The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-04-20
NEWS ITEMS.

JAMES S. GRAIL. Ses'y.
NEWS ITEMS.
FIGHTING still continues around Pa
ris, and the loss of life is frightful.
The total subscription to the new
loan up to Saturday, was $58,000,0O0
The law requiring Congress to meet
on the 4th of March has been re-
-pealed.
CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE appeared and
took his seat in the Supreme Court on
Monday.
TWELVE eonvicts escaped from the
Nebraska State prison, at Lincoln, on
Z Sunday night.
A New YORK TELEGRAM says: One
thousand colored people are now
awaiting transportation to Liberia.
The American Hotel at Rochester,
Minnesota, was destroyed by fire on
Sunday last. Loss $1,000; partially
insured.
THE female seminary at North Gran
vile, N. Y, was destroyed by fire on
Friday last. Loss $4,000; insured
for $25,OO0.
We believe it is pretty generally
conceded that English 10 the Cover
nor elect of Connecticut. The Hart
ford Times claims his majority ut AZ.
A CovINGToN woman wants the
Cincinnati Ferry Company to pay
her $4,000 for drowning her husband,
but they prefer to get her another.
The President is contemplating q
trip to the Pacific coast, and will leave
Washington with his family about the
25th or 26th, to be absent about six
weeks.
A Mr.. MARION, of Fort Wayne.
Ind, has just married his eighth wife,
having been divorced from seven.
He says he is most tired of trying to
get wife.
The negro Henry Harris, who kill
ed J. B. Crockett, son of Davy Crock
EFT, some months ago, has been con-
victed of murder in the first degree,
at Marion, Arkansas.
AwoRKMAN named John Davis was
killed by a gas explosion at Showers
blast furnace at Morristown, Pa, on
Saturday. Three or four other per-
sons were injured.
THE merchants of Boston have
formed an association under the name
of Anti-Income Tax Association of
Boston, the object of which is to test
the constitutionality of the income
tax.
GRANT is said to be in favor OF am
nesty, bat thinks the time has not ar
rived yet. The war has been ended
for six years, and yet the policy of
hate continues. When shall We have
peace?
ALondon telegram of the 18th says:
"A dispatch from Versailles says the
government has given Paris twenty
four hours to surrender. The family
of American Minister Washburnel
have left Paris"
The Nebraska State Lunatic Asy-
lum at Lincoln, was burned to the
ground on Monday forenoon. Two
inmates are supposed to have perished
in the flames, one of whom was chain,
cd in his cell. Loss, $4,000.
The Massachusetts Supreme Court
has awarded $4,000 damages against
the town of Ashfield, in favor of ).
III. Dyer, for personal injuries to plain
tif's wife, caused by defect in the
highway. Corporations will take
heed and mend their ways.
The general amnesty bill was killed
on Monday, for the present session,
by laying the proposition of Senator
Robertson to so amend the order of
business as to permit action ON the
House bill on that subject, on the ta-
BILE, by vote of 20 against 16.
IT is said that Senator Sumner is
about to explain the relations between
himself and Secretary Fish, in which
he will make some interesting reyela-
tions concerning the management of
the State Department, and that he
will be severe on the Secretary
" Let us have peace" -
A dispatch dated Rutland, Vt.,April
z, says: Mills and other buildings of
the West Cas.leton Slate and Railroad
Company were burned Saturday night
about II o'clock, and large amount
of manufactured goods and machinery
destroyed. Loss $15O,OOO; insured
for $4,000.
ABOUT two o'clock on Sunday
morning disastrous collision occur
red OIL the Erie Railroad at Weehaw-
ken. A tram from the cattle yards at
Fort Lee met train bound for the oil
docks on the single track just south of
Weehawkcn. The engine, together
with four oil cars and three cattle cars,
were completely wrecked, entailing
loss of $25,OO0. Michael Hanlon, one
of the engineers, was terribly scalded,
and the fireman, in leaping from the
train, fell and sustained ssvsre inju-
ries.