The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-06-27

w. II. VANDERBILT says that there
will be NO strike along the railroads
that are under his charge.
ALL the indications are not of pa.
cific character in the Peace Congress
In session at Berlin.
The latest reports from Oregon
show that Thayer, Democrat, is elect
ed Governor of that State by 10 ma
jority.l
IT 10 reported from Washington that
Justice Miller, of the U. s. Supreme
Court is lying dangerously ill at his
residence in that city.
TaE Republican leaders assert that
. the Potter investigation is dividing
and running the Democratic party and
2 yet they don't like the investigation.
TIE Democratic State Convention
is in session at Columbus as we 60 to
press, and we are unable to furnish
any account of its doings this week.
CRoNGREss passed the bill to in.
crease the pension of the old patriot
General Shields to twelve hundred
dollars year.
SINCE the Democrats have elected ,
Governor, member of Congress, and q
msjority in the Legislature Of Oregon,
the RAIDS are not blowing Cr0nin's
nose as much as they were.
The examination of j. p. Sebring
for arson, in starting the recent fire in
Akron, took place ON Saturday last.
No evidence was offered to sustain
the charge and the defendant was
discharged.
HUGH COOPER, an employee in the
Chicago postofice, was arrested on
Thursday last for robbing the mails.
Stolen mail was found ON his person
and large amount at his residence.
He was held to answer in one thous-
and dollars bail.
The resolutions OF the Radical State
Convention don't seem to give entire
satisfaction to all the members of that
party. Besides straddiing, the Hayes
policy and ignoring finances they are
now accused by some of their party
press with lodging or playing double
ON the tariff question. Quite likely.
WHILE the Radical leaders and pa
pers are pitching into the Democrats
in Congress for failing to bring about
certain reforms calculated to relieve
the distress of the country, they for
get that the Republican party has had
control of two.thirds of the Govern
meat. and arc responsible for Hayes
and the Senate.
WOMEN clerks in the departments at
Washington who receive but forty
dye dollars . month are assessed sew
en- dollars as their part of the contrl-
button to the Republican campaign
corruption fund. Hayes gives $4,000
out Of his $5O,C0O to the corruption
fund, and other high officials in pro-
portion.
In the opinion of General Crook
and other officers high in command an
Indian war upon q very large scale
this summer is almost certain. The
Bannocks, General Crook says, have
been driyen to war by the Govern
mont and are compelled to fight for
their lives. They occupy an exceed
ingly favorable country for military
operations. Supplies are abundant,
and the opportunities for ambuscade
almost innumerable.
- Mrs.. CAHrAIN JKNKs was before the
Potter Committee on Saturday. The
principal point in her testimony was
that the letter John Sherman wrote
or. which he don't remember whether
he wrote or not-she takes all to her.
self She claims that it was dictated
to her and she wrote it. The story is
very gauzy, and it is claimed the Dem.
ocratIc members of the Committee
have the documents to explode it, and
before they are through with the wit