The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-10-13
THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS.
s.p.HARRIs & SON PUBLISHES AND Eprrors
The Virginia tobacco crop has been
injured by the frost.


injured by the frost.
NINE conyicls escaped from the Au-
gusts, Ca, penitentiary on Thursday
last.
The loss by the burning of the st.
Theresa College, in Montreal, Canada,
is S25O,OOO: insurance, S4l,OOO-
The entire town OF Pulaski, Ontario,
was destroyed by fire on the 9Th inst.
Loss, $4,000. Partially insured.
THE Republican factions of this
State are getting ready to bury the
each other.-GN. Y.World.
THE revised New Testament is said
to be in regular use in at least twenty
of the leading New York churches.
On the 5th inst. Edward Law, Rep.
resentative in the Pennsylvania Leg
islature, was drowned in the Schuyl.
kill while rowing.
Ex GOVERNOR MOSES, Of South Car
olins, is under arrest in New York
for swindling. He can't forget his old
Republican habits.
COMMISSIONER RAUM decides that
all persons who carry on business in
bonds and stocks are in law regarded
as bankers and subject to toxes assuch.
THE Boston Post hopes that nothing
oarious Ill oov,ao Of tho 70 of fhot
the first time in twenty years an east
ern man is President of the United
States.
MOrmonism has some redeeming
features. For instance it doesn't throw
the burden of supporting a husband
on one wOman.-LSt. Louis Post Dis
patch.
THERE are many Republicans who
aren't reaching for Conkling's scalp so
much as they were. II makes q great
difference which side has the control
of the patronage.
JUDGE ToURGEF, the great Radical
stumper, has a new lecture, entitled
"Give Us Rest" II he knows 60
well what the country desires, why
don't he grant it's wishes?
The fatality from pink eyes, the
new horse disease, is increasing in
Chicago, and horsemen are alarmed.
The attack is frequently followed by
lockjaw, and the disorder is becoming
very obstinate.
II is thought that this year the rice
crop in the Gulf States will reach 12O,-
OJO.OC0 bushels. Ten years ago it was
only 74,OOO,C)O bushels. Before the
war, however, it was larger ian the
promised yield this year.
BUSINESS men in New York are
complaining of a stri1gency in the
money market and are appealing to
the Treasury Department to afford re-
lief by purchasing prematurely S1O,-
O0O, 600 or more of Government bonds
THE slave trade is still f1ourishing
in SOudan. 1t is stated that no fewer
than 80, 600 or 60, 900 negroes are annu-
ally conveyed to the Turkish and
Egyptian ports of the Red Sea, where
they are disposed OF to dealers from all
parts of the Sultan's dominions.
ABOUT 9s, 200, 600 of sts ndard dollars
have been coined in this country up
to this date, which, if valued at the
rate silver is y-lued in the cash re-
serve of the Bank of France, to the
extent of nearly $3.50, 600, 600, would be
worth SOL, ,2OO,C00.
THE wife of the bonanza monopo-
list OF California rides in a carriage in
Paris that cost $50, 900, and requires an
annud out ~ OF $1,000 for repairs.
Like the lilies OF the field, she tolls
not, neither does she spin; yet Solo
mon in all his glory didn't ride in so
gorgeous aconveyarce.
THE grand jury Of the District of
Columbia have presented their indict-
ment against Charles J. Guiteau for
murder IN the first degree, for shooting
President Garfield, on the I'd day of
July. The indictment embraces eleven
counts and is drawn with great exact
ness.
The Democratic State Convention
in Minnesota last week, took decided
grounds against repudiation, and de-
clared in favor of promptly meeting
the State Indebtedness. The Repub-
lica1 Convention lodged the issue :;
but this w; natural, as that party is
solely responsible for twenty years of
reputation.
GOVERNOR HUBBARD, the nominee
of the Minnesota Republicans for Gov
ernor, was the candidate of the repu-
dating interest end the state prison
ring. Thus do they go about that
work upon which eastern republicans
have been SO heartily coBgratulating
them, of removing the stain of re-
reputation"
FIJI 1.-TWO national banks have
been organized during the last six
months, with capital of s., ,6S5 900.
The controller says that in his opinion
the circulation of the national banks
will not Be likely to be much reduced
by the gradual payment of the 6 per
cent. extended bonds. The national
banks hold $50, O,OOO.OOO of the 6 per
cent. extended bonds. and their pay
ment during the next two and a-half
years would require the banks to SUBJ
stitute about $24 900, 600 of other bonds
annually therefor.