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The New York herald., 1870-10-25

CSO WEST 27TH STA RESPECTABLE GIRL TO DO
Zoo general housework In small private family willing
aud obliglng city reference.
The New York herald., 1870-10-25

c2 COLUMBIA ST, BETWEEN STATE AND AT
O.e ianiic sts BOoklyn.A respectable married
baby fresh breast OF mix Call for dave
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-05-30
'CaIE a3aL H;At2h E'rS.

PETROLEUM atIssN f,Z's--isg TEE
EGHhPE:.
western TJniau ESno Market Report.
Reports Os al In O sales OF Petroleum
In Ncyv York Yesterday.
Special Dispatches 10 the Daily Record
Petroleum market very nrrn, little trade,
prices show no decided change, bulk l5@
l516; refined 271IM273G for spot delivery.
PhilaGelphia delivery very quiet, steady
prices refined S. W. 27ll for May and 2I}4C0
273S for Juno.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-05-30

UiyiEo Services.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Preaching at ii o'clock A. NJ, and Z
o'clock p. NJ.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Services every Sabbath at II A. NJ. ana
* P. y. Sabbath School at l21a 2. II.
eats free. a cordial, Invitation extenl-
e1 to all.
REV. c. N. HEARD, Pastor.
ct. PETERS AND PAULS ICathoiie)
CHURCH.
Moss at lGll4 q. N.
Vesner and Benedicton Of the Blessed
Saofatuent ut 4 p. N.
Catechism at..2ssp. m.
JAMES DUNN, Pastor.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-17
DIED.

GREEN-At the residence of his brother, John
Green, in Ravenna, on Saturday, the 18th inst,
of heart disease, Robert A. Green, in the 64th
< year of his age.
Mr.. Green was born in Herkimer county, n.
Y. in July, 1906 and moved to Ravenna in 1894
where he has since resided. He was man of
unassuming character and universally respect
ed by all who knew him.
BEMAN-0n Monday, March 14th, 1870, at 10
O'Clock M, Mrs. Sarah E.. wife of Truman NJ.
Beman. Esq., of Ravenna, O., aged Al years
and ten months.
The funeral was attended at the residence of
Mr.. BeInan, on Clinton Avenue, at half-past one
p. M, W ednesday.
=, Mrs. Beman was a native of Richmond, Onta-
rio, Canada, in which vicinity her mother and
two sisters now reside. Her mother and one
sister recently spent several weeks visiting
her, which was q source of great satisfaction
and happiness. In her immediate family, her
husband and four children remain to mourn her
loss She had been for several months suffering
from consumption, and for the last few days
death size was conscious, and appeared firm,
cheerful and resigned, and so quietly passed to
her peaceful rest. 1t is believed that her soul
was firmly anchored in that faith which fails
not in the hour of trial and need.
Mrs. Beman was remarkable for her prudent,
earnest and faithful devotion to family and
friends, and for pure, thoughtful self denying
and conscientious life. For such virtues she
was greatly loved and esteemed by a large cir
Gle OF nelgnDOfS, relaGlFeS ana IflenQS In tneIr
great trial the hearts of the family have been
much cheered by the attentive sympathy and
constant kindness of neighbors,
To the bereaved little family circle who are
left behind, she leaves that mothers richest
legacy, the sweet memory of worthy and a
spotless life. Her influence survives her here,
while she has but gone forward.
ASLEEP in Jesusi blessed sleepl
= From which none ever wakes to weep,
calm and undisturbed repose,
AUnbroken by the last of woes.
"Asleep in,Jesus! how sweet
To be for such slumber meet; .--
~ With holy confidence to sing
That death has lost its venomed sting.
''Asleep in Jesusl peaceful resti
Whose waking is supremely blest;
.i No fear, no voc shall dim that hour
That manifests the Savior's power" .,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-17
proeres.-remaIe Grand Jurr.

The first lady Grand Jury ever held
in the world, was empanneIed at Lar
annie City, Wyoming Territory, on
the 7th inst. All the ladies drawn as
jurors were promptly on hand, and
none asked to be excused. a motion
to quash the panel was overruled, and
the jury was sworn, and lady bailiff
appointed to take charge of them
The following charge was delivered
to them by Judge Howe before their
retirement
Eadies and Gents Of the Grand Jury:
It is great novelty to see, as we. do
to-day, ladies summoned as jurors
The extention of the political rights
and franchise to women is subject
that is agitating the whole country
/ have never taken an active part in
these discussions, but have long seen
that woman was victim to the vices,
crimes and immortality of man, with
no power to protect and defend her.
self from these evils. / have long
felt that such powers of protection
should be conferred upoN woman, and
it has fallen to our lot here to act as
pioneers in this movement, and to test
the question. The eyes of the world
are to-day fixed upon this jury of AL
bany county. There is not the slighc-
est improperly in any lady occupy
ing this position, and wish to assure
you that the fullest protection of the
court shall be accorded 10 you. 1t
would be most shameful scandal that
in our temples of Justice, and i'll our
courts of law anything shouid be per-
mitted which the most sensitive lady
might not hear with propriety and
witness and here let me say that it
will be a sorry day for any man who
shall so far forget the courtesies due,
and paid by every American gentle
man to every American lady, even by
word or act, endeaYor to deter you
from the exercise of these rights of
which the law has invested you.
will conclude with the remark that
this is question for you to decide for
yourself. No man has any right to
interfere. It seems to be eminently
proper for woman to sit upon grand
juries, which will give them the best
possible opportunities to aid in sup
pressing the, dens of infamy which
course the country. shall be glad OF
your assistance in the accomplishing eni
of this object. l do not make these
remarks from any distrust of the gen.
tlemen. On the contrary, I am ex-
ceedingly pleased and gratified with
the indications of intelligence, love Of
law and good order, and the gentle
manly department which l. see mani
tested I will now listen to any rea.
sons which any juror may, make fol
being excused. AA ~
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-17

g. = ~
The SPRING ELEcT1uNs.-In another
column will be found call for a
meeting of the Democratic voters of
Rayenna township and village, to be
held at Citizens Hall on Saturday, eve
ming, the 26th inst, TO nominate town
ship and corporation officers. The
time for the Spring elections is near
at hand, and the Democracy should be
making preparations for the contest.
This is but preliminary to the great
contest which comes off next fall,
when State officers and Congrssmen
are to be elected. Itmay be that we will
be borne down with defeat, but that
is no reason why we should lay su-
pinely on our backs and allow the
despot's chains to be rivited upon our
limbs. Let our friends in every town
ship go to work and put in nomination
for the various offices the truest, best
and most reliable men and then go
earnestly to work to elect them, and
leave the results to take care of them
selves. 9f an z10d
MACK, of the Enquirer, relates the
following: aiaI eftf.1
Tney tell good thing on Revels,
which causes me to doubt the conf
dence of the Radicals in his intelli-
gence and loyalty. A few days ago
Wilson, in conversation with Judge
Thurman, remarked, by way of a
pleasant joke, that as there were no
vacant seats on the Republican side OF
the chamber they had concluded to
give Revels desk next to him (Thur,
man. - Wilson thought Thurman
would entera serious protest-but he
didn't. He jumped at once to q prac.
teal view of the matter and replied
All right. Put him next to me, anG
I'll have him voting with the Demo
Gratis on every question that comes
up in less than a week" Wilson
didn't laugh any more-and Revel
wasn't seated next to Thurman. Th,
Radicals took him to their own side
evidently regarding him as tende
lamb of the fold, in need of a httl
nursing. 88 is $50 ae
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-17
THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS.
RAvENNA. THURsDAY. MAR. II. 1870.


The recent charter elections and
town meetings in the State of New
York, have resulted in overwhelming
Democratic victories. In Utica,
Rome, Elmira, Oswego, Auburn,
Newburg, Rowdout, Ifhica and a
number of other large towns of the
State, the Democratic candidates have
been elected by unexpectedly large
majorities. The adoption of the 18th
amendment iniquity by the Radicals,
in violation of the express will of the
people, don't promise to result in
much advantage to its authors. The
conservative men of the Republican
party are becoming disgusted with the
whole business, and are beginning to
vote and act with the Democracy.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-17

CoAING ,DowN.-There is great Joy
among certain class of, the, Radical
leaders over the decline III gold and
the prospect of a, speedy resumption
of specie payments. 1t will doubtless
be great blessing to the bondholders
who purchased bonds in depreciated
paper, worth but 40 or so cents on the
dollar, to make it sure that they will
receive both principal and interest of
thelr;bonds in gold 1t will doub tless
be, gratifying to capitalists, who in
years gone by, loaned deprecated pa
per, TO obtain gold dollars in return.
1t will be beneficial to those, creditors
who sold property on a paper basis to
receive their pay in coin.t But how
the debtor class and the laboring, pro-
ducing classes are to be benefited we
can't exactly understand. The heavy
burden of taxes, National, State and
local, which the producing, people have
to pay, will not be in the least dimin-
1slCuj cAiployiuSut Will uO1 W Oh
more plenty nor wages any higher: it
will be no more easy to pay OF collect
debts. Then who but the bendhoId-
ers and the creditor class will be like
ly to benefited by the return to specie
payments which can only be perma-
nently accomplished by a large reduc-
tion in the volume OF. the currency.
Lift from the shoulders of the people
the oppressive burden of taxation IN
der which they are groaning pay the
national bonds in the kind of currency
or in the value which the government
received for them !; return to that sys-
tenn of rigid economy in the manage.
ment of the affairs of the government
in practice before the days. of Radical
rule, and no class of our people will
be more rejoiced to see a return Of
the good old times" when the gilt.
tering coin was seen shining through
the interstices of silken purses, thar
i the hard-money Democracy. ~
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-17

" ACCORDING to a recent legislative
act, teachers certificates obtained in
any county are now valid in all coun-
ties in the State" has been going the
roHnds of the local press. There
must be some mistake about this, as
the bill was killed in the present Leg
islature, receiving only two votes in
its favor in the lower House when
called up,-Er.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-17
A Candid Confe.sion.

This is rather candid, though not
all shameless, confession for Radical
newspaper like the Chicago Post: .z
d "a canvass of the United States
Senate, shows that three-fourths of
the men in it are engaged, avowedly
or through their friends, in some form
of business, the profits of which are
directly increased by the imposition
of high duties on foreign articles
which come into competition with
them" s35fl'l ~ !
Is this not as reprehensible as SELL
ing cadetship?
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-17
.rha socinI. ouestian.

The extremists of Akron seem,
without further discussion, to be de-,
termined to force tolan issue heques-
tion of social equality of the races.
One prosecution after another against
the proprietor of the Skating Rink
has become the fashion, and order of
the day and the object seems to be to
force the white and black, people to
mingle in their amusements, "without
regard to race, color or previous con-
dition,~ whether they are inclined to
do SO Oh. not. We, in common with
the mass of; cur fellow citizens, pro-
test against all snch outrageous at
tempts. As tap American citizen we
claim, and shall exercise and enjoy
the inalien able right to select our own
associates in the various callings and
amusements of life, and we accord to
others the same privilege. And we
regard it as rather disgrace than an
honor to Akron, that it furnishes the
first instance in which a. Systematic
endeavor has been made to compel
the two races to, a amalgamate. We
confidently predict that this onslaught
upon the lawsoofi nature and of God
will prove to be an abo rtion.-AHron
| City Times. 4e,'qsg .al Isl i1jls5ffs
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-17
Rayenna, March 10, 1870.


BEN. BUTLER has introduced in
Congress bill to prevent any Court
of law oroequity in the United States,
from making or entering any order,
Judgment or decree, requiring the
payment of any debtin any other cur
rency than legal tender notes. The
object is to circumvent the late decis-
ion of the Supreme Court. But if
that decision be good law, then Spoon
ey's new bill is unconstitutional and
void, But the Radical leaders are de-
termined that the people shall have
no gold on their contracts which were
entered into upon specie basis, while
they insist that the bondholders who
were promised only paper, shall be
paid in coinr7--and to accomplish this,
would set at defiance the decision of
the Court. 1s.s,a.5..a s.,.e5r
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-17

r EGAL NOTICE.-Alonzo H. Wolfrom,
IL late of Ravenna, whose present residence
is reported to be West Windsor, Eaton County,
Michigan, will take. notice that Amelia A. VOL
from, did on the 25th day of February, A. D.,
1910, file her petition in the Office of the Clerk of
the Court of Common Pleas, within and for the
comfy of Portage and State of Ohio charging
the said Alonzo IL. Wolfrom, with having will
fully abandoned her without good cause, and re-
ing that she may be decreed reasonable alimo-
NY, and that Defendants real estate situate in
said county of Portage, and described in said
petition, be appropriated to pay tho same, which
petition will be for hearing at the next term of
said Conrt AMELIA a WOLFROM. 2
BY w. b. THOMAS, her Attorney.
2 Dated this ed day of March, 1870. TQ.6M.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-17

TXECUTOR'S SALE OF REAL ES-
IL TATE.-In pursuance to an order of the
Probate Court of Portage County, Ohio, made
on the sth day of January, A. ID. 1870, shall OIL
ses, on Saturday, the 9th day of April A. ID.
1870 between the hours of 10 O'Clock, A. NJ. and
O'Clock, p; NJ, the following real estate be-
to-Wit: T; -.-4 t -.5Fy,-faf.
Being part of lot No 90 in the township of
Rootstown, county of Portage and State of Ohio,
and bounded on the north by land of S. Swag-
ger and NJ. lSapp, on the east by MISSY Pond and
land of j. Sapp, on the south by lot line and
of said Seymour and Swagger and lot line, con-
tanning one hundred and nine acres of land, to
be sold unincumbered. r-ysI if.r.a
Terms of Sale-One-third cash in hand, one
third in one year, and one -thiId in two years.
Appraised at $5i50,00.
Hrl.N1 a} ',ir OTIS REED,
Executor of last will of John O'Neill, dec.
Z BY HART Il REED, Att'ys.
RootstOwn, March 8, 1870, S0-4w.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-17
.RAyENNA MARKET.
myers nav the following nrices.
MARKETS.

CLEVELAND, March 15 1850.
F1our-AIarket dull; unchanged. We quote
as follows City made $7,00@7,35 for xxx
white; S5 0095, 80 for XX spring.
Wheat--No. Red Winter held at 81. II.
Corn-New held at TIC.
Oats-Held at 4Tc
Pork-Quiet but steady. No. Mess $26 so;
Long Clear S2S,50
Bntter-Held at 3O9S2c for choice grades Wes-
tern Reserve roll and tub.
Cheese-Held at 169fSc for Factory; Dairy at
15917c.
Eggs-Held at s4a25c.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-17
Purifying Congress.

In commenting on the recent inves-
tigation in the House of Representa-
tiYes of the cadetship brokerage busi-
ness, the st. Paul DSspatcA, Radical
journal, has the following sensible re-
marks:
A great noise has been made over
the sterling virtues displayed by Con-
gress IN ordering the Investigation
and forcing the guilty members from
their seats. This is all very well, SO
far as it goes, but it looks like hunt
ing down few weak men for minor
offenses, while the large rascals in the
puddle are allowed to strut and swell
in their places of power unrebuked.-
We should like to see this work of
publication continued and extended
beyond the petty appointments of Ca
dets. In all of these cases the money
did not go direct to the Congressman,
but was either used for political pur-
poses in his district, or given to some
third party who had the necessary
"inhuence" with the Member to Sc
cure the appointment. If similar
rule was applied and an investigation
made into appointments generally,
there would be q great thinning of
Congressional ranks. 1t is within
bounds to say that three-fourths of
the appointments made are bestowed
upon men who have contributed mon
ey to elect the Congressman who gives
them the Office. There is no conceal
ment OF the matter, and the sole claim
for appointment often is that the par
ty has contributed money. A good
many will wonder why such an out
burst of virtue and Indignation should
be heaped upon the unlucky wights
who sold cadetships, when the great
majority of congressman have sold
other appointments, post Offices, in
ternal revenue, &C., the money having
gone into the campaign, or third par
| ty go-between, leaving as much rea-
son to suppose that the go-between
divided with the Congressman as in
the case of the cadet matter"
That paper would like to have the
investigation carried into the other
end of the Capitol TO ascertain how
many are sitting in the Senate Cham
Der who did not buy outright the
privilege of sitting in those uphol-
stored chairs. Why not at the same
time extend the Investigation to the
other end of the Avenue aud find out
for what consideration official ap.
pointments are bestowed by the head
of the Great Gift Enterprise. If it is
q crime of such magnitude for mem.
Der of the House of Representatives
to confer a cadetship to West Point
for money consideration, as to de.
. mand his expulsion from that body
it is difficult for some people to under
stand why it is not equally rcprehen
sible for the President to bestow ths
patronage of his high Office upor
those who have been laYishihg theil
presents upon him.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-17
The Negro Vote.

According to the census of 1860,
the negro vote will be about as fol-
lows in the States given below. In
some Of these States the negro popu-
lation has increased, and will be some-
what larger than what is shown, while
in ofhers IL has decreased
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-17

: 4 &. = J.
In A GREAT HURRY.-At the late
town elections in the State of New
York, SO great was the anxiety of the
Radical inspectors of elections, to OBJ
tain the votes of the negroes, that
they could not wait for the official
proclamation Of the ratification of the
18th Amendment. They could not
help but be aware of the fact that, not
counting New York and Indiana,
about the validity of whose ratifca-
tion even some of the most ultra Rad
icals have serious doubts, the requi-
site two-thirds of the States in the
Union have not yet been received
Texas and Georgia which have not
yet been fully restored to the Union,
are still needed to make up the mum.
Der. These New York Radicals were
altogether too fast in this matter
But, notwithstanding many illegal
votes were thus obtained for the Rad
ical tickets, it was of little avail to
them, as the result shows that the
Democrats have made large gains. :
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-17
The New Railroad Project.

~ {
Ed. Press: I beg your further in
dulgence for a small space in your
valuable journal, to add to the article
on the above subject which appeared
in your impression of the Sd inst
The omission made was very prop
erly pointed out by Citizen" in this
days journal, viz: What would. be
the length of the cars?" The small
est cars, carrying only one ton would
take 5 feet in the length of the train,
but the others carrying from IL to 4
tons would be of less length in pro-
portion to the weight of the train
load. 500 od5 81 sE}ss asE
The road I have suggested with
rolling stock, &C., sufficient to carry
800 tons of minerals and other COM
fmodities from the district through
which it passes would cost $160,00O,
and the revenue derivable from the
investment as follows: so
Minerals, coal and iron ore, 800 tons
per day at 30 cents per ton, S240; pas
sengers and merchandise goods per
day, say $50; timber, stone, ma
nure, &c, &C., $40; total of one
days earnings, $500. $500 multiplied
/ by S13 days, equals annual revenue,
S100, 160; deduct working expenses so
per cent. of gross revenue, $5O,0s0; ;
available for dividend, additional roll
ling stock and improvement, $5O,OSO.
III Such roads as have;now suggested
generally are made by the inhabitants
of the district through which they
pass; owned and managed by those
whose interest was to have it made,
and, by so doing, getting cheap tram
sit for their commodities, and benefit
themselves in many ways without be-
ing obliged to go, cap in hand, to ask
4 for what is right, as matter of favor,
from parties whose sudden social
& elevation out-stripped their moral
fgrowth, and who are responsible fol
4 nothing when once discharged. 7
4 2lttaaiao adi=-sifa~ "DENIzEN."
1 s. Roro,,,,o, REo,ol, 10 1o7n
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-17

Gov. STEVENSON, of Kentucky re-
fuses to accept the Resignation of Col
liday. He says Golliday must stand
the investigation on the charge of sell
ing cadetships, and, if found guilty,
be expelled, That is right. -
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-03-17
Facta Tor Eraa-Tradars.

E0ctg Tor Ere0-Tf3d6r8s -
In 1858, under moderate tariff, the
price of pair of mems stout boots
was $40; at the present time, under
an extravagant tariff, the same boots
cost $3.50.
The exports of American manufac-
tured cotton goods in 1860, under a
low tariff were four times as great as
in 1869. il sa
The export of woolen fabrics of
American make has declined, within
the last fiscal year, sixty per cent
amounting in the aggregate to but
$1600O0; while Great Britain, under
Free trade, exported in the same year
$l29,00O,o I,
The export of boots and shoes, in
1868, was 81, 1929, 900; in 1869, it had
declined to $475, ,O50. 9al
In Massachusetts,, 9 more persons
were crowded into each 100 houses
than in 1861. a
A gold dollar will buy twice as
much salt in England or Spain as in
the United States. s 6ilsf aIs
A gold dollar will, in London, pur-
chase one and a third yards of tapes
try, Brussels carpeting; in New
York, it will buy but four-sixths of a
yard. 0iiz . nfai 8aa 4ft -.
s One hundred bushels of wheat will
! buy, in Liverpool, 700 lbs. of blank
cts ; in New York, they will exchange
for only $50 lbs. .st 8a9s sis
T In 1853, in the city of New York
100 bushels of wheat would buy 1886
lbs. of cut nails; in 1869, they will
purchase but 2700 lbs. aoBa -
a.a Before the war, the price of CHEAP
gaiter was but 80 cents now it il
$1,05.