The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-02-25
xAvENNA. THURSDAY. FEB. ss. 1878.

sAMUEL d. HARRIS EDITOR AND PUBLIsHKH-
RAvENNA. THURSDAY. FEB. e5. 1875.
The Ohio Anti-Secret Society Con-
vention held at Mansfield last
week was a slim and silly affair.
REAR ADMIRAL Charles III. Bell, q.
s. N. died of pneumonia at his resi-
dence in New Brunswick, n. j., on
Friday morning, aged II years.
TIE Radical mind in Bloomington,
ILL.,, was made happy recently by the
union in marriage of aCaucasian maid
to descendant of Ham, . colored
preacher officiating
Gov. ALLEN has appointed FL. Ii.
Robinson, formerly connected with
the Cincinnati Enquirer, As State Lii
brarian, and the appointment has been
unanimously confirmed by the Sen-
ate. E ~ l-
A YOUNG man named james Nc
Mahon, committed suicide at WASH
inyton on Tuesday of last week by
jumping from the railing surrounding
the tholus of the dome of the Capitol,
while i'm fit of temporary inssnity,
alighting on the ridge of the pedi-
ment of the east portico, one hundred
and eighty-fiye feet below. His body
was mangled in n horrible manner,
The Cleveland Herald is among the
Republican journals opposed to the
bayonet force bill of the Radical Con-
gressional caucus. 1t thinks lit places
too much power in the hands OF the
President allowing him to suspend
the writ Of kdbeas corpus, and 10 a
bill to wreck the Republican party"
In the main the Herald is o. X, but
Republican party has already "gone
where the woodbine twipsth.
The majority Of the select Commit
tee on Louisiana affairs have made
their report. They find that the cleo
ton was fair and free, that there was
no general intimidation, that majori-
ty of Conservative members were
elected to the lower house of the Leg
isIature, of which majority they were
deprived by the wrongful action OF
the Returning Board. They declare
that "all that is needed in Louisiana is
to Withdraw the federal troops and
leave the people to govern them
selves"
The election in New Hampshire for
Governor, members of Congress, and
of state Legislature, takes place on
the 9th of March, and, notwithstand-
ing the Radicals in their state Con-
yention declared ''unalterable opposi-
ton to the election of any man to the
Presidency of the United States for
third term" aud condemned the use
of the military power of the nation
for any purpose not clearly defined in
the Constitution" sweeping Demo-
cratic victory is anticipated.
MINNESOTA SENAToR.-On Friday
last the Legislature of Minnesota elect
ed Judge s. j. r. McMillen United
States Senator from that state in place
of Ramsey. The Senator elect is the
present Chief Justice of the State
lis man of unimpeach-
able integrity, of moderate abilities,
and always a Republican in politics,
but having been for many years on
the District and Supreme Court
Benches he has not taken an active
part in politics,
On Thursday last the resolution of
Senator Morton to admit Pinchback
TO a seat in the Senate as the repre-
sentative in that body of the State of
Louisiana was laid on the table. The
hesitancy manifested in this matter
would seem to indicate that the Radi-
cal Senators either question the legali-
ty of the kellogg government and the
Legislature inaugurated by federal
bayonets, or that their regard for men
"witheus regard to race, color or pre-
vious condition of servitude" is mere
hypocritical cant.
The municipal government of Paris
recently voted an enormous loan for
public improvements and in one day
after the books were opened oyer for
ty-two times the required amount was
subscribed. The rapidity and prompt
ness with which their great war in
demnity, are paid, and these loans
taken show that the French know
more about sound financial matters
than the wise statesmen ON this of the
big waters.
THE moderate Civil Rights Bill" is
what some of the Radicals call meas
ure which enables = negro to force .
white man before = United States
District Court for having refused to
seat him among his white guests at
the hotel table, in the theater, railroad
car, stage coach, &C., and authorizes a
fine of $500 and years imprisonment,
and compels him to pay his own costs
whether found guilty or not while
for the same offence committed by q
white man the party would be COM
pelled to pursue his remedy in the
local courts. That is moderate"
very. These Black Leagusrs are op-
posed to any distinction on account Of
race, color, or previous condition ua-
less the distinction be made against
white men. But then the savants tell
US white is not a color.
NEWSPAPER CHAEGE.-The last
number of the Mahoning County