The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-01
THE NEWS.

Under an abolition Administration eur
country's character has been deprecated
mere than its currency.
General Banks says that Napoleon
would. upen convenient pretext, plant
the French aag upon the west side OF the
Mississippi.
The man who discovered how to make
sugar from csrn has sold the discovery tel
$500, ,0es
A man in Nevada stole seven hundred
dollars in the morning, was arrested al
night and hung the next morning. There
are NO sheady contractors in Nevada.
Judge Weleh has accepted the Supreme
Jud. sship OF Ohls oice Ranney rssiga-
cd.
The exchange of prisoners is rapidly
going forward between General Gram
and Commissioner Ould on the part ei
the Confederatss.
Those, hereabouts, who are gettins
"skesred" about the coming draft shoult
adopt JOSH BILLINGS method Of avoid
tuS ACOR yAL0 IhOUth pa
yure ears back--and haul in yur,
neze,'
The Government realizes abeut $40,
600 per msnth from the hides, tallsw
heofs, &c, sf the cattle slaughtered fsl
the Army of the Potomac.
The rebel Senate, by an almost anani
nous vete rejected the bill putting 200,
00e negroes in the army.
The State expenses Of Ohio this yea
will be $3.50, 600 more than they were las
year. Farmers and every tax payer il
the State will not rejoice nuch at this
Gen. Dick Tayler is said to have
considerable ferce at Meridian and Jack
sen, Mississippi.
The rebel manufactures at Selma ar
turning cut large quantities of muRitien
OF war. Fsrtifcatlons extend all arsxn'
the place.
Nest of Hoods army has been sent t.
operate against chermaa.
Six Thousand bales Of csttsn were barn
cd at Charleston by the enemy. Admira
Dahlgren was the first to run ap to tn
city.
A law has been enacted by the Obi,
Legislature giving to County Csmmis
sionels three dellars per day, and mileag
as usual Also, a law authorizing tn
organization of companies to insur
against loss or damage by accident
Also, law prohibiting an intcmrerate o
intoxicated husband from selling prspert.
exempted from sale BY execution, unles
with consent Of the wife.
Col. Charles W. Hill, commandant .
Jehnssn's Island, has promulgated al
/ order excluding prisoners irsm receivin,
Demscratic papers. He is the '.smatles
/ kinI Of u httt."
Ben. Wade asserts that Linceln nigh
have sent commissioners to treat with tn,
devil, with more prspriety than to nego
tiate with JEFF Davis. We suppose Wad'
thinks that in the former case, he woult
very naturally be selected as the envoy
A letter from an officer in Sherman ;
army states that the General expects t.
make junction with the army ef Gsn
Grant IN May.
Within the past ten days an exact rec
erd has been kept of the weight of mai
matter forwarded from the New York Pos
Office ever internal routes. The ameun
was 4l8,744 lbs, or more than 20 tun
per day. 1t is estimated that, includin,
fsreign steamer mails and all other mat
! ter. the clerks in this Office receive an,
send cut about As tuns per day.
A rebel paper of the 20th says the road
are in such a terrible condition absu
Grants lines, that successful movsmen
is impossible, also that frequent transfer
Of troops between the rebel right and Cit,
Point a:e being made.
The Game Law, of this State, took Of
feet on the 1st inst. Any one now kill
ing or efering for sale rabbits, ducks
quails, ETC., is liable to prosecution.
Runors of the early evacuation .
Richmond still continue.
The President has called fer an sxtr
session of the United States Senate t,
convene On the 4th of March.
The Tribune says: We understand
that the President, after full conference
with his friends in and cut of Congress
has concluded to appoint Hon. Hugl
McCullech, of Maryland, now Comptrsl
ler of the Currency, as Secretary Of tn,
Treasury, Goverasr Morgan having per
sisted in declining the post.
The Pests special says it is believe.
the enrolment bill will be defeated in tn,
House, as its provisions are regarded a
oppressive.
The seven hundred and eighty-tws ma
tisnal banks now organized have an az
gregate capital of $l71, ,12l ,296. Thei
circulation smeunts to SS7, ,z88, 800.
President Lincsln has ordered the pen
itsntiary at Columbus, Ohio, and Jsffer
son City, Missouri, and such other pris
snss as the Secretary Of War may dssig
nate fer the confinement of prisoners un
der sentence of court narshal, shall b.
deemed and taken to the military pris
ems.
1t is fact, says a contemporary, tina
we have not before seen noticed, state,
by Methodist preacher in Indiana, tina
the Democrats gave the people Of tn