The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-12-24
THE temperance cause is having q
big boom at Wooster.

GIN Monday the Presinent sent to
the Senate the name of William
Archinal at postmaster of Canron.
l.. d. THoMAN, ex-member of the
civirservice commission, is to be one
of the speakers at the Sth of January
celebration at Orrville.
THE prison parole law has been pro-
nounced constitutional, and hereafter
convicts in the Ohio psnitentiary will
be, for good conduct, let out on parole.
BOGUS eggs is the latest invention.
An Eastern firm Is now manufactur-
ing eggs that cannot be distinguished
from the original hen fruit. This dis
counts the wooden nutmeg.
THERE seems to be little doubt that
an understanding has been reached
between Mr.. Gladstone and the Irish
members by which home rule will be
granted to Ireland.
THE Legislature of New Hampshire
decided that the oleomargsrine manu-
featured in that State must hereafter,
under penalty of the law, be colored
pink, to distinguish it from butter.
JOHN w. DANIEL was elected UNI
ted States Senator to succeed Senator
Malone, by the Virginia Legislature,
on the 18th, by vote Of seventy to
twenty-eight in the House of Dele
gates, and thirty-nine to thirteen in
the Senate.
Ex-Gov. DAMS, of Minnesota, is
an accomplished linguist, speaking
and translating Greek, Latin, English,
German, French, Italian and Spanish.
His translatiens are said to be remark
able for their accuracy.
ONE hundred and seven Ohio Re
nublicans asked to be appointed Ad-
infant General, and there are more
than six hundred applicants for the
wardenship of the penitentiary. And
ssill there is an attempt to create the
impression that only the Democrats in
Ohio are hungry.
THE Presidential Succession bill In
troduced in the Senate by Senator
Hoar PASSED the Senate on Thursday.
Tt gives the first chance in case of the
death of the President and Vice Pres
ident to the Secretary of State, then
to the Secretary of the Treasury, and
80 on through the list.
THE Rpublican papers keep up their
insane bowling over the Supreme
Court decision of the Cincinnati elec
ton cases, but the managers OF the
party seem to have abandoned the idea
of reopening the cases, and the ohlo
Senate will undoubtedly contain q
majority of Democrats.
Ex.Gov. HILL, representative from
the Hoop Pole District, will. we see.
at an early date, introduce bill into
Congress providing for the erection OF
public buildings, at the expense of the
Federal Government, in all towns
having population of one thousand.
TARENrUM, Pa, q miles north OF
Pittsburg, was scourged on the morn
ing of the 2lst inst. by the most de-
structive fire in its history. The loss
will reach 100000. The insurance
will probably cover about one-haif OF
the loss. Origin of fire unknown.
THE President .raps the u. 8. Dis.
trict Attorneys over the knuekles fol
the old corrupt practice, dating back
to and probably beyond the time o.
Linceln's District Attorneys, OF sx'
torting money from the Government
in the way of "extras."
DISPATCHES from st. Pstersburgf
state that terrible mine explosion
occurred in the Pleijuchin mine IL
Siberia, on the 10th inst. The account
are conflicting as to the number o
persons killed, some placing the mum
ber at fsur hundred, while others plac
it as high as one thousand.
FRIDAY morning, the 18th inst, Al
accident occurred at the Gibbs ploI
works in Canten, resulting in tn
death of William Champion, crushin
his head and shoulders in terrlbl
manner. He was employed as GRIND
or. The thousand pound grindston
burst into four pieces, one piece strlE
ing Champion, He was 25 years of az
and unmarried.
THREE farmers in Belmont count
have been swindled recently by cal
met organ peddler. They were led
sign some sort of contract whio
they did not understand, by whic
they will be compelled to pay frol
$3.50 to $3.50 each. for an organ whic
they could have purchased from rel
ular dealer for half that sum or less.
SENATOR HAMPTON has Introduce
bill in the Senate to make 1t q mi
demeanor for q senator or represent
tive to solicit, directly or indirsctl
the appointment of any person to 9
Office under the United States COVER
ment. For doing so, it is provide
that the senator or representative mi
be fined from $500 to ST. 900.
THE forthcoming report of the A
ditor of State will show the followii
Indebtedness Counties, So, ,2i2, ,554s
townships, $63s, ,5O7. AZ; cities and "
lagos, $44, 204, ,543.47; separate scho
districts, So, ,124, 792 So total indebte
ness for 1885, $53, ,29O, ,39s 53 total
1854, $49, ,277 1880, The indebtedne
of Hamilton county for 1884 was. 81
622,579.62; for 1885, 81. .399, 746.29. g
ernsey county is free from debt.
THE Singer sewing machine factor
located at Elizabethport, N. j., sh
shut down at 4o'clock on the 18th I'M
and the $500 employees were inform
by placard that operations were 81
pended until further notice because
tax levy by the city. Outside of Il
A. $ho oakf<