The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-01-25

PRINCE Frederick Charles Alexan-
der, brother of the Emperor of Ger
many, died last Sunday, aged eighty
two years.
The Senate Committee on Pensions
has reported in favor of restoring the
pension of Mary J. Slower, daughter
of the late President Johnson.
THE grand jury of Summit County
at their late session recommended the
Commissioners to take steps to provide
the county with new Jail.
THE late billiards in the North west
have resulted In many deaths. In
several States persons caught away
from shelter perished.
SEVEN frame buildings were burned
atAbiline, Kansas, early Friday morn
ing. They were occupied as business
houses. Loss, $4,000; partly insured.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
authorized the coinage of new five cent
nickel pieces of a new design, little
larger and thinner than the present
one.
JOSEPH O'BRIEN, aged eighty years,
was choked to death Friday evening
at Philadelphia, Pa, by piece of meat
lodging in his throat while eating sup
per.
Bob INGERsoLL thinks that all the
hell man passes through is in this
world. This idea he formed while
running a newspaper and trying to
please everybody.
ALASKA is booming up as gold
country. A small force of men last
season made S25O,OOO. Eastern capt.
talists are already shipping machinery
to the new Eldcrado.
THE Supreme Court of Ohio has de-
MED the mandamus sought by Mr..
Campbell, of Butler county, in his
contest with Mr.. Morey for the dispu-
ted seat in Congress.
WHILE trying to make coupling
of cars on the N. Y, p. & o. Railroad
on Saturday, John Barlow, ,an employe
of that road, had an arm crushed be-
tween the bumpers.
The project Of admitting Dakota for
the purpose of adding to the Republi-
can strength in Congress and the Elec-
toral College, is not likely to be ac-
complished at the present session.
THE passage of the tariff bill by the
present Congress is regarded as ex-
tremely doubtful; and if it should
pass it will be but slight improve
ment upon the present oppressive law
REV. HICKS, Guiteau's spiritual ad-
wiser, has decided to the Surgeon Gen
eral of the Army, for the Army Muse
nm, all right, title and interest in and
to the body of the late assassin.
OF four hundred and seventy. seven
persons on board the ill-fated steamer
Cimbria when she went down. only |
fifty-six are known to have been saved. |
The Sultan has been seized by the
police, and her officers have been ar
rested and placed in Jail.
ELEVEN persons on the convict farm
at Batesville have been poisoned by
eating kind of homemade sauce, and |
Tom johnson has died in terrible ago.
ny. The others are suffering severely,
but will probably recover.
HON. JAMES MONROE has declined
the use of his rarne as candidate for
Governor on the Republican tick ct in
the coming contest. He says he can
conceive of no contingency that would
induce him to be candidate.
1T is said Tom Thumb and wife
were rescued from the Newhall House
fire at Milwaukee, last week, by being
carried out bya policeman-one under
each arm.-TEx.
But as the General tells the story, it
was he who rescued the policeman.
THUsTDAY last was Founders. day at
Buchtel College, Akron. John r.
Buchtel, the originator of the institu-
tion, commemorated his sixty first
by adding 100000 to the en-
dowment fund, and Mrs. George Mes
senger donated $25, 900 to the college.
THE number of Odd Fellows in Ohio
at the close of the reports on Dec. 81,
1881, was 40, 1873. The amount expend-
ed in the relief of distressed members
and for charitable purposes was $780,
2l7,65. 1t is predicted that there will
be large gains in the membership for
the year just passed.
Bob" INGERsOLL propounds this
Why should labor fill
the world with wealth and live in
want" Sure enough, why? 1t does
ii because few are favored by special
and are granted special
privileges to rob labor of its Just re-
ward. And the Colonel belongs to the
party that bestows these favors.
The talk about reading Senator PEN
dleton out of the Democratic party is
all bosh. No one seriously contem-
plates anything of the kind. And yet
the Senator's acts are proper subjects
of criticism by the papers of the party.
aud when he champions a measure 10
retain the Republican leeches in Office
when the people say they must step
down and out, it seems time for them
to speak out.