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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-09
Restoration Of Property BclOn.
ing 10 General Lee.

An.application was received a few days
since by the Secretary of the Interior
from General Robert Z. Lee asking that
n number of articles now on exhibition
in the model room of the. Patent Office,
which were once the property of general
Washington, he returned to him as the
rightful possessor. They were left in
the possession of the Lee family, where
they remained until 1862, when the Ar
lington House was occupied by the Union
forces and the property removed. The
Secretary laid the matter before the Pres
ident at the Cabinet meeting on Tuesday
the 25 inst, and the opinion seemed to
prevail that there was no reason why the
property should not be restored. Secre-
tary Browning has decided to direct the
Commissioner of Patents to turn over to
Robert L. Lee, the article claimed, upon
the condition that they be identified.
The articles referred to were deposited
in the Department of the Interior by
Caleb Lyon, of New York, in 1862, and
are as follows One pair of Candida
bras, one punch bowl, forty-two plates,
sixteen dishes, three finger bowls, two
vases, one table, one mirror, a lot of
gilded ornments, six sauce bowls, one
mony chest. one knife case, one case for
silver, one chest of drawers, one wash
stand, one dressing bureau, one set of
window curtains, four tents, poles and
pins, one blanket, one set of bed curtains
and one bed spread. -T.9.a :
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-09
The Copper.stock swindie.

o. tits an honest party "a .disinterest-
ed, patriotic, virtuous palty-this Rad
ical party which Fenton and Schenck
and Nye and Forney and the rest Of
them arc running in this merry, merry
land And it has just completed such
n nice piece of Congressional legislation
the passage of the stock bill,
to witt clear over the Presidents veto
AS entities it to encomiums on the
score of public morality more transcen
dent than It ever displayed before. This
little copper stock bill was, to be sure,
objected to for reasons Of pith and mo-
ment to many intelligent minds outside
the circle which it would DC truly shock
ing to call the Ring"
l. 1t was shown that the duties It i'm.
posed on imported copper and copper
ores would virtually prohibit the impor-
tation of those articles, and thus strip
the treasury of whatever revenue it de-
riTes from them.
2. 1t was shown that the shipping in
terests of the country would be serious
| ly affected by tEis virtual prohibitation
of the foreign copper trade. o.
3. 1t was demonstrated that such pro-
Utilization would tend to destroy the bu
siness Of smelling copper ores in con
nection with a smaller amount of the
imported artiele-a business which has
hitherto yielded the largest share of the
copper production of the country.
4. 1t was made perfectly plain that
the effect OF the bill would be TO enhance
by nearly 10 per cent. the cost Of blue
vitriol, thus discriminating against the
great manufacturing industries in which
that article is extensively employed.
5. 1t was shown that the bill, which
is intended to give a monopoly of the
copper mining business to the owners
of watered stock in the Lake Superior
mines, would impose tax of five OF
six millions upon the people of the Uni.
ted States, every dollar Of which is to
be paid to the spectators in those wa.
tered stocks.
And will it ever be shown, besides
that the party whose willing men in the
Senate and in the House voted this bill
into law over President Johnson'S
head is not the most unselfsh, incorrup
tible, patriotic party that. ever lorded il
jauntily over the merry and Indifferent
people Of any land ~ orld.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-09
THE BoxDHOLDER,s BILL.
Farther Oppression OF Tax Payers
THE BONDS TO BE pA1DINGoLD
Tho Bonded Debt Inca eased 8 600.
100000!

IN the [. S. Senate on the 9th ult.
the following bill, to increase the bonded
debt s60O,0O0,00O, without increasing
in any degree, the ability of the country
to pay the debt, was passed:
"AN ACT RELATING TO TIE PUBLIC DEBT
"Be il enacted, that in order to remove
any doubt as to the purpose of the Gov,
crnment to discharge all just obligations
to public creditors, to settle conflicting
opinions and interpretations of the laws
by virtue of which such obligations have
been contracted, it is hereby provided
and declared, that the faith of the Uni
ted States is solemnly pledged to the
payment in coin, or its equivalent, of all
the obligations of the United States, ex-
cept in cases where the law anthoring tie
issue of any such obligation has express.
ly provided that the same may be paid
in lawful money, or other currency than
gold and silver.
"SEc. 2. And be 1t further enacted
That any contract hereafter made specif.
ically payable in coin, and the conside
ration of which may be a loan of coin
or sale of property, or the rendering oi
labor or service Of any kind, the price OF
which, as carried into the contract, may
have adjusted on basis of coin value
therefor, at the time of such sale, or rem
dering of such service or labor, shall be
legal and valid, and may be enforced
according to its terms"
Taxpayers, there is more Radical
legislation to rob You for the benefit OF
the bankers and bondholders. How
long will you patiently submit to having
the food taken from your wives and chill
dren to retain in power the Radicals, land
feed and clothe wealthy bond aristo-
Gratis? --es...... IS
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-09
Re.EnaCted.

The Louisville Courier says TRULY that
the moral of the late Congressional dis
turbance was written many hundreds Of
years ago, and remains visible over 9
hundred volumes of Roman, Grecian
Florentine, Germanic, English and
French legislative history. 1t is briei
and simple. The two houses of Con
gress engage in a, scheme to chop off the
powers of the Executive. They succeed
of course. Then they turn to the Sup
rene Court, which they reduce to stand
ing committee. Having thus practically
destroyed the two coordinate branches
of the Government the magistracy and
the Judiciary, and lodged the entire au
thority of the State in themselves, they
quarrel with one another. The House
makes an issue with the Senate, and, as
the lower body outnumbers the higher,
it will have no trouble in carrying its
point whenever it sees fit to push it issue
to direct conflict. This is the first
step to ana rchy, which is the vestibule
ofmonarchy, and that is the direction OF
Radicalisn. "
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-09
The Murder Of a Father by HE
Stcp.SOn.

The Cincinnati Evening Times of Feb
ruary 27 prints the following details Of
the murder of Mr. j. H. Rice, at Sham
rocks Landing, OH the Ohio river, as al.
legged, by his step-son Frank Hardy.
Mr. Rice was farmer IN easy circum~
stances, and on Tuesday morning last
about nine o'clock, he and his step son,
Frank Hardy, young man about
twenty-one years of age, went to the
barn together, and an hour or two after
wards the son returned ard told his mo
ther that his father had gone up the river
some five or six miles and that she was
to 90 for him that evening with the bug,
gy. She did so, but not finding her hus-
band, came home in the evening, and not
finding her son at home--a bound boy,
about fourteen years old, being also mis-
sing--she reused the neighbors, who
made search for him but could not find
him.
Next day the search was renewed.
The blood was discovered on sled in
the barn, and they tracked the blood
iOiu lhSlC diOHS tHC lOdti vi pttn W Iuo-
river, where they found the earth had
been removed and sod placed over tho
top. On removing the earth they found
the body of Mr.. Rice about four feet be-
low the surface, with terrible cash dia-
gonally across the face, as if made. with,
an axe. He Was supposed to have had
about isperson from $700ato 81, 900,
which was gone. His watch and chain
which usually hung, up in the house,
were also missing. The mother says
that after the young man returned 70 tho
house from the barn in the morning she
saw him driving the horses attached TO-
the sled, with what appeared to be :.
load of fodder, toward the river A It Is
supposed they secreted the body during
the day and then pburied.sit during the
night following. is known to have
got aboard the steamer Bostona about
six miles below, and was seen on tho
streets Of this city on Thursday last
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-09
FROM COLUMBUS,
COLUMBUS. Feb. .26 1Sf

ED. SPIRIT: There are 90 members
present, and all appear to be anxious
to get through with the necessary legis
lation. There are now "a bills on oul
calendar for third reading, which will
take several days to dispose of.
The subject Of new Penitentiary al
some point outside of Franklin County
is now creating considerable excitement
GAINESVILLE, Portsmouth, Cincinnati, Mans
field, Newark, and other points, have
their lobbys here.
Both members from Belmont County
are efficient and worthy gentlemen, and
watchful of the interests of their county
and State. Mr.. kennon has made his
mark here on several occasions ir
spirited debates, and close contests
and has never been yanquished. Sucl
men should be rewarded.
The 10 per cent. interest bill, rs l las
stated, was made special order for yes
terday at l0B o'clock. The friends o.
the bill dare not raise the question to
proceed with its consideration, and now
lies on the table. My opinion is i
will there remain. l hope SO.
HEADLEY
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-09
Call of the Chairman of the Dem.
Ocratic County Central Com
nntlfea

N'stti oh ahG alIi1khstu Ot the Deuu1s
Ocratic County Central Conn
miltee.
In another colamn of this issue will
befound csli> by the Chairman, for the
Democratic Central Committee to assem-
bic to consult whether it is not polite to
change the time of holding the County
Convention to an earlier day.
The time fixed upon by the Committee,
on the 18th ult, for Saturday, the 4th
dayiof September, is, in the opinion of
many Democrats throughout the county,
too late. A Senatorial Convention should
be held previous to that time, and it can
not very we'll be held until after the
County Convention.
- In yiews-of the meeting of the Com
mittee, we suggest that the time of hold
ing the Convention be changed to Sat
urday, the 19M or 26h of June. AT
that time our farmers can leave their
eoru crops, to attend the Convention,
without endaugcring them, and their
wheat will not be ready to harvest
These with other reasons, will readily
suggest themselves to the gentlemen
composing the Committee that the time
ought to be changed to an earlier day.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-09
Russian Circular on tho Eastcrn
Question. 1'rs ss3s5s saa

The correspondent Of the Paris Patrie
writes the following from Constantinops
Prince Gortschakoff has addressed q
circular to the representatives of Prussia
at foreign courts, the scope of which Is
immense and cannot. escape attention.
The Vice Chancellor of Prussia passes
in review all the most striking facts that
have brought about the rupture between
Turkey and Greece, and particularly in
sists, with evident intention, on, the dut-
les that devolve upon Turkey in respect
to Greece, without making the least al
lusion to the provocations of the latter
and making it apparent that all the
wrong is on the part of Turkey. Now
what can be the drift of such language
uttered by Russia at such moment,
and after the Conference Of Paris has
solemnly pronounced its opinion on the
Greek difficulty? iss ,,..isa
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-09
Assassination by Air Guns.

The Chicago Republican says: The
numerous instances of finding men prone
upon the most public streets of the East
ern cities, injured as by a bullet, although
neither the victim nor any other person
had heard the discharge of any firearm,
so far as could be ascertained, has caus-
ed the suggestion to be made that air
guns have been brought into requisition.
According to the authorities, this is 4
weapon resembling musket, for the
purpose of discharging missiles by
means of compressed Dir. 1t consists of
lock, stock, barrel and ramrod. The
stock is made hollow, and provided with
cocks for filing it with compressed air
by means of force pump. Each lock
is nothing but valve which lets into the
barrel portion of the air compressed in
the stock, when the trigger is pulled
The gun is loaded with wadding and ball
in the ordinary way, and the air sudden
ly introduced from the stock propels it
with velocity proportional to the square
root Of the degree of the compression of
the air" BY this weapon person may
be killed at distance of sixty or eighty
yards. Later improvements give it a
propelling force almost equal to the old
fashioned musket. Its chief advantage
to criminals is its noiseless discharge
The victim may he singled out in crowd
by person standing concealed at an up
per window, and, if the aim is accurate,
perforated by bullet, without any
chance of detection, excepting those in
dicated by angles and direction. Indeed,
the body might fall in such manner as
to indicate conditions entirely different
from those which are real. Whether or
not this theory is correct, it is evident
that the. ingenuity of crime keeps pace
with the ingenuity of the most approved
detective methods.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-09
Inaugural Speech OF the scnor
RiverO. Prcsident:Of the Spanish
COrtes.

The Cortes opened on the 18th ult.
Senior Santa Cruz having left the chair, it
was occupied by Senor Rivefo, and as
his speech is of some little Importance,
as the first delivered in the Cortes, of
1869, and besides, has the merit of brew
ity, it is here given:
SENoREs DIpUTApos-The sovereign
Cortes CONSTITUENCIES of the Spanish ma
ton are now Professionally constituted.
SENoREs DIPUTADos-Th Cortes have,
conceded to me 80 signal a distinction
that l can scarcely find expressions to
manifest my gratitude as l ought;s fos-
this seat, although only professionally
occupied, has the privilege of honofing
for ever he who once occupies it. On
this solemn occasion the fear of my in
sufficiency would weigh heavily upon
me in the discussion of acts and the ver-
ification, of powers If your prudence,
your enlightenment and your reasons-
bleness did not come to supplement the
weakness of my powers. only wish to
say one thing to you, Senores, While ]
have the honor to occupy this seat you.
willnot see in me the ancient political
warrior, the man of combat and Of daa-
ger. I am here heman of law. Ism
here the magistrate to whom the Cortos
have Professionally confided the deposifs
ofits authority, the integrity of its Dis
cussiens and the just and, impartial sap-
plicationof its regulations, In this con
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-09
In $1,000 tenement houses in New
York, 4S0,000 persons manage to live.

1ork, 4oo,ouu persons manage 70 hvo.
A dinner party, at which all the lady
guests wore short walking dresses, is .
late New York sensation. Eag
The bullet which killed Nelson ,at Ira
falgar is in possession of Victoris, set
in brilliants, and enclosed in a case Of
crystal and gold.
SINGULAR CONFERENCE.-THE question
Of "missing bonds is raised Immediately
after Brownlow leaves Tennessee for
Washington. ~ -
Only twelve persons who were mem.
bers of the House daring the memorable
session of the winter of 1S60'6l will DO
members of the new House Of Repre-
senatatlves. ..a>1s -sa-.aEss,a 4M
'Blind Ben Stevens" Virginia reed.
man, has been astounding Richmond BY.
his gifts as a "lightning calculator" He.
mentally adds up long rows of figurea
before an expert can doit on paper, and
solves almost instantly a problem in cube
root. His rolling eye balls and retreat
my loreneau give niin tne appearance ot
an idiot. $3.50 t.-fl s. sss e,ae,sa.
The head of Willie Coffmau, the little
musical prodigy, according to medical
prediction, burst open after his death,
caused by enlargement of the BRAIN
His father states that he had often OBJ
served signs Of >idiocy In the little fel.
low; and the physicians who examined
him in Richmond say that had he lived
three months longer, he would have been
raving maniac. sttaa
The Madison { (Indiana} Courier says !
"Mr. Oliver Lloyd, of Republican town.
ship, this county, in splitting the 11st
cut Of a large oak tree, one day lask
week, found there inclosed four beach
nuts, near the heart of the tree, With
two hundred and fifty years growth Of
solid wood over them, They we're
sound and sweet" Nesz
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-09

This State has put in claim against
the Government of .s5,oOo,Ooo, for in
tercst on debt (paid) for money ad-
vanced by her during the war of 1Sl2-15.
The Y. +. Herald goes for, it in this
way: @
UNCLE SAM-To the Commonwealth Of Massa-
thusetts-DR:- lH1-
To interest on money advanced for
her own defense in 1S12-l5, $5,0O0,O00
PER Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, to Uncle Saln-DR:
To damage done American prestige
and credit by the use Of Massachu-
sets blue lights to assist the enemy,
and obstacles thrown in the way of
a successful prosecution of the war
by the Hartford Convention. in
which movement Massachusetts,
cordially sy,npathized, 20O0O,00O
Balance in favor of Uncle Samucl, less
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-09

ES-The Judiciary Committee of the
Tennessee Senate has reported against
the proposition to sell the Hermitage for
merly the residence of General Jackson,
but now the property of the State. The
committee recommends that Tennessee
should keep the estate for all time to
come, and make it, on some favorable
occasion, the site of some noble institu
ton of education or of benevolencc,
Ashland. Kentucky, formerly the home
of Henry Gay,is now the site ofa Univer,
sity, which is attended by over six hun.
dred students from all parts of the I'm
ion -a-t ..
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-09

w 1t is stated that the friends of
General Sherman, who are, to present 10
him General Grants house, will also
make him a present of from $4,000 to
S30,G60in cash or Government bonds.
The price paid for the house furnished
is S65, 900, and an effort is making to
run the whole subscription up to $780,
000.. The LISTS headed with the name
of A. 7. Stewart, who puts pown 81, 800.
There are forty subscribers of 81, 900
each, and no subscription is for less.
sum than $500. Boston contributes
$4,000 of the aggregate, ano the rest
comes mostly from New York.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-09
The war ON Foreign Born Citizen,

- AC W 80 OkA OASES n SOs - csstASeAS
1.-The following from an exchange shows
the bitter hatred entertained BY the Rad
icals toward foreign-born citizens:
Mr.. Ward, a Republican member OF
Congress, has introduced bill fixing the
time for the election of Congressman,
and to amend the naturalization laws
Tho following is a synopsis of the bill :
81 ait provides that the Tuesday next af.
,ser the first Monday in November shall
be the day on which the election of Rep
sfssentativcs and delegates shall be held
h 4Previous to elections registration OF
al electors shall be made in each district
ssix months prior to each election, by the
Secretary of the Interior; one Of said
inspectors TO be political opponent OF
Isaid Secretary.
s..W Wherever o United States Circuit ol
District Court is held, said Courts shall
have exclusive power as to naturalisa
-fon.
"f'ersons naturalized since January /
1854. must surrender their papers and
take out new ones, pay fees, DC. Ii they
do not do so within one year. their pres
j, ent papers are declared worthless"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-09

ESThe Ecumenical Council about t
be held in Rome-the first council of tht
kind since that OF Trent, three hundred
years ago. There is no doubt that this
council will be held. If the venerable
Pontiff is spared to preside over it-as
we hope he may-it will throw lustre
over the closing years of his protracted
checkercd, but honorable reign.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-09
gHere is a local from the afariet

EHerc is local from the Marietta
Register:
I'VE overlooked to mention,last week
in noticing the resignation of Rev. DIR
Wickes-for 80 years pastor of the Con
gregational Church in MaiiettaA-that he
had accepted call from jamestown
Chatauque County, N. Y. at the foot OF
chstauque Lake, where the water runs
from it into the Allegheny River"
"0nc of tae old kind, brass mounted
for of such is the Kingdom Of Heaven y
might have been added with propricty.
Try again t---- r-...s.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-09

@A comparison of the expenses OF
the first session of the Thirty fifth Con
gress with the first session Of the Forti-
eth Congress shows the following result
First session Thirty fifth Congress.
S313.639; first session Forieth Con-
gress, SS64,664, showing that the expen-
ses Of the first session Of the Fortieth
Congress exceeded those of the first ses-
sion of the Thirty-ffth Congress by the
sum of S533,025.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-09

Es-San Domingo is anxious to be an
nexed to the United States. We already
have ten San Domingo's in this country,
and can't see the necessity for the elev-
enth. If the ''darks" are capable of gov
erning, as the Radicals declare, why are
they so ANXIOUS for annexation?
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-09

"THE TINE FOR CLEMENCY Is ENDED
VENGEANCE The old Spaniards have
fastened this to The door of every native
Cuban in Havana. The native Cubans
should at once adopt it as their motto
and live to it until not Spanlard in the
island is left with power to curse this
age with such rule as we have witnessed
in the Antilles.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-09
RpTbo Roy Jobn A Scott. of West

RgThe Rev. John A. Scott, of West
Virginia, has invented camera for ia.
king photographs of the earth's surface
from any desired height It is sent up
by balloon, with clock work to open
and shut it at the right elevation and
when it is pulled down the Photographic
impression is done. 1t is thought it vii!
be Of great use in wGr.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-09

- HAVANA, February 22-The Official
Gazette in its issue of Saturday publish
-es the following under the head of "Su-
perior Political Government Of the ever
Faithful Island of Cuba" ard without
signature There has expired already
the term prescribed in the decree of Jan
uary 9 for those that were with arms
in hand. None can now aspire to the
provisions Of the amnesty, bat the ben
efits of pardon always reach every one
who abandons the banners of insurrec-
ton and presents himself to the legiti-
mate authorities with or without arms
Reason and justice always except in such
cases the chiefs, assassins, incendiaries
and robbers"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-09

The LAMPooNERs OF PRESIDENT JOHN
soN.-Those editors and public men who
are so vilely lampooning President John.
son upon his retirement from office
should remember that on his return to
Tennessee he may take a new departure
and re-cnter the Capito. as a United
States Senator. What a sharp thorn he
will be in the sides Of the radicals in
that event! There is such q thing as
venom ovcrshooting its mark.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-09
Take Notice,

The Edito: Of TIE SpIRIrh has removed
his efiee. to the from. ro,m Of the dwell
ling house, one door South of the print
ing ciice, where ell business connected
With THE SPIRIT will be transacted. No.
0es the sign: ay-SrlsIr 0rFyeE.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-03-09

We have only room this week for the
Inaugural address We will give the
particulars attending the Inauguration in
our next issue, together with opinions, OF
the press, relating to the new dcspotism
inaugurated.