The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-10-27
THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS.
8. D. HARRIS Sow pu.Irsur,s AND EDITORS

IN ddUOnce.
THERE must surely be something |
wrong with Arthur's Cabinet with |
never q representative of tho colored
race in ii.
The presence of Grant in Washing
ton, and his intimate relations with
President Arthur, are said to be very |
annoying to the Blaine Republicans.
IT is reported that Jerome IngaIs,
the large shoe manufacturer of Lynn,
Mass, has suspended, with liabilities
estimated at $4,000; assets large.
PINKEYE made its appearance among
the horses of Pittsburg last week, and
within forty-eight hours twenty
horses were affected with it, four Of
them dying.
THE residence of N. Leonard, at
Bellefontaine, Ohio, was burglarized
q week ago last Saturday night, and
q gold watch and chain, valued at
$40, stolen,
The Yorktown Centennial Celebra-
tion closed on Thursday last with a
grand military review, which was un.
der the management of Gen. Hancock,
who was the lien Of the occasion.
In all the preliminaries of the forth
coming trial of the assassin Guiteau,
with their numerous perplexities and
uncertainties, the problem where to
find twelve ignoramuses for jarymen
does net seem to have been tackled.
THE constitution of Maryland makes
ministers and preachers Of the gosPel
or of any religious creed or denomi.
nation ineligible to seats in either
branch of the State Legislature.
THE jury in the case of Edwin
Cewles, editor of the Cleveland Lead
er, VS.. E. w. ocripps, publisher of the
Penny Press, for criminal libel, after
being out thirty hours, returned a
verdict of not guilty on Friday eve-
ming.
CAPTAIN HowGATE, the Radical ras-
cal Of the Signal Service, again get
into prison on Saturday, because he
was unable to give $4,000 additional
bail for his appearance to answer to
the charge of swindling the govern.
ment.
PROFESSOR KING and his companion
du voyage, who ascended in a balloon
from Chicago several days ago, and
who were supposed to be lost, have at
length been heard from, and are all
safe and sound. They landed in the
sWamps near Chippewa Falls, Wiscen-
sin, and were tive days in getting out
of the woods.
The report of the investigation into
the doings of Pitney, the custodian of
the Treasury, was sent to the Senate |
On Monday. 1t unearths q large
amount of croekedness and down.
right thievery, which were perpetra- |
ted under the very eyes OF Secretary
Sherman, if not with his knowledge
and consent.
THERE is a movement on foot at
Cincinnati to erect suitable memori-
al over the grave of William Henry
Harrison, the first President from
Ohio, whose remains are buried at
North Bend. II is proposed that the
memorial shall take the shape of a
church to cost $4,000. 1t is high time
something fitting was done.
IT is stated that Postmaster General
james, the reformer, has been cduca-
ting one of his sons at the expense of
the government. The patriot youth
drew a salary as clerk in the New
York pOstofiice while he was attend
ing school in the country. We con
grstulate reformer James on this evil
idence of his genuine Republication.
CONGRESSMAN PAGE was walking
along Washington street,in San Fran
cisco, q few days ago, when he saw a
runaway horse tearing down Mont
gOmery avenue. The reins were tan
gled around the legs OF q boy who
was being dragged along over the
stones. Another boy was banging
from the shafts Of the wagon. Mr.
Page saw the peril of the boys, and at
a great danger of death 10 himself,
leaped upon the horses head and drag
ged him down. He is the hero OF the
hour ia San Francisco.
CREMATIoN within q few years has
made its chief progress in Europe at
the furnace in Getha, which has been
fairly well in demand. 1t appears
now that the next field for its growth
will be Hungary. At Buda-Pesth the
municipal council, after discussing the
question of its sanction, has decided
in favor of it, and it is believed that
many other towns Will follow this
example. Several have already de.
creed that such persons as desire to
adopt cremation may do so.
The expense attending the sickness,
death and burial of the late President
Garfield is figured mp at something
over 100000. DIR. Bliss, it is suppos-
ed, will ask for $4,000, and Drs. Ag-
new aud Hamilton $4,000 each. The
Pennsylvania Rail Road Company,
which carried the President to Long !
Branch, took bis body back to WASH
ingtsn, and thence to Cleveland, will
present No bill.