The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-01-31
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Gen. Scott, the Oldest army officer, is
seyenty-nine years old, and Rear Admiral
Stewart, the Oldest naval officer, is eighty
seven.
The Governor Of Wisconsin, Repub-
lican-says that the national debt is lone
of the greatest evils inflicted upon the
country by the war;"
"A bill is before the Ohio Senate grant
ing the right of suffrage to negroes.
John G. Breckenridge. IN his exile in
Toronto, has the company of General Nc
Causland, Harry Gilmer, Hinde, and
others, Of his Confederate comrades.
A whole family were sufocated by coal
gas in a tenement house in New York, on
last week. Two of them were dead when
discovered.
The total earnings Of the Marietta &
Cincinnati railroad for the year 1865 was
81, 2 OH .46, an increase of $195, 881,71
over the earnings. of the previous year.
Joseph H. Maddix has brought suit
against Secretary Stanton, in the Supreme
Court at New York, for false imprison-
ment. He claims s1OO, 900 damages.
The Ohio Fenian State Convention,
held at Cleveland on the first instant,
declared in favor of President Roberts
and General Sweeney.
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The editor of the Fayetteville, N. c.,
Neos, recently arrested, has been released,
ana his paper is again published.
The Herald's Toronto dispatch says
Gen. Sweenoy's address promising hos
tages for the Fenians convicted in Ire
land has renewed the fears of a Fenian
invasion of Canada. The Toronto Leader
promises Sweeney a halter if he comes
within Canadian jurisdiction. An OF
tawa paper asserts that the volunteers
behaved badly when called out for duty
during a recent Fenian scare at Prescott.
Gold still tends downward under the un-
derstanding that Mr.. McCulloch is dispos-
ed to press the adoption of the clause in
the lean bill authorizing the negotiation
of a foreign loan. The increased supply
ofcotton bills also tends to depress the
premium.
The Fenian Senate adopted a resolu.
ton requesting President Roberts to call
the Fenian Congress at Pittsburg. Feb
10th. 1t will be composed of delegates
from all circles favorable to the Roberts
party.
A young man named Charles Wend-
rick, fell dead in ball room in Detroit
while on the feOr, dancing a polka.
President Johnson's message had been
received in Mexico City with a feeling o
relief that war was not to be immediately
made upon the Imperial Government.
Secretary McCulloch's financial bill i:
completed. The Secretary proposes t
fund the 7-30s and compound interest
notes as speedily as possible.
Official returns for the week ending De
cember 3Oth show a large increase in fres
cases oe the cattle disease, in England
For the previous week the number wa
6,256 and in the last week Of December
it was 1888
The Vera Cruz papers regard the out
break of hostilities between the Unite,
States and France as inevitable and only
question of time.
The Piqua Democrat says there was cor
siderable excitement in the streets of tina
city on Monday last, growing out of a re
port that a preacher at the United Breth
rem Chapel, on Sunday had preached a
oldfashiohed gospel sermon leaving poll
tics entirely out Of his discourse. Subse
quent investigation confirmed the repor
The preacher was from a distance.
General Howard, Of the Freedmen
Bureau, has ordered that negro childrei
shall be taught in public schools Of Mary
land the same as white children.
The homestead of Henry Clay, the Ash
land estate, consisting of three hundre
and twenty-five acres, has been sold b
Mrs. j. B. Clay to John B. Bowman
!, Regent of the Kentucky University fc
the sun of 500 1000. It is designed b
the purchaser to transform it into Il
Agricultural College of Kentucky. Po'
session, we understand, will be given in
! M ediately.
The Government has realized, within.
few weeks, from the sale of Quartermastei
property in the South, about seven hui
dred thousand dollars.
Miss Harriet Lane, the niece of E,
i President Buchanan, who presided
the White House during his administr'
ton, has been married to Henry G. Johr
son, a Baltimore banker. :.
; Major Generals Sherman, Sheridan
Thomas and Meade are expected in Wasf
ington nextweek to consult with Govern
ment officials concerning the situation j
, the South.
Objected.
A gentleman recently visited Oil Cit,
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