The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-09-16
HIRAM.
Correspondence.

HIRAM.
Cores pondence.
suIcr1E.-A We K SgSlla4 Sunday
evening, about dark. Ladrens Resfden,
an Irishman, aged 55 yesrs, living in
the S. w. corner of this township,
committed suicidd by has sging.
Pecuniary and domestic difficulties
are supposed 10 be the cause. The
deceased became acquainted with =
lady in Ravenna about the first of last
Jdly, aid ataheipffrF meeting, asree9
to be married. But, upon more ma
turc reelection aud considsration, he
was inclined to recede from his en-
gagement, while the other party was
earnestly intent upon concentrating
their engagement" Extraordinary iu-
ducemenfs, were brought to bear, and
: on the 18th of July they were mar
ried. Sometime in August they
agreed to, and tiid.separate, he, paying
her $500, which; swing to his limited
means, considerably embarrassed him.
He repented of the separation in q few
days, and took measures to induce her
to return, but before he could mature
his plans she left fer Wisconsin. Ga'9E1
The day of the suicide the deceased
went to Ravenna to transact some
business, and returned to his brothers,
with whom he was living, about sum
down, went to the barn, took q rope
from halter, climbed into an apple
tree. and tying one end to limb, the
other TO his neck. jumped, not for life
but death. He was discovered by
his brother in a very few minutes, but
too late. His neck was probably bro
keH.os ofau y = .st aiA-u
Religious persecution and fintolef-
enec, and their 'accompanements, big
otry and ignorance are still having a
light run, just enough TO mako rip-
pie on the waters--with, however, an,
immense amount of blowing and
striking. People at this day look with
wonder and astaii shment, at the
ignorance, foOlishness and weak mind
edness of those who '55 iiycars ago.
honestly believed thst if Thos. Jeder-
son was elected President, all the : BIZ
bles would bearburned. 1t does not
seem possible, that the clergyief that
day could exert such an influence up
on the minds of their dnpes, .eysn,, as
10 make them believe, that Jefferson
the champion Of free thought. free re-
1igion and free press, would if elected
gather,into one hugh heap all the BIZ
bles in the land, audsmakea q big bon.
fire of them. eiriYet they did, and
many we're the devices used to pre-.
serve ataleast one copy from dhe uni
versal destruction. Thousands and
thousands of Bibles were hidden away ]
in every conceivable hiding place.
One old woman more thoughtful than
all Others, the day before election in
Connecticut kueatled q large loaf of
bread, into which she placed her Bible,
and then baked the loaf in sthe stbig |
oven, and expressed the greatest con-
that Tom jefferson and his in !
fdel followers would not be able, to
find the secret hiding place Of her
"dear Bible" Welmay laugh at tile
ignorence and stupidity OF. the people,
Dr. portion of them, at being so $ i'm
posed upon, but they are being inn
posed upon a,o,o just as wickedly,e and
lust as dishonesty as then,s for there
IS just as. much causea for fear and.
iarm that our common schools are to-
be tampered with or, their, usefulness
N any manuer impaired, if the Demo
,racy succeeded in Ohio this fall, as.
here was 70 .yearsago that all the BIZ
oles would be burge ed if Jefferson was
elected President And those who in
he least believe any such thing arc
ust as foolish, ignorant, silly, weak
minded and e1eminate as the old lady
Who baked her Bible and had gospel
cooked every day thereafter. q. For the
Democracy of Ohio to-day, stand in
precisely the same relation to schools,
hat the Democracyi75 years age stood
n relation to religion, education, and
}. free press. -,. sg II. -.
q Hiram, Sept. 14th, 1875.