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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29

The New York Tlmes-organ of
the Money Power-in an sSeditoriai
Treating of the Bankers Convention
at Saratoga, furnishes us with the fol-
lowing appalling statistics in: regard
ito the mber OF banks and extent OF
the banking power i'll the United
States:
can approximate estimate of the
number Of persons directly interested
as officers and shareholders in the Ma
tiOnal Banks would probably surpi ise
cur readers, even those who are them
selves Included in the number. These
banks are about two theusana-2GO4
| at the date Of the Controllers last re-
port. Of officers aud sdirectsrs they
have not lees than twenty five thou
lsand. OF sharehelders it Mould be
safe TO say That there are & million and
a halt, and probably many moro. Be-
sides thAsf ltbe -dspssitors and note
holders are hardly Tess directly inter-
ested, and of these no estimate can be
formed. On the I'd of last October
the deposits reached, absut $3.50, 0,OOO,-
coo the notes exceeded $333, ,OOO, 600
the tcombinedf amount being nearly
$1,000, O,OOO,C COO. This enormous inter-
ct is distrib ited III every state, and
we believe in every Territory, OF the
Union, and though, the ,wiseacres in
Congress have net been able TO make
men go into the bnsiness, Of banking
in exaH1n1QportiOnsto, TO the eensus re.
turn Nth and population, it il
0bvidSOI LII ttheinfiueneee Of the bank.
is almost universal"
Ana this is the organized power tina,
the brave DeYeeratic party of Ohio
has aroused I9Enq. = ,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29
Bold Bank Robbery,

O. LEWISTON, Me-, July 23.-The Ma
tionA Bank OF Winthrop was entered,
this morning, and the. vaults and safe
or the Savings Bank opened. The
bank is on the second floor of aibrick
building on Maias street, near the
Winthrop House. = The safes were
blown open by nitro glycerine. There
were three distinct explosions, all be-
ing heard by several persons. The
robbers left within ten minutes after
the last explosion, which blow, out all
the Windows in The front part Of. the;
bank, and caused a general smash-up
inside. The contents of the main safe
were SO badly mutilated, and SO many
fragments were leit behind, that it, is
thought the amount secured BY the
robbers could not have been large.
The capital of the bank is 100000,
and the amount of deposits in Mr..
Sleving's bank was about $lOO, ,OOO.-
The safes of both institutions were
rifled OF their, entire, contents. The
standing of the bank, the Dii ectorss
say, will not be impaired. -Four men
have been arrested on suspicion { f be-
ing the robbers u l,5. t--ts,f -s.. {-rrHl'
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29
rIaN = , =
Northern Pacific Railroad,

This Road, With all itsiproperty and
franchises. is TO be sold at auction
uadef decree ofC9art, August ID, in
New York City, for the benefit of the
first NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., eIru
The general body i0f bondh elders
haye united jp frplaa rfer. projecting
theirihtsfests, by causing tke road
and property TO be bid in for them by
3 Bondhoidefs,, Committee, selected
for the purpose. This Committee
consists OF John' Livingston, OF New
N.drk. Frederick Billings, of Vermont
Gasrge Stark, ofNassachusstts, j. X
MiIsofehead iIso aadJ. NJ Hutchinson, ot
Pennsylvania, and Jno. u, Dennison
Of IF Maryland. The plan, Of purehas.
and Reorganization represented by thi.
Committee has been inhnanimsusIy a.
proved BY : general meeting Of til.
Soadhofdersil All bendhoIders who
wishtolshare in the 0benefits of tn.
plan or desire Information, should i'm.
meqiatelys address The, Purchasing
Gomm4ittee, N, +, R. lRyiat 2a. Fifth
AZ Avenue, eHps,,fSENF NSEeNF Y50rk. 51rk. 10 n0ies9rq
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29
THE Radical leaders think 1t would

THE Radical leaders think 1t would
be a dangerous thing to allow the
Government to make the volume sof
currency commensurate with the.
wants of the business of thescountfy,
but then they would not hesitateS to
give the control of the financial affairs
of the country into the hands of the
National bankers and bondholders and
allow them to initiate and contract as
their interests might dictate, so that
when they want interest high or to
buy property cheap they can contract
and when they want interest low and
to sell property, they can initiate. The
Democracy believe it is safer and more
economical for the Government TO
control the currency than 10 farm the
business out to q monopoly. .,,.,ty
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29
Protection Illusfrated.

The pig iron managers of the Phila-
delphia Centernial Exhibition have
decided to exclnde 81 English goods
upon whicksprices sre marked. Thsy
arg afraid Americsns viii find out
how cheap English goods could be had
were it not for our present outrageous
tariff, and will thereby be converted
to free trade ideas.
One. of the great advantages of q
worlds fair is to find out where the
best and cheapest goods can be had,
and this prohibitisn by the protection
lists should be resented by every State
which intends to be represented on
that OCCASION.
Many Of the English Manufacturers
refuse to'exhibit Oh any such terms'
and we think they are perfectly right.
They are unwilling to ge to the eX-
pense of sending articles across the
ocean for exhibition, and then be pro-
hibited from letting our people know
what they will sell them for.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29

49, NPJ3s 49, Z re SiGt5s -i~2sD
"Irs an ill windBlat blsws nobody
go,oodlii"' The grain crep Of Great Brit.
ain has been seriously injured BY cold
aHd frequent rains, and. the 'detaappd
for American grain il steadily iihcfeas.
ing. iPhis has given IAN unexpected
impetus tDfour9 export grain trade,
and it iscbsieveds American exports
this ysariwill greatly exceed those 81
last. This will appreciate our paper
enrrency, Of, in other Words, lower
the gold premium, and tend to revive
Business Id all Branches of industry.
Gold already has dropped. to la With
isla'week, and the decline is not yet
ended.-9Ex. Ho.i OF SJFl8~IIIE
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29

The dispatches from Beaver. Utah,
OH Saturday morningfg gise the details
Of the terrible Mountain Meadow
Massacre which occurred at the NJ cad
ows, fOrty-fve miles from Cedar, on
the California road, in September,
1857, and the perpetrators Of which
have gone unpunished for eighteen
years. In the horrible affair over q
hundred emigranfs en- route fer Cali
fornia, consisting of men, woMen and
children were decsyed from thcir in
trenchments under flag of truce, and
then all Of them, except few infants
who were too young to tell the story,
were brutally butchered, their bodies
stripped and left a prey te, The wolves
and Vultnres. .iaT .nonil lyotcrs,sy
For these many years the M0rnons
have rested under suspicious of being
responsible for the horrid crime, and
now suspicion has ripened into cer--
tainty. The trial of John d, Lee, al
legged to be participant in the affair,
is in progress at Beaver, and Philip
Klingensmith, who confesses to ,hay-
ing been one of the party. is a witness,
and in his testimony he gives q detail
ed and. .circumstantial account of the
fendish affair, in which he. clearly
shows that the massacre was ordered
by the Councill Of bishops of ths
Mormon Church, that the property of
the murdered emigrants was placed ip
the charge of the church officials, and
that Brigham Yosng was afterwards
advised Of the affair in, every particu-
lar, and directed that the property
token from the murdered emigrants
be turned over TO J.. D. Lee, and eau
toned the assassins TO say nothing Of
the affair, and not to talk about it even
among themselves, 1tis one of the
most damning stories of modern times.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29

THEY GIVE IT UP.-A washington
special to the Enquirer dated the 23d
inst, says:,sd sidt al s,.Groy = ezatf,
"a prominent Republican official toe
day received q letter from his native
town in Ohio, written by q friend, al.
so prominent Republican, who say 5
that the speeches Of Governor Allen
are playing havoc with the prospects
Of Gsyernor Hayes, He concedes that
Aliens speeches are the best campaign
speeches that have been made i'm this
country il aoivery' long time. The
writer says that in his own town,
where the Republicans, have hereto
fore pelled large majority, Hayes
will scarcely get vote. '"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29
No tidings yet frsm the missing
aronauts, and the general belief is that
they have been destroyed. 80.

No tidings yet frsm the missing
aronauts, and the general belief is that
they have been destroyed. .... 20.
The city Of Geneva, Switzerland. is
reported to have been almost entirely
destroy el by q storm which passed
over it on the 7th inst. asls i =
THE President has selected Senator
Morrill,, of Maine, Senator Howe, Of
Wisconsin,an and Hon. Wayne HcVergb,
of Pennsylvania, ~ additional Com
missioners to investigate the alleged
Indian frauds.
nzs IS SsY fE1...f o4s+sii4 -
- TIE yellow fever il reported to have
broken sut among the United, States
troops stationed at Fort BarDacas,, at
the mouth of Pensacola Bay.
THE romito is reported to be raging
at Vera Cruz OF the 1873 deaths du-
ring the month of June, 125 were from
sr0mitO. f - eta.H
AT Mystic Park, Boston, on Thurs
day night Hugh Donahue completed
the tast of Walking 1 100 miles in LOO
consecutive hours. he was in good
condition. ...
A New YoRK dispatch of the 23rd
says: Secretary Fish has informed
Mayer Wickham that an association
of counterfeitsrs, with head. quarters
at Barcelona, are preparing to issue, in
this city, twelve millions of counter
felt notes of the Bank of England and
the Bank of France. Look out for
theml l-
OK Friday last . prisoner. in the
Ohio Penitentiary, named Lackley,
knocked down the Superintendent of
Gill's shops, and was reaching for q
hammer, when other prisoners inter.
fered. In the stove foundry Q prison
er by the name Of Wallace beat the
foreman, knocking ont three front
teeth and splitting the upper lip. They
were put in the dungeon.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29
HEAVY Failure.

Dispatches from New York an
nouncc tho failure of the banking
house of Duncan. Sherman & Co.
They have made an assignment to
Hon. w. ID. Shipman for the benefit
of their creditors. The liabilities o.
the firm are estimated at frsn S., ,OOO,-
600 to 100000, the assets being far
short of sufficient to meet liabilities.
The announcement created great ex.
citement in financial circles, the house
being regarded as the most substan-
tial i'm the country.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29

= yuiqJ Usl Xuiit jE5h 5tI a aid bna
IF, during the war, any one had
used the same language about the
greenback currency as is now uttered
by the Radical leaders and papers, he
he would have been denounced as, a
"copperhead," and "dislsyal, traitor
Gus rebel sympathizers," and stood in
danger. sf being dealt with in a most
summary manner, But now the very
men who forced that currency upon
the people, and who declared it TO be
the best currency /. this country ever
had, are loud in their denunciations d of
il, and Of those who prefer it to SUR
rendering the entire financial affairs of
the country to the control Of the bank
ers and -sondhol ders.Ynd 1snt l1ads
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29

gaJUDGING from the reports of the
Radical papers in this region, martial
law would have been proclaimed il
Marvin Kent had refused the nonina-
ten for Senator. When we think how
the "office sought the man, and not the
man the office" ,"we realize what mar
w:escape Old Portage has had of
of bsyonet rule and OF going unrep-
resented in the councils Of the State
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29

THE Democrats Of Ohio. formally
opened the campaign by an immense
meeting at Gallipslis On the 2lst inst.
The meeting was the largest ever held
in that section of the State. It is esti-
mated that the crowd present number
cd fromn 15,0OO to 10000 people,
Speeches were made by Governor
Allen, Hon. George II. Pendiessn, and
Hon. H. s. Walker, Of West Virginia.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29

The Ohio State Journdt recdrs to
John G. Breslin as Democratic State
Treasurer and defaulter 0overiA twenty
years age, but has NOT. a wOrdHte, say
of one William II. Gibson, a Repubi-
can State Trersurer, who was also q
defaulter. Oh, no, they iitver men,
tion ham fathat connectioniLZames-
riLe SiqNQS. y l--l--.nn Lnil mgi.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29

IT is estimated that the Republican
party and the bankers and bendhsld-
ers of the country will send from one
to three millions of dollars to Ohio
this fall to defeat the people and per-
petuste their rascally system. The
action of the Democracy in this State
is certain to beget that sort Of "infia-
tion." 1t will bring money to Ohio
Eng. ~i''
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29

- Il sSyUF- I;IJ lF-'9 5oI;lFH 5i.E les fb0
DeIaao ,Asass,l to -'stepE nfnv,s and Out
viboop swhhliteGih' whltGi' he Iefrrr'ss to 4ke, noyaH
AGA 1Washingtonspecial Ief lthei u25th,
saNsis .uom oiuisHoqzsr ui ssjon boo@
NIT ear be stated auihoritaiiYslga that
sbsutii9gr weeks ay9n thei, RErssidant
addressed aonote,4e Snfretary Delano,
formally u requesting liisi Tesignatioih
aud that the. Secretaryi ne fused to eom:
ply with the;rcqnest,i claaRinx, that 1t
WAS uniair to- tOrce uliiaa to- resign
pending the investigations then and
now being made intoi Ln,iian. osifAirw
Thca q Secretary .alse .inlimatad sveny
sire n .ly ihat.if he was. force.ls &n1ssof
the Cabius,, ,somebody y besid es iiiHARn
p r>onal and polilica als jriendsi would
suffer. The President, Il huugh nIach
provoked Nj The h'siis,ia tiS,a, c0i,el asle
cd 10 let the ula,tcrlro rest uhIil Lhcq ln-
diansiuve>tigaLingl ,i Cs N asiti eel thuke
their ,repert- The shsb sblislsesls, stata-
mo,t that ut a special Cabinet rteetilg
held in this city, ON Wednesday, iiilast
the CASE of Secretary DelanV was,d dis-
cus-ed, and that oal y. wOs. nae Inbers--.
" u, Secretary ,DristOw and Postntas-
Jeweilr-werc in Jxv0r,iof
his ifeiiriAg from tho Cabin ets while
all The others favor edo his relnain ming,
il alenic,t on the very best T. h;anthOlity.
L. tssn he stated, Oh the same aui h0rity,
hal within, the -four. weeks psstffNery
the Cabinet has privately
the opin on that, Jhei time
lad arrived when the interest, II OF on,
yiof the, Administrations but of 1.-The
Repu ublican party itself, required that
Nj, Delano should step down and cut
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29

.Esxi- -ssTkl aysa -GsiTziitn 1uOT Ol
Tue bonds in small amounts, issued
By Government without interest.
which go from hand to hand are
called rags ;idbutio ioothc : big Jboirds,
held by the few at interest, are
something better than gold. Is it not
curious that mote with interest is so
much better than one without interest.
both being given by the same party !?
Suppose VIC should call the bonds rags !;
what q howllthere would be from the
monetary lords !-Enq. eo,t.,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29
MARKETS..

RAvEkNA, July IS. 1885,
- ELlUR Z lang IS non- q 20, sfor XxsRsd
to 81 50 for xxx White. Demand steady.
wHEAFrs1E15Cs18. G1UJ
CORN-Shelled brings 9Oc; ears, 40c.
OATS-50c. Sales dull.
RYE-No.f brings 20 q 75c; -At r -
| BARLEY-NOne In market. $50 YEtCt
| BUCKW WHEAT-For Seed, 81 z5 per bu.
| HAY-Scllipg at $40 g $1S; according to
HEEE sPqssy4, s q 1fs UIlllI
iioG5Lbfessed per ckt Il %! a IS 50. ac-
| cording to quality.
LARD-Citys srendere Cd aa9 zoe. u 9
SMOKED MEATS-City sugar Cured Hams
selling at 16c; Country 12xc. !" ''''<
Shoulders, City cured selling at 12hc. Dried
Beef selling ut 20 O. 25c.
POULTRY-Small supply in the market
Chickens dressed. buyers pay 1O912h cents Jun
dressed Sc q DC Turkies. live censt; dressed.
10 q 12c.
BUrrER-1scl Win aoishxasd tesdency.
CHEESE-Factory. retails, 19Hc.
EGGS, buyers, pay 16c per dog. rrx.r,>.-
POTATOES-faireli pay a5cs a 40e! a
BEANS-Choice hand picked in good demand
| at 81 75 per bu. Medium 81 so.
ONIOstS- tssr lbasfei 81 ss.h \ / h.
HOPS-5Oc.
SAGE-Retails at 5Oc @7Oc.
'vfNEG Aft-Pure cider. retaifs soc per gal
TALLOW-Buyers pay &c.
HlDES-Green, trimmed 5Hc.; untrimmed &c
| EEATHERS-Retail Mt S6e. 7.-siI,7e s q. .leats
WHITE Inn e. 81 bOper bbl. is'19 ~ . sii
WATER LIME-$2 so ''>''
SALT-Coarse sells at g. 10: fine 81 IS.
WODD7-Sioye "a Oo42 80: 3 feet wood . 00
q S. so per cord. -
SUGARS
foNaa A Sa,ls co,. .sts:r aI,;r.a s5 Il s,s,<c
Extra % observation-disclosures. lie
Granulated " ................ 12kc
Pulyerized 4 ...,.... ............14c
Crushed "a 81 s.. -: ..- Tie
Brown - Observation-Disclosures, 1Oc
MOLASSES-
ola sfrs,.ssEu.-s - IA .. 1--5i si-Ia.. 30
New Orleans sells for ........... 90
White Drip SYRUP. " ........ 1 90
GohNf brfps {.S ..... SANG. :.!:a.o rs
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29

WHAT'S in Name? The "organ"
now has one which, according to the
idea of its managers, will suit the
Cleveland Herald folks-.Republican
Democrat!" "You pays your money
and takes your choice" ctl-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29

The glass manufacturing firm of
Sweeney, Mckinney & Co., Of Wheel
ing, w. Va, failed on Saturday. Liza
bilities $l56, 600; assets estimated at
$4,000. They employed upwards Of
three hundred hands.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29

SOME Of the pious, patriotic Radical
papers continue their insane bowling
about the Geghan bill, but they are
the ones that have not published it,
and expect to deceive their readers by
their rawlings. 5-.'
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29

INGLEDALE, . well knswn summer
resort about three miles southwest Of
Holyake, Mass, was completely de-
streyed by fire Sunday evening. 1t
cost q few years ago $156, 600 but was
sold in 1874 for 10000. Insured for
$4,000. eii II d. 9r
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29

WHAT the people of Summit County
want in Senator is one to represent
the interests of the whole District, and
net any one man in the District.-Ak-
ron Times. 4-s-i-i '1'
just 80 over here in Portage.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29

.of. f.I.OyES LABOR sIosrii-the Radical
effort to prove ttat Tom HsunXa can
drink more whisky thanISam Cary
"Much Ado About Nothing
Radical howl about the division of the
School fuaJ. .siiH 3 519ysT han svoi -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29
otais ssx1yss m mIaIir,paaa l %, : & u 11l.m., 4 . I'd,

w no Owls wis is Fs'Fi2sfn F4snEh <, wa. .a.4,Es
Radical party that Issued TIE iis green
Backs which they 'ass,is ars now idsnolnciinlls
ssd5y and 81 s%ss and fSi It
was Grant and & Radical Congress
+ Who nc, packed the Supreme 81 pr,, Court ID or
der ID y obtain decision : il IL favter fave Of 81
the notwithstanding II this currency, II aisH
aaa '1ts fsss isndsT
Rsy%snt a of q! deet, s1espt hoss
Ths maternity AM and maternity Of othis
s.rag baby" belongs wholly TO ,hcHa,l-
ic parry who are now Crying 10 get
rid of the baniling in order tIlat they
may thereby nore fully manifest their
affection Tor bankers and bondholders.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29

Hon. David A. Wells has very
able article in the August Atldntici on
free-trade. He explains and defends
most completely the creed of those
whe believe in so-called dfree-trade,and
predicts that it must obee leading
question ut the Presidential campaign
next year. Speaking of free trade as
q source Of national income and as
thus Strengthening the independence
of governments, Mr.. Wells cites the
example Of Holland, as follows: aa
:. "From the commencement of their
existence as a nation the Dutch not
only made their country an asylum
for the oppressed of. all nations, but
they tosk especial care that their trade,
industries, and all commercial ex-
changes should be tunfettered, unin-
peded, and unlegislated upon,' and
this, too, while all the rest of the
civilized world adopted a diametrical-
/ ly opposite policy The result was
that, though possessing amostrestrict-
ed territory (abeut four q hundred
thousand acres Of arabic land), and a
limited population Qess than two mill
lions, they not only maintained their
independence against the combined
hosts OF Spain, France and Germany,
but for time became the dominant
naval power of the world. Though
not raising a bushel ofw heat. Holland
became the best place for ,Esrope to
buy grain; though she did not possess
an acre of forests, there was always
more and better timber to be obtained
! in her ports than elsewhere and
though she smelted no iroh, and did
not raise ttsheaf OF hemep her. fleets
became the best that sailed the seas, ;
and all because, to use the words Of
one Of her statesmen Cornelius De
Witt, '1745), she had the wealth 10 pay
for these commsdities;sand possessed
this wealth because trade sand, all az
changes were left nnimpeded-" IN
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-07-29
Then and Now.

The present position of the Republi-
can party Of Ohio ON financial
matters is in marked contrast
with that which that consistent party
occupied seven years ago. In their
Convention held III Columbus in 1865
they adopted the following resolu-
tiOns: .nii lc ai.,,is
"Lecsoloed. That the Republican par
ty pledges itself to tho faithful pay
ment of the public debt, according TO
law. and we hereby express our cen
viction that, according to the laws un-
which the fye-twenty- bonds were iss'
ued, said bonds should be paidin the
currency of the country which may be
a legal tender whenothe Government
shall be prepared redeem those
bonds. .s 5pv .s:;5sit aai ~ stI
"Reso1vetl, That we heartily approve
of the policy Of Congress in stopping
the contraction Of the currency, anC
we believe that the issue of currency
should be commensurate With the in.
dividual and commercial Interests OF
the country.
ft1oesolred,I Thsf justies, and:Tsoupd
] lssi rec reLthat 4fhsi pr 4 psft ys0feIe
ry citizen should bear its equal share
of the public burdens, and that thii
principle ought to be applied to al
United States bonds hereafter issued
for the purpose of funding or carrying
the present Indebtedness Of the e mites
States, byimaking them 1ia'ble, by ex
tpressi provision sf llaw,y to etaxation
precisely as other property Il; 3iy1s
Then they were in favor of payine
the fiye-twenty bonds, in greenhacks
they aweret opp osed to coqtractioni.a