The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-07-21
The Senate on wednesday of last

WILLIAM SPENCER, OF LiCk1NG-
The Senate on Wednesday of last
week confirmed General Potts as Gov
ernor of Montana, vice James M
Ashley, the greatimpeacher, removed.
Good bye Jim. -. Iilt
z THEinfallibility dogma was adopted |
by the Ecumenical Council on the 18th
by vote of $50 for to SS against it.
d TIE bill 10 admit Georgia was
passed by Congress at midnight on
the 14th. ~ 5e -
A CHIcAGo youth has committed his
father to the House of Refuge as un-
g0fernable and vicious. 81
ANDREW, son of Mr.. Lewis Ander-
son, of Steubenville, aged about nine
years, was drowned on the 9th inst.
CoNGREss has passed and the Presi- |
dent approved the bill granting PEN
sion Of $4,000 year to Mrs. Lincoln.
CoNGREss adjourned on Friday last
according to joint resolution of the
two branches, and there was a pros
pect that for short time the country
would be rid of set of men who for
seven. long months have been devot-
ing their time and talent in devising
ways and means to plunder the peo-
pie for the benefit of the privileged
orders. But Grant wouldn't let them
stay adjourned, and has ordered an
extra session. a.5, 80
SUNDAY last is represented as being
the hottest day of the season in Phila-
delphia, the mercury being as high as
was ever known there, ranging from
102 to los degrees in the shade.
The new grand daughter of Queen
Victoria, born to the Princess Chris.
tian of Schleswig- Holstein, is simply
named Victoria Louisa Sophie Au-
gusta Amelia Helena That's all.
+ What q long tail our cat has, got.
.H MURPHY was confirmed by the
Senate as Collector of New York
. with only three votes against him, af-
ter Fenton had spoken at great length
in opposition to him, declaring that
/ he was not a Republican, and that if
confirmed the Republican party of
New York would be "gone up" for
ever. That was complimentary to
- Fenton, very. ii.53s4 rs
ORGANIzED.-The National Demo.
cratic Committee is now fully organ
lied, with Hon. Samuel J. Randall, of
Pennsylvania, as President, to whom
all communications may be addressed.
Noah L. Jefries is Secretary, and
Hon. Thomas Swan, Treasurer. All
remittances are to be made TO the last
named. S3}efsl BE-
The only newspapers in the United
States, says the Crisis, that have de-
elared in favor of the nomination OF
Grant for a second term are the Balti-
more Americam and the Ohio State
~ journal, both conducted by office
holders. The disinterestedness ofthese
papers is apparent. n
le What has become of that grand con-
~ fidenee expressed a few short months
ago in Grants administration i
q would seem as though Ulysses ISM
ethe coming man. as much as he was
Bur nineteen men could be found
in the Virginia House of Delegates il
9 favor of mixing white and negro chill
dren in the public schools. Only TIVE
white men voted for the negro move
ment. Wont Virginia have to be re
constructed? :
THOMAS CHANCE, a prominent citi
zen of Champaign Comfy, hanged
himself in o sugar, camp near his resi-
dence, some five miles from Urbana
on the 9th inst MIR. c. had been Sc
verely afflicted with, erysipelas 70
some time, and the disease seemed t
!; defy the skill of the physicians. Hi
mind was evidently affected by it, an
he wrought his own destruction in
moment of mental ABORTION, MI
c. was an excellent man, a leadin
Democratic politician, and was widel
known and regretted. - He55
AT Ashland, Ohio, on Thursda
evening, the 9th inst, a shooting q
fray occurred between John j. Jacob
m prosecuting attorney. and G. L. Yea
ick, Treasurer elect, in the office {
the former, in which Yearick was sh'
in the side, the ball striking rib an
glancing off, making o treubleson
but not dangerous wound. The alte
cation arose about two persons wi
had been arrested on suspicion, an
Jacobs commenced abusing then
when Yearick interferad in their b.
half. 5lBuls .rs.l.5 .z3 .,fesz g i-sai
CONGRESS has settled the Switzle
Dyer contested election case fro
Missouri. Dyer (RadicaD had Il
seat; Switzler (Democrat contest,
it. It-was found that the votes stot
as follows: For. w. S. Switzier,
286; for d. p. Dyer, 5,576-Switzlel
majority, H0. But Dyer retains t
seat by the decision of Radical Co
IA, gress. " I'll .l8i sasJ lftja3
@ The Charlottesville Qndiana) "a
UieU says: In Montgomery Count
hundreds of voters, who have heret
fore voted the Radical ticket will ve
with the Democracy this fall. VIII
the Radical candidates will recei
the support of the two hundred I
groes now in the county, besides t
hordes of new darkies that will
brought in ON the eve of the electit
we have an abiding faith that I
white mans ticket will prevail by
large majority. HilI Boo
Co,oo,,+ ~, tbo{10tb ;rst