The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-12-16
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AFFAIRs in Ireland seem to be ap
preaching a crisis.
LoNGrELLow ls to be busted by Sa-
rah Bernhardt.
THE official vote of Texas gives
Hancock q majority of $1,000.
SINCE January 1st eight failures
have occurred in the coffee and tea
trade in New York.
MR. CONVERSE has already intro
duced bill in Congress to fix the sal
ary Of the President at $25.OCO per
annum, payable monthly.
THE duties on the baggage of Mile
Bernhardt amounted to 81 $50, and
were paid under protest and an appeal
taken to the Department at Washing
ton.
THERE were coined at the United
States mints during November 81 ,574
200 in gold and s., 3OO, 600 in silver.
Col. "Bob /" IngersolI Iectsred on
Friday evening in Pitisburg, to an
$500 house.
JAY GoULD's conservatory at his
country seat at Irvingten on the Hud-
SON Riyer, was burned on last Friday
night. Loss estimated at 100000.
THE Jury in the case of Lot Harroff,
for the murder of John Cone in Can
field, On the 17th of July last, recently
tried in the Common Pleas Court of
Mahoning County, returned q verdict
of Murder in the second degree"
HAYES proposition to create the
Office of Captain General OF the army
for the benefit of Grant, don't seem
to be generally relished. People are
beginning to think that the gr2at
American tramp has been pretty fnlly
compensated for all his services.
Joseph Lsrkip, OF MeadYIIle. Pa,
Collector Of City and County Taxes,
shot himself on Sunday last, the bull
let entering near the center of the
forehead, and taking an upward ten
dency. The ply ysicians pronounce the
wound mortal. Financial trouble is
said to be the cause.
Two-THIRDs of the city of Pensaco-
IL, Fla was destroyed by fire Satur-
day night. About one hundred and
fifty buildings were burned, including
the United States Custom House and
Postofice, the Merchants Hotel, and
several other fine buildings. The loss
10 estimated at S500,OOO, on which
3here 10 $249, 600 insurance.
AND now Hayes comes out in a
Proclamation announcing free trade
with China. 1t is reported that the
treaty was actually made in time TO be
proclaimed before the late election,
and that Hayes knew it before he lef,
Californis, but that it was kept back
field.
JOHN KELLY, the Tammany bose.
has been bounced from the office OF
Comptroller, and Allen Campbell cho
sen az his successor, and the nomina.
lion made by Mayor Cooper confirm
ed. This was brought about by al
alliance OF the anti-Tsmmany Alder
Inen with Republicans. Great excite
snent prevailed throughout the city
over the overthrow of the Boss''
The annual report of the Ohio State
Inspector Of Mines shows that for the
year ending May 3lst, 1880, The aggre
gate output OF coal from Ohio m:aes
was 6,3O7,725 tons, and the Commis
sioner estimates that the aggregate
output for the year ending December
3lst, 1880, will reach, if it does no;
exceed, 100000 tens.
The balance of trade for the year
ending October 81, 1879, was $685.,
100000 in our favor, but for the year
ending October 81, 1850, it had been
reduced to $I55,5OO.OOO, falling of
Of $1l3, 100000. This shows q re-
u,arkable change going on in the for
eign commerce OF the country. AS
times improve, the importation of
foreign luxsries largely increases
The Republicans are doing every
thing in their power to prevent the
adoption of the joint rule for counting
the electoral vote by Congress. Gen.
Grant was twice counted in under a
similar rule, but the RAIDS don't relish
their own legislation, because they
are determined 10 defeat every meas
ore which does not recognize the ar
bitrary authority of the Vice-Presi
dent to make the count.
An Age of Improvements.
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