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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-03

The first road in Ohio was the old
Mad River and Lake Erie road, ex.
tending from Springfield to Sandusky,
afterward known as the Cincinnati.
Sandusky and Cleveland, but now as
that of the Indiana, Bloomington &
Western. The first sod of this line
was cut at the end OF Water street.
Sandusky, September 7, 1885. by Gen.
eral ,afterward President Harrison, and
Governor Vance. The occasion was
enc of general rejoicing and great
gayety-processions were formed, the
air was resonant with music, and the
display of bunting was profuse. At
the conclusion of the ceremony a
grand banquet was held at Victor's
Hotel" (now Townsend House), at
which Governor Vance presided.
"The Sandusky" was the first en-
Rine run on this road, and was the
first locomotive in America to which
n regular steam whistle was applied.
The road then ran through Bellevue to
Tifin, but since then another route
has been opened through Clyde and
the old track taken up. Now every
G c,unty in Ohio is penetrated by rail,
except Morgan-a big wsrk done in
Sorty-eight years.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-03

A most horrible murder and suicide
in Braceville, Trumbull County, two
and half miles south west of Leav-
ittsburg, at what is commonly known
as "The Center of the World.n Mrs,
Eliza Griswold, widow lady, who
resided there, two years ago kept house
for John DeLong, of Paris, this coun-
ty. whose wife was dead, and who had
the reputation of being lazy, vicious,
worthless fellow. Last November De-
Long sought out the widow and insist
ed, even at the point Of the pistol, upon
her marrying him, a proposition which,
for the purpose of getting rid of him,
she promised to consider. His atten-
tions finally became 50 annoying that
she had a warrant issued for his arrest
on charge of housebreaking and at
tempt at rape. The villain lied and
was uot seen in the neighborhood un-
til the day before the terrible tragedy.
a bout niue o'clock Wednesday morn
ing, April 25th, he went to the house
where Mrs. Griswold resided, and
where she was engaged in washing,
but what passed between them is not
known. Three pistol shots were soon
heard in quick succession, and fourth
after brief interval, when the neigh
bors flocked to the house. and upon
opening the door horrible spectacle
met their sight. Mrs. Griswold lay
dead on the floor with three bullet
holes in her head and body, and in the
right temple, one in the cheek, anC
the other one inch to the right of the
right nipple. The murderer was in III
upstairs room in the agonies of his
death struggle, having fatally sho
himself. Coroner Fox was sent for
but was out of the County ,and Squire
Oviatt, of Braceville, instituted an in
vestigation. The facts as brought tc
| light show that the miserable murder
er was guilty of the heinous crime o
criminal assault, having outraged hi.
victim and then killed her.
Mrs. Griswold formerly resided il
in this town She was the widow o
the late " Doc" Griswold, harnes,
maker, and daughter of the late Johr
Slough. She leaves several children
of whom two are twins, eighteer
months old.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-03

By the last will of the late General
David Mcintosh, the testator be-
Gueaths to the Commissioners of Por-
tage County. and their successors in
office, the sum of 81 900 to be perma-
nently and securely invested so as to
produce yearly interest to be eXpend-
ed in procuring the Ameriran Flag for
the several townships, as follows:
The first years interest of said lega-
cy to be used in procuring u Flag for
the township of Shalersviile, the sec
OUd years interest in purchaiing flag
for RaVenna. The subsequent interest
as it accrues on said legacy, to be eX-
pended III procuring Flags, such AS
the County Auditor and County pEeas-
uref may deem appropriate, as regards
size and cost, to be furnished the re-
manning townships of the county, as
! follows:
After Shalersviiie and Ravenna are
supplied as aforesaid, next Mantua,
| fourth Freedom, and fifth StreetsupTo,
the remainder of the townships to be
| supplied III their alphabetical order.
! Ana | hereby order and direct that
tn Sc several Flags be purchased To the
b st advantage by the County Auditor
q 4 County Treasurer, on which there
/ snail be neither motto nor devise, save
the Stars and Stripes, appropriate en-
bIems OF a free country and Republican
! Institutions | hereby further Will
aud direct that the several Flags when
procured as aforesaid, be placed in the
care and under the control the town
ship clerks of the several townships Of
the county, excepting Ravenna, which
shall be kept and cared for by the
County Auditor.
Said Flags to be used ou all pubic
occasions where the use. Of American
Flags would be appropriate. For the
purpose of preserving said Flags as
long as possible, the same shall not be
used more than three days in succession
at any one time. When the townships
of the county are all Supplied with
Flags from the interest on the legacy
aforesaid, it is my will, and | herein
direct that they be again supplied in
the same manner, and in the same
order as before, to the extent of the in
| terest on the one thousand dollar leGa
cy, so as 10 keep said townships i'll
| Flags, if possible, so long as Stars and
Stripes continue TO float oVera free and
undivided nation, and may that be as
long as the sun continues to set behind
the western hills, is the wish and
prayer of the donor.
Our Flag having been triumphant in
the struggles of the first hundred years
of national life, our veneration for ii
suggests kindly remembrance OF
those who may become its defenders in
the future. Therefore, should oul
country become again involved in war
il is my will and l here direct said
County Auditor and County Treasurer
to procure for each Regiment raised in
Portage County. a good Regimental
Flag, and the further obtaining Flags
for the townships shall be discontinued
till said Regimental Flags are paid for
after which it may continue as before
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-03
HIRAM.

Correspondence
Arbor dag was observed here by the
Faculty aud Students. About sixty
trees were planted. The scholars of
Mrs Gridley's school, Gistrict No 9,
planted several trees on The school
house lot, which, should they grow,
will in future years add much TO the
ing generation. The work is q good
oneand should be universally followed.
Last Friday was . Glass day. for the
Seniors who did not follow the custom
heretofore of planting tree in College
campus with appropriate ceremonies,
but gave literary entertainment in
the evening, followed by the usual
banquet. They presented the College
a beautiful clock, costing 500. Mr..
Warren, in very,ueat and appropri
ate address, presented the clock to
President Dean, who, though com
pleteIy surprised, responded in his
usual happy style. a hundred and
fifty guests. mostly from abroad, were
at the banquet. ENiesberger, of Cleve-
land, was the caterer for the occasion,
and fully maintained his excellent
reputation. A goodly number of
guests were from Cleveland mostly
old students.
Dennis Satterly, the Geauga Chief,
was in town last Saturday, and as
usual, bore away with him several
horses that to others might be coDsid-
cred not marketable. He booms But.
terworth for Governor, and Garfield
and Hathaway, of Chardon, for Lieu.
tenant Governor.
Prof. Newington and wife are il
town, having completed their Iabors
for the present as teachers in the graded
schools at Richfeld, Summit county
The Prof. will attack Bonney Castle
Immediately. He proposes to make
valuable improvements Oh the pro
perty.
S. H. Foster left last week for Alba
ny, n. Y, where he is engaged for The
season, in selling chemical paints.
3. F. Pritchard of the McKeesport
(Pa) Times, is home again with his
family for few days. He reports bus
mess good, but society as most-well
no matter. We mean of course at Nc
Keesport. II.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-03
" hat Costs.
The New York Times rep. 81

The New York Times (Rep.) says:
Prof. Sumner gives in another col
umn compact presentation of some
conclusions as to the cost of our pro-
tective system, which he has reached
after a study of the compendium of the
United States census. He finds that
by the agency of 2,700,000 hands and
of appliances represented by capital
of 50, ,790,0 100000, the manufacturing
industries of the country succeeded III
adding to the value of the products
operated on 500 ,0O0, 600 But lie also
finds that the customs duties on foreign
manufactures collected in the census
year averaged 432 per cent, so that in
the worlds market the $4,000, 900, $50
of native manufactures produced in
that year were worth but s. 100 600 0;lO.
An artificial value amounting to ST.
600, 600 900 was thus created through
the operation of the protective tariff,
which was, of course, paid by the con
sumers of manufactured articles From
this the conclusion seems to be newt
able that it would have been cheaper
to hire all the workers in manufactures
to stand idle and pay 10 per cent. on
the capital invested, leaving the struc-
lures and machinery represented to &c
70 ruin than to pay the cost of project
i've duties. Prof. Sumner shows that
under the former alternative the coun
try would be gamer to the amount OF
1878 ,009, 000 year
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-03
BRADY Threatens.

WAsHINGToN, April 27.- General
Brady is quoted as saying that he has
in his possion letters and telegrams
from more than fifty Republicans who
were In Congress when he was in the
Postoffice Department, urging him to
increase or expedite the star route ser
vice, and that every one Of those men
was repaid by large contributions t..
his campaign fund by contractors ai
the next election. These contractors,
since the Indictment of Kellogg fol
receiving such bribes, have been talk
ing about the revelations they might
make before grand juries~ A well in
formed friend of Brady could do more
in q week with the facts in his posses
Sion To damage the Republican part!
than could be remedied by months oI
hard work. He said that Brady woulo
ruir his false friends in the Republican
party yet. .. s#f -F#
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-03

Frank z. Warner came into our
store to purchase a sample bottle of
HoPEsA for a friend, and stated that he
(NIr. WarneD was afflicted with Kid
ney and Liver troubles for five years,
and had paid $500 or $500 doctors bills,
and has now been completely cured by
the use of two large bottles and one
sample bottle of ZoPEsA. tie was so
bad at one time that he lost 81 pounds
of flesh, but after using ZoPEsA claims
that he is sound man, and now
weighs 145 pounds. He was loud in its
praise, and readily consented to allow
us to use his name for reference"
J. w. MITCHELL & Co.
Canlsteo, n. Y.
For sale by Belding & Armstrong,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-03
The Difference,

The Democratic doctrine of tariff
is the levying of a duty on foreign
imports for the purpose of raising rev.
enue with which to pay the expenses
and discharge the debts of the Gov
ernment. The Republican idea of a
tariff, on the other hand, is the levy
ing of duties on foreign goods to pre-
vent or diminish importations in order
to extract money from theemillions to
add to the wealth of the privileged
monopolists. The Democrats are in
favor of equal rights, while the Re-
publicans advocate special privileges
and class legislation.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-03
The Press for $3.50 a Year,
6st GdVGnce. m
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL CON. Rooms.
EOIIMRlfa OHIO Anril u 1891

COLUMBUS. OHIO, April II, 1888.
TIE next Democratic State Convention will
be held In the city of Columbus, on THURSDAY,
JUNE alsT. 1Es3 at 10 O'Clock a M. for the pur-
10 wit:
Governor;
Judge OF the supreme Court (whose term will
emf February Q. h. 1891.
end February Och. 1880.
Judge OF the supreme Court Irregular term).
Clerk of the Supreme Court.
Attorney General.
Auditor of State.
Treasurer OF State.
Commissioner of Co n mon Schools.
Member of the Board of Public Works.
The delea ates from the several Congressional
Districts are Instructed to meet in Columbus at
nine O'Clock on the evening before the Conven-
tion (,June 10th at places to be hereafter nam
ed and each dele egation choose n member of the
state central Committee member of the Com.
mittae on Revolutions. member Of the Commit
tee on Credentials. member Of the Committte Q
on Rules and Order Of Business. and one Vice
President.
The committees on Resolutions. Rules and
Order OF Business and Credentials will meet at
10 O'Clock on the evening OF June 9Cth. and pro-
coed TO the discharge Of their duties,
The basis of representation in the Convention
wnl be one delegate for every i've hundred
votes cast for Hon. James w. Newman for Sec
retary of state in 1889. and Que additional for
each fraction of two hundred and fifty and over.
~ CLAPK IRVINE, Chairman.
C.N. vALLANDlGHAM, Secretary.
10 ~ number OF delegates uLder the above
Under the appor ionment the several Coun.
ties of the Nineteeuth Congressional District
will be entitled 70 representation as follows:
Ashtabula ................. ........-.......-...
Geauga ..!...............
Lake
Portage.
TrumDull ..........'.'.....''.''''
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-03

THE testimony in the WallaceMc
Kinley contest has been taken, and
will be presented to Congress next
December. We have refrafned from
boring our readers each week with
unnecessary comment on the. many
lies published by some of the partizan
papers, preferring to wait until the
evidence was all taken. Some illegal
voting has been shown on both sides
and of about equal numbers, as near as
we can learn. This will leave Major
Wallace majority of about 80, count
ing the votes reported on the tally
sheets, and 1S thrown out illegally at
Columbiana. We have no doubt Maj
Wallace will get his seat in Congress.
I Alliance Leader.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-03

REPORTS of Western hog packing
for the past Winter show it to have
been 6,I32,212 hogs, against 5,747, ,76o
last year, an increase of 1884, ,452; aver
age net weight, 1882 pounds, an in
crease of 3 46 pounds. The yield OF
lard shows decrease of 11,0l lbs, per
hog. The pork produced shows al
iucrease of Ill, 900 barrels. The stock
OF the products in the West on March
/ showed an increase of 33, 500 barrels
of pork, an increase of 33. 5000, 900 lbs
of meats, and decrease of 81, 200 tierces
of lard, compared with the same date
last year. The total packing for twelve
months in the West was 9,342, 800 hogs
against l0,55l .449 the preceding year.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-03

PROF. SUMNER, after making sta
tistical computation, arrives at the
conclusion that our protective tariff
taxes the pecpleS1 400, 600, 900 annually
He bases his calculations upon the
assumption that the amount of the
tariff is added to the cost of. all Ameri-
en- products consumed by our people
This may be, and probably is, too high
an estimate, but there is no donbt but
American consumers are taxed to the
extent of eight hundred or thousand
millions year more than the amount
that goes into the public treasury
solely for the benefit of a few hundred
great manufacturing enterprises.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-03

THE Brooks Hotel, Exchange Hotel
two churches and fourteen other build
ings were burned in Newago, Mich.
Saturday.
SCHELLER, the bar keeper of the
Newhail House, Milwaukee, charged
with setting fire to the hotel, has been
acquitted by the jury.
The city printing of Cleveland has
been awarded to the Plain Dealer, and
the bowling of the loyal organs therea'
indicates that they are unhappy.
SPRcULATIoNs are running high and
warm as to the probable course Of the
r :adjusters in Virginia in the ne1
Presidential election. AS go the Re
busters SO gabs the Old Dominion.
CHARLES w. FOSTER, father of Gov
ernor Foster, died at Fostoria Thurs
day. He was born in Brookfield, Ct,
In 1900. Came to where Fostoria now
is In 1916, and lived there until his
death. a.
JOHN LONG, colored man living al
Happy Hollow Clermont county
Is claimed to have been born In VIII
lismsburg, Virginia, in 1855, and !.
therefore l2S years Of age, and yet ht
is possessed of all his facultits and
seems no older than men half q centu
~ his sjunior.
LAST week the British government
kindly landed $50 evicted Irish pau
pers Mt Boston. 1t will be in order
next week for the British government
to reproach US for unfriendliness in
not taking better care Of the Irish IN
this country, and allowing them tt
speak disrespectfully of British rul'
I'm Ireland. Johnny Bull is thought
ful and considerate friend.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-03
Great Britain. German,

explain. why, in free trade England,
wages are almost twice greater than in
tariff protected" Germany. Protec,
tionists claim that high tariffs make
high wages but they know that high
tariffs make high prices for the pro
ducts of their mills and that our ports
areopen to the worlds hungry millions
of laborers, and that however high the
tariff makes the products of mills, the
worlds competition Keeps down for
themselves the price of labor The
American Register. Att-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-03
MORE CYCLONES.
Buildings Destroyed, and Many
Persons Killed and Injured.

ST. LOUIS, April 29th.-Dispatches
from Waco and other places in Texas
to the Associated Press, say: The cy-
clone of Friday last was very severe
throughout large section of the State.
west and south west of Fort Worth and
Dallas. In the Missouri Pacific section
q house near MilanoX Junction was
destroyed, and one of the bands killed;
a schoolhouse at Mount Vernon was
destroyed. and three children injured;
another schOolhouse at McGregor was
blown down, and nine children seri-
.ously wounded. At Rock Church the
house of Cliff Bcanham was demol,
ished, himself and wife killed, one
child blown several hundred yards
away, and his three other children
could not be found. William Scott
and d man named Mitchell, living in
the same neighborhood, were killed,
and two old ladies, named Graves and
DOrror, badly wounded, the form er
fatally. Houses, fences, and every
thing movable in the track of the storm
Were destroyed or blown away. Mrs.
Diamond was killed and her daughter
fatally injured near Pelton. An i'm
mense quantity of hail fell on the out
skirts OF the storm, many of the stones
being literally chunks of ice, some OF
them five inches in diameter.
GALVESTON, April 29.-The News
Benton special says: At o'clock this
afternoon a terrific storm swept four
miles north of here, tearing down
houses and demolishing everything.
Four persons are reported killed. OF
seven seeking refuge in the church,
two were killed and four not found
loss unascertained.
New ORLEANS, April 29th.-The
Times Democrats Arcadia, La, spe-
cial says: Yesterday afternoon this
vicinity was visited by the heaviest
hail storm known. Foliage was strip
ped, stock killed, and great damage
done the crops. The track of the storm
was four to five miles wide, and the
ground covered with hail stones.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-03

HON. g. T. STEWART, chairman of
the national Prohibition Executive
Committee, says of the proposed liquor
amendment Of the Constitution of
Ohio nta '' 80
60 l think that legally it is nullity,
that politically it is a swindle, and
would advise that prohibitionists have
nothing to do with it. The first prop
osition means licensei if it does not say
30. The whole scheme of the amend
ment is corrupt with intrigue and Gov
cred with badges of fraud. AS the leg
islature has plainly violated the con-
,titution in that it has denied the
people the right to vote against the
amendment, let the people reciprocate
by not voting for it.n al .5s ~ 3sa
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-03

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES that
A. f.. Moore, Esq. retires from the
chair editorial of the Western Reserve
Democrat. recently started at Warren,
this week and that the position will
be assumed by our old Democratic
friend, E. II. Ensign, Esq who is
no novice in the business and whose
ability and experience will doubtless
give to that journal rank among the
best local papers of the State. MAJ
is good fellow, a thorough Democrat,
and we congratulate the proprietors OF
that tjournal upon their good fortune
in securing his valuable services.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-03
Protection and Wages.

The wages paid in Germany are less
than half those paid in England, and
in France, Austria and Russia they
are much lower-a fact contra
diets the customary assertion that a
protective tariff always makes wages
high and work steady. Here is a COM
parative table of wages in England
aud Germany, obtained from an au
thentic source, per weeks
Err ,oot D.;4a;,, n =
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-03

THE testimony in the Wallace Me-
Kinley contest closes this week. ! is
voluminous and will make a volume
of perhaps l 900 pages. Wallace's ma
jority will be found between twenty
five and thirty. His ease is SO clear
that. even Republican trinu nal
would not hesitate in giving Wal lace
his seat. Mckinley may now pose as
martyr.-[Ohio Patriot.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-03
THE MARX ETS'

EAvENNA, May 2-1SS3.
FI.0UR-New Process, 81 75i Pastry 81 G5
er sack; o. Kl 80
FEGD-Bran. 9Jc. per 100 lbs; Middlings,
81 -; Chop. st 10 Corn Meal. 81 50; oil Meal
ew. Process. 81 -, 0ld.. $3.50; Cotton Seed
Meal, $t.75
NHEAT-$1 G6 a 81 10.
CoRN-shelled brings 7sc. ears, 80
ATS 4O@4zctS.
RYE-No. brings G0c.
lAllLEX-&one Ia unrFet.
HAY-seIling at IS @ so: according to
quality. Ready sale
BEEF-Per cwt.. IS 50
HOGS-Dressed, IS 90. per cwt,
BARs>-City renteted l5C.
SMOKED MEATS-City sugar Cured Hams
selling at i5c; Country 14c-
Shoulders, City cured selling at 14o Dried
Beef selling at 49,.
POULTRY-Smali supply in the market
chickens, dressed, buyers pay 13 cents; live 95
Eurkies, dressed, 1875. live Sc,
BUTTER zoe.
CuHKS E-Boxed 12q9 14c. Retails 16 a 1Sc.
EGGS-buyers pay 14a per doz-
pUTATUES-B Buyers pay GUc pr bu,
DRIED APPLES-6c.
BEANS-Cholce bandpicked in good demand
1T SIS 90 per bu. Medium 81 Is,
WIN EG Al;-Purc cider, ,retails 25c per gal
TALLOW-Buyers pay &c.
HIDE5-1reen, tr1nm "a. Il, e.. NO. ., 4c
EEATHERS-Best retail at 75c.
WHITE LIME-S1 Is per bbl.
WATER LIME-S1 rs
sALT-Coarse sells at 81 % q 81 20; line 81 60.
WOOD-Stove s. 5092 90; 5 feet wood 50 %
9 SO so per cord.
| SUGARs-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-03

A RAvENNA Republican newspaper
says: "If the Ohio Legislature had
passed its double-headed temperance
amendment to the Constitution months
ago, the Republican party would have
been better of" T" g Better off, is good.
Sufferers from painful and ipcurable
diseases are always supposed to be
better off, when they are dead
Bellefontaine Examiner
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-03

LONDON, Al pril 28.-Alarm has been
caused blythe receipt by the corpora
tion of London of an anonymous let
ter warning that body that Guild Hal!
would be destroyed by dynamite OIL
the 9Th of May. A force of speciai
police has been detailed to guard the
building,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-05-03

PETER COOPER, in his lifetime was
estimated to be worth at least twenty
million dollars, but in the probate
court his estate amounts to but one
tenth of that sum. This shows the
nistakenness of the popular tendency
to overestimate the property of men
of large wealth. When the estates of
Gould and Vanderbilt are scrutinized
in the probate tribunal, there will be a
great shrinkage of their exag gerated
possessions. s..-.---