The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-05-29

Judge Hughes, Of Indiana, late Of the
Court ofClaims, has been appointed Gem
eral Agent Of the Treasury Department,
in place of-W. P. Mellen, of Cincinnati,
resigned.
The Boston Traveller says that within
a circle of twenty miles of Boston there
now lives nearly the one-third of the pop
ulation Of Massachusetts,, or considera-
tbly over four hundred thousand souls.
The tract of land in Chicago known as
the Douglas property, owned by the late
Senator Douglas, was recently sold for
$50, 900 cash.. Another valuable piece of
property belonging to the estate will be
sold next week.
A man named Clinton James was shot
dead in the American Theater, Baltimore,
the other night during the performance
of the play. In the confusion, John Price,
his murderer, escaped. Both were sport
ing men.
Hartford, Connecticut, has had but
fifteen town clerks since the town was
founded in 1885. George Wyllis served
sixty -four years, John Allen thirty-seven
years, and Hezekiah Wyllis twenty-seven
years.
The Gazette's Memphis correspondent
of the 18th says: A terrible tornado and
hail storm visited Clark county, Missis-
sippi, last week, uprooting trees. leveling
houses aud barns, aud entirely destroy
ing crops.
General Rosecrans delivered a speech
at the johnson policy ratification meet
ing in Brooklyn, New York. on the 10Th.
Gen. Dix endorsed the Presidents policy
by letter.
1t is rumored in fashionable circles that
Hon. Edward Cooper, member of,Con-
gress elect from Tennessee, and private
Secretary to the President, will, before
long, wed Mrs. Slower, the widowed
daughter Of the President. B.s
Senator Morrill, has been directed by
the District Of Columbia Committee to
report bill granting suffrage to educated,
property-owning citizens, soldiers, and
sailors of color in the District.
In Florida, they make whisky out of
sea grapes and palmetto berries.
Republican papers have recently given
circulation to the statement that the Mo-
bile Advertiser has at the head of its col
umns the name Of General Lee as a can.
didate for the Presidency in 1868. The
Advertiser brands the statement as an un.
qualified falsehood.
A poor man who had no money to take
out a license. and who did not want to GO
to the poor house, was arrested at Cleve-
land a couple of days ago for violating the
U. s. Revenue law, because he peddled
matches without q license.
A man calling himself DR.. A B. Drake
committed suicide at Athens, O.; on the
9th inst, while intoxicated, by shooting
himself with a pistol. The deceased hac
been in Athens county about two months
engaged in selling sewing machines.
The jackson County (Wis.) Banner
reports an attempt ofsix Indians to muir
del a family named Warren in that vi
, entity. Neighbors came to the rescue anC
drove the savages off before they had sue
ceeded in accomplishing their devilisl
purposes. The people of the neighbo-
; hood were up in arms, and are bound tt
secure the guilty ones or kill the entir'
band.
The suffering in Louisiana in conse
f quence of the prevailing food is consid
! cradle. The people in the overfowe'
districts are actually suffering for food
1t is reported that Spain is %activel,
5 preparing for the coming shock for
great European War. Her Meditersane
= an positions were being reinforced. I
t was .hought an offer IN the part of .th'
United States of mediation between Spail
and her enemies in the Pacific, woult
be very agreeable to the Cabinet of thu
Queen.
1t is estimated that the immigration
into the United States this year will reacl
200, 900.
!; The Indictment against JEFF. Davis for
mally charges him with having been in
, stigated by the devil, Whether his sa
tauic majesty is to be tried for conspirac,
doesn't appear. As he is the i~nstigator
and therefore the greater criminal, we arr
in favor of allowing Davis to turn State
evidence, only Old Birthstone might hav'
too many friends on the bench Louis
uiUe Democrat.
;, Another new bonnet is out-a com
mon white handkerchief passed over the
top of the head, and tied under the
throat, with wreath of roses in the shape
of a horseshoe on the top. So says Nine
Demorest for May.
Number of Troops Enlisted During
the War-Deaths i'm BattIe--Num
Der Returned Home Alive.
New YORK, May 19.-When Presiden
Lincoln, in April, 1861, called for seven
ty five thousand militia for three months
service, the army of the United States hat
on its roll $4,000 men. During the en-
suing four years, 1858, 532 men were en-
listed, of which 2,408, 103 left the arm,
alive. Of the balance, 5000 died il
battle, or of wounds, while 184,330 dice
of disease. The number of white. troop
enlisted was about 2,50o. 000; the numbe.
of deaths among them, 251 ,122, or ON
death out of ten. The number of color