The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-07-27

ARTHUR HUGHES, OF Cuyahoga county,
For School Commissioner,
w. w ROSS, Of sandnsky County.
For Clerk Of tie Supreme Court,
CHARLES PATTERSON, of Franklin County,
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN is lecturing in Ire
land. and is drawing immense audiences.
MRS. JAY COOKE, wife of the eminent banker,
died at Ogontz his family residence, near Phil
adelphia, on Saturday morning last. Of heart
disease
TIE PENSIONS to the soldiers and sailors of the
little scrimmage of 1912 have developed the fact
that as 600 of them survive, among whom over
s3.0OO.eO0 will be disbursed the present year.
OK Thursday evening of last week, the Bolt
and Nut Works of Lamson, Sessions Co.. op-
posite the A. & G. w. Railway Depot. Cleveland.
were destroyed by fire. The origin of the fire is
unknown. Loss $25 600; fully insured
THERE were 15s7ao.0OO glasses of beer guzzled
in the 18th district, comprising the counties Of
Cuyahoga, Summit and Lake. from May, 1879. to
May, 1871 which, at five cents glass, amounts
to S7.936.000.
OVER million dollars worth of Government
property was destroyed at the United States
Arsenal near the Washington Navy Yard, by d
terrific explosion which occurred on Saturday
morning last. fata5s iee a5
os Thursday night of last week, the police
made descent upon seven houses of prostitu-
tion on Union Lane, Cleveland arresting thirty
seven, including inmates and frequenters Of the
dens. F.ffas 81 5ss5 Ee8
THE Norwalk (Ohio) Reflector says: +" A lady.
whose name we will not mention. caught her
husband in the act Of kissing the hired girl. The
doctor thinks his face can be patched up SO that
he can be recognized by his friends, but be viii
always be bald-headed." -
EARLY Saturday forenoon, man named Wal
than went to the house of Mr. Potter, in Jack
sonville, Illinois, and demanded admittance-
Mrs Potter ordered him away, threatening to
shoot him if he didn't go. and Immediately fired
at him, inficting fatal wound
A FEW days since. Frank Roe, farmer, while
loading hay, three miles west of Norwalk this
State, was killed by lightning, which came from
an almost cioadless sky. The pitchfork in his
wagon was knocked to the ground and nearly
killed, s1se 4sfD szf f51rst
AaAs WELL has been sunk at Chagrin Falls
At the depth of about one hundred and seventy
feet large vein was struck The quality is said
to be good and that it can be used for illumina-
ting purposes, They propose to use it for heat
ing and lighting the paper min at that place
ON Saturday afternoon while a freight train
was turning q curve near Eagle Furnace In
Youngstown, it ran over a Mrs. McCone. killing
her instantly mangIing her body in horrid
manner She was walking ON the track towards
town. Her husband works in the new rolling
mill. She leaves nine children. So
A BRAKEMAN on a freight train of the A. 8 G.
Railway was killed on Thursday of last week,
at the Pittsburg Crossing in Newburg. He was
putting the brakes to stop the train, when the
connecting brake chain broke, precipitating him
to the ground. His head was terribly cut, and
his left arm and leg crushed and mangied. He
was conveyed to Cleveland. where he survived
but short time. ts3E i,,Ssfl3tg4t =
ON Thursday, the aOth inst, Davis Greek
bridge, on the line OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad, five miles west of Charlestown, West
Virginia, fell while the ssorkmen were putting
on the permanent timbers. Thirteen workmen
fell with the bridge, two of whom were killed
one was probably fatally injured, and six.were
more or less seriously injured. ~ Mo
ATWaverly, Illinois, on the night Of the 2Otl
inst, Richard Beatty was shot and killed by
Wesley Jones. The killing was done on tn.
premises of Frank Carpenter. Threats had beer
made by man named Mcclure to burn Carpen
ter's barn, and believing that he would carr,
the threat into execution, Jones watched for hin
with a loaded musket. Jones saw q man ap
preaching the barn, and supp osing it was Nc
Clure. hailed him. Receiving no answer, b
fired. and Beatty fell dead La
A DESTRUCTIVE hail storm passed over Clyd
on Wednesday of last week. Corn, oats. an
crops generally were prostrated and destroyed
and windows completely riddled. The stone
were as large as hens eggs, some of them meas
uring four inches in circumference, and in som
places covering the ground over six inches i
depth. One man was stunned by being struc
the head by a large hail stone. It was tn
most disastrous storm of the kind ever know
in that vicinity. ~
A SAN FRANCISCO TELEGUAM of the 22d ms
says the heaviest fire of the season occurred i
Market street. near fremont, among the 1umbe
and planning mills, this evening. The flame
were driven by a high wind, spreading wit
startling rapidity. The total loss is over aqual
ter of million. The principal losers are Whil
ple's coal yard, $1,000; CARROTS brass foundr,
$4,000; Dabreski s. Co., $4,000; B. H. Freeman
$4,000 John Mellon, 81, 600; Mechanics Mill
$4,000 There was only small insurance.
hundred men are thrown out of employment
oNFriday last, Mr. Matthias Muth. book -keeI
er and partner in the house of Nuth & Brother
Nos. 10 and 12 Buckley Street, Cleveland. we
side, committed suicide by hanging himself ]
the attic of the building occupied by the frn
with small cord. The deceased had been ma
ried but about year. He was q man in goc
circumstances, had always been sober, .indu
trious man, and his marriage and business rel
tions were of pleasant character. He hs
been suffering some time from sickness, and
is supposed that temporary insanity was Il
cause of the rash act. Such was the verdict
the Coroner's jury.
A DISPATCH from Nashville, the 2sd inst, sa
Prof. Webster made an ascension from Hort
cultural Garden, with his balloon Hercules, 81
p. NJ. to-day. After ascending to an altitu,
of 5000 feet, the balloon began to descend ra
idly, and struck upon the top of smoke sta,
of the Nashville Cotton Factory. The ballo
collapsed and fell to the ground, leaving We
ster with his wicker work basket on the STAG
After surveying his position, he cast the bask
away, and finally descended through the interi
ofsthe stack, coming out safely, but black wi
SCOT.
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