The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-12-30

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THE Ohio Legislature will meet next
Tt asday in adjourned session

THE Ohio Legislature will meet next
TCesday in adjourned session.
THE total mum ber of saloons in Ohio
is II $50, and the total tax assessed is
So. .l44 .l20 Il.
NATURAL GAS has been discovered
in paying quantities in nineteen States
snd Territories in the Union.
REAR ADMIRAL WoRDEN WAS plac-
ed n the retired list of the navy Dec
23d, with the highest pay of that 9 rade.
OUR tired statesmen at Washington
are taking rest from their srduous
labnrs. Congress will reconvene jan
usry 4th..
INDICATIONS are that there is seri-
Gus trouble among the knights of
Labor, and split in that powerful
organization is said TO be imminent.
ATTORNEY DAwLEY will carry the
Dow law case to the United states
Supr me Court, but advises saloon
A~SECiS " pay lAo taA uuucT pTOJeSL,
FIRST CONTROLLER DURHAM has
disaiiowed the claim of John S. Mos
by for $5,ol3 collected as fees while
United States Consul at Hong Kong.
THE President has re-appoipted
Matth sws, the cOlored man as Record
er of the District of Columbia, whom
the Senate rejected at its last session.
THE Secretary of the Treasury has
appointed James S. Walsh to be as.
sistant inspector of hulls at New York.
Mr.. Walsh is a prominent member of
1ammany Hall.
MRS. JESSIE JOHNSTON, a member
of the Iowa bar, committed suicide at
Chicago by throwing herself into the
lake Dec, 23d. Cause, mental aberra-
tion from over study.
DIR. WESLEY POPE. for over twenty
years practicing physician of West
Richfield, Summit county, suicided
on Wednesday of last week by hang.
ing himself in his horse barn.
THE great powers of Europe are
arfning preparatory to great conflict
between themselves, which is believed
to be inevitable, owing to complica
tions arising out of the Eastern ques-
tion.
LEWIS WEBSTER, twice convicted
and sentenced to be hanged for the
murder of Perry Harrington, of Gen
eva, it il said will study law with
Captain Burroughs, the attorney who
saved his life.
IT is estimated that natural gas in
1884 displaced 600, 900 tons of coal,
worth ST. 400, 900, and in 1885, 3, 200, 900
tons, worth 100000, At least lO,-
OOO, 900 tons of coal has probably been
displaced in 1886.
VIM. DORSEY, late candidate for
Congress in the Goth District, and who
was discharged from the Clevelau q
rolling mill for political reasons, has
accepted a position as heater in the
Hubbard mill,
REPRESENTATIVES, OATES has intro
duced bill intended to stop the ex
travagance at Congressional funerals,
which now cost from $5, 600 to SIC, ,OOC
g piece. 1t wo.ild be pity to destroy
these Congressional picnics, as they
are about the only thing left, aside
from Presidential funeral, where the
average Congressman can enjoy him.
self.
GOVERNOR FORAKER, ON Christmas
pardoned Mrs. Sarah M. Victor con.
victed by Cuyahoga county jury
some sixteen years ago, of murder in
the first degree, and sentenced to be
hung, for the alleged poisoning of be1
brother in order to obtain 1000 in.
surance upon his life, but whose SEN
tence was commuted to imprisonment
for life by then Gov, Hayes. She still
asserts her innocence of the crime.
THE Supreme Court decided the
shrievalty contest from this county in
favor of Sheriff Leininger, thus up
holding Clerk McGregOr in not count
ing the Crawford votes. The court
decides that no Sheriff was to be elect.
ed last fail. The decision is rendered
by Judges Owen, Foliett and Minshell,
Judges Spear and Dick man dissenting
So il will continue to be Sheriff Lein.
niger, and we congratulate him. He
is a most worthy and capable officer
-[Alliance Leader.