The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-12-11
THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS.
sAnUELD D. HARRIS EDrro. AND rUsLrsu...
THURSDAY. DEC II. 1879.
The Press tor $3.50 a Year,
In advance.

IN advance.
Cleveland has q Tax-Relief League.
The Lincoln emancipation group
was unveiled at Boston on Saturday.
FROM 10000 to 1000 sixty.pound
packages OF oleomargine are sold
weekly in New York for fresh dairy
butter,
The inauguration of Governor Fos-
ter is to take place at Columbus on the
18th of January.
The Ohio Legislature will assemble
on the 9Th of January and then the
great scramble will begin.
TEN MILLION DOLLARS, in eagles and
half eagles mainly, will be coined this
month at the Philadelphia Mint.
DURING a recent heavy cyclone in
the Bay of Bengal storm-wave swept
oyer Monkishkhal Island, drowning
several hundred persons.
Troy, N. Y. was visited by q de-
structive fire on Sunday morning
which consumed property to the value
Of over $3.50, 900, on which there was
insurance amounting to $4,000.
ANOTHER batch of 200 North Caro-.
lima negroes are in Washington await
ing transportation to Indiana, where
they hope to materially aid the Repub-
lican Presidential candidate.
Now is very opportune time for
the Radicals to make great ado about
polyg amy, the twin relic of barbarism.
II wasn't thus when they had two.
thirds majority in both branches of
Congress. Circumstances alter cases.
The House Committee on Rules has
agreed to recommend the passage of .
resolution constituting a new Commit
tee, to be composed of new members,
which shall have referred to it all
questions relating to woman suffrage.
THREE children, belonging to Rob-
ert Craig, of Union City, Indiana,
were poisoned Saturday by using cab
bage, over which psris-green had been
sprinkled while growing. They are
in q dangerous condition.
UTAH wants admission into the eUnion
as q State, and has sufficient popu-
lation to entitle her to that distinction
and that brings the Mormon question
prominently to the front as q disturb
ing element.
CONGRESSMAN Bill Springer, of 1lli-
nois, is one Of the heirs of Abraham
Springer, whose former estate, located
in the heart OF Wilmington, Del, is
now claimed by the heirs. The prop
erty is valued at s1OOOOOOOO.
A WAR has broken out in New CAL
abar, on the Western coast of Africa,
and the prisoners taken are killed and
eaten by their captors. The British
navy has been urged to interfere by
the European residents, as it is expect
ed that the outbreak will become gen.
eraL
AT the town election in New Haven
Conn.,, on the End inst, the Demo-
Gratis elected all the officers by major
tiles ranging from 500 to 800, The
Common Council is Democratic for
the first time in three years. The
Greenbackers voted with the Demo-
Gratis.
News from San Antonio says: "a
well-founded rumor is prevalent here
that party of twenty-five Mexicsns
raided AcAllen's stock range, on the
Rio Grande. The people on the rancho
were tied to trees while the premises
were robbed Of money and valusbles.
A large number of horses and mules
were driven of by the marauders."
The Ute Commission is reported to
be in . dangerous condition. After q
long consultation at the Agency on
Saturday the Indians positively and
defiantly refused to deliver up the
parties concerned in the White River
massacre except on condition that they
should be taken to Washington for
trial. They donned the war paint,
drew their knives and brandishing
them in the air bid defiance to the Of
ficers. Serious trouble is anticipated.
The Democrats have gained MEM
Der Of Congress in the Westchester
district, New York, Waldo Hutchins
having been elected to fiIl the vscan-
cy occasioned by fhe death of q Repub.
iican. This gives US q majority of
three in the House over Republicans
and Greenbackers ;but with the Green.
back members that will vote with the
Democracy our majority will be
twelve or fifteen oyer the Kepubli.
cans.
The Republican Sherif-elect, Rich.
enbacker of Columbus, has been
bound over to court to answer for
having violated the Seitz Law I'm at.
tempting to influence his election by
illegal means. The evidence against
him is said to be strong, and there is
grave probability OF his being dis
posed.
GARPIELD, II is evident, will be
chosen to succeed Senator Thurman.
Would it not be we'll to swear him on
fhe Gospels, not to sell himself to the
Pacific railways, and undo what Judge
Thurman has got done, in preventing
them from robbing the Government
of q hundred millions or so? We do
not trust these Credit Mobilier, De-
Gollyer frauds.-[Stsrk Co. Dems