The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-06-15

adopted by unanimous vote of the
House, 210 members-all those pres.
voting in the affirmative, and
none in the negative.
MULLIGAN says Blaine has not read
all the letters and dare not.
IT Is feared that the decision of the
Government to protect the Black Hilli
miners will lead to an Indian war.
SINCE the abolition of capital puI
ishment in Maine murders in that
State h I'VE averaged one a month.
The historic old South Church
building of Boston was sold at auction
on the 7th inst, for 81, 300.
ei A TRAIN was ditched on the Kansas
City and st. Joe Railroad, on Thurs
day, owing to n broken rail, and sew
eral passengers severely injured.
GEORGE SAND, the great French
novelist, died at Paris on the S.h. She
was conscious to the last, but unable
10 speak for some time before death
The Oregon election has undOubt-
edIy gone Democratic. The Demo
Gratis claim q majority in the Legisla-
ture of twelve on joint ballot.
TIE failure of Cochran Mclean 4
Co, dry goods dealers No. 462 Broad
way, New York. is announced. Liza
bilities 81, 100000. Assetts nearly 81
100000.
ADvICEs from Carson, Nevada, re
port the Anti-UooIie Clubs demoral-
ized by the arrest of the leaders, who
are in Jail under military guard. No
further disturbance ia probable.
A FIRE at Cayuga. Ont, on the Stl
inst, destroyed the P0st-Oflice, express
and telegraph Offices, Senate Hotel.
and a number of stores and dwellings.
Loss, SIS, 600; insurance, $4,000.
GENERAL McCLELLAN's residence in
Baltimore was robbed few days age
Of property valued at $4,000. Among
the articles stolen was q shawl thai
cost $1,000.
AT the Republican Convention il
Chicago in 1860, the FIRST ballot stood
Seward, 153: Lincoln. 102; Cameron.
so; Chase, 40; Bates, 4S, with scatter
ing from IA downwards.
THE A. T. Stewart will contest has
been commenced by the filing of . Pc
titon by James Bailey in the interest
of himself, ,theTurney and other claim
ants, who allege themselves to be the
relatives of A. T. Stewart.
The Radical National Convention
commenced its session at Cincinnati
on Wednesday. AT the time of going
to press we are unable to give a list
of the killed and wounded. We will
b, able to give the result next week.
IT is said that Bristow's resignation
has been in the hands of the President
fer some. time past. He dont seem
to think that being q part of Grant.
Administration enhances in the least.
his chances for a nomination for the
Presidency.
THE Bishop, clergy and laity of tht
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Ohio.
in Convention at Painesville, las,
Thursday, unanimously expressed e
a hearty approval Of the action of the
Centennial Commission in closing the
doors of the international Exhibition
on the Sabbath.
GOLD from the Black Hills to the
amount of $4,000 has been received
at Cheyenne; $4,000 has come by the
way Of Yankton and $4,000 more j.
said to be held at Custer City waiting
for safe means OF shipment. Alto
geiher the yield has averaged abOu,
SIT for each man i'm the Hills country.
THE first test voie i'm the Congress
House of Representatives, OH the
question whether corruption i'm Office
should be repudiaicd or sustained, re-
suited IN l37 votes against and 81
votes in favor of corruption. All who
voted against it were Democrats, all
who voted in favor of it were Repub-
licans. The vote was on the question
of sending the case Of the Government
Printer Clapp to the Grand Jury.
BLAINE's letters show that he was
for nine or ten years holder of SI0.-
600 worth of stock in the Spencer rifle
company on which he did not pay a
cent, but gave his note to be paid from
the profits of other speculations. Dn-
ring this time and while Blaine was
an influential member of Congress the
company obtained 3 contract from the
government to take all its manufactures
for two years.
On Monday, July 3, Philadelphia
will witness the largest gathering oi
old soldiers since our armies were dis
banded. The Grand Army of the Re-
public has perfected arrangements by
which nearly every post in the United
States will be represented on that Oc-
casion, and of all the soldier reunions
this will be the most notable. The
Order will parade ON the Sd and will
also participate in the demons tratiOn
of the Centennial Fourth.
IT will be remembered that the
House passed the general appropria-
tion bill, making reduction in the
salaries of officials including Congress
men, Senators and the President. But
the Republican Senate amended the