The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-29

RAvENNA, THURSDAY. FEB. 20. 1879
Preparations are being made fol
the assessment and collection of thu
Income tax for 1871.
Mr.. Sumner says there will be rich
er developments in the French arm
debate than have yet appeared.
A bill has been introduced in Con
gfess granting one million acres o
public land to each State having al
Agricultural College.
The report that John w. Forne,
will succeed CresweIl as POSTMASTER
General is generally credited in Wash
ington. 1t is also denied
g The Post-office, drug store and
: Two dwellings at Rondout,N. Y.,wert
destroyed by fire on the night of the
S 2lst inst. Loss $4,000.
A special from Washington dated
the 25th, says: Forney is here again
to-day, in the role of peacemaker, and
dined with Summer. Afterward he
called on the President. His efforts
TO reconcile the Anti-Grant Republi-
can Senators simply excite amusement.
si There is "tier N the Pennsylvania
Senate, and they have contested cleo
ton case there, too, but as the sitting
member is Radical he is allowed TO
vote OH all preliminary questions re-
lating to his case. 1t makes slight
difference whose OK is gored.
- A brother of the "Cardiff Giant" has
been quarried in Nebraska, which
measures Is feet in length and seven
feet across the shoulders. Its aswhep-
pern-ihe story or the giant, and we
can't say which.
The movement of the lcSitimists of
France to place Count Chambord on
the throne of that country is said to
be gaining strength and becoming SO
formidable as to cause much alarm
among the Republicans.
The excitement over the Alabama
claims matter has pretty much subsi-
ded, and the probability is that it will
not result in war between this conn
try and England. There is but little
probability that the Geneva arbitra-
tors will award the two billions dam
ages claimed by us. The universal cry
is 'slet us have Peace!'
A Washington special says: E'The
Democrats and Schurz people say the
Cincinnati Convention will nominate
David Davis for President and Joel
Parker for Vice President. This nom-
ination was arranged. it is said, two
weeks ago,at a meeting at which Hem
bricks. Schurz, Trumbull and Sumner
were present"
The Kansas Legislative Investiga-
ting Comm. ttee has turned up album
dant evidences of fraud, duplicating
United States Senators Caldwell and
Pomeroy, Ex-Governor Carney, and
Perry Fuller. They all belong to the
party of "grcat moral IDEAS and are,
of course, all honorable men,
On Saturday last bold robbery
was committed in Columbus. Two
men entered Eberly's wholesale gro
Gerry, on Friend street, while the por-
Ter was alone. One of the men, pre-
tending wish to purchase buckets,
went with the porter to the back part
of the store; the other went for the
safe, and rified it of $500 in money
and 500 in checks and notes, and es-
capped before thesrobbery was known.
The Radicals of Indiana held their
, State Convention at Indianapolis on
Thursday last and nominated candi-
dates for GoyernoE and State officers
and for Congressman AT large. Gen.
Tom Brown was nominated for Gov
sernor, and Godlove S. Orth for Con-
gresham. A resolution was adopted
indorsing the administration of Grant
and Colfax. 8olE
IA Boston telegram Of the 22d says
A suit against the Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance Company of New Jersey,
by an administrator, to recover $1,000
insurance on the life of Jas. #. G.. Bax-
ter, deceased, resulted in verdict for
the plaintiff for The full amount. The
defense was that Baxter died of intem-
perance, it being stipulated in the pol
icy that intemperance would render
il void.
A sad calamity occurred near Me-
chanicsburgh, Ohio, on the morning
of the 2Ist inst, resulting in the death
of two persons in the family of S. b.
Garberry. His wife was kindiing a
fire with rose oil, when the oil ignited
and burned Mrs. Garberry and child
to death. Both were burned to
crisp, and their suderings for eleven
hours were intense. AT the time of
the accident no other person was in or
near the house.
The EXCITEMENT runs high in Spriu g.
field, Ohio, over the question of ad-
mitting colored children to the white
schools. A petition has been present.
ed to the Radical Board of Education,
demanding their admission, but the
Board hesitate. Many of the signers
to the petition, publish cards asserting
that their signatures were procured
by fraud, undue influences violence,
Sc. There's more work for the Feder-
al Congress.
The Radicals of South Carolina held
their State Convention, at Columbia
on the night of the Goth inst. A tele-
gram says the election of delegates re-
suited in the choice of seven white
men and seven colored men, all of
whom, with single exceptions are Of