The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-05-13
The Pacific RaiIway-It is Fin
iahod

The "last spike" that unites the ex
tremes of the continent was drived a
two o'clock on Monday afternoon, q
Promontory Point on the Rock,
Mountains. The grand event was an
nounced by telegraph to every station
throughout the length and bredth o
the country, by contrivance b.
which each stroke of the hammer il
Pdriving the spike was immediatel!
transmitted to every station and run:
out upon all 8Ee fifezBelIs of the eitieI
of tts Union. The ceremony of driy
ing the "last spike" took. place a
Promontory Point, LlO0 miles west o
Omaha, at two O'Clock p. IN. by theiI
time, and the click of the machine an
nounced feat at the .RavenBa, station
at 2, 30 p. m, by our time. The spik,
was driven at two blows. This great
est event of the age, ifnotr of any age
was properly celebrated in all the
principal cities ofthe country. Itwa.
expected that the ceremony would
transpire on Saturday last and on thal
day the Pacific cities held their grand
demonstrations, accounts of which
are transmitted oyerthe wires.
sAtsSan Francisco the day was ush.
ersd itsby. salute of q hundred guns
at noon all the Federal forts in the
harbor fred a salute the bells of the
city were set ringing, and steam-whis.
ties screaming AT night the whole
city was illuminated, and presented a
brilliant appearance. The procession
WAS file aaFgest and most enthusiastic
ever witnested in San Francisco the
people, willing andfeager to observe
anexentof SO much Importance to- the
citysa and the Pacific coast, turned out
6ls naasSe; business generally was s6s-
pendedyand nearly every citizen ex-
lifbited a hearty interest. in the dem
onstration.oaT The military and civil
display was grand, and in addition to
theoSfate rhilitia all available United
States troops from the several forts
and pnesidio participated; while the
civic societies turned ont full ranks.
Thezcity and harbor presented mag
nificenf sight during the day, the prin-
eipai streets being .draped with ban-
ilers of every nation and thronged
with,ekcitedland joyous people, and.
the shipping dressed in fine style. A
dispatch from thejunetion of the road
announcing the driving of the. last
spike in the Centarl Pacific Road at
10 A. NJ, sent a thrill of joy through
the city, and congratuiatory messages.
were Transmitted to the Directors of
the Central Pacific and Union Pacific
by California pioneers.
2 At Sacramento fhe event was cele-
brated i'm the grandest manner. The
city was crowded by multitude of
people froThsall parts of the State and
Nevada. The Grand Lodge of the
0ddzfellows held a session in the city
and accepted aIisinvitatiom to attend.
In the Sacramento demonstration
were deputatfons from Nevada, Grass
Eaie Jo, San Francisco, Placerville,
San Jose, MafysEllle, Virginia City,
Gold Hill, Nevada, were also in atten-
dance. The line of travelto and from
Sacramento was thrown open to the
public free, and an immense number
of people took advantage of the cir
cilmsfance and afIocked hither. The
Central Pacific Company had 30 loco
motives gaily decorated, ranged at the
city front, and at signal gun, an
nouncing the driving of the last spike
of'the road, the locomotives opened a
chorus of whistles, and all the bells
and steam whistles in the city joined
in. Profound regretwas expressed at
the roads not. being Joined to-day, and
the failure was attributed to the OBJ
orinability of the Union Pa
cific road to make the connection.
from Promontory say that
several hundred men seized the train
ut Piedmont, on which President Du-
rant was, telling him that they were
hungry and must have their money,
and would detain him till it was forth
coming. The nol-airival of Mr.. Du-1
rant is alledged as the principal reason
of the postponemenf of the ceremony
of joining the reads until Monday
next. Ola -eaas q flsE -r
Desaoaratfc Economy and Radical Extrav-
;=afE4 y - agance dContraeted.
The radical editors and politicians
are endeavoring to create the inpres-
sion that the Democratic Legislature
expended more money than did the
last Republican Legislature. The as
sertion is shown to be untrue by the
following statement made by the Co
lnmbas special correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enqaayer: I" The Republi-
can Legislature in its last year-1S67-
appropriated the sum of SA,7S8,227,
while. the Democratic Legislature IN
lS69-being also its last year-appro.
priated only S4,5H ,295. being S246,9
less than the Republican Legislature
appropriated during the correspond
ing year of its existence; and in the
appropriation bill just passed, the
Morgan raid claims, amounting to
over half million dollars, are pro-
sided for, and also an appropriation TO
rebuild the Central Lunatic Asylum,
which was burned down. This shows
q saving of overa quarter of a million
dollars, compared with the last year
of fhe last Renilhlican I1Ruislatnre.-