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THE WAY THEY COURT down EAST.

Sally, the houscmaid pairing apples in the
corner. Enter Obadiah, who seats himself
in the corner opposite to Sally. without gay
ing q word for fifteen minutes, but finally
scratching his head he broke silence with
There's considerable iinperceptible al.
iteration in the weather since last week.
Tain. so injuaicious and 50 inda,abIs
cold ~ twas; the thsrmomican has lowered
sp to four HUNDRED degrees higher than re-
nth.
think ]: likely, for birds oi that specie
fly quantity higher in warm days than cold
ones. said Obadiaa.
Both parties assume graTe and impos-
ing leok, and long pause ensues. Finally
0i,adsah gives his head another narrowing
seratsh and again breaks silence with
Well, Sally, VIC chaps are going % raise q
sleigh ride, it's such isim.eal good sledden
tomorrow, l i'spousc they'll have iEsstiate
time. ont. Ishou'd be supernatural hab
pT il you would disgrace me with you com
pany. should take il a deropitary honor,
besides, we're caicaIasiB to treat the gals
cepious with raiscns and black strip.
/ ssprsd be supernatural glad to disgrace
you, bos oar Folks suspect company can,
20, says Sally.
Well. now, fknew ~hst I'll do ! I'll "a
home and thrash them sre beans what have
been lying down in the barn sich darnsd
long " lie. Exit ObaiIas.
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| "GREENY" on His WAY TO GET
MARRIED.

| \ number Of persons about the river
were, on Friday, very much amused By n
! long, lank specimen Of kentuckian, from
/ Garrard county, who arrived on board the
steamer Telegraph, from Louisville. He
was evidently extremely verdant in the
ways Of the world, although he said he was
twenty-five years of age. He was accom-
! panied by n girl who was only thirteen last
| October, and the pair were on their way to
! Aberdeen, the Grctna Green of Ohio. for
the purpose cf being matrimonIally welded
| by the bIacksmith-squ who performed
! such odd jobs for runaway lovers. After
he had engaged passage for himself and
lady love on board the Eunice, for the
! point Of his destination, he was called from
| his state-room by couple Of wags, who
! personated the pcriice, who took him round
near the wheel house and informed him
! that they had just received telegraphic
dispatch to arrest him for carving off a
young girl without the consent Of her pa
rent. The fellow was struck all OLA heap !.
( With a trembling voice, choked By tears,
he confessed the soft impeachment, but he
declared his mother gave him permission
to come.
But didn't you steal the girl, my frisnd?'
said one Of the wags.
- We'll, no. didn't steal her," sobbed
the countryman; "we concluded to get
married, but her mother said she shouljn t
dew il, and so We just came of together
The officers shook their heads and sym
pa.heticaiiy remarked that i, was sad case
"A very unfortunate afsiT---no hanging
scyape to be snre, bat nevertheless involving
the personal liberty Of Johnny Lusk, as he
called himself, until The mother came on.
At this information, a fresh food Of tears
streamed down his chssks, h was hard TO
go TO jail, be thought, 50 when hs hsss3n',
did uotbin'." and he eoulau'; think Of .ucs.
a thing, if there vas any way of Avoiding
il.
After grave consultation on the part of
the 's othssis," during which J3hnuy stood
! trembling with excitement and suspense, it
was finally suggested that he might escape
/ from the dilemma in which he was placed
I by gisin. bond In $1,000 again.. any
! damages that might results from bis release,
: 10 which as readily asssnted, and the clerk
/ of the boat kindly consented TO si2n Tbs
/ document with him. A steamers manifest
. Was filed up, and Johnny affixed his sig
/ Datare without reading it and with SOL
eFnn pledge 10 adhere to all the verbal
J promises be made, he dried his eyes, snss
/ hssriei to relate TO his companion a tale
Of xonderfal arrest and escape from the
( irrrors Of t6e ias. The .asi that mas seen oi
/ him. he asd bis Lads we're sitting On board
/ the Ea.5ce, engaged in earnest conversation,
and ss loving as two kisssna.-- Ciaesanzti
! Gazette.
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YoI U-NO Al. WHOLE NO SO.
fFog The Sanpars.I
LINES To 4 DEPARTED FRIEND.

We miss Thy sweet tn4sIe Thea The ds~s fall At eTea
Ans asauFe rex4yes 1sita the fresnsss af nigh:i
II, ,tsa ~e reoaeEa5er that tisgs art II Heaven,
Aua sws sA.s Gos!'s s4stbee ~ sqEai aEd night
rhr,s navstsaszf c,as4s that sAsde lie blue sky,
All drsE thsir bazk curtain ser she stars and Id
basSa,
VIII nsefi ike the ssews-Ils1pgca1 fFgm the sge,
,aa he dark eye Il midnight sill brighten Up scoa
e miss thy Gesr tara when the srigat o: rieras
Ysyz, kisses the tsy Of fhe far iistszt tEes-
.a4 tie swees talnerlag birds II tie sunshine are
EHEaH4.ng
Toli1l. md 70 na:are The ssns c: the free.
we s,..s thy fgg4 vo.oe when argHad the low altar.
ws reaetaber ssE 1iod zith bgx Ell heart al! kaee
AID the SINS gf tie world th2t have eaussI !zi:er
Becsrae sswer saa lighter in remembrance Of thee
sS.TEgaE
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why SHE MARRIED.

In recently. making the trip, in q stage
coach, over ilie rugged range Of hills called
tho Baraboo Bluff, )" between ths town of
Lodi and Bar raboo, in Wisconsin, the coach.
full Of squeezed and jol,ed passengers found
some relief from the tediousness Of ths
journey in the original remarks which from
time to time, fell from the lips Of an elder
ly woman who was one Of tho company
She persisted in expressing great contsmpt
for the other sex, aud for married life gen.
orally, and intiInated that such had always
been her opinion; and as il baG previously
leak cd out, from her own conversation that
she had been married, and had raised y
large family Of children, I ventured to ask
her how 10 that, With the feeling Of contempt
che had from the first felt of the men, she
ever could have married one Of them.
"Weli," said she, young man, Pil tell
you hoS it was. When l was O girl lived
in family where there was an old maid,
who, in going up stairs to bed, had 10 90
through m entry way where there was pile
of potatoes in one corner, and she used To-
make me 70 and cover them. for fear they'd
see her, because they had eyes. Well,
thinks !, il old maids Is like that, lwon't be
one, no how. SO, you see, ns soon -
got old enough, Ike fool went asd GOT
masr,edp ss.
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Tire Evening Post ridicules Mr. Bsehshss's
application TO Congress for the supreme
control Of the Army and Nary. fs srticls
is beaded "Troublo in the Nursery" and 10
nerciie.sly sharp upon the President, whom
i. regard. a. child Under tho care Of .
unrse. which nurse 10 Congress, Of whom its
playful charge makes odd demands. The
Pot says:
..yanars will NOW call for the Army sud
Nsyy besides thirty millions Of DollassJ
re waists basaliions and Gssts 10 play
win. Only yesterday he sent the old lsdy
. pretty letter, % his friends csli II, nnposn.
cing his wish 20 play Mt war with Mssiso,
siearngna and New Granada, as6 ssting for
ship. Of war and regiments Of soldiers. Hs
i, ssized with the military spirit. He
taste j. NOV IS. s~otds and bayoDess; ha
cries Ion big guns Ind cooked hats.''
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SKATING NIsF0RTuNFS,

Mary had heard of skating, so, Of course
became insane, to try the slip 'twixt foot
and hip. Oh, no-she'd ne'cr complain, if,
from too frequent falls she'd get coneussion
Of the brain. So, father teascd almost to
death. FIVE dollars went and ssuandercd and
bought the skates, while Walter, (he was
Mary's beau,) fond Of her--was awfully
vexcd and pondercd. In vain in Mary's ear
he plead, and as she laughed-he thundcred.
Well, of upon the skating ground the vixen
Mary went, and with one knee upon the ice,
Cher limb We meant, knee isn't nice) her
graceful form she bent, to fasten on her
charming feet, with straps and buckles fast,
the little bits of skates-(to be to her tro
wicked fatcs) too little for to last. Well,
finally they were fastened on, aud Mary
went to rise, but as the irons touched the
ice, she found to her surprise, her feet were
parting company--the rest We may surmIse;
she lost her balance, and her feet flew up
before her eyes. My gracious, bow the dar-
ling hiushed-shc was not hurt bit-the
larger portion of her hoops were bu, severe
ly hit a moment Mary lny and then, while
curious eyes around, stood far aloof and
gazed-at SO much beauty in amaze-so
much to glory and praise--she tried to rise,
ah when, (oh! fatal fate oh ! destiny !!
oh hateful, hateful men y her ankles scarce
were out Of sight, when up they flew again.
Now on her face supiue she lay--her nose
had taken the shock, and precious blood was
trickling down upon her skating frock-oh!
wasn't it sad so sweet girl should get so
hard knock. They gathered up this
charming girl, aud placed her on shutter,
her pin-a-fore all stained with blood where
once TWAS brpsI and hu,;pr. her head yxns
scarred-her nose was swelIed--her heart
all in fu,ter. Alas! poor Mary, now at
home. views afar the fun-and every
though. Of skating now, by-yea, every one
the girl who cannot keep her fee upon the
ice, or in the street, should be With skating
done.
MoaAL.--Dcar girls, if on the ice you'd
60 TO try your precious fates, like darling
little Mary dear. upon pair Of skates-ii
you would keep your feet and skirts, in even
decent state, don't 90 upon the ice my dears,
don't until you've learned to skate. - Osps.
! 90 Palladium.
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,g5 pc,lce in GcatemaB's Furnishing '"">'
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c-A correspondent af cars sia.es case n
which yoasg iasiy rsf2sed tor several aays
to see lie. lassr, AID then Sc. :. bis dog on
hsn. c~rsaS@iy there Sas soEaeih1ns sa
common bel e s~s thea ,hsr. She MAS CO.
sssna.s. saa ks MS 'daE ssd.'--Prs-tite''
as-ts. .-FsSS Mnr,--.
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yA bofgia! Was ance caught with
twenty three watches in bis possession. he
xns the greatest thief Of time we csss heard
os-ezceEf 'rrocssstipaiion.'
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- 4 strange genius, IN describing q
!axe in Minnesota, says it Is 30 clear ihas By
joaking into IL ysu can see them maxing Tea
is China.
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Why II the last act sf Harnis. pecu.
larry Irsb2 Because ], begins with a funs-
ssi aoj ends viii, fight.
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- Tho rsy TO make watsr tassc bsttsr.
than champegns, u 70 ent cal. f.sh about.
six hours before itntibingit. 8
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FRANZ STREET.

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An Editor Arrays CONSIDERS his sooa i,e..
ss. than h.s c1asranv.
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.AHT
fasADY 4 TEST,
r,ulr,s aaa peaIers IN ENe"ans''
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CITY nook5ToTG,

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II. TEMPLE


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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-01-26
From the ST.. Clairsville Gazette.
Robbery and Murderous Assault.

The house of Mr.. Wilson, living near
Centreville. in this county, was robbed
and the. proprietor nearly murdered. on
Tuesday night last week, under the fol-
lowing circumstances: The family had
retired to rest, and about 10 o'clock Mr..
Wilson heard q considerable noise on the
front porch attached to the house.. His
FIRST thought was that q young colt on the
place had got loose and came to the
house. He accordingly went to the door
in his night clothes to drive the intruder
away. On the porch he found two men
instead of the colt. and on asking them
what they wanted, one of them aimed a
blow at Mr.. Wilson which be wsrded of
with his arm The other villain immed-
lately dealt him q heavy blow across the
temples which fslled him to the floor in
sensible. He was then gagged and left
lying on the porch, where be remained for
more than an hour. The villains then
entered the house and succeeded in End.
ing $76, which they carried off. sa5s
Mr.. Wilson, on recovering his senses
crawled back into the house and alarm.
ed the inmates, who raised the neighbors
but SO far all efforts to secure the robber.
proved unavailing. 7o;3a, 5oa h!ao3,
Mr.. Wilson was asilast accounts in 6
very critical condition, though lit il
thought he may recover. s.t ais3
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was lost BY majority Of one. We are
glad to see the vote of our worthy Senator
in the affirmative. We have not seen the
vote in the House.
If there Is important and necessary
business to be transacted, let it be done,
whatever time it may require; ifnot, there
is no use in waiting for the 10th of Feb
ruary, the sooner they adjourn the better.
Let the business be done as soon as pos
sible, and then adjourn; but let it be done.
If this movement is intended for polit-
ical capital in the next campaign it seems
equally unwise. If this necessary and
important business which made an adjour-
ned session so indispensable is not trans
acted, the question will be beloved and
thundered from thousand Republican
throats, "Why did you have an adjourned
session at all2" If We can answer this
only by pointing to few unimportan'
laws our political capital will be dearly
bought. We repeat, do the business q:
soon as possible, and then adjourn, but
do the business.
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THURSDAY. Jan. 20

4AOhoDAI, Odu. 1Vs
In the Senate, yesterday, bill was in
troduced relative to Marshalls in cities of
the first and second class The House
resolution for sine die adjournment on
the 10th of february. was referred to
Select Committee of three. The bill re-
ducing salaries of Supreme Judges, aud
Mr.. Winan's bill to ameEd the law of 1906,
relative to the use of the Jails of the State
for the confinement of prisoners of the
United States, were defeated by striking
out all after their respective enacting
clauses.
The House passed several bills, among
them an act supplementary to the act to
provide for the creation and regulation of
incorporated companies in the State of O.,
to amend the law in reference to the govern
ment and regulation of Lunatic Asylums;
to provide for districting any county in
the State, where Commissioners have fail.
ed to do SO. under the act of April 12,
1858, for assessment Of property for tax
alton.
Considerable discussion was had upon
propositions to amend the School law; the
bill to establish Normal Schools, and the
Interest bill. rs
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Another Knock-down in Washington

&>~~~s~~S& S>~>~~> ~ w. 49, ssssSA~~~oeS~~' "
WASHINGTON, Jan 2l.--As the Hon.
George Taylor, Representative from the
Second Congressional District of New
York, was passing one of the halls of the
Capitol, this afternoon, he overheard a
highly offensive remark made by Mr.. NAL
dron, New York, to companion, APP
preaching Mr.. Maldron, Mr.. Taylor asked
whether that language was directed against
him. On receiving. after some hesitation,
an Affirmative response, Mr.. Taylor resent
ed the insult by striking Maldron with his
fist. Maldron then struck back with bis
umbrella, of which Mr. Taylor obtained
possession. After it passed from Maid.
ron's hand, and having struck him with it.
Taylor threw it at him. Other parties
then interfered and prevented further diff
ficulty. 1t is said that Mr.. Taylor made
the charges on which Maldron was some
time since removed from Che Office he helG
in the Custom House of New York City
He was formerly Deputy Collector.
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From the Statesman.


In the Senate, yesterday, bills were
passed as follows: gl's
The Senate bill amending the Civil
Code relative to publication of notices of
sales on execution; bin amendatory of
the Justices Code, and the act to amend
the law relative to publication of general
laws in newspapers of the State. A bill
was introduced by Mr.. Phelps providing
FOR canvassing the votes cast for Comp
treller of the Treasury. A communica-
tion was received from the committee ap-
pointed to inquire into the Treasury de.
taication, stating that the committee are
unable to state definitely the time when
they will be able to report but expect to
do so in about one month The reports
of the Board of Public Works and the
Commissioners of Reform Schools were
received. A resolution was adopted in.
structing the appropriate committee to
report what legislation is necessary to
compel banks to pay their taxes in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the law Of
last winter. ea
The House passed the bill for the pro-
lection of Gas Companies. Resolutions
directing an inquiry whether the letting
of contracts for the enlargement of the
Lewistown Reservoir was fraudulent; and
as to the leases of water powe; on the Mi
ami and Erie Canal, aud instructing the
Finance Committee to report separate
appropriation bills, were introduced and
laid on the table for future discussion
Mr.. Harrison's resolution directing the
appropriate Committee to report bill
to reduce the salaries of employees OF
the canals, was adopted.
New bills were introduced as follows
Fixing the time Of holding Courts, fol
the surrender and transfer to the city o
Cincinnati of certain portion Of th,
Miami Canal within said city; and a
mending the actrelating to County Au
ditors.
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A Rich Letter.

We find the following letter in the
Wheeling LntelIgeneer. 1t was received
by wholesale merchant of Wheeling
It sufficiently explains itself:
MONROE Co., O., Jan Ia.
Dear Sirs:-I have just received your
letter directed to my predecessor, enclos-
ing bill for sundries. / purchased the
house day before yesterday, and owing to
circumstances herein after hinted atyour
bill has fallen into my nands. After
deciphering your hierogIyphics, l 6nd
the amount of your bill to be $72. which
is more money than I feel able to pay for
u party with whom have no connection
whatever. My father before me used to
pay bills not contracted by himself, aud
found the policy to be ruinous to himself
and fatal to the future prospects of bis
only beloved son-that is the subscriber.
Ifyou can furnish any Information in re-
gard to my predecessor in business, L.
s., you would greatly obligea large
number of anxions citizens of this place,
1 recently received letter from him,
dated "parts unknown" in which he sta
tes in provokingly humorous and am
biguous manner that "there will be man
around next week !iquidating his pecu'
mary liabilities. With great faith in
the "coming man." and hoping you may
receive consolation from this communics'
tion, l remain,
| Yours, sympathetically, .
REUBEN PENDER, JR.
P. 81 would like to open an ac
count with you. II. p.
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Our Claims Against Foreign Gov
ernmentS.

The President sent to the Senate, in
compliance with resolution passed by
that body, q document showing the condi.
tion of our unsettled claims against for
eign vernments together with those
which have been adjusted. From has
ty glance at these papers it appears
that Capt. William Webster presents a
bill against Great Britain for six mil
lions and half of dollars for the loss of
and indemnity for lands purchased from
the Chief of New Zealand, aud of which
he was disposessed by England's officers.
Claims are urged by other parties
against Government for damage done to
lawful commerce by the seizure and sales
of vessels, &C., which are estimated at
$4,000. The only reparation yet made
by the English Government for the loss
and capture of the vessel Pauchita on
the, African coast, is the condemnation of
Capt. Morseby's conduct for his inter-
ference with the American flag. Against
Russia there are two claims, one, for $l6,
900, the other for $3s5.O0O, preferred
by j. w. Perkins, of Massachusetts,,
charging that Government with viola
tion of the contract made with him for
arms furnished in the Crimean war.
France. too. has many unsettled claims
She has rejected several, including that
of the owners of the ship America for loss
by damage in 1889. and for property
destroyed by violating the blockade Of
Buenos Ayres. Mr.. Robert A. ParioIi
tenders bill for fifteen millions of francs
for the non-fu!fllment of verbal agree.
ment entered into by Mr.. Fould, the
Minister of Finance, and confirmed by the
Emperor, to pay him this amount upon
his demonstration of the existence of q
gold field similar to tha. of California
and accessible to the French arm,
as soon as the French flag can be
raised, in token Of efsovreignty. in any par
of the territory indicated. He allege,
this performance, and hence seeks for pay
ment Of $1,000; while there are eight.
cases for losses by damage caused by th'
repeal OF the Cuban Ordinance of 1850
prohibiting the admission Of. provision
aud lumber free Of duty from the Unite'
States.
The list against Mexico Is large, in
} cluding both settled and unsettled claim,
Portugal is held responsible for losses t
shipping,
Holland and Denmark have not "
made satisfaction. Prussia is asked I
make an explanation for the arrest an
;, ill.usage Of paturalized citizen who I,