The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-01-02
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NEW LISBON has new Opera House
The A. s. G. W. Railroad authori-
ties have ordered that employees shall
not smoke while on duty.
THE trial of the grave robber Car
Isle, at PainesviIle, which resulted in
. disagreement Of the jury, cost Lake
county 81, 500. n .
On Saturday morning r. W. Clark,
of Kinsman, Trumbull county, was
found drowned at Flint. Michigan.
HENRY G.. PITMAN, boot and shoe
dealer of Buffalo, N. Y. assigned Sat-
urday for the benefit of creditors. Lii
abilities, S., ,401.2 ,....
WADE HAMPTON. is now rapidly re-
covering and will doubtless be able to
take his seat in the q. S. Senate when
his term of service begins.
RESUMPTION tskes effect to-day, as
yesterday was a legal holiday. Now
look out for rush of business and
general prosperity. e5sf-
HENRY SHEARER, Republican Treas
urer of South Bend, Indiana, is de-
faulter to the tune of $4,000. Tally
one more for Radical dishonesty.
The total coinage at the several
mints of the United States for the
year ending June 80. 1878, amounted
to sS1, 100000. 1t will be larger fol-
the current year.
The commerce of the United States
last year was 81 .OOO, 100000. This does
not include specie; of this the i'm.
ports were s23.OOO,OOO; the exports
were s27,OOO,OOO.
A NEGRO named Andrew Gillespie
was taken fnom the Jail at Statesville.
North Carolina, Friday, and hung. He
was charged with the murder of Mr..
fowler.
ON Saturday morning an explosion
occurred in the Rock Powder Works
at Paterson, New Jersey, by which
three men and the building were
blown into atoms.
Two men went into the burning
stable of VIM. F. Kidder, in New
York, on Saturday to rescue the
horses, failing in which they perished
with the animals.
The Mazeppa (Miss) Tribune re.
Gently suspended publication tor two
weeks, while the editor went out to
dan delinquent subscribers. We've
been thinking-well, it's of no use.
"THE poor ought to be satisfied
with potato SOUP" preached a Chica.
go clergyman whose pulpit, the Wash
ington Post thinks, "would be better
employed in stabling mule"
In the Atlantic & Great Western
Life Insurance Association % assess
ments have been made since its orga.
nization in 1872, and the amount paiG
out to families foots up S15,0S3, while
the members say the assessments have
scarcely been felt.-Kent Bulletin.
The New York Herald says thu
Democrats should congratulate them
selves at BIaine's remarkable confes
sion that the Southern policy of tn,
Republican party has failed.
AT the election for postmaster a
Warren on Saturday last E. r. Wise
the present incumbent, was elected OF
the first ballot, receiving 337 votes t,
alI other candldates-seven in numbe
800.
THE South Carolina Legislature ad
journed on Tuesday of last week, af
ter four weeks session, the shOrtes
since the war. That is an exampl,
worthy to be generally followed.
SINCE the whisky ring thieves hav'
all been pardoned out of the peniten
tiaries what has become of that eupho
neous Republican motto, "Let NJ
guilty man escape 2"
THE man whom Hayes has appoint
ed Superintendent of the Mint at New
Orleons is the came whom the Radi
Gals used to call "Hangman Foot
What hath wrought that wonderful
change?
IT is said that counterfeit S. golC
pieces have made their appearance il
New York. 1t is SO long since th'
shining metal has been in circulation
that few people can tell the genuine BY
the sCait.
Now we have specie resumption and
times are prosperous by act of Con
gross. II any one disputes the fact
spot him on the snoot, for he must bt
a traitor to his couDtry.
ELY SMALL, a farmer living mile
north Of Cedarvilie, Ohio, made an
assignment on Thursday for the bene
fit Of his creditors. He had sufficient
assets TO meet all his liabilities, but
didn't find money as plenty as some