The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-12-12

THURSDAY. DEC. 1s. 1878,
The city of Philadelphia has 4
floating debt of 100000, 600.

0Oot1U& O0Dt OF pAOV,OOV,VOO'
A. W. FAIRBANKS, formerly of the
Herald is q candidate for Postmaster
Of Cleveland.
TIE jury in the Painsville grave
robbiDg case failed to agree up ver-
dict and were discharged.
IT 10 rumored in Washington that
Senator Thurman is to be brought for
ward as the next candidate for Cover
nor of Ohio.
IT is said Col. Cotter is one of the
Penitentiary Guards who stand by
Warden McWherten in the war with
Deputy Warden Quinn.
The December debt statement shows
IN increase in our liabilities of about
three and q quarter million of dollars.
Tho elections are over, you know.
SEvERAL measures have already been
introduced into Congress to make the
Trade dollar legal tender and to pro-
vide for its recoinage into standard
dollars.
TIE Cleveland Leader, ell id onane
genus are terrific in charging ballet
box stufing in South Carolina, but
have not one word to say of Stark
-[Stark Co. Dem.
TIE attempt of the Republican pol
iticians to figure out . majority in the
next Honse of Representatives., is an
utter failure. The next Congress will
be Democratic in both branches.
IT is rumored at Washington that
Attorney-General Deyen is about to
retire from the Cabinet to assume
circuit iudgeship, and that Eugene
Hale is to be appointed to fill the va
eancy.
UPWARD of $50 failures in Glasgow
and the west of Scotland are directly
traceable to the stoppage of the City
Of Glasgow Bank. The total liabili-
ties of the Scotch firms who have been
dragged down are 100000.
The people of Washington Terrific
~ have adopted State constitution,
and intend to apply for admission into
the Union this winter. The Territory
however, is considerably short of the
requisite population for admission.
On Friday last Governor Bishop
n~pH4~nH I.~oo nf Mor;Nn
county, sentenced to the Penitentiary
for life in 1874 for killing Frank Fl.
johnson. The principal complaint
against Governor Bishop seems to be
that he indulges in too free an exercise
of Executive clemency.
A PARIS telegram of the 9th inst,
says: The first shipment of horses
from America for the French army
arrived during the past week at Havre,
aud were ordered through Consul
Bridglsnd. The French Military in.
spectors are much pleased with them.
WHEN the Supreme Court Commis-
sion of this State was organized, 579
cases were transferred to it from the
Supreme Court. OF these 522 have
been disposed of to date, leaving 81
to be disposed of by the first of Feb
ruary, when the Commission expires.
Ar the late election in Minnesota
the people by their votes emphatically
repudiated $S,OOOOOO of somemnly
pledged State bonds. And Minnesota
IL Republican State. Now let Rad
ical leaders 60 on with their bowling
over the disgrace of reputation.
The Washington Post says: The
prevailing sentiment among Demo
cratic Representatives who have ar
rived in Washington seems to be IN
favor Of q thorough Investigation of
the whole cypher telegram business,
no matter who may be damaged there
by.
LAST Saturday evening J. Barnes, a
brakeman on the G. s. M. branch of
the A. + G. w. r. r., jumped from a
freight train on the main track. The
express train No. 5, just at the time
came around q sharp curve and struck
him, throwing him some distance.
Hisinjuries are so severe that no hopes
are entertained of his recovery.
SENATOR Feorge II. Pendleton has
been interviewed. He does not an
ticipate that any attempt will be made
to repeal the resumption act, but
thinks tho attempt at resumption will
be followed by financial disasters, and
that the foil reconciliation of silver
at IN carly day will become an abso-