The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-07-27
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OHTO'S wheat crop Tor lSS2 is esl-
mated at 80, 2S3, 900 bushels, as against
81, ,5Sl 900 bushels for 1881.
HON, GEORGE p. MARsH,U. 8. Min
lister to Italy, died suddenly at VAL
lambrose, Monday.
FANNIE PARNELL. second sister of
the leader of the Irish Land League,
died suddenly at Bordentown, n. J.,
on Thursday last.
THERE are A $50 Cinnamon employ
ed on the Canada Pacific railway work
in British Columbia, and that number
will be increased to 6,000 in August.
THE Khedive has proclaimed Arabi
Pasha a rebel, but Arab still manifests
a disposition to fight all the same, and
is giving the Johnny Bulls much
trouble.
MIKE MYKENs, a Denver, Colorado,
news-boy, is said to be worth 0,OOO,
which he has invested in real estate.
He has no intention of retiring from
business yet.
SHELLY was elected to Congress from
Alabama by 5000 majority, but the
Republican Congress bounced him and
gave his place to Smith, whom the
people rejected.
THERE is a fair prospect of sudden
adjournment of Congress. Some Of
the members are becoming greatly
alarmed about the condition of their
political fences.
Now COMES the New York Com
mercial Advertiser, sterling Repub-
lican sheet, and says that Garfield
and Arthur were elected by a corrupt
use of money" and that it can produce
the proof if there is denial.
THE Republicans in Congress con-
tinue their nefariOus work of unseat-
ing members from the South clearly
and fairly elected, and putting in their
places men who have been rejected by
the people.
SINCE the opening of the year there
have been % distinct and destructive
tornados in the United States-one in
March, eleven in April, five in May,
eight in June, and three thus far in
July.
A CAUCUS of Republican Senators
has resolved upon a reduction of the
duty on steel rails from $28 to $50 per
ton. Is it possible that these weak
Infant manufacturers " can stand il
with so much government support
withdrawn?
THE extensive works of the Brown
Manufacturing Company at GAINESVILLE
were destroyed by fire on last Sunday
morning. Loss, 100000; insurance,
$4,000. They were employed in the,
manufacture of wagons, plows, agri-
cultural implements, etc.
THE United States Treasurer has a
salary of $4,000, the assistant treasur-
ers $1,000, cashier, $4,000. assistant
cashier 50, 900, superintendent Of re-
demption agency $3,500, chief clelk,
chiefs of division, principal bookkeep-
ers and tellers $500 each, and the
clerks from 81 800 down.
In spite of the determination ex-
pressed by the Republican platform to
enforce all laws upon the statute book
until they are repealed, or abrogated
by legal authority, the Smith law is
practically dead letter in all the lead
Ing cities in the State, while in the
rural districts there has never been
any necessity for such an act.
BEN BUTTERwoRTH, the Republican
beauty, who resorted to such foul black
guardism in debate in Congress recent
ly as to force ladies to withdraw from
the House and decent men to hang
their heads in shame, has manifested
a streak of sense by promising not to
permit the indecent portion of his
speech to appear upon the Congress-
ional Records.
Mrs. CATHERINE ALBERT, the old
est inhabitant of Coshocton county,
and probably the oldest in Ohio, died
last week Wednesday night, at her
home near GAINESVILLE, six miles from
Newcomerstown, at the advanced age
of one hundred and nine years. She
was born near Reading, Pa, in 1878,
moved to Ohio over half century ago,
and for thirty years had been a resident
of Coshocton county.
A BOY named Willie Wells, the thir-
teen year old son of Pomeroy, Ohio,
minister, asked to escort a young lady
home from church in the back part of
Chester Township the other evening.
She refused, and was on her way home
with young man named Everett
Decker, when Wells wsylaid Decker
with an ak, cutting him in the back
part of the head, from which he near.
ly bled to death before doctor could
b. reached. 1t is thought he cannot
recover. Jealousy actuated Wells to
the deed. Decker is twenty years old.
Alexander IN. stephens Nominated "
In the Georgia Democratic State
convention held at Atlanta on Thurs.