The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-03-06
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l4esofs aWoAein Tue ni8nt ana hung hlm-
self to the bed-post.
Barnum, his son and sons-in-law have
applied to be Incorporated as the Ameri-
can Museum Company.
A little girl in Vermout 4xas-ehekedto
death by a piece of nutshell.
Congress gets as black 10 the face in
its discussion as the negro who forms the
subject.
The Ways and Means Committee have
agreed to report "a Bill providing fora
tax of five cents per poundSon cotton. aud
allowing a drawback on manufactured
goods exported. Also a bill exempting
from tax all incomes under $1,000 and
taxing all above that sun at a uniform
rate of FIVE per cent ss~fikItauE
India has a new sensation. Widows,
instead of burning themselves, are mar
rying again. tsissb 49, t..
The New Workers, satisfied that their
city will never be clean, are asking for a
$4,000 hospital to receive echoleraaipa-
tients this spring. .assE
Their is great activity among the
French troops IN Mexico. They are
moving towards Vera Cruz, and the In
dications are that the country will soon
be evacuated.
Intercourse between Matamoras and
Brownsville has been renewed, the re-
strictions on travel across the Rio Grande
being removed. s44,.s. - 80
The Fenian trials continue in Ireland.
A large section Of thesceuntry is under
martial law. Various concerts and fairs
on behalf of the Fenian prisoners have
been prohibited. -
Alarse Peruvian ram sailed from Lon
don on January 9th, It was rumored
that she would attack Spanish vessels of
the coast of Spain,s Another iren-clad
sailed fromoL iverpobla few days before,
but was detainedaat Brest, France.li
Spain is building twelve iron-clads II
England. 8eha sra 7sg va ~
Two Civilian priiysateerss we're reported
on January 9th off the coast of Spain
TIE rebellion in New Zealand .contin-
ued on TO- Seven engagements
with the rebels we're reported, andal6of
the latter were under sentence of death
for murder. SO zsIaq sasdiFaeins u {
The President has written 4 letter To- a
friend in New Orleans, stating that the
United States military forces will on no
pretence be permitted tosinterfere in Lou
isiana e~lectionsslo BIS I'D 1T, bit - sad
A Mr.. NJ. L. Williams, of Henderson,
Kentucky, AYERS that heedhas discovered
an fnfallible remedy for hogfchelera. He
has not yet made it known but intends to
communicate it to the Legislature and
claim the reward of $1,000 oHered BY the
State for such a remedy. s,sas vairssI haa
Williamsburg, NJ Y. has recently suf-
fered from numerous ~incendiary fires
They have all been traced to an insane
girl, who is now confined in a lunatic
asylum. ssa7gs =
On St. Valentines day, So, 100 valen-
tines passed through the New Yorkpqst,
Office.
An oil we'll is on FIRE upon the Ale
gheuy River, below franklin, Pa. The
flames shoot go feet into the air, and light
up the country for miles around.
The producing oil wells at Pithole are
reported by the daifY3Record Of thatpiac4
to be yielding 61T5barnels daily.Io
A bank at Liberty, Clay County, Mis-
souri,, has been robbed of So, 0DOI by
twelve guerillas. I4fk 6At.a
The schooner j. II. Cater. of Norfolk,
has been wrecked off Hatterassa:Eight
persons were lost. -Yea
A mock auctioneer in New York has
been sentenced to the Stnte Prison for
two years aud six months for ,swihdling.
There was a large fire on BroadRay,
New York, on the 15th.nsThe American
E Theater and several other buildfngsw were
burned The loss was $500, 600.
AT Rockport, Ohio, last week, a man
hacked his wife to pieces with an axe, and
then ldrowEed himself WmhwUr
A.man was safocated BY coal gas. at
lChieago last week. set3B I9lIiOJJh
Tho Committee Of Ways and Means
intend to recommend ! reductions Of The
tax on goods manufactured my milliners.
The Treasury printing presses since
the FIRST issue Of greeabacks, have print
ed So, 900, 600, 600 in bonds and notes. ~
John Rosshs in Washiugtonsendeav-
orins to get the ,P~resjdeptr to indpFse his
claims to be recognized as Chief of the
4 Fsnian delegation Is at Washington,
trying to get the President to iinterpose
for the Fenians imprisoned in Ireland
Tbav danannna Min;star Adams for NOT