The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-07-19
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Large numbers of cattle arc report
ed dying of distemper in Attacapas
county, Miss.
The Rochester N. Y, public library
has been levied upon by the sheriff
and sold at public auction.
Two convict miners were crushed
to death in a mine, near Sadalia, Mo-,
on the 18th, by the roof caving in.
Louis Smith, of New York, shot
himself dead at the supper table, on
the evening of the 14th, in the pres
cncc of his family.
The season is reported dull at Mag
ara Falls, and the hotel keepers bank
rupt, all caused by misrepresentation
and eXtortion,
NEARLY every person named by the
Radicals as candidate for Governor
has declined the prof1ered honor. That
party seems to be in a declining con-
dition these days.
THE new book on the confessional,
lately issued by the high church party
in England, is so indecent that it will
probably be suppressed by the society
which deals with obscene literature.
Two striking silk weavers were ar.
rested at Patterson, N. j., on the 18th,
Warps worth $500 were injured by
being abandoned. The silk weavers
have met to take action to defend the
suits.
Prof. Sanborn Tenney, professor of
zoology, in Williams College, Viii
liamston, Mass, died on the 9th inst.
He was the author of many books on
zoology and natural history, some of
which have become standard text
books.
A passenger train on the st Louis
& Cairo Railroad, jumped the track
near Murphysboro, on the 18th, pre-
cipitating the train into RattIesnake
Creek. Almost every passenger on
the train was injured. Charles Pink.
express messenger, received injuries
from which he will probably die.
During the coming Buffalo races
pools will be sold at the Clifton house
Canada, and arrangements are made
SO that pnrties in Buffalo can buy
pools by telegraph; and this is the
way they evade the anti pool law Of
New York.
Observation-Disclosures KEY has no.
tilted the Postmaster at Blossburg, Pa,
that he cannot, while Postmaster, be-
come a candidate for County Treas
urcr either before Convention or be-
fore the people.
Clark s. Son, the great telescope
makers, are constructing an eleven
inch instrument for the national OBJ
servatory at Lisbon, to cost $4,000.
and to be used for photographing the
sun. They are also to make a S4 600
telescope with nine-inch glass for
PaincctOn.
INVESTIGATION into tie losses Of
sheep in this country, during the last
year, shows n total of nearly three
million sheep and lambs destroyed by
dogs and wolves and various diseases,
an aggregate in a money value of
nearly eight millions dollars. The av-
crage per cent. of loss is nearly eight.
THE new four per cent. loan is going
of like hot cakes. a New York tele-
gram of the 18th says: CAT the be
ginning of business hours to-day the
total subscriptions were $25, 5,Sll 300.
1t is probable that the total popular
subscriptions at par in gold by Mon
day, when the books close, will amount
to S3O,CC2OJ0.
The Howe Machine Company re-
Gently found the books of the Grand
Rapids, Mich, agency. for which they
had been searching some months, .un-
der the kitchen floor at the residence
of Col. Messmore, bondsman for John
Close, manager of the ageno9. The
company expect to convict Close of
embezzling $lS,OO0 by these books.
A sPEcIAL from New Orleans says
Madison Wells has received a letter
from John Sherman, which he states
is very bitter against the people for
what he says were the terms |
of agreement. He further says the
letter scouts all danger to himself as
accessory. but that the matter will on
ly serve to show the people in their
true light. The letter is long.
JEFF. Davis is busy finishing his
history Of the war, and will send it to
press in the fall. lie will criticise
very severely the policy and plans of
Gen. Jos. T.. johnson as confederate
chieftain, and charge OH him the full
for the non-pursuit of
the federal forces into Washington on
the occasion of the first battle of Bull
Run, July, 1861.
A strong delegation of colored men
waited upon the Executive Committee
Of the Cuban League, in New York,
on the 18th, giving expression to the
of the co!ored population
in that city with the struggling Cubans
Petitions are to be sent to President
Hayes and Congress urging upon the
government such immediate action as
will speedily wipe out slavery.
A company of light CARDS left Cow
ngton on Saturday evening for Gray
son. Carter county, KY, under in
from the Governor to the
Sheriff of Carter county to assist him