The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-02-06
THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS.
sAMUELD. HARRIS ED1ro. AND PusI1sHr.



IN 0dvGssce.
The Aoffatt bell punch yielded /.
revenue Of 100000 in Virginia las
year. sos
VANDERBILT offers to match hi
team for $4,000 against any ethe,
team now working together.
THE Treasury statement gives the
reduction OF the public debt during
the month of January at 50, ,751 $50.
TPE Legislature Of Louisiana has
elected 3. F. Jones United States Sen
ator from that State.
A Boston dispatch of the Sd inst,
= says: Richard Henry Dana, poet
and essayist, died yesterday, aged go
years." l9-s4.-
DK. j. X. MORTON, an eminent
homeopathic physiciaa of Lexington,
KY, died suddenly of paralysis on
Saturday morning while attending a
patient.
GARFIELD has put himself on record
as against receiving greenbacks for
custom duties. He's just the fellow
for the Republicans to run for Cover
nor this fall.
TIE greenback is still ahead. On
Saturday last nearly $10OO0OOO of in.
terest became payable in gold, but
nearly everybody preferred green
backs.
SENATOR CHRIsTIANCY, of Michigan
has resigned and been appointed and
confirmed rs Minister to Peru. II i.
expected that his place in the Senate
will be filed by that old guzzler, Zach
Chandler.
The bills introduced in the Ohio
House of Representatives to repeal all
exemption laws; to allow free trade
in money, and to confer police powers
on the Mutual Protection Association
were indefinitely postponed on the
3Oth ult.
JEFFERSON DAVIS says he is ont of
politics. This will be sad news to the
Radicals who take delight in and hope
to profit by waving the sanguinary
garment The fellows occupation
will be gone.
A TELEGRAM from Lansing, Mich.
states that Senator Christ,ancy arriv-
ed there Friday night and called on
Governor Crosswell Saturday, but did
not tender his resignation, and is still
in doubt whether he will accept the
Peruvian mission or not.
The Democratic House reduced the
numbers and expenses of the diplo.
matte and consular corps, but the Re-
publican Senate restored the reduc.
ton, and q conference committee have
agreed that there shall be no diminu.
alton of expenses.
IT is said that although Duluth is in
nearly latitude forty-seven, it's harbor
is open, and the adjoining bay aud
the lake are clear of ice. Navigate n
in that region can be resumed, while
probably every port on the lower lakes
except perhaps Milwaukee and Grand
Haven, is still closed.
The Russian Minister of the Inter.
ier has been empowered to burn Wit.
hanka and other infected villages, II o
Inhabitants to be moved elsewhe re
within the quarantine district. Troops
to enforce the quarantine will be
placed at the disposal of the civil ad-
ministration, with General Melikoff
in command.
A BILL has been passed in the House
Of Representatives of Congress to pre-
vent or restrain Mongolian immlgra-
ton. 1t prohibits the importation at
any one time of more than fiftet n
Chinese upon a vessel owned by any
citizen of the United States, under .
penalty of 500 for each passenger in
excess of fifteen.
MICHAEL L. SULLIvANr, late of Burr
Oaks, Ford county, ILL.,, and who be-
cam. famous as the owner of the larg-
est farm in the United States. dit d
Thursday last at Evansville, Ind.
From being the proprietor of 47,CO0
acres of fine farming land, whose pro-
duct in marketing required 200 mules
to do the hauling, he died pennies 9
and in debt.
MATT CARPENTER just elected q. s.
Senator from Wisconsin was given q !
grand reception in Washington on
Thursday night. 1t was a noticeable
fact that all those who figured promi-
nently in the demonstration were
Grant men, and it is claimed that the
affair was gotten up for the still fur
ther boosting the ''man on horseback"
whose chances to be the Republican
banner bearer in 1880 appear to be in
khe ascendent, !