The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-25

{ The CASM. WAR.-We arc informed
that on Friday night last the bridges
over the Pennsylvania d; Ohio Canal
were destroyed at Cuyahoga Falls, and
on the next day the people of the Falls /
went to work, in earnest, filling up the |
ditch. This will test the question, Of |
who has the right TO the water of the
Cuyahoga, river that has heretofore !
flowed in the Canal to Akron. |
The Canal Company was chartered |
to build Canal from Akron to Pitts |
burgh. Since then the Canal Compa-il
NY have sold ont, to the Cleveland &
Mahoning, Railroad Company; and,
by authority Of special act of the
Legislature, they have abandoned and
closed up TWENTY-FIVE miles of the
Canal, from RaYenma to Warren, $50 i
that il is no longer. navigable as Co
'not-but,, like Joe, Sykes dog, lies
round ia pieces 4l,,.fg-... ....a,.5..t- 3i,-
The Cuyahoga river, is taken out of
its natural channel in ShalersyiAe,
Portage county, and carried to Raven
ma, where it empties into the Pennsyl-
vania & Ohio Canal, by which it is
brought to Akron, and furnishes wa
ter for our mills. .,.....-.,eg 4a..<i..e
The Cuyahoga Falls people contend,
and We, think with a show of right,
and, it is, said, under the advice OF the
best legal counsel in the State, that as.
the Canal is destroyed,and the west end
of it is nothing new, but q mill-race,
they are entitled to have the water of
the river put back into its natural cham
mel. ......., .,,,,...,,..-,,.,..... ,,a.l-5E -
We are not lawyers, nor the SON of
a lawyer, bnt we think the mill own
ers of Akron, in destroying the Canal,
acted under bad connsel., f.,.s-
AS the people are interested in this
matter, we hope some one Will fur
nish us full statement Of the case.-
| Akron City Tines. ala sg,J ts...
FIRE.-The residence of Thomas
Kleckner, on Marion street. was dis
covered to be on fire about noon last
Saturday The flames spread with
such rapidity, that the roof and upper
portion of the building was complete
4ly enveloped, before sufficient force
arrived on the ground to render any
\ assistance in quelling the fire. Most of
the clothing of the family and consid-
cradle, household, furniture was des-
! troyed. Mr.. Klecknerlis poor man,
and his loss will be severely felt. i The
4 distance of the building from the En-
gine houses rendered it impossible for
any, OF them to reach the place in time
to be OF. any service. The fire is sup
posed to have originated from a de-
fectiye .fue. Marion street is near the
dam,-iStark Co. Democrat. f,a,f ~
JAIL DELIvERY.--Fourit persons es-
capped from the Huron County, Jail, on
Wednesday night, by opening win
| dow near the top of the building
They stole two horses from "a man
4 named jackson, two miles from Nor.
walk, and have not been heard from
since. ii One of Them. Frank sAmes
: was charged with horse stealing, and
the other three, all brothers. named
Mosier, were charged with burglary
LOOK OUT TOR BuRGLARs.-On On last
i Sabbath evening, the Grocery store o1
Goodwill & Co., on Market street, wa.
broken into from the cellar. The OBJ
ject of the thief was evidently mon
ey, but this had been secured beyond
his reaeh. Stap6 Go. Democrat. ss-L
A vELocIPEDE race is to constitute
one of the features of the next Agri
cultural Fair of Stark county.
New NATIONAL BANK.-A. new Ma
tional Bank has been organized a
Cleveland, with paid, up capital o
100000, and an authorized capital o
$l,OO0.OOO, called the Ohio Nationa
Bank, It went into operation OF
Monday, and occupies the. rooms il
AtWatef BLOCK, recently vacated b.
the Second National Bank of that city
The matters in dispute between tn
two factions of the G, 4 P, r. r. Co.
having been anlicably adjusted, the in
junction granted by Judges Foot ant
Prentiss of the Cuyahoga Count,
Court of Common Pleas, was dis
solved on Friday morning last, ani
the road restored to the regularly
elected officers Of the Company. ~
JAY GouLD and other railway Off
'cials a few days ago teeI th,
measurement eff the doors of tn,
Union Passenger depot at Cleveland
to ascertain whether they would ad
nit the bread gnage oars, It is sait
the ears could pass in, but by yer,
tight squeeze.