The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1882-05-18
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THE coal miners in the Connection
Valley are threatening to strike for an
advance of 10 cents a ton.
John Reeves, who moved to War
ren in 1910, died in that city on the
18th inst, aged Sc years.
The Commissioners ofSeneca county
allowed claims for So hawks scalps
during the month of April, and "a at
their first session in May.
TWELVE men were drowned in CAL
umet Lake, at Pullman, ILL.,, about
O'Clock Sunday evening, by the up
setting of small sail boat.
A BILL has been introduced in the
New York Legislature prohibiting the
erection OF fences over three feet high.
1t has no reference to political fences
ABOUT half of the village of Dan
vile, Indiana, has been destroyed by
fire. Forty houses and stores were
burned, and the loss is estimated at
$4,000.
FRANK STRINGFELLow, who at one
time was ebel spy, is now rector of
an Episcopl Church, at Farmsville,
Virginia. 1t is said of him that he
killed at least one hundred Union men
and officers during the war.
A REPUBLICAN, paper harps upon
the " illiteracy of South Carolina"
The illiteracy" is mostly confined to
the Republicans. These XIV amend
ment organs ought to talk about " il
hteracy."-[Star Co. Dem.
ExTREAsURER William Heinrich,
of Auglaze County, has commenced
suits against the Auglaize County
Democrat and the Wapakoneta Bee,
claiming $4,000 damages in each case
for libel in the matter of his alleged
defalcation.
THE Pennsylvania Republicans pass
ed resolutions stronglyfavoring reform;
but of what manner of use are good
resolutions while the Cameron clan
rule the roost. They may resolve and
re-resolve, and still be like the fellow
who smiled and smiled.
Mr.. FRED DOUGLASS was caulker
before he became statesman, and the
Chesapeake an d Marine Railway and
Dry Dock Co., of Baltimore, has sent
him full set of caulkers' tools to re-
mind him of old time. He worked at
the trade in Baltimore forty-six years
ago.-[Washington Sunday Chronicle.
The Washington Sunday Chronicle
says: There is no use for strangers
and sightseers to visit the Jail to gaze
upon the miserable wretch awaiting
the execution of the death sentence.
General Crocker will allow no one to
see him in the future unless in special
cases, of the propriety of which he
will be the judge.
THE Supreme Judges of the District
of Columbia held consultation on
Saturday on the Guiteau case, and it is
asserted came to the unanimous decis
ion which will be announced on the
22nd inst, affirming the sentence OF
the Court below, and overruling all
exceptions. So, the assassin must
hang. @
MAINE will probably take the lead
in complicated politics this year.
There will be five political conventions
assemble and put tickets in the field,
namely: The Republican, the Demo
cratic, the Regular Greenbackers, the
independent Greenbackers, and the
Prohibitionists. There may be two or
three more parties spring up yet before
election, if the weather is favorable.
A SAN FRANCISCO telegram says
that eighty thousand Coolies at Hong
Kong are waiting for shipment to
America. That must be encouraging
to laboring people of this country. But
according to Republican logic Congress
h IS no right to interfere with the pur-
suit of happiness of these Celestials by
preventing their importation to our
soil.
THE employees of the Cleveland roll
ing mills, to the number of about S. 0OO
are on a strike. They demanded a
scale of prices which the Company re-
fused to sign, and hence the lock out.
This is one of the many evidences OF
the good times which the working
men enjoy as the fruit of Republican
success.
A MOVE is on foot among contractors
and employers of large numbers OF
men to break up trade unions by form
ing league pledged not to give en-
ployment to any union men. 1t is
perfectly right in the opinion of large
manufacturing establishments to band
together to control the prices of their
commodities, but quite the reverse
when the workingmen do the same
thing.