The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-03-24
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GEORGE CALLIE, Democrat, has been
elected Mayor of Galens, Ill.

GENERAL GRANT has resigned the
Presidency of the New York Worlds
Fair Association.
Mr.. Boz INGERsoLL is reported as
saying, in his epigrammatical way,
that President Hayes went in by one
vote, and went out unanimously.
AT meeting in New York in be
half of education for young Indians,
fifteen persons subscribed $500 each,
and one lady gave $1,000.
THERE are one hundred and thirty
paymasters in the American navy who
disburss 1856, 800 each per annum
And now who will doubt that our
navy pays2
THE bonded indebtedness of the
cities and towns in this country now
amounts to S664, SAG, ,913, W hich is over
S5S per capita.
IT is thought the present adjourned
session of the Ohio Legislature will
be extended to the middle or latter
part of April.
AT the election held in Indiana on
Monday of last week, the coDstitu
tional amendments were adopted by
a large majority, and Indiana is no
longer an October State.
THE greatest fire that has occurred
in Newburyport, Mass, in seventy
years, visited that place on Friday
night. The amount of insurance on
property destroyed or damaged is
S350,OOO.
THE Pond bill for taxing the traffic
in Intoxicating liquors, which passed
the Senate some days ago, still hangs
fire iE the House, where action is de-
ferred till after the Spring elections
are over.
AN extra session of Congress is re-
garded as quite probable. Blaine and
Conkling are said to be ursiag it with
all their might. If called, it is thought
it will be convened about the first OF
Nay.
The Republicans of Cincinnati hai q
nominated Mayor Jacobs for re-elec-
tion, and now the good Deacon Smith
of the Gazette, and numerous knights
of the white choke rag, are, oh, my,
how wrathy!
The losses by fire in the United
States during the year 1880, aggregate
$79, ,S3S, 900. For the last five years
they foot mp SiO6. .269. 700. or an aver
age ofSSl, ,253. $40 year. This is at the
rate of nearly S22j, 900 for every day
in the year.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD seems to have
a hankering after those fellows who
part their names in the middle. He
has appointed J. Stanley Brown his
Private Secretary, and 5. Dana Hor-
ton to be ecretsry to the Commission
80 attend the International Monetary
Conferences.
a strike ct Spring field, Illinois. Cause,
the failure OF the Republican bosses
to make good the premise of higher
wages made last fall when the cam
psign was or. The working men will
learn i'm time that they are made dupes
of by the Republican bosses.
THERE seems 10 be hitch in making
Stanley Matthews a Judge of the Su-
preme Court There is a strong op
position to his confirmation, in the
Northwest, and il is said that bat one
member of the Judiciary Committee,
as constituted by the Radicals, is ia
vorable to him.
THIRTY ONE men and women are on
trial at Greenville, o., on a charge of
conspiracy to murder. Jacob Long
opened beer saloon in the town, and
the Palestine Crusaders, total absti-
nence society, drove him away. He
boldly returned, and was informed by
a paper stuck Oh his door that his life
would be taken if he sold drop of
beer. He presented proof to grand
jury that the threatening document
had been voted by the Crusaders, and
they were indicted.
The Republican politicians are cack
ling at furious rate over their sue
cess in being able to organize the U.
S. Senate. This they have accom-
plished by an open bargain with Ma
hone, the "rebel brigadier" and re-
pudiationist, rewarding him for his
treachery by the promise of Federal
patronage in Virginia. 1t is rather a
dear price this party of all the decency
and morality pay for their triumph.
But there is no depth of infamy to
which they will not stoop to conquer,
MARK TWAIN says all we lack, in
having the finest navy in the world
are ships-we have plenty of water.
The want of ships and guns is as well
known to all foreign notions as to this
country and may have the effect of
preventing our belligerent Secretai y
of State from taking on airs with mar
thine countries. We are under bonds
to keep the peace except with Mexico,
and with her it is only a question of
time, and how the chip is to be knock
ed off the shoulder.