The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-06-21

KAvENNA. THURSDAY. JUNE n. 1877
Senator Ferry, of Michigan, is quite
iii at his home In Grand Haven.
Rev. John 8. c. Abbott the historian
died at Fair Haven on Sunday last.
Gen. Grant accepted an invitation
to fete at Alexandria palace, June 19.
The fast train on the P. c. & st. L.
Ry., was wrecked on the night Of the
14th inst, near Indianapolis.
AT the recent election in Georgia
the majority in favor of calling Con-
stitutional Convention will reach TO-
OCO.
Eleven hundred employees in the
seven collieries Of the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre Companies have struck
against a reduction of wages.
The diminutive schooner in which
Capt. and Mrs. Crapo are making their
way to Europe, was spoken June 9th,
latitude 1920, longitude 64.20.
Advices from Omaha say that no
damage has yet been done by grass
hoppers, and none need be apprehend-
cd, as they are dying off rapidly.
Nearly two thousand persons wit
messed the closing exercises of the
graduating class at West Point, on the
llth. The class was addressed by the
Secretary of War, Gen. Sherman and
others.
Four persons were killed and eight
cen wounded on an excursion train
which collided with an accommoda-
tion train, near Point of Rock, Nd,
on the 18th inst.
Don M. Dickinson. q prominent
lawyer Of Detroit, and Chairman OF
the State Democratic Committee,
drank . glass of poison, on the morn
ing of the 18th, by mistake for wine.
lie is likely to recover.
While a canvass tube fire escape was
being tested at the Lindel Hotel, st.
Louis, Michael Carey, fireman, was
almost instantly killed, nail of bis
boot catching in, and rending the can
vas, through which he fell to the
ground, distance of fifteen feet.
1t is reported that the forest fires in
several of the northern counties OF
Michigan, have been drenched out by
the continuous heavy showers of the
last ten days. Two or three hamlets,
many shingle and other mills, scores
of houses and thousands of acres OF
valuable timber have been destroyed.
DANIEL ID. PRATT, formerly United
States Senator from Indiana. died sud-
denly at Logansport on the 17th inst,
sof heart disease. The fatal stroke
seized him while conversing with his
daughter, and he fell from his chair
dead.
PACKARD of Louisiana-he who re-
Governor than Hayes did for Presi-
don't and yet was not elected-was in
Cincinnati, but the Republicans who
had made a tool of him got up
no great demonstration on his account.
Ameng all the leading Radicals of that
great city there was none SO poor as
TO do him reverence.
The Radical leaders are laboring
earnestly to make the people believe
that Hayes, Sherman and all the lead
ers of their party arc in favor of the
remonetizatiOn of silver. But the
question naturally arises, who demon
etized the money of the fathers ? and
why was not its power restored by the
last Congress2
Governor aud Mrs. Hendricks left
New York on the 18th inst, on the
steamer Scythia, bound for Europe.
A number of notables called on them
while at the FifthAvenue Hotel. Sew
eral beautiful floral tributes were ten
dered Mrs. Hendricks
IT is stated that the business of
Keyes, known as the Boss of the
Wisconsin Rings, and Chairman of
the Republican Committee of that
State, in Washington, was 10 tell
Hay es that the Republicans disaffec-
ton in Wisconsin was even greater
than in Ohio, and to keep the party
intact, it must have plunder and pat
ronage.
EVERY loyal American observes
with special qualification the applause
with which Ex-President Grant is be-
ing received everywhere abroad.
These courtesics from foreign courts
show in what esteem our government
10 held, and begets feeling deeper
and stronger than that of mere per-
sonal admiration or international COM
ity.
Mr.. TWEED asks now to be allowed
to confess Judgement he having re-
ceived assurance from the Attorney
General that he should be released
from imprisonment on making such
statement. Mr.. Tweed is depressed in
health and spirts- He bitterly de-
nounces the compromise with Sween-
ey, saying that the criminal indict-
ments found against the latter would
have led to his conviction had he re-
mained to meet the issue. Sweeneys
settlement being an admission Of such
completely, Tweed thinks he has a
right to be as leniently treated.