The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-11-09
NEWS ITEMS.

against woman suffrage in Massachusetts.
TIE business portion of Cacheyille, Yole Co.
California, was destroyed by fire few days ago
resulting from the explosion of kerosene lamp,
ADrIcEs from Southern Arizona say a reign CT
terror exists. The Indians and Sonorians are
plundering trains aud ranches, and escaping to
Mexico with their piunder.
on Saturday last i've trotting races came on
on the track of the Northern Ohio Fair Grounds,
the proceeds of which were donated to the re-
lief OF the sufferers in Michigan and Wisconsin
About 500 we're realized.
A NEGRO named William Jones stabbed and
killed German butcher. named John Schmidt
in a saloon brawl. on Ontario street, Cleveland'
about half past eight on the evening of the 9Th
inst Schmidt is considered a respectable Ger
man.-Jones is bar-keeper.
sTEPHEN WATERMAN. member OF the Rhode
Island Legislature, committed suicide ON the Sd
inst.
THREE hundred Mormons, mostly from Eng
land and Scandinavia. arrived at New York on
Wednesday Of last week,
TIE Brownsville (Texasl Ranczero estimates
the damage done to that city by the quarantine
at millions of d ollars.
THE opening address at the University at Ithi
ca, New York, was delivered by Hon, Samuel
Hunt the talented Democratic candidate for
Lieutenant Governor of this State at the late
election. 81 {sffsE s5ft s{.st fs5aes
THE Prohibitionists polled 4.Gs5 votes for their
candidate for Governor at the late election in
this State. That is a rising throw" and they
must be highly elated at the prospects before
them.
CHARLES II. WARD, late of the banking firm
of Mellen. Ward & Co., one of the Presidents
frr.r,, ,-fc
onment in the Massachusetts, penitentiary, in
1870, for embezzleing Government funds, has
been pardoned by President Grant.
PRINCE Frederick Grant SON of Ulysses the
First, and heir apparent. in company with a
number of notables, win sail for Europe in the
steamer wabash, in few days, at the expense
of the nation Thus, while our people are fawn-
ing over Russian Duke, the people on the other
side of the Aclantic will have an opportunity to
tody to member cfthe Royal family of America.
THE President af the Seneca Sandstone Com
pai,y denies that President Grant requests him
to sell his stock in the Company. He says thst
in 1867 the President invested $4,000 for the ben
eft of his family.
AMAss meeting of the Democratic Conserve
tive party Of Baltimore was held at Monumental
SQUARE, in that city on the night of Thursday
last to protest against the proceedings In South
Carolina under suspension of the writ OF ma
1ea. corDus. The clubs of the various wards
paraded Reverdy johnson presided. Several
resolutions were adopted and addresses delivered
by Mr.. johnson. Pinkney White, Joshua Van
zandt, Mayor elect and others. The number
present was estimated at from 5000 to 10000
THE people of New York are sorely troubled
on account of the non-arriyal of the Russian
Grand Duke Alexis. They are over-anxious to
make asses of themselves by todying to him. 1t
is suspected by some of them that the Juke In
tends to cheat them out of their sport altogether
by not putting in an appearance at all. That
would be too bad.
IT is reported from Utah that the Mornons will
fight in case Brigham Young is imprisoned
They are buying old muskets from the Govern
ment and having them converted into modern
arms. 81
A New York telegram of the I'd inst, says
.Blank powers of attorney for the lease of the
Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad by the PENN
ylyania Central were circulated in Wall street
to-day They set forth the following facts The
lease is for 500 years from December I, 1911; the
Pennsylyania Railroad Company are to pay the
interest on all bonds; the Pittsburgh to guaran-
tee the stockholders of the same per cent, free
of tax ON shares capital to be 43 per cent great
er than the present capital.
AS AN evidence of the popularity, at his home,
in Richland county, of George w Geddes, the
Democratic candidate for Supreme Judge at the
late election, the official returns show that he
leads the State ticket about five hundred votes
his majority being nine hundred and thirty
three. This is deserved compliment to Judge
Geddes, who stands in the front rank as a jurist-
TIE St. Louis Repu6sicdn proposes that the
Democratic party shall disband, or, rather IN axe
no nominations for President, and thus leave
the course clear for the tyrant Grant. Such q
) proposition is simply insanity. We propose to
fight the Grant Radicals to the bitter end. We
believe the Democratic party has truth and
right en- its side and so believing, we do not en-
tertain single doubt of its ultimate success It
may be crushed to the earth for while, but II
will rise again and come into power, as sure as
there is just God in Heaven
IN the distribution of the national bank cur
rency among the States, Illinois has four dollars
for each person; Ohio. six dollars; Missouri
three dollars; Louisiana, one dollar; Alabama
twenty five cents, and Mississippi .aUe cents
while Massachusetts has thirty eight dottdrs- i
is not strange that the South and Vest have no
the means to move their crops, and that Massa
chusetts has money to lend, and strongly indors
es the financial policy of the Treasury Depart
ment.
IN this country there is work enough for ALL
We know it; but the great difficulty will
which we have to contend is, that few of us
have to do it all, and others get the pay.-Ai
MRS Journal
Jes' so and the people seem to like it, as they
keep right along voting to rob the laborers fol
the benefit of the privileged bondholders aro
manufacturing lords of New England.
EVANSVILLE, o., was the scene of mos
heart affecting tragedy on Tuesday night, ths
nth ult Charles Durham, promising young
lawyer of that city, while sitting at the bedside
of his dying wife, drew revolver, aud, placing
the muzzle against his head, killed himself in
stantly, The shock threw his wife into par
oxysm Of terror, from which she died few min
utes later The poor fellow, only o little whil'
before his fatal act, had learned from his wife'
physician that further relief was outof his pow
er and that to prolong her life much further
was impossible They had not Len married
quite year, she being an invalid at the time
and unable to be out of bed during the mar
riage ceremony, 9s.ffI,.e., -
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