The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-06-03

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THE Greenhack National Conven-
tion meets at Chicago on Tuesday next.
WHEN it was discovered that Bob
Ingersoll is guilty of plagarizing.
Blaine's friends lit upon Congressman
Frye to present the name of the Maine
statesman to the Chicago, Convention.
HEsInternational Millers' Exposi-
ton opened at Cincinnati on Monday.
Sixty millers from England, Ireland
and Scotland and also q party of mill
lers from Germany are in attendance.
THE Republican circus pitched its
tent in Chicago yesterday. At pres
ent writing nothing is known Of its
performances, but it is confidently be-
lieved that Ulysses will ride the trick
mule. ffaij saG siiiiiisft siii Job
THE great Corliss engine, which sup
piled the power in Machinery Hall at
the Centennial Exhibition has been
purchased by the Pullman Palace Car
Company and is to be put up in their
works at Chicago. @ '''''' 3
DISPATCHES from various points in
New Hampshire and Massachusetts,
indicate that Wednesday, May 18th,
was the hottest day ever experienced
in that, region. The thermometer
ranged from se to io2 in the shade.
MANY of the Blaine and Sherman
men threaten to bolt il Grant shall be
nominated at Chicago to-day. And
then, surprising one Of the other fel-
lows gets the nomination, what do
they expect d, the Grant boys? - -. -
AMONG the motly, crowd gathered
at Chicago is q host of Government
pap-suckers who have doubtless gone
up there for, the purpose of, looking
after the enforcement of Hayes Civil
Service Reform measures. They are q
very consistent and honest set of fell
lows. .,.t y .,t Il.
The st. Paul Globe says: General
Logan, who is a veiy bad Republican,
has brother who is good Demo-
crat. The Democratic member of the
family has a less opinion of his broth
er than the Chicago Tribune, which is
saying q good deal.
THE Prohibition National Conven-
ton is to be held at Cleveland on the
18th of June. If Grant receives the
nomination at Chicago what will be
the need of the Prohibs. putting up a
candidate? The prominent men of
the party will obtain indulgences to
enable them to vote for the silent man.
JOHN A. LOGAN is not in good odor
Just now with = large number of the
Radical papers and politicians and it
wouldn't be Surprising if they should
fall to calling him rebel, traitor and
other approbrfous names which they
are wont to o'a2ply to'rthose who
differ with them. Let the ball go on.
FORTY new National Banks have
been organized during the past six
months, and none have failed since
July, 1879. Isn't there danger that
there will be an imitation of the cur
rency that will beget spirit of specu-
Iation and be followed by. business
disaster? Perhaps, though as the
banks do the Initiating, and not the
Government there is no danger ahead.
The attempt of the Republicans to
make political capital out of the case
OF the colored West Point cadet, Whit
taker, has proved a most miserable
failure On Saturday the Court OF
Ifquiry In the case agreed upon a Fl
nal report finding that the mig "warn-
ed p himself, slit his own care and
punched his, own nose. The report
was signed by all the members OF the
The Cincinnssi Commercial, lead
ing Republican paper, in d recent
double loaded editorial refers to Grant
as " The President under s0hons .1a-
voritism, fraud and murder fourished
as neUer before or since" And yet
the last National Convention of the
party of great moral ideas to which
the Commercial belongs, by resolu-
ton unequivocally endorsed the poll
cy of Grants administration. 5.i2
A LARGE share of the Republican
press and politicians openly and bold
Iy charge that Conkling, Cameron and
the loyal Logan are guilty of having
secured the votes of their respective
States in the Chicago Convention for
Grant by downright and palpable
fraud. Still, if the fraud shall succeed
most of these very men who are now
80 very bitter in their denunciations
will be the most blatant in their DEM
of rejoicing over its con-
See if they aren't.
THE subject of the removal of that
old and honored institution, the West
ern Reserve College, from Hudson to
is being agitated, and the
people are much alarmed and excited
over the prospects of the success Of the
project. The College in its present To-
cation has all the necessary buildings,
and appliances for success
fully conflicting its important work,
mostly secured through the earnest eff
forts and generosity of the people of
Hudson and their friends, h and it
would seem to be a great wrong to de-
prive them of an institution in which
they have such a PRIDE
AT Lyons, Mich, on the night of
May 26th, man supposed to be a
tramp applied to Seneca P. Coolidge
for lodging, which was refused. The
next morning Coolidge awokc and
saw some one riding his pants. He
Jumped from bed and seized the burg