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TERRIBLE ACCIDEN I .
TWenty-SeVen Persons Killed,
A Large Number Wounded.

INDIANAPoLIs, IND, October IA
terrible accident occurred at the State
Fair this afternoon. The boiler of Sin
ker IS Co, of this city, exploded few
minutes before four o'clock There wa5
an immense crowd on the grounds at the
time of. the accident, and it is difficult to
get the particulars. 1t is known tllat
twelve persons were instantly killed, and
the number wounded will probably reach
one hundred.
INDIASAPoLIs; IND, October 2.-The
morning papers give the number killed
at twenty seven and tifty-six wounded,
but doubtless it will exceed that number
as many were taken Immediately to their
homes and no report has been made
Most Of the dangerously wounded were
taken to the Indiana Surgical Institution
and are all doing well but three, John
White, of Windiall, Nathan Albertson,
of Plainfeld, and John A. McVay, Of
Marion county, who will probably ode
The remains at Weaver's undertakers S
Office have been recognized.
The following additional names of
dead and wounded have been obtained:
Dead-Wm. II. Deming, Greersburg,
Ind. Isaac Barker, Hamilton county,
Ind. Augustus Sole, Indianapolis ;Jona-
than Moulton, Hamilton county, Ind. !;
Clara Dawson, IS vedrs old, Indianapo-
/ lis. Wounded-Mr. Paddock, wife and
three children, all slightly injured Geo.
Waldo, India napolis. wounded badly in
the head Annie Smith, II years old,
indianapolis, badly wounded IN the
shoulder; George Grenner, indianapolis
injured in the thigh and head Mrs, Dun
lap, of Columbus, Indiana, badly in the
back and hips; George 2. Kelley, Con
nersville, Indiana, leg fractured; James
SWEET, Superintendent of the Eagle Ma
chine Works, indianapolis, slightly ;
| John Duncati aud wife, of Franklin, In
diana, slightly. 1t seems to be the IA
vorable opinion that the cause of the
explosion was the want of water in the
boiler. A Coroner's jury is in session
to-day, but have not rendered verdict.
Five horses were killed by the explosion.
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A Washington dispatch makes NEIL
ton Of the fact that the Financial Com
mittee of the Rump Congress is junket-
ing in New England, and will meet in
Boston on the 21st of October to take
testimony from the New England manu-
facturers as to what articles of raw ma
terial should be put ON the free list, and
what manufacturers require greater pro.
lection than is at present accorded them !;
also what notifications of the tax law
New England has to suggest. The New
England interests will be protected,
though the heavens fall"
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ExrThe following version of an a

Ey-The following version of an an
cient ditty is circulating as a means of
fixing Vanderbilt in the juvenile mind:
"This is the man the bears have torn,
That married the maiden all forlorn,
That took the bull by the horn,
That tossed Jim Fisk, that worried Dan Drew,
That loosed the rats that stole the stock
That lay in the house that Vanderbilt"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-10-12

g-A young lady having asked gen.
tleman the size of his neck, he sent the
following:
"Tho size of my neck! That's remarkably
strange,
And admits of very significant range;
A necktie, collar, sore throat, halter,
And others enough to make man falter;
Let this tender reply anxiety check,
The length of your arm will just so round my
neck"
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Eg~A Hartford four-ye old saw his
parents preparing for church. and asked
them to take him along with them. He
was told that he was too little. and must
wait till he should grow bigger. Well
returned he, 'you'd better take me now
for when l get bigger l may not wsnt tc
&C." The parents saw the point; HI
was taken.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-10-12

GgThenamc of the gorgeous Freuch
Palace Of Tuileries, was derived from
the circumstance that Where the palace
stands, WAS the site Of an old manufac.
tory of titles, In French, Tuilcs. The
word Cabinet dies Tuileries, means the
Government, the Chief Executive Of
which resides at the palace of the Tu
ileries
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-10-12

The barber shaves with polished blade,
The merchant shaves in constant trade,
The broker shaves on twelve per cent,
The landlord shaves by raising rent,
The doctor shaves in patent pills,
The tapster shaves in pints and gills,
The farmer shayes in hay and oats,
The banker shaves on his own notes,
The lawyer shaves both friends and foes,
The peddler shaves where'er he goes,
The Office holder shaves the nation,
The parson shaves to mems salvation,
The willy churchman shaves his brother,
The people all shave one another.
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RrFanny Fern says "tf one half
the gills knew the previous lives Of the
men they marry, the list of old maids
would be wonderfully increased" Where
upon the Boston Post asks, "If the men
knew what their future lives were to be,
woultln'tit increase the list IF old maids
still furthcr ?"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-10-12

as-The Seymour, Ind, Times tells
of a curious case wherein bed clothing.
infected seventeen years ago, recently
communicated smallpox to family
The bed clothing had been plastered up
in wall, and the wall being recently
opened, the family incautiously handled
the infected clothing
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The PeOple'Oc the Daitci States In
Account With the RePubii-
gan 'Party.

BY taxes paid since the close Of the
war, 81 .00U000, with which to ply
off their debt. How have they accom-
plished it? The following figures will
show: Amount of debt, official state
mcnt by Secretary McCulloch, 1st Sep
telnber, 1868, s2,366,00O,00O. Amount
of debt, officially certified by Secretary
Boutwell, ON the 1st OF August, 1869,
S2,645. .0O0,0 600 1t thus appears that
the Radicals who have controlled the
Government from 1865 to 1869 through
their two-thirds majority in Congress,
which always overruled President John
sons vctoes; have had two thousand
millions given them to pay twenty three
hundred million with, and the result is
that VIC now owe nesrly three hundred
millions more than we did in 1865. Who
says that the Radicals are not financicrs4
-Enguiref.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-10-12

Es-An old gawkey saw for the first
time youthful girl going through some
Of her gymnastic exercises for The kmtsc-
ment of the little ones at home. After
gasing at her tsith looks of interest and
commiser ,tion for while, he asked a
boy near by "if that gal had fits ~
No" replied the lad, eo,Itemptuous-
ly; that's gymnastics"
"Oh, tits, hey?" sad verdant chow
long has she had 'em Z"
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Re The Cincinnati Times, Radical;
gets off the following conundrum .e
If Government saves FIVE millions
per month when Grant and his Cabin
ct are junIetins at water places, how
long would it take to paw the Nation
al debt if they never went near Wash
inSton at all?
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Master Commissioners Sale.
]. D. O'Connor
vs..
L. B. Cox ct al.

DY virtue of a mandate TO me directed
ID from the ceurt of common pleas OF Mon
roe county, Ohio, will offer for sale at the
front door of the Court House in the town oi
Woodsfeld, between the hours of 10 O'Clock
a. m. and o'clock p. m, on
Satmday,the 9Th day of Norensber, 1863.
the following described real estate situate In
Monroe county, Ohio, to wit: Lot numbei
twenty-five in the town of Clarington.
Appraised at 500.
J. P. SPRIGG5,
sep2Sw3.,, Mas. Com. u. Z. U.
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Increase of Madness in France.

snCCedse Oh uaOneSS IN rance.
Every five years census is taken in
France of the number of lunatics and
idiots in the empire, and the statistics
gathered since 1851 prove that madness
is increasing at rate out ofall proportion
with The growth in the population. In
1851 the total number of idiots and luna
tics was reported at 46,257 In 1856 a
distinction was made, for the first time.
between idiots and lunatics, and the CEN
sus counted 25,269 of the former, and
35,O2l Of the latter-total, 60.290. In
1861 the total had risen by 23,934, the
numbers being 1859 lunatics and AL
535 idiots, making in all S4,214 The
next census was not taken till 1867, and
the results have only recently been Off
cially eablished. They show a new in
crease of 6.465 on the returns of 1861,
the idiots numbering 29,953, and the lu-
natics 50,726; total, 90,670.
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Sheriff Sale.
Susannah Mellott
VS..
Joseph Mellott,

NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned,
" Sheriff of the county of Monroe, will, by
virtue of an execution issued by the court of
common pleas of said county, in favor OF Su-
sannah Mollott and against Joseph Mellott, and
to him directed, between 10 o'clock a. N. and
o'clock p. M, on
Tuesday, the 18th day of October, 1869,
in the town of Cameron, in Adams Township,in
said county, offer for sale, at public auction the
following goods and chattels, to wit: Onc-third
of twelve acres of corn; one-third of one acre of
tobacco; one-third of one of cane sugar; one
third of two hundred and twenty dozen of oats;
one bay mare; one gray mare; one two-horse
wagon; two sets of horse gears; taken on said
execution as the property of said Joseph Mellott.
JOSEPH MYERS,
sep28w3. Sheriff M. &C.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-10-12

EyA little boy returning from the
Sunday school, said TO his mother:
MA, amt there kitten chism for little
boys? The cate chiam is too hare" !"
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Administrators Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that the under
l signed were, on the Sd day of July. 1863,
appointed Administrations of the estate OF
samuel Steel deceased.
DAVID C. STEEL,
senssv3. JAMES G.. JOHNSTON.
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Christian Weights and Measures

a Christian pound weighs sixteen
ounces, and is at least evenly balanced.
a Christian yard is thirty six inches,
and is not shortened by the handling of
the stick ss,-..-..--...sr ...--s..s,5~
a Christian ton is 1000 poauds, and
is not roughly judged, hut conscientious.
ly weighed.
A Christian bushel contains 232 cubic.
inches, and is filled brimfull.
A Christians days work is ten hours,
and is diligently and faithfully engaged
in the employers business.
A Christian bargain or sale Is one iii
which there is neither cheating for profit,
nor lying for gain.
Eg'''I say, boy, why do you whistle
gayly?''
"Cduse I'm happy, mister"
"What makes you go happyi"
"Causc 1 got new shirt Looh-a.
here amt it nice:"
ut don't look very new. What is il
made OFF,
"Why, It's new, cause nam made [
yesterday out of dads old 'uu''
."And what was dads old I'M made
of"
why, out of granny's old sheets,
what her mam gave her"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-10-12

The cotton crop OF upper South Car
olina this year will not exceed in amount
third of the estimates made three
months ago, The top growth has been
killed by the dranght. The corn crop
also is very short. 4'
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-10-12

Rs-Bring your horses, cattle, sheep,
and products of your farms, to the Fair
on the 10Th, Goth and 2ist.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-10-12

ES' The racing at our County Fair
PROMISES to be first rate this year
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EgTuesday, the 10Th inst. is the day
the Fair commences.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-10-12

Written for the Spirit.
THE SCOTTISH LOVERS La
MI EMIT.

HE SCOTTISH LOVERS La
Nj e N t.
BY J. A. n.
Whaur art thou game, my lassie dear?
To leave thy lover a alone?
My cen will lose their dearest light,
When thou hast ta'en away thine own.
My lassie has nae live for me;
Her gowd and pride look a too high,
To notice, but wi singing scorn,
Sic poor and lowly chiel as 1.
Oh, wad the lass were ma sac proud,
rwad my place were ma sac low.
Then might my bosom hope weei Q
But, now, it houlds heavy woe.
The rose may bloom, the birds may sing,
But my puir heart Gamma be free;
One thing can free it, only one
A kind and loving smile from thee.
But, all such wishes are in vain!
For me her smiles may never be!
They're for some richer, luckier lad,
And Nannie'll think nae mair o me.
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one square. 1=-77 sas-s q
>EAll legal advertisements will be charged
by the line, and must be paid in advance of
publication. 81 1..e
E ministrator's and Executors; also .$A
g Attachment Notices aud Road noti-- %
- ces. two dollars and fifty cents, in -gS
g advance. 81
Advertising done at published rates,
and payment required in advance, in all
oase6. - hl
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% !" couple, Master Bulk -
and ROBIN, 10.17.22
mile, running, Hen.y Perrit, 1.424
4 miles, running, Lexington, 719@
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Business Gard s.
T HE s T A r H . T Ell,
ron the corner East of Main Cross ST.
Henry Mnsterman, =: :. Proprietor.

fNHIS House has been thoroughly renovated
and repaired. Having superior facilities,ev-
erything will be done TO make the guests
comfortable.
The table is always supplied with the best
the market affords. Good rooms and clean
beds for travellers and regular guests.
Good stables are attached to the House. Ev
cry effort will be made fer the comfort of the
patrons. B5afders taken by the day, week,
month or year sep1y.
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DR.. Tracy, of Sherburre, Mass, has
500 pear trees which yield this wear 10
barrels, and l,200 apple trees, ofwhich
500 are in bearing this year, and will yield
1000 barrels The nct Increase on the
fruit will be $4,000
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wBring your families to the Fair OF
the 10Th, Goth and 21st.
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f7iliibus!ering--Formfdabie EXpe-
ditiOn.

New York, October 2.-Thc Herald $
special from Key West, October l, says !:
The Cuban expedition, four hundred
strong, under command of General Girls
to, that left New York on Monday
morning at five o'clock, on board the
steamer Alabama, safely ran the forts
and two revenue cutters, and arrived On
the Florida coast this morning She
was joined off the port by the Cuba pri
vateers Lillian and Teasef, on board Of
which were sixteen hundred mon uniler
General Goicouria; ten thousand Rem
ington aud Winchester rifles; five hun
dred sabers, and twenty pieces Of ar
tiliery, ranging from si1 to twenty four
FOUNDERS. Another body of men under
command of General Stcedman and
Magrudcr, are now at Gulf port EN-.
barking on third vessel for the com
mon rendezvous off the Cuban coast -
The Lillian and Teascr, with two thou
sand men about seventy officers, and q
considerable quantity of arms and am
niunition, sailed for Cuba last night
They will be joined at sea by the priya-
teers Harvest and Cuban, fifteen guns
each, some of which are one hundred
Founders. These four vessels will es-
cort the expedition to its final destina-
ton. The Harvest will cruise about
the Island, and the others will go to sea
in search of Spanish merchantmen end
troop ships.
Volunteering is very brisk alolig the
whole Gulf coast, and already five thou.
sand men are awaiting transportion.
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EEThe Fair this year will be held on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, the
10Th, Doth and 21st inst.
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THE UNION HOUSE,
Le,oisril1e, Monroe County, Ohio,
JOHN SEABAUGH, Proprietor.

THIS Hotel has been rcftted recently, and
i is now in first rate order. The table is
supplied with the best, and the traveller will
find his lodgings superior to most country
hotels The stabling is new. eil5Y.
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LONDON, October 2.-Latc adyiccs
from Buenos Ayres state that President
Lopez, in cvacuating Aswura, removed
every thing, including his guns. During
the pursuit $4,000 allies attacked 5000
Paraguayans. The latter fought desrer.
ately. The engagement lasted six hours.
The Paraguayans lost $500 men and all
their archives and specie.
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LONDON, October In view of the
complications between the United States
and Spain the Piussian government
have despatched vessels Of war to the
Antilles.
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ST. LOUIS. October 3.--Omaha dis
patches say that intelligence from the
expedition under General Duncan. who
with the fifth Cavalry, left Fort McPher-
son about ten days ago for the Repub
lican River, state that the troops sur
prised camp of fifty-six lodges las,
Sunday, and drove them away. captur-
ing Il large quantity of supplies and
camp equipagc. The Indians lost one
killed and several wounded.
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LONDON, October s.--Thc potato crop
of England will fall short of the aver
age. Half of the crop in Cumberland
is diseased
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The Puritan Manufacturers.

g Come up to the Fair on the 10Th
Goth and 21st.
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G.' The niger postmaster Of Colurt-
bia, Georgia, can neither read nor write,
and SO u white deputy has been sppoin
ted, With one half the salary the niggcr
draws.
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The FHris Figaro SAYS thst the Russian
Government has giren All order in Aus,
tria, with the consent Il .hc authorities Of
the latter country, for sixty million ca,t-
ridges. Prussia was first applied TO for
her cohsent to have them manufactured
in that country, but refused.
A New York chronical Of fashion says !:
"a somewhat vulgar fashion of exhptt-
ing the brides presents at wedding rcccp-
tons is, we are pleased to chronicle, raT.
idly dying out, EXCEPT among 'shoddy'
people, who apparently can not lire with.
! ,utdi5piay and ostentlsipn.'
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GEThe fastest time on record, at oil
distances, is as follows:
l mile, pacing, Pocahontas, 2.174
] d" trotting, Dexter, 21S4
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THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY.
Published Every Tuesday.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
Two dollars per annum, invariably in advance

j B P R N T N G
executed with neatness and dispatch at this
effoe, and at reasonable prices.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-03-17
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, March TO- House.-A
joint resolution was taken up regarding
the rights Of American citizens in Para
quay.
MIR. Holman, Of Indiana, introduced o
bill dividing Texas into three States, which
was referred to the Committee on Recon-
strnction.
Mr.. Dawes introduced bill regulating
the compensation Of contestants.
Adjourned.
Ssnate.-A number Of petitions were re-
ceiyed for the removal of disabilities.
Mr.. Wiley, Of West Virginia, said the
Offices in cold" Virginia could not be
filed without further legislation.
The following joint resolution was then
passed:
RESOLVED, by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States OF
america in Congress assembled, That the
removal from civil Offices in the Provisional
Government of Virginia provided for in the
joint resolution to which this joint resolu-
ton is amendatory, shall not be made till
thirty days from and after the passage OF
this joint resolution"
MIR. Sherman introduced resolution re-
cognizing Cuban independence; which was
referred to the Committee on Foreign At
fairs.
The bill re6rganizing the navy was
passed.
THE tenure-of-ofice repeal was resumed,
and discussed until adjournment without
action.
The President nominated several naval
officers for confirmation, whom the Senate
confirmed, and also the st. Louis Pension
Agent, but none others.
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NAMES IN COSGREss.-In the new House
of Representatives there are 2 Buffers, 2
Cobbs, 2 Jones, Morrell and Morrill,, d
Smiths (of which John is letter " A'), l
Smyth, only Washburns since Elihu is
out, and Wilson's. @,a77@@
Of the Christian or given names Of mem
beers, there are 80 Johns, 20 Williams, II
Jameses, 6 Georges, 9 Samuels, Charleses,
6 Thomases, Henrys, 4 Benjamins, 8
Daniels, 8 Davids, 2 Josephs, 3 Jacobs, 2
Isaacs, Q Roberts, 2 Alexanders, 2 divers,
2 Fernandos, 2 Stevens, 2 Aarons, and 2
Eugenes. l
One member each of the following Scrip
ture names: Amasa, Elinkin, Israel, Jesse,
Joel, Job, Luke, Michael, Nathan, Nathan
lei, Noah, Peter, and Philetus and one
each of the following-some of them rather
unusual for given names: Addison, Adolf
plus, Albert, Anthony, Austin, Boyd, Bur
ton, Cadwalader, Calvin, Clarkson, Clinton,
Darwin, Dennis, Erastus, Frank, Frede-
rick, Giles, Ginery, GLENN, Godlove, Gus
tavus, Jasper, Halbert, Hamilton, Harvey,
Horace, Lawrence, Lewis, Logan, Martin,
Morton, Norman, Cakes, Omar, Orange,
Orestes, Patrick, Philsdelph, Porter, Ran
dolph, Roderick, Sempronius, Shelby, Ste
venson, Truman, Ulysses, Washington,
Worthington and among surnames there
are Amber, Archer, Bird, Brooks, Burr,
Cake, Cook, Crebs almost German for
Crab), Dyer, Knapp, Knott, Lash, Packer,
Potter, Rice, Roots, Shanks, Stone, Swami,
and Wood.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-03-17

BUFFERS ANGER K1NDLED.-The an
nouncement Of the committees by Speaker
Blaine, while it relieved much anxiety on
the part Of those who were expecting promi-
nent positions, has uncorked the walls of
wrath Of those who have been disappointed ;
among whom is Ben Butler, who has been
put off with the Craftsmanship Of the Recon
struction Committee. Finding that he was
to be dropped from the two most important
committees ways and Means and Appro-
priations), he kicked up terrible row on
Friday last, and demanded the chairman
ship of the Judiciary Committee. he not
only failed to secure this, but the honor
was conferred on his svowed enemy, Bing-
ham, of Ohio. Nor was he even made second
on the committee. The questions are now
in everybody's mouth, Chow does Butler
like his treatment2" "What will he do I"
Time will no doubt develop the fact that he
never forgets an injury, and the Radical
Speaker will be made to remember that
Butler is power not to be triled with.
Washington letter-Baltinaore Gazette.