The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1871-12-21
rHUKsDAr. DEC. 81. 1871

TIE health Of the Prince of Wales is
on the mend. He is now considered
ont of danger.
The Auburn, n. Y, papers state
that Hon. William III. Sewerd is very
low from paralysis.
THE United States flag no longer
floats oyer the Bay of SANTANA, the two
years lease of the Bay having expired.
The Mikado of Japan announces his
readiness TO open the entire country
to unrestricted intercourse with the
outside world.
I,HE number of inmates at the State
Rrform School for Girls is given at
SO, and the cost of maintaining the in
stitution the past year was slS,lS0.
CoNGREss will take an adjournment
to-day till after the holidays. AS yet
no business of general Importance has
been transacted.
THE President has not received a
request from Schenek asking leave to
resign his position as Minister to Eng
land. The Little Emma is a paying
business.
TIE resignation of Attorney Gene
raj Akerman has been rendered to and
accepted by the President. Ex-Sena-
tor Williams, of Oregon, has been
named as his successor
aIr is said Grant is again in secret
correspondence with Baez in refer
ence to the San Domingo job. He
thought he had soft thing" in that
little speculation, and he can't bear to
give ii up so.
CONGRESS is talking about appropri-
ating S4,000O00 to reconstruct the Q.
S. public buildings in Chicago. That
will be the least expensive job of re-
construction that body has undertake
en- for many years.
The Radicals of Indiana have called
their State nominating convention to
be held at Indianapolis on the 22d of
February hext. That is desecrafion
ofa sacred day to wicked purpose.
The next session of the Ohio Legis-
lature will commence on the 1st of
January, one week from next Monday.
The Inauguration of Goveror Noyes
viii probably take place on the Tues
day following.
The Prohibition party of Connect
cut held their nominating convention
III New Haven on Wednesday of last
week and put in nomination full
State ticket. There were about three
hundred delegates in attendance.
AT an election for Justice Of the
Peace, held in Warren week ago last
Saturday, Jefferson Palm, Democrat,
was elected over Mayor Dawson Re
publican, by "a majority. Palm ran
on the Peoples ticket
OK the 18th inst, petition was
presented in the United States Senate
from 5000 women of the country pro-
testing against female suffrage. The
document was inclosed in bag made
of silk in three separate stripes of red,
white and blue.
THE Report of the Auditor of State
has been fled. The receipts of the
State next year are estimated at So
2O6 900, and disbursements $4,776, 600.
Total taxes collected in 1871 for State,
county and local purposes amounted
TO $23,567, ,664. The amount collected
in 1851 was 81, $685.
The trial of William Jones, colered,
for the killing of John Smith, in the
Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga
county last week, resulted in YER
dict of guilty of murder in the second
degree. The penalty is Imprisonment
in the penitentiary for life.
Two men, John Rich, a carpenter
and Charles Becker, fireman, were in.
stantly killed by the blowing up of az
upright boiler in the glue factory ol
VAIL Brothers, in Chicago, on the
night of the 17th inst. The former was
scalded by steam until his flesh was
cooked, while the latter's head wa,
blown to fragments.
The President has pardoned Charles
Mellen, of the firm of Mellen, Ward
s. Co., Boston, who was convicted in
1859 of defrauding the Government
and sentenced to five years imprison.
ment and to pay fine eof 100000
How much our honest President re.
ceived for that little job is not stated
but as he always has an eye to his OWE
interest, there must have been money
in it.
CoNvIeTED.-On Friday last Johr
Cooper, colored, who killed James III
+ Swing, "a colored tin-snith at Cleve-
land about 3 month ago, was convict
ed of murder in the first degree, in
the Court OF Common Pleas of Cuva.
hoga county. The trial only occupi-
ed about three hours. Cooper being
the only witness called on the part OF
the defense, who confessed his guilt
and made excuses for the act.