The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-04-07

0o- Tho Ten Hour RilI passed the New Fork
House, last week. prescribine ten hours as dsys
labor, except In agricultural and domestic employ.
ments. The provisions are stringent against the
employment Of persons unde, twelve ysars of age.
more than eight hours q day. Those under six.
are not to be employed at oil In the factories, &C.
co- A company Of gentlemen Of Cincinnati have
made arrangements for building a ship at Vance.
burg, about ninety miles above that city, on the
Kentucky side of the river and freishiing her for
foreign port with the products Of the West.
W tennessee has caught the spirit Of emanci.
patton. 4 would seem. The Knoxville Tribune
is spubll'hing . series Of articles in it, favor, IN
which popular convention on the subject Is call.
u- The voters Of Cincinnati, under the provi.
'ons Of law Of thelas Legislature, have decided
BY large majority. in favor Of the loan Of one mil.
lion OF dollars. by the city Of Cincinnati. to the
Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad Company. =
Previous to the election the question was very
freely discussed in the city papers, and the result
is as above announced,
~ Gen. Cass, on his way to Washington, was
very enthusiastically received at Cumberland Md
In the course of his response he remarked; ''ffty
years ago ! passed through this place-I was then
but lad-on my way to the far ,Dest.' Ilocated
10 territory, numbering about 20 900 inhabitants
have, under the Providence or God, lived to see
that then unsettled country produce .fue States,
which contain about foe millions Of people!
o. We notice by the Cincinnati papers tha,
Richard F. Ryan, who was immured for four and
q half months in prison in Dublin. charged with
treason against the British government, committed
while editing paper in Cincinnati exposing the
wrongs Of Ireland, has arrived in the Queen City.
The Commercial says that he looks we'll, and does
not despair Of ireland.
% In a search made in Madrid among the pa-
pers referring to the history Of Louisiana, when
that State was under Spanish rule. number of
papers was discovered containing many important
matters throwing light on the Burr conspiracy -
In due time, it Is presumed. the public will have
possession Of these interesting facts.
0o- Telegraphic intelligence has reached New
York, stating that affairs in Canada are likely to
approach crisis. The Toronto papers are now
discussing with apparent earnestness, the question
OF annexing Canada to the United States The
end is not yet, and what it will be seems difficult
to determine
DJ-At Cincinnati, on last Saturday night during
the performance at the American Theatre, a col.
ored man fell from the gallery to the pit, whilst
intoxicated. He was carried out insensible, and
soon after revived, and, to the surprise Of everv
one. walked off, He had not gone far, however,
before he Tell Dead from internal injury received
0o-The Cholera is rapidly extending il, progress,
IN New Orleans, and all classes subject to ito
attacks The official report of the Board of He ath
gave 296 deaths for the week ending the l7,h uIt.,
OF which 2O4 were by Cholera. OF the whole
number l04, were natives of Ireland.
00-The joint resolution in favor of amending the
Constitution Ct the United States, in favor OF an
election ofU. 8. Senators by the people, has pass
ed both branches Of the Wisconsin Legislature.
o;-Most Of the California gold brought to Bos.
ton by the Tzar, is to be Immediately coined =
Harndens Express took about $4,000 on Tues.
day evening. for the mint at Philadelphia. The
sinners are expected back in about week.
Gt-Fat pickings have been obtained from the re.
mains of the United States Bank Since lS4l.
when the assets were assigned. $253, 1888 CT has
'een paid out in salaries to trustees, clerks coun
el, etc. At this rate the funds will not last MANY
'ears longer
COLT is said that Col. Haskell, Of Tenn, will
e appointed Minister to Chill. and Baiie Peyton,
1 Louisiana, Minister TO France ~
0o-A poor, starving. solitary rat. walked over
he floor Of the Canal Bank at midnight, and re-.
'arked, In deep dependency ''A "F Il
81 feel like one who treads alone,
Some BANKRUPT hall deserted"
albany Kniekebocker