The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-12-08
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JOSEPH SHERoLD,a brewery employe
at Springfield, was killed last Saturday
by the explosion of . cask.

JOSEPH SHERoLD,a brewery employe
at Springfield, was killed last Saturday
by the explosion of q cask.
INCENDIARY FIRE destroyed the
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. glass works last
Friday night. Loss, S250,OOO; insnr-
ance, Sl25,OOO.
GEN. X. G. SCHEsCK, after four years
suffering and being given up to die
with Brights disease, has been cured
By drinking milk. Although 20, be
is again as active as ever.
ALBERT GREEN, the colored tramp
who shot Mrs. Teistner, of Rocky
River, two weeks ago, was bound
over in $500 bail on the charge Of
shooting with intent to kill.
A BOILER exploded at the Wads-
worth ooaf u,ino Friday morning
last, with terrific violence. Two men
men were badly and perhaps fatally,
and two others slightly injured.
THERE is q monster orange tree near
Fort Harley, Fla, that measures nine
feet enc inch in circumference. 1t is
more than 5O'years cid, and some sea-
sons 1t has borne more than 5000 or
anges.
THE amount of money to be paid
out for pensions during the month of
December Is S7,9OO,OOO. Very little
of this large amount of money ever
reaches the hands of the disabled SOL
diers.
BY vote of 30,245 to 2O,1S4, Mass.
Achusetts has adopted an amendment
to the State constitution providing
that veteran soldiers shall not be dis
franchised fer want of property quail
iGcatien.
Mr.. HENRY GANNKTT, the geogra-
pner of the Tenth Census, estimates
the total area of the United States TO
be 3,O25 600 square miles, of which the
land surface amounts to 2,97OOOO
square miles.
kEELY refuses to tell even the di.
rectors of the company who have
supported hun and paid all his expens-
Is while he has experimental with his
motor, the secret of his queer inven-
tion. That looks more than eyer like
fraud.
GEN SHERIDAN, who has made a
tour through the Yellowstone Park.
reports that the Government appro-
priations for the preservation of tn 8
valuable property should be increased, +,
and company OF cavalry detailed 10
protect and care for the Park.
CHARLES SToDDART, who was SEN
fenced TO five years In the penitentiary
from Ashland, purposely jammed his
band in the door of his cell, hoping to
render himself incapable OF work.
He succeeded in cutting Off one of his
Fl gers al the first joint.
In consequence of the alarm Caused
il -"me parts OF the West by the re-
J. -preading OF small pox, Acting
j .,s-,er General Hatton has issued
= .e!atien 10 the fumigation
& "z.i n4.ter from towns officially
cared 10 be injected.
A FINE CHANCE to test the exact
namoer OF demsgogues in Congress
would be afforded by the introduction
o, bill TO repeal the d" Arrears OF
Pensions Act under which it is esti-
mated that S225,OOO,OOO will be drawn
out OF the Treasury.
ILLINOIS was admitted into the Un-
ion as State sixty three years ago.
1t now ranks fourth in population,
has the fourth city, and is on the top
wave of material prosperity, with
proportionate increase in wealth un-
surpassed by that Of any other State
east of the Mississippi.
The Kansas plan OF dealing with
defaulting bank officers is rather Wig
orous, bat it promises to stop that
kind of stealing wherever Introduced.
A mob threatens to hang Danford,
President of the broken banks 1t
Caldwell and Hunnewell, unless he
makes restitution Of the money stolen.
SAM. REED, colored, of SalineviIle
got into an alteration with one Peter
Davis at Hartford, near Salinaville, on
Saturday night last, when Davis drew
a knife and stabbed Reed over the
heart, making an ugly and dangerous
wound. The assassin was arrested
and bound oyer to court.
AT meeting of influential Ameri-
cans in Paris on the End inst. to take
measures TO raise subscriptions in aid
of the construction of a monument
and hospital in America to the men,
ory of President Garfield, the COM
mittee, under the direction of Minis
ter Morton, was appointed to receive
subscriptions.
ANOTHER railway route to the Pa.
cilic coast will soon become an active |
competitor of the Union Central line.
The last spike connecting the Texas
Pacific with the Southern Pacific
Railroad has been driven, and trains !
will soon be running. Meanwhile,
the Northern Pacific is being pushed
toward completion with great energy.