The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-01-12

MORE than Sl5, 900 has been secured
for purchasing at Washington a house
for the widow of Gen. Hancock.
LESLIE MCPHERSON, Washington
OF the Cleveland Plain
Dealer, is to be clerk of the committee
on Pacific Railroads.
THE United States Law and Order
League hes issued call for its sixth |
annual meeting, to be held in Phila
delphia on the 2lst and 22d of Febru'
ary.
THE Central Labor Union Of Chica> |
go have boyeotted Milwaukee beer.
1t would be a sensible move, should
they extend the boycott to all other
beer, wherever brewed.
JAMES NELSON, qnarryman, re-
siding in Twinsburg, Summit county,
was found frozsa to death near Solon
Station, on the Ash inst. 1t is supposed
that he was taken i'll on his way home
and being unable to travel, lay down
and was overcome by the cold.
THE 4th inst. two express trains on
the Dutch State Railway, Holland,
collided while running at q high rate
of speed, causing total wreck of the
engine and cars Both trains were
filled with passengers, twenty six of
whom were killed and a large number
wounded.
To PUT wheat growing on an equal
footing with wool growing, the gov
ernment should pay bounty on each
bushel exEcrtea Wheat cannot be
raised for so cents bushel, and if the
general government feels called upon
to protect the ten thousand wh0 raise
wool, certainly the hundred thousand
who grew wheat are deserving of
something also. If net, why not %
NV. 3. Democrat.
A SPAN of the Central Viaduct, be-
ing erected in Cleveland, gave way on
Thursday last. precipitating those en-
gagged in its construction to the ground, ,
q distance of over a hundred feet.
Two were killed outright, the others
escaping fatal injuries, two of the in
jured being in the hospital, with pro-
mise of speedy recovery, the others
not requiring medical aid.
BERMUDA can now claim the cham
pion engagement" man. Ex-MayoI
Cramer, of Eackettstown, N. J., as 9
defaulter, is there enjoying the repose
which he deems essential to his fur.
ther engagements " in business and
matrimonial channels. At the time
of his departure sixteen of the fair sex
were wearing engagement rings placed
ON their fingers by the ex-Mayor.
ANOTHER is added to the long lis
of illustrieus men who haye passee
away, by the death of ex-Governo
Joel Parker, of New Jersey He wal
the Democratic war governor of New
Jersey, brave soldier brilliant law
yer, upright judge. and patriotic citi
zen. General Parker had been many
times mentioned in connection with
the Democratic nomination for tn,
Presidency.
We are in receipt of circular invita-
ton to attend the sanitary convention
to be held in Akron on the 25th anC
18th inst. The purpose of the meeting
is to awaken greater interest in san
itary matters and questions pertaining
to public hygiene. No doubt much
of practical and desirable information
and suggestion will be evolved from
the discussion of subjects enumerated
in the call.
FRANK HOOVER, the trusted clerl
employed by postmaster Kerr in tn.
postoffice at Shelby, recently detected
in opening letters, was brought by hi.
attorney to Cleveland Friday morning
where he was taken before u. 8. Com
missioner Williams. Waving an ex
amination, he gave bonds of 81 90,
to appear for trial at the February tern
of the U. s. District Court.
A FIRE at the Brooklyn Navy Yard
on the morning of the 9th, in the nav
igation building, "a three story struetur,
S00x75 feet, occupied by the navy
construction and equipment bureaus
and also for storage purposes, destroy
ed the interior and contents leavin.
only the bare walls standing. In th,
destruction is included valuable nava
and military maps, plans and designs
The total loss is about 500, 900.
OHIO has the honor of PUBLISHING
the first religious paper ia the Unitet
States,t he Recorder, OF ChiIicothe ,es
tablished 1914. The first newspaper il
the country was the Colonisl Press
al. Boston. 1890; first daily, Advertiser
Philadelphia, IVA; first agricuitura
journal, American Farmer. Baltimore
1878; first penny paper, Morning Post
1888; first paper wess of the Mississip
pi, Republican, st. Louis, 1908; tirs
illustrated daily in the world, Graphic
New York, 1873.
SENATOR SHERMAN began his re
centspeech by censurlng the Preslden
for not following precedent in hi!
message by discussing everyth ng un
der the sun. The Senator preferred
the old fashioned blunder buss charge
OF bird shot and scrap lead that scat
tered widely and hit nothing, to 6
rifie bullet that goes straight to the
mark. The people don't agree with