The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-12-29
A CENTURY AGO.
Extracts From the Files OF an Old
Newspaper That are Quite
Interesting.

A century ago the weather was not
unlike that we are enjoying now,
says the New York Shipping and
Commercial List. December was re-
markab1y .open" month, the average
temperature for the first fifteen days
being not lower than 80 degrees in
New York City. Said the Daily Ad-
vertiser, December 20, 1874: "It
would seem from the continued OPEN
ness and warmth of the weather that
the seasons had got jolted out Of their
places, and that December had actu-
ally been welded to May"
The seat Of our National Govern
ment was located in Philadelphia.
Washington was serving the second
year of his second term as President
of the United States. George Clin-
ton was Governor of New York State.
Richard Varick was Mayor of New
York City.
The National Government was re-
ceiving congratulations on the sup
preston Of the insurrection of the
Indians and whites in the western
counties Of Pennsylvania.
The newspapers were full of the
| news of the tumultOus times in
France, then in the second year of
the first Republic, with Robespierre
directing affairs. The papers Of De-
cember had no news from France
later than July.
Aaron Burr was undergoing criti-
cism from Congressional reporters
for absence from his duties in the U.
S. Senate, which criticism impelled
s'Fair Play" in the Albany Gazette
to write of Col. Burr: "He is the
vital, sensible, animating particle to
the great body of the National Leg
islature; and, therefore, the delay of
the proceedings in Congress, by reas-
on of his absence, will more recon-
mend than discredit him."
Chief Justice John Jay was in Eng
land negotiating his great CONNER
cial treaty with the mother country.
taken out of the Old Slip Saturday
morning, December, 13, and her mas
ter and mistress, whose names the
newspapers neglect to publish, were
arrested for the crime.
Ameetiug of the Tammany Society
on "business Of fimportance'wa held
on the evening of December Is, the
call being signed by the secretary OF
the organization, Benjamin Strong,
whose namesake was to lead the as
sault ON Tammany one hundred
years later.
The "Old American Company" was
giving the only dramatic entertain
ment in New York, appearing the
week of December 20, in two come
dies every evening, entitled "Such
Things Are'' and 1.-THE Busy Body"
The prices were, box, 8 3shillings pit,
6 pence; gallery, pence.
City Clerk Benson called public at
tention to the new state law for the
'smore effectual prevention of flres,'
which were always more prevalent
about New Years.
On Thursday, Dec. 18, 1884, Presi-
dent Washington approved an act
authorizing the borrowing of $4,000,
600 for buhlic improvements, the loan
to be repaid out of the duties ION i'm
ports and tonnage at the close OF
the year 1895.
| A meeting of the independent Roy
al Arch Masons, Lodge No. 2, was
called for Dec. 81, at Hunters Hotel,
to celebrate the anniversary of st.
John, the Evangelist.
The Legislative committee ap-
pointed to consider the reduction of
the public debt of New Y ork reported
that the existing revenues in excess
of the probable expenditures would
pay off the public debt in 1895.