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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-08-10
Ala ba Daa EIecfio~

.Ihe election for Governor, Secretary
OF state, Attorney General, Superin-
tendent of Education, Trea ,urer, Au-
oltor and Member of the General AS
semoiY took place in Alabama on
Monday. There was no disturbance
ana the election passed off very quietly.
Democratic success is conceded.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-08-10

KEEP it before the people that it is a
Republican administration which is
crowding the star route thieves nearer
to the neutrality-suspicious.. Leader.
And keep it before the people, too,
that the leading starroute thieves were
high cockalorums in the party of
high moral IDEAS" who paid out lib,
orally of their stealings to promote the
success of the Republican party.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-08-10
Ind lana Democrats.

The Democrats of Indiana in State
convention at Indianapolis on the 2nd
inst. nominated the following excel
lent ticket:
For Secretary of State-Hon. W. r.
Myers, of Madison county.
For Auditor of State, James II. Rice,
of Floyd; for Treasurer of State, j. j.
Cooper, of Marion; For Attorney Gen
eraI, Francis II. Hord, bartholomew
county; Clerk of Supreme Court, ST
mon P. Sherin, Cass county; Superin-
tendent OF Public Instruction, John
w. Holcomb, Porter county; for
Judges OF Supreme Court: First ju-
diciaI district, Hon. w. e. Nib!ack
Knox county: second district, Judge
G. W. Hawk, Floyd county; fourth
district, Judge Allen Zoller, Allen
county.
They adopted ringing platform,
arraigning the Republican party for
its misma and corruption,
and defining clearly the principles and
policy of the Democracy. The follow
ing is the substance of what they say
on the liquor question:
The Democratic party of Indiana
has always been opposed on principle
to all sum ptuary laws, and especially
opposed to the amendment, believing
it to be antagonistic to the private
rights of the citizen. The constitution
has wisely prescribed the terms on
which amendments proposed through
the medium of the Legislature may be
engrafted into it, and we insist that
the proposed amendment and Others
which may be so offered may be agreed
to and adopted in substance as well a:
in form in the manner therein present
ed, before it shall become part of oui
organic law, and it is the right of the
people to oppose or support it in all O
the stages through which it must pass
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-08-10

IT is little cheeky for the party
that is stealing the peoples money by
the millions and assessing all the en-
ployes of the Government, from the
highest to the lowest, for political pur-
poses, to be setting up such a tremen-
dous howl about the brewers contribu-
ting $4,000 to the Democratic CAM
paign fund.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-08-10

Nor one Ohio Democrat, either in
the House or Senate, voted to pass the
river and harbor steal over the Presi-
dents veto. John Sherman and seven
Republican Representatives from Ohio
voted for the steal. And yet there are
people who will keep on voting the
Republican ticket.-[ Plain Dealer.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-08-10

THE Prohibitionists at their State
Convention last week nominated a
State ticket and. adopted a platform,
deciding to go it alone, placing no
confidence in the temperance profess
sions OF the Lordy party. They have
been bamboozled by that crowd too
often.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-08-10
washed by the WaYeS.

COLUMBUS, August 5.-InformatiOn
has been received here today that
trains on the Ohio Central Road are
not running further south than Maxa-
hala, and it will require several weeks
of repair before they can get beyond
that point. The loss by the waterspout
of Thursday was much greater than at
first was supposed. From three miles
north Of Corning down to South Bend
and up the west branch of the Ohio
Central to Buckingham, a distance of
six teen to eigteen miles, the track is
almost entirely destroyed. For miles
it cannot be observed that railroad
was located there. Most all the live
sock in the two valleys was swept
away. 1t is believed that the loss to
the railroads, mines and private indi-
viduals will approximate half million
dollars.
CHICAGO. August "A Denver spe-
cial says: Destructive storms ragged
for the past two days in several Sec
tions OF the state, causing floods, land
slides and consequent loss of life and
great damage to property. The loss on
the Cochetapoudore river to the crops
is $40, 600"
A veritabie waterspout or cloud-meet
Ill LdlICSNillS ulS LII
and completely flooded everything.
The clouds met directly over Chaps
Run, which rose twenty feet in less
than as many minutes, and swept
household goods out of the houses, and
outhouses away before the residents
were aware of it.
SHELBY, August Gth.-Last night
about $50 O'clock waterspout occur.
red about seven miles south of this
| place on the dividing ridge, and flood
ed the country for distance of two
| miles i'll width, destroying crops, car
ryIng away grain and fences, and caus
! ing general CONSERVATION all along its
course. The water from the ridge
flowed into the Black Fork of the Mo
| hican River, and in the short space o
two and a half hours it was out of it,
| banks and sweeping over cOrnfield:
and meadows, carrying everything
before it. The first wave, two fee
| high, struck the town at half past nine
and as word of the coming flood hat
been sent ahead, large numbers of Ou
citizens were on the bridge to see
sight never before witnessed in TIL.
history of this section. The noise o
the rushing waters sounded like t..
heavy train of ears moving rapidly
The stream was emptied nearly al
quick rs it had filled, and is nearly a
low water mark at this writing. Th'
exact amount Of damage done canno
be arrived at, but it must be large, a
the creek bottom is full of CROWN.
corn, all of which is greatly damaged
AZ far as can be learned no stock ha
been drowned, but many farmers alonI
the creek had great difficulty in get
ting their stock to high ground in tim
to save them from being swept away
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-08-10
A Com ma e nd able Act,

President Arthur did a commenda-
BILE act in refusing to endorse the stu
pendous steal, the River and Harbor
bill which appropriates $18, 743, ,875 os-
tensibly for the purpose of improve
ing the rivers and harbors throughout
the country, but more than half of
which was really designed to be ap-
propriated to the base purposes of
aiding Republican congressman in
securing their reelection. The mes
sage is brief and pointed, clearly point
ing out the extravaganza of the appro-
priations. After reciting the duties of
Congress under the Constitution the
| President says:
My principal objection to the bill
is that it contains appropriations for
purposes not for common defense or
general welfare, and which do net
promote commerce among the States
| These provisions, on the contrary, are
entirely for the benefit of few iocali-
ties, i'll which it is proposed to make
Improvements. I regard such appro-
priation of public money as beyond the
| powers given by the Constitution TO
Congress and the President. I feel
more bound TO withhold my signature
from the bill because OF the PECULIAR
evils which manifestiy result from this
infraction of the Constitution. Ap-
preparations of this nature to be de-
voted purely to local objects, tend to
increase in number and amount AS
citizens Of one State find that money
to raise which they in common with
the whole country are taxed, is to be
expended for local improvements in
another State, they demand similar
benefits for themselves, and it is not
unnatural they should seek to mden-
nifty themselves for such Of the public
funds by securing appropriations fol
similar improvements in their OWL
neighborhood. Thus as the bii, be
comes more Objectionable il secures
more support. This result is invaris-
bic and necessarily follows the neglect
to observe the Constitutional iinlite
tions imposed upon the law maxim.
power. Appropriations for river All,
harbOr improvements have under tn
influence to which | have alluded, in
creased from year to year, out of pro
portion to the progress of the country
great as that has been. In 1870 III
aggregate appropriation was S., ,975 sos
in 1873, Sc: :64S, ,5l7.5O; i'll 1880, SS.9J6,
500, and in 1881, $ll ,45l 300, while h,
the present act there is appropriated
SIS, ,743,S ,S75."
THE VETO OF NO AVAIL.
The great steal has been accomplish
ed in spite of the veto. The Rive
and harbor bill was returned 10 tn
House with the Presidents objections
and was passed by yeas 123 to nays &C
1t then went to the Senate where j
passed by vote of Al yeas to Is nays
So nine or ten millions more of tn
f peoples money is fiiched from tn
treasury for the purpose of perpetu
ating the power of the Republican
party.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-08-10

THE San Francisco Call assumes
broad ground in its proposition that
"the use of money to carry en- an cleo
ton that would be lost without such
use, is clear violation of the spirit OF
the constitution, and an attack upon
the vitality of Republican institu-
tions." Yet this is precisely what was
done to carry Indiana in 1880, and part
of the money was stolen from the pub
lie Treasury. Arthur called it ''soap."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-08-10

ONE hundred millions of dollars
have been voted by the present Con-
gress to pay pensions.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-08-10

Hamburg Edgings and Lnsert5ngs.
PLAIN and Dotted S,ctSses.
Lace Curtains, dc.
Table Linen and Red Damasks,
Linen Napkins and I'oaoe1s.
Floor and Table OIL Cloths.
Oil Shades, Windoa0 FiGtures, Curtain
Fringes, dc.
Ladies' and Gents Sunomer Under.
tCeGT.
Large stock Of Ginghamas, Prints,
Sheetings, Ticks, Denims, dc.
LADIES' and Children's Shoes, Mems
Fine Boots and Shoes.
We keep constantly on hand q choice
stock Of GROCERIES.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-08-10
THE MARX ETS.

RAVENNA. August .. 1882.
FLOUR & FEED. CORRECTED BY N P cArLIN.
FLOUR-New Process, 81 IS; Pastry 81 10
per sack; o. K.S1 55.
FEED-Bran. 81 90 per 100 lbs; Middlinas,
Sl,55; Chop, S1.SO; Corn Meal, 81 so; Oil Meal.
New. Process. $125. Old. $3.50; Cotton Seed
Meal, S1.75
WHEATON,, s1.o5 @ s11O; new, ssc. q 81 co.
CORN-shelled brings 81 II; ears, bOc,
OATS--6O cts.
RYE-No. brings Sc
BARLEY-None in market.
HAY-selling at SO @ $12; according to
quality. Ready sale
BEEF-Per cwt., FL OO
HOGS-Dressed. IS 50. per cwt,
LARD-City rendered l5c.
SMOKED MEATS-City Sugar Cured Hams
selling at I7c; Country 14c.
Shoulders, City cured selling at 14c Dried
Beef selling at 49,.
POULTRY-Small supply in the market
Chickens, dressed, buyers pay 125z cents; live Sc
Turkies. dressed. 1Oc. live &c.
BUTrER--1Sc.
CHEESE-Boxed s1l@ &C.; Retails, u a 15c.
EGGS-buyers pay Ice per doz.
POTATOES-New.s sell for 40 a SOC,
DRIED APPLES-6c.
BEANS-Choice handpicked In good demand
ut So 90 per bu. Medium s. rs.
VINEGAR-Pure cider retails 20c per gal
TALLOW-Buyers pay 5kc.
HIDES-Green, trimm I'd .No.1, &c. sNo DC
FEATIIERS-Best retail at 75c.
WHITE LIME-$1 Is per bbl.
WATER LIME-$1 75
SALT-CoarSe sells at S125 @S1 40; fine 81 &C.
WOOD-Stove 81 5000 90; 3 feet wood So &C
q So so per cord.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-08-10

THE coinage of the mints of the
United States for July was So, l53, $50,
of which s., 100000 was i'll standard
dollars. But for the Democrats these
standard dollars would have no exist
ence except rs token money, the green
backs would have been retired, and
the people would have been at the
mercy of the national banks and mon
| eY kings.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-08-10

WHILE the Republican CongressioE-
al Convention was in session at St.
CIairsville two barrels of whisky and
one hundred and fifty barrels of beer
were drank in two saloons of the town,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-08-10
Legal, N0TICE

TGHE defendants Byron Spears, Maria Spears
i and Lottie Hayden, who reside at Ashland.
Illinois; Martha Judson, and Addison Judson'
who reside at Danbury, Connecticut; Morgan
L: Hayden,who resides at Atchison. Kansas, and
Warren L. Hayden. who resides at w ashingtOn.
Washington County, Pa, will take notice tnat
Eliza !. Flick and John Flick did, on the 9Th
day of July, 1882, file their petition against
them ct ais, in the Court OF Common Pleas of
Portage County and State Of Ohio, setting forth
that they arc seized in fee simple of the undi-
yided one-eighth of the following real esta te: :
Situate IN the township of Deerfeld, County of
Portage and State of Ohio, and known as being
all OF lot No 4S. excepting about Is acres from
the north west corner, lying north and west of
of land. more or less. That they are entitled to
possession thereof. and that defendants are
tenants in common. and that one Abagail Hay
den is entitled to dover therein.
The prayer of said petition is that dover be
assigned, aud that subject thereto partition be
had OF SAID premises, and for general relief.
Said defendants are required to answer said
petition on or before September 2nd. 1882.
ELIZA j. and JOHN FLICK.
By l. L. SIDDALL, their Atty
Ravenna. July 11th. 1882. 724-6w
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-08-10

No 3O3 Euclid Avenue, CLEVELAND. OHIO.
14O page book ON Patents mailed to any ad-
dress. 661 -6m
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-08-10
Kentucky Election.

Ahe erection in Kentucky on Mon.
DAY resulted in sweeping Democratic
victory.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-07-20
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

Household bints-Pokers and broom
sticks.
"We'll shake once more for the qui.
nine,' as the ague said to the victim.
"Ida:" The best thing in bonnets
continues to be as in the pasta pretty
face.
Woman's inhumanity to woman is
unbalanced by her insane devotion to
masculinity.
1t didn't require much of phiIos-
opher to discover that all rich widows
are handsome.
An exchange thinks that Pittsburg
will never make success OF glass
shingles. There is no chance for the
carpenters to waste nails.
A New York doctor says there and
unusual amount of ozone in the atmos-
phere this year, but that's no excuse for
a man to steal fellows umbrella.
"Wbat have you been doing since I
last saw you?' "l've been attending
course OF free lectures" "A course of
free lectures r. "Yes, was married u
week after We partad.'
A woman has suggested that when q
man breaks his heart it is all tho same
as when lobster breaks one of his
claws, another sprouting Immediately
and growing in its place.
eyes, said Fogg, 81 used to believe
everything; was the most credulous
fellow alive. But" he added, "since
have had this confounded sore throat, it
is hard for me to swallow anything"
They were talking about beauty, the
other evening, whom Miss S. remarked:
"Well, say what you WILL homely peo-
pie are almost always unusually bright"
Miss 3. (sotto voce); "iue esotist!'
Little Bobbie, who talks slang for the
whole family, said to his father !:
- There are ixed stars, ain't there,
n "a pap To which his father replied,
Yes, Bobbie." And then the young
rascal asked: "Ara they al we'll fixed,
papa?"
Deaf men make queer mistakes some.
times. "Were you born deaf ~ asked a
man of one whose hearing was dread.
fully affected. mo" was the reply,
II was born in Penn-Yan " Shut the
door! yelled the grocer to deaf man
who had iast stepped in. "rm bore.
"Well, it 1 am I'll do mytradipg some-
where else, " and away ho went in huff.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-07-20
Secret Marriages in New York.

The Badger case (which has just been
settled by compromise in New York),
says letter from the metropolis, is very
remarkable in its character, the facts
being as follows: Jacob Badger recently
died in his seventy,sixth year. He was
rich old bachelor, and had for many
years been at the head of all opulent
shipping house. His heirs proceeded
to divide the property, when O claim
was made by woman who asserted her
dover right as his widow. For thirty
five years she and "John Baker" had
held connubial relations, their home
being in Brooklyn. Baker" had
always conducted himself in an exem-
plary manner, providing literally and
enjoying the respect of the neighbor.
hood. Every day he went to New York
and returned at night, and this uniform
life was only terminated by lis sudden
demise. It was then learned that John
Baker, of Brooklyn ,and Jacob Badger, of
New York, were the same, and the
woman was allowed dover OF $40, 900.
New York contains many such instances,
which find protection 10 that mantle
which great city throws over society.
[ we'll remember the -four dealer,
Daniel Angerine, who always passed for
bachelor. After his death, however,
it was learned that he had q family,
which had only known him under a
false name. was also acquainted with
another bachelor business man (the late
Fl, N. Ferris), who Kept his residence a
secret from even his clerks. Every morn
ing he appeared at the store. and at
night he left, but no one knew whittier
he went, and his employees became so
accustomed to this mystery that it
ceased to be q matter of comment.
Eventually Ferris was taken ill and
died, and it was tn n discovered that
he had a private establishment in an
obscure street, far uptown. r. G.. Schuy-
ler, formerly tho noted railway con
tractor, also passed for bachelor, until
his failure brought out the fact that he
mad wife and family in which he had
long been known by the name of Spicer.
/ could mention u man of wealth and OF
high family who passes in the Fifth
avenue circles as bachelor, but his
friends have long been convinced that
he has wife somewhere in the city.
Some of these secret marriages occur
in the following manner: Young men
see the impossibility of supporting those
helpless, high-toned city girls who W. nj
fashionable establishment, and hence,
going from one extreme to another,
hey will sometimes marry the daughter
of their washerwomen, simply because
the latter can take care of themselves
As such marriage would distress theil
friends, tuey keep it secret and pass fol
bachelors, being thus enabled to retain
their position in society. Such are
among the strange features in metro.
politan life. No man, however, can say
he marries below his station if his wife
however humble, is of decent character
and possesses intelligence. That false
notion concerning men marrying be-
Meath them has led TO vast extent O
mischief.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-07-20

would never go to America after that.
He found good friends and settled down
here
But your peopleP
"Ob, they all come out ht re-all but
my poor brother-we never knew where
he went so you see we were quite as
we'll off as if we had gone to America,
and I never thought to meet you again
sir, never are you still on that dread
full ship?'
SET told her all but the tragic fate Of
her brother, which thought was better
suppressed; but you see, sir, there was
no real haunting, but the poor old cap
tain was .beset by his own dreadful
imagination and the sting of his con-
science, for, no doubt in his heart he
had willed to do murder and worse.
And so there you have the story OF the
Belle of the Chester Bell."-Mrs. Den
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-07-20
Evening at the Farm.

Down from the hills where the fresh breeze is
blowing.
Rich with the scent of the resinous pine;
Up. from low pastures where blue flag is grow
ing,
Where, 'mong the green grasses, brooklets
entwine,
Filled with the grasses, intent on home going
slow-footed COWS are all hasting in line,
Filling the air with their milking time lowing,
While boldly their forms the last sun rays
define.
Afar in the west the red sun lies a-dying,
Gorgeous his couch as Aurora's gay bed
Homeward in haste the late swallows are fly
ing,
Dark float their forms 'gainst the sky's
m Sading red.
Deep in the wood the night birds are crying,
Walls for the day that is past and dead
High in the east where the faint clouds are
lying,
Cynthia glides on her way overhead.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-07-20
"Cranks" In New York.

A New York correspondent AYERS that
"two of the prominent citizens of New
York are now generally known to be in
sane-not hopeless!y, perhaps, but posi-
lively. One is q lawyer whose services
are 80 much in demand that he has been
paid O $4,000 fee within year for
pleas in court since his reason went
astray. He holds a prominent public
office. The other is bank president
and most capable fnancier He has
not walked block in the street for six
years, for he imagines that he is cherry
and if he is exposed the birds will eat
him! In this delusion he is immov-
able. and accordingly he always rides
to and from the bank in a close car
riage, and never exposes himself out of
doors. On all other matters he is per-
fectly sane, and his counsel is taken in
the investment of millions on millions.
To visitor from the provinces" it
must seem as if good many New
Yorkers are insane. Nowhere have
ever seen so many people who indulged
in that curious habit known as talking
| to themselves" About every tenth
person you meet on the down town
sidewalks practices this self -oom,
munion. Every hour of every day you
will notice men go hurrying by, looking
neither to the right nor left, talking ia ex,
cited tones and gesticulating violently.
have seen men in an omnibus carrying
on lively dialogue with themselves
and laughing vociferously at the "hits'
made, as unconscious of the presence
of others as if they were alone in the
moon. The same queer phenomena ar,
frequently seen IN glimpses through
carriage doors men with faces al
aglow, swinginl their arms and exclain
ing in loud voices-driving sharl
bargain with a wholesaler, maybe, O
wildly and hopefully bidding for tn
stocks that are to go up ten per cent
to- morrow"