The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-11-20

between tnls government ana Spalns
GOLD advanced in New York on
Saturday morning to ITO, but after
ward recsded one per cent. outside
the gold room. e
SECRETARY Richardson favors an
increase of the currency to the extent
OF. S44, 600 GOO Of so-calIed legal-tender
reserve.
TIE cashmere mill, in Cavendish,
vt, belonging to r. w. Whipple, Of
Providence, was burned on Thursday
last. Loss $1I0. 600 ;fnsuranee $1O0 600
A SPECIAL to the New Orleans
Times reports the killing by the citi-
zeus of seven Of the nine negroes inn
plicated in the recent Grant Parish
outrage.
INTELLIeENGE has been received
that famine prevails in Greenland,
caused by the failure of the fisheries.
In one village alone $50 persons have
starved to death.
THE Anti Chinese Convention in
SanFrancisco adopted q set of resolu-
tions in favor of the abrogation of the
Chinese treaty and against Chinese
immigration and labor.
A JURY has at length been obtained
in. the Tweed case in New York, and
the trial is progressing.
FFry applicants, among whom
were seven women, attended the frat
civil-service examination held in New
York, under the new rules. s
PRESIDENT GRANT, referring to the
Cuban butchery, said the summary
sacrifice of so many lives was certsin-
Iy an act of great atrocity and con-
trary to all the instincts of civilized
humanity.
THERE is very general curtailment
of the hours of labor and reduction
of wages in the large manufacturing
est ablishments of the East.
OHEo paid during the year ending
June 30th, 1873, in the way Of Inter-
nal Revenue, $14, 4,S51 300. This il
about one-seventh OF the entire amount
paid to the government.
AND Y Johnson has announced his
intention to retire from politics for
ever.
TUESDAY, December 18th, viii be
the hundredth anniversary of the
Boston "Tea Party"
SINCE the opening of the present
season 9o,506, 900 feet of lumber ar
rived at Toledo by lake, an increase
of n, ,260573 over corresponding
period in 1872.
The wedding Of Miss Lizzie Thur
man, daughter Of Senator Thurman,
with Hon. Richard e. McCormick,
delegate to Congress from Arizona. is
announced to take place in Washing
ton City on the 25th inst.
ON Friday evening Abraham Bean
was murdered in his barn by two ne
groes at MiddletOwn, Pa, and the
murderers subsequently endeaYored
TO enter the house, where were stops
ping an old lady and young man.
MINISTER sCHENCK is introUbIe, his
associates in the Emma mine transac-
tions, finding that he attempted to
overPeach them, have in turn swim
died him out Of his g hard earnings,'
and If Congress does not reimburse
him, he win probably leave stock
gambling alone hereafter.
CONGREss will assemble on the frst
Monday in December. The people
are anxiousIy looking to it for relief
from the financial panic, but whether
it will be able to afford any relief re-
mains to be seen.
IT is regarded as a very remarkable
circumstances that notwithstanding
every newspaper printed in the Eng.
lish language in Chicago was, opposed
to the Peoples ticket, it was elected
by a majority of I1,0O0 votes.
In will be great satisfaction to the
frfends of the unfortunate victiines OF
Spanish barbarity in Cuba TO learn
that the Spanish Government will
aprlogize for the fendish outrage.
OK Sunday morning fire occurred
in HaverhiH, Mass, which burned
eighteen buildings and destroyed the
stores Of thirty-ffve business firms, and
threw 500 hands ont of employment
The loss fs estimated at $I75.000, full
Iy insured. The bodies of two men
were found in the ruins, and three
flremea were badly injured by falling
walls.
SoME Of the Radical papers are just
beginning to End out the cause or the
disaster to their party at this fall's
elections the country through. 1t is
not that the Democratic vote was ma
teriaIiy Increased, but the Republicans
had SO many stay-at-homes. But then
why SO many of their men staid at
home they don't state. s - -