The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-08-24
NEWS ITEMS.


a NEWS ITEMS
ON the morning of the 11th inst, q party Of
six persons saw 22s shooting-stars in one hour
and thirty ight minutes 81
JOSEPH MEssNER, who was executed at Ro-
chester, N. T., on Friday last fully confessed to
having murdered his wife in April, 1888.
THE tannery of c. Burnside. ON Canal street,
Cleveland, was destroyed by fire on the night of
Thursday last Loss $4,000. Insurance. $500
THE Secretary of the Treasury has issued
circular withdrawing the balance of the four
and i've per cent loans from the market.
A MISSOURI polygamist was recently held to
bail in the sum of 8, 600 on charge of adultery
made by his first wife.
A STATE fremen's tournament is to be held in
Norwalk on the 31st inst, and it promises to be
q grand affair
A STATEMENT of the United states Treasury
at the close of the fiscal year. June 90 gives the
receipts ut $ss8.s2s 94s and the expenditures DUR
ing the year at s4s2. .912. .sss
ON Sunday morning terrible fire occurred
at Warsaw, Indiana, which consumed beauti-
fnI residences, business blocks hotels, churches
&C. The loss is estimated at $f50,000.
JOHN FoGLE. Postmaster at Cadis, o., was ar
rested few days since on a charge of embezzle-
ment of money order funds, amounting to near
ly 81 .5Oo Another of Grants honest officials
os e..,,.t,.,, az ,o.,, ,,,s+ fns.,,,, Sraa,,,
.aes a,,o,,t s;Stse,, al,,.st sa,, ~ H.,
Nee,v az Alliance was Ilya,vnel, in tba Mabon-
ing river while in bathing.
THE boiler of the steamer R. E. Lee exploded
near Fayetteville, n. c., on Thursday last. Three
colored boat-hands were killed and three woun-
ded Captain VIM. Skinner was seriously, but
not dangerously wounded.
a YOUNG iady named Amanda Aarris' resi-
ned dead of heart disease yvhi,e conyersino .
;tt, No.. a a. 80, b,,s ,,a,a - t,a to - q
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ms LEWIS, Wiaow oi Danie, Lewas, " ,lon-
son. Onio, Hs.eiy receiYeu sefuics t IN sle Ooin
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Al, Al nocAioro, III, on tne night Oh the lVtn
inss-' nssfo naineu Slliltn' committea rape on
tne person Oh tne aaughter Oh rev. Il. M. Wal
sers, aseo eieVen years. Inere was great ex-
citement, ana threats OF iynchlng the BRUTE
A DESTRUCTIVE ire at Virginia City, Nevada,
~ oo MY
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sos'-''e '''e D1.u'n ol nie'
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escape trom tne sing-slng, n. \, prison, by
ieaplng on BOARD q tug-Doat OF which they took
command and steamed across to the west shore
AT last accounts eight OF the prisoners had been
MRS. souoEx' reiict OF the late Hon. Isaac
Soueey, aieu very suuoeniy In hartoro, Conn.,
on sunoay eVenine 'ne ioen lnss-' agea % years
'Sne attenneo churcn tnas evening ana was taken
III curing tne services. Acanlage was Drought
70 take ner nome' anu sne died Deiore reacning
her residence.
THE Cincinnati Enquirer gives an account of
a little boy seven years old, who was attacked
by thirteen ferocious dogs in a tan yard in that
cisy, anu hseraly TORN 70 pieces. he died
shors eline aieer sne horrlpie aHair. Ine oogs
were al khieo-
TIE cholera has made its appearance in Paris
and London and fears are entertained that il
will become epidemic Considerable appre-
hension has been felt that the scourge would
yisitour shores. but the alarm is subsiding. The
authorities of Brooklyn, n. Y, say there is NJ
danger of cholera or yellow fever reaching thai
city this year, and they have made no prepare
tions for them beyond keeping the streets clean
pnLs ,or. &c, Iast zoo, ,,,, ;oa ~,
passape of the present law sac of these insti
tntions have been INIT in oneration Iftbe Gov
arnmart :, al issned tba c,,rrsncv u.l,;cb .hass
hanks are authorized TO mt .41oat there ,vol,
have teen a saving to the -,,eonle off aboYt sa4
oea an Rut Ra5iicalisn, that is NOT wort,
ssa.;,,r go 7r7-7--7- -
e9ss's
terrible calamity occurred at VIENNA nint
miles east OF sprlngneld on the National road
on the evening OF tne oen INST. Mr. .. M Ben
netc was engageo IN oraWing nom o parrel
quantity ei rose burning nuio' Wnen 1ne nui'
caugnS nre irolh .ne canuae anu anu sne names sooi