The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-03-18

afternoon. The inmates all escaped. |
Nor one of the boys who were ar
raigned in the Superior Criminal
Court few days ago. was without a
dime novel in his pocket.
AN Incorporation was filled with the
Secretary of State, on Friday, of the
F. Schumacher Milling Co., capital
stock. $2,0o0,O0O.
1T is authoritively stated that ex-
President Arthur is not dangerously
ill, but that he is improving and will
probably be out in few days.
ANOTHER heavy vein of gas was
struck the other day near Findlay, at
depth OF 900 feet. A heavy strike
of oil has also been made in that local
ity recently.
A BUFFALO man mentions as one of
President Cleveland's strong points
that he can trudge along q stream all
day without catching any fish and
never get drunk.
GENERAL J. III. DEvEREUx. general
superintendent of the c. c. c. & |. h.
r., is lying very low with cancer at
his residence in Cleveland. No hopes
are entertained of his recovery.
T. Edward Murphy, son of Francis
Murphy, is holding enthusiastic tenn
perance meetings at Ashtabula. The
number of signers is large, and the
meetings are crowded every evening.
MRS. ANN MASON, who daily walks
from her home at Patchogue, L. l., to
the postoffice, distant three miles, cell
ebrated her Tooth birthday apniversa-
ry few days ago.
A PLEASANT remedy for cough is
lemon honey. It is made of the juice
of three lemons, one pound of sugar,
four ounces of butter, and six eggs.
The mixture is boiled and taken hot.
PAPER is now used as material for
picture frames. The pulp, mixed with
glue, oil and whiting, is run into
moulds and hardened, after which it
may be gilded Or bronzed in the usual
way.
Me, recently captured SOC bees while
they were swarming in the woods. He
daubed himself with honey, the bees
ali GIFTED thereon. and in this way he
to1 without
ceiving sting.
KNIGHTS of Labor in Chicago have
resorted to peculiar use of the boy
colt by threatening to have 10000
members of the order withhold their
names from canvassers for the city
directory unless the Publisher consents
to substitute union printers for those
now employed by him.
THURSDAY morning, near Golfers
Station, on the Pan Handle r. r., a
brakeman named Fry was struck by
the timbers of a bridge through which
the train was passing, knocked down
between the cars and run over and cut
to pieces. twenty-five cars passed
over him.
WHILE Frank Murgatroyd was in
bed at Philadelphia. early last Thurs
day morning, he was seized with
violent fit of sneezing, and although
everything was done for his relief, the
sneezing was kept up with unabating
vigor and he died in short time in
great agony. 1t is supposed he rup-
tured blood vessel.
THE Dime Savings Bank, of New
Brunswick, N. J., was closed Thurs
retary of State. Arthur G. Ogliby, the
Secretary and Treasurer of the bank,
it is rumored, is short in his accounts
to the amount of $4,000, which was
the cause of the suspension. The de-
positors were mostly laboring people
On Monday last Representative
Hahn, of Louisiana, man well and
favorably known to the members of
the House, was found dead in his
room, lying upon the floor, pool of
blood which had flowed out of his
mouth from his lungs, telling the
cause of his death. He was the first
Governor of Louisiana after it became
a free State.
THE solons of the Ohio House of
Representatives have compelled clerk
Dalton to deliver up the returns in
precinct "A, fourth ward of Cincinnati
but still they are not happy. They
failed to get him behind the bars. The
recount of the vote, the testimony of
the judges and clerks of election,
showing that the count In that ward
was substantially correct, has taken
the wind out of their sails and rendered
their photographs of little account.
THE Senate Committee on the Judi
ciary has reported adversely upon the
nomination of Judge Merrick, of
Washington, to be Justice of the Su
preme Court of the District of Colum-
bia, on account of his advanced age
He is within two or three years of the
limit when he may retire, and it is to
this principle that the Senate is OPP
posed. 1t yet remains to be seen
whether the Senate will follow the
Recommendation of the committee.
The friends of Judge Merriek have
strong hopes thatthis will not be done.
Some time ago an order was made
by Judge Arrel in the Court of Com
mon Pleas of Mahoning county, pro.
hibiting the taking away of files from
the Clerks office AT the present
term of the Court, General Asa w.
Jones, a prominent attorney, of
Youngstown, d!sobeyed this order and
an order was thereupon made for the
distinguished attorney to appear and
show cause why he should not be held
in contempt. He made a motion to
to uuash the COMPLAINT, but Judge