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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-01-18

AppoETioNMENT OF REPRESENTATION. -
Mr.. Paine introduced in Congress hill
providing for d new apportionment- the
whole number of representatives to be
three hundred, with provisos for the ad-
mission of additional members. ee If
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Ey-A story is circulating alnongsthe
India and China papers that the young
Emperor of China, being curious to
judge for himself the effect of opium,
tried pipe, and of course, suffered Sc
verely q The Queen mother made inqui.
ries, and having found out that one OF
the chief ennuchs had supplied His Maj.
.esty with the opium, had him behcaded
as ansexample to the rest Of the house
hold, and fresh proclamation against
the use of the drug wasscnt through tht
empire. M e fssssi
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-01-18

An English family advertisers "llne
airy rooms, with board, for gentlemen
measuring thirty. .threefeetly seventeen
Cardiff giants, please notice. 4 =
Senator Buckalew said recently, in the
Democratic caucus at Harrisburg, that
the conference which nominated him for
the State Senatc exactcd a pledge that
he would Ivote against tall sringzmcn
and measures and that he. intended to
act up to, his pledge. aso.s ~ :,
The New York Democrat says of Ben.
Wade: "1e can out drink any member
of Congress known, and alter he has
gotten them all 50 drunk as to- render
them oblivioHs. Ben. will still be sober
enough to Ienlighten them with, his
schemes"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-01-18

WIn Congress, on the 10th inst,
BINGHAM's resolution for the admission
of Virginia was defeated by one Uote.
So much for Radical promises. Did
MOORE, of this District, vote against
yirginia's admission? eH
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-01-18

IEThe Radicals oppose the annexa-
ton of Canada on personal grounds
They reason, aud correctly, too, that if
Canada is annexed to tue United States
they will have no place to hide when the
next draft takes place. ~ 'iiias - =
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-01-18

EFThc Scioto Gazette says STANTON
s'has gone where the Democratic party
will never bother HIM more" 5s esits0-.,
That's so, There are no Democrats
down in STANToN's present abode.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-01-18

HGeorge Peabody's landed proper
ty in England has been seized by the
Crown on the ground that he was an
alien. e If the great banker did not stake
out his papers, be certainly gave ou
quite number of .excellcntly good ones
during his lifetime
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-01-18

a Dir. Paul Schoeppe, the Berlin papers
say, was. convicted in that city six OF
seven years ago of, larceny and forgery,
and sentenced to the Penitentiary for a
long term of years.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-01-18

Eg-We hear of a piece Of fsmart, ,news-
paper practise in Wisconsin, The Mil
wankee Sentinel having made some .stric,
lures upon Senator Matt. Carpenters
Cuban speech, that gentleman requested
the propnetors to set him right before
their readers by printing his speech in
their columns. Flns they did-and sen,
in a bill for the same OF $3.50.
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EyOur thanks are rendered Senator

EEOur thanks are rendered Senator
A. G. THURMAN for the Globe and Ap-
pendix embracing the first session of the
41st Congress. We esteem this favor
the more highly, because of the neglect
of the Congressman from this District
We have received nothing from +. H.
MOORE in the way of Documents, and
can't say that we regret it, ..-..s
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-01-18

wMr. WHITNEY, the one good ap-
pointec among the circuit judges, has
declined, and Mr.. H. H. EMaoNs, of
Michigan, has been appointed in his
stead. Mr.. WHITNEY was doubtless duly
impressed, in his youth, by the fable Of
the stork which was found in bad com
pany. - 90 s'i
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rzrA $4,000 strikc Roam prstt !,

eEgA $4,000 strike, Bean, Pratt &
Co., Of this city, have sold to the Boston
Heel Co, the territory embraced in the
New England States, for their Patent
Boot and Shoe Heel Cutter. for the sum
of S20,00O.a This is a lucky strike for
our, friends; but the machine is a
really valuable one, and we have no
doubt tue Boston Co, will make money
even at these figures Marietta Registc,
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|. EF- Prince Pierre Bonaparte fired on
and killed, one of the editors of NJ.
Rocheforts new journal in Paris on the
10th inst. The newspaper men waited
on the Prince to challenge him to a duel,
but his Hishness terminated sthe quarrel
IN 3onaparte fashion, Parissremained
deeply agitated by the event u 5ss,.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-01-18

EwGovernor HAYES in his inaugural
address recommends that our judges, in
stead Of being elected by the people,
should be appointed, for life, by the
Governor. e u.,s ee ~ 8,
Before comforting such power on Coy
ernor HAYES would it not be well enough
to inquire into the legal attainments ot
his brothers in.law =
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- -s.at
FIGsT BAPTIST CHuRcu, MARIETTA
During the past year there have been 33
accessions to the membership, "a these
on profession of faith. The number of
diminutions is 32, Of which number n
were dismissed 10 other churches. The
total present membership is 315. The
expenses Of the church, including Pas
tors salary, have been about $1,000
There have been raised, in addition, for
benevolent purposes, home and, foreign
missions, help to feeble churches, etc.,
about $1,000. Present Pastor, Rev. DR.,
Marscnai Stone, of Granville, who has
recently occupied that position. Rev.
y. D. Grieble was Pastor during the first
quarter of tlieyear. Marietta Registef
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-01-18

CHILp BURSED.-On Wednesday even,
ing, the 9th inst, a little daughter Of. Mr..
James Newell, Of Suinlherfcld, Noble
County. was dangerously burned by.its
clothes catching fire atithe sgratead The
mother was in an adjoining room, and
hearing its cries succeeded in putting
out the fire, but not until the child was
badly burned around the shoulders, back
of the neck and head. 1t has not been
more than three months since agchild, of
Mr.. Alexander Cunningham,of the same
neignborhood, was burned to death by
upsetting bucket of boiling water on
itself.-BarnesriHc Enterprise. 9 'i'a
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pseesuBssne assolll tIncsRadicais,


Many leading Radical journals kecp
hamuering at the Democrats TO II induce 19l e
tl,enf to abandon their opposition to.ue,
gksaedsalits, ,aaad iii1sist7tliat byT this
means maeaa the Democrats VIII gain recruits
cpeuskfrom the Radicals y secure @ 1 Dem en-
ocratic asceuacpcysrssss ssi ~ i.p Iiit.
Infbslistplacc, theseMo uld-ae mcn-
tots ass,ustefay insiacerc, ,theyof course
do not want Dem ocratic asccndcncy, but
hope % dupe Deme rs ersats into supporting
their measures -oitsss ;esl seis.Ss a aat
In the second place, the Democrats
are Gaining recruits, and Win continue to
gain them, fortlic very reason that they
oppose these. obnoxioasa schemes. Our
rec,uit;. i.pG Gssios comefrolntlie. honest
ana andependcns' 'Repablicaas silosvotcd
asaissf negro ssss and hsvfiis ss g.
cared them we viii pedc'so m0rc fscrlli's siv y
inttllis State 7sui sss's & s79a1 rsts
ftSome-enc, posted liuy Whas liYqse
anhifs, ssss ttc' .reasons GHAssE opposed
ths sfsc6shison " lcabai in aIliissmcssage,l
was,t6s rnbansF had ncgIscEcgstd patschtl
him ofrs1y member Of tllc DESr family
!, With . Guban plantalion.
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EE The ioditortolof i.the,s Marietta
Register rs informed ,that the Monroe
County Democracy prefers the intelli.
gent white lnan's suffrage all the time to
that brought into existence py tie cor
rupt party in powcr-negro suffrage.
They do not tiddsircthevotes OF negroes,
neither will they vote to indorse the
slnonstrous doctrine Of negro equality
and suffrage. Sec. vote of Monroe
County against Amendment Oct. 1864
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Wpellslield.. ] am. IS. 1870.

sNudnisRef hearts, sasanione efskands,
dnioa that mons may suses; 10 Ia'
A46ion of lakes, a union of lands, i
Yhes AMERICAN UNION FoREvER.''fl
80 * a. "a hassxzs5ss "a, .ri.Ttas al
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-03-10
PARAGRAPHS.
Religious and Educational.

A Young Women's Christian Associa-
4ion has been organized in Baltimore.
in New York city 391 Sunday Schools
are reported with l17.450 scholars
The pastors of Cincinnati have formed
themselves into clerical staff for hos.
pital duty.
The Baptists of Iowa number about
10000, which is a numerical gain of 1900
over last wear
The denomination known as Seventh
Day Baptists has seventy-slx churches in
the United States.
Maine proposes to compel the attend
ance of children in it's public schools, and
to abolish the district system.
"A new Methodist Episcopal Church,
erected at a cost of $4,000, was opened
in Brooklyn on recent Sunday
The church at Bridgeport, Conn, of
which Rev. Miss Olympia Brown is pas
tor was robbed Of its communion service
short time ago.
The st. Louis School Board report
that there are Is, 100 children in that city
who ought to be in the public schools, but
are not.
The Lutheran Church in this country
numbers 100000 members. 1t expects a
hundred thousand members from Europe
this year.
A fund of 10000 has been left by will
for the establishment and maintenance of
a free school for INDECENT white boys in
Georgetown, d. G.
The baptisms in the Disciples, or
Campbellite Church, during the year 1869,
we're $4,000, The membership is esti-
mated at more than half a million.
An anonymous writer says there is a
mystery about the effect of the weather
on piety. Sabbath heat seems hotter,
Sabbath cold colder, and Sabbath rain
wetter, than that of any other day; for
the same measure of heat, or cold, or rain,
on week day, will not keep man from
his usual business.
Rev. Mr.. Corbett, pastor of the John
Street Methodist Episcopal Church, New
York, preached on recent Sunday morn
ing from the first chapter of Peter, after
which he brought forth bedquilt, and
spread it over the desk. He said it was
made by an elderly lady of the congrega,
ton. She joined the church in 1901, and
made the quilt in her SStb year, for the
benefit of the Missionary Society. She
had read the Bible through 11S times, and
at each reading she found something new.
The quilt was finely wrought, and it
brought the society the sum of 800
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-03-10
Personal and Literary.

Representative Cox weighs less than
100 pounds.
Dickens will soon give series of lee
lures in Paris
Mark Twain married about $4,000
with his wife.
Miss MILDLY Morgan, the live stock
reporter of the New York Times, has en-
tered the lecture field.
General Mcclellan has been elected
First Director Of the Hudson Highland
Suspension Bridge Company.
-Griswold, the fat Contributor, says he
made $4,000 by lecturing the past winter,
and would have made more if he could
have lectured and tended door at the
same time.
The first colorcd woman to enter up.
on the study Of law in the United States,
Is Miss Charlotte L. Ray, daughter Of Rev
Charles B, Ray. She has entered the law
department Of Howard University, Wash
lngton.
Mr.. H. 9. Dorsey, Of Pawtucket, r.
/, is said TO have in his possession a gold
iocket, which was worn by Patrick Hen
Iry the great orator and patriot Of revolt
uonary times, and which contains a lock
Of the hair Of that distinguished man.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-03-10

-Greenwald, who was murdered re,
Gently by Spaniards in the streets of
Havana, left in New York city a widow and
six small children in destitute circum-
stances. The venerable Peter Cooper is
charged with the care OF contributions IN
their behalf.
George Arensburg, Of the New York
Times office, is probably the fastest type
setter living, Cleveland printers assert
that the late Henry Relay, OF the Leader
office in that city, at one time set 1890
ems solid nonpareil in one hour which
would beat Arensburg's late great feat
go ems.
The New York Herald says that
wellknown lady at Washington, who
dresses elegantly, gives magnificent din.
ners and entertains charmingly, now and
then numbers guest who remembers
very well (for it was not so very long ago.
when she presided at the counter Of la
ger beer saloon in the interior of Penn
sylvania
In his lecture upon the origin of spe
cies at the Lowell Institute, Boston, Pro
fessor Wilder defended Professor Agassz
from the charge of atheism, and said that
some of his scientific colleagues have
even looked upon him as "bigot," be-
cause of his constant efforts to show that
Nature is the work of an intelligent God.
The post norton examination showed
that Congressman Hoag died from an alb
cess on the brain. His heart, lungs, liver
spine, ETC., were critically examined, and
all found in perfectly healthy condition;
and until the discovery of the abcess,
about the size of large hickory nut, at
the base of the brain, the matter
was mystery. The physicians agreed
that the case was remarkable one, moth
ing of the kind being found in the rec,
ords of the Medical Department of the
Government.
In regard to the recently published
statement that the wife of Gen. Sam Hous-
ton and his two daughters, agei IA and 16,
were in destitute circumstances, gentle
man, in a card published in the New York
papers, says "Mrs. Houston died of vel
low fever in the fall Of 1867, and of the
four daughters two are married and two
are living with the Oldest married sister
at Georgetown, the youngest of whom is
eighteen. Their means of being com
Portable are about one hundred thousand
dollars, at which the estate was valued
when the General died"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-03-10
money provided the widow would marry

money provided the widow would marry
him
A boiler in saw mill near Adams
vile, Tenn exploded few days ago, in
stantly killing r. +. Scott VIM. Rose
Alonzo Hartman and Mr.. Cowell, all
prominent citizens. The engineer had
just lett the engine when the explosion oc
Cured. The bodies OF the killed were hor.
ribly mangled.
"A telegraph operator, who recently
sent message to a family in Norwalk,
Connecticut to meet an expected visitor
at the depot with the "horse," blpnder-
ingly substituted the word hearse,' and
on the arrival of the tram the visitor
found that vehicle in waiting to transport
him to his destination.
"A curious incident happened a few
days ago in New Canaan, Conn, A vicious
but fast horse, Griven before "sulky,"
while proceeding at a rapid rate down
Main street, kicked up, ana got his two
hind legs over the whiftletree, from which
position the animal could not withdraw
them. Nevertheless, he padded along on
two legs and made good time, to the won.
der and establishment of the lookers.on.
AT Milwaukee, few days ago, SER
want girl in a private family, while kind
ling fire, poured kerosene upon it from
a can. The flames communicated to the
fluid, exploding the can, and fatally burn
ing the unfortunate girl. The day follow
ing this accident two servant girls in the
National Hotel of Milwaukee were using
kerosene oil to kindle fire, when the can
exploded, enveloping both in flames, and
before they were rescued they were ter
ribly and fatally burned.
"A foolish girl in Chester VT, died a
few days ago from the fashion OF tight
lacing. To such fearful extent had this
been INDUCED in, that the ribs were found
Tapped over one another, and the breast
bone was pressed over one lung so that
she had entirely lost its use For several
months previous to her death the victim
had been obliged to sleep with corsets on
and frightened to the last notch, for the loos-
ening gave such pain in the internal ex-
pansion that she could not bear it,
A woman named Sarah Chaffee, with
six children, ranging from an infant to II
years old, arrived at st. Joseph, Mo, a
few days ago, having walked all the way
from Philadelphia, except between Chi
cago and Quincy, railroad passage having
been procured for them between those
points by some citizens in the former
place. They left Philadelphia three
months before, and were bound to Law
renee, Kansas, where the woman's hus-
band met with 4 serious accident some
months since. They were Without money
when they started, and had begged
their food along the road.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-03-10
Industrial.

Texas is building four new railroads.
Michigan has organized State Pomo-
logical Association.
There are some 800 cheese factories
in the State OF New York.
The 99,999th patent was issued from
the Patent office in Washington few
days ago.
1t costs $500, 900 season for labor to
fill the various ice-houses along the Hud-
son.
An agricultural society composed of
colored men is being organized at Bran
don, Miss.
According to the City Tax Collectors
books, Memphis has $50 drays and wagons,
and IS HACKS and omnibuses.
The Female Printers Union of New
York city now numbers about so mem
bers. The total number Of women type
settlers in that city is about $50.
Work has been resumed at the Ports
mouth Navy Yard, and the persons re-
Gently discharged have been reinstated in
their former positions
1t is feared the Louisiana orange crop
will be total loss this year. 1t is esti-
mated the loss in Plaquemines parish alone
will amount to 100000
Glass works have lately been estab
lished in New Albany, Ind. Straw that
used to be worthless is now selling at $l2
per ton, being valuable for packing pur
poses.
"A company is being formed in Ala
media county, California, in connection
with large machinery firm in San Fran
cisco, to put up works this year for max
ing sugar from beets.
"A New Hampshire man claims to have
built 10000 rods of stone wall, and to have
stoned 10S cellars and 50 wells, besides do
ing a lot of light work, such as laying
bridge abutments and blasting and split
ting stone.
The number Of strikes in New York
during the past season has been largely in
excess of the number during any cores
ponding season for years past. Since the
beginning Of the year, seventeen strikes
have occurred.
The Ames Company, at Chicopee, are
filing a contract for peculiar adjustable
horse shoe-the invention OF Balti-
morean-whiCh is made to be taken off at
night or when The horse is not being used,
and put on as readily when wanted as a
pair Of boots. The corks of the shoes are
also adjustable, and new ones eau be fit
led when one set is worn out.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-03-10

remorsc, delivered himself up to the
police, and made a full confession
1t has been proved beyond dispute
that pain can be felt for twenty minutes
after decapitation, by the following ex.
periments, made by Paris surgeon
Two human heads were placed in the
rays of the sun, and the eyelids, which
had been opened, were Immediately shut
and the head of an assassin, named Ter
rier, which was experimental upon more
than quarter OF an hour after having
been separated from the body, turned its
eyes when called,
lone day, when Prince Pierre Bona.
parte was driving to the races, some part
o, the harness gave way. Fortunately u
sadder's shop was near by; and, while
the broken harness was being repaired,
of water, and discovered how marveously
pretty was the saddler's daughter. He
decided to marry her, and so placed her
at school, from which she emerged with
the necessary acquired graces She was
quick and apt, and so extremely good.
looking that when Prince Pierre pre-.
sented his wife to the Emperor His
Majesty was gracious enough to forget
her origin and receive her cordially. But
Eugene drew her robes about her in
scorn at the presumption.
The Bristol eng Post says $500 have
been offered and accepted on the result of
a scientific investigation as to whether the
surface of the earth and water is level or
convex The challenge was made by Mr..
Hampden, of Swindon, and has been &C.
cepted by Fellow of the Royal Geograph-
ical Society of London. The 81 900 have
been lodged at Coutts', and the survey is
to be made before the 18th of March, in
the County of Cambridge Much interest
in the decision is felt by the innumerable
advocates of the Newtonian and Coperni-
can theory of the rotundty And revolution
of the earth, which Mr.. Iampden affirm.
to be downright fiction and fraud, in the
face of all the philosophy and science OF
the United Kingdom.
The strictness of English game laws
and their enforcement is illustrated by the
fact that a young man is now lying in
Exeter Jail on a three months sentence
for having five years ago shot pheasant,
either on his fathers farm or ON the neigh
boring turnpike, Immediately after he
committed this fearful deed of blood, dread
ing the majesty of the law, he fled from
home, and did not dare return. But his
elder brother died, and his parents longed
for him, and so, after they had held some
consultation with the authorities, and OBJ
tanned a half promise that their son should
be exempted from arrest, he returned
three years and a half after his fight from
home, A year and a half he was unmo
Tested, but at the end of that time he wa.
seized tried, and sent to prison for three
months as a leon, for the awful crime o
interfering with "gentlemen's' sport by
shooting bird, five years ago.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-03-10

railroad, was one, separated, each gong
his own way to seek his fortune On a
recent Saturday the six brothers all met
for the first time since parting in Indian
apolis What renders the circumstance
particularly noteworthy is, that the meet
ing was purely accidental On the follow
ing Tuesday they eat reunion dinner at
Indianapolis, after which they went their
several ways again.
"A Pennsylvania merchant agreed to
take farmers oats at 40 cents bushel If
the latter would let him tramp the meas
ure when filled. The farmer agreed to
it, The buyer paid for go bushels and
next day went after them. The farmer
filled the bushel, and the merchant got in
and tramped them down. Whereupon
the farmer poured the oats so compressed
into the bag, The merchant protested,
and demanded that the measure should be
filled up after tramping. The farmer in
formed him that there was no agreement
of that sort, but that he might tramp
down the oats to his hearts content after
they were measured
An enthusiastic friend of the Elgin
Watch, dealer in Usage, Iowa, thus de-
livers himself IN blank verse The Poem()
is quite literary curiosity;
OF all the Watches
In the world,
| like the Elgin Watch the best
For that has stood
The Railroad mems
Most rigid test
In freezing North,
Or burning South,
Its always just the same;
Or in the pocket of
Some engineer
Upon the lightning train.
All Europe stand amazed
To see our work, how
Noble, true, and grand;
And say farewell,
Old Switzerland,
And all our works by hand.
Now when yon have read
These verses over and don't think
This Is spesler,
Just give j. G. Moreand
An early call,
And see q hveounce--G. N Wheeler.