The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-08-22


The population of China is between
2OOOOO,OCO and 10000, 600 and sever
Il counties yet to be heard from.
THERE is talk in Washington of
Grant and Key for the Presidential
race of 1880.
TIE Fret National Bank of Quincy,
Ill, has Joined John Sherman's army,
and gone where the woodbine twineth.
ITHE Democrats of the Eighth Geor-
sia District have renominsted Alex
aiider H. Stevens as their candidate
for Congress.
"A GRAVEL bank at Sterling Junction
near Oswego, N. Y, gave way on Fri.
day morning burying four persons.
only one of whom was rescued alive.
PRoF. BAXTER, Professor of Educa-
ton at Harvard College, was drown
Cd ct Cape May last Thursday while
swimming out beyond his depth. :.
sREPoRrs from New Orleans. Mem
phis, Grenada, and other points in the
South represent the yellow fever
scourge there to be prevailing to q
terrible and almost unparalleled ex-
tent
TIE Missouri State Treasury is said
to be short about halt million of
dollars. This is said to be the work of
." ring" at Jefferson City who are
engaged in the work of plundering
the people.
TIE National Labor party of Phila-
delphia has nominated Judge Pig
iron" Kelley IS their candidate for
Congress in his district. He will prob
ably be nominated by the Republicans
and elected. f.s
TIE Democrats of the Third Dis
tfict held their Convention ct Fremont
on Thursday last and nominated Hon.
Frank Hurd as their candidate for
Congress on the first ballot. Mr.. Hurd
IL one Of the ablest young men in. the
State. =
Rev. L. ID. DAwsoN, of ST. Louis,
publisher of the Christian Advocate
is charged with the seduction of girl
named Emily Robinson, who was the
nurse of his children, end who died
from abortion.
+ TIE Bank of Millersburgh, Holmes
county, closed its doors on the 18th
inst, owing depositors about $50OCl
There are various opinions rs to its
ability to pay in full. OF course this
was the result of too large q volume
Of money in the country.
TEE Radicals are applying their
coarsest and bitterest tdenunciations to
Senator Thurman just now, but they
fail to answer any of his arguments
against the oppressive and ruinous
policy of the Republican party. That
is thing that can't be did.
II is said that John Sherman ls
coming to Ohio to answer Senator
Thurman and take hand in the cam.
paign. He should bring with him
Eliza Pinkst0n to aid hlm in Haunting
the bloody shirt, and Mrs. Jenks to
conduct his correspondence.
NRs. AGNES d. JENKs, the nOtOri-
ous witness before the Potter Com.
wittee who swore to having written
the famous Sherman letter has receiv-
cd her reward. She has been ap.
pointed . detective of the Treasury
Department and assigned to duty at
the New Orleans Custom House.
LIGHTNING struck powder maga.
zine located near Yorkville, on the
outskirts Of Pottsville, Penn, Satur.
day, which contained about eight
hundred kegs of powder, belonging
to Palmer's Colliery, which exploded
causing fearful havoc, and which
shook the earth for miles around,
breaking windows and knocking the
q furniture TO pieces. aud the steeple on
2 the Presbyterian Church was demol-
ished, - also the windows and doors
Sf the Lutheran Church. Several lives
Weeo lest, and many p ersons wounded.