The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-01-11
The muddle in Louisiana still con-
tinues. Fears are entertained that it
will result in blood-shed.

The muddle in Louisiana still con-
tinues. Fears are entertained that it
will result in blood-shed.
O1 Thursday last Governor Noyes
was taken SO suddenly i'll at the State
House as to have to be carried to his
room.
OK Thursday morning last the Cliff
ton Springs Hotel at Clifton Springs,
N. Y, was destroyed by fire.. suppos-
ed to be the work of an incendlary.
The loss is estimated at $120000.
CARL SoHURz has warned General
Grant that sthe American people are
on the point of demanding an honest
government.75rW We hope SO. That
wilI4be al point which might well
"point q moral and adorn a tale"
The latest rumors of government
fraud are connected with the recent
sale or fire-arms and munitions of war
to the French. 1t is now asserted that
the returns to the War Department
are about $4,000 GEO less than the cash
receipts from the agents of France.
Other revelations of fraud are prom
ised.
THE Radical members of the Ohio
Legislature met in open caucus on
Thursday evening last, and declared,
by q decided majority, that John Sher-
man is their choice for. United States
Senator. The vote stood: Sherman,
81 all others, H. Two Republican
members only were absent from the
caucus.au5 sIHics ed III ssssotsfas > q
GRANT refers to himself fifty-eight
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once to the Deity. Would it not be
well for those who are ciamoring for
an amendment of the constitution re-
cognizing the Supreme Being to look
to the matter and see that He is not
utterly ignored by the great national
receiver
A..,WAsHINGToN, special of the 4th
inst says: Wa. Hunt, of Ohio, who
was most jealous q year since in get
tingsvotes for Ohio and leyying mon-
ey on office-holder here, was dismiss
ed to-day from othe Treasury for as
serting publicly that he had covered
up Grants deficit in his accounts as
an army officer, and also q little peea-
dillo Of the Third Auditor. gus
The Washington Chronicle, the Re
publican organ at the seat of Govern
ment, on. the Sd of June, 1863. adyo-
Gated the election of General Grant
"because he was an advocate. of the
one-term principle The New York
Tribune is cruel enough to ask the
Chronicle what it thinks OF that doc
trlne noWigodfna geaai sdS 10 aeH
THE National Convention of SUIT
frge, women was called to meet at
Washington city yesterday. The call
urges the 100000. women of this
Republic to rise in their dignity and
use these new found liberties for their
own personal freedom and the salva-
tionsof their country. Whether the
entire fifteen millions were on hand
the dispatches do not state. s
On Friday night last Senator Pratt,
of Indiana, had his pocket picked of
$500 in a Twenty third street New
York city, stage coach. 1t is said that
the last time Senator Morton was in
that city he had his pockets relieved
of $1,000 in a similar manner. These
Hoosier Senators furnish fine picking
for the light fingered professionals.
LAST Thursday night, Jacob Deffen-
baugh, q thotel-keeper at Harmony,
Clark county, was assaulted and rob-
bed ofa large sum of money, by some
person unknown, while he was passa
ing from his house to the barn. Being
quite old and infirm he was not ex
pected to survive the serious injuries
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