The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-12-24
THEff DEMOCRATIC PFESll
RArENNA. 0. pEcEmBER II. rsee,
NEWS ITEMS.

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A FIRE occurred at Rochester;
Y, on Sunday, destroying the Demo-
c'atofice, Sargeant's Bank lock facto-
ry, Union Bank Bank Building, in
which was the Flour City Bank, and
damagedTia few other buildings. in
which were grocery hat, stores and
offices. =: Total loss ,Sl00, 900, mostly
insured lffHsIeque .neatov nnur
Four firemen were injured BY fall fall
ing from ladder rno sTs,, d9i,su
DENIsoN's s ;sawniil in Berlin, TROY,
was burned Dec. 81; ilossS3,000 ises7
Moshore'slumber yardinl Nv est Troy
was damaged to the extentofi {, 600 by
fire, ON the 20th.is'1 Iisdf 9iaoa7 OF nrsf
SENATOR MoRsToN has ihtroducea a
bill for the appropriation of S125; 200
for the purchase Of a site Toraaenem
Presidential Mans1on. This is.anotlI-
er of the Radical Hresfehohment
schemes. 42as lzGi eGR 81. :7ed9ear,
THE London m ~ Tines inc 9djR'fdfiikth dojRR' ike the
Message of President Johnsbii, ana,
after the style of the Radical i5il ip5ifless + in /
this country, denounces what is called
his doctrine Of R'epupd9iationp:q &c S1of
course. ''''''l 'i' :
ORDERS have been received at the
United States Armory in Springfield,
Mass, to pay woflsmcn fourlfi ftiIs bf
usual rate per day for aliwork -dopki
since August n2Oth, when the eight,
hour law went Interpretations sW DIRK
VIII be resumed next monthd1por the
ten hour system. osoT III eYoI aid setirw
The U. S. Supreme Court has adj
journed till the 4th of JaauaiayE si'aid
GEN. GRANT says he viii not i've iii fftti'
the White House. He vim eondgscend
to use the old barn for an Office, but
his morning gown and slippers viii
be located in more comfortable quar-
~ S'o ri ,i,5i {itn 9Eila isaf994; 9d, h,
: MAJOR LELAND, of the lMAIetropoli-5
tan HOTEL New HEo9ggks o9ggkks has. has ,presepted
Gen. Grant a fat Ok, weighing, 46O0
ponnds.al SIS gasii 4ti .aBfrd fuldiuov
GARRIsoN's block of stores and Iedi-
ficesiat Lewiston, IMes4ware, burned
Dec. 10. Loss $1,000. fl Insured9g4aq
Who is to be the Collector of the
18th Congressional District, lis "a, co.
nundfum which at least thirty ask
ious Radicals would like toihayeqan-
swered by the silent smoker.-Plata
Dealer -;,r-.,,.,,, -
AT Christian Temperance ConEenr
tion held at the "Hqb the other, day,
Senator Henry Wilson said that :. .dn-
ring the past year he had travelled ten
thousand miles; but he had ,la6Where
seen so much drunkenness, as an. Ma. !
sacA'esetts!P They have the Prohibi-
tory Law there-f4s,in,s n,s},,i f.Ue 4;,s.4
The U. S. District, Court at, Phila-
,delphia, Deea lS, found aoyerdict
against 400 hogsheads OF. sugar which
were invoiced as molasses to Idefraud
the custom revenues eThe amount in
volvedis $22,000. 4uibYs23Y aa.tf5s-
'' AHE4vY shock of earthquake, was
felt on the Island of Harsay, oNovem-
Der 10Th. Shocks Fwere frequent du-
ring the latter part of November. The
air was filed with sparks.ifI 1o.7sriis 4
THE Manulava volcaiio is again he
tive. '+ttiia'iis 70 ,4IEa9I!9T9
THE ship Ceyfon sailedh for BostonI
November 23d, withia cargo walued at
s190,000.o ljd -aiHoito3 aft aovIn ygv Il
30 THE Republican General Committee
in New York City, claim that they
nominated Grant by a resolutfonoof
Alfred Smith, in July, 1867 81 Six months
before the nomination by tile gPhfIa-
delphia Convention isis d31oG obi 40
:. Cow SWAN, of Baltimore ofefs
$1,000 reward for the apprehension of
the murderers of Douglass love hi
Conocom;nIn m;I 'f}} tiH 2ulFid .fGia fssft
t9Ii .''1T 7'ahrgog div ss5R9 adt
,fsA BOY named Thos;, Stuart, at. Wor-
cester, Dec. Is, while fcoasting. was
run over an and cut. cut to pieces byfa, rail
way train. -. - - :" ="
WHILE trying to Enayigater an ice
boat through the Delaware andi Rarir
tan;canal Dec, l5,l below, Trenton, Aye I
men,. of that city, and workmep, on, ice /
boat, were drowned. go; - \
AT Charleston:-s. eDec X Il
building ON Main street known -
Greggs Hall, 7H,s was ibbaH Burned hdffti # includ-4
ed a erockerv esfabl;sbm;ias;n,tf e s,!aaiii !aaiIii
Palmer 8 Co, and restaurant. Loss
$4,000. - ~ -, :. ~: y: ~ sSAn
Two o,fii ,frieenen, el named Darlington and
Squire, were killed by a: falling wall, |
several Ct others 3 were re, severely if; not
mllor'ffally mort y injured INJURED ,tail,g t,gYa -, !,
AT Raleigh, n, C., Dec. I5,s a fire |