The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-01-09
THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS.


IN 6OC0WCSe
CoNGREss resumed on Tuesday last
The Ohio Legislature commenced
its adjourned session on Tuesday. az
On Friday the miners at Shamokin,
Penn, struck against the reduction OF
wages. Esaee i-5 itI f,
GENERAL GRANT had an enthusfas-
tic reception at Dublin, Ireland, on
the 3rd inst. = .'--
MoScAs1, the would be assassin of
the King of Spain, was executed at
Madrid on Saturday.
NIB. SHERwIN has been reappoint-
ed Postmaster of Cleveland for anoth-
er four years. ..i
The Ashtabula House, at Ashtabu-
la, was damaged by fire to the amount
of $1,000, at ten O'Clock Monday
morning, ... .-...-........., ~
DURING the past year. 9l7 failures
were reported in New York City,with
liabilities of s63, ,95s. .4O3, and assets at
$1S,695. .531. q, fass ~, .z..e4a Il
ROBERT. w. MAcKEY, the master
spirit of the Republican party, died at
Philadelphia, of consumption, on the
1st inst. ~ sin i-i-4 ,5ia..5,
THE Republican leaders are terribly
torn up on the gubernatorial question.
They are extremely anxious to run
both sides, bat probably wont be per-
mitted to do a0.9 s19g - a"fi-
THERE are said to be six thousand
unemployed persons in the city of
Geneva, Switzerland, and great dis
tress prevails among the laboring poor
throughout the republic.
JUDGE CHARLES T. SHERMAN, BROTH
er of Secretary John Sherman and
General w. T. Sherman, died at l
O'Clock on the 1st inst, of heart dis
ease, at his residence in Cleveland.
SEVERAL of the largest banking
houses of Stockholm have closed their
doors and the entire business ofthe
city is demoralized. Sweden is one
of the seven single money standard
countries of the world.
JUSTICE HUNT of the United States
Supreme COart was stricken with
paralysis at his residence, in Washing
ton, on Saturday, and at last accounts
his condition was such that his recov-
cry was despaired of.
THERE don't seem to be any materi-
al diminution in the length OF the de-
linauent lists or the number OF assign
ments and sheriff. sales in Our ex-
changes, though we have resumed
specie payments and got down to hard
pan.
The Greenbackers and Democrats
of Maine held joint meeting on the
night Of the lst inst, and nominated
the following State officers Secretary
of State, E. Fl. Cove; Attorney Cen
erai, william ii. Mcclellan; Adjutant
General, Samuel ID Leavltt.: - -
REy. DIR. S. C. AIKEN. venerable
Of Cleveland, died In that
citv on the morning of the 1st inst.
He was born in l7O1 and was installed
as pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of Cleveland in 1885, and has
his connection with the
church ever since. "
E.V. SMALLEY, managing editor of
the Cleveland Herald, has disposed of
his stock in that paper and resigned
his position as editor. He left for
New Orleans Friday morning to re-
port the Potter investigation for the
New York Tribune, on which paper
he takes his old position.
The Secretary of War asks Congress- |
for an appropriation of $40, 600, 900 for
the army which consists of 25,OOO, be-
ing 81 600 to the man, and yet the
leaders insist upon an in
crease of the army, and more troops
in order to prevent the people from
DESTROYING their government and do
ing themselves an irreparable injury.
AsHTABULA county has postmas-
,er appointed by Jackson, and who
1as held the Office fer q period of 81
years. He is the oldest postmaster in
N the county. Can he be the man
xho said sIf the administration can
.hange faster than can, you can take
vour blarsted old post-ofice and go to
with it." -e--l.
Now we have resumed specie pay
nents, and can maintain resumption
ecause nobody wants specie, 4. e. no.
ody wants resumption. So while
here are s347,OOO,OOO Of greenbaeks
nd $500, 600, 600 National Bank notes
float with but about Sl5O,OOO,OOO to
200, ,OOO, 600 of specie in the country, it
-ouId seem that our currency actually {
based upon confidence rather than
lin after all.
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