The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-11-24
Agitation by Carpet.Bagsers.

W meet III W itolllisS9eoii Sicy DSS"DoA
3, then and there tO-coassder whdt teg's~
lathe or other action is needed to pro-.
tect the Hues, liberty, and property Of loy-
al citizens IN the late rebel States.
"We decline to print the call, because;
it is not s,esponsiJly signed, and becausc.
we trust no such conventionis required,
The better part of those at the South
who supported Seymour and Blair in our
late struggle seem now desirous to unite
i'll efforts to secure peace and prosperity
to the South, and to the whole country.
We trust those efforts, heartily seconded
By those Of General Grant and his snp.
porters, ac,N precail. At all, events, let
MS wait and note carefully the effect pro-
duced at the South by General Grants
election. Congress willneed no prompt
ing to do what is right. Let us not
procohe further turbulence dna outrage
By neeNessly anticipating them. ''
A Swiss chemist makes brandy from
reindeer moss. .-.-.. 80 s..ls,
Prussia intends to fortify her chief
railway stations. f.r O. >ggae =
Gutta-percha houses are suggested for
earthquake countries 81:
Gas has just been introduced into the
city Of Mexico. -s '..'&', s.., 1,.,.-
The two cent revenue stamps on
matches yielded the Government 81 ,5O0,-
600 last year. Caw 80 sssssas's esf'
All the New York theatres and public
halls are to be examined officially, to de.
eide whether they are entirely safe.
Radical tickets in South Carolina bore
the device of an eagle soaring in the
clouds with a carpet bag in its talons.E2
Gen. Cole gave one of his lawyers
$4,000 as retaining fee.
Five million mulberry trees will sup
ply food for silk worms in California
next year. s''iH "
Three Hundred and seventeen build.
ings were erected in St. Paul, Minnesota
this year, at a cost of s l,0O5, ,050. AZ
| Seymour's majority in New Jersey 10
S,073, and Randolphs majority for Gov
ernor is 1878. '''l = !, .i.t s',ila5t =
) Official returns from all the counties
but four in Illinois foot up q majority
for Grant of "a, 1856. -. asvss ~
Complete returns from all but six
counties in Ohio, and estimates from
these, give Grant majority of Al $50.
There are about sS7, 100000 of coin
in the Treasury, Of which $4,000, 600
is in gold certificates. y -,
The st. Louis Times states that d gem
tleman of that city has gone to New
York, authorized by the friends Of Nc.
Coole to arrange, if possible prize fight
with John G, Heenani
A dispatch to the Boston Journal says
Congress will be asked to appropriate
$4,000, 600 for the commencement of the
navy yard establishment on League Is.
land, below Philadelphia. ii-4a i.s~ -zas
A few nights ago a mob surrounded
the Jail at Gayoso' Pemiscot county Mis-.
souri,, and took therefrom and lynched :
prisoner named, Swails, who murdered
one Marion Foust about ten days ago It
that place.
Nearly complete official returns in
New York make 'Seymour's majority 81
3S7, and Hoffman's majority 30,183.
The aggregate vote of the State is very
large-over SAC, 900, which is an increase
Of 12e, 900 over that of1s66l lsiissa ~
The President, it is understood, de.
clines to fill the vacancy left by, the retire
ment of Brigadier General Hooker, as he
believes reduction in the army will be
made at the next session of Congress
which reduction he is in favor of. U
The New York Times thinks "Gener-
al Sherman will be the man nearest to
General Grant, and the most influential
in his counsels, whether the former shall
be Secretary of War, General, ,or Lieuten-
ant General" 9a.iIs11opft
Judd, Republican, has S,1S1 majority
for Congress in the First Illinois Dis
trict; Washburn, Republican, 8,972 ma
jority in the Third District; Cook, Re.
publican, 1861 majority in the Sixth
District; Mcneil, Democrat, 1888 ma.
jority in the Ninth District. ,sozA . ~
The semi-centennial anniversary Of the
establishment of the Independent Order
Of Odd Fellows in the United States
will occur on the 25th of April next.
The event will be celebrated by{a great
national .fete in Philadelphia The spro-
gramme includes an immense procession
of members Of the order in full regalia.
A committee of the Grand Lodge is al
ready engaged in the work of making the
preparations Hg00 u Y9rh1!tt
| A few days ages six hundred kegs Of
gunpowder, piled up near CRANKY. Fsrd,
/ Nevada, for the use of the Central Paci-
fic railroad, were accidentally exploded
lin an extensive camp of the workmeh.
Five men were. killed and several badly
wounded. One of the men, a Chinese,
is reported to have been blown. one
hundred yards. Most ofthe horses and
mules in the wagons near the magazine
were blown to atoms, and one twelve
mule team was entirely destroyed.
In Colorado the cattle require no care
and expense, save that of herding, the
whole year round. During the summer
months the grass is rich and abundant,
and is converted into hay by the mere
action of the elements and remains good
during the winter months. The very
finest beef cattle that GO into the Denver
market are those which have been out
grazing the whole year, and have never
in their lives seen the inside Of any shell.
ter. & {, II r 81 ! II
4 The Louisville Courier-J Journal saws /:
From present appearances Seymour's
majority win be about 10000. The
vote will be the largest ever cast in the
State, Seymour's being about 116, 600.
and Grants about Al, 900. SasE
i At Republican jubilee in Akron,
Ohio, last week, premature cannon
explosion occurred, which resulted in
the death of Silas 0. Kimberk, who
served during the war in the 9th Ohio
battery.
4 Georgia did not elect Congressman
on the Sd inst The election does not