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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-08
The British TronhIe.

A Washington special of the 4th
inst, says:
No official advices have been receiv-
ed here confirming the cable dispatch
es that Great Britain has Withdrawn
its arbitrator from the Geneva Con-
ference, and intends to propose re-
opening the negotiations on the Ala
bama claim matter. Secretary Fish
does not think there is anything in the
case, as submitted by the American
Counselors, to produce so much ex-
citement in England. The objection
able points are open to counter state
ments and arguments, after which
both sides are submitted to the Arbi-
traitors for their decision. The sindi-
rect damages" to which frequent ref
erence is made, which are in fact the
real cause of all the excitement in
England, appear in the American case
under the head of Indemnity" for
National expenditure in the pursuit
of those Confederate cruisers which
were allowed to sail from British
ports, and for loss in the transfer of
nearly all the American commercial
marine TO the British flag. These
points may or may not be thrown out
by the Arbitrators. Indeed, not a
few public men of both parties fear
that the actual losses even will not be
allowed, in the belief that Great Brit
ain will be able to prove that "due
diligence" was exercised within the
meaning of international law, and the
definition laid down in the sixth ar
ticle of the Washington Treaty, to
prevent the Confederate cruisers from
sailing from British ports.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-08
The Great swindle.

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Whatever Congress may do in the
way of whitewashing Secretary Bout
wells operations in refunding the pub
lie debt, it cannot rub out the fact that
he had increased the public debt tenn
porarily, to the amount of about $l35-
100000, by which the Syndicate was
enabled to draw interest on both the
old and new bonds without paying
any consideration therefor, thereby
pocketing $2.025,O0O, which added to
its aggregate compensation amounts
to $2,462, 200.
The same policy pursued in regard
to the balance of the loan would allow
the Syndicate to reap the magnificent
harvest of $24, 700, 900, and this in ad-
dition to the fact that they exchange
bonds which the Government has the
right to pay in greenbacks and to tax,
for bonds payable in gold and exempt
from all manner of taxation. This is
the way the people are swindled for
the benefit of the favored few.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-08
Becoming Alarmed

A well-informed correspondent of
the New York Tribune writes from
Washington that the friends of Grant
in Congress are really afraid, and that
their last resort is to frighten his op-
ponents into support by declaring that
Grant and the party are inseperable.
Senators freely confess that within
thirty days the situation has greatly
changed, and that, although they do
not give up their belief that Grant will
be renominated, it will be only after
severe fight. They admit that other
men in the party are more available,
and estimate that, if he is elected, it
will be by very close vote while the
best thing for the party would be the
formal refusal of Grant to run. The
Cincinnati Convention comes in now
to increase the fears of these gentle
men and to warrant their estimation
of the difficulties in the way of Grants
denomination. Affairs have been
tending to this end for long time,
and it is to be hoped that nothing will
interfere with the prosecution of the
scheme.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-08

In an opiuion delivered by the Su-
preme Court, yesterday, the Court
maintained that the power of the
President to pardon all offences
against the Federal government is full
and absolute, and cannot be interfered
with or obstructed by Congress. 1t is
therefore in the discretion of the Pre-
sident to grant universal amnesty by
an exercise of the pardoning power,
if he chooses. If the President were
wise statesman, or even if be were
willing to reduce his noted motto,
.ssLet us have peace" to practice, he
would pardon all who participated in
the rebellion which was crushed sew
en- years ago, and trust to the public
sentiment of the country to justify
him. Of course, we expect nothing OF
the kind from the small-souled, mar
row minded General Grant World,
Jan. 80. 3
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-08
Influence of Party Prejudice,

The long continuance of party pre-
iudice, its hereditary transmission for
generations, is one of the most marked
phenomenons in politics.. Thus the
sections of the country which were
the strongest against Thomas Jefer-
son in 1900, and Andrew jackson in
1928 and 1882, still vote against those
who control and represent the organ
ization which elected those distin-
guished men, and they still manifest
much of the bitterness and animosity
to their memory that their ancestors
did 20 their persons while living. Ev-
cry New England State voted against
Thomas Jefferson in 1900. They all
likewise voted against Andrew Jack
son in 1928: in 1856 against James
Buchanan, and in 1868 against Horatio
Seymour.
When we descend to counties we
find the same manifestations. Berks
county, Pennsylvania, was a great
Jefferson stronghold in 1900. Lancas-
ter county, on the contrary, was strong
ly opposed to him. To-day Berks is
the strongest Democratic county in
the State, and Lancaster one OF the
strongest Republican. In Ohio the
great jackson counties were Butler,
Fairfield, Brown, Mercer, Richland,
and so forth. while the Adams coun-
ties were Warren, Clinton Clarke,
Ashtabula and Cuyahoga, DIVISION
which has been maintained down to
the present time. What changes have
been made has been owing to foreign
emigration rather than to changes of
opinion of the descendants of the
original settlers. If there was any
doubt of the Democratic organization
being the lineal successor of that
which slected Jefferson and Jackson,
it would be dissipated by the facts to
which we have called attention. But
this is not all. Where there are any
newspapers now in existence which
were established in the early part of
the century, we find those of the Fed
eral, and afterward anti-Jackson, to
be now Grant Republican, and Vice
versa. To the Democratic party the
fame and reputation of Jefferson and
Jackson are dear, and they are never
assailed Withoat the prompt reply of
Some of its members. On the contra
ry the recollections of Hamilton, John
Jay, John Adams, and the other great
Federalists of 1900, are equally cham
pioned by the Republican opposition.
There have been individual changes
of distinguished men-like Henry
CLAW from Democrat to Federalist, and
James Buchanan and Roger B. Taney
from Federalist to Democrat-but they
are only exceptions to the rule. The
South in 1860 was for Jeffersonian
State Bights, in 1927 it was 70 r Jack
son, and in 1872 it will be for the DEM
ocratic candidate who contests the
field against Grant. We feel proud of
these "reminiscences. There is little in
this country that is glorious in its
early history that is not associated
with the Jefferson and Jackson reg
snaes, and the dark blotches upon it
have been made by those who, led
astray by partisan luminosity, opposed
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-08

He caught such a cold he could not sing"
Poor, unfortunate, Batrachian in
what sad plight he must have been.
And yet his misfortune was one that
often befalls singers. Many once
tuneful voice among those who belong
to the g gems homo" is utterly spoiled
by s' cold in the head" OF on the lungs
OF both combined. For the above
mentioned '.croaker" we are not aware
that any remedy was eyer devised !;
but we rejoice to know that all human
singers may keep their heads clear and
their throats in tune by a timely use
of DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy and
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry, both of which are sold by Drug
gists. $40.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-08


A BRUTAL MURDER. = A despatch
from Paris, KY, dated the 4th inst.
says: Zack Goldman, blacksmith
living at Monterey, small village
about four miles southeast of this
place, was shot and instantly killed
about noon to-day by Nose Moore,
free negro before the war. Our in
formant of the horrible deed could
give no particulars except that while
dining with his sister he heard five
shots, and simultaneously Herewith
heart-rending shrek from Godman's
wife. Running out he found Goldman
dead and his wife wringing her hands
in great distress. Goldman was sol
dier in the Federal army during the
war Shortly after the war he located
near Shawhan's Station, in this county.
He bore bad character, and was un-
der indictment for several grave Of
fenses.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-08

Our Washington correspondent
makes the positive assertion that the
electoral vote for the next President
will be cast on the present basis of
243 members for the House, instead of
283, as under the new bill. We can
not believe this to be possible. 1t
is robbery of the west and the
South. It is in the teeth of former
precedents of1832 and 1852. 1t is RI
diculous, too, this voting for Presi
dent and Congressman on the same
day, tc take their seats at the same
time, that the one should be elected
under the old, and the other under the
new law. The new apportionment,
when signed by the President, will be
the law of the land, and all elections
afterward must be held not under the
old dead law it superceds.-Enq.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-08
A Terrible Deed of Blood,

A Lexington Ky. telegram of the
1st inst, says:
James Slough and his wife, old and
respected citizens of Richmond, KY,
became involved in quarrel at their
home this forenoon. Slough, who
was under the influence of liquor, be-
came enraged, and drawing a large
clasp knife from his pocket, made a
desperate attack upon his wife, plung-
ing the knife into her breast and abb
domen some fifteen or twenty times,
no one being present to interrupt him
in his murdefous design.
The neighbors being apprised of the
affair by some little children, went to
the house and found Mrs. Slough ly-
ing in pool OF blood upon the floor,
She only lived long enough to tell
who her murderer was, and that she
could not account for his inhuman at
tack. Jealousy is said to have been
the original cause which led to such
fatal results.
The next day crowd of twenty
five or thirty masked men went to the
Jail in Richmond where Slough was
confined. Overpowering the Sheriff
they took the keys of the Jail and pro-
ceeded to Stough's cell and marched
him out short distance, where they
hung him to tree. The mob then
quietly dispersed, leaving their victim
hanging.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-08

Washington special says that par
ties who. are comforting there with
reference to the Republican Reform
Convention to meet IN Cincinnati in
May, have assurances that every Con-
gressional District in the country will
be represented. 1t is also said that
the convention of the Labor Reform
ers on the 18th of this month will, by
advice of its leaders adjourn and join
hands with the Liberal Republican
Convention, taking action identical
with that body. Still those who ad
here ste the waning fortunes of the
great receiver, profess to believe that
there will not be very much of a storm
after all.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-08

PROF. WILSON, Principal of Union
School, at Washington, Pa, was shot
and dangerously wounded on the af-
ternoon of the 1st inst, by Thomas
McGiffen. The Professor had refused
to deliver note from McGiffen to one
of the young ladies, and being order
ed from the premises, McGiffen shot
him, the ball entering above the hip.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-08
Moving Buildings.

YIJHE undersigned, having the only complete
i set of tools for moving buildings. within
thirty miles of Ravenna and having had six
teen years experience in the business, will take
contracts for moving buildings of any dmen-
sions with promptness, without damage, and
for reasonable charges Apply in person or ad-
dress WM. CLINE. RaVennn, -.
p S. Iwish the public to understand that
while do not propose to work for less prices.
or in unfair competition with honorable and
competent workmen In my line, do wish to
say that will move buildings cheaper than
BILL SMITH, either by the day or job. can do
Smith, let his figures be as low rs he dare come
down. VIM. CLINE.
July 30, 1871. 1bo-tf.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-08

Minister Schenck, alarmed for the
safety of his official position, has re-
signed his dictatorship in the Emma
Silver Mining Company. True to his
commercial instincts, however, he has
made his letter of resignation the
strongest possible Endorsement of the
company. He says: 81 have the full
lest possible confidence in the value
and profitableness of the property -
and. 81 still hold all the shares have
been able to take" This unreserved
puff of a financial speculation is rath-
er more unworthy of an ambassador
than was the loan of his name as di-
rector. The object with which the
American Minister'S, name was used
in the circulars of the company was,
of course, to proclaim the fact that
the Minister indorsed the company's
representations as TO the value of the
mine. This Endorsement was howev-
er, only an implied one. Mr.Schenck's
letter of resignation is the the puff di-
rect, and will have its desired effect in
the money market. He is now doubt
less congratulating himself upon the
skill with which he has at once rid
himself of the dangerous honor of
dictatorship and atsthe same time sue
eessfully bulled the stock of the COM
pany.-- W0Tld.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-08

The New York Tribune (Republi-
CAM takes the right view of the ras-
cality which is threatened to be per-
formed by the United States Senate
in the refusal to admit Gov. Vance,
whom the people of North Carolina
elected as Senator, and the substltu-
ton in his place of one Joseph c. Abb
bott, whom they did not elect, and
who, to all intents and purposes, is
not even a citizen of that State. At
ter speaking of Yance's election and
his inelligibility on account of his con-
nection with the rebellion, and stating
that an amnesty bill had passed the
House of Representative which
would make Vance eligible. it says:
''But Joseph C. Abbott, his Repub-
lican predecessor, wants that seat !;
and the fact that he was badly beaten
by Vance in the late election does not
seem to him of any consequence. So,
at Abbott's suggestion, an amendment
is made to the House bill By the Sem
ate which excludes Governor Vance
from the seat and constrains him to
resign; Mr.. Abbott evidently calcu-
lating that this is one point made to-
ward his own admission to the covet-
ed post! OF course, the Senate can
put in Abbott or the Grand Duke
Alexis if it will but North Carolina
has chosen neither of them, as the
whole world must know And the
amendment of the House bilf express
ly to exclude him whom she has cleo
ted, is one of the wrongs which a
dominant party can perpetrate, but
by which it surely treasures up wrath
against the day of wrath, which it has
tens and intensifies."
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-08

Senator Chandler, of Michigan, said
in late stump speech in the United
States. Senates, that although God
might forgive an unrepentant rebel,
-(Chandler) never would" This is
not the only difference with the Al
mighty that the Michigan Senator
will be called upon at the bar of the
great judgment day, to answer. There
is not only bad taste, but great impie-
ty, in sinful, lnebriated mortal thus
publicly declaring that he is likely to
he opposed to the Maker of the Uni
verse on question wherein he sus-
poets that Makers intentions.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-08

The defalcation of the Pension
Agent of the District of Columbia, it
is said.will reach $25, 700. The money
has been lost in efforts to establish in
Washington a weekly organ of the
Grand Army of the Republic, but
which has been in the main devoted
to sustaining the present adrninistra-
ton. The defalcation has been oarri-
ed on by means OF system of false
checks, purporting to have been given
to pensioners. No arrests have been
made. Collins bondsmen propose to
make their account good.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-08
Shocking Tragedy.

NORWICH, Conn, Feb. 5.-William
Irving, an employe of DR.. johnson of
Bozrah. to-day shot and fatally woun-
ded the Doctors daughter because she
would not marry him. He shot the
young lady in the presence of her
mother whom he also attempted to
murder by beating her over the head
with gun. Irving then locked him
self in room and cut his throat from
ear to ear.
When a surgeon arrived, he found
that the shot had inflicted a slight
wound on the side of Miss Johnson's
face, but there was a terrible fracture
on the side and top of the skull. 1t is
supposed that Irving, after stunning
Mrs. johnson, beat in the young lady's
skull with the barrel of gun. One
of the barrels was not discharged. Ir-
wing then attacked the servant girl,
who entered the room, but she fed
and gave the alarm. Mrs. johnson
died at 8 o'clock this evening.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-08

In the New York Custom House
investigation on Friday, Edward john
son testified that he offered Grants
pet, Leet, sixty thousand dollars year
for the general-erder business, but
that worthy has soft thing of it, and
as long as the great National fue"
will stand by him he has no intention
of surrendering it.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-08

THp,President has appointed James
f. Legate, of Kansas, Governor of
Washington Territory. 1t is alleged
that Legate is notoriously incompetent
and unfit for the place, but that he
knew too much abont Radical rascali-
ties practiced in Kansas, and it became
necessary to get him out of the way
of the Senatorial investigation now
going on in that State. The President
is exceedingly anxious for Civil Ser
vice reform-in a horn.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-08

The Radical Office holders in Texas
have originated new idea as to the
selection of delegates to Grants Phila-
delphia Convention. No convention
will be held for the purpose, the Fed
eral officials meeting in caucus and
selecting them. Could anything be
more appropriate than this?
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-08
Ohio Liberal Republicans.
The st. Louis Republican of the
ID inst. publishes the following:
CINCINNATI, Jan. 29. 1872.

W
CINCINNATI, Jan. %, 1872.
The undersigned have observed with
pleasure the call by the recent Con-
tention of Liberal Republicans of
Missouri for mass Convention to be
held &C the city of Cincinnati on the
first Wednesday, being the first day
of May next, to take such action as
their convictions of duty and the pub
lie exigencv way require.
Heartily sympathising with the
views and purposes which have dicta-
ted this call, the undersigned, in be-
half of themselves and, such Republi-
cans of this city and vicinity as unite
with them in sentiment, join in the
invitation and urge upon all those fa-
voring the political reforms proposed
as the object of this movement, to at
tend this meeting.
J. D. Cox,
STANLEY MATTHEWS,
GEORGE HoADLEY,
j. B. STALLo.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-08

To the proposition for the erection
of statue to Horace Greeley, the phi
losopher makes this response:
"This seems to afford Mr.. G.. a fair
opportunity to say that he acoUld not
be pleased, much less charmed, by the
erection of anv statue to himself while
he lives, After he is dead-an event
which he does not care to hasten, even
for the sake of a statue-if any should
see fit to pile granite or marble above
his dust, he can make no objection I;
but SO long as he shall remain in the
flesh, he is content with the stones
thrown at him promiscuously, and
would rather not have any of them
consolidated into statue"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-08

ounye fno-, was destroyed by nfe at
fsur o'clock on Friday afternoon, caus-
by defective fiue. Loss $4,000.
Hon. HocKING Il. HUNTER, prom
inent.andsabie lawyer of this State,
died. suddenly at his residence in Lam
caster, on Sunday morning last, aged
aboukseyentygear
THEEE is street scayenger IN Fort
Wayne, Indiana, worth $4,000. He
has aiarge family, and lives in appa-.
rently the most destitute circumstan-
ces. sd sa bna ,T9slog
The total number of failures last
year throughout the country were
2,915, with liabilities of $50, ,252, 600,
against 1851 failures in 1870, and liza
bilities OF; ;8S.242, 900. ia
The Brooklyn Presbytery are haul
ing Rev. DR.. Cuyler over the Goals for
allowing q woman to preach from his
pulpits They should go slow, or they
will have the womens Fighters after
them.
Mrs. FAIR has been granted new
trial bg the Supreme. Court of Cali
fornia on the ground that the Court
erred finjnot allowing counsel for de-
tense tiIesclosing argument, and per-
mitting evidence of former bad char
acter for chastity, 5r
THE large brick building of the Ag-
ricultnfal Works at New Castle, Pa,
was destroyed by fire at one O'Clock
ON Friday morning last. Loss esti-
mated rat $4,000, with $4,000 insur-
ance. 1t is supposed TO have been the
work of an incendiary.
Samuel White, colored, was hanged
at Charleston, S. c.. to-day for the
murder of Fidea, last summer. Whites
accomplice, a negro named Balden,
had his sentence commuted by Gov
ernor Scott to imprisonment for life
when under the gallows.
The British Minister, Sir Edward
Thornton, has been requested by his
people to forward to England copies
of all the newspapers and magazines
published in the United States. 1t is
proposed to place them on exhibition
at the forthcoming International Ex-
hibition.ai aiist
THE tender, baggage car and three
passenger coaches of the Washington
accommodation train on the Missouri
Pacific Railroad were thrown from
the track and tumbled down All en-
bankment. on Monday morning, three
miles west of Meramec. Some sixty
passengers were on the train, about
one half of whom were more or less
hurt, but none very seriously.
The house of Henry Mcclellan in
Washington township, Erie county,
Pennsylvania, was burned down about
three ao'clock on Monday morning
and Mr.. Mcclellan psrished in the
flames. He was seventy-fiye years of
age. The other inmates had barely
time to escape, and thought at that
moment that the old gentleman had
got out. They soon, however. saw
him through the flames, but could not
rescue him. if9f
OSE of the counts in the indictment
against Governor Davis of Texas, is
for misdemeanor in Office, in giving a
false, certificate of election to w. T.
CLARK, Member of Congress from the
Third District, whereas Giddings was
elected by over 5000 majority. And
yet the Radicals keep up their howl
ing about Democratic frauds at the
ballot-box .ea
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-08
FARM FOR SALE.

THE tho undersigned offers for sale his farm,
II containing 81 acres. situated one and hall
miles south of the Center of ShalcIsville. 1t Is
well adapted for other grazing or tilling, has q
comfortable house, good barn, AM, other out.
buildings, There is never failing, living wa
ter upon the premises; also being well timbered.
To any one wishing a good farm, the above
will be sold at o bargain.
For particulars, enquire upon the premises.
WM. A. EATIEGER.
shalersville, Aug. 10. 1871. 16i-tf.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-02-08

Edward Lea, a negro, was executed
OF Brownsville, Tenn, at noon to-day,
for the murder of white man named
King, on the Sd of November last.