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

OF the lab or of condensing an arti-
ole, Samuel Bowles once said. when
asked for an immediate editorial: II
can give you a long one, but haven't
time tonight to write short one."
Hon. LUTHER F. MCKINNEY, the
Democratic congressman from New
Hampshire, and the first Democratic
congressman in ten years, is preach
er. His Democratic predecessor ten /
years ago was brewer.
BY reason Of deadlock in the city |
council, Findlay is deprived of May |
or, the vote being tie in trying to
fill the vacancy in the Office occasion
ed by the death of Mayor johnson.
Present Indications are that the vacan
cy will continue till filled at the April
election.
THE coroner's jury, impaneled by
reason of the NYP&O disaster near
Mesdville, last week, places the re-
sponsibility upon engineers Googe and
Mcfarland and conductor Murray, of
freight train No, %. by reason of neg
lect in obeying orders and gross GRIM
inal carelessness.
| THE Cleveland Leader of the 4th
inst. states that Ed. Cowles, President
of the Leader Co., is at Bournemouth,
an English watering place, where, on
account of i'll health, he will remain
during the winter, his physicians for
bidding him to take a voyage across
the Atlantic until restored to greater
degree of health and strength.
THE magnificent vestibule cars are
to be eclipsed in luxurious splendor
by the Michigan Central Railroad,
which will put on early in the season
drawing room. sleeping and smoking
cars. the latter being furnished with
complete libraries and general appoint
ments on style never before attempt.
ed.
THIS is how a Kansas City (Mo. J
man got his wife: When in a tobac
conist's shop he asked girl behind
the counter, who happened to have red
hair, If she would oblige him with q
match. with pleasure, If you will
have q red headed one," she promptly
> replied, with such suggestive, d
mure smile, that eventually the red
headed match was handed over.
F. D. MUssEY, the Columbus CORES
n pondent of the Cincinnati CONNER
cial Gazette, by his attorney, Hon
, Charles 81. Grosvenor, filed his peti
n ton in divorce from his wife, in tn,
y capital city court, OH the 4th inst.
y the lady in the suit being dsughte
i of OK Governor Foster. The grounC
Il of the divorce sought is wiliful alb
ssnce for more than three years ant
, refusal to return, although frequentl.
). requested to do SO.
STANLEY WATERLOO, whose jour
d nalistic fans is known in almost ever,
A section of the country, has resigne'
IS his position as the head of the edito
"a rial staff of the Chicago Tribune. II
Of assumes the general charge of the ed
n itorial snd news departments of tn
" Chicago Mail. Clinton A. Snowde
having resigned that position to tax
lie the chief editorial charge and man
d, agement of the Chicago Times.
= JAPANESE paper handkerchiefs an
NJ napkins are being used to boom tn
: eeming Centennial Exposition at Gin
= cinnati. Col. Hawkins says, 1--WE al
- going to send them, with the compl
ments Of the Commissioners, to mir
listers all over the country, and te
you there won't be a Church Fa
- in all this land but what will fin
these napkins or. hand, with pictul
of of the Centennial Exposition in tn
:, middle,n