The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-05-02

THURSDAY. MAY 2. 1873
The House Committee hes agreed
upon bill creating the Territory OF
Oklohama.
TIE Erie Railroad has been sold for
$4,000, which is regarded as good
thing for the road.
TIE Republicans of Ohio propose TO |
ignore the President in the coming |
campaign.
TIE Peoples Bank at Be'Ievillr, IT,.
has made an assignment, owing is
depositors $lS9,c o.; its other liabili-
ties not being stated.
WILLIAM EvARTs, son OF the Secre-
tary of State, died at the residence of
his father in Washington, on Friday
last, aged twenty-seven years.
TIE four prisoners who escaped
from the new jail at Cleveland on the
morning Of the 18th, were recaptured
at South Bend, Ind, on Thursday
morning last.
The Indians are committing out
RACES in Texas again. A few days
ago they murdered fifteen persons and
captured q number of horses near
Laredo and made good their escape.
A FOUR story brick block in Toledo
which was worth, two years ago, S45,-
900, recently sold for Sl65c0. And
aren't we on the very eve of resump-
ton?
THE at tude between the Boil and
Bear is becoming more belljgerent
every day. The latest1'spaf ches would
seem to indicate that war is almost
certain.
The bill to repeal the Bankrupt act
passed the House on the 25th ult., by
. vote of 2O6 to 80. AS the bill that
passed the Senate was somewhat
amended it will have to 90 back to
that body.
The Windsor Hotel, at Coburg. On
tario, burned to the ground on Thurs
day morning last. The front wall fell
outward, burying number of fire.
men in the ruins, four of whom were
killed.
IT is reported that Beecher is soon
to bring suit against Frank d. Moul-
ton and the Tiltons. The pious par
son has reason to feel that people get
their rewards and punishments in this
life, and that there is little necessity
for hot place in the hereafter.
The Supreme Court Of Alabama has
recently decided that the act of that
State forbiddlng marriages between
whites and colored people is valid sud
altogether consistent with the Constf-
tuition of the United States. And
now won't there be terrible waiting
in the Radical camp about 'unrecon.
structed rebels
o. C.. ZELLKR, the Cashier of the
National Exchange Bank of Tiffin,
absconded on the night of the 10th
ult,, carrying off with him $45,50O OF
the funds belonging to that institution
The Bank is the principal monied in.
stitution Of that city, and Mr.. Zeilel
had long been its trusted cashier. The
surplus fund and undivided profits Of
the Bank are sufficient to cover the
loss.
The Prohibitionists of New York
held their State Convention at Albany
ON the 24fh nit, and nomins ted Geo
H. Danforth; as their candidate fol
Judge Of the Court q Appes's. The
principale feature of their platform ii
resolution demanding the prohibi
ton of the manufacture and sale O
intoxicating liqters by law.
The National Banks haye in. .circu
lation $4,000 l.t0 90, and the resump
fionists think they can commence anG
maintain specie resumption with only
S5,OOO,OO0 Of coin, just IS easy a,
rolling off q log" In the olden fines
banks were unable 10 maintain specie
payments with one-third of their CIR
cuIation in coin in their vaults.
DURING the three months endins
April 1st, according to r. G. Dun
Co., the failures in the United S, ate
numbered 1885, their aggregate Jia
biIities being So, ,O78,S26. Al thisrat
the failures for the year would mum
Der 1890, and the liabilities reacl
S12S, 81, ,3O4, and they are likely to ex
ceed rather than fall short of tha
amount. And yet we are on the ey
of resumption, and some of the re
sumptionists boastfully declare tha
resumption is already accomplished
THE Cincinnati Enquirer of Satur
day was really an interesting and val
liable number. 1t was a triple shee,
filed with all the current news, wit
much choice miscellany. Among 9th
er features were special reports from
Y counties in Ohio, 6S in Indiana, 3
in Kentucky, % in Michigan, 2 ii
Pennsylvania and 4 in w. Virgins
showing the fruit prospects in thos
sections, which in nearly every in
stance are shown to be very flattering
That shows enterprise.
The Cfnctmnati Musical Festival
The approaching Musical Festival II
Cincinnati will be the grandest eve
held in America, not only in the char
acter of music, but in all the accessO
-;.. of . large orchestra of lC0 musi
clans, . chorus of TOO trained singers
and an organ unrivaled in size and
power.
The hall Just completed, is one of th'