The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-29

Common Schools, and Member OF the Board oil
Public Works. The basis of representation in
this Convention is one delegate to every five
hundred and one for every fraction OF two
hundred and fifty votes cast for Governor Geo.
Hoatily in October 1885.
CA. LAYTON.
Vice Chairman Dem. State Com.
j. C. TOBIAS. Sec
SECRETARY OF STATE Jas. s. Rob,
inson has our thanks for copy of
Ohio election statistics.
THE State officers to be elected this
year are Secretary of State, Supreme
Judge, of Member Board of Public
Works, and School Commissioner.
STATE CONVENTIONS: Prohibition
hibitionists, at Canton, July rs %
Democratic, at Toledo, August l7-lS;
Republican, at Columbus, Aug. 24-25.
QUAKER Salem voted on prohibition
last Thursday. The vote cast was
full one-lOS6-with eighty-six major
ity against prohibition.
THE President has approved the bill
to forfeit land grants made to several
States to aid in railroad construction,
and the bill to tax railroad grants.
CopIAH County, Miss, where, the
Republican press has been claiming,
the head center for Southern outrages
and for orwhisky, has gone for prohibit
ton.
The testimony against the Chicago
anarchists is of very damaging char
acter, and is thought will work the
conviction of the whole murdercus
crowd.
GENERAL. LOGAN hit Senator Sher-
man hard when he pointed his finger
at him and said: Some members
came here poor, and have since be-
come rich.n That was the unkindest
cut of all.
AN explosion occurred in the Gov
ernment magazine, near Constantine
ple. the 26th inst, killing forty per-
sons and wounding many others, and
entirely destroying the buildings.
The Springfield School Board have
decided that colored children shall not
be permitted to attend public schools
with white children any longer, but
must go to school of their own. And
Springfield is not Democratic town,
either.
A GENTLEMAN lately arrived at Ban
gor, Me-, from st. Johns, N. F.. says
no conception can be formed of the
destitution and famine caused among
the fishermen by the failure of theil
catch, especially seals.
HENRY BRUMBAUGH, aged 81,
wealthy farmer living near Hartsvllle
went out to pick whortleberries Friday
evening. Failing to return at night
search was instituted, and his deat
body was found lying in field nea
his barn. He left his house, apparent
ly we'll.
THE Washington correspondent o
the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
SAYS that Evarts, Jones, Logan, Cam
eron, Cullom and other Republican,
who voted against Halstead's schem'
to expel Senator Payne, "shouid b.
burned in effigy at every cross road
in Ohio" The Republicans are yer.
happy family just now.
THE new English treaty will doubt
less include both dynamiting and EN-
bezzlement within the list of extradit
able offences, so that England's mos
cowardly assailants need no lOnge
seek refuge here for safety nor our de
linquert bank cashiers any longe
seek shelter in Canada.
THE Republican editors are no
pleased with General Logan's style
Itmust be admitted that in his speecl
in the Payne matter he was rathe
meat-axy, and fiayed Halstead, Hoa
and Sherman in an unmerciful man
ciful manner. mo rogue e'er felt tn
halter draw, eCc.
AMAN named Doodle jumped fror
the Brooklyn bridge at 2:3O O'Clock las
Eridsy afternoon. He had on suit c
bathing clothes, and had made com
plete arrangements for the feat. Ht
with party of others, drove from tn
New York side, and after getting b
n
his coat and jumped on the parape
from which he leaped, feet first. ID
struck the water in that position, an
escaped uninjured.
AFFAIRS between this country an
Mexico have worn warlIke appea
ance for some days past. The troub
grows out of the arrest and lmprisor
ment of an editor, named Cutting, Il
libeling Mexican in paper on Meg
lean soil. He returned over the Mel
lean border and again assailed I'll
Mexican. When he chanced to agai
cross into Mexico he was ARRESTED
The State Department don't regaI
the difficulty Us of very serious cha
acter. Secretary Bayard says edlt'
Cutting will be released in few day
and the Mexican Government wi
duly protect Americans.
THE postofiice at New Lyme, Asi
tabula county, which was discontinl
ed some time ago, has been re estai
lished with N. q Hyde as pOstmaste
The valiant Republicans who cause
the suspension by boycotting its rev
nues, were soon brought 10 griei |,
the inconvenience of going to neigl
boring Office for mail If they hay
learned little decency from this el
periepce, it may be beneficial to tt
community in which they reside
NV. r. Democrat.
THERE are about 500 voters in tt
TO of Nnuy T.iSh0n 1i