The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-03-29

Army Posts of the Buckeye State.
HEAvY fall of snow accompanied by
high winds. prevailed in Dakota and
generally throughout the North West
on the Goth.
A SATISFACTORY test of the Craw-
ford Co. plan is reported by the Leader
at the Republican primaries in Cleve
lank last Thursday.
BUCHTEI. COLLEGE is one of the
beneficiaries named in the will of DIR.
w. Fl. Ryder, of Chicago, who recent
~ died leaving an estate worth $780,
600. Buchtel's share Is S90, 900.
THE contract for the new water
works tunnel at Cleveland has been
awarded to Gen. J. s. Easement for
$2O4, 900. the work to be completed by
April 1st, 1890.
Rev. HENRY Y. SATTERLEE. elect
ed Assistant Bishop of the Ohio Dio-
cese at the recent convention specially
called in Cleveland. declines to accept
the Office.
CHARLES LATIMER, noted as an
able and accomplished civil engineer,
and for his wonderful success with the
divining rod, died suddenly at his
home in Cleveland. last sunday.
PooRMAN's bill, amending the Dow
law by levying uniform tax (icense)
of $3.50, to REGULATE the sale of in
toxicaring liquors. passed the Senate
by vote of 20 to 13, the 22d inst, and
is now law.
AT the recent commencement exer-
cises of the Cleveland Homeopathic
Hospital College, eight young ladies
and twenty-six gentlemen received
graduating diplomas.
STATE Treasurer Tate, of Kentucky,
is defaulter in large amount, t,reports
conflicting as to his actual shortage,
which can only be ascertaiped by the
Investigation which has been ordered.
In the trial of the tally sheet forgers
at Columbus, the jury failed to agree,
after a prolonged deliberation, and
were reluctantly discharged by Judge
Pugh.
STATE Senators Lindsey, Dorr and
Carlin are being looked after by an
investigating committee, appointed
by Lieut.. Gov. Lyon. on the charge OF
bribery.
EBENEZER STANYARD, who has
twice been convicted for the murder
of Alice Hancock, has been refused
the motion for new trial, and sen
fenced by Judge Johnston to be hang
ed on July Is, next.
A TERRIFIC hurricane passed over
Georgia and East Tennessee the night
of the 2lst, demolishing buildings,
nprooting trees, and causing general
wreck in Its course. Many lives are
reported lost.
SERIOUS disaster, and destruction ol
property by floods is reported from the
West and North West, caused by the
melting of the snow and heavy rains
Terrible freshets gre also previling in
Pennsylvania and the New England
States.
JOHN B. ReCKEFELLER, President
of the Standard Oil Co., has given
S25, 900 to the 7. NJ. G. A, of Cleve
land, for the erection of their contem
plated new building, conditional upor
the committee raising $s5 600 for thai
purpose within limited time.
REPRESENTATIVES CLARK, of Cuya
hoga, will introduce bill compulsory
in the " free ballot" dictum, making
it q penalty of $500 to neglect to vote
which he now has in au incipient state
of preparation.
THE answer of the Rock Island Co
to the petition OF the Burlington folks
charges the latter with an attempt t(
create huge railroad trust, SO manip
nlated that the Burlington Co. woule
have control of the passenger anC
freight rates of almost the entire sys
tenn of North Western roads.
BY the burning of the Banquet The
ater in Oporto, Portugal, over 100 per
sons were cremated. Scores were tram
pled under feet and otherwise severel,
injured and MANNED, in many instan
ces fatally, by the fright-maddenet
and panic stricken crowd. 1900 peo
pie were in attendance.
BARNEY CONWAY, of Wood town
ship, near Jacksonville, Indiana,
1O6, years old. He makes his livin;
by farming and wood choppipg, an'
still handles an old fashioned rifle witt
accuracy, bringing down an occasiona
turkey or grouse. He is a stauncl
Democrat, taking an active interest il
politics, and recently walked four mile
to attend primary caucus, returning
on foot at its close.
THE Cincinnati Centennial Exposi
fion buildings will be completed Sal
urday, this week, and on the Afternoon
of that day will be turned over to tn
Commissioners with elaborate ceremo
nv. There will be in attendance al
the honorary commissioners from tn
ten States, including Governors Fora
ker, Gray, Buckingham, Wilson an
Taylor.
THE recent decision of the Unite
States Supreme Court, in the case G
Bowman against the Northwest Raj
Read Company, declares that claus
of the Iowa prohibition law prohibit
ing the importation of liquor into tn
State, unconstitutional, which virtu
ally renders imperative the statute
and adds one more to the paradoxics
Identification of q name citations.
MRS. M. r. SMITH. of Oshkosh, Wis
was i'm attendance at the meeeting G
4he Western Mutual Fire Underwri
4ers, Association. held in Clevelan