The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-12-18
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CoNGREss will adjourn over on the
18th to the 9th of January to enable
the members to enjoy their holiday
sprees.
A meeting of the Democratic State
Central Committee is to be held In
Columbus on the End of January next
They favor holding the National Con-
vention in Cincinnati.
A MAJORITY Of the members of the
Republican National Committee have
expressed themselves in favor of Chi
cago ~ the place for holding the next
National Convention of that party.
TIE election of lumber of colored
men to local offices In the South is IN
aoutrage " the Radical politicians cam
not tolerate and when they learn that
they were elected as Democrats their
anger is uncomfortable.
WASHINGTON telegram of the 14th
isn't, says it may be authoritively
stated that the committee on elections
Of the Senate has decided to make an
adverse report on Kellogg's claim to
the seat he now occupies in the Senate.
The party leaders in power want an
increase of the army, when the cost
this year is S42.653, 1882. Sensible
people would naturally suppose that
the army was now too large-or at
least cost too much. This sum would
board the army. Indians and all, at .
first-class hotel.
THE "Grant boom" foolishness is
about at an end for the present. After
his visit to Philadelphia the great ma
tional dead-head proposes to visit
Mexico and to remain there till the
opening of spring, when he will re-
turn and be again ready to receive Gde
fulsome adulstions of the lunatics and
to Join in the Presidential racket.
The people of the far West have
been experiencing some rather severe
weather of late. At Pembina the
thermometer showed 36 degrees be-
low zero; at Breckenridge, Mimi, 81
below; at Duluth, 8 below; at st.
Faul, 8 below; at North Platte, Neb.,
2 below, and at Omaha, o. The great
est extreme of temperature was that
between Pembina and San Francisco,
the former 36 below, and the latter, so
above.
A SCHEME Is said to be on foot to
elect Bob Ingersoll and ex-Mayor
Bowen as delegates to the next Repub-
Hcan National Convention, What has
become of Bob's Liberal party which
he inaugurated but few months ago
In Cincinnati, with such grand -four
fish. His mistakes are as numerous
and Of greater magnitude than those
of Moses which he is runningeup and
down the land to denounce.
Hon. DAN. VOORHEES, is to the front
in the United States Senate with reso-
lutions strongly sustaining the green
back and silver currency, and con-
demnatory Of the Republican admin
istration for making war upon that
money. His resolutions were laid on
the table to be called up by him here
after, instead of being referred to the
Finance Committee. This was q good
move to head off the opposition to his
measure, as he can bring it before the
Senate at any time.
ONE Of the South Carolina members
proposes Q plan by which the deposit
tors in the Freedmen's savings banks
can be saved from loss. He proposes
that the government assume all lis-
bilities and assests Of the defunct in
stitutions, and pay all the depositors
in full out Of the public treasury. The
only Justification for such q course is
found in the quasi endorsement given
to the banks by the government, but
even that will not warrant the estab-
lishment Of such dangerous prece-
dent. It will be far better to let the
depositors pocket their losses.