The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-04-06

cans IL and tile Democrats II III the
Council.
az The total subscription to the new
five per cent. loan to the 1st inst, wss
S50O15,05O.
The debt statement of Secretary
BOUTWELL, for, March, shows decrease
duping the month of S1l, l,011, $50. The
statement appropriately bears date
April 1st.
A HARTFORD boy, whose fifth birth
day occurred last week, asked his pa
rents if the schools would keep on
that day, adding that they didn't on
Washington's birthday.
DEATH OF EX-SENATOR HOWARD
Ex-senator Jacob N. Howard, OF
Michigan, died of apoplexy, at De-
troit, at seven O'Clock Sunday morning.
A WHITE page in the House of Rep
resentatives from Virginia, was sus-
pended on Saturday to make place for
colored youth from that State. The
Union is safe now, and we have peace.
A RADICAL exchange says: " If the
party Republiean) does not spew out
its rascals it must take the consequent
j ces." II it does spew them out it will
be mighty small affair.
A NEGRO in Elmira, n. Y, who went
by the name of 'sPrince Albert" un-
dertook to drink quart of villainous
whisky, on the 22d ult., and he went
"where the good darkles go" ommed-
lately. They had an inquest, and
went blackburying couple of days
later.
IG The Legislature of Ohio, during its
present session, did one good act, for
which it deserves the thanks of the
people of the whole State. Itamend-
ed the School law, SO as to prevent
the continual change of books in our
public schools, which had become an
oppressive tax upon poor men, be-
sides producing confusion in the
course of studies.
A STOLEN kiss saved a girls life in
Wisconsin last week, for if the man
who did the deed had not pulled her
head forward just as ne did, beam,
which fell from the upper floor.
would have dashed her brains out.
"Trifles light as air." sc.
AMONG the sGoval" citizens and pat
riots of South Carolina who have been
tortured by the Ku-klux is county
treasurer residing at Yorkville. To
get him and the county fund out of
harms way, military escort was fur
nished him and he was conducted to
Columbia. lie arrived in Columbia
one afternoon, and was missing next
morning. Strange to say, the coun-
ty funds were also missing.
The Radicals are throwing up the
sponge on all sides. Wendell Phil
lips, the shrewdest calculator in the
party, in remarkable article, ac-
knowledges that Grants recent ac-
tion elects Democratic President in
1872. The Chicago Tribune acknowl-
edges that the General has been rath-
er failure as President.
FAwNEY, who showed signs by "go-
ing back on Grant on account of the
Santo Domingo and Sumner matters,
has been bought up with the Collec-
torship of the Port of Philadelphia,
an office worth eight thousand dol
10, 10 Of hn &c of,.0,
and stealings, and now gracefully
wears the administration collar.
News comes to us from Washing
ton that John A. Bingham, the mur.
derer of Mrs. Surratt, has become a
great 'spiritualist." He sees ghosts
and all sorts of spirits, save the "spir-
its of just men made perfect" He
takes his spirits straight" and often
in large quantities. glass full at a
dose! Even his old Radical associ-
ates are becoming ashamed of his
ways that are dark" and it takes a
good deal to shame Radical.
A POTOMAC river steamboat captain
lately refused to allow the negro Fred.
Douglass. to take seat at the dinner
table along with the "white trash,
and there is terrible commotiou
among the "trooly loil" over the affair.
The outrages committed by the bloody
Q-Kluxers pale before this indignity
to the great idol of -ihe Radicals
While these things are tolerated how
is it possible for us to have peace.
TERRIBLE BOILER EXPLOSION A
/. Cincinnati telegram dated Anril lst