The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-02-14

reached by the water last year was o6
feet and 4 inches.
THEnew apportionment bill became
a law on Thursday.
IT is stated that $12, 900, 900 worth of
property went up in flame and smoke
during the first month of 1884.
The New Jersey and Ohio Legisla-
lures have passed civil rights laws for
the protection of colOred citizens, with
out partisan division, and with scarce
ly any division.
HON. J. G. S. BLACKBURN has been
chosen United States Senator from
Kentucky for six years from the 4th
of March, 1885, at which time his
present term la the House will expire.
. AN, K haBge suggests that the nan es
of the common pleas courts of north
ern Ohio should be changed to "di-
vorce mills,p as that class of cases is
large share of the business transacted.
THE members of the Legislature took
another rest on Friday, adjourning
over till Wednesday. 1t is thought
the business of the session will be fin
ished and an adjournment had by the
last of March.
FRED DOUGLASS has been sued by
4 :. l. Spr
for $4,000. She says she has worked
for Fred. Douglass twelve years and
,ly got $50 year. Fred. says Louisa
is mad because he didn't marry her.
New York WORLD The new Re
publican bloody-shirt ticket: For
President, John Sherman, of Ohio {;
Vice-President, VIM. Malone, of Vir-
ginia. There is something singularly
beautiful and appropriate about this
ticket.
The Harrisburg Patriot does not be-
lieve in the sanctity of tariff that
taxes cut diamonds 10 per cent. and
mechanics tools from 50 to 80; laces
from so to 100; silk velvet 25 and wool
els rs; playing cards 10 per cent. and
Bibles 25.
On Friday last while Mrs. Mix, of
Steamb boat Rock, Iowa, was standing
over the open grave of her husband,
she said they might as well be buried
in one grave and then toek out "a re-
volver and shot herself, inflicting IA
wound from which she is not likely to
recover.
How ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS make
themselves When they import heavy
carriages FROM England, they ignore
or are ignorant of the fact that the use
of the native American woods, tough
and springy, allows American carri-
ages to be much lighter while quite as
strong.-[Ex.
A REPORT comes from Northern Ne
braska that the vigilants have hanged
or shot eleven horse thieves, besides
driving suspected parties from the
country. They were terribly in ear
nest, the vigilunts, and moved in q
mysterious way. Judge Lynch's code
seems to be coming into great popular
ity ia the Northern States.
"The Union Pacific Tea Company"
will open Branch Store in Ravenna
March LIST, III Pilkin's Block, next t.
Operl House. The Company hav,
secur 81 the services of W.. +. Whit.
more, of Kent, as manager. Mr.
WhiCmore has been prominently iden
tified with the business interests o.,
Kent for the past eight years. He will
make Raveuna his home. We bid hin
"a hearty welcome.
CoNNEAUT REPoRTER: S. s. Craw
ford, the Nickel Plate station agent al
this place, has rendered his resignation
and daily expects to be relieved. Pri-
yate business that demands his person
al attention has forced that gentlema,
to take this step. Mr.. Crawford prove,
himself a capable and efficient ageni
and his ma ~ friends on the road, IA
" ell as in Conneaut, will regret hi
removal.
: THE furious floods of last week wer,
very destructive, scarcely less so thai
the freshet of 1888. though the loss
life is not reported as being so great
The cities and towns along the Obi
River and it's tributaries are many o.
them completely submerged and hun
dreds of people rendered homeless
clusing destitution, starvation an,
desolation over n large portion of ou-
fair land.
The Republicans don't like the new
districting scheme which gives them
nine Congressman to ten Democrats
and two doubtful. They denounce j.
as an "outrage." 1t certainly isn't a.
favorable to them as their late gerry.
mander by which they sought to ap-
propriate to themselves sixteen dis
tricts. graciously allowing the Demo-
Gratis but five, but it is certainly more
fair and just. But the Democrats will
"outrage them every time that they
refuse to legislate for their advantage
Let them rage.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR in his message,
speaking of the tariff, says:
81 have no doubt that still further
reductions may be wisely made"
And Secretary Folger said in his
Report:
Ultimately the just and expedieni
method of relief from taxation, and
of LIMITING THE REVENUES TO THE
NEEDS OF AN ECONOMICAL GOVERN
MENT, must be found in reduction of
the duties on imports"
Such sentiments coming from Dem
ocrats would have set the Republican
papers to pouring out their :denuncia-
tions upon the heads of their authors.
1t re ally looks So though these distin-