The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-09-24

FOX SENATOR'S, %4In anu Sotu DlSsTiCts,
C. s. DARROW, of Ashtabula.
W. o. JOHNSON. of Geauga.
TIE total number of deaths in Spain
from cholera exceeds 10000.
THE honey crop for this year in San
Diego county, California, is estima ated
at 2.l77 500 pounds.
BY an act of the legislature of Mich
igan, that State has adopted standard
time as the legal time.
JUMBO, Barnum's big elephant, was
killed by a railroad locomotive at st.
Thomas, Canada, on Tuesday evening,
the 18th inst.
THERE are again rumors of war in
Europe, in which Russia, Austria.
Germany, England, France, Italy and
Turkey are the powers implicated
THE issue of standard silver dellals 8
during the week ended September 10
was $664, 4,443. The issue during the
corresponding period last year was
$442.995.
1T is certainly very amusing to hear
the Republican leaders who instituted
'carpet-bag governments in the South
and run affairs with the bayonet, talk
about" honest elections" now isn't it?
On Saturday evening last Governor
Hoadly addressed an immense audi
ence at East Liverpool. He said he
would debate with John Sherman any
time, and dared John to meet him
face 10 face.
The coIored people of New Orleans
are taking much interest in the sue
cess of the American Exposition, aud
the Board of Management have been
asked that January l, 1886, be set apart
as the colored peoples day at the ex-
position.
THE leaders of the Republican party
(JOhn Sherman one of them) voteti
away 300, ,OOO, 900 acres of the peoples
land to railroad subsidies. We call
that nothing less than steal, aud ii
amounts to eleven and one-half times
the area of Ohio.
ESTIMATES now place this yeal 's
corn crop at 1900, 600 bushels.
With that much corn, and 1000, 900
bales of cotton to sell, the agricultural
population of the United States will
not be wholly destitute of pocket mon
ey, even if the wheat crop is trifle
short.
AS TO the cancellation of $15, ,0OO, 900
of silver certificates, the treasury de-
partment explains that the certificates
destroyed were of large denomina-
tions, $500 and 81 900, and practically
worthless as currency. 1t is proposed
to reissue them in small denOmina-
tions. SO that they will circulate.
THE Republican party had the ell
tire control of the Federal Government
for the period of "a years. If in that
time they have been unable to restore
peace and establish law and order in
the South, it is high time they stepped
down and out, and gave others a
chance to try their hand.
ACCORDING to the last census, Ohio
leads all the States in the manufacture
of agricultural implements, producing
almost One-fourth of all In the United
States. 1t rates second in the cheese
interest, standing next to New York
and also second to Pennsylvania in
the man ufacture of brick and tile.
THE Grant monument fund is not
growing with much rapidity in New
York City, and the Herald sensibly
suggests that the fund be devoted To
some object of charity to bear the
name of Grant, instead of erecting y
monument. The country would con
tribute much more literally if some
noble charity was the object.
some of the coast negroes of Africa
still worship the shark, and regard its
stomach as the road to Paradise. They
offer it poultry and goats two or three
times a year, and at least once year
try to propitiate it by offering a ten
year old child. The little victim il
bound to post in the sands at low
water, and as the tide rises, mingles
its shrieks with that of its mother un-
til the ravenous fishes drag it out OF
sight, Elk.
A MADRID telegram of Monday
says: Dis lstrous rains have prevailed
during the past twenty-four hours in
the southeastern part of Spain. The
rain came down in torrents, and soon
the rivers Overfi0Wed their banks
causing immense destruction Of prop
erty and loss of life. Houses, trees and
dead animals are being carried out to
sea by the flood, which stretches 5Or d
mile around the city.
THE State of Nebraska has entirely
abolished the grand jury aud substitu.
ted the system of informations by dis
frict attorneys, in all criminal pro-
ceedings. This is a radical change in
q fundamental feature of the common n
law, and will likely be considered one
of doubtful wisdom. Nebraska is the
only State of the Union that has made
kuch a change, and how it will work
remains to be seen,