The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-09-02

THE work of arresting anarchists
still continues in Chicago.
Forty persons are reported killed by
a collision on the South Australian
railway last Sunday.
WARREN has decided by vote OF
Tl5 to Is, that waterwOrks are Heces-
sary, and will proceed at once to build
them.
Iris not at all likely that the Ohio
Republicans will invite Logan, Evsrts
or Teller to assist in their campaign
this fall.
GEN. EUGENE POWELL of Delaware
county, has been appointed Bank Ex-
aminSr for Ohio, in place of Col Rich-
ard C. Parsons, of Cleveland, bounced.
CARLOS FELIX & Co.'S extensive fac
tory, near the City of Mexico, was
burned Friday and seven operatives
perished while trying to extinquish
the flames.
GEORGE w. GROUSE, the Republican
nominee for Congress in the Twentl
eth District, is worth a million or
more. Tt is limited that Doodle had
much to do in securing his nomination.
A TERRIBLE and destructive prairie
fire has ragged in Potter and Suily
counties, Dakota, since the Oath ult.,
destroying buildings, crops, and stock,
and hundreds of families are homeless
and penniless.
AMONG the voters In HOlman's pre-
cinct, Ala, at the recent election, was
Thomas Garrett, who cast his hrst
vote for John Adams, in the fall OF
l7o6. He was then 20 years old, and
on his next birthday will be 1l9.
THE people Of this country consume
each wear IO, ,S3 gallons of beer for each
man, woman and child, liz gallons Oh
distilled liquor, besides 59.2 cigars, z
cigarettes, and 80 pounds of chewing
and smoking tobacco.
AT1FFIN Sunday School has invent
ed something new in the excursion
line, being large traction engine, TO
which was attached half dozen farm
wagons, filled with the merry excur'
sionists, with flags, banners, &C., who
were taken out some three miles for a
picnic.
THE Goth Great st. Louis Fair opens
Oct. 4th, and continues six days. $73,'
600 is offered in cash premiums, to be
distributed among the exhibitors ol
Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Swine and
Poultry Machinery, Mechanical and
Industrial Displays, Works OF Art
Fruits and Vegetables.
Prohibition went into effect 1r
wellsville on the 18th, and yet it i.
said the saloons are running in full
blast, with certificates of agency from
the bre~eries, while Wellsville is mol
receiving one cent of revenue from
the traffic. BESIDES, the local ordinances
restraining the business are dead let
ters.
A CONSTRUCTION train on the Ash
willie & Spartanburg railroad, with 81
convict wOrkmen on board, ESCAPED
the control of the engineer, Wednes
day night, and descended the noun
tain side with fearful rapidity, nea
saluda Gap, N. Z. Several of the con
v5ots were blown from the cars, tiv
were killed and eight seriously In
jured.
AT9:15 O'Clock Saturday morning.
a terrible explosion occurred in til
Latin Rand Powder Co.'S huge maga
zine. Chicago, caused by the lightning
striking the building. One person wa
killed. four fatally and 25 others serl
ously injured. Not building withil
radius of a mile was left unscathed
while the shock was felt over the en-
tire city.
THE Congressional Committee TO
the Nineteenth District should, at 81
carly date, issue q call for Congres
sional Convention. Below we repub
l;sb the names of the committee TO
the several counties; Ashtabula, Hen
Apthorp, DR.. A. Pomeroy; 6eaugs
r Hinckleton, DIR. P. M. Pomeroy
Tax. G.. d, Adams, II. X. Dickinson
PORTAGE, s. d. Harris, L. I'll. Phelps
TrumbuH, L. H. Ensign, G. B. New
ton. "