for Johnson's removal, and
their prayers were GRANT-ed. Al
ready is Grant being cursed for his
obstifiacy and his nepotism.-The
poor radicals are as badly off as the
frogs who prayed for new King and
We're provided with king Stork. 1i-jf
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-08
DAvENNA SUMMIT MILL,
E Reduction in Prices,
PRICE LIST.

Inc Cheapest Flour, Quality considered,
in this Market.
And want ID distinctly understood that all
the Flour sell is made at the Ravenna Summit
Mill, and from Portage County Wheat, which is
the best raised in the State the present season
and that is the reason why all who want Flour
will buy, it in preference to poorer Flour at
higher prices. This Flour is warranted to be
made from pure Winter Wheat.
Z 11y -Irf.I rfkFs WA. E. BRADLEY.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-08

The 4rnay and Navy Journal, in
speaking of the rush of office-seekers
at Washington, says: every influ-
ential army officer has three, four, or
half dozen delegations anxious to
buttonhole him in behalf of some dis
tinguished fellow-citizena whom they
wish to Recommend" This exhibits
the regard felt for military power
the necessity of its favor to secure adj
vancement in civil life. One more
war would establish a supremacy in
every department of Government.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-08

q GRANT has surrendered and signed
the Tenure-of-O Office bill, and the
same is now law. 1t is said he did
so on the opinion of the Attorney
&eneral, that even if the.expiration of
a session of the Senate restored sus-
pended officer, the President had the
power, under the law, to resuspend
him. This view is diametrically yoppo-
site to that entertained by the leading
members of the Senate, SO that if a
case arises Grant will again find HIM
self in position to surrender to the
Senate ST9a.IH,11 sFlssm9Iji iGa