The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-11-03
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ELECTIONS take place in several
States next Tuesday.
The project of a Worlds Fair at
New York, in 1883, has been revived.
The special session of the United
States Senate adjourned sine die on
Saturday.
The Ohio man don't seem to be as
numerous about Washington as pre-
viously.
ALBERT SMITH, Texas coach rob-
Der, has been sentenced to the peDi-
tentiery for 80 years.
ARTHUR, Folger and James, all from
New York City. That knocks the
spots off Ohio by long sight.
The only National party in this
country that ever endorsed repudia.
tion in this country is the Republican.
A New YORK man is ready TO swear
that Guiteau is insane, from the fact
that the assassin once borrowed an
umbrella from him and returned it.
GUITEAU thinks the Republicans
should provide for his defense, as his
work at assassination has reunited the
Republican party.
The value of gold consumed by
manufacturers during the past fiscal
year was $4,000, 600: consumption of
silver during the came period was
equivalent to S3.OO0OOO.
The tide Of immigration to Ameri.
ca continues to increase. For the three
months ending September 80, the ar
rivals were III, ,S03 against 155, ,233 for
the like period last year.
SAEAKING of the new fashions, an
exchange says: "The ladies wear
their hair tangled" This is a much
more harmless fashion than that W hich
allows the men to 60 around with
their legs tangled.
GENERAL JAMES has been reappeint-
ed by President Arthur Postmaster
General, but it is understood that his
appointment is but temporary, and
will only continue till about the LIST of
January next.
FRANK HATToN, of the Burlington
Hawkeye, has been appointed First
Aua;afeuf Doatr, sfa. fio,o,.I =. ~. a
of Tyner- He was an original and
uncompromising Grant man, and one
of the famous 3O6 in Chicago.
THE government, as we learn from
the New Haven Register, has 81, ,SOO.-
600 of money on hand sent by postal
order and meyer called for. This mon
ey will no doubt be finally covered
into the Republican campaign fund.
Hon. VIM. WINDOW has been elected
United States Senator by the Legisla-
ture of Minnesota. He is a lucky
chap to step from the Secretaryship
of the Treasury to Senator in tbe
brief space of twenty-four years.
The Mechanics National Bank, of
Newark, N. j., Is reported to be q to-
tai wreck, with liabilities amounting
to over S2,OOO,OOO, said to have been
occasioned by the too free use of the
funds of the Bank and its customers,
in Wall Street speculations and ac-
commodations 10 favorites.
Mr.. A. S. TRUDE, a criminal lawyer
of Chicago, has accepted an invitation
from MIR. Scoville to take charge of
the defense at the approaching trial of
Guiteau. The Journal says that Trude |
understands how to whip the deyil
round the stump" as well as any other
man in that profession.
TIE attention of Congress will be
called to the necessity, aud the grow
ing desire among the business men,
for national bankrupt law. 1t ia |
more than probable that such a law |
will be enacted, but shorn of the prin-
cipal Objectionable features of the old |
law which was repealed in such haste
as to make any revision of il imprac-
ticable.
THERE has recently been quite de.
mand for Confederate bonds, but no |
one belieyes they are of farthing's
value. Their payment is lnterdicted
by both the Federal and State Consti-
tutions. Gen. Roger A. Pryor says
that the speculating in these bonds
now going on is merely gambling
that the bonds will never be worth
anything. as the South never intends
to pay penny of the debt.
The Republicans have complete and
control of the Ohio State
Government in all Its departments.
Their majority in both branches of
he Legislature is overwhelming, and
when their session shall be ended il
will be most ridiculous for their lead
BIS to be charging the Democratic
with any of their sins of
omission or commission, but they will
10 it all the same, for it's ever thus.
The forest fires which lately devas.
ated Eastern Michigan were not (,
Without compensation. While they I
many human lives and a /,
'ast amount of property, they also ,
wept clean of brush and scrub growth t
housands of acres of good soil, which q
therwise would have remained a viii. 1
erness, but which is new ready for !
Immediate cultivation. Ia