The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-12-30
THURSDAY. DEC. 80. 1880,
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the place Of Garfield as the Republican
leader in the House. 'Tis fitting,
Rxv. DIR. E. II. Chaplin, the celebra-
ted Universalist divine, died In New
York, On Sunday after lingering ILL.,
ness.
EVERY Republican member of Con-
grsss in said to be in favor of COnger's
election to the Genate from Michigan,
but in the Senate it is otherwise
JAMES f. OWENS, the champion col
la--and-elbow wrestler, died at Fair
field, VT, on Friday night, of bron-
shial trouble contracted at Cleveland.
THE coal miners of the Hooking
Valley, Ohio, are on strike, demand
ing they shall be paid twice a month,
instead of once. It is likely the ope-
rators will yield.
This Republic began existence with
. President who couldn't tell lie, and
il in . fair way to end with one who
can't tell the rruth.-LY youngstown
Vindicator.
ONE Of the severest storms of wind,
snow, sleet and hail known for years,
prevailed on Sunday through New
York, Massachusetts,, Delaware, Ma
ryland and Virginia.
THE Republicans are counting upon
obtaining control of the Senate. by
being able to control the election of a
Senator from Tennessee through the
corrupt use of money and official pa
tronage.
Although Prof. Vennor's eleven foot
snow storm didn't reach this region,
still a fall of three or four inches of the
beautiful on Saturday night made the
slipping very fine, and it was generally
improved by those having the means.
SOUTHERN capitalists are becoming
convinced that they can manufacture
as we'll as raise cotton. Large factories
are to be built in Charleston, Vicks-
burgh and Louisville. Thus year by
year is the South becoming solid.
The failure OF the Farmers Bone
and Fertillzing Company, of Phila-
delphia. with liabilities amounting TO
Sl5O,OO0 10 announced. This calamity
10 not the result of Hancock's election.
THE Nashville American puts no
confidence in the reports of coalition
between the Republicans and Green
hackers in the Tennessee Legislature
for the purpose of electing United
States Senator. 1t thinks the State
credit and low tax Democrats will pool
their issues and elect the Senator.
On Dec. 22nd, three little girls who
were at play on the streets in Canton,
were bitten by a dog supposed to be
afflicted with hydrophobia. The affair
created q great deal of excitement, the
little ones being children of well-to- do
parents, who are well nigh distracted.
Mrs. ELIZA gratis, a cook in the
family of Felix MiInauser, 90 Vega
Avenue, Cleveland, on Monday MORN
ing attempted to kindie fire in the
kitchen stove with coal oil Her
clothing was set on fire and she died
almost instantly from her burns.
THE counsel of Darius Parks, con.
victed Of murder in the second degree
at the present term of the Trumbull
County Common Pleas Court, has ap.
piled for q new trial, claiming that
new and important evidence has been
discovered, and also for the reason, as
alleged, that the verdict is against the
evidence.
The jury in the Scott-Cross -Bobbitt
case which has been SO long on trial
in the Cleveland Court of Common
Pleas, returned a verdict for the plain
tin, on Tuesday morning, for S4,75O
damages. They were out deliberatIng
on their verdict SIX days. The de.
PENDANTS attorney gave notice of a
melton for q new trial.
JUDGE w. =. Woods. of Alabama,
who was appointed to fill the vacancy
on the Uuited States Supreme Court
bench occasioned by the resignation
Of Judge Strong, is an Ohio man who
c,rpet bagged into the South after the
war. He was formerly q Democrat
aud is suspected to have lingering
love for the principles of justice and
equality which are the corner stones
OF the party of Jefferson and Jackson,
JOSEPH FITZSIMMoNS, a lad aged is
years, has confessed to knocking down
and robbing John l.. Wood, near his
residence on Euclid Avenue, Cleve-
land, on the night of December. End.
He claims to have been under the in
fiuence of liquor and out of money,
which led to the perpetration of the
crime. He has surrendered to the
police.
The Republican patriots of Alliance
. -e in q peck Of trouble over the post
of their city. There are
some half dozen candidates for the
O f1ce. An election has been held, but
as there is some dispute at o 1T the fair
ne4s of the vote and honesty of the
count, the result don't seem to be a
Anality, and it is thought that Major
Mckinley will ignore it altogether and
some other person than
the one who received the majority Of
the votes. In the mean time Joe Gill
les lie holds the fort.