The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-02-21
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Oldest women in the United States, died
in Wheeling ON the Sd inst, at the age of
one hundred and ten yea RS. She was
among the first settlers in Wheeling.
The Portage Wisconsin) Register an
nounces the death Of Joseph Crele, the
aged vetran of al years, which occurred
on Saturday, the 9th of January, after a
brief illness, at the residence of his grand
daughter, Mrs. Brisbois, in Caledonia,
about four miles from Portage. During
the past year Mr.. Crele obtained a world
wide notoriety through the newspapers
on account of his extreme longevity. He
was born near the city of Detroit in the
year1725, as shown by the records of the
Catholic church Of that city, and was,
probably, the Oldest man in the world. 3
The Cddts Sentinel understands that a
foul murder was committed at P~erryville,
Carroll county, a few days ago. Martin
McIn:ire anu Garrett Davis had some
words over a settlement, when Davis sci
zed an axe and literally mashed the skull
Of Mr.. McIntire. McTntire died in a
short time. The. murderer is in jail at
Carrollton.
PRESIDENT JOHNSON is reported by
the Boston Journals special dispatch as
saying "the Republican party had taken
him up without any solicitation ON his
part, and knowing his lifelong opinions
on great national questions, which opin-
ions he did not propose to abandon"
Hen. GEORGE SANDERsoN CDdmocrat)
was re. elected Mayor of the city Of Ian
caster, Pa, on the 9th inst, by a major.
ity of one hundred and seventy-nine.
This is the city in which Hon. THAD-
DEUS STEVENS has his home.
QUEEN VICTORIA is reported as shock
ed at discovering that the Prince and
Princess of Wales smoke, cigarettes to-
gether in a little blue satin sanctum, call
ed their smoking-room. This ~pernicious
and reprehensible practice was taught
Her Royal Highness by her scape- grace
husOand-and, horrible to say, she really
likes it! ts{,.f .si,adw MOTT,
The people of Michigan City have SUBJ
scrlbed $4,000 to improve the harbor at
that place. Z asidR sg5s4ssa sunfeiaf
In Kinds County, Mississippi, the loss
by the wal is estimated at S25,000,0 600.
Qne-half of this was in property other
than slaves. : From this We can form an
idea of the immense destruction Of prop
erty in the whole South. ~ ilH -" ~
General 0sband, formerly Of the Fourth
Illinois Cavalry, has written a letter, con
tradicting the report that he was murder
ed by Southelners. The General says
Mississippi is safe to law and order, and
to the Union; that residents are asloyal
as those of any country of the same size
in the North. saua sam -
A dispatch from st. Paul says, Mr..
Donnelly, u member of Congress, tel
egraphs the following news from Wash
ington: General Grant agrees to send an
expedition in May to examine the routes
between Minnesota and Motana, with a
view to establishing a continuous chain
of military posts for the protection of en-
igrants. 5fH 4i
During the week ending the 10th inst,
the disbursements Of the Treasury De-
pratment amounted to S44O7 ,9S2, 81
During the same period the Department
issued certificates of Indebtedness amount.
ing to S501, GOO, and redeemed old ones
to the amount of 100000 The receipts
from internal revenue amounted to the
large sum of S4,771, 1850. .
The ex7rebel Generals Heth, Hood,
Pillow and Longstreet have recently been
in Cincinnati and bought eight hundred
cotton ploughs and engaged 1000 white
laborers for Southern plantations.
The first Democratic paper in Kansas
the Council Grove Denocrat-has just
been started.
A gentleman from Xenia, Ohio, had
his pocket picket ofS13, 900 in Z 80 bonds
in Cincinnati last week.
Right Rev. John B. Fitzpatrick, Cath
olic Bishop eff Boston, died last week
after a lingering illness, aged 90 years.
Licking county, according to the report
Of the Auditor Of State, has the largest
number Of sheep Of any county in the
State, by 58,O65. Harrison county comes
next, having 17s,427.
1t is apprehended that the Alabama
Legislature will adjourn prematurely, in
consequence Of the prevalence of small
pox in Montgomery.
Miss Josephine Mccormick, a young
lady nineteen years Of age, was instantly
killed at Steubenville, on the 9th inst, by
the discharge of a pistol in the hands of a
peddler, who was carelessly examining
the weapon. 5al
A FIRE occurred at Bryan, on the .4th
inst. which destroyed property TO the
amount of $4,000. Only 1880 insured.
John w. Hughes, the murderer Of
Miss Parsons, was hanged at Cleveland on
the 9th. He died easy.
Senator Summers speech, in favor of
reducing the Southern whites to slavery,
with the negroes for masters, occupies, it
is said, over thirty columns in the Con-
gressioual Globe. The reading of this
in~tefminable speech will be about as great
a punishment upon his radical friends as
the sentence he would put upon the
South, .
From a late vote in the Houseiof Rep
resentatives, on an amendment proposed
by Thad. Stevens to the Negro Freed
mans Bill, it appears there are thirty
seven members in favor Of parceling ont