The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-12-23
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GdUGslce.


KENTUCKY is excited over the al
legged discovery of diamonds near Pa
ducah.
THE revenue collected by the Gov
ernment for the first month of the
operation of the law taxing oleomar
garine was 100000.
TIE st. Paul (Minn,) Pioneer Press,
the leading Republican paper of that
State, Gays that the Republican party
eau not hold Minnesota on the doc,
trine CT high protective tariff.
UNCLE SANS army, according to
the report of the Secretary of War,
con aims %, ,946 men and 2, ,003 officers
There certainly is ne scarcity of COM
manders,
AN exchange says a man at Lima
got drunk; fell from the bridge and
broke his neck fell in the water and
drowned after which he was washed
ashore and subsequently froze to death;
is dead yet.
IT is generally conceded that ex-
Senator Mcdonald will be chosen U.
&. Senator by the Indiana legislature
The Republican scheme to count out
the Democratic majority has not work
ed smoothiy.-[Plain Dealer.
The Ohio Supreme Court has deci-
ded that the county commissioners
have authority to fill the ten months
vacancy in county auditors offices
caused by the change of date of COM
mencement of terms,
AN official list of the Fiftieth Con-
gress shows that there will be i6S
Democrats, l52 Republicans, and 4
Independents in the House. That is
good enough.
ARTHUR J. MCQUADE, the n, Y.
Doodle ALDERMAN, was sentenced last
Monday to imprisonment for term
of ssven years and to pay fine Of
5000. His sentence will probably
have wholesome effect on the rest of
the boodlers.
Auther McClintock, under date of
Dec. 11th, from Florida, writes us that
his mother aud himself have been
very sick, and that he is better, bui
that his mother is still confined to the
house.-[Garrettsv Item.
1t would be we'll for about one ethird
of the community to bear in mind
that q printing office is, or ought to
be, a place of secrecy. Don't impose
on any member of the press or com
posing room by asking questions rela
tive to writers of certain articles. It's
strictly our business, and you'll not be
informed.
JOHN HURLBUT, of Liberty, Trum-
bull county, has sued the Ohio Powder
Company for 100000 damages. The
company were operating in Liberty a
year ago, when Hurlbut was in their
employ. In reaching his right arm
over cog wheels he caught it in the
machinery and had it permanently
injured.
On Saturday Mr.. Mcrrison's motion
to GO into committee of the whole
for the purpose of bringing his tariff
reduction bill before the House, was
defeated by majority of 5. Last ses
e;a nj 10 Iofootnd Inv,
majority of II in q total vote of 207
This time the majority is 5 in total
vote of 303, a gain of 8 votes. There
is little hope of revenue reform from
the present Congress.
THE Chicago Times says: "Tbe
temperance laws are pretty severe in
South Carolina. 1t is a prison offense
to have liquors shipped to you, aud
you cannot give friend a drink in
your own house without violating the
law, This would be intolerable for
Republicans but it comes easy enough
to naturally abstemiOus DEN ocrats,
who constitute the population of the
State"
THE fund for monument to Vice
President Hendricks reached $4,000
some months ago aud there stopped.
Instead of public appeals for addition
al subscriptions, or calls on the Legis-
lature or Congress, the $4,000 should
be expended on a modest and durable
memorial. 1t is ample for that pur-
pose, and the recollection of Governor
Hendricks kindly heart will answer
for the rest.