The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-04-19

journment.
The wheat crops of Europe are re-
ported to be in even q worse condition
than in this country.
THE star route trials have thus far
cost the government 1922 900, and the
end is not yet.
THE Treasury at Washington con-
tains 1866 100000. Uncle Sam has a
piethoric purse.
The net fund ed debt of the city o
New York on March 81 was 500, ,OlO,-
76S.O9, against 500, l4l, ,94S.5s on Dec.
81, 1882.
THERE is said to be one physician
(not including the thirteen regulars)
to every thirteen families in this re-
public.
JOE BRADY has been found guilty
of the murder of Lord Cavendish and
Secretary Burke, and sentenced to be
hanged ON the 14th of May.
THOUGH Congress reduced the tax
on cigars three dollars per thousand,
the consumers are not at all likely to
reap the least benefit from the redu,-
ton.
The prohibitory amendment to the
constitution of Connecticut was reject
ed in the House on the 18th inst,, not
receiving the necessary two-thirds
vote.
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee meet in Columbus today to
determine the time and place for hold
ing the next Democratic State Con-
vention.
THE South has 19I cotton mills, and
will soon be ahead of New England in
that industry. Then will come up q
cry from the East for protection from
home competition.
AT the election held in Patterson,
N. j., on the 9th inst, Barnet, Demo-
crat, was elected Mayor by four hum
dred majority. At Trenton, too. the
Democrats swept the boards.
A FEARFUL tornado occurred near
Ozark, Arkansas, on Saturday, which
uprooted trees, leveled houses, destroy
ed fences, and did damage estimated at
a million dollars.
A DISCOVERY of stupendous proper
tions has been made in Florida by a
correspondent of the Louisville Cour-
ier Journal: Many of the orangemen
there are Catholics!
THE iron firm of James Marshall Il
Co., of Pittsburg, is reported as failed,
with liabilities amounting to 81 500, 900
and 81, ,25O,OOO of assets. Reckless
speculation in pig iron is said to be the
cause.
THE Ohio Patriot says: 1t is en-.
tirely useless to attempt to refute the
lies set afioat by the Mckinley organs
concerning the Congressional contest.
They lie so fast and continuously that
it is impossible to check them.
UP to Saturday SIC, 900 cash in hand
had been realized from the sale of seats
to the great Cincinnati May Dramatic
Festival, and a little over q thousand
seats are unsold. The financial success
OF the enterprise is assured.
LONG John Sherman declines to step
to the front and become the banner
bearer of the Republicans in the com.
ing fight. The senatorship is too soft
thing TO surrender for such empty
honors.
CHAUNCEY ANDREWS, of Youngs-
town, is the last nag the Republicans
have trotted out for the Gubernatorial
race. Well, Chauncey possesses the
Fostorian qualification for candidate
ofthe grand old party" He's got
the spons.
THE Seneca Advertiser last week
entered upon its forty-frst volumn,
and 1t continues as vigorous in its ad-
vocacy of the rights and interests of
the people as in the days of its youth
May it live long and prosper.
SHOULD the first proposition sub
mitted to the vote of the people on the
liquor question be adopted would that
settle the matter and take it out If
politics? Rather would it not be
constant subject of strife at every re-
turning election?
Now that the tax on bank checks
and perfumeay are abolished and the
duty on diamonds has been removed,
what is there to prevent the revival of
business throughout the country, and
workingmen being prosperous and
happy.
GOVERNOR FOSTER, in making se-
lections for the new Supreme Court
Commission entirely ignored Eastern
lican friends gently hint he will have
occasion to regret in the not far off
future.
ACTING Postmaster general Hatton
has revoked the order about forward
ing postal cards and letters. and under
the new arrangement all postal cards
and prepaid letters will be forwarded
If requested until the party addressed
is reached.
JUDGE EUsEBIUs LEE died On Tues
day morning of last week from dose
of laudanum which he took the day
previous for the purpose of ending mis-
earthly existence. He was prSmi
nent citizen of Ashtabula, and iaw
yer of acknowledged ability. Finan-
cial reverses are supposed TO have been
the cause of the rash act.
THE proposition for an amendment
of the Constitution ofOhio for a change
in the Judicial system of the State was
drawn up by the State Bar Association
q committee of which Ger.
Durbin Ward was the chairman. 1t
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