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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-05-19
The Country Safe (!

We are glad to see, says the Cincin-
natl Enquirer, by the following from the
great organ of the Republican party,
the New York Tribune, that there is to
be no longer any dispute in regard to
the fact whether the English Bill sub
mits the Lecompton Constitution to the
people of Kansas. We have supposed
all along that Mr. Greely was acting a
theatrical part; the paragraph which we
publish, from the leading article in the
Tribune of the 10th, settles the ques-
tion
1--WE have not chosen to waste any
words on the nice question still zeal
ously discussed by many of our cotem-
poraries--'Does the Euglish Kansas Bill
submit the Lecompton Constitution to
a vote of the people of Kansas p
Technically, literally, we believe it does
not; practically Substantially, though, we
think, most unfairly, it does. The peo-
pie arc not asked, will you come into
the Union under the Lecompton Consti-
tution-Yes or no; p but DO you con-
sent to accept and be content with the
grants of public lands for schools, rail.
roads, &c, proposed in English's bill p
Yes or Mo- and, if they vote no, Wa
understand that Congress is to consider
the LecomptOn Constitution virtually an.
nulled "
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-05-19
Fatal Railroad Aocident---Sevsn or
Eight Persons Killed and Forty
Wounded. "a

Fatal Railroad Aocident---Sevsn or
Eight Persons Killed and Forty
Wounded.
ALBANY May Il-A serious accident
occurred on the N. Y. Central r. r.
The accident was caused by crushing Of
bridge over the creek-seven OF eight
persons were killed-fve or six fatally
injured, and over forty wounded
The accident occurred to the Cincini
natl express train, due here at 6:20--was
behind time, and coming at high rate
of speed, when it met on the bridge over
Sanquoit Greek, the Utica accommo de-:
tion train for the west. The bridge gave
way, precipitating the freight ears into
the Greek and piling the passenger cars
one above the other, complete wrecks.
The seriously injured were all upon the
express train. = -
SANDY HOOK, May 1.-THE steam.
ship Persia passed this morning with Livs
erpool dates to Saturday the lst inst.
Later advices from India had been res
ceived, announcing the capture of Shansi
by the British, with great slaughter to
the rebels 1a s"'@ &C. &3i9 &
LIVERPOOL, April 80. = Breadstufs
closed quiet Flour, declining;. sales of
Western Canal at 2lsa 2ls Sd; Corn
steady-sales of yellow at 35s, white 33s
Sd a 34s. sh~
Operations on the Atlantic cable were
going :briskly forward. More than two
thousand miles had been coiled on board
the Niagara and Agamemnon. The
paying-out machinery had been completed
and pronounced perfect. ,ssaY
"a FRANcE.-Rumors prevail in Paris in
relation to change in the present system
of the administration, and of the retire.
ment of Gen. Espinas, Secretary of the
Interior Department.. SO ogg
The plenipotentiaries have had con-
ference to ratify the boundary between
Russia and Turkey, and also to consider
the claims CT Professor Morse in Europe
to indemnifeation for his telegraphic in.
vention. Nothing had been resolved on,
but the prospects were favorable for Prof.
Morse s9ai fS Rsi{s sa5@T37 az
The news from India is interesting,
Sir Hugh Rose invested Shansi with three
brigades on the 9th Of. March. The
rebels were two thousand strong. Re.
turned to the Fort On the next day the
bombardment commenced. An attempt
was made op the first Of April, by 2, 500
Rebels, to raise the seige. but were de-
feated with the. slaughter, OF 1900, aud
loss of their guns aud camp equippage.
The town was stormed and ken on tbs
4lh: The fort was occupied on the 9th,
the rebels leaving 30Oe killed. Six Bri.
tish officers were killed. The Rance es.
csped with few attendants. hotly pur.
sued.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-05-19
A Larger Ship than the Leylathan.

ALI eady larger ship than the Levia-
than has been projected in EnSland-a
ship to which the monster will herself ap-
pear as minnow. Aud this new mon
ster is of special importance to the citi-
zens Of New York, for, although it is pro-
posed to make her eight thousand tuns
larger the Leviathan, she is to sail faster
and draM less water. An engineer OF
Liverpool, named Clare, has come forward
with propositions for building an iron
screw and paddle steamship, by way Of
testing principle, greatly the superior
of the Leviathan. His experiment is to
be tried on scale Of startling magnitude,
and he has already exhibited his models,
which are attracting the attention of sci
enti6c men England. He proposes to
build a ship one thousand feet in length,
seventey feet beam, and only thirty feet
from deck to keel, making her her perfccly
aattomed, and bet sides nearly square.
In size she would be thirty thousand tuns
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-05-19
Imme ense Swindling Establishment
Broken I'D IN New York.

The New York Evening Post of Wed
nesday has the following:
"Co.nplaint having been made to the
mayor that an immense sw aiding enter
prise was carried on in the name of the
Grand Consolidated Lottery he placed
the matter in the hands of Sergeant Ber.
ney of the police; and in conjunction with
the Postmaster, adopted the further poll
cy of OBTAINING letters addressed to three
firms said to be engaged in the operation.
There are now remaining about three
thousand five hundred letters in the post
office, addressed to nine swindling estab-
lishmemts, the existence of which has
been su,nmariIy terminated. The Mayor
opened about three thousand, finding $S,-
600, which he returned to the senders.
No prizes have been drawn, though the
operators have cleared above half mil
lion. by their inanciering, and been six
years in the business.
Three newspapers were devoted to ad-
ver.ising aud putting the concert; the
Benefactor,. of Jersey city, said to be own
ed by Il. Cooper; the American Monthly
Ledger, by j. II. Hall & Co.; and the
Golden Era, by CHARLES W.. Morton &
Co all hailing from Wall street 1t was
discovered however, that the operations
did not pertain to that locality, but were
4 carried on in Connecticut.
The original founder of the enterprise
| Of Noruich ia coid to Ia va laan n man
named Gilbert, who died recently, leaving
fortune exceeding 100000.
An immense number of circulars, news
papers, tickets, Inouey and apparatus were
seized A profound excitement prevailed
in. Norwich audNew /. ondon The pris
honers were all held by Judge Palmer tt
appear at the Superior Court. .
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-05-19
The Independent Treasury Law-The
Taxes.

In reply to some queries whether the
Independent Treasury Law, passed by
the Legislature at its last session, for the
better protection and safe custody of the
public moneys, directs that the taxes shall
be paid in specie, we rcrublish the follow
ing section
SECTION II. On and after the 4th
day of July, 1858, all payments out Of
every county treasury of five dollars and
under, and after the 4th day of July, 1889,
all payments of ten dollars and under;
after the 4th day of July, 1860, al pay
ments of twenty dollars and under; after
the 4th day of July, 1861, all payments of
thirty dollars and under; after the 4th
day of July, 1862, all payments of fifty
dollars and under; after the 4th day OF
July, 1868, all payments of one hundred
dollars and under; after the 4th day OF
July, 1864, all payments of two hundred
dollars aud under; and after the 4th day
of July, 1868, all payments whatever
shall be made in specie only"
1t will be seen from the above that there
is no restriction whatever upon the treas
urer taking what money he chooses for
taxes, but he mnSt pay nothing out but
specie for amounts under FIVE dollars.--
Bankable funds will be received for taxes
in this county the coming fall as they
have been heretofore, aud such will un-
doubtedly be the case throughout the
State Gin. Enquirer.
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Misfortune to Iowa.

Iowa has met with most deplorable mis-
fortune-one which, unless it can be soon
overcome, will stop herrapid growth, sus-
pend her agricultural prospects and ruin.
Genuine gold has been found in several
of her counties, and the excitement is,
consequently, great. The Keokuk Jour
nal of the 9th lust. has the following
intelligence respecting the discoveries
which is in addition to that already
adoat in the newspapers. Poor owa!
GOLD IN IowA--MoRE DISCOVERIES.
We confess to have been somewhat
skeptical in regard to reported discover
les of gold throughou this section of the
State. but evidences of its existence aud
specimens of the gold itself come pouring
in upon US, and the most confirmed doubt
ers are compelled to become believers.
No man can, upon examination, doubt
the fact of its existence Gold has been
and is now daily taken from the earth
In Iowa. 1t is not confined to any parlic-
ular locality; it has been found in Madison,
Warren, Clark Union, Polk and, perhaps.
other counties. The only question now
to be solved is: Will it pay to work these
mines? This must be decided by practical
work. From what we can gather, the
presumption is, it will pay. AT the pres
ent time men are at work in rough,
loose manner, at different places, and, re-
port says, are making from 50 to 81 per
day, with an occasionally "ten STRIKE"
This week we saw a specimen of quartz
rock, with particles of gold therein, and
some black sand, with the same appear
ance and show of gold, they were found by
David Norris very near, if not within, the
corporation limits of Fort Des Moines.
The rock was compared with a specimen
of California quartz, and they are both
very similar in formation and appearance.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-05-19
Interesting News from the Plalns-The
MormonS Pranarin1

The st. Louis Republican of Tuesday
has the following piece of interesting in
telligence from Camp Scott, the army, the
plains and Mormondom:
We have the Independence Messenger
of Saturday last. 1t speaks of the arri
val eff j. A. Freeman, William Mcclure
and d. S. Mercer. direct from the army
at Camp Scott. They were connected
with the sutlers' train that left Independ-
ence last July, and were with the army all
winter Snow, rain and cold weather
made the trip one of great hardship
They report General Johnson;s command
in good health, but provisions were quite
scarce, except poor beef. The soldiers
receive bacon once in fourteen days.
General johnson would not he able to
start for Salt Lake City until fresh sup
ply of animals was received.
At Green River this party met Mex
ican express from New Mexico, with news
from Captain Marcy that he would not be
able to get to Camp Scott before the first
of June, in consequence of the great guam
tity of snow in the mountains between
New Mexico and Camp Scott.
| A man arrived at camp Scott, few
days before the party left, from Great
Salt Lake City, in bad plight-frost-bit-
ten and nearly starved. He reported that
the Mormons were eqnipping companies
to go out on the road this spring, and
cut off the supplies and harass the troops.
The best uews is that Colonel Hoffman,
with two companie of cavalry, and one
hundred and fifty wagons with supplies,
was met one hundred and twenty miles
this side .of Fort Laramie on the 10th of
| April About one hundred wagons, with
supplies, were ready to leave Fort Lara.
me as soon as Col. Hoffman arrived
! These trains would reach General johnson
early in May. -.
The first OK teams that started this
spring were met just beyond Big Blue, and
then trains were continually passing, but
in consequences of the weather they were
making slow progress, and some of them
had stopped, waiting for better roads.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-05-19
South Carolina u. s. Senator.

CHARLEsroN, May lS A. p. Payne
has been appointed U. S. Senator in place
of Mr. Evans, deceased.
The steamship Isabel from Havana on
the / 9th instant has arrived. Sugars and
moasses were firm; sterling exchange is
quoted ut ! a ID per cent. premium
Exchange on New York par and ous-half
per cent premium. Freghts unchanged.
No wrecks had been reported.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-05-19
Another Objection to the Kansas Bill
Answered

f.
The Black Republicans Of late, finding
their bribery charge against the Kansas
Bill to have utterly fallen to the ground,
aud, indeed, to have severely reacted upon
them, have laid more stress upon the Sin
iquity" of that clause in it which directs
that if the present constitution should not
be accepted by the people, that the Ter
ritory is 10 stay out, as a Territory, until
she has population sufficient TO entitle her
to member of Congress. The "hard-
ship" of this requirement., and the i'm
mense delay it will cause, provided the
people desire to come into the Union, is
well illustrated by the following extract
from letter of Ex- Secretary Stanton, OF
Kansas, who has been, and is new, stand
ard authority with the Black Republicans.
Secretary Stanton says:
"I believe there will be sufficient popu-
lation in the Territory during the present
year for the presentation of another con-
Istitution." - aa l-. - -5
Under the English Conference Bill
therefore, if the people of Kansas do not
accept the proposition of Congress and
come Immediately into the Union with the
Lecompton Constitution, they will be au.
thorized in the present year to form an
other constitution and come in with that
Secretary Stanton, by this admission
knocks out the underpinning of the only
remaining ground of objection to the Kan
sas adjustment. Gin. Enquirer.
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IN THE UNION. !

In spite of the factious opposition Of
the Black Republicans in Congress, Min
uesota is now in the Union. The chief
leader Of the opposition to the admission
of this free state was JOHN SHERMAN, of
Ohio. He based his objection upon the
fact, that the constitution conferred the
the elective franchise upon foreigners who
had declared their intentions to become
citizens. In order to show the hypocrisy
of Mc. Sherman and his associates, Mr..
jenkins, Virginia, referred to the enabling
act of Minnesota by which Foreigners who
had declared their intention were permit-
ted to vote for members of the constitu-
tional convention. Mr.. Sherman voted
for the bill containing that provision
Was there ever more impudent pretext
than that used by the Republicans to keep
out Minnesota?- Statesman.
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SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CONVENTION.

SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CONVENTION
1t will be seen by our telegraphic columns
this morning, that the mal-conteuts are
holding one of their fire. seating conventions
down in Montgomery, Ala. They open
cd with prayer, and then next came res
olution from Mr.. Ruffin, (nos rufian,) of
Va RECOMMENDING the South to adopt
Determinations against the North by tax
es and licenses" The inevitable Pryor,
the man who fights duels and diets OH fire;
he was there. By some accident or 9th
er, he spoke against resolution looking
to re-opening Of the slave trade. We
give Pryor credit mark, and feel rising
hope on his behalf.
Then there was the Nicaragua-fil fillibus-
ter Walker, 'the blue-grey eyed man of
destiny;" the heroic surrenderer of Punta
Arenas; he likewise was there; and could
have had seat, too, if he had chose to
take it: on this important head, to wit:
did Walker avail himself of the offer of the
convention, the telegraph, the forked light
ming is silent. trlf
Last and decidedly least, citizen sala-
mander John Mitchell, he was there, too.
1t has been about month since John was
heard from, and he is, no doubt, now big
with litter of i'sms. May the convention
give him deliverance. .e
Taken in whole and in part, individual
ly and collectively, this one idead and one
horse convention, now in session in Mont
gomery, may be considered as one of the
lsilliest humbags of the spring season, o.
| far Rheeling Intel. . - '
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A Move in the Right Direction.

= The house has, by vote of l04 yeas
to l0l nays, passed a Bill appropriating
over six and quarter millions Of acres
to be divided among the States, in amount
equal to 10000 acres for each Senator
and Representative, to which the States
are respectively entitled, said land to be
appropriated to the endowment of Agri-
cultural Colleges. This will be hailed
with joy By all wishing the promotion Of
the industrial and, particularly, the agri-
cultural interest of our land. We trus,
the Bill will pass the Senate with the same
unanimity. ..-.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-05-19
SLAVERY IN KENrucKY-The Louis

SLAVERY IN KENTucKY.-The Louis
vile Courier says there is now an extra
ordinary stampede of the slaves IN that
State. Negroes are daily escaping from
their owners in startling numbers Fhey
go off, one, two, three, or dozen at a
time, That paper attributes this unusual
movement to the presence of numerous
Abolitionists. 1t says, BLACK Republi.
cans are as thick in these parts as wolves
on prairie. 1t is almost respectable to
be q nigger-stealer.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-05-19

MURDER. man named Samuel Nor
gan, residing near Franklin Furnace, Sci
OTTO County, killed his wife last Wednesday
evening. The Portsmouth Tribune gives
the following particulars: ,-aa 30 III
On Wednesday evening dispute arose
between Morgan and his wife, when she
started across the yard to escape. In
getting over the fence, Morgan struck her
with piece of fence rail, feeling her t.
the ground, and he repeated the blows I'M
til life was extinct. Mrs. Chamberlm and
the children were witnesses to the damuing
spectacle. After Morgan found his wife
was dead, he bade one of the children
bring him a log cham, which he put around
the neck of the corpse, and then dragged
it across the yard. Here he proceeded to
strip the body of all clothing, and then
left it lying at the door oil night, while he
remained in the house until next morn
ing. -@ s-z @ '|. s.
He has been arrested and is now in
Jail. aa la
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-05-19
EMIGRAT1oN OF FLORIDA INDIANS.

EMIGHA1IUN UF Z LOaILA INDI<kNS
At the latest accounts from Fort Myers,
Florida, Billy Bowlegs and suite, thirty
three warriors and eight-four women and
children, were there, ready to emigrate.
These, added to others now in custody,
will make two hundred and six, all Of
whom would be sent West in few days.
Sam Jones and his thirty-three warriors
have, probably, ere this, surrendered. so
that there is a prospect that the "Flori-
da War" will soon be over.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-05-19
THE LAND SALES IN KANSAS.

Sr. Louis, May ia Commission
consisting of Robt Morrow, Chas IL.
Branscombe, and j. NJ. Winchell. selected
by a mass convention of settlers recently
held at Topeka, Kansas, to visit the Pres
ideut with reference TO land sales in that
Territory, passed through this city to-day
en- rontc for Washington.
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in politics, in some other way. will it be
fouud. We cannot divine, unless atten-
ton is turned to riddlng the country of
loafers and criminals. Our people must
have excitement. Look out, thieves, look
ont, gamblers, look out, vagrants--don't
come here! Kansas is no place for you.
Yours, &C., s.
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New State Kouse Commissioner.

Hon. GEO. w. MANNYpENNY, JAsoB
R1NEHARD, and THEoDATus GAELIC. Com
missioners appointed under the act Of the
last Legislature for the more speedy com.
pletion of the New State House. met yes
terday and organized in pursuance oflaw.
We understand they will at once make for
NAL demand for possession Of the oihces,a -
the law requires. The question of the
constitutionality Of the State House and
the Penitentiary acts, passed last winter
will be argued, we understand, next week,
-.Stotcsman.
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A.

w The overflow of the Southern
rivers is working the ruin and devastation
of the crops in all directions. The entire
bottoms of Red and Black Rivers and
part of the Ouatehita country are scenes
of desolation and ruin. The crops of
cotton, tobacco and grain, as the water re-
cedes, show themselves dead and reeking
with the element in which they have so
long been buried.
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womens' Rights Convention.

New YORK, May l3.--The Womens'
Rights Convention which assembled to-
day was we'll attended. Mrs. Lucy Stone
Blackwell presiding. WIN. Lloyd Gar
rison, Rev. MIR. Blakely of Conn.,. and
Others spoke.
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WASHINGTON, May IA.


SENATE "A resolution was submitted
by Mr.. Beggs, of N. c.. that the Presi.
dent be requested to communicate to the
Senate any Information which may have
been received concerning the recent search
or seizure of the American vessels BY for
eign armed cruizers in the Gulf of Mexi-
CO and adjacent seas, and also what meas
ures, if any, have been taken in relation
thereto; adopted unanimously. e.'
Mr.. Rice submitted a resolution which
was adopted, that committee be appoint
ed to investigate the charges made against
him by the citizens of Iowa, respecting
the sale of the Fort Crawford lands.
After the passage of other minor bills,
the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE The House proceeded to dis
patch Territorial business reported from
Committee of the Whole.
The bill making an appropriation fol
the completion of military road from
Astoria to Salem, in Oregon, was passed
Two other bills for roads in New Mexico
and Washington Territories, were rejected
The House then took up the private cal
endar.
On motion of Mr. Clemens, the Ser
geant- at Arms was directed to arrert ant
bring to the House, such members as hat
not been excused. A number were ar
| rested from time to time and brought in
and their excuses not being deemed salts
factory, they were discharged from eustod
on the payment of fees.
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FREEMAsoNKY AMONG Birds One Of
our neighbors a short time SINCE happen
ing to have large bottle, bethought him.
self of placing it in the branches of a tree
near the house for the birds to build in.
After short time the members of his
family perceived a pair of blue birds, con-
tinually, day after day, flying about and
coming up to the mouth of the bottle as
if endeavoring to get in; after this had
lasted about a week the gentleman one day
took hammer up to the tree to knock
of the neck of the bottle so that these
birds might enter when upon so doing a
blue-bird flew out. The "poor prisoner
had undoubtedly succeeded in making hi,
way in, but from the slippery ascent to the
neck had been unable to escape and had
probably been supported by food brought
there by his two outside brethren. we
are afraid the bottle will not prove "pop-
ular summer resort" The blue bird was
not, however, by any means the first suf-
ferer from 1.-The bottle. D Rest Ror6Mr,
Gazette.
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90, tY Read the following interesting
sslester from Kansas. The writer is Mr.. j.
= r, aSLouuEL recently a member of the Ohio
a House o. Representative and an ardent
anti necompton Democrat:
u 8 Interesting Letter from Kansas.
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W@ The absence of the editor must
account for the lack of editorial or errors
that smay appear in this number of tue
- sSpirits&s as25t .slk..l.r g.. ..