The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-11-30


THERE is one negro member in the
Alabama Legislature.
THE coal miners strike in the visin-
ity of Pittsburg has proved failure.
OHIO Beekeepers' convention will
meet in Columbus January 9th and
10th.
THE Railroad property of Ohio is
said to be worth $ss,OOO,OOO in round
numbers.
THE Republican leaders and papers |
are still trying to find out what ails
I" the grand old party"
THE Garfield Fair opened in the ro- |
tunda of the Capitol at Washington at
els Saturday afternoon.
The Senate will stand, after the 4tb
of March next, 3s Republicans, sc
Democrats, and Mahonites.
:. 1T is estimated that the corn crop in
Ohio this year will be $4,000, 600, or
within three per cent. of an avsrage
crop.
THE claims presented to the Garfield
auditing committee aggregate $124 200,
of which sol 900 is for medical attend
ance.
A TERRIBLE storm swept over the
chain of Northern lakes Thursday
night, which did much damage to ship
ping.
CINCINNATI has manufactured 1884,
800 pounds of oleomargarine within a
year. And still the price of butter has
an upward tendency.
DIR. Samuel w, Bartages, for forty
years a resident of Akron, died at his
residence in that city on Friday last.
after an illnessof four weeks, aged 6S
years.
1T is said Senator Beck intends Of
fering a resolution as soon as the Sen
ate convenes, providing that the usual
holiday recess be abandoned this year.
That's business.
The democrats of Wayne county
have called meeting to make arrange
ments for celebrating the coming Sth
of January, at Wooster, with appro-
pirate ceremonies.
The London Lancet says that the
people who sneeze often are the health
lest. A sneeze sets the blood circula
ting, and throws off cold which is
trying to settle.
THE clerks at Washington plunder
ed by the Hubbell machine fail to see
the election of single Congressman
due to the expenditure of their assess
ments, except in Mahone's Virginia.
THE railway bridge at Bromley N ear
London, fell Friday morning. Seven
workmen who were beneath the struc
ture eating their breakfast, were killed
and several others injured.
THE Democratic majorities this Fall
aggregate 1888, 900, and the Republican
majorities 81 900, leaving q net Demo.
i'eratic majority in the United States OF
about CSC, 600.
III has been discovered that much OF
the money used by the Republicans il
Indiana to influence voters at the late
election is counterfeit. Good enough,
for the scamps who would sell their
votes.
GovERNoR-ELFCT Robert E Patti
son. of Pennsylvania, will be ineligi
BILE to the Presidency in 1884, as hr
will not have attained the censtitu
tionaI count in years, 80, until Decem-
ber of that year.
A LIVERPOOL telegram of the 22nd
inst. says: 1.-THE steamer Winton,
with grain from the Black Sea, has
fOundered off the island of Ushant.
copst of France, and thirty persons
have drowned"
Hon. LEWIS d. CAMPBELL, promi.
Chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee of Congress, but lately re-
tired to private life, died at his home
in Hamilton, Butler county, on last
Sunday.
On Saturday last, Charles A. Mad
der, on trial in the Seneca Co. Court ot
Common Pleas, at Tiffin, for murder
withdrew his plea of not guilty, and
entered plea of guilty of murder in
the second degree. which was accepted
b. the Court.
MANY of our exchanges are engaged
in the pleasant pastime of President
making these days. 1t may be we'll to
take time by the foretop, but it is a
long while till 1884, aud many won
derful changes may take place between
now and then.
THE Prohibitionists are constantly
shouting, "down with alcohol!" and
though millions are obeying the word
of command, and putting down the
amount of hundreds of millions of
dollars worth year, still the Prohibit
tionists aren't happy.
OVER $500, 900 bushels of oysters are
annually canned. OF this 5000, 900
bushels are packed raw, and 3, 500, coo
bushels cooked and Theoretically seal
ed. There are 1G6 oysters in bushel,
and at the rate given there are canned
each year 30 oysters for every inhabit-
ant in the United States.
THERE is a report that more heads
will soon drop into the executive bas-
ket. Those clerks and postmasters
who failed to respond to the demands
OF boss Hubbell, and voluntarily fork
over their assessments, are experience
ing an unpleasant sensation about their
weasands.
Col. G.. ID. MUNsoN and Charles A.
Daad Eco two attorneys of ZaneS-