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FATE OF THREE COMMUNISTS
Rsssei ,Eerre and Beurgeeise Shot


PARIS, November 2S-The Commune
prisoners, Rossel, Fere and Bourgeose
were taken TO the Camp of Sartory, the
place of execution, under a strong es.
cort A hollow square was formed by
the troops, at one end of which the pris
oners were placed. The behavior OF
these three men was most courageous
When the soldiers approached to
blindfo'd them, Ferre refused to allos
the bandage to be placed over his eyes
declaring that he should look his execu
TONERS in the face.
At seven o'clock 3 company detailed
for the duty advanced and fired. Ros
sci fell at the first discharge, and wa.
instantly killed. The bullets did not,take
immediate effect upon the others, and as
they were writhiug the same shooting
party, in obedience to instructions, came
up with pistols, gave them the coup de
grace, and put them out OF their agony
The bodies were then placed in plain
cotIins and immediately removed. The
execution took place in the presence OF
three thousand troops A profound
sensation was produced through the
city by the details The death OF youne
Roste. 10 much lsnsA.ed
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-12-04

~ ETT The Belmont Chronicle, Of the
,30th ult published about one-fourth col
umn of stuff, purporting to be speeches
delivered by McCooK, THURMAN, Nor.
sGAN and others at the meeting Of the
Democratic State Central Committee on
the 24th ult The Cincinnati Gazette, in
which It originated, retractetl the false,
hood. Will the Chronicle do the same
or will it sing mum, and by so doing
keep mp its dirty practice of deception
ana falsehood?
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-12-04
L L A l. Y .
Victor Emmanuers Reception,

Victor Emmanuel's Reception.
New YORK, November % "A special
from Rome says Victor Emmanuel was
received with tremendous enthusiasm
by the Italian Parliament. In his ad
dress he said the work to which he had
devoted his life was completed. An in
t;mation that there was necessity for
conciiating the Vatican was coldly re-
ceived. At the conclusion of the cere-
monies Of opening the Parliament, he
was called to the balcony twice by the
populace The city was grandly illu
minated in the evening The Pope was
consoled by the priests.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-12-04
gTwErp promise. some interesting

EF TWEED promises some interesting
disclosures. The Nation of last week
saws: TWEED has u book in which he
has entered the sums paid last winter 20
the various Republican legislators for
their votes, and it is expected and be-
Iieved that, if lie finds that the game is
really up, as far as he is concerned, he
will publish it.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-12-04

wThe prospect is fattering for g
difficulty between the United States and
Spain. Five war vessels have been or.
dered to HAVANA to protect American
citizens. The commanding officer has
received instructions that in case the
Cuban volunteers strike down the life
and property Of American citizens to
first demand an apology and reparation.
If they are refused then he is required
to fire on the city.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-12-04
SAW HIM FIFTY BETTER.
An Extraordinary Game of Min
iSterlai Euchre.

Near late New Jersey camp-meet
ing, two clergymen, Baptist and a
Methodist, were walking, when they
saw little girl sitting on a stone, who
was weeping bitterly. "What is the
matter, my little girl p asked the Bap-
tist, kindly. "My-my father was k
killed on the railroad few days ago,
and has just been buried, sir; and my
mother is sick abed and can't work, and
We haven't nothing to eat and don't
know what to do" sobbed the little girl,
crying as if her heart would break. ga
truly lamentable case; l do indeed pity
you" said the Baptist, frigidy, as if he
were plying some ice-cream he could
not eat. .'How much do you pity her,
Brother P? l pity her five dollars, -
yelled the Methodist, as he threw V
into the girls lap.
81 double your pile, Brother P" the
Baptist brother said, as he slowly placed
an X ever the V. 81 90 you one bet
ter" the Methodist bawled, as he put o
ten on the other money. II cover your
stake, Brother P - and the Baptist cler
gyman's expression showed he was get
ting excited as twenty from his purse
was put on the rapidly increasing pile.
"llI top the spons with fifty" howl
ed Brother p, as he drew. out his last
note ard placed the sum With the 9th
ers, glaring savagely at his companion.
"Heres q hundred dollar note, little
girl" said the Baptist, quite blandly, now
that he had got ahead of his Methodist
brother-in-t -the-Lord; "You may rake in
the spoils, for you've cleaned out and
'euchred both my friend and mvself,and
left us both dead broke" Then they
walked off humming a hymn. Now
what we would like to know is, what
did those clergymen do before they
were converted?
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-12-04
A Mile in 2.[6.
from the n. Y. Ledcer.1

Dexter trotted mile on. Fashion
Course in the presence of ten thousand
people, in PIG There is no pretense
that any other horse ever trotted mile
as fast as that.
Is not ten thousand sufficient mum
ber of witnesses
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-12-04

HMr. STEPHEN PEARL ANDREWS
teIls us in WoodhuN .t Cia65ias Weekly
that ..tbe absolutoil and ahstractoid ele-
mentismus of being echoes OF reappear
ers by analogy wit!li' the relatoid and
concre,oid elaborism
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-12-04
Minister Schenck.

As things are going, it is not probable
that the statement by the London Econ
omist, thst our Minister to the Court OF
st. James is turning an honest penny by
embarkins upon some mining schem,
ia Crest Britain, will meet with sharp
rebuke, or something worse, from our
Government. The habit of making and
taking things is strong upon Govern
ment officials of all sorts. Not much
OF conjunction or modest and shy re-
serve marks the practice here. This,
MI Schenck, from his late standpoint
at the Capitol, knows full we'll. He has
seen numerous instances of sudden
riches; and if he has not been drawn
into the fearful current Of official venal-
ity himself, he can point to scores who
have been, and who are examples Of
heads of brass and feet of clay.
Undoubtedly, the spirit of the law OF
Congress forbidding courts having sala'
ries above $4,000, to engage in, com
mercial transactions, applies most deci
dedly to full Minister, with his large
dignity, duties, and salary. 1he letter
of the law may not, however, reach MIR.
Schenck's case of engaging in specula-
tive transactions, and therefore the New
York Evening Post will not be gratified
by fulfllment of its wish that our Gov
ernment will Immediately recall him and
relieve our people from the humiliation
of his disurscinU them 5y using his of
fetal position to promote stock specula
tions. But suppose he should he recall
ed upon the volition of our Executive
or at the request of the British Gov
ernment, what a budget could not Mr.
Schenck open touching the precedents
in cases much worse than his own P
We conclude he will not be recalled, mol
do we suppose that the character of his
offence is such as to make him ''person
ally obnoxious at the British Court
/ WQShiRQton Patriot
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From the Richmond Whig
Virginia and West Virginia.

BY the report of the First Auditor,
dated September 80, 1856:
The whole number of acres
of land in the State prior
to it's dismemberment was, 50,536 ,Q30
In the fifty counties claim
ed by West Virginia, near
" one half the territory Of
the State, 23,19O,S15
Total white population Of
the State in 1850, 1,o47,547
In West Virginia, 355, 5,649
Rather more than one third.
Total value of lands, lots
and buildings in this State,
appears from the reports
in this office, S377,947 ,112
Total value ofsame subjects
IN West Virginia, S3,S03, ,641
Showing twenty-five per
cent or nearly one-fourth, -
in West Virginia
By the formation Of West Virginia
this State has lost nearly one-half of its
territory, more than one-thrd Of its
white population, and nearly one fourth
the value of its lands, lots and buildings
to say nothing of the personal proper
Ety.
Value of personal property in Virgin
ia in 1860:
Slaves, ss1,s57,9oO OF
Other( personal property, l25,194,37O &C
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S26,733,349 5
1t appears from this s

1t appears from this statement that
West Virginia paid only about one
eighth of the taxes of the State Its
twenty three millions of acres were as
sessed at only eighty-three millions,
while the remaining twenty-seven mill
ions in Virginia were assessed at three
hundred and seventy seven Millions
There may have been policy and system
in low assessments, as they made low
taxes
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-12-04

aEg Gen. SIcKLEs,. Minister TO Spain,
was married to Miss CRErGB, at Madrid,
during last month.
The KEY to that marriage will, in all
probability. be Derringer.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-12-04

R"Private" DALzElL. OF Noble
County. favors the re election Of GRANT,
and suggests that the next National Car
pet Bag Radical Convention bs held in
Caldwell,
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SThe Atlanta Sun says:
80, give US back our Bullock
From hoof to horns complete
He's fattened at our public crib,
And row he is our meat"

By MACE and CoBUgN fought at New
Orleans on the 30th ult, for conside-
rsble sum OF money and the champion
ship Of the world. After pounding
each other for three hours and thirty.
eight miaute', the referee declared the
fioht draw. -
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-12-04

Eg The Democrats have msjo'ity in
the state Senate of California. That
fact will chagrin the Pacific Railroad
land Grabbecs considerably.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-12-04
Cost of a ton of pig in

Cost OF ton OF pig IN
Pennsylvania and Ohio, SIG Is to S19
Profit (less freight at selling price of
S34 to S3S per ton, Gas quoted in the
same number Of the Tribune that con-
tained Mr. Greeley's letter, from SIC to
s2i 2j per ton, vr, from s300,00O to
s4OO, 600 per annum sar the average fur
mace! And yet these furnaces slust be
closed, we are told, d,unless the protection
of 81 per ton is continued to them.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-12-04

wM. Catacazy, the late Minister, of
Russia, and his family, have left Wash
ington not to return. The official cor
respondence preceding the recall of Cat
acazy, and showing the causes which
led to it, will probably be sent to Con-
gress in January, unless it is called for
by special resolution, which is likely to
be the case 1t will show that the Pres
ident demanded his recall last June. NJ.
Catacazy's friends look upon the selec-
ton of General Gorloff as triumph
for their side, bis enemies, they allege,
desiring the selection of Consul Gen.
eral Bodisco.- Washington Patriot.
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CUBA.

HAVANA, Nov. 2S.-At o'clock the
finding of the court-martial which was
convened to try the medical students
who demolished the grave of Gonzalo
Castanon was announced from the bal
cony of Acting Captain n-General Cres-
pos palace. Eight of the students who
were found most guilty were sentenced
to be shot at four o'clock this afternoon
at Punta. The others were sentenced
to four and six years Imprisonment in
the Ppnitentiary. All those sentenced to
death were over eighteen years of age.
The execution of condemned prisoners
took place at the specified hour They
met their death with resignation, and
expressed regret at having committed
the act for which they died.
New YORK, Nov. PA London
letter, speaking Of the Tichborne trial,
says the cost of taking and printing the
notes of evidence has been $4,000 a
week. Hundreds of witnesses have
been brought from South Africa and
Australia. This week witness after wit.
ness comes up and swesrs that he rec.
ognizes the claimant as the real Sir Ro.
ger. The defense will try to prove that
they are al mercenary, ,perjured witnesses
OF utterly mistaken
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-12-04

CATER Alexis, what p asks the New
York Standard. All New. York We
should say.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-12-04

EE-At last we have an indubitable
instance of the employment of that
mythical "Brilish gold" wherewith Mr..
Greeley has been wont to rosin the bow
of his doleful lament The London
Times comes out in an article praising
Grant to the skies, and predicting bis
reelection by 100000 majority Who
bought the Times? Who, indeed, but
those thrifty British merchants and
shippers who are growing rich by the
present tariff, and who know quite well
that if Grant shall be elected, and the
tariff continued in statue quo four years
longer, their ships will monopolize the
commerce of the world?
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-12-04

The columns Of the Tribune contra.
dict each other. On the editorial page
we are told that the pigiron industry of
America must be protected, or it will
perish, and on another page, Mr.. Gf> e
ley, writing from Green Bay, Wis, Sep
tember IL, says:
Great discoveries Of iron ore have re-
Gently been made, mainly in the great
wilderness stretching eastward from the
Menominee, and several blast furnaces
have been erected, mainly on or lear
lbi, hay, though by far the largest 10 To-
Gated at Milwsnkes, As yet, those in
the northern counties uoe Lake Superior
ore, costing 81 q ton, and melt it With
charcoal costing Q cents per bushel, ma
king each ton Of metal cost S2S; and
since its price in Chicago is but $33, the
profit is small; but cheaper orss will
doubtless be found and used. insuring =
cheaper product and perhaps larger
profits
The Washington Patriot remark:
upon these figures:
Now, aside from the fac. that profit
of "a per ton is pretty fair one, when
we consider that the average production
| of furnace is about $1,000 tons per al .
mum, let Us see what the Pennsylvania
furnaces must make at the Wisconsin,
rates, as given by Mr. Greeley. The
Green Bay furnaces use ore at 81 PEI
ton, charcoal st cents bushel, so that
their bills would stand about thus:
! One and half tons of ore,at 81, $40 81
Fuel, II OF
Labor (s5) and other charges, 5 81
Cost Of ton Of pig in Wiseonsin,s2S OF
Profit, less freight 81 per ton.
In Pennsylvania and Ohio:
One and half tons at % so
to 81, S3 rs to 81
Fuel (2a tons coal )at 50, 7 so
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The Saturday Evening Post.
Halt a Century Old, Neutral In Politics.
"A NEW DEPARTURE

z ~ aAt. E-<a
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1t will be entirely NEUrRALiin politics.
MISUNDERSTANDING Pabiished
New Novelets and Stories, long and
short, are being continually pIblishsd.
Subscriptions, therefore, can, begin. at
almost aby time.
NEWS OF TUE WEEK..
As oul enlarged paper will afford rs
the room, we shall devote about COL
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the most Important and interesting news
of the week.
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@A dying sailor-one Of the ship
wrecked seamen of the whaling fleet
acknowledged few days ago to com
rade that he had at one time committed
a murder. He confessed on his death
he'd to some particulars Of the crime, but
did not clearly explain how, where, when,
or why the murder had been committed
or who was the victim. Enough was
mentioned, however, in vague way, to
satisfy his confident that nobody but the
unfortunate gentleman, Mr.. Benjamin
Nathan, of New York, could be meant;
and SO We find this poor repehtant nan
of the sea hooked as being the perpe'
traitor of that horrible crime-so to he
recognized until some fresher develop.
ment shall cause him to yield his place
to another "Nathan murde erer."
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-12-04

Eg There is to be strong San Do
mingo lobby this winter, during the
session of Congress Heads will come
of on account of that salubrious is
land. Men will rise as well as fall. Ben
Wade is already pottering round on be-
half the annexation project, though he
claims to be an odd job for the tariff =
A D White, possible Secretary of State,
is examining mixed schools,and mixing
opinions high and low, with the same
end in view Grant will claim that ''the
late Republican victories" are endorse
ments of annexation Baez and Cazneau
are busy, the Barkis o: Congress may
yet be found, if not "willing;" at least,
submissiye-W ashington Patriot.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-12-04

EFO One Of the most important com,
mercal enterprises ever originated in
South America is that of railroad
around the rapids of the Madeira river,
Brazil, which is expected to divert the
trade of the country drained by the
Northern Amazon and its tributaries to
the eastern side of the continent. This
trade has hitherto sought the Pacific
coast for the want of suitable and
economical outlet to the Atlantic Ocean
but it will, by the completion of this
road, find far more accessible ports on
the Atlantic than on the Pacific shore
Of South America.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-12-04

H MURPHY, the Collector Of the
GRANT ring in New York, has resigned
The Tribune says of his successor:
"Gen Arthur has some qualifications
for Custom House Callectorship; that be
lately helo $4,000 TammaBy Office
from which he uaa only driven on the
,ITibune's exposure. He lie devoted
servant of the Murphy clique, but he il
mot personally an objectionable man."
eaIIt also asserts that the mercantile
community are disappointed st AKrHuR'
appointment, particularly as he is law
yer and a politician.
Perfectly natural that they should be
disappointed, because MUEpHr accomp.
MED bis Letter resigning With recon
mendation that ARTHUR be his successor
The corruption aud rascslity will con
tinue owing to the fact that ARTHUR sis
q devoted servant OF the MURPH,
clique"
aa Remove one. rascal to make room for
smother il GRANT rule
1esf4@ e---,-~--s.
spETThe Buffalo Advertiser, notwith.
standing Its blind devotion to GRANT
has occasional lucid moments. The
folloHing paragraph is an evidence o
thsdsct: lai si as
sit"For six years We have been recon
.structing the South, and now the repor
10 that its condition is as bad as ever
Very well Then let another plan bs
tried letsll proscriptivs laws be repeal
ed; LET the Southern States be put int
the hands of the Southern people; and
ssee il affairs will net grow better. We
mean, Of course, better for the State and
the country at large. We do not sup
pose that carpet-bag politicians would
thrive under such an experiment"
5esCertainly. Repeal all Bayonet recon
sttuction enactments, and leave tn,
Southern People to regulate their owl
affairs, and peace will reigh throughout
she South.
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s2O7,l5s,27O 80

S2O7, ,l52,27O 60
Value of personal property in West
Virginia in 1860:
Slaves, .A 3.275,7 700 90
Other (personal) properties, 457,649 81
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-12-04

By the report of the First Auditor
4 oil Saptnmbpr S0 1S66.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1871-12-04

Cost Of ton Of pig in Wiseonsin,a2S 90
Profit, less freight 81 per ton.
In Pennsylvania and Ohio:
! One and half tons at 81 80
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-09-05

aNDOINO9NIINI VI TIE TItESS
ment within the INST twenty years, and tho MI
metols important surgical operations performed
6y Dr.. Johnston, witnessed by tho repOriers Of
7hs pan and many other papers, notices Of
when nave appeared again and again before tho
character and respcchbiIty, Is sufficient Ruaf.
antoo TO tho AFFLICTED.
SKIN DISEASES SPEEDILY CURED.
mario
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-09-05
PennsylVanian Picks up a S7o's
900 Diamond in South Africa

A New York World correspondent,
writing from the South Africa diamond
fields under date OF June 10, says; MI
Joseph. Hopkins, from Lockport, Pa, came
to South Africa two months ago, and last
Monday, the wind blowing so hard, caus.
ing thick clouds OF dust, so that no one
could remain in their claims, Hopkins
meandered out from the camp and over
the plain, and, observing some garnets
shining on the ground, about a mile and
a hall from camp, he dropped on his knee
and elbow, and, picking them up, com.
mcnced to scrape for more, when a bright
point came to view. Scraping under
this, out popped a magnificent 55s carat
diamond, octahedron, tlawless and speck.
less, of that peculiar straw color that is
so fashionable IN England, and worth in
the United States at least $4,000. When
it made its appearance Hopkins was pa.
ralyZed for a moment, and the diamond
could have been taken from him without
his having the power topreventit Hop
kins and are partners now, and on the
4th Of September we leave for America,
Ella Cape Town and England, with over
100000 worth OF beautiful rough dia.
monds Of all Colors, shapes and sizes"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-09-05

Thousands suffer from II. A weak
nervous, exhausted feeling, no energy, an.
imatiOn or vigor, low spirits, confused
head, weak memory, nocturnal or invol.
untAry seminal emissions, with loss OF
power and threatened impotence. The
consequence Of excuses, overwork or in.
discretins. This Is Nervous Debility and
finds a sovereign remedy in Humphreys
Homeopathic Specific No. Twenty.eight.
Thousands have been cured by these sim.
pie sugar pills. They tone up the system,
arrest the discharges, dispel the gloom
and mental depression, and rejnvcnate the
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boxes and n vial Of powder, which Is i'm.
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81 per single box Sold by all NrStclass
druggists, and sent to any address on re.
ccipt of the price. Address Humphreys
Specific Homeopathic Medicine Co., 500
Broadway, New York. eOdGw
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nooFLAND's poDoPnYLLfN PILL,

perfect substitute for mercury, without any Of
mercury's evil qualities.
These wonderful Pills, which are intended 10
act upon the Liver, are mainly composed of Pc.
dophyllln, or the