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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-12
Terrific Gunpowder Explosion.

OsKALOOsA, Iowa, January 5.-An
explosion occurred at o'clock to-day,
whereby five hundred kegs of powder,
the property of the American Powder
Company, went up with u terrific noise
caused by some boys using the wooden
magazine as a target for u breech- load
ing rifle. Three boys, John Phillips,
son of the Mayor, whose father drew
the rifle rs a prize on New Years day,
Gerald Joyce, and John Stedman, We're
the boys engaged in target exercise.
and they were instantly killed, fear
fully mangled, and burned. They
were carried from fifty To two hundred
yards away from the magazine, and
mutilated almost beyond recognition.
The explosion caused great damage to
windows, nearly all the plate glass
fronts in the business quarter of the
city being wrecked, while many houses
in the north part Of the city suffered
severe damages, aggregating not less
than $2O,OOO. Many other persons
were injured by falling glass aud the
debris.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-12
Foster,s Ina ug uta,iom.

G.. Foster was 1naugtlrated Governor
for Il second term with great polnp aud
ceremony on Monday. on which occa-
sion he delivered The following i.i,.t
INAUGURAL. ADDRESS. :S,.-
Gentlemen of the Genersl Assembly,; ar
Called for. the second time by the
favor OF the people, L appear before you
to take the oath of Office and to eutt I
upon the discharge OF the duties of the
Chief Executive of the State. ! T. q. z
Though saddened and afflicted by
The terrible calamity That has l,efalieu
the American people in the foul and
brutal assassination OF the President.
we are not unnindful of the fact that,
under the providence of Almighty
God, we meet at "A time when all of
oar Industries, agricultural. manu- lac-
turing, and mechanical, and our busi-
hess enterprises of all Kinds. are in q
highly gratifying condition OF activity
and prosperity; when our mineral re-
sources show important and profitable
development when the means of
transportation are perceptibly improv-
ed, increased, and cbeapened; when
our public institutions are eintelligently
and economically administered; when
the officers charged with conducting
Cuc 'dudlTS vi Tile otsttc dTt CdkbitDlo.
faithful and economical when our
more than three and a quarter millions
Of people are prosperous and contented,
and i'll their respect for and obedience
to the laws. make our State the peer of
any on earth. .','.s -i,.'.s5 - s"
!. This is but a faint outline of the
pleasant picture of the condition of
our people-a condition which is the
natural outgrowth of the system of
free government upon which our great
civilization is sfounded. - ssr,:.is..-.s.:
The Sixty-fifth General Assembly
beginsits EbOrs under the most favor
able auspices, and / doubt not that
public expectation will be met by the
Intelligent and prompt discharge, OF
the important, trusts cOnfided to it's
care. ~ ., -.f4r.
4 Having within the past few days
presented in my annual message such
subjects as were deemed especially inn
portant, it is unnecessary now to sub
NIT any, further suggestions for your
consideration,
Enlightened by the experience Of
the past, with a better APPREHENSION
ofthe obligations, responsibilities; and
duties of the office of Governor, I shall
etfter upon the discharge of them, in
the trust newly confided to me, not
the more confident of my ability to
fill the full measure of all that may he
required, but with the purpose of de-
voting myself faithfully to the obliga-
tionS I am about to assume.
At the conclusion of which the oath
of office was administered to him by
Chief Justice John w. Okey, of the
Supreme Court. s..-t- 5
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-12
$1,000 for HI. Body

WASHINGTON, January 6.-Sceville
has received bona fide proposition
from a medical gentleman for the body
ofCharles J. GuIteau. This gentleman
(whose name ScOville declines to make
public ut pressnD has offered to pay
down Immediately ST 600, the amount
of purchase money On cOnditian that
he shall have the body of the prisoner
as soon as the exactions of the law
have been met, to dispose of absolutely
as he shall see fit. He also agrees to
take his chances Of waiting one month
or twenty years for the contamination
of the bargain on Guiteau's part. The
proposition was submitted to Guiteau
to-day, and seemed to impress him
q ute favorabIy. After rejecting a
moment he suggested: ~ think 1
ought to bring more than that; per-
haps some other fellow will offer So, 900;
then can pay my debts all, and if l
get new trial that miserable Corkhill
can't bring on q lot Of fellows just to
swear how much L owe them"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-12
Another hank smash =,

The Riley county Bank of Manhat-
tan, Kansas, seems to have been bro't
to close i'm its operations. The cash
ier has committed suicide, and a vari-
ETY. of reports are afloat, and as usual,
the President, the ornamental direct
ors and all the rest express great
amount of confidence in the managers,
and hem! and aha! with that same
dubious finish and polish which is
80 extremely gratifying to the victim
after he has been fleeced. OF course it
is all right, and as it is on the principle
of the eel after he has been skinned,
- what is the use of making a row
about it?"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-12

Ih q Dl11ere nCes
The New York Sun says;

AC ANC" lO1A OuA says
1--WE are frequently told by persons
never troubled by ypo4iticalconvictions
that there is really no difference in
which make the politics of fthecOuntry.
Mr.. John Sherman is reported to have
recently declared. while looking over
his Ohio fences, that this strife was all
a sham; it was merely u contest for
office there was no principle at stake.
Yet Mr.. Sherman, who makes this eX
confession, is the same
who engineered the fraud of 1876, 10
keep the Democrats out of the power
they had fairly won, and who openly
said from Ills place in the Senate that
anything was right which would pre-.
vent the opposing party from gaining
control of the government.
To those who agree with Mr.. Sher-
man in this opinion, one that has been
thoughtlessly expressed by many NOR
ally better men than he, it must be a
matter of small moment what party is
uppermOst. Gen. Arthur, for instance,
being a personally honest and respect-
able man, would, in the eyes of such
people, make just as good a President
as Mr.. Tilden. On the other hand.
prudent citizens who believe that the
doctrine and policy of one party make
the peace ana prosperity OF the cOtn-
try. and that those of the other do not,
might consider the elevation to the
of any man opposed to their
party great public calamity, even
while feeling the most profound re-
spect for his personal character.
The Democratic party processes to-
day the principles upon which that
party was founded at the foundation of
the government. They were formula
ted by Mr.. Jefferson, and maintained
i'm practice through the twenty-four
years of Jefferson, Madison and Mon
roe. They are all based upon the great
principle of strict construction. That |
leads logically and inevitably to sim
pie, pure. and inexpensive government,
confined TO few objects and admins
tered by u lew servants. The opposite !
doctrine of implied powers, ignoring
he tenth amendment, has been pro-
essed by the opposition to the Democ-
'acy from the earliest to the latest trial
If strength between them. 1t tends
o wipe cut the States by continually
renching on local power; to consoli- /
lation, imperialism, splendor, extrav-
gance; Il multiplication OF Officehold-
rs, and ever increasing taxation to
,eep pace with increasing eXpendi-
ures. That these are still the under
ying and animating principles of the
wo parties ia shown by very recent
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per cent; net earnings, 1856 per cent.
Railroads of Ohio represent over $780,
600, 900 active capital. No recommen-
!, LABOR srAT1sr1cs. =
!. The year has been 4 successful one
r manufactures and wofknie1i, and
9 ages have been increased. In one
/, .undfed and seventeen Instances in
5re,sed wages obtained without resOrt-
inS to strikes. In twenty-five cases
strikes were successful. Coal miners
still continue the illegal use of scrip,
and legislation is recommended. Sys-
tenn OF collecting vital statistics is de-
fectiye. and legislation is Needed.
: STATE BOARD OF HEALrIf. 4 4
Twenty-seven states have Boards of
Health, anti the same provision is-Fec-
commended for Ohio. .,s n, =.
Z, -. MINE INSPECTOR ..,is.,i,r.I
Further protection for miners is nec-
essary. Recommended, that all un-
sdergrQuud managers, he made to oNn-
aergo. a. strict, examination Eefprp a
com petent 4BOagd.cnAn appropriation
TO pay expenses of the Assistant in-
st,eetOr of mines is necessasy-tuu 400
t. lfoIL INSPECTOR. ,T-,i iifo
No lives have been lost iuOhfo from
bad oil. AThisis owing to the efficiency
of thelaw providing for an Oil Inspec-
ftOr, and the watchfulness of the In
spectOr. 3, 1as, 1 - ":fsc 90 1,'
5Js.i LIBRARY. - s71iEG- ..
f. 'Sundry improvements of the library
rooms, an ieIectrici battery, and the
publication of the ST. Clair papers, are
| Recommended. s'.' 'Te"oa .a['- rs'
~ ~9ta COMMON Schools. i'-i
Recommende that the city and Yil-
| Iage school system be extended to
country schools as far as practicable,
that local 'sub-districts be abolished
I and all the schools in each township
placed under one management. Nor
NAL schools for the training of teachers
are recommended. '
80 TEMPERANCE. T
| Recommended that the promise in
the platform of the Cleveland conven-
ton be, made good, and three consti-
tutiOnal amendments submitted to a
vote of, the people: One for total pro
hibition,. one for local option, and one
for license.
L TAXATION.
t. The Inequalities in the taxation OF
property are pointed out, and it is rec
| Omnen1ed that commission be APP
ROIhtCu W III thC " Suo-
ject, and recommend legislation need
| fui for the equalization of taxation.
MIS- Ei.LANEoUs. -.
Legislation is recommended to pro-
| tect the forests of the state and q cou,-
mission 10 report annually the condi'
| ton of the forests and To encourage
tree planting. A. Governor's mansion
is recommended, and the. work of the
Slate Board of Agriculture approved.
The publication of u record of the
soldiers of the late war must he under
taken at once, or such record will moi
be possible.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-12

THIS is the way the Chicago Tribune
(Garfield) Republican speaks of the
new Postmaster General:
The President has dragged Mr.. Tim
othy o. Howe OF Wisconsin from the
political obscurity into which he was
rapidly sinking, and has placed him at
the head of the PostOffice Department.
1t is to be feared that it will only re-
quire the presence of an able and un-
scrupulOus deputy in the department
to reduce its administration to the lev
el of the Brady and Tyner period, and
accumulate as uncomfortable q legacy
to mismanagement as met Mr.. James
on his accession to office.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-12

THE Cincinnati Commercial an
nouuces that the Ohio commissioner
of insurance has made an important
decision, affecting, it is said, $4,000
policies held in this state. 1t is made
in response to an inquiry by a mutual
aid and life association. The commits
sioner holds that the assignment of a
certificate to a person other than that
of a family, or heirs, of deceased
member of such an association, is un-
lawful, and the assignee can claim no
interest in the certificate. If the GER
tificate be made in favor of the menu
ber deceased, with intent to sign it or
otherwise. and not for the benefit of
heirs, it is void, and the association
interested cannot be required to make
assignment to pay the claim. a.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-12

DIR. S. T.. BoYNToN, who is now re-
siding at Topeka, Kansas, in reply to
a statement of Marshal Henry concern
ing the expenses incident to the Illness
of President Garfield, says that he at
tended Mrs. Garfield during her illness
at the White House, and. that after he
left General Garfield sent him q check
for 81 900, which he Immediately re-
turned. with the explanation that lie
visited Washington as a friend, and
did not desire any remunei alton for his
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-12

Fred Newberg, the assistant Clerk
of the Ohio Board of Public Works,
robbed the State of nearly $4,000, and
now a fraudulent voucher has been
discovered in the Auditors office, en-
anating from the same Board, for
81 900, there being discrepancy OF
that amount between the voucher and
the Treasury warrant. And yet the
end is not reached, but the Republic
cans will keep right on with the asser-
ton that all the dishonest officials are
Democrats.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-12

In his message sent to the Legisla-
ture of Virginia on Friday, Governor
Cameron takes stroug ground in favor
of reputation, and says it is. the duty
of the Legislature, at the earliest possi-
hle moment, to pass the Riddleberger
bill, which provides for repudiating
of the State debt. Govern
or Cameron excuses this action,by ar
guing that West Virginia should pay
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history. Why was Mr.. Tilden cheated
out of the Presidency, to which he had
been so overwhelmingly elected? Be-
cause the rings, monopolies and favor
ed interests which had grown up
around the general government under
the theory Of implied powers, dreaded
the application of the Jeffersonian rule
to. their cases, and foresaw that Mr..
Tilden would cut them loose from their
customary supports, and compel them
to stand or fall without any artificial
advantage over the rest Of their coun-
trymen. Again when the Democrats
got control of the House of Represent
atives, the annual expenditures were
cu6Bdo~n n flnslfy mi lions of dollars,
and beginning, at least, was made
toward a return To simplicity and wise
economy OF Mr.. ] Jefferson 8 time. What
would have been the result had not the
Federalist Republicans thrust their
stan ding arfny between Mr.. Tilden and
the office to. which the people had
elected him, must remain forever q
matter of conjecture. ?i 81. Rus.
1Ts &c These are some of the reasons why
we. have usually given our aid to the
Deinocratics side since the
of Grantism. But If we Thought there
was no difference Of principle between
the two parties, we should not concern
ourselves with the success or failure of
either" 80 ..f ,sl, 10.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-12

PRESIDENT HINsDALE Of Hiram has
filed an application through Senator
Sherman for diplomatic mission. He
desires the mission to Honolulu, but it
is not likely that Mr.. Comfy will be
removed, "a his health Ia very poor.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-12

PUBLIC Printer Defrees has written
a card declaring that Senator Plumb.
of Kansas. has insulted him like q
low blackguard," and that he lied
about Public Printer Defrees.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-12

Hon. A. s. HEWITT, one of the lar
gest iron manufacturers in the United
States, and largely interested in the
manufacture of steel rails, says one of
these mills with 4 capital of $2,OiO. 900
made profit in one year of 5000. 900.
Does such a manufactory. need pro-
lection of S2s per ton that is now being
paid it? This one is but sample of
many other protected monopolies.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-12
GoyERNoR's MESSAGE.

The annual message of Governor
Foster. delivered to the legislature on
the Sd inst, would occupy six or seven
columns OF our space. which wedOn't
feel willing to surrender to the. docu-
ment. The following Is n very full
abstract of the message, con tanning all
of its important points.
The Governor starts off with an allu-
sion to the assassination of Garfield,
and recommends that steps bs taken
to have a statue of Garfield placed in
the National Gallery of Statuary at
XEoalinnfAn
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-12

THE Ohio lawmakers have already
begun to wrestle with the liquor ques-
ton. On the the second day OF the
session bill resurrecting the provisT
ions of the McConnellsvilie ordinance
relating to traffic in liquor, was intro
duced in the Legislature by Mr.. Had
ley. Mr.. Rooms has offered jeint
resolution, in the Ohio House, prOpos-
ing an amendment to the Consultation
repeating the present clause relative to
the traffic in intoxicating liquors, and
gives unlimited powers to the General
Assembly to legislate on the subject.
This is an effort made to carry out the
suggestion made by Gov. Foster in his
message. The same idea is embodied
in the platform of the Republican par
ty adopted at their Cleveland Conven-
ton, last summer.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-12

THE friends of James G.. Blaine are
setting up the pins to secure his NOM
nation for the Presidency by the Re-
publican National Convention in 1884.
Our neighbor of the Rep. Dem devotes
a lengthy and carefully written leader
in his last issue to aiding The Blaine
boom, from the tone Of which it IL
manifest that all is not lovely in the
ranks of the spoilsmen, and the Maine
statesman will not have clear sailing
to the haven of his ambition.
From the Rep. Denis article we clip
the following paragraph, which very
candidly states the situation of affairs
in that party, and the difficulties the
Blaine men will have to encounter:
"That the party is unit in its IT,
ture control and management cannot
! be claimed. The machine politics OF
| Pennsylvania and New York, which
have been in vogue for the last twenty
years, as ruling element, presents to-
day a faction in the Republican ranks,
fraught with danger to its future har-
mony and success. tits y ruleior ruin
faction. How 10 overcome this faction
and strip it of its power for mischief,
is the hard question to be answered.
If an appeal TO the patriotism, the un-
selfish public spirit and love of coun-
try of the Republicans cannot do 1T,
then there is danger, perhaps irrevoca-
BILE defeat ahead"
The Stalwarts are on deck. fully en-
trenched in power, with the entire pat
ronage of the government at their dis
disposal. and they will not hesitate to
employ it to accomplish their purpose.
Bossism is in control, and every means
will be employed to shape the affairs
of the party and government to their
own liking. Already many leading
men and journals of that party that
have hitherto opposed Grantism and
the machine politicians, under the Sc
ductive influence of the .spoils, are be-
ginning to obtain new light and to
discover evidences of statesmanship
and patriotic devotion to the country
which they were not wont to recognize
in the Stalwart leaders before the as.
sassin's bullet clothed them with pow
er. Let the fight go on. The saliva
ton of the country lies in the defeat OF
the party that has SO long used its
power to plunder and Oppress the peo'
pie. q.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-12
aorrId Affair Fuuer.,.

During the funeral services of Rev.
Simon KuhlenhoeItera at Salem Church
in Quincy, Illinois, on Thursday last.
panic occurred with frightfuI cons, :
quenees. The church was crowded.
and suddenly seat in the gallery
broke down, and the people thinking
the gallery was falling, made u rush
for the doors All efforts to stop them
were fruitless, and in less than two
minutes the doorway was blocked up.
and the scene that followed was indie.
scribable- Women who were caught
in the crowd We're thrown down and
tramped upon. Their shrieks and the
shouting of men who seemed to he
frightened out of their senses were
fearful. For fully ten minutes the
doorway was blocked up, and during
the greater portion of this time half
dozen women lay OH the steps under
the feet of the frightened crowd. A
few men who had lost their scare went
to work heroicaliy to rescue the wo-
men, and succeeded i'm getting them |
out after they had been walked over |
taken out the victims were taken to |
a.UoiniDg houses and cared for. 1t was
found that several were seriously and
some fatally hurt. Three women have
since died from injuries received, and
two more will probably die.
FOUND GUILTY.-A St Louis tele-
gram of the 9th inst. says: 1.-THE jury
ia the case of ID. ID. Richards, another
Of the party Implicated in the big Mis-
,ouri land swindle, returned a verdict
,f guilty. between twelve and one 6
o'clock this morning, and fixed the G
at five years in the peni- l
q
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-12

THE st. Paul Globe, published by
our former townsman, Harlan p. Hall,
ESD, has been unanimously elected
the official newspaper of the city OF st.
Paul. The Globe is thoroughly DEM
osratic in politics and among the ablest
and best papers of the Northwest.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-12

BY the election Of Henry Filder.
Democrat, TO the assembly of New
Jersey, in place of the deceased Re-
publican member, the Democrats have
a majority in that body. Before the
deatlr of the Republican member the
Assembly was . tie, 80 to 80; 1t now
stands 81 Democrats to 90 Republicans.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-12
A, ; GRAND HOLIDAY SALE

commencing Thursday December o. continuing until
January1 Eaach and every article in entire
establishment has undergone sweeping reduction and will
be sold at THE MOST BEWILDERING LOW PRICES
during this sale To all buyers Clothing Hats Caps or
Gents. Furnishing Goods THIS is YOUR GOLDEN
OPPORTUNITY DO NOT FAIL TO EMBRACE IT
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-12
4 MERRY CHRISTMAS!
NEW YEAR
E % = 1 IeT

We take this method of returning thanks
the people the unprecedented trade have done
the unbounded appreciation they have shown
nest endeavos to please BY wonderfully increasing
sales without materially increasing expense
abed to offer at all times the surprising Inducements
which the public slow take advantage Of We
desire that the Christmas Of 1881 should be long
view and to show them their appreciation upon u.s.
we intend having
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-12
PUBLIC DEBT.
The public funded debt of Ohio is as

The public funded debt of Ohiois as
Iollows; -grv.. .a.I ~ s,srf o; --tn a
Loan payable after December 81, 1886. - i
bearing per cent interCst..,x sQ, " QCQ
Loan payable july l, 1882. bearing
per cent. interest. .!.... j.i 3O0,U00U0
- ~ per cent. 9 int interest, est l. .s's ens s25.ooobo
Loan payabieJdly 1. 1854. bearing -"
per cent. 35O.O08tU
Loan payable July !. 1885, bearing
per cent, IN ntefest. 30O,VVuW
per cent interest. 375.OOeOO
loan payable July /. 1857, bearing
per cent, interest tUUOUOO
Loan payable duly ]. 1883. bearing ,,!
pBr Cent. interest 6o0 0UO.UU
Canal loan not bearing interest. 1865. 90
Total funded debt POL .06
Since November 4, 1880, the debt has
been decreased $i,275, j 40.S0 The ir-
reducible. debt (schOOl fund.- has been
increased $66, 765.O7. i.-.4 .-r %
LOCAL INDEBTEDNESS. 81. ;4-
The indebtedness OF cities, counties,
towns and townships has increased
during the year as follows: :trt' ~ !
Increase in .29'
cities t,Slo,IOa
Villages. VI .ISt.4U
~ townShl lps l0l, lOo4U
school districts. 2S2.934.S4
-s.f'
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-01-12

G. Foster was inaugurated Governor
+for,a second term with great noinp aud
ceremony on Monday. On which occa
sion he delivered The following .f.i.,