The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-04-13
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TuIErY dcathssa week fion smallpox are re-
ported in New York.
THE Colored Citizens OF Akron are organizing
n colony for settlement in Kansas In their cir
eular they say : Land is what we want and nos
Legislation Asensible conclusion
Two stupendous humbugs are about played
out-the Radical party and the Cardiff giant
The latter Is to be sold for freight and storage
charges.
JOSHUA II. SESEY, Democrat, was elected
Judge of the Court OF Common Pleas ia the To-
ledo district, on the srd inst, by 5000 majority,
being gain Of nearly 4Jo9.
A WIDOW lady, who is a taxpayer, succeeded
ia voting at the recent election in Detroit. A
dozen men were standing about the polls at the
time, but they interposed no objection
THE Democratic State Convention of Ohio is
TO be held in Columbus Thursday, June
1911. IL is about time for the Democracy to be
making preparations for that event.
THE Radicals of Rhode Island elected their
candidates for Governor, and State officers and
majority OF both branches of the Legislature,
at the election on Wednesday last As they
were.
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Monday is represented to have been grand and
imposing affair. 1t is estimated that at least
ten thousand Germans participated in the ce.e
bration.
THE latest from the scene of the Coal miner s
riot in Pennsylvania, represents all as quiet. 1t
IS stated that the reports were greatly exagger-
ated.
ADIsAsTRoUs connagration occurred at OK
ford Ohio, on Friday morning last. by which the
fine Female Seminary building at that place was
destroyed The loss of the building is estimated
at $15OO0O, $4,000 of which is covered by insur-
ancc.
THIS is the free and easy way opposing law
yers can encourage each other in the impeaeh
ment trial OF Governor Butler at Lincoln, Ne
braskh: Keep your shirt on, brother Easta-
brook Don't tear your hair" :. Who's rum
ming this cOurt:" cite.
THE y. Y. CoNanaereiat -ideeff;ssr, Radical
says: IS France has her Reds,' and America
has her :. Blacks" and it is pretty hard to say
which is the bigger nuisance OF the two."-
'=Nuisance"' Well. that is pretty good coming
f.om Radical paper
OUR exchanges from all parts Of the State
give reports of Democratic gains at the recent
spring elections. The signs are full of eneour
ngement to the Democracy, and all that is need
Ell to secure a Democratic triumph in Ohio this
fall, is q thorough organization and earnest ef-
Tort Let MS. then, be up and deing.
THE President has sent to Congress the report
OF his San Domingo Commissioners. It con-
iains no new facts nor arguments calculated to
add to the popularity OF that pet scheme of I'm
lieror Grant. Even the warmt st political friends
OF Grant fail to find anything in the report to
remove the objections that have been urged
against the scheme of annexation.
THE reunion of the Army of the Tennessee
took place at Cincinnati on Thursday last, and
was largely attended. General Sherman, in fti4i
uniform. presided, and General Mead, Admirs-
Porter and other officers were the stage in
full uniform. The address OF welcome was de-
lirered by General NJ +. Force. of Cincinnati.
AN extensive connagra ration occurred at Alba.
ny, n. Y, on Friday morning last. which con
sumed the extensive printing house of Weed
Parsons & Co., Columbia street, and nearly
an entire block OF small buildings Broad
way, between Columbia and Van Trump streets
the West side. Tho loss is estimated at $780,
OQ1.
A RESOLUTION has been unanimously adopted
by the Central Council of the Republican party
eli Alabama, protesting against the appointment
at the Ohio carpet bagger, Warner, E1-United
States Senator, or hr. Buck, Ex-Congressman
from that State to any federal Office in Alabk-
ma Those adyenturers who foisted themselves
upon the people of the South like u set of yam-
pires, are fast playing out. r.n
sHkLLAB ARGER,s Ku Klux bill has passed the
House, but with several important amendments.
The provision for the enlistment of volunteers
and calling ont the militis, was stricken out
j urors are required to swear that they do not
belong to the Ku Klux organization, but are not
required to take the iron-clad oath. The clause
authorizing the suspension of the writ of Aa6eas
corpus is retained, but under the same rcstric-
tions as by the acts of 1858.
PRESIDENT 6 gSERAL GRANT has been fright
ened into the reiteration in his San Domingo
Message OF the hypocritical cant which he ut
tered in his Inaugural that he has no policy
to enforce against tie viii of the psople'' After
his efforts to lobby through the Senate the San
Domingo treaty. and his treatment of Sumner
for opposing his job. that expression will be apt
10 go for inst what it is worth. fIa Il
The bloody civil war is still raging in France
Severe fighting is reported to have taken place
around Paris Friday and Saturday. Dis
patches of the 10th say that conclliation is he
lieved to be impossible. On Sunday conflict
occurred among the insurgents themselves ow-
ing to the refusal of a portion OF the National
Guards to march beyond the walls. The Cathe-
dral of Notre Dame has been sacked and al the
vaiuables plundered. -
GREERAL BUTLER has been volunteering his
advice to the Democracy about the course for
them to pursue in the future, and claims that if
they refuse to heed itthey can't succeed in 1871
We we'll remember when he did the same thing
II 1860, and voted 81 times in succession to make
.Jef Davis the Democratic candidate for Presi-
dent. after the Mississippi delegation had sece-
ded from the Con rention.
THE first meeting of the new party was held in
Cincinnati on Wednesday evening of last week
and was addressed by Judge Stanley Matthews
Ex-Secretary Cox, Peter II. CLARK and others on
the questions of general amnesty, civil service
reform. esenue reform and return to a specie
currency, which form the principles in their plat
FORM Judge Matthews in his speech, admitted
the identity Of revenue REFORM and free trade
CONNECTICUT ELEcTIoN.-The say
inc that Won can tell who ia tGover