The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-07-19


Jay Cook goes trout fishing very day
He has made himself rich during the pas
five or six years by catching suckers.
Although the Old Dominion is not a,
oil country, a large majority of the pco
pie have just achieved splendid success
in sinking Wells.
1t is said that negro was among tn
invited guests at late party given b
Governor Jewell, of Connecticut. What
swcet-scented jewel!
So VIZ Gotta 4Sdicals Of Dc
Moines, Iowa. have elected niger
represent them in their State Convention
No accounting for tastes, nowadays
We are a progressive people, verify.
The radicals inOhio indo,sed Grant
domestic policy" which means. VIC sup
pose, the appointing ofall his relatives
Office, and the education of his son at Il.
expense ofthe Government.
The Virginia folks have decided t
have peace.
"Now are their brovs bound with yicto
rious wreaths,
Aud captured carpet-bags hun, tip 70
monuments"
1t is said that if General Hancocl
should receive the nomination for Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania he will undoubtedly
resign bis position in the Amy, and acccp
the same. 1t is conceded that ho vii
sweep the State.
Stokes, of Tennessee, has been, in or
der of The mention Of them, horse jockey
preacher, hos-driver, mulc-sclcr, wills
ky.sellcr, Confederate captain, scalawa.
Federal Congressman, torch and turpen
tine tramp, aud is now candidate 70
Governor.
The radicals have renomnatcd Hays o
Chic, and Geary of Pennsylvania, 70,
Governor cf their respective States. /
both are not laid on The shelf. it will b,
entirely attributable to lack Of judgmcn
aud discretion ou tho part Of the Demo
craft.
Grants horses are pictured in ono 0
tue illustrated wceklics. The lHorl
says:-"The horses, all supposed to b
presents, are seven in number-just on
for each Cabinet officer. Next time, hay
ing flushed the horses, let us have til
houses, and then eau follow the bull pups
after which portraits of the subscriber
will be 10 order"
Dent is after Ganothct Office. HoS 17antct
to be Governor Of Mississippi. We lav,
no doubt he would make Govcrnor--but
lhen, we dou'tscc how this brother-in.
law could get along without him at til,
White House. Judging from the fro.
lucncy with which Dents name gets in.
10 the papers in conjunction with Grants
We should call Dens an indispensable ar
'icle of White House furniture.
Two ExrRAcrs.-"N1cn who canno
sec that the war has settled the dead issues
,f'Gl don deserve to be heard. We
lave no patience with them" ."-Parkers.
,urg Times ofMe All.
West Virginia never was in more
LANCER than she is at this time"
!ersbny Times efMe 18Th.
If the issues Of 1861 are settled. We
should like to be informed what West
Virginia is in so much danger off,
Wheeling Mtcl1igenccr.
Is there no end to Grants brothers-in.
aw? A doctor Sharpe turns up in
his capacity now, and asks to be elected
Senator from Virginia by the Conserva.
ives, who have recently carried the clec.
ion. We trust the good old Mother Of
States will do no such Thing. Besides, ii
you'd be good idea to preserve just one
Kind Of Office in which the Grant family
shall not BIZ represented. This, not be-
,ausc ofany prejudice against tho Grants,
out for the sake Of u little variety.
ElcNtastcra, of the New York Freemaa's
Journal, don't like Washburnc. IIo SAYS
If him in his last issue:
"Nor have We any 'blushcs' for the
stupid and rascally clodhoppcr that forced
General Grant to send him abroad, as
Minister 10 France. Elihu B. Wash.
burne is boor Of the most hpoeless pro.
portion. TO one who was his friend, (and
whom he recommended 10 Grant, but who
having no JriJe 10 offer Grant, got ne
,ifice, this Washburne said, in lingc
we can not hope to reproduce, correctly
that he 'knowed he needed polishing, ant
France was the best polishi,y-shop h,
knowed Of"
II is stated that our Government la.
against the cruel manner il
which the Spanisl, Government is tryin,
to suppress the rebellion in Cuba. Butt
the Spanish minister il familiar with III,
history Of outlate war, he may make hi.
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