The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-12-20
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BURGLARS are operating extensive
1y at Girard, o.
IT is expected that Speaker Carlisle |
will announce the House Committees
tomorrow.
THE brewers and liquor dealers are
to hold convention at Columbus on |
the 9th inst.
THE strawboard works of J. T. s. M.
Seiberling, of Akron, were destroyed
by fire Sunday morning. Loss, $4O,-
600; insurance, $25, 5,OOe.
TIE house Of Peter Burns, near
Youngstown, was destroyed by fire
Sunday night, and Mrs. Burns perish
ed in the flames.
DUDLEY @. HASKELL, Representa-
Tive in Congress from the Second Dis
trict of Kansas, died at Washington
Sunday morning.
PATRICK O'DoNNELL, the slayer of
the informer Carey, was hanged in the
Newgate Jail at SOP o'clock Monday
b. morning. The condemned was calm
and collected.
THE Ohio Legislature will vote for
United States Senator on Tuesday
January 18th. The indications are
that Hon. III. B. Payne is the coming
man.
Hon. GEORGE L. CONVERSE, Demo-
cratic Congressman from the 18th Ohie
5 District, has introduced a bill to restore
the duty on wool that was reduced by
the last Republican Congress.
SPEAKER CARLISLE is working day
and night in making up the commit
tees of the House, and it is thought he
will announce the appointments
before the holiday recess.
EIGHT bills have been introduced in
Congress providing for n form of ter
ritOrial government for Alaska, which
is said to have white population o
from $50 to 400.
A COLUMBUS dispatch reports tina
the Standard Coal and Iron Company
which was incorporated couple O
years ago with a capital of S75 200, ,OOC
has made an assignment.
TIE New York Times Republican
says: -. Warren heifer, of Ohio, /
corrupt and shameless man" Ye
he was proper person for the Repub
licans to vote for as Speaker of tn
House.
THERE has been but little busines
of interest or Importance transacte
thus far in Congress, and it is not ex
pected that the active work of the ses
sion will begin till after the holida
recess.
THE value of the exports in bread
stuffs for November, 1883 is $l4 ,657 ,32
against SIS, ,29O, ,494 for the same tim
last year. Eleven months, endin
November 80, 1888, $3.50, 739, ,456; col
responding period last year, $l65, ,59l
O75.
THE last public debt statement show
of $40, 100000 since the 30th of jun
while there is surplus of $3.50, ,000. .0(
in the treasury. Is there any wondt
that the people are groaning under th
weight of heavy taxes, and that tus
ness is depressed
A BANK note is evidence that th
institution issuing it owes the holde
thereof the amount expressed Thereon
but strange to say, the debtor draw
the interest upon its note, while til
people furnish the security for til
payment of the obligation and pay
tho debtor interest on the security.
THE. Republicans rejoice in the fa
that they still retain their hold on tt
u. s. Senate, but they don't point wit
pride to the fact that to give them the
boasted power in that body they are
the grip of the ex-Confederate repud
ators Malone and Riddleberger. Ol
no, they never mention it.
THE election of Hon. ]. G. Carlis
as Speaker of the House seems To giV
petty general satisfaction to ever.
body but the Republican politician
and even they are forced to acknow
edge that his high character, integrit
efficiency and craftsmanship eminen
" lit him for the responsible position
THE Republicans don't doubt tn
Speaker Cai Isle is in every respe
fitted for the position to which he hi
been elected, but they would deny hi
the high honor because he lives a fe
rods south of Mason and Dixon's lin
Still, these Republicans are not a Sc
tional party. Oh no!
WITH Sl5O, 900, 900 surplus in ii
treasury, wrung from the people
taxation, which is being Increased a
nually by nearly hundred millio
more, and with complaints i'll all qua
ters of stagnatiOn and depression
business, what do our Republic.
statesmen propose to do to "'relie
the pressure?" Would they keep rig
on bleeding the people and hoardi
untold millions to lie idle in the vau
of the treasury? Is not the Dem
cratic doctrine of levying only 81
ficient taxes to defray the expens
of the government economically Il
ministered, the best plan?
Aged People.
The Mobile (Alabama) Register sa.
"Baldwin county contains three liyi
beings whose ages aggregate 33G yea