The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-10-17

are like the miller, 1t ali gives soll'
to us.
Gov. Shepherd has returned from
St. Louis, where he went to superin-
tend the filling out of relief boat for
Memphis and other afflicted cities. 1t
is surprising how much more respect
fully he is spoken of by his old oppo-
nents now that be turns his huge brain
and energies to charitable matters
rather than to things political. We
have been told by engineers that when
pushing the Improvements Of our
streets and city he had mapped in his
mind every ditch, sewer or piece of
work under contract and could at
once, without the aid of notes, refer
clearly and intelligently to it with di-
rections for change or continuance.
In the matter of Yellow Fever contri.
buttons his power of combination
and execution was brought to bear
upon his being put at the head, and
his deyised scheme of affording relief
seems unexcelled in effectiveness
That he will yet become as popular
here as ever unpopular no one can
doubt who watches the toning down
of yillainous epithets once SO fashion
able when speaking of him. Some of
those most abusive have always resist
ed payment of taxes of any nature
and we presume that were their taxes
remitted they would join in praise Of
Boss Shepherd. Mr.. Blackburn, of
Kentucky, said, last winter in the
House, when speaking of these chronic
villifiers, that mo bill could be drawn
which would satisfy him unless it pro-
vided for the payment of all his taxes
and gave him a bonus beside.' De-
Witt Clinton made himself the object
of intense hatred and abuse by his
sbig ditch the, Erie Canal, but time
brought him full reward and praise
for his courage and sagacity, and we
doubt not such will follow Boss Shep-
herd for changing Washington from
its old dilapidation of streets and
buitdipgs,. into the fin est city in the
Union@one that we, at least, are proud
OF.
Rev. Harrison, the young Revivalist
continues his labors in the Foundry
Church and draws great crowds as in
the past, hundreds being unable to
gain admission into the building dur
ing his services. Hundreds profess
conversion at his hands, thus giving
evidence of his power in swaying the
masses. '''
Another colored murderer shocked
US recently with the killing of his
wife and attempted slaughter of her
sister. His wife, from some cause,
had refused to live with him and had
taken rooms with her sister, up town.
He ofteu had made threats of taking
her life unless she returned to him,
but she paid no attention to them un-
til he appeared, armed with a razor,
on her premises. He fret caught the
sister by her hair as she was endeav-
oring to escape from him and with a
aiquick motion of the razor, cut her
throat from car to ear, severing one of
the jugular veins, and then seizing his
wife he nearly severed her head from
her body. The wife is dead, but the
physicians hope to save the sisters
life. The murderer is reticent in pris-
on and evinces no sorrow or contri-
ton over his acts.
Our courts have been the scene of
a judicial farce in the trial of the case
of Sam Strong VS.. U. s. Sam sued
the District for 100000, as amount
due him upon Boss Shepherd con-
tract. His and the Government attor-
neys entered into stipulation in re-
gard to the trial, which Judge Humph-
ries, who presided, ignored and order
ed the trial to proceed. At this all the
counsel refused to act and retired from
the Courtroom in high dudgeon, un-
der a fine imposed by the Judge for
contempt, and Strong, acting as his
own counsel, triedthe case, obtaining
a verdict in his favor for the full
amount. Judge Humphries is one of
our District Judges who needs Faith.
er Matthews or Murphy.
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