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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-29
aaa stiens 0aataton, 9gtatrs, Darkds 9masmnt &e.
wooDsf1ELD, MONROE COUNTY OHIO, MARCH 90, 1865.
Broker had got his cue at once. He

Broker had got his cue at once. He
was going to get ihe drunk as fast as pos
sible No doubt biz simn was precious.
We drank. Broker ionk very light
nip noticed. I let him do itz4thattir 9
l warmed UP with my liquor wonderful
quick, you Understand, and ss W. v Mt
off right into another saloon, and dral L
again, took Migg's glass, Waea he. had
dribbed littls whisky into it, aid said
"Loek herel That ain't the way yoi
drink with your friends, Is it. Miggs, cid
chap Here, let me fill her UP for you
And Titled herup, and watched Miggs
drink her, too. he tried to laugh it off,
bit he made wry face over il.
"What do you think about the Var, Mr.
Waggoner ?" said Miggs, after thai. He
was for getting on to business.
War is a big thing on ice" said I,
g big thing? Come up and take sotnes
thing" I poured out for Niggs, who
began to eye me anxiously. To encour.
age him, 7 said: r
Migg-his l-old boy, believe t can
lick JEFF. Davis or any other man, believe
you and I could, any how 2
"Of course you could" said Miggs,
who began to feel pereeptibly bettes.
tell you what, Waggoner, I have hutiOn
to enlist myself" fHz=o'
"Bully for your said I. Come up
and drink
Miggs made very wry face again as I
poured out his gin, but he had to drink
it. After which he grew decidedly un-
steady on his legs.
"Say Mig-hic !--iggs;' said I, :" if
you will list for a Major General: Eli
list for a--his high private. What
saY?"s
"Do it,9 said Miggs, and he hic=congh4
ed in earnest. "Do it! Recruiting Of.
fee right across the way here, Come
over p
"Lct's drink frs.,'' said i and that
one did the business. Miggs was as
drunk as fool. l took him over to the
recruiting Office and enlisted him in I'M
Gle Abraham army.
l can testify that there is one mighty
mean man wearing the army blue, and
that man is j5hh Waggoners recruits. q
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NUMBER 4 !
A PALpABbk Htr-A friend Who VA


A PALPABhk Hfr.-A friend Who @as
present during the late term of the Court
of Common Pleas, in this city, relates the
following amusing Incident that took.
place some days bofoFe tho adjournment:
There was trial pending before the
Court in which the plaintiff was d Wits
mar and the defendant negro. After
the jury was full, the Court asked If thers
were any objections 10 the jnry2 Mherss
upon MF. w. counsel Fur the defendant;
aress and earnestly enquired Of said jury
if there was any -oue Of them who anter-.
tanned any prejadices against the colured
race3 There was no answer. Thereap-
on, judge e., counsel for plaintiff, boil
emily arose, and, with gravity and earn.
estness, asked the jury if there were any
of them who had any prSadsocs d5diast
tAe tohste mani The bit was 50 paipabls
that both Uohrt and spectators Joined ia
a hsatiy laugh over joke. that was fully
equal to one of Father Abrahana's tsst.A
Chi5tfcothe Adrertteer.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-29

AaEcDoTE OF GENERAL SHERMAN
When General Sherman was in COM
mand at Benton barracks, st. Louis, he
was in the habit of visiting every part Of
that institution, and making himself ia
miliar with every thing that was going
ON. He were an old brown coat and d
"stoyepips hat" and was net generally
Recognized by the minor officials or the
soldiers. One day while walking through
the grounds, he met with q soldier who
was numerically beating d mule.
"Stop pounding that mulei" said the
General. sys-
"Git eouti" said the soldier, in bliss
fdl Ignorance of the person to, whom he
was speaking. mss6
81 tell you to stspp' reiterated the
General. e5e {-,r. ~,
"You mind your business, and 1 viii
mind mine," replied the soldier, con
tinuing his flank movement upon the
male. -, 4s . =
81 tell yoti again to stopp said tht
GeneraE ssn0 you know who / am
| am General Sherman"
sThat's played outp' said tie soldier
every man whc comes along here with
an cid brown coat and d stopa-pipe ha
ON claims To be Gen. Sherman
1t is pfssdmsd that for once Genera
Sherman eonsidefed himself out flank
!!sssi @
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The Destiny of Josephine.

The history of Napoleon is yet to be
written, and by an American. The world
has been amused with fables Of this man
of destiny, which have been transmitted
as heir-looms until they have reached
him who now sits upon the throne of
rance, and is pleased with the title, "the
man of destiny"
This, though favorite idea With eve
ry class of Frenchmen, undoubtedly arose
from the story of Josephine, and through
her attachment for Napoleon. Though
her simple story is smothered in the more
brilliant one of her husband, yet it is
we'll known that long before Napoleon 5
admirers claimed for him the destiny he
finally accomplished, it was a common
story in Paris what we are about to tell.
1t was while almost child that Jo-
I sephine, in some of her wRnderings with
her school-fellows, came across yagraht
Gipsey or fortune teller. The woman,
attracted in soma way toward the beauti-
full child, insisted upon telling her for
tune, even against her will and without
reward She told her that she would
very soon be wife, widow, and after
ward Queen of France. The prediction
| in itself was common enough, but as
simple as it was it had its effect upon
Josephine, who Immediately embraced it
as fact, and could for long time think
of nothing else.
When the fulflment came to the first
part of the prediction, it of course
strengthened her in the belief of the rest
and even when in prison under sentence
of death, and her bed was taken from her
because she was to. die in the morning
she bade her friends have courage-tha
it would not be so, and that she would sit
upon that throne, then in ruins beneath
the bloody feet of Robespierre; and wher
the jailers. in derision, called upon hel
to name her maids of honor, that they
might be ready when she was Queen, sh'
Ibid SO, and her nomination was fnall,
fulfilled to a letter. 10
/ On that very night Robespierre fell
| Had his downfall occurred one weel
earlier, Josepine's husband would no
have been one of his victims; had h
lived one day longer, she would hav
, been. another of them.
4 There was but little lapse of time be
s1 tween her liberation from prison and he
marriage to Napoleon, and it was by th
Influence she exerted that he was appoint
: led to the command Of the army in Italy
D after which the path that led them up
. ward was clear and open, tiutil the desti
: ny she had insisted upon was accomplish
e ed, and the eloBnoof France was place
upon her head fe 'fs
But there was One thing more that j
5 sephine had .foretold for herself, whic
was the utter loss of the power and ran
! to which she had beeH so wonderfully O.
7 evated and still While she bre0dsd oye
!. this; Eapoleonj who was her lord gatl
eriug new power and yielding To nsA an
BitioHs, she tried TO crush it, and to poit
a.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-29

COMMERCIAL Panic IN NEW YofK.-=
There was considerable panic on the
18th in all the markets and business rif-
cless The Express says there was gem
eral feeling of depression and uneasiness
at the produce exchange. Flour dep.ihed
10@15 cents; wheat 5@1e cents cord
2@3 cents, lard cent, butter 1ia2 csnis,
pork declined $1@1 25. cotton declined
cents. In good merchandise there is a
heavy feeling, in dry goods especially:
Cotton fabrics are lower. Gold operas
tors are in trouble, and eight or ten firms
have failed--among them are E. Warner
and Cassaai Il Co. Two large firms in the
butter trade have gone up.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-29
Opening of GiraHs's will.

The following graphic account is given
Of what took place when Girard's will
was read how his e affectionate rela-
tives " received the intelligence that he
had given his estate to the orphans and
the poor, rather than them: san
F." Death having dissolved the powerful
spell of presence which few men had
been able to resist, it was to be seen how
far his will would be obeyed, now that he
was no longer able, personally, to enforce
it. The old man lay dead in his house on
Water street. While the public. out Of
doors, were curious enough to learn what
he had done with his money, there was a
smaller number within the house, the
kindred of the deceased; in whom this
curiosity ragged like a mania. They in
vaded the cellars of the house, bringing
UP bottles of the old mans choice wine,
and kept up continual carouse. Sur
rounding Mr.. Duane, who had been pres
ent at Mr.. Girard's death, and remained
to direct his funeral, they demanded to
know if there was will. To silence
their indecent clamor he told them there
was, and that he was one of the eSecu-
tors. On hearing this, their desire to learn
it's contents rose to fury. In vain the ex-
ecutors reminded them that decency re-
quired the will not to be opened till after
the funeral. They even threatened legal
proceedings if the will was not immeai,
ately produced; and, at length, to avoid
a public scandal, the executors consented
to have it read. These affectiona.e rela-
tives being assembled in a parler of the
house in which the body of their benefac-
tor lay, the will was taken from the iron
safe by one of the executors.
When he opened it, and was about to
begin to read, he chanced to look over
the top of the document at the company
seated before him. No artist that ever
held a brush could depect the curiosity
the frenzy of expectation, expressed il
that group of paid faces. Every indi
tidual expected to leave the apartment
the conscious possessor of millions fol
no one had even dreamed of the proba
bility of his leaving the bulk of his es.
tate to the public. IF they had evel
heard of his saying that no one shoulG
be gentleman upon his money, they had
forgotten or disbelieved it. The opening
paragraphs Of the will all tended to con
firm their hopes, since the bequests to
existing institutions were of small amount
But the reader soon reached the part o
the will which assigned to ladies and gen
tlemen present such trifine Sums as iy!
thousand dollars, ten thousand, twenty
thousand then he arrived ere long at th'
sectious that disposed of millions for til,
benefit of great cities and poor children
Sonic of them made not the slightest at
tempt to conceal their disappointnent ant
disgust. Men were there who had mar
rid With view to share the wealth of Gi
rard, and had been waiting years fof hi
death. Women were there who had look
T ed at that event as the beginning Of thsi
enjoyment Of life. The imagination D
the reader ntist sdpply the details of I'll
sceue which We might think dishonoret
human nature, if we could beliees tfa
human nature was meant to be subjected
to Dseh q sttsiA,"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-29
A Double Mardei.s
TT'fom the Cleveland Leader. i

We have just been appiised at 4 Eefy
late hoer, of the most shocking, ,balig-
mart, desilish dee Or 9iolutee which WE
have ever tecn called tpon to detail I'd the
public Our informant gave Us the pfin=
cpdl facts 5cf the Horrible tragedy, bdt
theirs are, doubtless, fuller particulars to
be had when the excitement Of The hour
shell have, in soihe degree, abated.
TIE leading points are these: A great
lefert'is being made in Stow Township to
| cleer that Sub district from the coming
drai.s For the purpose of obtaining the
| requisite funds, the young ineh ST the
township have been devoting themselves,
for sevefai days and weeks, to soliciting
money ffoni men-Repubticans and Deml
ocrass-of. the district. They had ap.
tealsd to 6hs VIM. Graham, q wealthy
farmer, living bear Stow Corners, for aid,
end he had promised to give one hundred
dollars. But when two So6ng tien Of
The district called Oh him to obtain it, he
Fsfessd utterly to pay. !. As he vas bound
by his pdrmise, they determined that he
should make good his pledge; bit before
procssdihs further they returned to take
counsel with their associates. It was re-
solved that twenty young men of The dis
trict should call on him, and they accof-
|dingly mounted, yesterday afternoon, and
were riding over to his farm, when at
some distance froiti it, they were suddenly
ordered to haltby this bnshwhacker, VIM.
Graham, who had heard oftheir intentions
and had armed himself with two reyolvers
and double hafrelsd rife. and planted
himself IN covert hsar Stow Corners.
The arntless cavaieaae Halted, when Gra-
ham fred aid bfoight down one of the
men with shot in the left side. He i'm
hiediately shot another through the head,
killing him instantly:
The voting HdaR, as they we're defense
less, scattered and dashed away. The
fend, not content with his deed, appfdach-
ed the man hfst shot; #h1 was still living
alth gh his Sound was mortal, and dis:
patched him with shot in The fore
head. zsEfgal H.
A surgeon was sHnithohed post haste
by the young men, but Graham stood
over the corpses and would not allow him
to come neaf, thfsAtgning to kill him if
he made the attempt. he declared that
he would give himself Up to the Trustees
of the town if they would come with Rag
of truce aid pledge him protection.
Presently the Sheriff Of the coiinty
visa posse, had arrived from Akron,
I whence they had bsss sutiinoned, but On
their approach Gfahasd fas, and Was cap.
tired only after receiving d shot in his
right arm, which completely disabled him
He was then arrested and taken to Akfob
where he was put in confinement. 81
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Daetrg
BETTER than cold.

Better than grandeur, better than, gold,
Than rank and titles thousand fold,
Is healthy body, mind. at ease,
And simple pleasures that always pleaseS
A heart that can feel for a neighbor's woe
And share his joys with genial glow.
With sympathies large enough to enfoid
All men as brothers is better than gold
Better than gold is a conscience clear,
Though toiling fer bread in an humble
sphere,
Doubly blest with content and health,
Untried the lust an cares of wealth,
Lowly living and lofty thought
Adorn and enoble poor mans cot,
For mind and morals, or Natures plan,
Are the genuine test Of a gentleman.
Better than gold is the sweet repose
uf the sons of toll when their labors
closet 4 sg
Better than gold is the poor mans sleep,
And the balm that drops on his slumbers
deep, r id
Bring sleeping thoughts to the dewny bed
Where luxury pillows his aching head;
His simple opiate labor deems
A shorter road to the land of dreams.
Better than gold is thinking mind,
That in the realm of books can find
A treasure surpassing Australian ore,
And live with the great and good of
"a you're, .FsS.
The sage's lore and the poets lay,
The gleries of empires pass away
The worlds great drama will thus enfold
And yield pleasure better than gold.
Better than gold is peaceful home,
Where all the freside charities come,
The shrine of love and the heaven of life,
Hallowed by mother, or sister, or wife.
However humble the home may be,
Or tried by sorrew by heavens decree,
The blessings that never were bought or
sold,
And centre there are better than gold.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-29

In the History of Americas by Baf-
tlett, thess memorable words Of WashiAgi
t6ti appear in speaking Of Governments
Contractors
al would to God,'' said he, s'lhat soiHs
Of the more atrocious in each State #srs
hung upon gallows Eve times as high as
that prepared for Haman. No ptinish-
nient, in my opinion, is too severe for the
man who can build his greatness upon his
ceu1try's ruin
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vETHeiSs fiiseE, or lass, will be charged as
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~ Notices of the appointment Of Ad- -
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O. Attachment Motives, must be paid in -
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- Twenty-Five per cent. edditional Will oe
charged on the price of job work II not paid
in advancs, and en- advertising If not PAID be-
fDre taken out.
THH Law OF NT1wsFAPERs.
L. subscribers who do not give express no
sioe. to Che contrary, are considered as wishing
70 continue their subscription,
z. If subscribers order the di=oohtinuaacs OF
.heir newspapers, the Publisher may continue
TO send them until all arrearages are paid.
s. II subscribers neglect or refuse to take
chef papers from the Offices to which they are
directed, they are held responsible till they
have settled the bill, and ordered them discons
tilued. sah
4. If subscribers remove TO other placesE
without Informing the publishers, and the pal
psrs are sent to the former direction, they are
held responsible.
S. The courts have decided that refusing toE
take periodicals from the office, or removingE
and leaving them nnralled for, is prilna facien
evidence Of intentional fraud.
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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-29

CosT OF LIVING IN RIcHMoND.---A
boarding house next door to the Spots
wood Hotel, advertisss in the Epastiacr
of the 9th, to accommodate psrsoas visi
iting Richmond with board and lodging
at s35 per day. Single hisals@dinner
SIS, breakfast and supper zach, st0.4
The proprietor promises good board aud
comfortable roons at these feassuabls
rates.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-29

Ii is stated that the members of lats
Ceurt Martial run up bill of four huns
dred and fifty dollars against the Govern:
ment for port wine. We suppose these
men-of-war thought they ought to maks
portfolios of their mouths. l.bw
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-29

MAI. GENERAL BUTLER, in his Bostoh
speech, on Saturday evening, quoted
"The mills Of the gods grind slowly;
but they grind exceeding fne.' 81
Buffers case has verified the pfeYerb.
He has not only been grounds" but
belted.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-29
THE Cincinnati camn,ereiat sf Haliir.

The Cincinnati ComD,eretat Of Baiiirs
day says: &
Our distinguished Vice President, the
Hen. Andrew johnson, of Tennessee, is
en- visit to E. P. Blair, at Siltsf Spring,
Maryland, where it is expected he will
try FRESH air and water as d thsdiciiie. *
The rarity Of the use Of the lattef ar titls
by the gentleman; may make the experiL
ment perileus.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-29

s~ He that gives good advice builds
with one hand; he that gives good eeuii,
sci and example builds with both; but h6
that gives good admonitidn and bad es-
ample builds with one hand atd pvlIs'
down With tbs other:
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-29

THE oldest journal in the world is pub
lished in Pekin. 1t Is. printed on silk
Iaad has appeared every week for mere
than thousand years--more than six
hdndred years before Columbus discov-
efed A Amerioa What ah interesting vel.
ame were they all toand.
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WANTED FOR NUsEUM.-0ns Widss
Awake uniform:
Also, one sixteen starred bannef--ths
one carried by the Republicans in the
campaign of 1856.
Also, photograph Of the Wids Awake
who received 100 acres of land by the
election of Lincsln. e F
Also, photographs of any brswlius
preacher who has gone iuto-she army as
4 private soldier.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-29

NEvER despair says Prentice. If Tie
stream of yeur life freezes over put ou
skates.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-29

He is the greatest man whose strength
carries up the most hearts by the attract.
ion of his own.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-29

TALL SkArINGs--PfcfSsssf w. s.,
Quinn, of New York, skated all The *ay
from st. Paul, Mimi, to Quincy, ILL.,, Q
distance of eight hundred and tfsy miles,
in fourteen days.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-03-29

THE illinois Legislature has passsl / d
bill appropriatiug s25, 900 for the paf
chase Of a burial place Of the late Stcph-
en- A. Douglas.
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DIR. ]. H. PERSON

q eatrn OFFERS his professional services
af E2EsY " to the seitizens of WooDsFIELD
81 and vicinity. He may always be
Y found ready to accommodate his
Z numerous patrons at the Office formerly oc7
-sgupiedl by j Adams, on Main Street, one
; door south Of Mogney's store.
May l6, 1S6o.-1y.
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Nilest, John, co Fl, 9th cav. -4s
STATE OF IgDIANA. -
Bihinger, Robert B, CO - 10th inf !;
Burris, James NJ, CO F, SD inf Burnes,
James A, co -, 10th inf; Evans, Chas
w, CO I, S8th inf; Harrington Jabes, CO
-,40th inf; Grooms, Henry G, cod, 18th
inf; Hawkins, Martin V, co -, 10th
inf; Hutchinson, Joseph, co A, I'd inf;
Kurtz Byron, CO Z or /, 18th inf; Pat
ter, Cashier, co -, 10th inf; Patter,
James Z, CO -, 20th inf Reynolds,
Jeremiah, co G, 63d inf; Rivir, John,
co F, Both inf; 'Spieer, Buel E, co A, 9th
inf spicer, VIM Fl, co c, 9th inf /;
Scorlett, j L, CO K, 18th inf; Shearer,
Harrison, co /, 9th inf; West, George
w, co Fl, 18th inf; Clements, Thomas
], co B, 9Th cav Inglish, Archibald F,
co +, 7th cav; McCrum, JAS, co -, 9th
cav; Salts, William C, co -, 4th cav;
Wiley, Philip, co b, 9Th cav.
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The MoneY.Glrdar Erstam

Is working admirably, generally
speaking. 1t greatly facilitates the safe
and ready transfer of funds from one
place to another in small amounts, and
is cheap in its rates. a.
Heretofore the only inconvenience in
the system has been that there were not
sufficient Post offices doing business as
money-order offices to enable persons to
supply themselves with orders on any
point desired. There 10 SO much ex-
pense attendant upon the starting of the
system at an office, and the business
skill required in conducting it is so
considerable, that every Post-ofice can
not be made a money order Office. This
can be done only at the larger cities and
towns In the course Of time the sys-
tenn viii be extended to every county
seat and every town of 5000 inhabit-
ants, for instance, but this work viii re.
quire several years for its performances.
The system was put into operation
November l, 1854 One hundred snd
forty-one Offices we're then authorized to
do money,order business The Depart
ment have since been gathering data fer
the purpose Of establishing more Offices,
and have Just issued new list embrac-
ing, in all, with the offices now in opera
ton, four hundred and nineteen offices.
The new Offices will commence the
money-order business on Monday, July
Sd, 1865.
We give the names of the Money-Or-
der Offices in the aforesaid list in our
own State and the two adjacent tous
IndiaRG.-Attica, Bloomington, Co
lumbus, Charlottesville, Evansville, Fort
Wayne, Greencastle, Greensburgh, Gosh
en-, Huntington, Indianapolis, Jefferson
vile, Kokomo, Lafayette, Laporte, Law
renceburgh, Logsnsport, Munoie, Madi-
son, New Albany, Plymouth, Princeton,
Rensselaer,, Richmond, Salem, South
Bend, Terre Haute, Valparaiso, Vincsn-
mes, Wsbash, Warsaw. 5
Illinois Alton, Aurora, Belleyille,
Bloomington, Cairo, Canton, Chicago,
CArlinville, Centralis, Champaign, Dan
vile, Deca tur, Dixon, Elgin, Freeport,
Galena, Galesburgh, Geneseo, Jackson
vile, Joliet, ksnkskes Depot, Laeou,
Mseomb, Mount Vernon, 0lney, Ottawa,
Paris, Peoria, Pontiac, Princeton, Qgin-
cy, Rockford, Rock Island, Shawnee
town, Shelbyville, Springfield, Sycamore,
Waukegsn.
Ksntueky-Bowling Green, Licking.
ton, Louisville, Maysville, Paducah.
The full list can Do seen at the Post
ofiee