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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-10-16
NEGRO-WORSHIPPERS
left in all our borders Etc tell
the tale of their DOWNFALL
Again, we say, Hurrah for the
Monroe County Democracy I!

n@-We congratulate Mr.. Plants and
the one thousand and sixty-seven negro
worshippers who voted for him and his
policy, viz: Negro Equality, on their
success, and We now say to these voters
go in. You have voted to sustain man
who says a Negro is as good, as rreessTnecta-
BILE, and has as much sense as you have,
(this is exactly our opinion now and the
time may come when the Negro will be
seen in our streets, arm-in- arm with your
daughters, associates Of your sons. and
your honored guests. This is all right.
You should carry out your principles by
practice, and according to Radical theory
an admixture of races produces more
intellectual race, we hope it may prove
SO in your cases, for God knows there is
great room for improvement. Butas far
as the Democratic party is concerned ,ex-
cuse us. We have set our standard high
er, and the twenty eight hundred and
sixty-six noble fellows in this county,
who last Tuesday rallied around it, will
never abate their efforts until the last
vestige of Radicalism is wiped out, and
the Constitution as it is and the Union
as it was, is acknowledged.
We have piece of poetry which we
print for the benefit of the Negro loving
Plants party. Here it is. We advise
them to cut it out and preserve it.
"Chalk and ivoryi Heels and shinsl
sambo's glory now beginsl
Go way white mani You don't know
How to vote right-dat is so
Yaw, yaw, yaw-yaw, yaw, tyawl
De happiest day eber sawl
Wher's desticketi Fetch him straight
votes early-I votes late
votes often Il votes right
rs no ignoramus white
Man and brudder-equal born
De Makers image lin hornD
De glory of de risin' day
De culled cuss from Africa
Oh, kinky, minky, stinky, Oil
If dis amt glory, tell me sol"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-10-16
Cure of Cancers--The Case of MIR
Mason.

A correspondent in Indiana recently
wrote to inquire respectingsthe cure of a
cancer by a Mr.. Mason. which was pub
lished some years since in some of the
city papers. The Springfield Republican
has been furnished by subscriber with
the following extract from the Milwaukee
Free Democrat, which, we presume, will
furnish the desired information:
Our attention has been recently called
to cure for cancers, which is of so much
Importance that we wish to make it known
as widely as possible. Some eight months
ago, Mr.. T. B. Mason-who keeps mu-
sic store on Wisconsin street, and is a
brother of the well-known Lowell Ma
son-ascertained that he had cancer on
his face the size of pea. 1t was cut out
by DR.. Wolcott, and the wound partially
healed. Subsequently, it grew again, ,and
while he was in Cincinnati ON business, il
attained the size of hickory nut. He
has remained there since Christmas un.
der treatment, and has come back per.
fectly cured. The process is this:
A piece of sticking plaster was pu
over the cancer, with circular piece cut
out of the center little larger than the
cancer, aud small circular rim of heal.
thy skin next to it was exposed. Then
plaster made of chloride of zinc, blood
root and wheat -four was spread on q
piece of muslin of the size of this circu-
lar opening and applied to the cancer for
twenty-four hours. On removing it the
cancer will be found burnt into, and ap-
pear of the color and hardness of an old
shoe sole, and the circular rim outside Of
it will appear white and parboiled, as il
scalded by hot steam. The wound is now
dressed, and the outside rim soon suppu-
rates and comes out a hard lump and the
place heals up.
The plaster kills the cancer, SO that il
sloughs out like dead flesh, and never
grows again. This remedy was discover
ed by DR.. Fell, of London, and has been
used by him for six or eight years, with
unailing success,and nota case has been
known of the temperance Of the cancer
where this remedy has been applied. Il
has the sanction of the most eminent
physicians and surgeons of London. but
has not till recently been used in this
country, and many of the faculty, with
their proverbial opposition to innovations,
look on it with distrust. We saw Mr..
Mason at church yesterday, and have
since conversed with him and took par
ticular notice OF the cicatrized wound,
and can only say that if the cure is per-
and, from the evidence of six or
eight years experience in other cases, we
have no doubtit is-the remedy ought to
be universally known. We have referred
to this, case, because Mr.. Mason is we'll
known both here and at the East. The
experiment excited much interest in Gin
cinnati, and we call the attention of the
faculty Of this State to the remedy. II
it is what is claimed for it, this terrible
disease will be shorn of most of its ter
rors. The application is painful, but the
pain is of comparatively brief duration
which any one SO afflicted would cheer
fully endure.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-10-16
Ciyil war.


An Indiana correspondent Of the New
York Herald, writing that paper from
Indianapolis, says:
'sArms are being continually shipped
into this State. They come by way of
Cleveland, nicely boxed, and marked
with diamond, inside Of which is a cap
ital c. Nothing about them indicates
from where they come nor to whom they
are consigned. In handling the boxes
at Delphi, few days since, one of them
fell and was bursted, disclosing number
of second hand Enfield rifles. neatly
packed. The Sheriff has taken posses
sion of them, and win hold them until
some one calls for them. The Estate au-
thorities here disavow any knowledge of
them. The Democracy and Conserya-
tiyes know nothing of them, and they
must be intended for our Radical friends
There is no shadow Of doubt that these.
arms are intended for the secret political
organization known as the Grand Army
of the Republic. Whatever may be the
nature of this organization in ether States
here it is purely partisan organizations
controlled by the most reckless Radicals
of the State
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Proclamation by the President.

Almighty God, our Heavenly Father,
has been pleased to vonchsafe to us, as q
people, another year of that national life,
which is an indispensable condition of
peace, security, and progress. That year
has, moreover, been crowned with many
peculiar. blessings. The civil war that
SO recently closed among US, has not been
anywhere reopened Foreign interveR-
ton has ceased to excite alarm or appre4
hension; intrusive pestilence has been be-
nignly mitigated; domestic tranquility
has improved; sentiments of conciliation
have largely prevailed, and the affections
lof loyalty and patriotism have been wide
| ly received Our fields have yielded
quite abundantly, our mining industry
has been richly rewarded, and we have
been allowed to extend our railroad sys-
tenn far into the interior recesses of the
country, while our commerce has resumed
It's customary activity in foreign seas.
The great national blessings demand
national acknowledgment.
Now, therefore, |, Andrew johnson,
President of the United States, do here
by recommend that Thursday, the 10Th
day of November next, be set apart and
observed everywhere in the several States
and Territories of the United States, by
the people thereof, as day of thanks
giving and praise to Almighty God.
With due remembrance that Gin His
temple doth every man speak of His hon.
or, [ recommend also that, on the same
solemn occasion, they do humbly ani de-
youtly implore him to grant to our ma
tional councils and to our whole people
that divine wisdom which alone can lead
any nation into the ways Of all COED.
In offering these national thanksgiv-
ings, praises and supplications, We have
| the divine assurance that "the Lord re-
maineth King forever; them that are
weak shall be guided in Judgment, and
such as are gentle shall He learn his way.
The Lord shall give strength to His peo-
pie, and the Lord shall give 70 His peo-
pie the blessings of peace"
In witness whereof, l have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal Of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the Cityof Washington, this,
the 9Th of October, in the year of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty six, and of the independence of the
United States the ninety first.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
| By the President:
VIM. III. SEWARD, Sec. of State.
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Election News.

Although we have lost the State we
have gained largely in most Districts on
the vote of 1sG4,and 1865.
Eggleston's majority in the First Dis
trict Hamilton County, over Pendle.on,
is about 900. in 1861 Eggleston's ma
jority was 2,4o3.
We have not as yet had much reliable
news. It is thought Bingham [Rad.) is
re elected by small majority in the 10th
District.
Gen. Geo. W. Morgan (Dem.) is elect
ed in the 18th District.
In Indiana five Democrats and proba.
bly, six are elected to Congress. The
election will be close on the State tick
ct.
The heavy Democratic counties, such
as Franklin, Fairfield, Butler, Crawford
&C., give increased majorities, but the
gains are more than counterbalanced by
the radical gains in their strongholds OF
the Western Reserve and in the Miam
region. They will probably get SOM
forty thousand majority, three-fou o
that in the New England counties on tn,
Western Reserve.
The Radical majority in Pennsylvania
is estimated at less than 5000.
The election in Iowa has resulted il
giving 10000 majority for the Kadica
ticket.
The returns from Indiana -epresen
the State as having gone Radical b
about IL, 900 majority. The State Sen
ate stands 80 Radicals to 18 Demo
cratic. House, "a Republicans to 8
Democratic. There are Radicals elect
ed te Congress and 3 Democrats.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-10-16
A Steamer Observation-Disclosures
and Crew Drowned.

SAVANNAH, GA, Oct. 8.-The steamer
Evening Star, from New York, bound to
New Orleans, foundered 1870 miles East
of Tybee with 250 passengers and 30
crew. Five of the crew and Frank Ger
rard, passenger, were saved.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE TERRIBLE
WRECK OF THE STEAMER EVENING STAR,
SAVANNAH, GA, Oct. 8.-The boat
from the Evening Star arrived at Fernan-
dina. 1t left the steamer with Is per-
sons, including Capt. Knapp, one lady
and child. The boat was capsized
nine times. At the sixth time the cap
tain was lost.
As the steamer Sylvan Shore left Fer
nandina, boat was reported to be COM
ing in with the purser and engineer of the
Evening Star -Four boats left the steam
er as she sunk. The other two are sup
posed to have been swamped.
The schooner o. j. Waring, from New
York for Apolachicola, put in in distress
having sthrewn overheard part of her
deck load. The Waring brought the
chief engineer, purser, two passengers
and six of the crew of the Evening Star
picked up at sea.
FORTRESS MONROE, Oct 3.-The Brit
ish steamer Queen Victoria foundered al
sea on the 4th inst, during the recent
storm, in latitude 33 deg. min,, longi-
tude 70 deg. 30 min,
The passengers and crew were picked
up yesterday ~ the brig Pomfret, from
New York. Thirty-fye were transferred
this morning to the steamer James Garay
from Wilmington for Baltimore, which
arrived in Chesapeake Bay this afternoon
Two lives were lost, the engineer died
from exposure and the mate was washed
overheard. The storm commenced Oh
the I'd and the steamer sprung aleak on
the Sd.
The ship Sebastapol, from Sagua for
New York, was abandoned at sea ON the
4th inst. The captain and crew were res.
cued by the steamship Mississippi, from
New Orleans.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-10-16
'sWe Shall Eat the Fruit"

A blacksmith had in his possession
but under mortgage, house and piece
of land. Like many others, he was one
time fond of the social glass, but was
happily induced by friend to join the
temperance society. About three months
after he observed his wife one morning
busily employed planting rose bushes and
fruit trees.
"Mary," said he, 81 have owned this
cot for five years, and yet l have never
known you before to improve or orna-
ment it in this manner.
"Indaed," replied the smiling wife, 81
had no heart to do it until you gave up
the drink. | had often thought of It be-
fore, but I was persuaded that, should I
do it, some strangers would pluck the ro !,
ses and eat the fruit. Now, with Gods
blessing, this cot will be ours, and we and
our children may expect to enjoy the pro-
duce. We shall pluck the roses and eat
the fruit"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-10-16

sar They have had some tall preach
ing at the Saratoga Opera House. "The
preacher" saysa letter, "took for his
text Health, and his hits at fashionable
fripperies we're pointed and practical, and
some Of them created loud laughter. He
objected to SO much mineralogy, phys
iology, chronology and such other
'ologies in young girls education, and
considered that for the purpose of a use
ful life little mend-ology, sweep. ology
and wash-ology would be far more desi-
rable." J"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-10-16

pWIf you get hold of Radical dis
putant and hold him fast, it is amusing
to see what eyolutions and whirls he will
make to extricate himself. He is like
the garter-snake, except that the latter is
not yenomous. Seize one of these little
reptiles by the tail and hold him up, and,
after trying all other devices, be will
whirl rapidly around and around, and ac-
tually twist his tail off as his only chance
Of escape Louisville Journal.
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sA-An English traveller century age

H@-An English traveller a century ago
said of Boston: 1.-The buildings, like their
women, are neat and handsome, and the
streets, Ike the hearts of their men, are
paved with pebbles. They have four
churches built with clapboards and shin
giles, and supplied with four ministers
one scholar, one a gentleman, one a
Ounce, and the other clown. The cap
tain of ship met his wife on the street
after long voyage, and kissed her, for
which he was fined ten shillings. What
happiness, thought l, do we enjoy in old
England, where We can not only kiss our
wives, but ether mems without penalty"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-10-16
The Famine in. India--Horrible
Accounts from Cuttack and Ba-
IaZOre.

Accounts from CuttaCK and Ba-
lazOre.
New York, Oct. 6.-The reports Of
the famine in India are confirmed, espe-
cially in the region around Calcutta.
The correspondent of the London
Times, writing from that city on the 1lth
of August, says the city was being so
crowded with paupers pestilence was SO
imminent that the Municipal Commission
er and one or two merchatns organized a
committee. and on Monday last public
meeting of all classes was held in the
town hall to raise subscriptions. Official
reports were read, giving the statistics,
which, compiled to date, show that at %
places II, ,475 poor are daily fed, in addi-
ton to the sick in the hospitals, and as
this number is increasing by about 250 a
day. may be said that 20, 600 starvelings
are now subsisting on charity daily in
Calcutta.
Reports from Cuttack and Balazore are
even more appalling, says the same au-
thority. Think of 900 dead bodies being
picked up in the streets of Balazore in
one morning. Half the truth has not
been told. The last return from Bala-
zore shows 703 deaths in that one little
town in the week ending July Fl, and
if you treble that number for the many
who become the food of the jackal and
the yulture,in the lonely jungle or ditch,
you will not 60 beyond the sad truth. 1t
is ominous that the Board of Revenue
has ceased to report the deaths.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-10-16

From the New York News, 1st inst.1
Assassination on the Race Course
--MuPder of the weil-knOyVn
Trainer, Robert Walk er- The
Victim Shot Through The Head.
Yesterday evening the sporting circles
in his city were thrown into state OF
intense excitement by a report that the
well-knowh trainer and driver of trotting
horses, Mr.. Robert Walker, had been
shot dead on Centrevile Course, Long
Island. Mr.. Walker, who keeps the hotel
adjoining the course and has large stud
of trotting horses in training, went upon
the track yesterday afternoon, for the
purpose of exercising one of the horses
in his training. About half an hour af-
terward his family in the hotel were
alarmed by seeing the horse and sulky
he had driven out gallop back to the sta
BILE without a driver The attendants at
once proceeded to the track. On exam
ination it was discovered that he had
been shot through the brain by pistol
or rife ball, causing instantaneous death.
No person could be seen on the track or
in its vicinity, aud the perpetrator of the
murder has not been discovered. No
rerson or motive can be assigned for the
deed, as Mr.. Walker was universally es-
teemed and respected, and was not sup
posed to have an enemy living.
He came from Newark to Long Island
about four years ago, took the hotel ad-
joining the Centerville Course, and COM
menced as a public trainer of trotting
horses. Steady, pains-takiug and indus
trious, he soon became popular on the
trotting turf, and had good stud of
horses committed to his charge for train
ing, giving inyariable satisfaction to his
employers. Incorruptibly honest and
trustworthy, he was looked upon as one
of the few honorable trotting trainers on
the turf, and although as driver, he was
not regarded as the equal in skill of such
bright lights as Hiram Woodruff or Dan
Pifer, he was always looked upon as
equally honest and incorruptable as they,
and possessed the esteem and respect of
all who knew him. He leaves wife and
family to mourn his untimely fate.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-10-16

n@-A member of a. Legislature, who.
INDUCED in afternoon Eaps, requested his
friend to awake him when the lumber acs
came up. He omitted by forgetfulness,
hut accidentally gave HIM a jog as the
house was discussing bill to prevent
fraud. Sleepy head started, rubbed his
eyes, and exclaimed: "Mr. Speaker,
word or two on that bill, for more than
one half of my constituents get their iv-
ing in no other way"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-10-16

NO. The grasshoppers have retired to
the Northeast, having done considerable
damage to the new crop of wheat. The
locusts are reported in Kansas.-St. Jc
Dispatch.
Between the grasshoppers, the locusts
and Radical rule, the people of Missouri
and Kansas are nearly as much plagued
as the Egyptians were in the days of Mo-
ses.
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This leaves total gain of 178. We
are satifed with the result in Monroe, as
compared with the other counties of the
State. A ike gain in all the counties
would have reduced the Abolition ma
jority 1852.
As compared with former years, We are
not sure but Perry takes the lead. Al
though Sunsbury, Washington, jackson,
Switzerland and Center might well dis
pute with her for the banner, especially
Sunsbury.
All We have to say now is. let 70 Dem
ocrat be discouraged by the result in the
State; two years will not pass away until
some of those who have voted the Aboli-
tion ticket will be asking to be forgiven,
and, like the chastised child, will prom
ise ''if they are forgiven this time, they
will never do so any more"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-10-16

A HINT-The following is the con.
clusion of an epitaph on tombstone in
Massachusetts,: "She lived life of vir.
tue and died of the cholera morbus, ,caus.
ed by eating green fruit in the hopes of q
blessed immortality, at the early age Of
q years Z months and l6 days. Reader
go thou and do likewise"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-10-16

Nearly three hundred souls are suppos-
ed to have been lost on the steamship
Evening Star, that within few days
foundersd l80 miles east Of Tybee, while
on her way from New York to New Or
leans.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-10-16

s@A steamer :from Liverpool arrived
in New York on the 1lth, with 20 eases
of cholera on board. The cholera is on
the increaee in Chicago.
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Woodsfield. Oct, I6, 1866.
The Result in Monroe.

The result of the election throughout
the State has gone to the dogs. We
can congratulate ourselves, however, in
Monroe, that we have given the largest
majority for Mr.. Follett, our candidate
for Congress, ever given to Democratic
candidate, except in 1862. His''majority
isI.799. We had supposed the other
counties in the District would do as we'll.
In this we have been mistaken. We ex-
pected the average loss to the county, as
compared with 1862, would not be more
than 200. It has been much greater
The loss in Monroe is 141. A similar
loss in each county would still have elec-
ted Mr.. Follett by 400. We can con-
cratulats ourselves that we are not re-
sponslble for the result. By the premed.
itated fraud in the apportionment in
1862, the Democracy of Monroe were
placed in District for the express and
avowed purpose Of overcoming her ina
.jerity. But "after some time be past,
these things will all be righted. Gentle
men who are now voting for Negro Equal
sty snd Negro Suffrage candidates may
be compelled to-"repent in sackcloth and
ashes.''
So far as this county is concerned, al.
most all the townships did nobly. We
wish we could say all. There may have
been circumstances operating in several
townships to reduce our majority, com
parsd with last year, of which we have
ne knowledge, and for which the Demo
Gratis are not responsible.
The gains, compared with the majori-
ties last year, are as follows:
Washington ......... .................... IS
Sunsbury ............................45
Center ........................,.
Ohio ..................,........
Jackson......f.,... ..........zO
Switzerland ....................... .....1e
Perry......................... l3
Summit .............................lO
Seneca ......................... 4
Malaga ..,................... .........-... J
Total gains..............................
The losses are as follows;
Adams ..................".....le le
Wayne .......................".........lz
Benton
Green.....................
Bethel ........................... q
Salem-....,....................
franklin .................,.................. ]
Total loss. oss........................
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-10-16

From the New York News, 1st inst
on the Race Course
--MuFder of the Weil-knOyVn
Trainer, Robert Walk en- The
Victim Shot Through The Head.