The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-01-13
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LAST year there were 7s suicides il
the city of San Francisco, and in 1879
90.
GRANT ia looming up as a candidate
for u. 8. Senator from the Empir.
State.
THE Postofilce at Cory, Pa, wa
robbed on Thursday night Of 81 900 IL
cash and stamps.
A BILL was introduced in the Legis
State at six per cent.
JULIUS CoHN, varnish, No. 273 Pear
rect, New York, has made an assign
ment, with liabilities At 100000.
THE Republicans Of the Michigan
Legislature have nominated o. d.
Conger for Senator from that State.
THE expenses of the White House
and its occupants last year was S1l9,-
O64, of which the Presidents salary
was $4,000.
A JOINT resolution has been intro
duced I'm the Ohio Senate to change
the time of holding elections in this
State from October to November.
THE impression prevails in Wash
ingi,n that Senator Blaine will go into
Garfield's Cabinet as Secretary Of State.
That will be encouraging to Conkling.
TENNESSEE Congressman say the
decision of the Supreme Court, award
ing Stewart, Democrat, the seat in the
Tennessee Legislature, ,insures the elec-
ton of Democratic U. 8. Senator.
1T cost the government two million
dollars last year for printing. A large
share Of this amount went for printing
political speeches which were distrib-
uted as campaign documents a few
months ago.
LOGAN has introduced bill in the
Senate to pension Grant upon the
Government by placing him on the
retired list with the full pay of Gen.
eraI of the Army. Rather An expehs
i've luxury.
THERE are 10000 negroes I'm Wash
ingtOn City, Of whom not more than
5000 are steadily at work duriug the
year. The remaining So, 900, according
to Republican exchange, "live by
begging, sponging, and by public char
ity."
GEN. GARFIELD has notified the u.
g D. L.,
dscliAes the Ohio Senatorship,tO to which
he was elected last winter, aud the 18th
inst. has been fixed as the time for
harmonizing the Republican party by
electing the great Ohio icicle to I'LL the
place.
A TERRIFIC boiler explosion occur
red At 1870 A. NJ, i'm the vitriol depart
ment Of Rolback & Sons smelling
works in Newark, n. J., on the eth
inst, which was heard for several
miles Two boilers exploded, instant
Iy killing the engineer and three work
men, and seriously injuring two 9TH
era. Three buildings and about s., 200
worth of machinery destroyed.
THERE don't seem to be any let up
I'm the number of failures throughout
the country since the election. Don't
the Republican statesmen remember
that they promised tho people that
times should be good and business
prosperous if Garfield was elected? 1t
ia time they had gone to work to veri-
fy these pledges.
E. p. WADE, a colored man, was o
candidate for postmaster Of the Min
nesota House Of Representatives In
the caucus Of the Republican members
of that body, and received two votes
out of 164 votes cast, which would seem
to indicate that the negro loving RAIDS
do make slight distinction on account
Of race, color, and previous condition.
AN increase of sixty-six millions in
the receipts of customs and internal
revenue taxes during a single year,
would demonstrate to most thinking
men the wisdom of the Democrats in
reducing tho rates of taxation on both
imports and articles of home produc-
ton. 1t is not always the highest tax
Is that produce the greatest revenue.
AN attempt was made to burglarize
the jewelry store of Alexander Allen,
at Leetonia, last Thursday night. An
drew Thompson, occupying rooms i'll
the same building, was aroused by the
noise of endeavoring to drag the safe
out, and opened brisk fire upon the
rascals with revolver. They beat
hasty retreat, leaving quite number
of tools behind.
JUST before the Presidential election
it was announced with great flourish
that Gen. Mcdowell had come all the
way from California to vote for Gar
field. 1t now appears that the General
and his Aid-de-C Camp got an order from
the War Department to come east, and
that both drew their mileage and al
Iowances, amounting to 81 200, from
the government. So this vote for Gar
field cost the people $1,000. Viva la
humbug!
THE Sullivan bill relating to pool
selling passed the Ohio House OF Rep
r-sentatives on the 9th inst. 1t forbids
pool selling under any and all circum-
stances, makes the property where
pools are cold liable, and imposes a
penalty OF S5OC fine and six months
imprisonment upon all sellers and
buyers. Surely the millennium is near
mt hand, and our patriotic Legislature
will leave nothing within their power
undone to hasten the happy day.