OHIO. 



OREGON. 



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which has gained so much under such adverse 

 circumstances, and, disdaining the counsels of. 

 timidity or the indifference of despair, continue 

 the struggle till the last hour of the 3d of 

 November, in the discharge of a solemn duty, 

 the reward of which will be the redemption of 

 our country from despotism and anarchy." 



At the November election 518,828 votes were 

 cast, of which 280,128 were for Grant and 

 238,700 for Seymour. Grant's majority was 

 41,428. 



The financial condition of Ohio is improving. 

 In 1845, when the total value of the taxable 

 property in the State was $136,142,666, the 

 public debt amounted to $20,018,515. In 1868, 

 with the total of taxable property at $1,138,- 

 754,779, tiie State debt was $10,532,675. The 

 receipts into the Treasury during the year have 

 been $4,347,484.82, and the disbursements for 

 the same period have amounted to $4,455,- 

 354.86. 



The Ohio railroads, in operation on the 30th 

 of June, measured 5,653.09 miles, including 

 over 2,000 miles running into adjoining States, 

 in making connection with other lines to vari- 

 ous parts of the country. The number of work- 

 men engaged in repairs and operations on these 

 roads was 19,884. The total cost of construct- 

 ing these railroads was $288,269,958, and the 

 equipments cost $14,299,916. This is repre- 

 sented by paid-up capital to the amount 

 of $172,047,542; funded debt, $133,111,294; 

 floating debt, $8,494,466 ; or a total capital of 

 $313,653,302, against an entire cost of $302,- 

 569,874. The gross earnings of these railroads 

 for one year was $47,118,722, while the expense 

 of operatingthem was $32,920,034, leaving $14,- 

 198,688 for the net earnings. $6,963,726 were 

 laid out for construction and new equipment, 

 and $3,801,291 in dividends, while $1,644,375 

 were paid to the State and nation in taxes. 



The number of school-houses in Ohio is 

 11,353, with a total value of $9,072,443. The 

 number of children in the State, between the 

 ages of five and twenty-one years, is 971,705 

 494,458 male and 477,247 female of whom 

 704,767 are enrolled as pupils; average daily 

 attendance, 397,436, of whom 3,036 were Ger- 

 man, and 5,083 colored. Number of teachers, 

 21,568 male, 8,348, female, 13,220; average 

 monthly wages of male teachers, $38.52, of 

 females, $23.80. Eeturns from 647 private 

 schools show an enrolment of 26,450 pupils ; 

 there were 65 academies with 6,167 students ; 

 43 ladies' seminaries with 4,217 students; and 

 26 colleges with 4,738 students, only 1,113 of 

 whom were pursuing a regular collegiate course. 



Some alarm was created in the grazing dis- 

 tricts of Ohio during the summer 'by the ap- 

 pearance of what is known as the Texas cattle 

 fever, and in a few localities serious losses were 

 occasioned by this malady. In the absence of 

 any legislative provision on the subject, the 

 Governor issued a proclamation, and appointed 

 commissioners to prevent the spread of the dis- 

 ease and prohibit the introduction of diseased 



cattle from the South. The subject was sub- 

 sequently brought to the attention of the Le- 

 gislature. 



On the night of the 18th of November, tho 

 Ohio Central Lunatic Asylum at Columbus was 

 destroyed by fire, and six of the patients were 

 suffocated, while terrible suffering was caused 

 to many others. This calamity is described as 

 one of unusual distress. The loss to the State 

 was nearly $200,000. The Legislature, which 

 met in extra session on the 23d of November, 

 appointed a committee to investigate the cause 

 of the fire,.the extent of damage, and the expedi- 

 ency of rebuilding the institution. A major- 

 ity of the committee reported at the regular 

 session in January in favor of transferring the 

 site and remnants of the buildings to the Asy- 

 lum for the Blind and building a new Insane 

 Asylum, the selection of a site to be made by 

 a committee consisting of two members from 

 the Senate and three from the House. There 

 was also a minority report, which recommended 

 that the old buildings be rebuilt and refitted 

 with as little delay as possible. 



The regular session of the Legislature for 

 1869 opened on the 5th of January, and was 

 constituted as follows : 



Kepublican . 

 Democratic 



mate. 



n 

 20 



House. 



49 

 56 



Democratic majority . . 3 



OLDENBURG, a grand-duchy belonging to 

 the North German Confederation. Grand- 

 duke, Peter I., born July 8, 1827; succeeded 

 his father, February 27, 1853. Heir-appa- 

 rent, Prince Frederick August, born Novem- 

 ber 16, 1852. Area, 2,469 square miles. 

 Population, in 1867, 315,622. The popula- 

 tion connected with the Evangelical State 

 Church was 241,381; the Roman Catholic 

 population, 72,077; other Christians, 984; 

 Jews, 1,527; religion not stated, 26. The 



?ublic debt, at the close of 1867, amounted to 

 ,967,600 thalers. The army is fully incor- 

 porated with that of Prussia. The movement 

 of shipping, in 1866, was as follows : 



The merchant navy, on January 1, 1867, con- 

 sisted of 190 vessels, of 26,863 lasts. Besides, 

 there were 443 coasting vessels, of 7,227 lasts. 



OREGON. The relative strength of polit- 

 ical parties in Oregon was reversed during the 

 year, and the Democrats carried the State by 

 an unusual majority. On March 9th, the 

 Democratic State Convention assembled at 

 Portland, and adopted the following series of 

 resolutions : 



fiesolved, That we renew our pledge of adherence 

 and unswerving fidelity to the time-honored prin- 

 ciples of the Democratic party. 



