The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-02-12
THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS.
sAnuELD. HARRIS EDrror AND rusL1sur,
EAvENNA. irHUksDAY. FEB. 1e. 1880
The Press TOR $3.50 a Year
IN adUdnce.

The Press for $3.50 a Year.
5n adUance.
j, OLD Vesuve is on q blow out.
ONO has three hundred and eighty.
four banks exclusive of faro banks.
s'dRoYALE b. CoNANT, late Cashier OF
9 the Eliot (Mass.l National Bank, has
Il been found guilty of embezzlement
and his bail increased to 100000
15 The Illinois Democrats are moving
in behalf Of Chicago as the place for
holding the National Democratic Con-
vention. '.-
Owing to the increase in the cost oil
printing paper and materials the Chi
cago Times has advanced the price OF
its Issues to cents q number.
A NEGRO named Thomas, of Della
ware has been made a clerk in the
Ohio Senate. Such is the Republican
choice No Irish or German need ap-
ply. .-5- StA
THE New York Herald has made
the very generous donation of one
hundred thousand dollars to the Irish
Relief Fund.
As goes Pennsylvania 80 goes New
York. Conkling will see to it the
Grant interests are cared for in the
Empire State.
a The cold treatment of John Sher-
man by the Republican convention is
not :the worst of his troubles, His
fences are very much out of repair
even in Ohio.
The Democratic State Central Com
miftee of Indiana claim that the State
is reliably Democratic by 1900 ma
jority. The exodus has not injured
Democratic chances at all.
TIE term of Judge J. z. Gilmore, of
the Ohio Supreme Court, expired Sat-
I urday, and his place will be taken by
Judge johnson, of Lawrence County,
elected last fall.
The visible supply of grain in the
States and Canada on the dates named
was: January 31st, 81 3O1, 900 BUSH
els; January oath. 81 ,284. 600 bushels !;
January l7th, 81. .139, 600 bushels; JAM
uary 10th, 81 ,Ol9 600 bushels.
THE District of Columbia Republic
cans, in Convention Saturday, chose
Sayles j. Bowen and John f. Cook as
Delegates to the Chicago Convention.
Bowen is a Blaine man, while Cook is
colored man, and for Grant.
4a UNDER the revival of the old Re-
publican gerrymander the Republicans
expect TO be able to carry fifteen of
the twenty districts of the State. And
that Is what they call fair apportion-
ment and "honest electionsI"
If it is true, as President Hayes
claims, that the National Government
possesses no power under the Consti-
tuition to issue paper money, how can
it delegate power it does not possess
to the national banks?
ORGANIZING Legislatures and seat
ing or; unseating members with the
opinions of a political Supreme Court,
rs a new thing in politics. A political
judiciary is the latest invention of the
Republican leaders.
The people of the banner Republi-
can State of Iowa have just found out
that the school finds of the State have
been dilapidated during the past seven
years at the very respectable rate, TAX
ing one year with another, of $4,000
q year. Another Republican victory
Mr.. BAYARD says the money power
ought SO be encouraged because it
supplies tools and labor to the work
ing man. 1t is suspected that Mr..
Bayard has lost sight of the old Dem
Ocratic watch-wOrds of the days of
Jefferson and Jackson" Equal rights
to all men, special privileges TO none."
The Ohio Legislature ON Friday
last took recess until Tuesday morn
ing. Not a murmur will be heard
from the Republican papers against
this practice. This was not thus
when the Democrats were i'm the ma
joritylin that department.
JOHN SHERMAN is using all the in
fuence of his high official position to
secure the votes of the delegates from
the Southern States in the Republican
National Convention for himself That
is one place where he would be pleased
to see Solid South
The colored militia organizations of
Ohio are to hold q convention at Co.
Iumbus on the 18th, 18th, and 18th in
slant. Why are these distinctions on
account of color still kept up in the
Buckeye State? The mIscegeationists
should insist upon carrying out their
doctrines in the military organizations
- we'll AZ the other affairs Of the State,