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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-08-15

GENERAL WILxY entered the vOlup-
teer service ~ . private aud through
soldierly merit he won his title of Cen
eral. That merit and his unquestion-
ed ability u y carry him into Congress,
too.-[ Wayne Go. Democrat.
Brother Eshelman, don't you know
that the knowledgous editor Of our
/" Rep.-Dem." has asserted that Gener-
al Wiley went into the army for pay
as q Captain3 How dare you ques.
ton the truth Of his assertion?
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-08-15

GENERAL WILEY may with great
propriety be said to be the stump cam
didate OF this District-[ Wayne Co.
Oem0cIAk. ~ ..is 80
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-08-15
asv,aas aN Laundry.


VTYOULD announce to the ladies and gentle
w men Of RavennR and vicinity. that he has
opened q new Laundry EstablishmeDt In the
building recently occupied by Mrs. Nancy Cox.
corner Of Main and Prospect Streets. and is
prepared 10 wash and do up all garments @ foI
best City Lnundries, and tO the entire satisfxc-
tiOn of customers j. IL. PHILLIPS.
Ravenna, August 8, 1878. 519-n
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-08-15
Lake View House.
Lake View, ChautauQua Co., n. 7.
e. MUSSER, :. Proprietor.

This is one OF the most delightful Summer re-
sorts ia the country. The houss Is pleasantly
Situated; fsro first class and rates reasonable
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-08-15

The keynote speech OF Senator
Thurmau at Hamilton, Ohio, on Tues
day last was masterly affsir,in which
he arraigned the principles and pol
icy of the Republican party which
have brought the country to the very
verge of ru'u and cast . reproach up
on our free Institutions. We shall en-.
deavor to lay this powerful viidicator
of Democratic principles and policy
before our readers at eH early day
either in our regular issue or in sup
plement.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-08-15
rAe question.

General Ewing in his speech accept- |
ing the nomination for Congress ten
iered him by the Democrats Conven.
tion of the Tenth District, well re.
marked that "the question at Issue in
this contest IL not whether we shall
have coin or paper. There is no such
issue and never has beer" and we may
add, never will be. The simple ques.
ton Is whether the paper currency
shall be issued by the Government in
sufficient quantities to subserve the
demands Of business, or the power be
delegated by Congress to Banks TO
furnish such currency In quantities to
suit their own convenience and pro-
mote their own interests, the Govern
ment endorsing their notes and pay
ing them millions of dollars for
issuing their paper. The issue is fair.
ly made up and there can be but two
parties in the fight. Those who are
not for US are against US.
ACCORDING to the lame logic of the
Radical papers such men as General
Aquila Wiley, General Ewing, Gen.
eral Durbin Ward, General George
w. Morgan, Genersl Steadman, and
Thousands Of others of the same class
who might be named. are cooper
heads. disloyal traitors" sud "se-
cession sympathizers," simply because
they don't support the Republican
party with its policy Of oppression
and ruin, while these stay-at-home
patriots who never saw battalion eel
in the field, but only snuffed the battle
from afar, are the emily loyal men In
the land.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-08-15

POSTER esuass eassa = s.: csss'ss :ss'sss. s1''
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-08-15

AEorHER great storm visited Wash
ington, d. C., about two O'Clock on
Saturday afternoon. The wind blew
With the force Of . tornado. Trees
we're uprooted. carriages and wagons
overturned and great damage done in
various parts Of the city. The large
plase glass windows of the Western
Unios Telegraph Onice were blown
II a.d neessnger boy lacerated in
fearful manaer. s -.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-08-15

JAMES A. GARFIELD owns consider
able stock in tho RAvenna Republican
Democrat" Raveuna is not in Gar
fields District ct the present writing.
This fact and the ownership of the
stock, makes the "Republican. Demo
crat" very bitter against Democratic.
1t takes it to heart moro than Garfield
does. He was the dog and it was the
tail, and very naturally tail feels
worse to lose it's dog than dog would
to lose its tail.-[ [Ashtabula Standard.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-08-15

The Democrats of the Tenth Dis
trict, of the counties of Fair
field, Gallia, Meigs, Hooking and VIM
ton, met at Macarthur ON the 7th inst,
and nomlnated General Thomas Ewing
- their candidate for Congress by &C.
clamation. There 10 no gentleman in
Ohio who is more thoroughly posted
ON the great and all important ques-
tions of finance, which constitute the
great issue i'm this contest than Gener-
Il Ewing, and NO one who is better
capable Of presenting and defending
the Democratic doctrine than he.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-08-15
PHOSPHATE.

We, the undersigned. would respectfully an
nouncc to the people Of this vicinity. that we
will keep for sale. 1t
Ia, K. VanMetere Warehouse,
| in Rayenpa, . superior article Of Phosph Ate
Price. IS dollars per ton. Call and examine the
| article, A.KvAN METEB,
| NORMAN ROOD.
Ravenna, July 3s. 1873. 6ls-4t'
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-08-15

DEMOCRATIC economy and Republi.
can extravaganza are fully illustrated
by the last Congress-by the Demo-
cratic House and q Repu ublican Senate.
The bill making appropriations for
the sundry civil expenses of the Gov
ernment, as it passed the House,
amounted to $l7, ,59O,1S The Senate
added to this $4,4S4, 4,9l4-making the
total appropriation, as it passed that
body, $22,O75, 100. These figures are
exclusive of the fishery award, paid
under the provisions of treaty. The
bill as it finally passed appropriated
SIS, 9,25O.1OO. The Democratic House
therefore saved near $4,000, 900 in this
bill alone, and would have saved near
ly four and half millions but tor the
extravagance Of the RepublicanSenate.
The same state of facts exists As to
other appropriation bills.
THE Ravenna "Republican. Demo.
crat" says there ia not Republican in
Ohio that will vote for Paige. We
know the "Democrat" is mistaken.
We haven't had time to talk with but
about two-thirds of the Republicans
In the State, and have found az much
as one Republican who will vote for
Paige. The fact Is the Republican
ring.masters are cracking the party
lash very early in the season, and hope
to scare all their voters into voting the
straight ticket. But it won't work,
and they will find that there are lots
of their voters that cant be bull-dozeil
or intimidsted into voting against q
worthy and popular gentleman. Paige
will carry much more than his party
strength in this section, and they
H:kxy
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-08-15
A Listle Mixed.

John Sherman, under oath, says
there are but $642, 10000 in theU nited
States, while the officers of the various
banks in the country give the amount
of their deposits at over s., ,C0O,C O,OoJ
Where did the banks get this vast
amount of about 81, ,4C0,Co1,C30 more
than there is in the country? And IL
it has been loaned out three or four
times over by them how easy it will
be for them to redeem it all in specie,
aye, in gold, when the "good time"
comes that we read of in the organs
of the bullionists.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-08-15

Hampshire, particularly along the
coast, Indicate that the thunderstorm
to-day was the severest of the season,
causing great damage. At Glouces-
ter q schooner was struck by lightn-
ing and three of the crew prostrated.
At Haverhill fences, trees and Chin
neys were blown down. At New
burg two men were struck aud seri-
ously injured. WOburn Josiah Lea,
the station master, was instantly kill
ed. Mrs. Patrick Clark and Mrs.
Michael King were also struck and Sc
vereiy burned. Several buildings are
more Or less damaged. At Fitchburg
thirteen houses and barns were struck
by lightning, and s0me animals killed.
At Lawrence, Andover, aud Lowell
many building were damaged by
lightning. Washouts are reported on
many railroads and all trains east
more or less delayed. At Manchester,
n. H., several houses were struck and
one or two persons injured. At
Portsmouth, N. H., q schooner was
struck of Boon Island and split from
stem to stern and sunk. Near Went
worth Hotel four cattle were instant
ly killed in pasture. The shock was
severely felt ut the hotel and several
persons were affected. At Exeter, N.
H., several houses and barns were
damaged. At Stratham, N. H., three
barns were struck aud burned togeth-
| or with contents. At Milford, N. II :,
much damage was done to trees, crops,
fences, and barns with stock and
implements. From Keene and sever
al other points in the State more or
less damage is reported. At Claren.
don, VT, barn was burned with hay,
grain, and live stock. At South Roy.
alton, VT, large barn with hay and
live stock burned. Other damage is
reported.
At Maiden hail stones as large as
walnuts fell, doing great damage to
crops. Lightning struck the house Of
Mrs. Mary Clark and instantly killed
her daughter, Mrs. Maud Chapman.
At Cambridge much damage was done
by hail stones. At Nahant and Lynn
several houses were struck by lightn-
ing and . number of persons prostra-
ted.
ToRoNTo, Aug. 9.-Dispatches from
various parts in Ontario report se-
we're wind and thunder storm, ACCOM-
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-14
Bob InEersoII on Hell.

care nothing about the doctrines
or religions or creeds of the past. Let
as come to the bar of the nineteenth
century and Judge this matter by what
we know, by what we think, by what
we love. But they say to US, 1T you
throw away the Bible what are we to
depend on then r. But no two per-
sons in the world are agreed as to what
the Bible is, what they are to believe
or what they are not to believe. l. is
like guide-post that has been thrown
down in some time of disaster and has
been put up the wrong way. Nobody
can accept its guidance. for nobody
knows where IL would direct him. !
say, "Tear down the useless guide
post" but they answer, ''Oh, do not,
do not do that, or We will have moth
ing to go by" / would say, "Oid
Church, you take that road and will
take this" Another minister has said
that the Bible is the great town clock
at which we all may set our watches.
But / have Eaid to a friend of that
minister, ''Suppose We should all set
our watches by that town clock, there
would be many persons to tell you that
in old times the long hand was toe
hour hand, and besides, the clock
hasn't been wound up for q long time"
Applause and laughter. say, let Us
wait till the sun rises and set our watch
es by nature Applause. For my
part, / am willing 70 give up heaven
20 get rid of hell. had rather there
should be no keayen than that any
solitary soul should be condemned TO
suffer forever and ever. But they tell
me that the Bible is the good book.
Now, in the Old Testament, there is
not, in my judgment, q single refer
ence 70 another life. Is there burial
service mentioned in il, IN which
word of hope is spoken at the grave Of
the deadl The idea of eternal life was
not born Of any book. That wave Of
hope ebbs and flows, and viii continue
TO ebb and dow as long As love kisses
the lips OF death.
s'Let me tell you," said Col Inger-
soil, "a tale Of the Persian religion :"
and be told Of man who, having done
good for years Of his life, presented
himself AZ the gates Of Paradise, but
the gates remained closed against him.
He Eent back and followed up his
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-14
AUSTIN THE CH0ICE$T RE
TREAT FOR INVALIDS.

The learned and excellent Professor
Fenner, of the Louisville Medical Col
lege, who left for his home in Kentucky
some days ago, has written to the
Medical journal an account of his visit
to Austin. He was never so delighted
with the hygienic incidents and physi-
cal charms of Southern city. Sturdy
live oaks that endure and retain origi-
nal freshness through successive ages,
constituting iron ribs Of ships to defy
the tempest's wrath; cedars as beauti-
full and fragrant as those of Lebanon,
and laurel blossoms decking the noun.
tain sides, like stars the heavens in
summertime, served to invest the
dreams and fancies of the learned op
tician and oculist with visions of
brightness and beauty he had discov-
cred not elsewhere in the South. The
river and prairies and deep dells and
lofty heights give infinitely change
full aspects to landscapes which God
shaped, and then invested with lights
and shadows which artists only initiate
but never equal in radiant beauty. All
these fac5s and local incidents of the
capital fascinated the learned physician
who still devoted himself, even here,
to his speciality in science. Not only
was he charmed with the capital and
the country about it, but was pleased
to say that those visiting Texas blum
der fatally who descend to the level of
the sea. They should remain in the
capi al, or, until its system of sewer
age Is perfected on the hills
in its immediate vicinity. The
professor was charmed, too, by the
native intelligence and learning of
resident physicians, whom he deems
unsurpassed in attainments, in devo-
ton to books and in thorough mastery
of the healing art in all its branches.
He tells of the eagerness with which
several gentlemen, Mr.. Hawkes., the
youthful oculist and optician among
the rest, master the science of optics
and discover laws of vision to the in
vestigation of which the professor
has devoted a lifetime. He demon
strates the fact that the eyeball
is not f4ttened by time and
that there are many commonplace
defects Of vision which can be detected
and remedied by processes he has de-
yised, which were formerly corrected
by dangerous and even painful surgical
operations. But it was only our pur.
pose to direct attention to the fact that
this learned gentleman and lifelong
student of the laws of health, as
affected by climatic facts, pronounced
Austin the choicest retreat for invalids
on the continent.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-14
Judge Geo. w. Paschat.

Judge Geo. w. Paschal, whose death
h IS already been announced in the dis
patches of the Gazette, was native of
the State of Georgia and was reared in
the county of Oglethorpe. He was
born on the twenty of Septem-
Der, 1912, making him at the time of
his death sixty five years and five
months of age. He was what the world
knows as self-made man. One year
of his life only was passed within the
school-house, his education having
been obtained at home with his father
as tutor, who was man finely edu-
Gated. At an early age, Judge Pas
chal commenced the study of law un-
derGovernor Lumpkin, of Georgia, and
was admitted TO the bar in 1888, being
at that time twenty-one years of age.
Two years after he was elected to fill the
position in his district corresponding
to our present office of district attor-
ney. During the Indian troubles in
1894 ), at the time the Cberokees re.
sisted the movement to force them be-
yond the Mississippi, he became a vol
unieer with the rank of lieutenant in
'uO NhCpi uuhtA 0Cu.
Wool. La 1886 he moved to Arkansas,
where he practiced his profession at
Van Buren, and in 1S41 was elected
Supreme Judge of that State. He held
the office but one year and half, Not
being content with the emOluments of
the Office, he resigned before he had
attained the age of 80 In company
with his brother, l. A. Paschal, he
visited this State in 1916, both of whom
settled here and established the law
firm Of |. A. & G.. w. Paschal, the for
mer living in San Antonio. This part.
nership lasted until 1868, when the
death of his brother occurred.
His family moved to Calves
ton in 1S4S. In 1851 Judge
Paschsl moved to Austin, whence he
changed his residence to Washington
for the purpose of giving publication
to his law books, where he remained
up to the time of his death. While in
Austin he entered tho field az news
paper man. editiu@ with ability the
Southern Intelligencer, as he did in
earlier days the Van Buren Mtelligencer,
of Arkansas. His contributions TO the
libraries of the legal fraternity OF this
State have gained for him never-dy-
ing reputation, and his various volumes
are accepted as standard productions.
During his life he edited two volumes
Of Paschal's Digest of Laws OF
Texas, three volumes of Paschal's Di-
gest of Decisions of the Supreme Court
of the State OF Texas, and one vol
ume Of Paschal's Annotated ConstItu-
tion of the United States. Judge
Paschal also occupied the position OF
reporter for the Supreme Court OF
Texas, and as such published the
TwentJ fifth TexAs Supplement Of the
Supreme Court Report, as also the
Twenty-eighth, Twenty ninth, Thir-
tieth and Thirty-frst Reports of the
same court. Though man OF marked
ability, he was Bever prominent as
an oficeholder. His capacity, how
ever, gave him a reputation and a
strong influence, strongest during the
time of Andrew johnson, but OF much
worth with the Grant administration
Prior TO his death he had been ailing
for eight or nine months, being finally
carried of by hemorrhage Of the bow
els.- Corpus Christi Gazette.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-14
HOW THE PRESIDENT Is VIC
TlMIZED.

The Presidents gullabiIityi is asserted
by those who heard little speech he
made in Cincinnati just after the cleo
ton, when he supposed that the great
and good and unsophisticated Tilden
was elected. Mr.. Hayes wept over
the imaginary woes of the negro and
had no other griefs. He was thorough
ly imbued with the idea of Southern
purposes and character pictured by
Bob Ingersoll and others on the folds
of the bloody shirt. He believed hon
estly, as do half of the Northern peo-
pie, that we are especially addicted in
Texas to fricaseed African. There
fore, the Presidents sweet little speech
a. Cincinnati. Now again the Presi-
dent has been deluded by some place
man seeking to curry favor with the
President and at the same time furnish
Conkling with club with which to
smite the administration hip and thigh.
1t has been gravely stated to the Presi-
dent that body of unexamp.ed knaves
in Florida and Southern Georgia have
been stealing innocent darkies and sell
ing them as slaves to sugar planters in
Cuba. The absurdity of the statement
is apparent WI er We reflect upon
the impossibility of conducting such
operations on the summit of
Robertson Hill, or in the jungles of
Wharton county. 1t is no more posi-
bic to steal piccaninny than Char
ley Ross, and the noise made in the
former case would be infinitely greater
Every African pulpit would be reso-
nant of the charms of the fat, glisten-
ing face and mellow person of the
infant whIsked away by the slave
traders. Terrors of African mammles
would be visible in every household,
and Mr.. Hayes and his shrewd detec-
tive would hardly be the sole reposito-
ries of secrets that would set the ton
gues of coL!drers and prophetic old
crones wagg.ng on every hillside and
in every lowly cabin by the sea. Mer-
maids and sharks and houdoos would
be accused of these shocking larce-
nies, and there would be no need for
Mr.. Hayes's detectives. The country,
far and near, would ring with the
story of outrsges done by slave traders.
And yet, If the Presidents advisers
and lying newspapers are to be
believed this ''infamous traffic IN hu-
man fl sh" has been successfully
prosecuted between Florida and Cuba
for many months past. One good man
is drawing handsome sums from the
secret service fund and special COM
missioner, having a large stipend of
course, is sent to Havana to inquire in
to these facts. Meanwhile Conkling in
his bedroom, morning, noon and night,
weeps over the Yillainics and depravi-
ties of Southern conduct and character.
Seriously, he and B IN Butler and Blaine,
shrewd and practical, laugh in their
sleeves and believe not a word of the
absurd story, while the innocen! Presi-
dent swallows the whole batch of lies
and leaps into and fights this sea of
troubles as vigorously and fearlessly
and a5surdly as when he confronted
thirty millions of "silver maniacs"
Haunting the veto in their faces.
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-14
SOCRATES HELL.

10 the cheerful discussion that has
been going on through pulpit and
press, about the TaisOa d etre of the
fine old Calvinistic hell, some have
been unreasonable enough to refuse to
sccept that lovely and fragrant institu-
tion, because Il provides no exception
for such men as Socrates and Aurelius,
but roasts them along with all other
heathens. Aud these dissepters have
even dared to say that dearer to the In
finite Father is the shining culture of
Greece, enriching and identifying hu-
manity, than Moses and all his host of
Israelites, for these teachers and sages
whose lives and deaths have made
souls virtuous, have also opened and
enlarged the vessels in the human
mind, by means of which the Logos
descends ID be the light of nations.
Now those who take such ground
have evidently fallen INTO that danger
ously heterodox idea Of justification by
character and lis instead OF faith for
we all know that Socrates, though one
of the most beautiful aud perfect char
acters in all antiquity, accepted neither
the God of our fathers, nor the gods of
Olympus; but, in fact, was guided, IS
he asserts, by a spiritual guardian,
whose voice, when he distracted his
mind from external objects, he could
hear, though invisible to his sight. As
the sage said of himself, she was
a poor old boy, plain fellow, not
much more moral or virtuous than a
sparrow, fond of the bowl, not over
nice, and secretly thinking that Jupi
ter himself was an old gad-about, ibid
inous, aud not fit t. be the chantic!eer
to crow up the gods in the aorning,
let alone being supreme over Olympus"
But what avail q Priori discussions on
this subject when we have the clear,
detailed and undoubtedly truthful
statement of one who saw just how
Socrates is treated in the Calvinistic
hell:
Heinp, in his Book lie Grand, after
describing that hell is filled with long
rows of huge black kettles, in which
sinners are boiled, proceeds as follows:
I'm ole row were placed Christian sim
ners, and, incredible as it may seem,
their number was anything but small,
and the devils poked the fires up under
them with especial good will. In the
next row were Jews, who continually
screamed and cried, and were occs-
sionally mocked by the fends,
which sometimes seemed odd
enough - as, for instance, when
a fat, wheezy old pawE-
broker complained Of the heat, and
little devil poured several buckets of
cold water on his head, that he might
realize what a refreshing benefit bap-
tism was. In the third row sat the
heather, who, like the Jews, could
take no part in salvation, and must
burn forever. l heard one of the lat
ter, as square-built, surly devil pu,
fresh Goals under his kettle, cry out
in his pot, Spare mel l was once Soc
rates, the wisest of mortals; l taught
truth and justice, and sacrificed my
life for virtue But the clumsy, stu
pid devil went on with his work and
grumbled, 'Oh, shut up there! All
heathens must burn, and we can't
make an exception for the sake of
single man."
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-03-14

THE Senate Committee on Railroads
is considering the possibility of ex-
tending the International road from
Austin to Topclovampo, the best har
Dor on the Pacific coast from Behring's
Straits to Patagonia. The distance
from Austin is but 700 miles, aud that
from Austin, cid Presidio del Norte
and Chihuahua City, is 800 miles.
Maps are shown of the Gulf of Califor-
mia and the harbor of Topolovampo,
recently captured by the HydrographI-
cal Bureau which give great Importance
to this great short cut to the tropics of
Mexico and to the South Sea. The
Sierra Madre are so low where this line
is proposed that in their very midst
oranges and bananas rIpen In Decem-
Der. The committee agreed to hear
Mr.. Owen, who surveyed the route,
further on Thursday next.