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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31
ATwATER.

Correspondence.
John Myers and his brother started
last Tuesday to attend the funeral of
one of their sisters who lived in In
diana. They expect to visit some rela-
tions i'll Michigan, and return by the
last of this week.
VIM. Saunders has rented the hotel
at the Station. Travellers will now
have good stopping place.
Mr.. Bryan has put up some nice
monuments lately. Took one to North
Benton last week, to put at the head of
Mrs. VIM. Milier's grave. I think this
was brown granite. He got three hum
dred dollars for it. He is going to put
up granite monument at j. HI. Coults'
grave at the Center burying ground,
that will look pretty well.
William II. Chittenden died week
ago last Saturday. His funeral, on
Sunday, was very largely attended.
He was related, by marriage, to nearly
all the families in town, and some in
other towns. / never saw so many rel
atives at II funeral before. He was 81
wears old and has been afflicted with
sciatic rheumatism for great number
of years, perhaps forty. He was at the
last election and OH a visit of u week at
one of his connections and had just
gone home when he was taken sick
and died in less than four days.
John Lindsey's oldest daughter has
had bad attack of diphtheria, but
seems to be improving, with q pros
pect of recovering.
4 high backed chair was presented
TO the chorister, G. e. Mix, yesterday
with letter of presentation and list
OF contributors, which were neither of
them read. Mr.. Mix returned his
thanks for the donation and the eXer-
cises of the meeting went on as usual.
The winter apples are nearly all
gathered. There is some sale for them.
The frost this morning was hard
enough to hurt them.
The potatoes are rotting sadly after
they are put into the cellar. They are
selling at so cents per bushel
Flour is selling at Sl.25 per sack.
This is the lowest 1 ever knew it sold
put up in sacks.
Pork buyers offer to pay two cents
and half, live weight, for hogs.
McNutt and Porter have commenced
shipping poultry. Last fall they did a
large business. The express charges
On what they sent from this station
amounted to four hundred dollars. So
says the express agent. w.
Oct. 2Sth, 1878.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31
stand From UNDER!

The Zanesville Signal says: "The
Resumption Act will be enforced by
the Republican Administration on and
after the first of January next, as re-
quired by it's terms. The meaning of
this is that, after January 1st, 1879,
every man in debt will have to pay
his creditors on the basis of gold.
Thus, all debts contracted on the basis
of paper money or greenbacks, no
matter avhen or hoac, must be paid in
gold or it's equivalent. Thousands of
debts and millions of dollars will by
this means be required TO be paid
twice over, in effect; for the value of
The gold dollar will be SO enhanced by
this sort of legislation, that it will be
equal to two of greenbacks. Those
who are not prepared to stand this
imitation of their debts had better set
tie as soon as possible"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31

WE are now within two months OF
the time fixed by law for the resump-
ton of specie payments, and Secreia-
ny Sherman is straining every nerve
to bring about that great event, to ac-
somplish which has brought such dis
tress and ruin upon the country. lie
expects to have S26S,OOO.O00 on hand
by the first of January, with which he
proposes to redeem the greenbacks
which the people don't want redeemed
but are willing to use as currency
with which to transact their business.
If Sherman would use his boarded
gold for the purpose of buying up in
terest bearing bonds he would save
the people some twelve or thirteen
millions dollars of interest and lift a
heavy burden from their shoulders.
The people are satisfied to use the
greentacks as currency, and they
never had a better.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31
Important Decision.

a Columbus telegram of the Gath
inst. says.
"The Supreme Court to- day an
nounced the iollo wing decision as re-
CARDS the consti'utionality of tho law
of last session revising the judicial
system of Ohio: In the matter ofthe
assignment of judges to hold district
courts under the act of May 10, 1878,
entitled AN act TO change the Com
mon Pleas Districts of Ohio" the
Judges of the Supreme Court decline
10 make the assignment of the judges
therein required of them on the ground
First. that ssid act and the act of
May l3, 1878, ameudatory thereof. in
so far as they undertake to reconstruct
the judicial districts of the State in
the mode therein provided are uncon-
stitutional. Second, that the district
courts cannot consistently with the
constitution be constituted in the dis
taiots sought to be created by said acts
therein provided. The conclusion at
which the judges have arrived is an
nouncod now ia order that the judges
of the Court of Common Pleas may
not be embarrassed in fixing, as here
tofore, the terms of the court in their
cespective districts. The grounds of
the conclusion will be moro especially
stated in writing hereafter.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31

IT is Z generally acknowledged fact
that the Florida and Louisiana Re-
turning Boards, during the exciting
days of the Presidential count in 1876
were on the snake" and ready for q
stipulated price "a money 70 count in
the Democratic electors and make
Sacael 7. Tilden PRESIDENT. TIE fact
thai me votes of those States were not
so counted, but were stolen for Hayes
to make him President in defiance OF
the clearly expressed will of the peo-
pie, is conclusive evidence of the truth
of Mr.. Tilden's assertion that he lent
no ocountensnce TO secure his just rights
by bribery and fraud"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31

THE Republican politicians are high
iy elated over the ''cipher" dispatches
published by the New York Tribune
and charged 10 the Democrats manag-
ers in 1876. In view of the emphatic
denials of Tilden, Marble, Havemey-
er and others whom it sought TO i'm
plicate in an attempt to bribe election
officers, of any participation in or
knowledge of the matter these dis
patches are of no account, and will
hardly serve the Radical leaders the
purpose for which they were design
ed-that of drawing public attention
sway from the great crime of stealing
the Presidency. The fact still remains
incoDtestible that the votes of Florida
and Louisiana were cast by the pco-
pie for Tilden and through bribery
and fraud they were counted for
Hayes, and as a reward fer their viii
iainy Hayes has appointed nearly eve-
ry one of the rascals concerned in the
theft to offices of trust and profit un-
der his administration. Had Tilden
desired to purchase the rascals, he
could have done SO, for it is confessed
that they we're in the market, and he
had the means. That he did not do SO
furnishes abundant evidence of the
truth CT his denial of all knowledge
of the matter.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31

The following communication sent
TO the press on the 2lst inst, explains
itself:
To The Editor of the -:
SIR: viii you be so good as to
publish the following statement re-
garding the cipher dispatches relating
TO the late Presidential election, W hicb
have lately appeared in the New York
Tribune, and some of which have
either in address or signature, my
name or initials? IreYer sent any OF
these dispatches, and never authorized
any one to send them or any of them
for me. ! never knew and do not
know the meaning OF the cipher or
any oftheciphers in which they or any
of them arc written, and could not
read them il l would. During a short
period Immediately after the late
Presidential election large number
of kilograms were sent to my address
for other persons, and called for by
messengers. The practice was COM
menced without my consent and after
a few days discontinued by my re-
quirement because their frequency
rendered them great annoyance. /
peYer knew the contents of any. of
those kilograms, and l DO not there
fore know whether any such dispatch
es as have been published in the Tri-
bune were among those received or
not. l have waited until this time for
the completion of these publications
that might make a statement once
for all. HENRY HAyEMEYER.
New York, Oct. Il. rs.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31
THE MARK ETS.

RAyRNNA, Oct 30. 1878.
ATLANTIC MILLS FLOUR AND FEED
FLOUR-New Process. 81 copper sack; A.
81 10: o. X, 81 so.
FEED-Bran, T5c per 1o0 lbs; Midllings 81 !;
Chop, 81 ; Corn Meal, 81 10; Oil Meal. 81 SO.
WHEAT-No. New. s5c; old, e0c. Dull.
CORN-sheliei brings 56c; ears, a5 C. for old !;
shclled 80 c. ears 22c for rev.
OATS-s6 cts.
EYE-No. brings Coo
DARLEE-None In IL arket
HAY-Seliing at IS a $40; ccoriing TO
quality. Dull sale.
BEEF-Fer cwt., 81 sc @S5 90
HOGS--Dressed. 81 50 per cwt.
LARD-City rendered 72.e.
SMOKED MEATS-City Sugar Cured Hams
selling at s3sc; Country &c
shoulders, City cured selling at 7lzc. Dried
Bee; selling ut 49,.
POULTHy-Small supply in the market.
Chickens dressed, buyers pay cents; un-
dressed &c /; Turkies. undressed. Sc.
BUTTER-16c.
CHEESE-Retails, 10c. Buyers payT q *
EGGs-buyers pay 16c per doz.
POTATOES-Buyers pay 55@6ec.
DRIED APPLES-ac. per ib
BEANS-Choice hand picked in smalldemand
at s. 90 per hu. Medium 81 25.
VINEei AR-Pure cider retails a5930c per ga
TAi.L0W-Bayers pay 51sc.
HlDES--Gireen, trlmm ed. No, /, &C
EEATHEisS-liest retail at 7oc.
WHITE. i.IME-sl 20 per b5;,
WArsk LIMA-Se y,
SA;..:-s'rarsc seas II =; 95; Gnc - 80.
WcJp-sttye $. a1asz 5o;s feet wood s. 81
q 81 % .er cord.
SUGA
Coffee y so.ls .or acknowledgements. lie
Extra & NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. iOc
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31

AS Jack Frost begins to assert his
sway the glad tidings come up from
the South that the dread scourge of
yellow fever is slowly but surely
loosening his grip upon the people OF
ti,at section. The death rate is rapidly
-taeereasis.s and the new cases gradually
growing less, and soon business in that
region will revive.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31

The Republican papers and politi-
clans continue to abuse the Nation
ais" denouncing them as lunatics and
the policy they advocate as rank re-
pudiation. They owe the Nationals
better treatment, for whatever success
they have to boast over has been Sc
cured to them by the action of the
men they now so bitterly denounce.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31

The Nationals polled 1909 votes in
Gen. Wiley's District, and succeeded
in electing. Major Mckinley, hard
money National Bank candidate over
him. The National must feel proud
in defeating a man who was in accord
With them on the more important
financial questions.-[Seneca Adver-
tiser.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31
Justice to the Bond holdcrs.
The st. Paul Globe says:

"We are assured by the hard money
lunatics that it would be a great hard
ship to the holders of bonds if the OBJ
legations of the government should be
paid in greenbacks. They were, how
ever, purchased for greenbacks, when
there was large premium Oh gold.
The following table, compiled from
official reports, will show the amount
of bonds issued in different years, and
the gold value of greenbacks at those
times:
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31

AT the late election Medina county
voted down the proposition 10 tax the
property of the people of the county to
build soldiers monument by 226
majority. That county gave S2S Re-
publican majority; but that party are
the only true friends OF the soldiers
all e samee.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31
IT seems Major McKinley, in his

IT seems Major Mckinley, in his
banquet speech at Wooster, pronounc-
ed a eulogy upon General Wiley. Be-
fore the election, General Wiley was
represented by the Majors friends as
"a scoundrel from the feet up" But
now Mr.. Mckinley pronounces Gen.
eral Wiley a gentleman. q humane
man and a soldier of the highest order.
to this the Majors friends
villainously. stark Co.
Democrat.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31

The financial outlook in Great Brit
ain is not very encouraging. Even
the Bank of England is said to be look
ed upon with suspicion, and, strange
as it may appear, like the Bank of the
City of Glasgow it does business on a
metallic basis.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31

THE Republican vote is about nine
twentieths OF the entire vote cast at
the late election, and as they receive
nine .tw enfieths of the Congressional
delegation, they get about all they are
entitled to.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31

THE Boston Herald, having boiled
down the cipher dispatches, announces
the following result: "QD That the
Electoral votes of Florida and Louisi-
ana belonged to Tilden; CD That
Electoral votes were in the market !;
(3,) That Hayes secured them." Nufced.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31
Uneasy Rests the Head that Wears
CroNn.

An attempt was made On Friday
last TO assassinate Alfonso, King OF
Spain, by firing ct him from the side
walk in front of house No. SO, Gale
Mayo, not far from the arched entrance
to the Plaza Mayor, in the city OF
DIadLid. The name of the would-be
regicide is Juan Moncase, who came
from Tarragona On purpose to kill a
King. He missed his mark by shoot
ing too low, the ball passing through
the hand of q soldier standing guard
on the opposite side of the street. He
made no attempt to escape and was
Immediately arrested. General Grant
witnessed the shooting from the win
dow CT the Hotel de Paris.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31

THE American exhibitors at the
Paris Exposition were awarded $50
prizes-namely Ten grand prizes !;
thirty diplomas of honor, 134 gold
medals, 200 silver medals, 220 bronze
medals, and 156 honorable mentions !;
being larger proportionate award to
exhibitors than TO any other nation
represented at the exhibition.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31

"It will thus be seen that the aver
age price paid for bonds in gold was
about seventy cents on the dollar. The
bondholders expect that we shall pay
them thirty per cent. more for the
bonds than they cost, besides the high
rate of interest they have all along re-
ceived. 1t would not be an injustice
10 pay q bond liz greenbacks worth
9914 cents ON the dollar which cost
only seventy cents on the dollar, and
the people will not SO regard il, though
the bondholdars may
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31

SOME SNow.-A telegram from Man
istee, Mich, ON the 2Sth inst, says -
I" 1t has been showing here since yes
terday. One foot on a level and still
faIling.n
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31

The Press for $3.50 q Year,
ia ddcdUce.

LoSGLEY, who was hanged a few
days ago in Texas confessed to the
butchering of thirtytwo victims, most
of them in cold blood.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31

THE Enquirer says: ca bill to do
away with the present system of Sher-
ifI"s advertising will probably be Of
fered when the Legislature meets"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31

IT is now settled that the "Nation-
al" party will not hold the "balance
of power" in the next House as much
as they expected to.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31

JOHN ii. KLIPPART, for twenty-sev-
en- years Secretary of the Ohio State
Board of Agriculture, died at Column
bus on Thursday last.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31

THERE will be elections for members
of Congress in twenty-One States next
Tuesday. Eighteen of the number
elect State tickets.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31

STATISTICS Tor the quarters and for
the first nine months of the year fur
nished by the Mercantile Agency Of
Dun, Barlow s. Co., of New York
show as follows: The number of fail
ures for the third quarter of 1873 were
1888 as compared with 1915 for the
same quarter last year. The liabilities
for the last quarter were SG6 100000,
as compared with S42, 100000 the same
period of 1877. For the first nine
months OF 1878, the failures numbered
S,67S, as compared with 6.565 the same
period of 1877. The liabilities for the
first nine months of 1873 are Sl97, 900, Z.
coo, against SI41,O00,000 for nine
months Of 1877. And, yet resumption
lists insist that the prosperous times
are upon us, even at our very doors.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31
THE Courier.J ournal suggests the
following new plank to the National
Republican platform of 1880:

KepuDIlcan pIatiOrn OF ISSU:
ResolUed, That inasmuch as the
Presidency of the United States be-
longs of right to the Republican party,
all election returns to the contrary
Notwithstanding, it is the duty of that
party TO retain this high and import
ant Office forever. Amy attempt on the
part of any Democratic person TO pre-
vent such retention shall be met. as it
should be met, with charges of brib-
cry, corruption, ETC., and the press of
the party shall "whoop 'em up'' all
along the line.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31
MARINE DISASTERS.

BALTIMORE, October 24.-Captain
Barker, of the steamer Express, which
left here Tuesday for Washington, re
ports that his vessel foundered in 8
gale at the mouth Of the Potomac and
passengers and crew probably lost.
The captain was rescued while DRIFT
ing with fragments cf the boat.
Captain Barker describing the wreck
of the Express, says the sea was rum
ming at grea: height, every wave wash
" after five o'clock "Wednesday mora
ing there came q terrific crash and the
joiner work started from the stanch-
ions,
The passengers and crew had hard
ly time to realize what had occurred
before wave tore the saloon deck
like so much paper work, and the fol-
lowing wave swept it Oft to sea and
with it nearly all Oh board.
BALTIMORE, October 25.-Ot the
persons on board the river steamer
Express, which founder in the gale on
the morning of the 23rd, fifteen are
known to be saved, sixteen are miss
ing, and some of these may have been
picked up by passing vessels.
NEW 4 ORR, k,OCtCOcF -C.-L uC Stcatsi =
ship City of Houston, which left New
York on the 19lh for Galveston, fOun-
dered Off Frying pan Shoals On the
23rd inst, during the fearful gale on
that day. The passengers and crew
were rescued by the Margaret, Of this
city, and are now safe in Fernandina,
Florida. The City of Houston wes an
iron steamship of 1,5l5 tons, and 2S5
feet in length. She was built in Ches-
ter, Penn, in 1871, and owned by G.
III. Mallory & Co, of this city.
The signal-ststion at Cape Henry
reports six more bodies from the A.
L. Davis washed ashore.
NORFOLK, October 25.-The steam
er General Barnes, from Savannah to
New York, foundered Wednesday
morning Off Cape Hatteras. Passen-
gers and crew saved.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, October 25.-T The
barge Van Schorck sank off Yonkers
this morning. and the Captain, his
wife and two children were drowned.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, October PA
steamer is reported ashore tonight
near St. Augustine. Impossible to
learn anything definite.
BALTIMORE October25 Grave fears
are entertained for the safety of the
steamer Matilda, which left Freder-
icksburg for this port on Monday last
with forty persons On board,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31

AS TO the stories of democratic
outrages in South Carolina" the Bal
timore SUMS Washington correspon-
dent says that ''if there was need to
answer the renewal of the stale stories
of outrages it can be found in the fact
that there has not yet been brought
here proof OF any one solitary instance
where a violent hand has been laid on
colored man, and the persons who
haye come their stories have not
mentioned that the Democrats OF
Charleston have put three cOlored men
on their Legislative tickets" The
stories, be it remembered, are related
to Hayes by Swails, a Republican who
was convicted of stealing large
amount of public money of the State
South Carolina.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31

TO THE GENTLEMEN:

We have prepared for your careful inspec-
ton, the Largest and Most Varied Stock of
Ready Made Clothing for Fall and Winter wear
ever placed upon the counters Of any Clothing
Establishment in this County. We invite you
to call and see our improvements in Patterns,
shapes Of garments, and in the make and finish
of our Clothing.
TO THE YOUTH:
We take special care in supplying young
gentlemen with choice things for dress and
every day wear, made up from the best of ma
terial, at such low prices that it is impossible
to get such articles as low except at our store;
and we are confident that we can save Won at
least 20 per cent in money, besides giving you
an article superior to the ordinary Ready-Made
Clothing.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31
DIED-

DIED-
At the residence OF William L.
Rus el L.I abJat two mi les fl en- this viii
lage, " ednest!ay evening, October 23rd,
after q long and painful illness of disease of
the liver and stomach, Miss Orilla uotchkiss
in the seventy-frst year of her age.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-31

NEW YORK, October r24.-Dispatches
from all points show that the storm of
yesterday was one of the most violent
experienced for years. The storm came
from the tropics and from midnight to
noon rapidly increased in energy. 1t
was attended with an unusually heavy
rain fall. 1t was central near Balti-
more. 1t was attended with an unusu-
ally heavy rainfall. At Washington
the rainfall was 3.54 inches; at Balti-
more PA; at Norfalk 2 80; at Lynch
burg l,0l; at Smithville, n. c., 432.
At Cape may the wind blew 81 miles
an hour, and drove the tide upon the
meadows between the city and main
land, covering the railroad track three
feet and preventing trains from lcav-
ing. Hotels and cottages were badly
also the beach drive, and
yachts, sloops and schooners were
blown ashore. At Baltimore the
property along the Wharves suffered
much and disasters On the bay are
feared. Along the line of the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington 81 Baltimore
Railroad the loss is serious, The storm
was severe On the Sound and along
the New England coast and the lighter
craft were heavily hammered. At
Mount Washington at 5P. NJ the wind
was blowing 10 miles an hour with
heavy rain.