The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-09-23
ASHLAND defeated prohibition hy

ASHLAND defeated prohibition hy
A majority.
AN Oregon prophet predicts terrible
earthquakes on the 26th, 9th and 2sth
Of this month.
THE Ohio Supreme Court convened
on Monday, and it is expected, will
pass upon the constitutionality of the
Dow law at an early date.
THE frightful railway collision OIL
the Nickel Plate at Silver Creek, near
Erie, Pa, Wednesday morning, Sept.
18th, caused the death of 19 persons.
THE Alliance Review issued a neat
and newsy daily during the session oI
the Eastern Ohio NJ. E. Annual Con
ference.
Ex.SECRETARY of State Milton
Barnes has been stricken with paral
ysis, and is lying at the point of death
i'm Youngstown.
THERE were but 1877 accredited del
egates attending the great Anti-Saloon
Republican Convention held at Chi
cago last week, and those mostly from
Illinois, Iowa and Kansas.
THE Republicans are jubilating ovel
having carried Maine and Vermont.
but they failed to carry Arkansas anu
Tennessee, as they have been boastine
they would, by large maj jority.
THE Cleveland Press says: Part Of
Neiswander's counsel have backed ou,
of the case against John Mcbride an6
1t is probable that Neiswander will
ask for dismissal of the case this week
INFORMATION from Warrington is
to the effect that Secretary Manning
will retain his place at the head of the
Treasury department.. He will, how
ever, have his vacation extended.
PROF. ELI T. TAPPAN, nominated
by the Republicans for School Com
missioner of Ohio, is son of the ia
NOUS Benjamin Tappan, who was
contemporaneous in the United States
Senate with William Allen.
A COLUMBUS dispatch of the Goth
says the damage suit against Hon
John Mcbride was dismissed that day
by request of the plaintiffs attorney,
Mt the cost of plaintiff,
A CAPE CoD man swears that ht
saw the sea serpent, and he was thre,
hundred feet long and thick in pro
portion; that he had horn on hi
nose, anu six eyes as big as dinner
plates three being green and three red.
THE Republicans of the Twenty
first District, on Saturday, nominate,
Hon, Amos Townsend, of Cleveland,
as their candidate for Congress. Ht
lis q wholesale liquor dealer, but tn,
anti-salOon Republicans are expecte.
to cordially support him all the same
AT Wellington, Ohio, the prohibi
ton ordinance is in operation, but til,
brewing and distilling agencies estab
llshed in their midst, since the passag,
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much bad work, that the citizens O
the town are petitiOning the counciI
TO repeal the ordinance.
On the first of October next all tn.
post offices in the country of ever,
class will be made Especial delivery
offices" This means that after th.
above date all matter of every descrip
ton that may be carried in the mails
will, by having a ten cent delivery
stamp placed thereon in addition t.
the regular postage, be delivered by
messenger as promptly IS possible, to
the parties addressed.
TIE New York Sun sees no trouble
to come from the extinguishment OF
bank circulation based on national
bonds. Says the Sun: 1.-THE legiti
mate business of banks is to receive
deposits and discount notes, and il
thew cannot live on that they have no
right to exist The privilege of issu
ing notes to circulate as money should
he reserved exclusively to the Nation
al Government, and that is what 10
Going to be done very shortly"