The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-05-17
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twinkle.
HON. VIM. 8. HOLMAN has been |
for Congress by the Dem
ocrats of the Fourth Indiana District. |
Hon. GEO. Fl. FoRp has been ap,
pointed Trustee of the State Asylum
for Imbecile Youth, vice Hon. B. b
Woodbury., deceased.
PROTECTIoNlsM always sees to 1t
that the tax shall rest on the poor
mans penny rather than on the rich
mans dollar.
THE exclusive privilege to cell beer
within the Centennial Building during
the progress of the Exposition at Gin
cinnati has been sold for SCI 500.
BOSTON GLOBE: It's pretty poor
kind of Republican who can't get his
name into the papers this year by de-
clining to run for the Presidency.
AFTER being out forty-four hours,
the jury in the second trial OF Barnes
for the murder of his wife, at Char
don, on Monday brought in verdict
of acquittal.
A BILL combining the sale of the pro-
ducts of convict labor to the State in
which they are produced, has been IA
vorably reported to the House of Rep
resentatives at Washington.
1T is whispered that Mrs. Cleveland
has discarded the hustle. Doubtless
she thinks there will be sufficient bus
tie connected with the coming cam
paign without any aid on her part.
THE fact that more than $2O0. .000, 600
have been invested within year in
enterprises and lands, shows that the
solid South has great deal OF solld
cash in her solid prosperity.
FRIGIDLY "Honest Johnn Sherman
has made arrangements for special
train of twenty five coaches to the
Chicago convention to carry 2,G00 men
to assist in booming him for the nom-
ination.
SOME of the Western cities pension
their public school teachers after GER
tain years of service. In Wisconsin
twenty.one years of faithful work en-
titles a teacher to pension. Cleveland
is considering a proposition to the
same end.
In the recent Methodist conference
held in New York City, the fact was
shown that in the last four years the
enrolled membership of their congre
CATIONS have increased from 1,796, ,0Ot
to 2,094 900.
EUROPE used $65, 100000 worth o
American pork last year, in spite o
all efforts to exclude it. The Ameri
can hog may not be absolutely perfect
but the Old World cannot get along
without him.
A COLLISION occurred just outside
Bergen Hill tunnel, at Jersey City. OF
the morning of the 1lth inst. in which
two passengers were fatally injured
and over twenty seriously maime'
aud wounded.
FRIENDS of James g. Blaine in New
York have announced that they cal
now state positively that Mr.. Blain'
will be candidate for the Presidenc,
If such be the unmistakable desire
the Republican party.
THE Providence Journal (Rep.) inn
parts to the Republican party gentl'
reminder of the fact that Gen. Gran
advocated the admission of foreign fln'
woods free of duty in his message o
1874. without seriously being accused
of being q Is free trader" openly or il
disguise.
THE Pennsylvania Railroad has re
GENTLY built at its Altoona shops so
ton car specially designed for carrying
wire cables for street railroads. Th'
weight of the empty car is 5l,SO'
mounds, and the car when loaded
weighs more than any locomotive
running. The weight is distributed
over sixteen wheels.
THE Edgar Thompson Steel Works
of Pennsylvania, which boasts OF hav
ing made $4,000, 600 last year, has Gu
down the wages of its wOrkmen, ant
Ia importing laborers from Europe t
take the place of American workmen
And yet the Republicans declare tha
the tariff protects the laboring man.
JOHN WANAMAKER, the Philadei
Dhia millionaire merchant, recentl.
enoke as follows about advertising
ST never in my life used such thing
as a poster or dodger or hand bill. Nd.
plan for fifteen years has been to bu.
40 much space in a newspaper and I'll
IT mn with what / wanted. woul'
not give an advertisement in news
naner of 500 circulation for 5000 dodg
ars or posters. I owe my success t.
the newspapers, and to them | freel.
give certain profit of my yearly bu
siness."
IN q lawsuit on the 10th inst. a
Vandalia, ILL.,, William Aderholt wa
siyen a verdict against Henry Miller
Miller swore revenge, and on the eve
ing of the next day took a repeating
rifie.sought out one of Aderholt's wit
nesses, Mr.. Kinsey, whom he foun'
blowing, first killing his horses AM
then Kinsey. with his murderous rifle
He then went to the farm adjoining
owned by Aderholt, whom he als'
found blowing, and, as In the case o
Ktnsey, he first killed the horses, ans
then shot and killed Aderholt. Thu
murderer then went home, fired hi
house. and was cremated in the flames
Roscoe COnklIng's will.
UTICA, N. Y, May 9.-The will o
Roscoe Conkling was offered for Pro
bate before Surrogate Bliss today Th'
text of it as follows: