The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-12-18
THE DEMOCRATIC PREsSI
nAvEEsA. THUn nsDAT. DEC. Is. 1873

RAvENNA. THUR sDAY. DEC. IS. 1873
SENATOR THURMAN is 10 spend the
Holidays with Mr.. Allen, at Chillico-
the.
MARTIN E. CONWAY has been indict-
ed for assault with intent TO kill Ex-
Senator Pomeroy, October 18th.
JOHN 7. IRVING, the self-accused
Nathan murderer, has been sentenced
to seven years and six months in Sing
Sing on the charge of burglary.
PIcKAwAY is the largest corn pro-
dueing county in Ohio. Its crop for
1872 amounted to 3,375,648 bushels
Ross comes next, with 9, ,I0S, TAT BUSH
els.
SouTH CARoLISA is bankrupt, and
its Legislature is doing nothing at s4,-
600 day.
Boss TWEED is in prison. Boss
shephere is made Governor of the Dis
trict of Columbia, which is reforma-
ton with a vengeance.
THE DEMOCRATS of Manchester, New
Hampshire, elected their Mayor last
week, by 511 plurality. Heretofore
they carried but one ward.
The DIFFERENCE The Democrats
put their thieves in the penitentiary.
The Radicals put theirs in high offices.
Or the 100000 bales of cotton pro-
duced in all the Southern States Lou
isiana raises 100000. To do this she
has largely abandoned the cultivation
ofsngar.
THE other day. the heating appara-
tus in . Pullman palace car. standing
on track at Denver, exploded with
terrible force, throwing fragments of
the fated car two thousand feet.
Iris regarded as quite certain that
the 100000 reserve viii be issued
by the Secretary Of the Treasury
This can hardly be regarded as a step
in the direction of resumption of
specie payments.
Four hundred and sixty thousand
immigrants arrived in the United
States for the year ending in June last.
This shows an increase of 10000 over
any previous year. OF these 1900
were from Ireland, $1,000 from Eng
land, and $4,000 from Germany.
THE people of Pennsylvania voted
on the adoption Of their new constitu-'
tion on Tuesday. We haveDo reports
indicating the result Il was opposed
by the corrupt rings which have ruled
the State, but the opinion of the press
of both parties before the election was
that it would be adopted.
In the United States District Court at
Montgomery, Ala, last week, the jury
rendered verdict in favor of Lewis
E. Parsons against Richard Busteed,
Judge of the United States District
Court for $4,000 for false imprison-
ment.-
A TELEGRAM from Columbia, South
Carolina, says: The Bender family,
charged with several murders in Kan
eas, were arrested in Biyingsville.
Spartansburg county, few days ago.
SAMUEL NELSON, ex-Judge of the
United States Supreme Court, died
suddenly of apoplexy, while sitting
in his chair, at his residence in Coop
erstown, N. Y, on Saturday afternoon
the 18th inst.
POSTMASTER Foulds, of Cincinnati
has resigned his Office, to take effect
upon the appointment OF his successor.
There are some nine or ten candidates
for the position, SO the Office is not
likely to remain vacant.
GRANT in his message recommended
the repeal of 80 much of the bankrupt
law rs related to Involuntary bank
rUptcy, provoked by suspension. The
Judiciary Committee of the House
are disposed to give him more than he
asks. They favor total repeal of the
law.
AT the late municipal election in
Boston, Samuel o. Cobb, Democrat,
but supported by all parties except the
Prohibitionists, was elected Mayor of
the city by majority of 1888.
Gushing, the Prohibition candidate,
received but 568 votes.
DURING the debate on Mr.. Hale's
bill to repeal the salary grab law one
day last week Mr.. Dawes (Republican)
demonstrated that the country is pay
ing Gen. Grant 100000 a year, or at
the rate Of $400, 900 a term, for playiny
President, Retrenchment, ehi
The Spanish difficulties growing
out of the capture of the Yirginius
and the butchery of her passengers
aud crew by the Cuban authorities, is
about at an end. Tbs Spaniards seem
disposed to carry ont faithfully the
agreement entered into between the
two governments 0oe.
PRoF. AGAssIz DEAD.-A despatch
from Boston announces that Prof.
Louis Agassiz, one of the greatest ol
Modern naturalists died in that city
at fifteen minutes after ten o'clock on
Sunday evening. His disease was
paralysis.
ONE portion of community are new
err allowed to susnend. They are the