The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-01-05

longs to the people, ana the peOplo
will say the same by their votes next
year.
SENATOR VOORHEES, has volunteer
ed to defend the Indiana officials
charged with forging tally Sheets ana
his proffer has been accepted.
On Wednesday, morning, the 2Sth
ult. the thermometer ranged from ~
degrees to so degrees below zero in the
northwest.
THEseyer and binding snow storm
on Saturday caused many disasters
on the railroads, resulting i'll death IN
many instances.
MRS. JUsTUS RATHBoNE, Wlie OF
the founder.of the order of knights 81
Pythias, died at her home in Alexan
dria, Va, last Saturday.
AN Iowa editor thus concisely states
the issue: Cleveland and protectlon
for the people. Blaine and extortlon
for few monopoliets.
DIR. C. B. GALENT1N, president OF
the Funeral Reform Association. re-
Gently incorporated, died at his home
i'm Cleveland, Wednesday, last week.
IT is said that the Inauguration o:
Gov. Foraker on the 9th inst. Will oe
one of the most brilliant ceremonies
ever knows in the history of the state.
Republican simplicity, eh?
A FIRE at Hicksville, Defiance Go .
on the morning of the 3lst ult., con-
aumed the main business portion OF
the town entailing less of $4S. 600
$4,000 of which is covered by insur
ance.
JUDGE JAMES PILLARS, died at his
home in Tiffin on the 29ih ult, aged
65 wears. He was common pleas judge
for ten years, aud formerly one of the
leading criminal lawyers Of northern
Ohio.
A WASHINGTON dispatch says that
the friends of SenatOr Joe Blackburn
are greatly ;laIme regarding his
health, it being reported that he IL
suffering from cancer of the stomach
Miss DORA HENNINGEs, while re,
turning to her home in Cleveland,
from Detroit, where she appeared a.
solo vocalist in concert given by the
Symphony Orchestra of that city, Oh
the 9th ult. had all her jewelry stolen.
A NUMBER of prominent Cleveland
divines, in signing an invitation to a
gentleman of that city for course o
Shaksperian lectures and readings,
express themselves as Recognizing
that the play side of mans nature is
just as divine as the prayer side"
A SPECIAL from Oshkosh says Sen
ater Sawyer, in an interview, in de-
nying that he promised the President
to support Lamar for tho. suprem.
an honest man, and could see no rea-
son for Withholding his vote in favor
of his confirmation.
N0RwALK BULLETIN: To render
marriage ceremonies more impressive,
the audience now remains standing
until the minister concludes. What
is needed in these days of divorces is
something to make the marriage re-
main standing after the miaister con-
clHdes.
Two plates of glass, manufacturer
for Philadelphia party to be used il
building, recently manufactured in
Pittsburgh, are of such enormous size
that their transportation cannot be
effected by rail-, aud they will reach
their destination by way of the river
and ocean.
MRS. BLISS, the wife of DIR. D. w.
Bliss, who was one of President Gar
fields physicians in his last sickness
died on the evening of the 29th ult +,
after a long illness. Mrs. Bliss for
merly lived in Cleveland. and was
united with DR.. Bliss in marriage, in
that city, about twenty years ago. She
was the daughter of Rev. Samuel
Prentiss, of Warrensville.
THE Empress of Russia has been
presented with a sewing machine o.
solid silver, studded with sapphires
and enclosed in a case made in the
form of the imperial crown. The fit
tings are of gold. 1t is the gift of the
Society for Promoting the Use of Rus
sian Materials, which her Majesty has
recently brought into fashion.
w. w. CoRCoRAN, the banker and
philanthropist, celebrated the seth
anniversary of his birth at his home
IA Washington. on Tuesday, the 9th
nit. 1t is said that he looks as keenly
after his great business interests, as
we'll as his numerous charges in the
way of charitable institutions. with
as great zest as ever.
THE collision of fast mail trains Nos
i and 2. on the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad, caused by mistake in read
ing the orders of the train dispatcher.
as to the point at which they should
pass, demolished both engines and
several cars, killing six and wound
ing number of other employees and
passengers,
The forest lands of the United
States. excluding Alaska, embrace
SOC, 600, 900 acres, or 2s per cent. of she
entire area The farmers own about
SO per cent. OF the forest area, or some
1se 900, 600 acres. The rest is owned
by railroad corporations, mine owners,
charcoal burners, tanneries, lumber
men and speculators.
THERE is not syllable in President
Cleyeland's message in favor of free
trade, but he wants the revenues and
tariff taxation reduced, in order that
the surplus piling up in the national
treasury may be stopped. The money
sheuld remain in the pockets of the