The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-02-12
II hhaII0am CapInrcd.

This il different from what was ex-
pecte.i. Everybody was look ing ahead
to the success of the British expedition
for the relief of Gordon At All early day.
THE public deb, was reduced 50,
43o, 900 in January
The excitement still continues in |
the Hooking m,nii district.
THE Tuscarawas m!nrrS refuse to |
accept the reduction of ten cents per
ton in the price of mining.
THE English people are rasing ma
tional fund for the defense OF Mrs.
dudley, who shot ODonovan Hossa.
MAssILLoN people are agitating the
subject of constructing new water
works at cost of from $l50, 900 to
5000, 600.
THERE is much excitement among
the people of jefferson over the at
tempt to secure the removal of the
county seat to Ashtabula.
TELEPHONE communication has
been carried on between New York
and Chicago, distance of 93I miles.
This is truly an age of woders.
THE Republican papers continue to
eniighten the country in regard to the
Cabinet of President Cleveland. OF
course :hey know all about it. Some
body must have told them.
VIC.PREsIDENT-EL ELECT HENDRICKS,
in his journey to the New Orleans
Exposition, met with very cordial
reception fiOm the people of the South
all along his journey.
ANONYMOUS letter writers should
remember that there is heavy penal
ty for using their pens to extort money
or humiliale their fellow-creatures, and
govern themselves accordingly.
1T is not much doubted that the Re-
publican managers tried to purchase
st. John during the campaign, and
now they are In terrible rage because
they couldn't accomplish their object.
On the night of February Sd four
murderers were hanged and shot to
death at Audubon, Iowa, because
Judge had granted a change of venue
in view of local prejudice. And Iowa
isn't Southern State.
MRS. GEN. GRANT has accepted w
H. Vanjerhiit's proposition, to pre-.
serve Gen. Grants numerous effects
for the use of herself and husband
during lifetime, and has already turn
ed the valuable relies over TO the Gov
erement.
TIE laws of Ohio now make it nee
essary that municipal or township
clerks shall publisli-a detailed state
ment of the financial condition OF the
corporation or township before election
day. Any clerk who fails TO do go
shall be fined $50.
THE RI publican politicians are Civ
ing themselves unnecessary concern
over the alleged discord i'm the Demo
NirNclsiHb ~
moving cautiously and taking counst l
of the experienced statesmen of the
party, and the indications are that hi>
administration will be grand success
The San Francisco Chronicle give,
an account Of two Moqui Indians Iiv
Ing in an Arizona valley, who are Z!
alleged to be 10 years old; the other
a woman, named Wa:-rEm., whose ug,
is claimed to he lS2 years, whose only
living relative. Il great grandson is 81
years of age.
TUE Warden of the Kansas State
prison says that more convicts, in pro-
portion to the population, come from
counties where the prohibitOry law is
enforced than from counties where il
is not. Nevertheless, there may be
more drunkenness in counties where
the prohibitOry law is enforced than
where it is not.
SKATING RINK floors are now made
of paper by pasting and pressing straw
boards together under a powerful hy-
draulic press, in the same way paper
car wheels are made. When these
blocks are perfectly seasoned and dried
they are sawed into flooring boards
and laid with the edge of the paper
forming the surface of the floor
LAST year there were erected in Ohio
2O,54O dwelling houses; 5,O67 stables
and barns; 7Ol stores and warehouses;
14O factories; 144 school houses 53
churches 40 saw mills 80 -four milk
81 hotels; "a machine shops; Is ra
road depots; 8 county buildings; 5
glass works; 8 nail mills; rolling
mills; furnace and 1868 other iu:ld-
ings, at total cost of SIS, 73, $50.
A COLLISION between the east al d
west bound freight occurred on the
Pennsylvania Railroad bridge over the
Raritan at New Brunswick, N. j., Gil
the Sth inst. The oil tank cars on the
train exploded, and sent their Burning
contents over the bridge and down the
cutters of the streets. A number OF
buildings were burned and several
persons roasted. The loss is estimate q
at nearly u million dollars.
THERE are more than three thou.
sand roller skating rinks in the United
States. More than $20, 900 .0G;j is in
vested in rinks, and as much more in
the manufacture of rink articles
Eight million people, or abont one
fifth of the populatisu, are interest+,
in the pastime. And still the cry u
hard times" comes up from eveI,
quarter,
THIS country last year produce,
1,795, 600, 900 bushels of corn, 5I3 ,Udb,
600 of wheat, and 583, ,0OO, 900 busil..I
= of oats, ,sSl .GOo, 600 bushels in all
Estimating the population of HE coun
frv at 40 0tlO Ol0 this will alIoyy asr,