The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-02-13
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IN ddUGMce.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT has paid to
Earl Rosenberg f6 600 for three horses
And has he got any taxable property
The bill providing for the taking Of
the United States census of 1880 pass.
cd the Senate on Thursday last.
INTEMPERANCE is the result more
than the cause of poverty. Poverty is
the cause of vice and Systematic rob-
berry is the cause of poverty.
The salary of the French President
isI,9O0.OOO francs or $4,000 per year
in gold with the Palace of the Elysee
as q private residence.
GENBRAL JAMES B. STEADMAN, of
Toledo, has been elected Grand Com
mander of the Grand Encampment Of
the Grand Army of the Republic.
The Democratic House of Repre-.
sentatives of Alabama elected a color
ed Chaplain, which is another evidence
that the Southern Democrats are the
enemies of the colored people.
A REWARD of $4,000 has been of
fered for the arrest and conviction Of
the parties who perpetrated the recent
incendiarism in the Recorders Office
at Columbus.
The attitude of the Republican party
towards the South. tersely stated, is {:
elf you want your war claims allowed
by the hundred millions, vote the Re-
publican ticket"
The Nationals and Democrats in the
Maine House have cut down salaries
of all State officials one-third, and
abolished the junketing committees
appoin ted to visit State Institutions.
A GREAT strike recently occurred
among the sailors and coal beavers at
Liverpool, England. On the 7th inst.
it was estimated that the strikers num-
bered from 10000 to $4,000. At last
accounts all was qniet.
The Republicans papers don't seem
to regard the arrears of Pension
act with much favor. They say it
adds too largely to the expenses of the
Government. That isn't the way they
propose to pay "the debt of gratitude"
the country owes to its brave defend
ers.
Or the cipher investigation the
Springfield Republican (Ind. Rep. )ssys
there is "at least one advantage inher-
ent in the Democratic case-ths guilty
parties, eminen. as they were, were at
least private persons and not officials
of the United States"
The elections for United States Sem
ators are all over except in NewHamp-
shire which does not elect till next
June. Alter the fourth of March next
The Democrats will haye q majority of
eight in the Senate, and majority in
both branches of Congress for the first
time since 1860.
Bob INGERsoLL is about to write an
other book, entitled "The Religion of
Sword and Flame" Robert certainly
can't have reference to the religion of
Christ, for he was a messenger of love
who came to bring peace on earth and
good will to men, and the deIusions
Of professed followers are not to be
imputed to Him.
The city of Elizabeth, N. j., has de-
faulted in the payment of its bonds
and interest to the amount of S35, 900.
And as q consequence the Sayings
Dsnk, which held the bonds of the
city to the amount of $4,000 closed
mp, the default of the city furnishing
the bank a good excuse. The city has
a population of 28,OOO with a debt of
S5,823. .16.
DALLAS, Texas, is agitated over a
romantic story of young girl, four
teen years of age, who is in that town
from Illinois, searching for her moth
er. 1t seems that she and her mother
succeeded in saving about $1,000 in
the millinery business, when man by
the name of Foster came along, capti-
yated and captured the widow and the
$1,000. They went to Texas together
er, and left the daughter penniless.
Now the girl wants to find her ma,
and induce her to go back to Illinois
and leave the horrible Foster, who is
an imposter.
NEARLY year ago Owen Murphy,
Excise Commissioner in New York
CITY, abscoDded with $4,000 of the
peoples money. He has found it con-
venlent to remain an exile, but ap-
pears in the person OF "next friend
and brings suit in the Supreme Court
10 recover the amount of salary he
would have received if he had not
stolen the $4,000. There may have
been cooler things than that during
he winter, but the thermometers have
Iailed to indicate them.