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The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-01-11
Total increase.

Net decrease, as above - sl.lO5 se6 co
From the foregoing statement it ar-
pears that the State debt has been re-
duced during the past year almost one
and half millions of dollars. and that
the Indebtedness of counties, town
ships, and school districts has been
reduced over three hundred thousand
dollars. But cities of the first and
second class, and incorporated villages
haye increased their Indebtedness
more than ten millions Of dollars since
the close of the fiscal year 1875.
The attention of the Legislature has
often been called to rapid increase of
municipal Indebtedness and expendi-
tures, but it ia so important that I do
not hesitate to repeat wuat has here
tofore beeu said. The whole people
of the State are deeply interested in
this subject. The burdens borne by
the cities and towns must be shared
in part at least, by all who transact
busine So with them. The town and
neighboring country have common
interest, and, in most respects must be
regarded as one communists 1 sub.
nit that to the subject of local indebt-
edness the General Assembly should
apply the principles of the State Con-
stitution on the subject of State in
debtedness.
Under the provisions of the eighth
article of the Constitution, the State
debt, notwithstanding the extraordi-
nary expenditures Of the war, has been
reduced from over twenty millions,
the amount due in 1851, until it is now
only about six millions. An import.
ant part Of the constitutional prOvis-
ions which have been SO successful i'm
State finances is the section which re-
quires the creation of sinking fund,
and the annual payment of constant
ly increasing sum on the principal of
the State debt. Let requirement an.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-01-11

FIELDING s. HUGUs,

Physicians and surgeons. O Drug store.
over Beldinz & iNrnistfons
sneeiaI as,ention paid 70 tne frrm 10 to i2
Chronic Disease oines i.' 235.
IN. to and to p ni- s.rrs4l
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-01-11
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6.OO3.6iT Al

1Out $o,fio, sSo OF
Your attention is especially direct
ed to the observations of the Auditor
of State in his report for 1876, under
the head Of Estimated Disburse-
ments."
Idesire to- concur in the recommend
alton of the Auditor that the Asylum
Fund be consolidated with the Gener-
al Revenue Fund. 1t will tend to sim
plify accounts and to facilitate the
transaction Of public business without
impairing the safeguards of the Treas
nry or the data upon which statistical
and other estimates can br based.
The taxes levied in 1870 collectibc in 1871, were
state taxes = 4,9iSG0 ID rs
County and local. q, ,O03, ,976 Is
Ds.linquencies and
fnrfs. ifipreS
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-01-11
= ANNUAL MESSAGE
GOVERNOR R. B. HAYES,
OF OHIO.
TO THE
Sixty-third General Assembly
AT THE
Session Commencing january e, 1877.
To the General AssemGly:

To The General AssemGly:
The reports of the officers in charge
of the State Government and institu-
tions show that the general condition
of State affairs, which it is your duty
to consider, is very gratifying. The
demand for extensive changes of the
laws, which is often temptation to
excessive legislation, is at the present
time less urgent than usual, snd yon
may, / trust, therefore be congratu-
lated on the prospect of a short and
harmonious session.
The following is brief summary of
the present financial condition of the
State. . sBo
On the 18th day of November. 1875.
the public debt OF the State was $7,949, ,920 12
The resiemptions during the year
were: Loan OF 1875 .....,....... 1.465 ,4l4 81
Outstanding November Is, 1885, S. 4s4,5O5 80
On the amount outstanding on the
18th of November last, the sum of
I'll ,S65 had ceased to draw inter-
est the holders thereof having
been notified to surrender their
stock for redemption, so that the
interest bearing funded debt of
A reduction during the past year of LAB, ia 81
The funded debt is divided us fol-
lows: sH
Foreign debt. so called, payable in
New York City ................ Sc. .4Sa. $40 30
Domestic debt. payable in Columbus 1865 %
Total ............... 49,. Sc 4s4 SOS 30
The local indebtedness of the
State is as follows: E5 u a=t
Sept. I. 1873. Sept /. 1876
Debts of counties. S s.044.57 90 C9J 43
Debts of townships, -lrtfos. -
incurred by Boards
of Education other
than for separate 1.Is sd.
School Districts. 222 ,971 Is s2G, 1874 So
Debts of cities. first
and second clsss.. 90 $50, 129 IL 30510 SOB 6S
Debts oil inccrpOra-
ted villages - gs1 1862 64 1074, ,O69 O5
Debts of school dis
tricts, Especially l,sU1.9o3 43 3l4 ,5Si 50
Totals ........ .&25 951 5SS 2i $i5 J59, ,97S 56
The amount of rcimbursable debt therefore is
State ..................$6 % 4A. sos 80
Local ................. 6,0J9 g7S Sc
Total ................. s4s 544, ,4ss Sc
IrreducIblc debt (con- isting of
school, college, and other trust
funds) ........... :..... 42O7, ,7l6 90
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-01-11
.ELL<DIGGING
ANn nDHNO

Having reccveredfrom my late misfortune,
tender my services to the people of Ravenna
and vicinity as aA-ss g 49,
WELL DIGGER AND DRILLER.
am also prepared to clean and repair Wells
and Cfsterns.
Having hal over forty years experience in
the business, / can guarantee satisfaction to all
who may employ me-
my Prices US Iowas those of any other man
in ssssSna sss sonstyj bso a S7s25IsAItt S7s25 IsA,Istt KAY
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-01-11

Would inform the people of Ravcnna and vicin
ity, that he has opened shop in the Allen
Block two doors east of Il. Little's Grocery
Store, on Main Street, and is prepared to do all
work entrusted to him. in workmanlike man.
ner and at reduced prices. From many years
experience in the business, he feels confident OF
his ability to give entire satisfaction.
Particular attention paid to Cutting Garment
to be made by women.
Ravcnna. Oct. 1859. 58-tf.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-01-11
Business Cards.

LII. 4 NJ. w. PHELPS,
Attorney 6 sandCounseilors AZ LaT NJ rnseaSa ss,
ohio. Once over First National Eans' 80
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-01-11
G. M. PROCTOR, NJ. D.,
phvsician and Surgeon,

SH1LERSTILLE, ONO.
VIII, ATTEND 20 all calls in the line of his profes-
SION both day and night o,e
Hosci- 4is-1y
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-01-11
r w. MANSON,

Coausclor at Law possesses
s1nerior facilities .0r m.king soiieSt,oas soi ~, ~,
ali narss OF the United states ones me-. o'ei
First National Bank, Garretts'iiie'
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-01-11
G. III. GRIFFIN,
E. p. HATFIELD.

~EyTIsr. Ofice over First y Sationai DahS
ID Olce hours from a. m- 10 p ~
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-01-11

Attorney and Couuseior at Law r.iort
Rayenna, Ohio
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-01-11

GIRARD, PA.
likenesses of themselves or friends painted in
oil colors, at small price. can secure them by
sending photographs or other pictures. Work
warranted.
Refers to n. Converse, j. C. Prentice. william
Ward. n. S. Olin, S. ID. Harris and others hav.
ing samples of his work.
Orders NAV be left at the PRESS Office.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-01-11

e46.7R,s00 IS
statement is
nd the State
$1,4a9.i7s SO
5.159 G61 8
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-01-11

Aggregate public debt i'm Ohio.
Estate, local and trust funds) -. SAG 75a q
The local Indebtedness in this stateme
reckoncd to September 1. 1876 and the
debt to November IS, 1876.
The balance in the STATE Treasury
on the 18th OF November. 1875 was 81 ,4e9. 81
The receipts from all sources for
is. 1876. were .................... 5.15s G.
Total amount of funds in Treas
ury for the year. 81. $50 "A
The disbursements for all purposes
during the year have been. ...... 6,OO3.6i
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-27
1Iailp Arnntbef sournal
A u a. u - II A,
Tuesday Morning, February ~, 1877.
The Fillibusters Beaten.

The action of the House on Saturday in
going forward with the electoral count
put an extinguisher on the filibusters from
which they will hardly recover. The vote
on the motion of Mr.. Hale, to table the
motion of Mcmahon made In the interest
of the iibusters, showed the strength OF
the two sides on the question of progress
ing with or delaying the count. While
the filibusters cast but "a votes the other
side cast IT'S. 1t appears from this that
the democrats are about equally divided /;
one half, at least. being IN favor of repud-
iating the decisions of the commission and
breaking the pledge under which it was es-
tablished.
The finishing stroke to the fiibusters is
the apparent abandonment of them and
their followers by Speaker Randall. His
rulings Saturday were against them. With
him to aid them by such inscriptions.
partizan use OF his power as Speaker
which he has displayed during the session,
they might continue the fight; but without
his support they are helpless. 1t was re-
ported Saturday that he had turned his
back upon the filibusters and his course in
the House confirms the rumor. If he
keeps TO this course the count will go on
without much interruption. That will
doubtless depend upon his judgment as to
the best course for him to pursue in order
to secure his reelection as Speaker. Sam
Randall is not man to sacrifice the main
chance for himself if he knows it.
The declaration that Mr.. Hendricks ad-
vised the submission of his friends in Con
gress and the country to the decision of
the commission comes in time to cool the
ardor and sober the judgment of the fill
busters. Unlike Mr.. Tildep, the demo-
cratic candidate Tor Vice President seems
to have some sense of honor, or if not
that then some idea OF the folly and dam
ger to the democratic party OF continuing
longer a contest for the Presidency under
present conditions. Mr.. Hendricks has
over the desperate struggle, and secs the
situation with his reason unclouded. His
advice has doubtless had its effect
While the ranks of The democracy are
split and their organization demoralized
with the struggle between the contending
ia ctions within it, the republicans main
tain their organization intact and stand
prepared 10 defend to the last extremity
the rigbtlul claim of Hayes to the Pres
deDcy. If the filibusters cease to obstruct
the count with diatory measures, as it
now seems they will he compelled to do,
then Hayes will be counted in in the man.
ner adopted thus far; but should the fill
busters succeed in their designs the Pres
ident of the Senate will count the votes
as required by the constitution, Hayes will
be inaugurated, the people will sustain
him and the democratic party will be
broken into fragments through its own
upWisdOm and perfdy
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-27
City and Town Elections.

1t is fine that the republicans were ac-
lively at work in preparation for the
Spring elections, some OF which occur
next Monday. 1t is highly important that
these elections receive the attention to
which they are entitled. As Rutherford
b. Hayes will be inaugurated Presden,
of the United States next Monday, it is
presumed republicans will present them
selves with alacrity at the polls in the
towns and cities where elections will be
held that day. in order to compare notes,
TO congratulate each other over the happy
termination of the Presidential struggle,
and to cast their ballots for good and true
republicans who will conduct municipal
affairs with intelligence and integrity.
Republican town committees and other
republicans should see to it that these i'm
portant elections are not neglected Ju-
dicious, straightforward management in
municipal elections do much to help the re-
publican party in the wider political con.
tests OF September.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-27
POLITICAL.

Mr.. Tilden has urged the democrats to hlibus-
ter Mr.. Hendricks opposes such course.
The \. Y. Herald says, Tom Thumb likes the
result, and that Cronin has ordered blue glass
nose.
Gov. Hayes has been relieved Of one embarrass-
ment, Sam Bard has telegraphed to Washington
that he shall ask no favors of the new Admins
traton - Tribune.
Judge Davis expresses openly his astonishment
at the democratic attacks upon Judge Bradley.
more upright man, he says, never sat on the
bench.
The Montana Legislature has changed the name
of the Little Big Horn river to Custer river, in
memory Of the brave cavalry leader who met his
death on its banks.
Cronin appears TO be the only fortunate fellow
in the democratic conspiracy in Oregon. He was
paid $4,000. achieved national reputation in a
week and got the best advertised nose in America.
This Mr.. Chandler is q very bad man. Mr.. Da-
vid Dudley Fields Committee have had his bank
account for six weeks past, and have been so
dumbfounded at the appalling corruption dis
closed therein that so far they haven't been able
to gasp out q report. And Mr.. David Dudley
Field isn't man who scares easily at corruption
either Tribune.
Mr.. Dudley Field, when he returns to New
York, will be in much the same sort of fix that
the Western hunter was, who on being asked by
his wife on his return from a gameless cunning
excursion which lasted through three days, "whst
be got" answered. "Well, I've got home, and
that's good deal considering the luck I've had"
-Wdshington Star.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-27

eff the democratic party forces new
Presidential election ON the country this
year." says the New York Herald, sit will
be buried deeper than ever plummet
sounded beneath the waves of public in
dignation and scorn. No political party
could survive SO stupendous and reckless
a blunder. If the democrats are so blind
ed by party rage as to launch the reviving
business OF the country anew on the
stormy sea of political passions they will
convert hundreds Of thousands of active
sympathizers into open enemies. The
democratic party would be split into frag-
ments which could never be reunited.
Rule or ruin is not motto which the
democratic party can safely adopt in the
present temper of the public mind, and
we are confident that the wiser and more
conservative portion of its leaders. who
deprecate the wild impulses of the luna.
tic brethren, will get the upper hand and
insure the peace of the country"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-27
GENERAL NEWS.

LoDgfellow, the poet, is 20 years old to-day.
1t is said that Justice Bradley stiikingly resem
bles the late Andrew johnson, especially in profile
Grand Duke Alexis is being called upon to write
in so many autograph albums that he thinks Of
getting private secretary to do it for him.
ST. MIchsel's church. Moscow is the oldest
Protestant church in Russia, being 800 years old
Dom Pedro and Victor Emanuel are going to
spend few weeks at the Lake of Como after
visiting Naples, Rome and Florence. The Empe-
roi of Brazil now intends to return to his gov
eminent 10 June.
There is need of investigation in New York
city. Upwards Of 400 prisoners were arrested there
in the course of six months and only seven were
punished.
Counsel have been engaged by Cornelius Van
terbilt and two Of his sisters in suit against the
W i'll of the late Commodore.
Mr.. NJ. ID. Conway writes to the Cincinnati Com.
meIcial that he is certain that the Presiden tal
struggle in America has seated the royal family OF
England mole firmly on its throne, and that he
has not heard Of q republican gathering for six
months.
We have taken wood, potatoes, corn, eggs. but
tcl, ouiobs, eaopakesb stont, IumDef, H.
Dor, sand, calico. saur kraut second hand cloth
ing coon skins and bug juice on subscriptions, in
our time, and now q man writes to know il we
would tend the paper six months for large owl
There are few things an editor would refuse on
subscription, and if we come across any fellow
who is out Of OWL and s in need of one, wen do
it.-Erchange.
From 1850 10 1870 the value of church property
in the United States has ncr ased from S87 ,23S,-
500 to 1854 1892, $50. OF the 72,459 churches 6S,
1872 are Protestant churches. The membership of
these churches is about 100000.
A curious monthly dinner has recently been
founded in Paris, that Of the Kissed Authors.
The members dine on the 10th of each month, and
only those eligible who have made at least one
dramatic failure.
Once, when Mr.. John Mccullough was playing
Prince Of Morocco in the Merchant of Venice
his brother actors played merry trick upon him.
They prepared for the casket scene with jack-in-
thebox, so attached 10 the lid of the casket that
when it was opened the grotesque thing would fly
up. The graceful prince walked up to the table,
bent over the box, turned the key. and the next
instant particularly ugly jack, with red wooden
cap, bou need into the royal visage, and inflicted
an agonizing blow upon the royal nose. The au-
dience was more delighted than was Mr. McCul-
Tough
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-27

We are waiting TO see or hear the first
remark of any democrat or democratic
newspaper. in admiration of the act of
the electoral commission in "rising above
party" in the case Of Cronin, and voting
unanimously to exclude him of the won
derful nose and the $4,000 bribe from a
place on the Oregon electoral ticket.
Surely Justices Clifford and Field deserve
appreciation from their democratic breth-
rem for voting TO kick Cronin out of the
college.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-27

The Rochester Democrat says Mfr. Tilden much
resembles the late George Wssbington-he wears
spurs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-27

The lunatic democrats in Congress are
proposing an extra session as party
measure. They have spent their time in
criminal obstruction of the business of
the house. when If they had attended
properly to their duties the needed BUSH
ness could all have been completed by
the 4th OF March. If an extra session is
needed the responsibility rests on the dem
ocrats of the house. If session Is only
determined upon as party measure. TO
keep the country agitated with political
disputes. and continue uncertainty about
general business affairs, it will arouse a
feeling of intense Indignation in the bust
ness community that will make the lunatics
tremble. The people want peace.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-02-27
For BALI or IT. Aer.
TO LET

nNE.IIALF OF Two Story House on Court
~ street. Inquire s"i3 COURT sTREET."
feb5l-ttT
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Cucumber Wood, Metal Lined.
and Iron Cister0 Pumps.
ALSO
LEAD PIPE PUMPS REPAIRED
- BY
GOULD & SEWALI.
Sherif'S Sale.

STATE OF MAINE, KESSEBEC ss.-Seized
and taken on Exec ton aud vii be sold by pub
lie auction, to the highest bidder, Saturday, the
enty-fOurth day of March, A. ID. 1877, at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon at the Office of VIM. r.
Whiehouse in Augusta, in said County, all the
right, title, interest, estate, claim and demand OF
every name and nature which Orrin p. Howe and
Bethania Is. Howe of Augusta, in said county. has
or h id on the twenty second day of March A. ID.
1873 being the time OF the attachment OF the same,
on the original writ in the action on which the said
described Real Estate, to wit; certain lot of
land, situated in said Augusta, with the buildings
thereon described and bounded as follows: Lot
No. two In the Gage tract on the westerly side of
the kennebec River in said Augusta, bounded
northerly by land Of George f. Weeks; southerly
and easterly by land taken by the kennebec and
Portland Railroad Company; being the same land
conveyed by ). Emily Weston to Henry Q. Nichols
by deed dated September 9TH, 1874, and by said
Nichols TO Bethania B. Howe, by deed dated No
vember 3. A. d. 1874 and recorded in the Kenne-
bee Registry of Deeds, Book 300 Page pa; said
tachment and sale being made to enforce and COM
plete lien which A. l.. Dunn Of Augusta, in said
County, has on ga ii described premises for WORK
done and material furnished by sa i'd Dunn. to the
laid Orrin p. Howe and Bethania b. Howe at their
request; said seizure and sale OF said real estate
heing subject to all prior legal claims on the same
ifany.
Dated at said Augusta; 18th Day Of February.
A. ID. 1877 WIN. ii LIBBY, Sheriff.
KENNEBEC COUNTY-ln Probate Court at Au.
gasra. on the second Monday of February 1877
I'L1ZA q. JONES, Guardian OF Evelyn II. Jones'
u A.
lard Jones OF A gusta, in said county, minors hav-
ing petoned for license to sell at public auction
or private sale, the following real estate of said
wards the proceeds to be placed on interest, viz:
All the interest IF said wards in homestead of
their decs ed father:
ORDERED, That notice thereof be given three
weeks su Excessively prior TO the second Monday of
March next, In the kennebec Journal a newspa.
per printed in Augusta, that all persons Interest
ed may attend at Court of Probate, then to be
holden at Augusta and show cause, III any, why
the prayer of said petition should not be granted.
ii. X. BAKER, Judge.
Attest: CHARLES HEwINs, Register. 3w10s
The true northerner., 1877-08-17
Losses by the Strike.

A gentleman connected with leading
bank in New York city and member of
the clearing house, has made an esti-
mate OF the losses occasioned by the
strike. which is perhaps as nearly accu-
rate as any that can be obtained. These
losses are estimated ON the,latest returns
of the different roads, and include per-
ishable articles destroyed and contracts
annulled, destruction of oil and other
valuable freight, cattle and other live
stock killed, for which the taxpayers will
not be responsible. The losses, as given
in the New York correspondence of the
Boston Traveller, are as follows: Balti-
more and Ohio, So, $50, 900; Pennsylva-
MIA Central, 81, 500, 900; Chicago and
Ft. Wayne, 81, 100000; New York Cent
raj, 81, 100000 Erie, $4,000, 900; Lake
Shore, 81, 750, 900; Michigan Central,
81, 800, 900; Canada Southern, $3.50, 900 I;
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western,
81, 900, 900; Delaware and Hudson. ST.
200, 900; Jersey Central, 5000, ,000 Rock
Island, $3,000,000. But, going beyond
these items and looking at the loss
caused by the suspension of traffic, we
find the figures swelled enormously.
The destruction of rolling stock and
other property which must be paid for
by the taxpayers is estimated, all told, at
$40, 900, 900. The entire estimated loss
from oil sources is placed at no less than
$50, 100000. And, enormous as this sum
seems, it has been reached by several
highly competent authorities.