The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-10-07
IT is thought the trial of Lewis
Webster will close this week.


IT il thought the trial of Lewis |
Webster will close this week.
MANY Republicans take no stock in
Foraker's foolish "skin" story.
VIM. HEIsLEY, of Cleveland, has
been appointed special agent of the
Land Office.
1T is reported that Secretary Man
ming will remain at the head of the
Treasury Department.
II is reported that the steamer Ath-
abasca, belonging to the Canadian
Pacific r. r Co., has gone down in
Lake Superior, with all on board.
A TERRIBLE explosion occurred at
Altoft's colliery near Wakefield, York.
shire, England. Seven men We're kill
ed, and II are missing.
FoRAKER's speech can be summed
mp as the joint production of Cover
nur, horse thief, and a murderer
| East LlVefpOol Cflsls.
HON. MARTIN A. FoRAN was on
Thursday last nominated by the Dem
ocrats OF the 2lst Congressional Dis
trict AS their candidate for Congress.
The attorneys of Cutting, who
caused all the Mexican trouble, have
prepared the papers to be presented to
Mexico through the Washington gov
eminent, claiming $50. 200 damages.
THE Democrats of the Goth Con-
gressional District met in convention
at Akron on Thursday last, and NOM
mated w illiam Dorsey for their can
didate for Congress by acclamation.
ANDREW LUCAS, colored. died at
Brantford, Ontario, last Thursday
morning, at the supposed age OF rs
years. He was born in slavery, III
Tennessee, and was Gen. Jackson's
servant.
The Republicans have established
contract labor in the Ohio penitentiary
again, alter its abolishment by the
Democrats two years ago. LabOring
men should make a note OF this
East Liverpool Crisis.
GENERAL WARNER was renomina.
ted last week Wednesday by acclaim,
alton at Marietta by the Congressional
convention of the Fifteenth District
He accepted the nomination. and
promised to make fight to win.
GOVERNOR FORAKER should be pho
tographed, fianked on each side by
convicts in striped clothes, the one d
hOrss thief and the other an incestu
GUS rapist. and the trio lab lied 1.-The
Republican Outrage Mill."-[senecs
Advertiser.
THE Democrats of the 18th Congress
sional District, embracing Stark, Co
lumbiana, Mahoning and Carroll coun
ties, met in convention at Alliance or
Thursday last, and nominated Wal
lace H. Phelps as their candidate fol
Congress against Major Mckinley.
FoRAKER's Republican board o
public works at Cincinnati refuse t,
employ any organized labor, 1t is be
coming more and more evident tina
the Republicans are determined L
crush labor. Whether they will b,
successful or not remains to be seen
-IEast Liverpool Crisis.
JOSEPH CRAWFORD, one of tn
skilled employees of the Etna machine
works ut Warren, and a prOminen
citizen of that place, was crushed t.
death Thursday afternoon by the fall
ing of a heavy cast iron door from it
Dosition In boiler where he was busy
at work. He was % years old. an,
married.
A TERRIFIC explosion occurred q
the Ditman Powder Works, located a
Baychester, n. Y, Sept. 30th. result
ing in the death of four men employ
ed in the factory, who were literall,
blown to fragments The explosion
occurred in the packing house,a small
building in the center of the grounds
and was caused by two hunters shoot
ing into the building. The shock wa
felt for many miles, and was suppose.
to result from an earthquake.
THE Pension Office in one year o
Democratic administration paid 81.
3O2, 600 more in pensions to Uniol
soldiers than was paid in the last yea
of Republican administration. Thi
was accomplished by having the eth
cials of the Department attend to thei
legitimate business, and shut down OF
the partisan wolk, which took goot
share of their time under the Repub
liesn administration.
The treasury department has pub
lssbed statement showing the pOpu
lstion. net revenue and net expendi
tx,res of the government for the last
AseaI year with the per capita of reve
nues and expenditures. The popula
tion ia given at 5S, ,420i 600 and the ne
revenue at 1886, 499, ,727, being pc
eapita of 5. .76. or O6. greater than th'
nscal wear of 1855. The expenditure
were $242, ,4s3, 1873, per capita of 4 IL
ar "a less than that of the previous
year.