Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-03-07

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wasting their force in machinery.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
The Secretary of War recently ad-
dressed a communication to the chair
man of the Committee on Appropriations
Of the House of Representatives, invit-
ing attention 70 the reduction in the
appropriations for the collection and
payment Of bounties, prize money. etc.,
to colored soldiers and sailors for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1874. The
Secretary has stated that If the amount
necessary to make up the reduction be
not granted the business of paying col
ored claimants will be paralyzed, and
by the end of April, if not sooner, en-
tirely suspended. And further, that if
the relief asked for is not granted, the
time has arrived for him to give public
notice of the suspension of payments.
A committee of the Virginia Confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal Church
has asked the Senate Committee on
Claims for compensation for churches
destroyed by Union troops during the
war at Arlington, Dumfries, Falls
Church village and Fairfax Court
House. They claim compensation on
the ground that a portion of their con-
gregations who remained at home at
these places, which were within the
Union lines during the war. were con-
stantly loyal to the Government of the
United States.
The bill for the free distribution of
public documents has been defeated, and
with it the section providing tor the free
circulation of newspapers within the
counties of their publication.
Over 100000 in Northern Pacific
Railroad bonds have been surrendered
to the trustees for cancellation on ac-
count of land sales.
MISSOURI
Senator Buecke has introduced in the
Senate bill to protect peaceable citizens
from imposition by religious or temper
ance fanatlcisms. 1t makes praying,
preaching. or swearing on or contiguous
to any premises without consent of the
OWHcT misuchcoiiOI PuhiohooiO Dy
fines.
DAKOTA TERRITORY.
A despatch from Fort Sully states that
the Unca Papas Indians made raid on
the herders near the Grand River Agency
on the 22nd inst, killing private Collins
of the 18th infantry and stealing several
horses. They were followed in the di-
rection of standing Rock by party of
soldiers, but the trail was lost. The
same despatch states that the Indians
intend to concentrate at the foot of the
Black Hills by the 1st of April, prepa-
tory to a general war upon the whites
during the summer.
MICHIGAN.
The temperance movement is trium-
phant. The ladies Of Sturgis, under
the skilful leadership of Mrs. E. W.
Pendleton, have succeeded in closing
every saloon and drinking establishment
of all kinds, the saloon keepers having
signed a contract to hereafter abstain
from the business so long as they re-
main residents here. The druggists
haye also given bonds to sell only in
accordance with law. 1t is regarded as
a great success in the tempeIanc cause,
and all law abiding and order loving
citizens are jubilant.
IOWA.
At Fort Madison, few days ago, the
saloon keepers received postal cards
warming them to cease operations or they
would be visited and prayed with soon
These cards were afterward ascertained
to have been sent by some person as 8
joke, but hearing of it a number of ladies
organized prayer band and visited
three saloons and held services in each
In one they were met by crowd Of
loafers who danced while they sung and
sung and danced while they prayed, bu
the women stood their ground and
prayed till the confusion ceased.
PENNSYLVANIA.
, A dispatch from Philadelphia say
t the women's Temperance Crusade IL
that city and State continues to be the al
. absorbing topic. The Christian ladies o
T one portion of the city have perfected
g their plans. Between three and fiv'
l hundred women of the best society viii
take part in the war. 1t is expected a
: least one thousand crusaders will be en-
D listed within week. Besides the wo
/. mems movement another will be started
directly under the auspices of the Tenn
!: perance organization. The plan of op
/, erations will be similar to that adopted
= in Ohio.
= NEW YORK.
On Wednesday afternoon policeman
S John Doyle of the Fifteenth Precinc
S shot and instantly killed Miss Lawler
i, No. s3 South Fifth avenue, with whom
he had been in company for some time
n 1t is said that the officer was insanel
jealous of the young lady, and to-da
: after getting very drunk went to he
d residence and engaged in a quarrel dur
: ing which he drew revolver and she
r her through the head.
: A police spy reports the number {
: New York Communists at three hur
> dred, and says the German and Irish ol
; CARNATIONS are uniting with th
IF Frenchmen. At recent meeting
g Chinaman said: SIT is not only wor
we want: it is also liberty and abolitio
,e of high salaries and monopolizatiol
le We want the heads of some of the thievt
l. who are stealing the funds of the cit!
ir We want their heads and we shall hay
l. them. We want to make them sufft
L. what we are now suffering. There is n
l. justice in New York City. We will tai
le justice in our own hands, and admins
S ter it with rifles and bayonets. Weha,
e. arms already. We will find petroleu
g and use it as we did in Paris. Or
e. German, American and Irish brothe
n will help us, and We will help them.
1t 1t is reported that dispatches have bee
he received giving news of a terrible cor
7e flagration at Panama on the 25th wher
k, by the largest portion of the busine
of part of the town was destroyed. III
I'd losses are estimated at 81 ,O00, 900, most
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