The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-06-28

Hon. JAMES K. EMMIrI- OF flkc'
"A GREAT Mormon exodus to Mexico
is taking place from Utah.
RIVERSIDE, CAL, this season ship
ned 72O car loads or 2O5, ,54l boxes OF
oranges.
HARRIET BEECHER STOWE celebra-
ted her 10th birthday anniversary the
l5th inst.
THE State Industrial Home at AdII'
an. Mich, has a well drilled female
fire brigade.
EIdzABRTH STUART PHELPS, who
has been writing for the public over
thirty years. is only A years cid.
THE Summer Schools of Languages
at Chautauqua, Burlington and Chi
cago. will have Volapuk classes.
EDITOR PULITZER, of the N. I.
World. has sailed fer Europe, where
he goes to be treated for an eye all
ment known as myopsy.
THE first salmon ever caught In the
Hudson River was taken from New
burg Bay the 18th inst. 1t weighed u
pounds, and sold for $5 OO.
THE full name of the new Emperor
William II. of Germany. is Frederick
William Nicholas Charles. he a ID
his thirtieth year. and has four chill
dren.
Ho,ffNG PIGEON released at Lib
erty, Va, recently. reached Its nome
i'm West Philadelphia, a distance OF
2e5l miles, within five hours and nine
minutes.
TIE new Japanese Minister at
Washington served five years in pris-
on and while there translated John
Stuart Mills works on Political Econ
omy into japanese
AN effort is being made in New
York to revive the interest in the pro-
nosed statue to Horace Greeley, and
concert for the fund was given at the
Academy of Music last Sunday.
TABLET is to be placed in the old
Hall of Representatives at Washing
ton. to mark the spot where John
Quincy Adams" the old man eio-
auent n--fell in his fatal illness.
Rev. FATHER ToLTEN, of Quincy.
til ia the only colored Catholic priest
in the United States. He was born III
slavery. He speaks several languages
and is highly regarded by the clergy
AUSTRALIA, seized with panic over
the food of Chinese pouring down up
on the Insular Continent, has placed
an import duty on them of $50 a head
Tt ia said that this serves only as o
slight check.
MORE quartz, running $40, 600 in gold
to the ton, hos been found at the Lake
Superior Iron Company's mine, eleven
miles from Ishpeming, Mich, and
great excitement is said to prevail.
THREE of the six fellowships at Cor
nell University, open to competition
among the students, have been won
by women this year. The fellowships
carry with them an income of $400 90
each.
CALICO print works at Providence,
r. l., are running night and day, and
with an extra force of 800 hands, to fill
an order for 1000, 900 bandanas. The
manufacture of all other goods has
been stopped.
THE largest self adjusting leather
link belt ever made wss recently put
in place in Lawrence, Mfs SO. 1t is 76
feet long, 81 inches wide, weighs 7SO
pounds, and it took lO6,775 links to
make it.
The good things in the world are
the cheapest. Spring water costs less
than corn whisky; a box of cigars will
buy sufficient tenderloin for family
for fortnight; gallon of old brandy
costs more than a barrel of Hour.
A CRAZY farmer, of this State, nam.
ed I4add, was kicked on the head by q
horse the other day and knocked sense
less. When he came to he was as sane
As anybody, but could remember moth
ing of the last fifteen years.
The late Emperor Frederick wrote
n book, entitled my Journey to the
Orient" in 1876, as q result of his visit
to Egypt. Only forty volumes were
published, and these were sent, with
;ol o.,fh oalfnnronh m tn
personal friends.
In Belgium drunkenness is punish
ed by compelling the man or woman
caught in this condition to sweep the
streets for two hours after they get SO
ber. If such were the law in this
country, the untidiness of our streets
would be the exception.
A BOAT ran by an electric motor
was recently launched in New York
harbor. 1t is the first time electricity
has been used as motive power fol
boats, and the experiment proved to
be q complete success. There is nc
smoke, dust or heat, and no danger OF
explosion.
A BARK built by Stephen Girard In
1901, and employed by him in the
merchant service for thirty years, and
which has ever since been iu the wha
ling business, is now at New Bedford
She ia still sound and stsunch, though
eiehty.seven years old, and brought
into port from her last voyage, about
two years ago, 1850 barrels of sperm
and 1870 barrels of whale oil.
TIE bandana has been making a
rreat record of late. 1.-The Bandana
Rase Ball Club" is in active existence,
Ahe +" Bandana Loan and Saving Com
pany," with capital of sloo, 600, has
been organized ia Cincinnati. and the
Bsndana Cigar will soon be placed
on the market. And the campaign
has only Just begun.