The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-09-11
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A soldiers convention to. endorse the
Presidents policy, is to be held in Chica-
go on the 18th of September.
General Sherman has issued an order
announcing his assumption Of the COM
mand of the Department Of Missouri, and
assigning his division commanders.
Major Genera. Sickles has assumed
command of the Department of South
Carolina.
An Ottawa Canada dispatch says:
"Bad temper prevails here in Canada at
present, owing to the escape on Saturday
night of Major Murphy and FIVE Of his
comrades, all Fenian prisoners, from the
Jail at Cornwall. -
The Radicals in Chicago are trying to
excite mob to prevent the President
from speaking in that city on the occasion
of the laying of the cornerstone Of the
Douglas monument. The same parties
CO mmitted a similar outrage upon Mr..
Douglas himself in 1859.
1t has been ascertained that the Pres
ident expressed a strong desire to visit
the leading Southern cities, and if it is
at all practicable the trip will be made
early in the ensuing year. Meanwhile it
| is not unlikely that he may make tour of
Virginia and North Carolina soon after
his return from his visit to Chicago.
A Texas editor has been presented
with an onion foot and half in circum-
ference.
The Columbus Journal (Rad.) says
"the Democrats are moving heaven and
earth to carry the State.0 That is mo re
then than the Radicals are doing; but
they are moving hell for the same pur-
pose.
There was frost in portions Of Eastern
Massachusetts,, on the 10th.
| A Wholesale grocery in Richmond,
Va, was burned on Thursday night
Loss $4,000.
A fire liz St. Louis, on Thursday night,
destroyed property to the amount of SO,
600,
| The fire in the Dismal Swamp still
RACES, thesmoke reaching to Norfolk and
Hampton Roads, and even far up Chas.
apeake bay
In England and Wales last year there
were I35 murders, 81 attempts to murder
and 27s manslaughters, the latter figure
an increase Of 80 per cent, over the pre-
vious year.
The quarantine at Havana is strictly
enforced against all vessels from the
United States.
/ Jas. O'Brien shot his wife dead, neal
Nashville, a few days since, in quarre
.Iabeut pail Of water.
A lodge of Free Masons has been es
tablished in Yokohoma, Japan.
| 1t is rumored that Italy will soon trea
with the Pope for his temporal posses
s;ons. -
j The Prussian Chambers are discussing
| bill for the annexation of Hanover
! Hesse, Nassau, and the city of Frankfort
i Napoleon denies having designs OF
Belgium. = i2 s.
The yellow fever is raging at Pensaco
/ la. An abandoned schooner is in the har
4 Dor, her entire crew of five having died
At last accounts there were seventy case
on beard the United States gunboat Mus
coota, lying at the month Of the harbor
d The cornerstone to the monument 0
Stephen A. Douglas was laid on the 6tl
inst, in Chicago, in the presence of tn
President and his Cabinet. The oratiol
on the occasion was delivered by Gen
John A, Dix.
! Gen. Butler, in late speech, said tha
che preferred white hearted black face,
man to black hearted white faced man.
IF he is not greatly belied he prefer
q Southern silver spoons to either.
President johnson and his Cabi
net, accompanied by Gen. Grant, Admi
lral Farragut, and other distinguishe,
4 gentlemen, are now on tour through th
Western States. Their reception in al
the cities and all along the route ha
been most enthusiastic.
Mack, of the Cincinnati Commercial
says of preacher in the Radical Con
4 vention in session in Philadelphia, that ol
i being invited to invoke the Divine Bles
sing, did it from pile of manuscript
which he took from his hat. After tell
ing the Lord from eight pages of manu-
script what was best to be done in th
/ existing state of affairs, the reverend gen
: tleman took his seat.