Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-01-31
signed on account of i'll health.

ticut, was appointed in 1875, at the age
Of forty-fou years. He held the Office
until 1893, when he was sent as Minis.
ter to Franco, similarly as Mr.. Jay had
been sent to England.
Fifth-John Marshall of Virginia, at
the age of forty-six, was nominated In
January 1901, and unanimously con-
firned, and held the Office thirty-four
years.
Sixth-Roger B. Taney of Meryland,
at the age of fifty nine, was appointea
in December, 1886, and confirmed in
March, 1886. He held the Office for
twenty-eight years.
Seventh-Salmon p. Chase of Ohio,
at the age of fifty-six, was appointed in
November, 1864, and unanimously con-
firmcd early in the following December.
He held the Office nine wears.
Eighth-Morrison r. Waite, of Ohio,
at the age of fifty-eiglit, was appointed
anuary II, 1874, and four days there
after was unanimously confirmed. ~. >
| Chief Justices Jay, Marshall and
Taney, lived to be octogenarians. Chief
Justice Rutledge died at sixty-one, Chief
Justice Ellsworth at fifty-dve, and Chief
Justice Chase at sixty-fve.
The Georgia State Grange met at At
lanta on Wednesday. 205 Oranges were
represented. The session will continue
two days. Committees were appointed
and other business transacted. There
are over 500 Patrons of Husbandry in
that city.
/ INDIANA. .ls+
| At Shelbyville, Indiana, on Wednes-
day, committee of ladies visited all the
liquor saloons and other places where
liquors are sold and held prayer meet
ings, imploring the dealers to give up
ther traffic. At one or two places tney
were treated rudely, but were generally
courteously received.
MICHIGAN.
| The State Grange which have been in
session at Kal amazoo for some days has
adopte the report of the Committee on
| Transportation declaring that railroads
are amendable to State regulations as
much as plank and gravel road compa-
nies are; that the Legislature mas as
much right to regulate their charges as
to fix turnpike tolls: or to charge mil.
lers for grinding grain; it also declares
in favor of improvement through reg
nlation OF fares by the Government.
/ PENNSYLVANIA.
The meeting of coal operators al
Pottsyille, Pa, on the 23d was large ant
we'll attended. The workingmen some
days since submitted vote signifyins
their willingness to give up their de-
mand for circular prices, but insisted OF
having the basis of 1873 continued. This
lreply to that was circular of the opera
tors to the men accepting their PROPOSE
iton and signifying that they would ac-
cept and agreed to pay during 1874 or
the basis prices of 1873. This virtually
ends the strike.
The two parties in the House of Rep
resentatives of the Iowa Legislature
have finally made caucus agreement t.
break the dead lock In the organization
of the house by compromise by whicl
the Republicans secure the Speaker ant
the Anti-Monopolists all the other Off
GERS. The Republicans take the chair
manship of all standing committees
the members of which are to be equally
divided between the two parties. Th
Anti-Monopolists have the chairman
, ship of all investigating committees AM
majority of the members.
, WISCONSIN.
In the session of the State Grange tn
reports of the Secretary, Trea surer an
!. Purchasing Agent and Executive Com
mittee were presented. The Secretary
, report shows three hundred and thre
!. Oranges reported organized up to Octo
!. Der, 1873, and thinks there has been
sufficient number formed since to max
the total three hundred and fifty, an
the Order is constantly gaining strength
The Treasurcr's report contains no fea
tures of interest and the reports of tn
Executive Committee and OF Purchasin
% are not yet made public. The session
a of the Grange are all secret.
nj MISSOURI.
% The Missouri Legislature met at Je
% ferson City, Monday. Governor Woot
NJ mans message is very lengthy doc,
"a dianrcoins, of N al
ment and mob violence. The Governt
|" believes an administration of State go,
DO ernment can be effected as well, If M
10 better than it is now, at one-haif Il
10 present cost, and thinks many Officer
may be dispensed with entirely. He a
so desires the law more promptly ar
Il vigorously enforced incases of mob vi,
:. lence, and the present law modified 4
= that justice may invariably be meted
% the violators of it. The message is all
said to treat exhaustively the railro;
. question, Louisiana affairs and loc
State matters.
LOUISIANA.
= The proposed Constitutional amen
IS ulcHL IiInltiuk tuc OtdIc ucUt W fAO,oVu
e. 600, and a taxation for all purposes
Is twelve and half millions, guarante
it ing the principal and interest of Il
ID new consolidated bonds to be issued
funding the debt, and providing tn
in the revenues of each year derived fro
I'd taxation shall be devoted solely to t
he expenses of that year, has passed t
of House by unanimous vote. They h
,e. previously passed the Senate.
e. The bill funding all valid ontstandi
er bonds of the State at sixty cents on t
dollar in seven per cent. bonds, prin
ID pal and interest secured by the foref
ur ing constitutional amendment has al
~, passed the House by d large majoril
M 1t repeals all contingent debts of t
th State, including bonds not issued a
stock not subscribed amounting to OF
.ro SIS, 100000. The bill, with. two slis
en- amendments, is substantially the sa