The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-06-15

GUITEAU will be hanged two weeks
frGm tomorrow.
COLUMBUS telegrams report Ex- Gov
ernor Dennlson as in dying condition.
THERE is some prospect that Con-
press will adjourn in the early part of
July.
IT is estimated that holders of crude
petroleum have lost about eight mil
lions of dollars lately by the decline
in that commodity.
THE Federal taxation this year will
exceed $400, 0,000,0 ,000. 1t is high time
that we had sweeping reductions made
in the taxation lists.
The Ohio Supreme Court has de-
cided that liquor dealers who paid the
tax under the unconstitutional Pond
act are entitled to recover their money.
THE people of Tiffin have lifted the
load from the woolen mills of that city
by making them donation of $40, 900,
and they are now running full time.
On Tuesday of last week Franklin
j. Moses. the model Republican ex-
Governor of South Carolina, was sen
fenced to the penitentiary of New
York for six months, on plea of pet
it larceny. ..-...
THE strike among the iron workers
continues generally through the coun-
try, and there is little change in the
situation, though hopes are entertained
that the difficulties will be arranged at
an early day and work resumed. .,
MEssRs. Phelps and Wheeler have
declined the appointment as members
of the Tariff Commission, and fears
are expressed that the whole Commits.
sion will drop to pieces before the
nominations can be confirmed by the
Senate. 49,.
THE same identical tariff laws are in
force now as were in 1880 when thu
Republican leaders appealed to tn,
labOring men to vote for Garfield tt
perpetuate the prosperous times; bu
with 100000 on a strike, it looks very
much as though high duties are in tn,
in the interest of the monopolists, ant
that protection don't protect tn,
working men much.
ON the recent visit of President Al
thur to the Metropolis, it is reporte,
that he and ex-senator Conkling wen
out to Long Island together on fish
ing excursion. These high mucamuc
can have their seven kinds of wine 70
dinner and do as they please on Sun
days. They belong to Gods party
they do. But the plebians must hav
none of that kind of freedom in theirs
THE Cincinnati Commercial think
rs degrees of warm sunshine and re
freshing showers are worth more THAI
the platforms of all the political pat
ties. True, true; but as we will hav
the sunshine and showers in their sea
son, the people will do well to take
little heed of the principles upon whic
their governments are conducted.
A SCHEME is on foot to furnish til
- wards of the government" with
farm each and set them up in bushes
somewhere in the Southwest, O
Thursday last Senator Plumb of Kan
sas presented to the Senate memoirs
from convention of colored people {
Southern Kansas, asking the grant {
public land to the freedmen of tn
United States. The Republican part
owe debt of deep gratitude to thei
colored brothers for their invaluabl
services in keeping them in power
and they should hurry mp that effort
acres and mule.u
THE Iaborers are to have a gran
demonstration at Pittsburgh next Sa,
urday, which promises to be one of til
largest affairs of the kind ever know
in this country. The leaders of til
movement say they will have a pro
ccssion three or feur thousand stront
composed of delegates of labor socis
ties from all parts of the counUr,
Music will be furnished by one hun
dred bands.