The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-12-15


Theater fire number over 900.
GuITEAU has announced that he is
trial is over.
THE election of Keifer for Speak er
Of the House is regarded as decided
triumph of the Stalwarts.
Col. J. w. FoRNEY died at his resi-
deuce i'm Philadelphia on Friday mern-
ing last, of Bright's disease, aged "a
years.
SENATOR BECK, of Kentucky, has
been reelected to represent that State
in the United States Senate for the
further term Of six years.
IT is thought that the scheme of q
Garfield Memorial Hospital at Wash
ington will prove a failure owing TO
the difficulty of securing funds for the
project.
ON Monday President Arthur nom-
mated ex-senator Frederick L. FIRE.
hnghuisen, of New Jersey, in place
OF Blaine, who retires to-day. The
new Secretary is a Sta;wart.
DURING the first four days in the
Senate there were $50 bills introduced
in that body, which is nearly as many
as were inti educcd therein during the
entire third session of the last Con.
gress-
IT is estimated that Guiteau's fatal
shot will cost The cOgntry, IN actual
money expended for the Garfield fund
and funeral and travelling expenses,
doctors bills, trial snd execution OF
the assassin, not far from a million o :
dollars.
IT is estimated that $3.50, ,OOO, 600 will.
be required this year in the carrying
out of the provisions of the arrears
of pensions act, and in view Of the
multitudinous instances of the abuse
OF the law, there are very many. per-
sons who think the act should never
have existed, and should now be re.
pealed.
THE trial of the assassin is still drag
ging its slow length along. 1t is
thought the Government will occupy
the whole OF this week in rebuttal tes-
timony, bringing In the expert owl
dencs at the close, when the defense
will put in its testimony in rebuttal
1t is the opinion of both sides that the
trial will be ended by Christmas.
UroN the assembling of the United
States Senate on the 5th inst. John
Sherman introduced bill providing
for the issuing of three per cent.
bond. This ia the same John Sherman
who so bitterly opposed the Woods
three per cent. refunding bill, and
threatened the direst calamity to the
country if 1t became q law.
GEN. H. B. BANNING, ex member of
Congress from the First Ohio District,
died at his residence in Cincinnati on
Saturday morning. He was born In
Knox county, Ohio, in 1884, served
through the war, and was brevetted
Major General ifor meritorious ser.
vices. He was practicing attorney
of that city, and a brOther-in- law OF
Donn Piatt.
ANDREW Roy, State Mine Inspector.
says he looks for a revolution in min.
ing at no distant date, by the aid of
machinery. Then won't the poor
miuers need some "protection" agains,
the ruinous competition of inanimste
machinery? Bat they won't get it,
The mine owners aud big manafactu.
ring monopOlies will care not a far
thing how soon they are cast upon
The cold charities of the world and |
compelled to beg for bread. Swee; |
prospects ahead for the workingmen. |
The charters OF 1893 Natior Banks,
with an aggregate capital of sJ1 ,4S5,
800, expire between January 1st, 1882.
and February 18th, 1888. Comptroller
kuox asks for further legislation to
allow them to continue, otherwise
they will be required to reorganize a.
new banks But as President Arthur
and the Republican statesmen think
the country has too large a volume OF
paper money, wouldn't il be a good
place TO begin curtaiiing il?
IT is likely bankruptcy law will
be enacted by Congress at its presen,
session-the sub committeu of the
Senate OF which Senator Ingalls, is
chairman, has completed the work as-
signed il, and its report is prepared
Over 10000 circulars were sent out TO
merchants, manufacturers, lawyers.
and commercial hodies, asking opin-
ions as 10 the necessity of 8 national
bankrupt law, aud the proportion OF
answers fayorable to the enactment of
some law on the subject was over.
AT Economy, Pa, the home es that .
once large and active community, the ,
:" Harmonists," founded by old Father
Rapp, about one hundred old men and ,
women still linger, most of them on I
The brink of the grave. The business
Affairs OF the Society have always been
we'll managed, and its accumulated ,
wealth ia no W enormous-in the neigh. 9
borhoe1, it ia said, of S1O,OOO,OOO. To ,
\ recent visitors inquiry as to the nal ,
Opposition of this vast property, an {
bid white haired man replied that he t
lid not doubt the State OF Pennsyl. =
7ania would gladly settle the Society's !
.dairs and take the assets of the Gem ,
nuuity for it's trouble.