The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-02-11
A FINE lead mine has been diseov-
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A FINE lead mine has been discov-
cred near Findlay, o.
A FEARFUL riot occurred in the coke |
region near Bradford, Pa, On Monday. |
THE decrease of the national debt
during January was about S., 800, 900.
Hon ], s. H. TRAINER ,of Steuben-
vile. is suffering from stroke of ap
oplexy.
TIE Republican Senators are not as
anxious as they were to investigate
the alleged Cincinnati election frauds.
IT is believed that a strict enforce
ment of the present law against food
adulterations will drive bogus butter
out OF the market.
THE Republican Senate have not
yet succeeded in bulldozing the Presi-
dent into giving his reasons for making
removals from office.
The farmers all over the country are
moving against spurious butter and
cheese and it looks as if the bogus stuff
will have to go.
THE anti Chinese agitation at Seat
tie, Washington Territory, ended in a
riot on Monday. The troops fired up
on the mob, a number of whom were
seriously injured.
INTEREST is not the use of money,
but the price paid for the use of credit.
The government loans its credit to
national banks without price, and the
banks, monopolizing it, re-loan it to
industry at II per cent, more or less.
Bob Ingersoll once said in a speech
delivered by him in Congress, that it
takes four seasons to produce civiliza-
.tion.a In our opinion, the people of
this locality are ready for one of the
remaining three. Now don't misun-
stand-we refer to the desire to have
warmer weather.
Mr.. HENRY WATTERSoN, of the
Louisville Courier Journal, is very
law with congestion of the kidneys,
rtsulting from cold contracted while
attending the 8th of January festival
a. Columbus.
THERE is an ex-Acting Vice Presi-
dent alive, it seems, whom everybody
has forgotten for many years-David
X. Atkinson, of Missouri, who in 1853
was chosen by the Senate to fill the
place of Vice President William r
King, deceased.
THE Payne investigating committee
is doing its business with closed doors
aud is reported to be making slow
progress. AT last accounts Col. Dona-
avin had not sufficiently recovered
from his debauch to be able to ap-
pear before the committee.
IN a nutshell: The Senate can con-
f I'M or reject nomination made by
the President without assigning any
reasons. That is its prerogative. The
President can remove any Federal
office holder in the land except judges
with life tenure, without giving his
reasons. That is HIs prerogative.
In this new year of our Lord, 1886,
Washington's birthday comes on Mon
day, Valentines day on Sunday, st.
Patrick's day on Wednesday, April
FOOLS day OH Thursday, Memorial
day on Monday, Fourth of July on
Sunday, and Christmas on Saturday.
Lent begins March 10, Easter Sunday
will be the 25th of April.
Saturday evening as VIM. Price was
returning home from chopping, when
in front of the vacant lot at the foot OF
the hill on North Chestnut street, he
slipped on the icy walk, and in en-
dsavoring to break the force of the
fall, threw out his hand to catch hold
of the fence, but instead of the sup
posed support. his hand came in con-
tact with barhed wire, laeerating ii
fearfully. The injury will incapaci.
tate him for labor for some time.