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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-08-29
JeffersOn.s opinion Of Kings.

While in Europe l often amused my
self with contemplating the characters
of the then reigning sovereigns of Eu-
rope. Louis XVI. was fool, of my
own knowledge, and despite of the ans
wers made for him at his trial. The
King of Spain was fool; and of Nap
les the same. They passed their lives
in hunting, and dispatched two couriers
a week one thousand miles to let each
other know what game they had killed
the preceding days. The King of Sar-
dinia was fool All these were Bour
bons. The Queen of Portugal, Brog,
ANA, was all idiot by nature, and SO was
the King OF Denmark. Their sons, as
Regents, exercised the powers of gov
ernment The King of Prussia, success
sor to the Great Frederick, was mere
hog in body rs well as in mind Gus
tavus oe Sweden and Joseph of Aus
tria were really crazy; and George of
England, you know, was in a straight
waistcoat.
There remained, then, none but old
Cathariue, who had been too lately pick.
ed up to have lost her common sense
In this state Bonaparte found Europe
and it was this state of its rulers which
lost it with scarce a struggle. These
animals had become without minds ant
were powerless, and so will every he
reditary monarch be after few genera
tons. Alexander the grandson of Cath
arine, is as yet an exception. He is able
to hold his own. But he is only of the
third generation. His race is not ye
worn out. And $50 endeth the hook
of Kings, from all of whom the Lore
deliver us. us."-Hdrper's Magazine toi
august.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-08-29
Double Murder at the County I'm.
firmary Of Guernsey County,
OhiO-.A Crazy Pauper Kills Two
OF the Inmates.

WASHINGTON, ONO, August 1S-A
double murder was committed in the
In6rmary of this county to-day. About
noon dementcd pauper, whose name
is Berry, and who had, with much diff
ticuIty, short time since, been brought
to the institution, becoming terribly ex-
cited and enraged, and breaking out of
his room of confinement, seized short
board and with the sharp edge of it
struck on the head and instantly killed
two of his fellow inmates, who chanced
to be in his way in the yard near the
building, before he could be stopped in
his death dealing career. One of these
victims is woman named Agnes Kim
BILE; the other a man named Richney,
who has long been habitue Of the
place. With great difficulty the savage
maniac was restrained from further
deeds Of blood, so powerful was he in
body and desperate in determination.
The scene is described by those who
saw it as dreadful, as the wild fend in
human form stood brandishing his fatal
NShlIOl llhC aluOluCI llclC CulcS ONel HIS
dying victims as they lay before him,
their brains and blood scattered around
him, and the other half frantic inmates
making mournful lament. The Super
intendent, Mr.. Henry Mccormick, was
not at home at the time of the occur
renee, or it might not have been so
painfully tragic in its end. No blame,
however, can justly attach to either him
or his assistants, as all the usual pre-
cautions to safety had been scrupulous-
ly observed. This is the first case of
the kind, or indeed of any attempt at
acts of cruelty by one pauper to anoth-
er that has ever been known in this insti-
tuition. The bloody tragedy has ava
kened among our citizens generally no
ordinary degree of sadness.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-08-29
The Narrow Guage.

Robert Fairlie, an English engineer,
identified from tie first with narrow
guage in Europe, writes that the exper-
iments made in Russia are successful.
and, as evidence, gives the fact that
trains of 345 tons are hauled by light
rails up an incline of one in eighty five
milcs-254 tons of the whole amount
carried being paying freight. This is
2,7S paying tons for every one of dead
weight. The proportion of paying to
dead weight, on the wide gauge, is one
to one, so that, as Mr.. Fairlie puts it,
while Russian narrow gauge roads car
~ 254 tons in SO tons Of cars, we re-
quire 254 tons of carsFat least to give
the same results. Mr.. Fairlie gives as
his deliberate opinion that the engine
bearing his name, with light rolling
stock on two-foot gauge, will perform
a greater service than the broad gauge
road in the United States, and be a great
saving besides.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-08-29
The KOIe.i-nOOr.

The following story is told concern
ing the Koh-i=noor, captured in India /:
The Koh-i:noor was captured in this
cheap way: In 1S49 that well, known
diamond became part of the spoil of
the Anglo Indian army, on the conquest
and annexation of the Per, ,jab, and be-
ing then estimated at S1,250,000, there
was great joy over such a prize. With
out consulting the army, Lord Cough
and Sir Charles Napier, in command,
audaciously presented the great dia-
mond to Queen Victoria in the name OF
the combatants. 1t was not the Gener-
ais right to rob the army by bestowing
the greatest of its spoils of war upon
the Queen, nor ought she to have ac-
cepted it without seeing that the sol
diers had been paid for it. From that
time the Indian army have not received
shilling for their capture of the Koh-
i-noor, and Victoria has regained the
gem as her own personal property, in
stead of placing it among the crown
jewels, belonging to the British nation.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-08-29
North Carolina.

'The Republicans carried North Caro-
lima, 1t the late election by about Il, 600
majority The State went Democratic in
1870, by about 5000 majority" ."-Mari-
eta Register.
What defeated the Convention project
is thus stated by the Wilmington { N. c.
Journal,
"The Convention has been defeated by
Conservatives and Democrats, who were
influenced in their opposition to the
measure either from dread of Federal
intervention, as foreshadowed by Attor-
ney General Akerman, or through fear
of losing their homesteads. Thousands
of men throughout North Carolina voted
against the Convention who never have
and never will give their support to the
Radical party or their candidates"
The shadows of GRANTS bay onets in
the back ground, did jnst what they were
intended to do, intimidated the People
but the day is coming when bayonets can
not control the free, honest expression Of
the American People. They will, if in
terfered with, trample and crush the in
struments and tue power that direct
.hem.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-08-29
VIII He Do l(l

GRANTS brother-in law and Others Of
his satellites used Federal bayonets to
keep anti-GRANr delegates out of the
Louisiana State Convention.
Now GRANT is not sharp enough to
originate such scheme himself,b but who
knows that that shrewd old scamp, CAM
ERoN, who is often at GRANTS ear, has
not suggested this scheme as feeler? p
Is it at all certain that this little game is
MOTTO be played on larger scale in the
Radical National Convention?
If the bayonet business at New Or
leans was merely to ascertain whether
or not his party would stand this method
of controlling their Conventions, it has
been a decided success, and the Radical
party is neatly trapped.
Every postmaster press throughout
the country justilies and praises the act.
Having done this they will find it rather
awkward to denounce the very same pro-
cecding in a National Convention if
GRANT should deem it necessary in or
der to secure his denomination.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-08-29

EssSenator Sherman is known as the
leading spirit m the United States SEN
ate. in determining the policy of that
body on the question of taxation. y No
Die County Republicaa.
Just so. In a speech delivered during
The campaign last year, Senator SHERMAN
declared he was ssunable to recognize any
difference between protective tariff and
revenue tariff" And because he sis
known as the leading spirit in preparing
swindling tariffs, to rob Western farmers
and tax payers, is the reason the People,
all over the State, assign for their inten-
tion to east their votes for Members of
the Legislature who will vote for Demo
crdt and Revenue Reformer for U S. Sen.
ator.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-08-29
Swimming.

II is astonishing how many persons
are ignorant of this useful and necessa-
ry accomplishment In the essential
part of swimming, ie, in the art of
keeping the head above the water, there
is literally no skill at ALL Confidence
in the sustaining power of the water Isl
the only secret; and if the novice will
only dare to trust in the water, and will
remember three simple rules, he cannot
possibly sink below the surface:
RULE keep the Hands and Feet
well below the Surface, and Immerse the
whole Body up to the Chin.
2-Hollow the Spine and throw the
back of the Head upon the Shoulders.
3.-Move the Limbs Quietly.
A good swimmer is at once distin-
guisheo by the ease and quietude of all
his movements. The arms and legs are
flung out to their fullest extent, sweep
round in the water equally, and are
drawn up for another stroke, without
the least hurry. The had swimmer, on
the contrary, never waits long enough
to make full stroke, but gives short
and hurried jerks with his arms and legs,
never extending them more than half
their length.
The slow stroke is the very essence of
good swimming. Of course we are not
speaking of racing, when the strokes
are necessarily quick and powerful, but
merely of the method of obtaining a
good and enduring style, Try how far
you can 60 at each stroke, and do not
draw back the limbs until the force of
the stroke is all but exhausted.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-08-29
The Depression Of American In.
duStry.

Which we have reviewed is without en-
cuse, but not without cause. 1t can be
traced directly to special and partial leg
islation. Duties have been laid and re-
tanned expressly to enhance the cost of
articles, which products in one or two in
dustries are material for all others. Of
such legislation that concerning pig iron
has been the most fragrant.
Erery industry In the country, from
farming to paper making, is depressed;
the manufacture of pig iron alone pros
pers. To say that to the duty on pig
iron, more than to any other cause, this
distress is due, would be no exaggera-
ton; and to say that this and the like
duties have been maintained with full
knowledge and demonstration of the
disaster that must result, would be sim
ply true.
To produce a ION of pig iron costs the
manufacturer in the United States no
more to-day than $24 or S26 currency a
ton. On the line Of the Nashville and
Chattanooga road, pig iron can be made
and delivered in Nashville FOR Sl9 A
TON; and in Tennessee, it costs from
EIGHTEEN TO TWENTY-FIVE
fDOLLARS A TON, and will average
FIFTEEN DOLLARS.
To buy ton of pig-iron costs the
consumer from S35 to S3S.
For every ton Of iron we buy, we pay
its full value, and at least eight or ten
dollars more.
When we consider that iron is the
most potent agent Of civilization; that ii
is to industry what bread is to life when
we learn that on the average each inhab-
liant of England and Belgium is able to
use 1S9 pounds a year, while we are
protected" down to 100 pounds; when
we see that the price of iron to the con.
sumner in the United States is greater
than in any other civilized, commercial
and manufacturing nation, we begin to
understand the infamy Of this aX,which
needed neither for revenue nor Protec
ton, is maintained for monopoly.
Careful calculation, based on authentic
statistics, proves that by this tax not less
than twenty millions of dollars annually
are directly transferred from the pock
cts Of the people to those Of our iron
masters.
But indirectly every dollar thus alb
stracted, multiplied into its possibilities
and opportunities in the hands of those
who owned it, represents far heavier
loss, which. though not easily calcula
ted, is certainly enormous Commits
sioner Wells Report.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-08-29
The Attempted Suicide Of DR..
HeEmbOld,

LONG BRANCH, N. j., August o.
J esterday morning, about nine o'clock,
DR. H L. Helmbold, of New York, en-
gagged hack at the Arcade Hotel, and
borrowing a double-barreled shotgun
from the proprietor, told the driver, to
go along the beach north, as he wanted
to shoot some sand-snipe. After going
about'a mile from the Branch he alight.
ed from the carriage and stepped short
distance, placed the butt of the gun on
the ground and the muzzle under his
chin. Being very short man, he had
to stretch to reach the trigger, and IN
doing this the muzzle of the gun was
thrown one side, and the charge passed
along side his face, merely singing it,
The colored man Immediately ran to-
ward the Doctor, but before he could
reach him the Doctor had emptied the
second barrel in the same manner. Not
being injured by either charge, the col.
ored man then got him into the carriage
and drove back to the Arcade, where
the Doctor washed the powder from his
face and drove homie.
There is rumor that the Doctor at
tempted to shoot himself with a pistol
after reaching his home. This lis alto
gether unfounded.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-08-29
No Presents Received Except from
Relatives

The New York Mail remarks, in ref
erence to the growing absence from
weddings Cf invited guests:
"Owing to the fact Of making rich and
costly presents to the bride becoming
so general, and also to the fact that it
is now expected of people accepting an
invitation to attend a wedding, that they
should bring presents, the number of
regrets has increased Of late to an
alarming extent To remedy this sad
state of things, the custom is now being
introduced i'll New York City Of adding
to the bottom of invitations, No pres
ents will be received except from lela-
tives.'
That is not Grants rule All his
gifts come from strangers: His rea-
tives do not give; like their distinguish
cd head, they receive, but give not.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-08-29
Polio, o, the Party in power.

.
Senator MORTON, who is the mouth
piece Of the GRANT Administration, in
his late speech at st. Louis, in referring
70 the subject of universal amnesty,
said: f...:..r ,.i..,..
81 want to be understood on the SUBJ
ject of amnesty ] will necer vote uni
versal amnesty" :
And, not satisfied with this .atrocious
avowal, Mr.. MoRroN, referring to the in
famous Ku Klux bill, said. .;gtg,.. ,
"It is one of the best measures that
ever passed Congress"
If the People desire PEACE, all over
the land, let them vote to Gliye the Con
spirators, in power, out of the positions
they occupy to opprcss and disfranchise
the People.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-08-29
THE TURF,
Saratoga RaceS--EOnsfcllOy Bea.
ten by nelNbOld.

SARATOGA, August % The crowd at
the races to day was nearly equal to
that of last Thursday. The first race,
"a dash of three fourths of a mile, was
wor by Moselle, beating Precedent, in
| :2la.
There was tremendous interest in the
great race between Longfellow and
Helmbold. During the first three miles
Longfellow led by from one to two
lengths Helmbold began to gain in
the last eighth of the third mile, passing
under the string one half length ahead.
Longfellow lost steadily during the last
mile, Helmbold leading three lengths at
the first quarter, six lengths at the half
mile, and finishing sixteen lengths ahead
of Longfellow, amid most tremendous
excitement and cheers. Time, :494.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-08-29
Scenes at The Trial Of the C6n3:
hlUEiiSts.

The correspondent of the London
Times. writing from Paris on She 8tR;
says, in regard to the courtmarliaf fOf
the trial of the Communists:
81 was surprised at the want of inter-
est shown by the public The place
was little more than half full Of court
prisoners and newspaper reporters, all
platform raised some feee
above the body of the hall.
'''rhe men / had seen the day before
in their prison neglige, ! now saw array.
ed as for boulevards. The one idea ev-
identity drawn out in their somewhat
unprepossing countenances, was one so
dear to. their countrymen generally, that
eyes were upon them. They struck
mock heroic attitudes and then glanced
around to see whether they
had produced the desired effect.
"They laughed aud talked for effect
at the moment when the indictments
charged them with the heaviest offenses.
Ferre was particularly tickled at the
stress laid upon his completely in the
murder OF hostages, and Asst was rip.
ping over with jokes from the begin
ming to the end of his acte accusation.
Regere, with scrupulously fitting gloves
covering his small hands, which he af-,
fectedly passed through his carefully
brashed hair,with the stiffest and whitest
Of shirt collars, stood for the most part
surveying the audience with bland and
patronizing smile.
at seemed special pleasure to any
of them to find friend in the audience;
and to nod to him in an affable and ia
miliar manner as though to reassure
him, and then laugh, perhaps, because q
friend showed some confusion at the
unwelcome recognition. In fact they
seemed to regard the whole affair as an
elaborate and not bad practical joke
got up for their special benefit"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-08-29
II Direct a Verdict. and that
Makes VerdiCt.o


A remarkable case in the Recorders
Court of Watertown, New York, is re-
ported in the Watertown Daily Times.
The title of the case was "The City VS..
George B. Phelps" and it related prin
cipaIly to ditch in front of the de-
PENDANTS residence. The Recorder said
that he should hold that The city had
right to make the gutter without any
petition, and that the defendant had no
right to fill it up. Mr.. Starbuck, de
PENDANTS counsel, said meekly that he
would 90 to the jury on that matter,
whereupon the Recorder asked: "What
is there to submit to the juryy' Mr..
Starbuck replied properly, and the Re-
cordcr remarked: There is no question
for the jury except whether the defend
ant put the dirt into the gutter shall
direct this jury" he continued, after
some little remonstrance by Mr.. Star
buck, "to find a verdict against the de-
fendant for twenty five dollars" "Do
YOU so direct them p asked Mr.. Star
buck; and the Recorder said. 81 do.
There was an awkward pause, the
jury saying nothing. "Thcre don't
seem to be any verdict yet" suggested
Mr.. Starbuck "There is no OCCASION"
said the Recorder, "for them to say any
thing. l direct verdict, and that
makes verdict The jury have moth
ing to say about it." Mr. Starbuck
again demonstrated, "The proposition"
he said, sis too plain to be debated, that
you have no power to order verdict,
and that the jury are bound by it if you
do order" 81 know" said this remar-
kable Recorder, "there used to be some
such old fogy decisions, but that is a
long time ago, and l won't follow
them"
Recorder: There is no need of dis
cussing it any further. order the jury
to find verdict
Mr.. S. take it you will have TO get
them to do it before you can render a
judgment
Rec er (frmly): Gentlemen of the
jury, iaarkcn to my verdict as the court
has rendered it; you say you find for
the plaintiff a verdict of $25?
No response was made by single
Juror.
Mr.. s.: The jury don't seem to say
any such thing.
Recorder: There is no occasion fol
them to say anything; ] direct q verdict
and shall enter a judgment on it.
Mr.. s.: You must first get your yer.
dict. You have no such thing. One
right is certainly left me; l demand
that each juror be called by name and
asked the question if he finds any such
verdict
Recorder: Gentlemen of the jury yol
are discharged.
Mr.. S. (as the jury was dispersing)
, Gentlemen will come back to their seat:
a minute. Mr.. Phelps has called then
here and will pay them.
Whereupon the jury returned, receiv
ed their fees, and thus ended the pro
ceedings.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-08-29
Number of Physicians.

A Washington correspondent says
The total number of physicians who
paid taxes to the Government for the
year ending April 80, 1871, was 49,79S:
Of these there were-regular, 5000;
homeopathic, 1851; hydropathic, 1872;
electic, 1850; miscellaneous or not
classified, Alto. These figures show
that the number engaged in the profess
ion has been over-estimated. The usu-
al guess at the number of homeopaths
has been 10000. 1t is believed that the
Government list is very full and aceu-
rate"
1t is sale. that the Internal Revenue
Department has prepared list giving
the name and post-ofiice address of ey,
cry one Of .he 49,79S physicians. :
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-08-29
SAN Domingo.

The N. Y San, an anti GRANT, Radi-
cal paper, says of his San Domingo job
''The only sure way of defeating this
San Domingo job, aud pntting it at rest
forever, is TO defeat Grants conspiracy
for denomination. 1t is true that in some
larts'of the country this seems difficult
undertaking. 1t appears to involve cx-
posure to bayoncts and Gatliag guns of
lis soldiers: but it is a duty which no
patriot ought to shrink from"
The patriotism of the People never
yields to ''hayonets and Gatling guns. y
The ofteher they glcam in the faces OF
the People, the sooner the ignominious
defeat of the GRANT, BUTLER, MoRroN
DENT d Co.'S tyrannical rule.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-08-29
EEThe people of Strasburp can n,

EgThe people of Strasburg can not
get used to the noise of the Prussian
officers sabres, dragging and clashing
over the street pavement The sound
provokes them to the last degree, and
sets their very teeth on edge. Some
mischicyous lads lately got up an excel
lent trick as hint to these saber-dan-
glers. With much painful hunting they
brought together lot of stray dogs,
tied tin swords to :heir tails, and started
them off through the town near the
promenade where the officers we're wont
to strut about in their glory. Fancy the
commotion when the poor creatures, in
their frantic flight, got tangled among
the legs of the officers, and the univer-
sal merrment which greeted their antics
Since then the sabers are close belted,
and clalter and daDgle no longer
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-08-29

EgOne of the great attractions Of
Central Park, New York. is the collec-
ton of wild animals, birds, DC, now
contained therein. These animals are
fed daily-the bears aud monkeys at 9
A. NJ the lions ard leopards at 2:30
p. NJ, and the eagles, storks, and he
rons at P. M. As the public, for
whose amusement and entertainment
the geological collection has been made,
have access to the animals during the
process Of feeding, an interesting spec
tacle is thus afforded those who may
wish, without tanger to themselves, to
witness the curious sight of the lion as
he crunches-al in tame way--his
bones, and the eagle as he rends his
pound of flesh with beak and claws
Aud as to the post-prandial repose of
the monkey, what could be more beau.
tiful?
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-08-29

EgT Three hundred and thirty thou
sand only, out of nearly thirteen mil
lions of persons engaged in active in
dustry in this country, are employed in
the three great protected" industries Of
iron, woolens and cottons. Just about
two and one half per cent! To ''pro-
tect" this two and half per cent of the
population, tribute s levied on all other
industries, and the remaining ninety
seven and half per cent Of the people.
The ninety -seven'and half per cent
are robbed to enrich the two and a half
per cent. That's the way the Radical
Protective tariff works.