The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-07-01
GENERAL. NEWS.

Two locomotives and thre cattle
~. cars were smashed last Sunday on the
- Susquehanna railrod, by q collision. =
I,Ha THE Town of Palmedas has been
captured by the patriots from1ft the
Spaniards, with their provisions and
- arms. 280 EF2isfd fd .o iaetta -
GEN. VAN WICK, left Washington
last Tuesday for Virginia, to take the.
81 stump iii behalf of the Radical State
ticket. 4'''' go I. :. =. ,2ii'' =
THERE was a violent thunderstorm
!. at Buffalo on the night of the 9th ult.,
:, and it is feared much damage was
done to the shipping in the lake,
- "a AN expedition of six hundred men
ri safely landed in Cuba few days ago,
i and joined the Cubans. The Cubans
i were in fine spirits and health, occupy
10 ing the high lands. b5s ajt y
ssni THE remains of j. Wilkes Booth
20 were inferred in the family lot in
Baltimore, ON the oath nlt, i'm the
presence of the members of the fami-
ly and few friends. ,az,,.
JUDGE JOHN S.=CLARK, prominent
citizen of Stark county, died sudden
IL at his residence, In Louisville, in
that county, on Sunday morning, the
10Th ult.
s''s'. "A CHILD of Eli Gain, aged three
years, living on Oregon street,
Cleveland, had two toes bitten off by
rats, while sleeping in its crib, on
Friday night last. 20
,.;., The Salem Journal of June 25th,
-a, says: "jMrs. Martha, Hillman, while
picking cherries, on last Tuesday. fell
Iq, from the fence ON which she was
.so standing, and broke her arm q short
distance above the wrist. as
1.-THE Virginia election to decide the
saoquestion of the adoption of the new
asa constitution, and to vote for Cover
Il. nor, will take place ON Tuesday next.
9iiBoth parties are making an active
.fIs canvass zs95ai1sF Tupt 7d1 bHs
% A TORNADO last Sunday partially
II demolished the Sixth street depot,
nj demolished two brick houses, badly
injured Chase's shoe works, and un-
-iiiroofed several other houses, in Pnila-
delphia. No lives lost. aa I'sdsi
. if iTaR Ashton coarse salt mill and
ea three fine salt blocks at Geddis, N,
=, were completely destroyed by fire
Friday night last. The property be
longed to the Shelter Salt Company
of which Geo. T.! Comstock is Presi.
dent. Loss $4,000; no insurance. +
Ia. ACCOUNTS from Cuba state that tn,
cholera is very fatal among the Span
ish troops, who are suffering for wan
of medicine and food, their commu
nication being cut off by the patriots
Reinforcements have been driven bacl
with heavy loss. - ....,atl.,,.,ef
Tue question of issuing the bond
s'lfofthe city of Cincinnati to the amour
10 of two millions dollars TO aid in tn
iai constructions of a railroad from Gin
9cinnati to Chattanooga, was was sub
mitted to the popular vote of the cleo
tors of that city on Saturday, and en-
s'it dorsed by a vote of about ten to one
ih THE propeller Aspipwall, which lef
Charleston. 8. c., last Sunday, fo
Hayti, carried a number ofvolunteer
for Cuba. Some of them were resi-
dents of the city, but larger portion
were non-residents, and seemed t
% have come there by appointment.
The latest returns from the vote o.
lay delegation in the Methodist churc
received at the Office of the 1[ethodis1
ia, of New York, up to Saturday even
% ing, June 26th, are as follows: Who'll
number of votes cast, 38, 1856 /; for la
delegation, 27,5s7; against 10,851
10 majority for lay delegation, 1915.
s!ii9. A FIRE at Detroit on the mornin
of the 28th ult., destroyed the four
dry and machine shops of the Fulto
Iron Works. Loss about $50,O00.-
Chief Engineer Battle was PARTIAL
buried by falling wall, and consii
erably injured Frank Smith, drive
u. was thrown from his engine while g
ing to the fire, the wheel striking h
head. His recovery is doubtful.
THE New York Journal of Con
merce says: at is nonsense for Gle
gymen who have been preaching an
praying politics once or twice ever
Sunday to expect that by meeting
Convention annually, and adoptin
resolutions deploring the desecPatic
, of the Sabbath, they can nentralii
the legitimate effect of their ow
teachings all the rest of the year"