The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-04-26


Gen. Lee looks the same as at Appa-
mattox, save that he is thinner and his
beard whittier. Miss Agness Lee, his
daughter, strikingly resembles her IA
thcr.
"Better unpopular than like you, m-
known" was Prim's retort to a Spanish
deputy, who lately twitted him with un-
popularity,
In the Senate, the other day, Mr..
Howe voted mo" on the Williams
amendment, when Sumner leaned over
to him and asked, "Howe, Howe, have
you voted No ?" The great statesman
was extinguished by the cool answer,
swell, thought had"
Green peas, strawberries, oranges, rad
ishes, new potatoes, cabbage and cucum-
bers are pouring into San Francisco, all
raised on California soil. Oregon still
supplies the city with apples, and the
markets present a splendid display.
During the war loyal mob destroyed
the office of the Hagerstown Md. Mail,
and the publishers have just obtained a
verdict of $500 for their property.
Callahan, the Confederate official who
made the Libby Prison, in Richmond,
Va, infamous during the war, was at the
head of Canby's loyal police in that city.
He IS now loyal Radical.
Mr.. Gladstone, CHANCELLOR of the Ex-
chcquer, recently declared in the House
of Commons that the English Govern
ment had claims that have never been
relinquished,. amounting to f7,641,000
sterling, against Spain for stores fur
nished during the Peninsular war.
California writes recent correspond
ent, sis not the place for poor man !;
better be in Illinois with $500 than in
California with $4,000 The State is
oyerrun with tradeless, moncyless young
men, who never have enough money to
pay their way out of the State.
1t is reported from Mississippi by a
gentleman who has visited almost every
portion of the State during the past forty
days, that every body, almost every
where, bas given his best energies to the
| pitching Of a cotton crop, and very often
to the exclusion of every thing else.
/ James Ramsey, living between Gran
vile and Hennepin, Illinois, was arrested
Saturday for violating his daughter, and
while being conveyed to Jail was seized
by mob and hung. Ramsey labored
under the suspicion of having poisoned
his wife two years ago, and burned his
barn to secure the insurance money.
The Richmond (Va) Enquirer COM
plains of the high salaries paid to rail
road managers in that State by roads
which pay no dividends to their stock
holders. 1t says Col. Buford, on one
line, receives $4,000 to $4,000 per an
nun, and Gen Malone, on another, re-
ceiyes $4,000 or $4,000 of annual sal
airy.
Gen. Stone, who commanded at Balls
Bluff, takes ship this week to assume a
high command in the Egyptian army
one report stating that he will be made
Commander in Chief in the field. Col.
i-Sparrow Purdy, formerly of Newton S
ard Franklin's staffs, also enters the
same service, with the rank OF Colonel
of Engineers.
Speaking of the Mcfarland trial, the
Cleveland Herald says: .,rherc has
been much indignation expressed at the
counsel for speaking of Mrs. Calhoun as
a 'panderer and procurcss, and these
words did sound rather rough But in
the light of the letter written Ly Mrs.
Calhoun to Mrs. Mcfarland, beseeching
the latter not to. return to Mcfarland,
but let .Richardson help her. for he is
good and strong,' we ask every reader
to modify the language of the counsel
IL they can"