The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-02-08

Mr.: sewar&is negotiating for the pur.
chase of Cuba.
~ Governor Baker, Of Indiana, has per,
petrated;a fourteen column message. y
Give the radical party choice of two
eyilsnnd it will choose both.
Evarts has dined with Grant three
times in asmany weeks, and is rapidly
eating his way into the Cabinet. ~,
Among the six aspiraats for the Post
Office at Keokuk. Iowa, are four OBJ de
cullud perfesshun.Si 39s osa,JI In
A:large gang Of thieves has invaded
Washington, lin addition 10 those who
write. "Hon.' before Isheirnamcs. oigs
f. A. Richardson, negro, has been ap-
pointed chief Of police ut ,Newbern, North
Carolina. I'D 5jf t5j8 tl.a,
a letter from General Burnside Is prub..
lishel, in which he declines to be a caudi-
datc for Governor of:Rhode Island. aos... I,
"a Don PiattG went to 9 call on Senator
Sherman New Years day, land hadahe
pleasure ofihcaring the servant announce
.him as Damned Pirutc!.pf;, sniQ9g
y -5pJ 6.. itG> G4.t rls
/, Lafayette Burns. q radical postmaster.
At atsyracuse,lA lAlorgap.tcunty,i Missouri is
'lnjailior stealing apoor widows pension
cheek.l III. GSIi N.ee Tyog
Bets arc already being made about Iii. lie.
length Of General Grants inaugural 'ad-
dress. Itbsaid tLa. twill be the short.
est eyer delivered. zssf ,s,i ii,s,. y /.
. Hon. Edgar Cowan, late Senator III
Congress from Pennsylvania, has been
proposed las Democratic candidate for
Judgc Of the. State Supreme Court gtao4lg
~ iHi 80 saHE siGssE5
7e Some one says the World first uomina.
ted Grant for President. Perhaps 50, bu.
il was the flesh and the devil that elected
him. $40 51p tiir9 All,
u There was convention Of Africans At
St. Paul, Minnesota, tlie other day, and
The daughter Of a prominent radical ran
~ away with Que of The ,s''ykes. '.ai.
u Don PiattSsays Carl ;Schurz is ugly
,enoughitosca-e horses, self.opinionatud
andiegotistieal, and2with no more heart
than d hollow turnip! lEJQ lsul
The Georgia papers say ,tha. Governor
Bulleci's message iwilrully and malicious-
y nlisrepresents The condition Of affairs
in Georgia, mud is base +calumny on
that people, gu gsfaoas f'anlos stf
10 snisoguyJ 4lili4s15 tE1afga 9iii 10 81
4 radical Senator has introduced; q
bill for the government Of Alaska.
Strange to say, IL does not provide for
aEsquidienux suFragc. What will Wen
idcllSPhillips say to that? orb si1itdti u
ii 4, ty.1 ol ia!l 10 .ll.,lni 4!iii6! ed
The first marriage certificate issued in
Boston Otl,is ycar ,Was 70 al negro u ,wlo
contemplated marriage for the skill
i,inie. 16Thc would be bridsois White
woman. who enters upon the stormy sea
Of mngatrimonny ng for tlsi first time. ,ildJs, 5,1
9 The New Hampshire Democratic State
Convention, at Concord, on Wednesday,
NOMINATED Jehn Bath for Governor aid
General 7. NJ, Donahoe, for, Railroad
Comlnissioncr-thc latter BY reclamation,
Short resolutions We're passed, declaring
adhesion to the Constitution and in favor
Of taxation Gfibonds. Hr gtii gasg i5i ~
a beaten politician remarked, Il, Tie
reason for lis defeat in debate, that his
opponent happened to state just atl,c only
lliing which, he wasinot prepared to meet.
What was that = inquired u friend.
"Thc truth" was, the reply; nobody
ever heard Of d politicians Stating Tie
truth beforu."25i iiell G2yai s!l.S aii
D The, Nashville Bqnntr, says tho militia
will cos. an Immense deal of money. aud
will result il d complete and stupid fail
,ure. and will ultimately prove the most
egregrious isliani yet practiced p upon the
loyal crpduility, Of ttc country, by the
most extraordinarily successful political
cheat and demagogue the age has pro.
duccd. 'o2l'l sl't~l' Lhsa ~ 10 INl2l
2 : 754aJ tHilUryi tmigshi t5oliin
\ Probably the most conten.ed post
master in the world lives at Petropavol.
vsk, il Kanlscha.ka. Only enc regular
mail Is received there annually; some.
times the mail misses. 1ns mails do every.
where. andatheu the postmaster has
nothing TO do for twl whole years. This
happy official enjoys SALARY Of three or
four hundred roubles.
THE 7ribime thinks no one doubts the
ability Of General Butler. Well, sir. We
will then take bis opinion Of General
Graut, wllicl, he thus expressed in a let-
ter. sihce made public, written August
%. 1867 :.A"Grant's election will Be D
misfortune, because IL will put man in
without head orlbcart, Indifferent to hu.
n,an suffering and impotent to govern. :"
.Grecley's opinion for Grant at that time
was match for Buffers. Now sec how
.,I,., hothLL.;t vsnnld he N jl;iile harsh In