The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-22

AT the great labor demonstration at |
Pittsburg on Saturday, it is estimated
that $4,000 persons participated.
A FIRE at Kingston, Caldwell Co.,
Missouri, on the 10th inst, de stroyed
$l5,0o0 welCh of business properly.
EMORRTsoN's large paper mill at Ty-
rome, Pa, was burned on Sunday.
Loss, $225, 900; insurance, $4,000.
The total loss of property by the
great western cyclone is estimated at
nearly a million dollars.
MICHAEL DAvITT, the Irish patriot
and land league organizer, arrived in
New York on Saturday night.
CHARLES SMITH, one of the oldest
and most prominent business men of
Warren, died at his residence in that
city on Tuesday or last week, in the
18th year of his age.
EX-GovERNoR WILLIAM DENNIsoN
died at his residence in Columbus, on
Thursday morning last, surrounded by
the members of his family, He was
born in 1915.
THEpensioH appropriation bill pass
ed the House on Monday without de-
bate or the calling of the yeas and
nays. ItapprOpriates for the payment
of pensions the sum of $lOO, ,OOO, 900.
ONE week from tomorrow is the day
fixed for the execution of the misera-
BILE assassin, Guiteau, and there is
nothing that can avert the doom that
awaits him. He has played his last
card.
MR.. A. b. CORNELL, of Youngstown,
Is talked of among the Republicans of
the 18th district as a candidate for
Congress. With four competitors in
the field, there is yet trouble for the
Majah.
A BILL passed the U. s. House of
Representatives on Monday, requiring
the Secretary of the Treasury, until
July l, 1884, to exchange standard sill
yer dollars at the MINIS of the United
States for trade dollars, and TO convert
the trade dollars into bullion.
BY the premature explosion of blast
at Kelley's tunnel, at Newcomerstown
Ohio, on Monday, one man was in.
stantly killed, and breaking John
Shanler's arms and tearing his eyes
completely out, besides iDjuring sever
al others very seriously, and perhaps
fatally.
HERE is an item worth thinking
about: The carpet manufacturers in
this country, while bowling about the
the necessity of protecting American
labor from the pauper labor of Europe ,
are deliberately importing crowds o
carpet weavers from Europe to work
at low wages and keep down the wage:
OF American workingmen.
HON. CHARLES E. GLIDDEN died il
Boston, Mass. ,oD Tuesday of IL st week
after long and distressing illness
aged about forty-six years. Judg,
Glidden served five years on the Com
mon Pleas Bench in this district, dis
charging the duties of the position
creditably to himself and acceptablN
to the public.
THE Republicans claim now tina
they didn't know that their bantling
e the Pond act, was unconstitutional
The fact is, they didn't care CONT
mental copper whether it was or not
They have been in the habit for many
years of disregarding the plain provis
ions of the fundamental laws of tn
land. and setting up their own wills a
"higher law" than constitutions
State or Federal.
DENNIS FORNEY, a young marrie
man keeping boarding house nea
the New York, Pennsylvania & Obi
Railroad in Warren, took a dose @
strychnine on Thursday evening last
Medical aid was Immediately summon
ed, and at last accounts he was in
fair way of recovery. The motive is
mystery.