The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-02-08

IN advance.
s. IT is estimated that the losses in |
Summit County by the late flood will |
smount to $l5O,O0O.
THE total loss of Cleveland parties |
by the late flood is estimated at half
million dollars.
The trial of the star reuters at
Washington still continues, with but
little prospect Of all immediate tern1i-
nation.
A BILL has been introduced in the
Legislature providing for the election
Of the members of the Board of School
Examiners.
THE tariff tinkerers are beginning
to despair of the passage of any bill
remodeling the tariff at the present
session of Congress.
The dock Of the Inman line of ocean
steamers at New York was destroyed
by fire last Thursday morning. Loss
between $500, 900 and $780,
THE President is making numerous
appointments these days, and we notice
no evidence that he ignores the doe
trine that " to the victors belong the
spoiis."
THE less government interferes with
the natural rights of the people the
better. A truer saying was never ut
tered than that 1.-THE world is govern
ed too much"
THE loss by the great fire in the
Standard Oil Company's works, of
Cleveland, which commenced Friday
night and cOnticued till Monday after
noon, is estimated at $3.50, 900.
The Senatorial struggle in the Min
nesota Legislature has resulted in the
election of Hon. D. NJ. Sabin, and
boss Window is to be placed on the
retired list for season.
SENATOR SHERMAN says the tenn
perance question ought not to be made
a political matter. AS Paddy said
when he swallowed the egg after he
heard the chicken peep, "Och, begorra
but ye spake too late"
THE reduction of the government
revenues by increasing the taxes of the
people that go into the pockets Of the
manufacturing monopolists, is not the
kind of reform that is demanded by
the people.
BUT twenty days remain of the pres.
ent Congress and it will be necessary
to hurry business little to get through b
tariff bin and other necessary meas.
ures demanding action.
The report comes that the extensive
rolling mill ct Kaneas City, in which
number of Cleveland capitalists ere
Interested, has suspended operation.
with liabilities amounting to about
100000.
IKE Committee on Coinage, Weight.
and Measures of the House have adopt.
ed resolutions declaring it to be mex.
pedient to discontinue the coinage OF
silver under existing laws.
GREAT damage by the flood is re.
ported at Columbus, Akron, Canton
Fremont, Massillon, Mansfield. Della.
ware, Mt. Vernon, Warren, and otbe,
towns in Ohio and Western Pennsvl
vania.
THE protectionists used to assert
years agone that "the higher the duty
the cheaper the commodity but the
lime has gone by for attempting tc
stuff men with that kind of nonsense
Everyone knows that tariff duty is 8
tax which the consumer has to pay.
The failure of the Chicago Iron and
steel Company, one of the largest con.
Germs OF the kind in the country, hav.
ing capital of So 900 900, is announced
several of the stockholders are citizens
or Cleveland. Various reasons art
given for the failure.
JOHN PARKER, on trial in st. Louis
Tor murder, while sitting in the Jury
room just before noon on Monday, in
company with his wife and friend
drew IA pistol and shot his wife through
The head, killing her instantly, and
then before the officers and others who
rushed to the scene from the court
room could prevent, sent another bul.
let into his own head causing wound
from which he died in fifty minutes
The U. S. Navy is good thing fol-
the National pay roll. There are only
eight thousand men in the navy, bu,
there are two thousand, five hundred
officers, including twenty-five highly
ornamental Commodores and one hun.
dred and fifty Paymasters An officer
for every three men. The paw of the
Officers alone cost Uncle Sam s., 900 O0c
ayear, and there ought to be day OF
popular thanksgiving that it is No
more. Long live our splendid Nsyee
Western Wind Sterm,
A terrific wind storm visitad III.