The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-06-08
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The Republican State Convention will
be held on the 23t of June.
A man in Fort Wayne, Indiana, paid
his taxes in gold, the other day.
Several whales have been caught, late
ly, Off Long Island, New York.
Eight hundred vocal organizations
will take part in the National Peace Jubi-
Ice.
The public debt statement for May
will show decrease of about twelve
millions.
The Treasury Department received
one hundred dollars consc;enccmoney
on Friday.
A National Convention of the oppo
nents Of secret societies is to be held at
Chicago in June.
A waterspout on Long Island Sound,
played queer antics and end
ed by dismasting q brig.
The total registration of Shelby
County, Tenn, (including Memphis, is
1850 whites and COPS blacks.
A Young man named Goss died, Sut-
day last, near. Ashland, Ohio, from inju-
ries received last fall in base ball play
ing.
Strawberries are arriving in Chicago
at the rate of six car loads day, and
mostly over the Illinois CentralRailroad
A claim against the Mexican Govern
ment for SIS5, 900 was sold in New York
last week for $40.
Prince Louis de Bourbon has remar-
ried his "'Merican frau" This time the
knot was tied in St. Peters Roman
Church, New York.
Parties in New Orleans have brought
suit recontesting the validity of Mrs,
Gaines title to the property recently de-
creed her by the Supreme Court.
Mast, the artist, has made $4,000 by
designing pictorial libels on humanity
f3r the Harper's publications, and is still
at it,
A COW in Henrietta, Jackson County,
in less than three years has
produced six calves-one in June, 1866,
two in 1867, one in 1868, and two this
spring.
Minister Washburne has had an Off
cial interview with Napoleon, and utter
ed the polite but unmeaning phrases
to such occasions.
One telegram from aHstvanaf says that
General Dulce is hourlyqexpected to die;
anotheE that he has telegraphed to Spain
to be Immediately relieved.
A quarry of mad stone is said to have
been discovered by Rev. E I. Ritchie,o on
his farm, few miles out of Indianapo-
lis. 1t is inexhaustible in quantity.
The Lairls publish letter defending
their building of the Alabams, and
claiming thst if she did any damage it
was not their fault, bat the fault Of the
English Government.
The Spanish Government will soon is
sue decree requiring all citizens own
ing property to take the oath of -allegi-
ance before the nearest consul, under pen
atty of confiscatiou.
Ralph Meeker says that "llfty years
experience with the ballot will abolish
petticoats forever" Make it "ballet"
and the work is threc-quarters done al
ready.
"Why don't your father take news
paper?' said man to little boy whom
he caught pilfering his paper from his
door-steps. "'Kos, he sends me to take
it, answered the urchin.
Don't expect to be considered wise
and good simply by wearing long face
and a solemn countenance. 1t is trick
that half the humbugs and hypocrites in
the world regularly practice.
Napoleon's son, the Prince Imperial,is
soon to visit Wales in London The
French boy is thirteen years old, while
his host in expectancy is about thirty,
and already growing fat and bald.
A friend Of Booth, the tragedian, tells
the New York Express that "the TRACE
dian was quietly married to the lady
whose name is now being banded about
in connection with his, not long after his
theater was opened to the
public" The lady in question is, OF
course, Miss Mary McVicker.
Edwin Belcher, the negro Assessor OF
Internal Revenue for the Third Georgia
District, was arrested, in Augusta, last
Friday, on q warrant issued by United
States Commissioner Davis, for an al
legged felony. At the same time, Eugene
A. Corey, one of Belchers assistant as
SCISSORS, was arrested on the same charge
viz: That of wilfully destroying Gov.
ernment papers made out by a former
assessor, for the purpose of irjuring the
latter.
Gen. Butler was taking tea at the house
of a lady. friend in Washington the 9th
er day. The General seemed 10 look a:
though something was lacking, and The
following dialc que took place: Hostes:
Can it be possible, General, that yor
have no spoon ?" Butler rising indig
nantly, and holding out both hands
''No, madam; if you don't believe it.
you can search me"
The records of the Department o
State show that only the following State!
have ratified the Fifteenth Amendmen
to the Constitution, and properly filed ;
transcript of the proceedings of the Leg
islature on that question Missouri, Kan
sas, North Carolina, West Virginia, Mas
sachusetts, Wisconsin, Maine, Louisiana
Michigan, South Carolina, Pennsylvania
and Arkansas-twelve in all. The res
of the States, which have already actet
on the question, have neglected to com
plete their action. Of the above State
the ratification Of the Amendment b.
Missouri and Kansas is defective.
Punch has taken theAlabama question
in hand, and this is how he has settled it
MIR. Punch himself has paid Mr.. Sum
ner's bill The handwriting of the latte
being indistinct, Mr.. Punch is not quit,
sure whether he asks for two hundred
and fifty millions or billions, and there
fore he has sent over the latter sum. ]