The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-01-03
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ury Department redeemed s250,OO0 in
outstanding certificates of indebtedness.
and S94 ,279,S5S interest bearing notes.
Last week the Comptroller of the cur
reney issued s4,014,05O in currency of
the National Banks.
On Thufday night last-a fire occurred
in Fon du Lac, Wisconsin, which de
str9yed property on ithecorner ,ef NJ ain
and Second streets, To the value Of be.
tween $4,000 and $4,000. Insured
for $4,000.
The Savannah Herald states that the
citizens of Atlanta were about forming a
regiment, in order to clear the city of
murderers and robbers.
!, The safe Of the treasury of Pulaski
Co., Indiana, at Winnemack, was broken
open on Sunday night, last week, and be-
tween seven and eight thousand dollars
stolen. -.
3 A.aA. Bradley, mulatto, formerly
expelled from the bar at Boston, was sen :
fenced at Savannah to years imprison-
meut by the Military Court, for using
seditious language - ~ efT"
g Mr.. Gait, the Canadian Minister, who
has been in Washington canyassing the
prospect for a renewal of the reciprocity
treaty, is reported to have given his col
leagues to understand that they "must
look out for some other countries. for
trade than the United States. ''i.'54 a
=, General Diazs has won an important
victory over bthe French. The Liberal
cause is in the ascendencyrini Southern
Mexico. Iati iu3saj aa D. ,!EGBIai :
90 Edwin Booth and j. s. Clarke have
leased the Boston Theater for the ensuing
year. 1901 10 tsaie, ile-f4 fs7i.
Advices from Mexico state revolution
against Macmillan had taken place. =
Lopez and his officers were driven from
power. .,a. "a .s
81 Only about dozen officers remain Of
the Signal Corps.ami qu j bstirG osaa
An order will be issued by Genera
Grant IN day or two directing that dis a
bic soldiers capable Of doing duty as watch
meh of public buildings and other like ser
vices shall have preference in sush EN-
Lploymentl over able, bodied men in the
army The object of this order IS to pre-
vent the. discharge and mastering out o
disabled soldiers as far, as may be, BY
making room for them in positions wher,
they can perform service as, well as gabl,
bodied men. q ,9st,o a.is $50
|ei sA- The stock ofucottonl at New Or
leans is reported at l46,Q0O bales. .se
The latest news from London vi;
Queenstown, December IA, is that the Fe
MAN O'Donorm, owing toea similar con
giction six years ago, has been sentenced
| to penal aservitude for life ii9i ~ ~
A family in Buffalo were sitting arount
a Kerosene lamp one night last week
when it;exploded, burning them all NOR
| or less. One of the children died frou
its effects soon after, and on Sunday tn
mother also died. al ); ea3s.s
A dispatch from Wilmington, N. G.
says that the negro menJohn Walker AM
Robert Mckay, convicted Of larcenyib
the New Hanover county court, have bee
sentenced to beisod to servitude. for pc
Iiriod not exceeding five. years. The sen
tence, is greeable to the lawsaof the Stat
in relation to freedmen before the war;
The Cleveland Plain Dealer gives it a
its opinion, that ''the Democracy ,withou
any deviation from the straight line o
duty, Will, as one man, uphold the Presi
dent in al j measures he may adopt 70
the immediate pacifcation of the coun
ti9'aid hlu4 ad ,69i9tp99t 1tsaajss
The remains of President .Lincoliha
been removed from Oak Ridge Cemetery
at Springfield, H., to9the new vault nea
the site of the proposed monumentto b
erected to his memory. 93 baE ,9asi
The Feuiau rupture remains unchane
Fed. Both factions. receive about an equa
number Of letters daily, endorsing thei
course.r Many Circles out West and else
where have concluded to pursue cours
Eof neutrality, until the arrival Of Presi
dent Stevens. e'l5 : A3o ''N 7..'.'N + = =
1 A row took place at Norfolk on the 19tl
between the Goth New York regiment an
the 3Oth United States colored. A Vol
Hey from ten or twelve muskets was fire
/ by the 10th upon the colored troops, ,wbic
| was about to be returned, when their off
GERS arrived and put an end to their dis
turbance. Only one man (colored) wa
injured.
The Savannah Herald contains an orde
from COL Bogart putting the town 0
Thomasyille, Ca, under martial law, q
the Municipal Government is unable i
protect the lives and interests of its in
habitants. or prevent attempts at assassi
nation Of, unarmed United States sol
diers. - -.ss,-s1 ,azers ,aqi
The close ofathe, war has left ,immens
quantities of powder in, the hands of th
| Government. bsfBe a9 rasf6R. &
The Louisville Journal on account Q
the 25 per cent. advance on paper durin
the last month, has raised its subscrip
tion rates from S10t to s12 per year.
The negroes Of the South are fockiui
in large numbers to the cities, where the
commit acts of lawlessness at pleasure
The Augusta (Ga,) Sentinel says, hun
dreds of negroes can, be seen loafini
around the streets Of that city in the .aa,
time waiting for the coming Of darkness
in order that they may plunder som