The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-10-30
The potatoes are loking very badly in

In one township In Tuscarawas County
here are eighty -four returned soldiers.
0f that number, on the day Of the recent
State election, fifty-four marched in
body with fife and drum discoursing mar
'ial music, and flags flying, to the polls,
and voted the Democratic ticket.
A sign board has been found eight
miles from Franklin, belonging to firm
in Clinton, Ill. 1t was carried to its
place of finding by the recent tornado.
At fire in Oh City last week three
thousand barrels of oil were destroyed,
and one quarter of the oil-shipping por-
ton of the city burned, comprising Fish
er's Landing, Adams & Weaver, Boater
& Ellison, Stricken & Gallagher, and
Denver, all Pittsburgers. Loss estimated
at $50 900.
Immense focks of wild pigeons are
making their appearance in several places
in Indiana.
The population of Chicago, by late
is found to exceed two hundred
thousand persons.
The wife of Mr. Henry Whitley, res
ident Of the town Of Worth, ILL.,, was Bit
ten by mad dog about two weeks since.
She was taken with the hydrophobia short
time afterwards, and died from the eff
fects of the disease. The husband became
with the idea that he was also
attacked with the dreadful disease, and
on the 7th inst: drowned him self in a
stream near the town.
A decayed locust tree fell upon dray-
man in Cincinnati, on Thursday, as he
was driving past his own house, killing
him instantly.
Out of population Of two thousand
in Shelbyville, Tenn, only six hundred
remain, the rest having left through fear
Of the cholera.
In Hunt county, Texas corn sells for
twenty five cents bushel.
There is increased animation around
the Roberts Head quarters in New York,
and another campaign ON Canada is on
the tapis. The uniforms have been con
tracted for, and arms purchased.
Since the 1st or January 1892 EN-.
igrants have arrived at New York.
General Sherman, when last heard
from, was at Fort Dodge on the 9TH
The General had given eight days to the
Indians to bring in the other three white
women, and if they did not return then
without presents there would be, war;
They promised to return in FIVE days OF
else they would fight. As the five days
have expired, the United States troop;
are on the alert.
A United States Paymaster in Idaho
Territory was recently robbed Of over
100000.
: A Cincinnati lady has sued wealthy
Chicago merchant for breach of promise
On the 1st of the month a terrific hur
ricane was experienced at sea, and sew
eral ships and barges were disabled.
A week ago last Thursday a couple
were married in Cincinnati On the fol.
lowing Monday one died with the choler;
at four o'clock and the other at eight
o'clock i'm the evening.
The steamer Theodore D. Wagner
bound from Boston to Charleston, wa
burned at sea on the 21st. The passen-
gers and crew were saved.
One of the oldest papers in the world
the Postzeitung, of Frankfort, established
in 1916, has just disappeared-suppress
ed by Bismark.
A Washington special details the al
ledgsd discovery of the plans of the Rad
icals to impeach and depose the Presi
dent. A large force of Boys in Blu
were to be sent to Washington to protec
and aid Congress in its sche mes. A Gen
eral distribution of arms throughout tn
West had been made by the Radica
Governors. The story is startling,
true.
By singular coincidence, the Euro
pean summer of 1766 exactly resembled
Shat of the present year. Lord Chester
field, writing to his son on the 1st o
August, 1866, said: "There has beel
no summer so wet within the memory o
man; since March we have not had on
single day without rain
Accounts from South west Missouri in
form us of the operations of the army o
locusts in that region, where they ha
not been seen before. They are destroy
ing every green thing. Like a simeon
the prairies are alive within them. The
are boring holes in the ground, and arr
depositing eggs. The eggs resemble
spoiled grain of wheat, and are abou
the size of a common grain of wheat
with brownish color.
John Roland, an employee in tu
factory at Chicago, on the 10Th was caugh
in the machinery and SO injured that b
died soon thereafter.
1t is-a plain but faithful saying, SEA
your brown bread first" nor is there
better rule for young mans outset j
the world.
On the 1st of October the ascertaine
public debt of the Federal Governmer
was $2,573 1886, ,941 6S.
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