The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-01-07


Prize-fghter Sullivan's reception.
SENATOR STANFORD, of California, gave
each one of the Senate pages a crisp new
fve-dollar bill for Christmas gift.
FoR thirty-two years Mrs. Catherine
Murdoch has kept the light in the Rondout
IN. W lighthouse burning brightly.
The tearing up of the streets in New
York, of which there has been much com.
plant, is causing great deal of sickness.
TURKEY has joined the other European
powers in trying to make this country the
dumping ground for its pauper population.
In is singular fact that the recent
cold snap in Georgia froze up the ce-fac
tory at Griffin and deprived the town Of
ice.
A PrrrsBUEGH dentist pulled the wrong
tooth for u citizen of that city, and now
he is defendant in suit for s2OO0OO dam
ages,
BALTIMORE is earning an unenviable rep
utation as Gretna Green, Il refuge for
lovers who fly from parental advice and
control.
The Knights of Labor executive board is
circulating a petition, which is being
largely signed, in favor of government tel
egraphy.
AN official return shows that there are
upward Of 10000 tenement houses in New
York City. There are probably 10000 more
in Brooklyn.
A COAL field 200 miles long is said to have
been traced in Montana, reaching from the
Big Horn mountains, in Custer County, to
the British line.
The South Carolina Legislature has
passed law prohibiting cock-fighting
within two miles of any chartered institu-
tion OF learning in the State
AHANDsOME house has been purchased in
Washington, to be presented to the widow
of General w. s. Hancock by number of
the lamented Generals friends.
SEVERAL. women who voted in New York
last fall have been prosecuted at Angelica
and Lockport and have been convicted of
illegal voting. One was sent to Jail for
twenty-four hours.
The Cincinnati Enquirer suggests that, in
order to teach the American girl the differ
ence between breakfast biscuit and slung
shot, they be taught in the public schools
to sew, cook and keep house.
CHARLES DICKENS, JR., says he has
'''learned more of American politics in the
last three weeks by reading American
newspapers than he had obtained from a
thirty years. study of books"
Rev. w. w. DAVIS, pastor the First
Congregational Church of Detroit, Mich,
has declined $500 dollar increase of sal.
ary, requesting that the money be used in
relieving the wants of the poor.
ONE of the latest "notonsn is the
''Press Bureau" the purpose Of which is
to furnish the newspapers of the country
with trustworthy essays and opinions
upon educational and religious topics.
The adoption of one-cent postage is
urged by great many public journals.
Still letters are mailed at the present day
which cost the Government five and ten
dollars to carry them to their destinations.
GENERAL TERRY has been granted four
months leave of absence and will pass the
winter in Florida. His health is much i'm
paired During his absence the division of
the Missouri will be under the command of
General Crook.
FROM reliable British reports it appears
that consumption prevails most in Mauri-
thus and Ceylon, with percentage of g. 20
an 1000, America coming next with 9. rs, the
Cape of Good Hope and Natal showing the
lowest percentage, LBS.
The Baroness Burdette- -Coutts and other
philanthropic people of London are about
to establish scheme to provide workshops
furnished with sewing machines where
poor-seamstresses can go and have the use
OF the machines at very low charge.
The st. Paul press publish statement
of the growth and progress of that .city
during the past year which indicates a
healthy boom. The aggregate value of the
building improvements was upwards of
&ll.000,0OO, and manufacturing and bust.
ness interests have developed in proper.
tiOn.
THE new year has three "eights'' in its
number. 1t will be Ill years before three
OF the same figures occur in the same or
der, after which 1t will be but one year be.
fore repetition of the offense. This NAV
not be important but it is true, and NAV
serve to put thoughtless people ON their
guard.
y In Atlanta the license for selling aiauor
has been fixed at the uniform rate of 81 800. 4
No permit Is issued to any saloon which
does not have its main entrance on pub
lie street. No screens, blinds, painted
glass or other obstructions of the view
through the doors and windows are Der.
mitted.
ScHLEswIG boasts of an institution
unique OF its kind and we'll worthy of i'm
itation. It is spinsters' insurance COM
pany. Its purpose is to provide for the
single lady members of wel-to-do families.
Tie company gives them shelter, board
ana pin money Ia case OF the death of their
natural providers.
WASHINGTON has been tho uewspaper
training school for many of the prominent
editorial writers and newspaper men OF
the United States Some of the men who
have made their mark In journalism nc.
quinsd while correspondents there the
techsical training which afterwards en-.
abledthem to occupy positions OF higher
grade ,with various newspapers.
The Eexican govsPnMent in its desire to |
stimulate immigration 70 that country has
made some wonderful cppeessions for this |
u has granted 81. COZ, 900 acres of |
lands in the eleven States to be offered on |
easy termsltS foreigners who will come |
there and seNle. The government wiu
grapt all such isa migrants exemption from
Ilxation and dst.,s, and guarantee them
proper protection.
NEAaIv all of the young ladies OF White
Cloud, Kan, have sigl,ed . solemn pledge
that, "God helping ms, [" they will hence
forth abstain from tho use OF gum and |