The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-02-14

moar MUMMY; and he might have added
"fuer dam fules and thieves in offs" T..
Fred. Douglas says: "Ono and God
make a majority" Tnat aigger will never
assist at majority on those terms. =
Butler says be knows General Ames
worth" Let him alone for discovering
any thing valuable d man has about him.
A new brand Of champagne is called
"President's Cabinet" II has cousider,.
bic body.obu. no head to speak of-!lha
champagne We pean. .1, a.,
Prince Arthur has arrived al Washing.
ton, and is now iustruc.ing Grant in the
Imperial form Of Government,
Our cavalry in,the Indian Territory i,
engaged in preventing one tribe Of Indian,
from stealing cattle from another, instead
Of killing the red devils. And Sheridan
twenty miles away-anG 'mvre, too.
Mr.. Dawes rciteratcs lis assertions as
to Tue extrayagancs ofthe present Admin
istration. lie still exhibits his respect for
the economy enforced and practiced By
tho Democrats who supported Andrrw
johnson. i,,..ra> Il
The County scrip ofIYilIinmsoh County,
Texas,is worth par in specie. But the
County is far removed from the vicinity "f
that part Of the State controlled by loyal
lists, whicl, may in some measure account
for the phenumcnon. - ,.eaeoA
The Caritaturists are rcviving tile old
prints of,h .Cspitol on Whceis," frat
produced after tic war OF lsl2,15. when
an attempt was made to ugita,s The qa.s.
liun of the removal Of the seutHof govern.
icnt H., T.5 ..,a.#,il ..,....,,
The white citizens Of the city and
County Of Galveston. Texas; hure organ.
ized white Meh's Protective Union"
The organization takes strong gronnd.
against .ic .olitiesl aud social equality Of
the negro.
A recent investigation shows that the
loyal members Of the lllin"is Legislature
cut their fnger- r-nnils aud peel appcs &i,h
'knive' that tho taxpayers pay 50 25a
piece for. The people want the ,Olons to
use cheaper knives or buy them them,
selves. .as,aa 4.l Z lsl4
Senator Matt Carpenter ha. Influenced
Mr. Grant to appoint man named West
Postmaster at Milwaukee. in place of Col
onsl Starr. This aud tho Goban speech
is The extent of Carpenters services 10 the
Government so far. a3
In asinglcs County Of Florida there are
no less tliau 500 negroes who buve moved
OF public lnnds, refuse to wo,k on the
plan,aiions. except wlcn driven by huh.
ger, aud suJsist Ly. dcpredatiuns on the
live stock. wick is rapidly diminishing.
Offcc.scekcrs at Washington are going
10 club together and liys on The co-operu.
,iys pan, on account Of the high prices Of
Irving. They think they eau reduce ex-
poilsrs in this way SC they can remain un-
i'll all III. relatives are provided for, when
their turn may come. 7'.td a9c4
The loyal postmaster at Waterbury,
Maine. couldn't get along without his liz
tic detalcatol, in view Of the exrmplo in
higher places, SO he forged the names Of
his friends. raised money, aud went forth
to look for Brother Cooke, probably Such
is life. ,, .a5...I ,e.. ri
Tbs last way us releasing niggers in
Virginia who are under sentence Of death
is 10 declare that the courts that tried them
were illegal under the Reconstruction act.
1t is thought by prominent radicals that
their black friends will DO so released in
tna to vote next year. .pi,aai st.
Tile Committee oi, the Alabama House
Of Representatives on Enrolled Bills re.
ccntly reported il favor Of employing a
srholst to overlook, correct tie spelling
and inke good grdmnlar Of all the bills
introduced in the House before tile, bills
were brought up On second reading"
a For tic benefit of sli Hllom it may
concern. we give the true nnnie, III full.
Of the Prince eftho Period" now on lis
travels in tllis country. He wis thrfstehed
Arthur " illisn Patrick Alberta Guelp phA-
real "luve Of a nams"-isn't it (? "7
Junes Fisk, Jt.. ha. sworn before a
Congressional Investigating Committee,
that irant was party to the great gold
gambling operation il Wsll Street last
Fait. and thdt Mrs. President Grant wus
paid twenty five thousand dollars as her
portion Of tho profits! Next!
And now q rnmor from Washing ton
says that charges against Government
Printer Clapp have been preferred b,
General Negley. Tho rharees involve d
reckless expenditure ofSi5o. 900 public
moneys. Shall we ercr cone to the pnG
Of these rulnors Of dsfalcation and scriou,
breuch Of t.a,s.
Tic radical Ohio Legislature. In ratify.
Ing the Fifteenth Amendment. says,
among other things. that "a negro is dv.
years, two witNcsses. an oath aud oxpen
s.s Of naturalization, better than n Irish
mnn. Dutcliman. Wel,hinau, at
Englisliman, OF other Foreigners"