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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-02-06

Illinois is The great railroad State oi
the Union. She has now in operation
5,725 miles-jus! 705 more than any
other State.
i new style Of boot heels is being
manufactured, mads Of bullocks' blood
and sswdust They are made in New
buryport, Mass.
Wien the German indemnity is paid,
Frsnce will have the largest national
debt of any country in the world ,amoun-
ting, in rounding numbers, to s4,500,-
100000, or more than double the pres
ent snount Of the public debt of the
United States: An idea of this unpre-
eadented national burden may be form
ed when we state that it represents q
sum equal 10 S125 per head Of the en-
tire population of France.
Accompanying the Japanese E.nbas-
sy, says correspondent, "are five
daughters Of daimios, young and rath-
er pretty, Of good figures, small feet,
small hands, snd little eyes, elaborate
chignons, also sersphic smiles; wore
wide pantaloons and sleeved tunics, bel-
ted at the waist aud folded over the
chest, showing the throat and the love
lines thereahout They were very Gu
rious and wanted to see Alexis"
OF Fisk and his wife, WHO WAS older
than he, q Boston letter writer says
with all his notorious sins against her,
there had never been entanglement be-
tween them She excused everything,
and he held for her sort OF platonic
affection. lie wrote to her constantly,
and visited her very often. She was
his confident always, and his adviser in
Rsuy thing8 She was more like an el-
der sister than a wife"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-02-06

EyMr. Jay Cooke happily expert
encing what he so beautifully designa.
ted the blessings Of the National debt.
Through the wonderful prestidigitation
of his Syndicate for the refunding Of
Mr.. BoutwelPs debt, Mr. Cooke has al
ready fobbed the snug plum of s2,462,
500; and to enable him to do this Mr..
Boutwell, increased the debt for three
months $l35, 100000, in direct violation
of law. But unless Mr. Cookies opsr
ations are intsrfered with by Mr.. Cox's
resolution, which is supported by the
Democratic members, he entertains q
lively hope of cribbing S39, 100000 Of
the peoples money before he gets
through with the little game which the
accommodating Secretary has set up
for him.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-02-06

Trenton, n J he. the largest circu-
lar saw in the world. Ii is twenty tn Q
feet in circumference.
Tn Manila $4,000 women and girls
make cigars at average wages Of seven
cents per day.
A thousand worknen in the Portland,
ct. quarries sre ''on a strike" and
the prospect is will be idle till spring.
More than third of the men, women
and children Of Massachusetts have
money in the savings banks Of the
State.
The ScupPernong grape, from which
the famous Carolina wines are made, is
the most profitable in the world.
4 Peoria, ILL.,, paper states that there
is dry goods clerk in that city who
can bow SO low as TO wipe his nose on
his boots.
Nearly million persons are employ
ed in the textile manufactures of Great
Britain and Ireland, in 7,545 establish
ments.
1t costs SIG 81 q year to keep each of
the seats in the White House grounds
in repair The seats when new cost
$l4 each.
Mrs. Mary A. Froest, Of Kansas, re.
Gently deceased. provided for the cree
ton Of an orphan asylum and an opera
boiIso-ihe latter to cost not less than
$780, ,000-snd left building lots to two
former slaves.
A Newburyport woman lately became
the happy mother of triplets, one of
which has black hair, one red, and the
other white She won't have to tie
pieces Of ribbons on them to know them
spait. Three cheers for the Red, W White
and Black!
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-02-06
Nssnera: EstsCoyegIts ~ Oh!0,

a ledge OF camel coal has been dis
covered cropping ont Of the base Of a
hill on Mudlick, in German township.
Mohtf County 1t promises an
abundant yield, burns well, bat there is
considerable admixturc of slate
The MiIlcrshurg Republican sEnoun-
ces the discovery Of an abundance OF
good iron ore nesr that town, and in
other portions Of mes>County.
A vein of black band iron ore, seven
feet through, has been discovered on
the noitk side Of Birds Run, in Wheel
ing Township, Guernsey County, Zeal
the survey now being made for the Ma
rietta and Pittsburg Railroad.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-02-06

CO0sVesaUaen yscrhees and Beck
EADSsinS line COerGption os
Grants BagOaetEeCcassrscfsen
ia tas South.
la Congress, last wsek, ConsresSuen
VooITKEs ssd BECK, who are members
Of the Kn Klux Committee. dealt the
ayonet-Csrpet-hss Reconstructionists
some blows that completely staggered
them. Mr. VooRHkEs ssid:
More tAsn that, YOU will find taxa
tio& the worst curse al government tb:t
comes upon mankind you will find tax
stion, which is a ,conrse and burden,
even whsn it is laid by good govern
msns and laid rightsousiy You will
find it there in the mos; fsgi'ious, cor
rupt and dsvonring forms that the ~orlt!
evsr shr. You will ind that the fat cat
DC, " weI.feshed and favored, have been
eaten mp hy the lean and poor kline -
You will find the whole land swept OF
every green thing. Let gentlemen frog,
the Southern StstRs saw what they will
to uphold their E;tstq credit. vet slmosi
from The Potomac hers to the Riu
Grande State bankruptcy universally
prevails at this hour. You may, per
haps, except Virginia, but when you
strike The CarOiinas and Georgia, and
poor little Florida, and trrn your atten
ton to the ruined States Of Louisiana
aud Texss. and elsewhere, you hshelt
them living and breathing upon the in
diligence Of their creditors, who haT.
not vet forced them into absolute bank
ruptcy."
And what Mr.. VOORHEES, dw<IIs upor
in general terms Mr.. BECK puts in fig
ures thus:
Their debts and liabilities, actua
and contingent, have been triShtfully in
creased while their taxable properly has
diminished more than half in the las
few years Alabama owed not over S8,
600, 900 III 1865, now she is bound 70,
33S, 900, 900 Arkansas has Increased hel
liabilities from $4,000 to nearly $50
600, 900; Florida from little or nothin.
to nearly s16.000,O0O; Georgia from
five or six millions to nearly $J0,00U,
000--hovever S6,0J0,000 of fraudulent
bonds have been stopped lstely-Louisi
ana from Sl0,000.0QO in 1850, TO Sal,
000ot, with deficiency Of ever 50,
N00 600 last year: North Carolina, say
from al0,C00. zoe in iSGl,to nearly asa,
100, ,C00 n"w; South Carolina from, say
S5,G00.000 - &2g,0G0,000; Tennessee
from $50 ,000.090 to 3i5, ,C0o.0J0; Texas
HON nothing ~ about Sl6 G00,G00, witt
over S5,0cJ,GD0 Of taxation ih.s year
besides tie most eaurmpus county taxa
ton in all the States, Sad not S0ilal
Of this for the Confederate way debt
that was all rtaaiis!cd. and many Of t!ie
States have nothing to show for all The
millions imposed by State and county
taxation upon them"
AnI yet, G4AHr, in his Mcsssge, an
MORTON, CAMERON and other Radica
leaders,. informed tie People not Ions
since that all was prosperity at The
South. The above estimates STAMP
those Of GEAsT H's& CO IS fslseboods
made 70 deceive tac People into contia
ucd support Of the corrupt party III
power
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-02-06

sSIn the lose House OF the Ohio
Legislature, on Thursday last, the vote
on declaring B. F. sfsIGGs, Esq, OF
Noble county, rot entitled 10 a seat and
requesting the Governor TO issue his
proclamation for 4 special election
stcod ye,s 4S, nkYs SO.
Tis presumed the election will take
pl.cs .ome tias during .he present
month, ana that SrRIGas aid McGAKr
will b. the candidates.
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PoRrER and BAncecx. tas t,

81 Porter and BABcoCK, tae two
lire'iest rnsggots among the corruptions
Of GRANTS administration, urge ths in
vsstissiing committee to take their tes'
timony.
LEKr, who belongs to tue same mess,
undertook TO swear tie White House
Gear, but CAssEsLY's keen crosa cxaini
nation convicted him Of moIe than
twenty fax faisehocts. PORTER and
BABcoek think they can show LETT how
to swear the thing thronga without be
ing exposed.
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EF The Washington Chronicle, pa.


per which, as rule, reflects the senti>
ments of the President, says:
Civil Service Reform is just begin
ming to be understood through the in
t2rior portion of the States, and as a
guide Tor members of Congress to as.
certain correctly what public sentiment
is on his subject, We advise them to
consult this medium With few excep-
tons the entire Republican local press
Of the country pronounce against it, and
look upon it as trick of the Democrat
ic party, aided by few disaffected Re-
publicans, to break up our organization.
Forewarned is forearmed'
Well, is the President about to rec
ognize the "entire Republican local
press as uttering the voice Of that
people against whose "wilT' he has
"no policy to enforce ?''-Cin. Com.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-02-06

A man appeared before the Ways and
! Means Committee in Washington with a
newly Invented buughole in his pocket.
He took it out and exhibited it, explain
ing that is object was TO stop the fraud
Of beer brewers, and asking TO Eaye it
adopted by the government. The bung
hole is provided with teeth, 80 that when
it is opened IS destroys the revenue
stamp placed over 1t.
King Kanehamsua, Of the Sandwich
Islands, is chiIdess, and the natural
heir to the throne is Prince Bill. The
latter has many claims to distiuction be-
side that Of being Prince He is +: per-
son of high cultivation" great natura!
abilities, is the owner OF large and we'll
administered estates, and confirmed
drunksrd
Horace Greeley heard that they made
5000 pounds Of butter from sixteen
cows, at Danbury. He bought a lot Of
COWS at once, and is going TO have them
ground ~ anG churned. "You see"
said he, Il can buy live beef for eight
cents 4 pound and butter is worth forty
II it costs two cents pound for labor,
| shall clear three hundred per cent
The maG who says ibis is not 50 is a
lisr and horse.thief"
Philadelphia exported 55.363,317 gal
lous Of petroleum during 1871, an in-
C case OF 5,4l3,580 gallons over 1870.
22,l56 barrels sperm oil. and 18;L4I
barrels whale oil, and 397, ,199 pounds
Of bone we're imported into the United
States in 1871
Tie number Of cases Of boets and
shoes shipped from Lynn, Mass du,
ring 1871 were 2JI ,543-an increase OF
-, 7G3 caass over 1870.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-02-06

@ Chief Justice Nicholson, of Ten
Ressee, has delivered = very sensible
charge, bearing on the favorite plea OF
insanity in murder cases: "The law
presumcs man to be sane until the
contrary is proved the evidence Of the
insanity Of defendant must be as clear
and satisfactory to ovcrturn the pre-
sumption of The lan in favor of sanity
as it is required to oveylurn that in ia
vor OF innocence The proof Of insan-
ity, to scqnit, must be as clear "a that
of murder to convict" These are max
ims which. though perfectly well known
in our criminal Jurisprudence, do not
always receive either very clear express
ion or enforcement
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-02-06
RFA Washington di-pa:ea Of til.

RFA Washington dispatch Of tue
aoth ult., says:
CAT fire close OF to-day's debate in
the Senate on the Amnesty Bill 60 excl
ting scene took place between Senators
Nye snd Scharz,the former rejecting on
the lstter's nativity by asserting that
SchuIz has not been long enough in this
country to have the proper comprehen'
sion of republican form OF govern
ment, or 10 fully understand the Consti
tuition To this Schprz Ugiefy. but in
dignantly, rap!ied that he came here,ike
o;kers. TO secure the benefits of our re
pnbl;can institutions, in his usual terse
way. In this connection il should be
known that the feeling in Administration
circles, and especially among the Grant
Senator'S, toward the German clement, is
growing intensely bitter, on account OF
Schurzs course"
The Radical leaders cannot prevent
their Know Nothingism cropping out
Their hatred Of foreign born citizens
they do net pretend TO conceal, except
about election tines.
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a STRANGE STORY.
TAo s..sae Of Defense 80 sIso FISK
Stokes Homicide.

"BurIeisb,' the New York corFesyoa
dr..t Of the Boston journal, gives the
following outline OF Stokes prcbablc
defense:
"S.okas has been srraiaHtl on an in
dict.sent found h7 the grand jury, but
nc las not yet pleaded. There are some
interesting If not startling positions t.
ken bv the defense. The one is that
Colonel Fisk was not onIy armed, but
that tie uouud il his body was inflicted
b7 h:,nseif-int;icted . IN EalIsndjgh ghau,.
in attempting to draw his pistol from
hi, pocket That Two pistols were Ese]
i. very clear, from the fact that two bul
let. were fouad. one in Fl=ss body and
one in the marble pavement, dc one
ft;irz the pis.ol found and the other
not. The bullet in the body fitting thc
p;atol found, the bullet found On tie
nn2r, witch produced the wcuad in the
arm, No. A;ljRg any pistol yet pro3H
crd
Tie theory Is that Fisk, coming in
al The door. and seeing Stokes on The
stairs, attempted to draw his pistol, ,whsa
il accidentally discharged 1T Tie same
time thal he received Stokes bullet il
Tie arm The parties who removed the
outside clothing Of the Colonel are yst
to be rro,lucct in court The woman
who handed iho pistol to the officer IS
yet to tell how it came into her hanl0,
With ether interesting testimony 10
show that STOKES did not fire on an IN.
armed man. But two persons witness
ed the shooting. Theao were two bal!
boys Of the Central Hotel, who were
either 50 frightened that they did not
know vAat wss going on, or deliberate
ly perinred themselves, as they fatty
contraljcted each Other and their OWE
testimony on the stand
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EyThe Postmaster st Columbus, ans

Ey-The Postmaster st Colum5 bus. ana
editor ef the State JoWRGl. works hard
to retain his position. Hear him:
"!u whatever Official act President
Grant moves, there you vii tind A re
formation Of past sbuses-or al lexs. 4
strong will for lhe elevation Of the pub,
lie service.
JoSu BILLINGS ought TO pxt that puff
ia his Farmers Aiminas.
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EEGsG.

BOMBAY, January 29-The British
under General Bourchier,
which is operating against the Looshais,
on the northeastern frontier of India,
attacked . force Of the latter on Fri
day last, aid inflicted considerable loss
upon them. Tie expedition also suff-
cred some loss, having four men killed
and few wounded. General Bourchier
himself received sli oh, injuries.
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The New England fishermen are al
ready preparing for their spring trip to
the fishing banks.
Scburz says he is confident Grant will
not be renominatea
A photograph album, sLspod like q
travelling bag, is out.
The newest earrings are united by 5
chain under the chin.
The tobacco factories Of this country
number 1882.
A grazier in Sumner county, Kansas,
hiss 81, ,o00 head of cattle.
The lsancst workman in all New York
is s carpenter.
A German cutlery manufacturer in
Troy, N. Y, runs his machinery entire
ly by dog power.
A woman in Hobekep, who peddles
peanuts is said to be worth $4,000 and
to own three houses.
Twenty new railroads are being con.
structed in Ohio.
The New York bootblacks talk OF O
union TO keep up prices.
A lager beer brewery has been star.
ted at Yokohama, Japan.
Lace pin cushions, $50 apiece, are e..
fered for sale in New York
Iowa built 46l miles of railroad in
1871, and Illinois 902.
Maine had s potato crop last year OF
$500, ,0s0 bushels.
The Supreme Court Of Missouri has
decided that the current interest on ma.
turing bonds must be paid in coin.
The bridal outfit of the Celestial
young woman who is about to marry
the Emperor Of China will cost, It is
said, one million of dollars.
Mrs. Olive Stevens, of Springfield.
Ohio, has launched ten THOUSAND dol
lar suit against the rum seller who fur.
nishes Mr.. Stevens with his family dis
tress.
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Ea-A report Of the pardons grante

ETA report of the pardons granted
by Governor Scott during the year en-
ding October 31s:, 1871, was laid be,
fore the Legislature on the 22d inst
The pafdons number over two hundred,
embracing six convicted of murder, eight
man slsug ghter, seven arson, seven hurg
larry, twenty-five riot, and the balance
rsps, Illegal voting, robbery, breach OF
trust, forgery, larceny and receiving
stolen goods, etc. Sixty three are not
specified. Among them are some OF
the most notorious crimina characters
of Charleston.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-02-06
MEXICO.

New YORK, January ga special
dispatch from Mexico says that the rev.
oIutionsts were defeated on January
9th, in the fight between the towns OF
Camarco and Mier, and the revolution
ary leader, Peva, killed and his body
hung on tree.
Cortina says he is threatened Ly :
revolutionary attack, hut he 10 confident
that he can successfully resist the insur-
gents
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-02-06

Striped velvet and satin overGresses
are lGuch worn in New York promenad-
ing.
The latest loopsd overskirt resembles
the top of an old fashioned parlor or
can.
Ii is said that affairs al Versailles are
very Threatening The factions oppos-
ed TO Theirs and the Republic ale grow
ing holder daily.
The namher Of vessels owned in
PhilsdelYhia in 1871, was two thousand
five hundred aid torty-six; in 1870 it
was two thousand four hundred and
four.
The sum Of eighty thousand dollars
has been invested il an iron and steam
mill at Coshocton, Chic, with foundry,
forge and machine stiacLed
The farmers OF Wisconsin claim that
they can raise tobacco Of ss good quail.
ity as that grown in Connecticut and
Ohio, with less labor and much less
expense
lie Yucck, tie Chief Chinese manu-
factuIer OF cigars in Portland, Oregon,
recently imported wife from his native
country, aud welded her with great dis
pisy.
Wilkes Spirit of the Times announ.
ccs that the Turf hoard Of appeals has
dsci1ed thal Goldsmith Msid was euti-
tied to record Of two minutes and
seventeen seconds at Milwaukee.
As a secondary Postmaster is provi-
ded with separate salary, for cities Of
the second class having father Of the
President of the United States for Post.
master, why should not two Postmas-
ters be appointed in each town having O
daily newspaper edited by Postmas
ter? Such a system would divide the
duties without diminishing the compen,
sation of the truly loyal and the diurn.
ally laborious.
The disafiected Republicans are show
ing strength III all quarters where there
seems to be occasion for its display
The confidence Of the Administla atior
thick ard thinners is not easy. The
Hen. j. B. Grinnell, of Iowa, is cut il
q strong letter against the nomination
of Grant for re election.
NJ. de Sainte Beuve, the eminent
French critic, once fought duel. When
the principals took their positions ii
was raining hard, Sainte 8euve haC
his pistol in one hand, and with the
other hand he held up his umbrella
The seconds protested. 81 have no oh.
jectien to being killed. said he, 'but
as to being wet-nom
The wife Of a sick man living in Sa
sinaw county, Michigan, sbouldered hal
husbands axe, went into the woods, and
manufactured zoo hoop poles, and ther
drove seventeen miles to Ovid, in an
open sleigh, with the mercury nine de
grees below zero, to sell them. The fal
fires had burned up their stock of slaves
and the sickness of the husband had
made the family destitute
A Pennsylvania editor, in acknowl
edging the gift of peek of potatoes
says Ill is kindnesses as these thai
bring tears to our eyes. One peck Of
potatoes makes the whole wolld kin
We lave trusted in providence, snd this
is our reward, We would like little
kindlng wood and acme good tunips
but that would be asking too much, sc
we will try to do without tbem.'
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ES-The New York World says
Does any one suppose that General
Grant, when he appointed Grinnell, or
Tom Murphy, or Arthur, considered
what kind of man the commerce or
reTenus OF this port demanded? Not
at ali The political exigeEcy alone
was in his mind The Collector of New
York is now looked upon everywhere
az mare palitician-a man to reconcile
partisan quarreis and.not as an officer
to whom merchants can look as afriend,
adviser asd protector under the law"
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Re Napoleon, at Milan, once said in
a contemptuons tone: mo Italian ever
made boot" One proud shoemaker
heard Of it, and got one Of the staff to
get the measure of the imperial foot
He then made boot which he was per-
mitted to show to the Emperor, who
put it on and stamped his foot on the
ground. Said he: 81 never saw bost
before. That is the best boot / ever
had. 1t is perfect Now, my good fsl.
low, make me another" "Sire, YOU
said an Italian could not make boot.
l have made one. l Won: make anoth-
er."
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Anage Of JevyoIry,
NJ. 7. Jugg in the n. Y. Star.

NJ. L. Jugg IN the n. Y star
Take the first ten women you meet.
IF rich, thev are loaded with expensive
opponents Of the artifcer's skill. Dia-
monds in their ears, lockets on their
breasts, chains about their nscks, watch
es in their Wristbands, rings on their
fingers. fllagree what d ys call-ems on
their heads, and gold bands on their
arms. There isn't point OF woman's
entire physique on which an ornament
can be placed. which has not been util-
ized by our friends in tae jewelry line.
IF poor, they 90 the same length, the
only difference being in the cost.
It's wonder to Ine where the money
comes from
A curious glance st the six women in
the stage revealed six pairs Of eat
rings, worth
Al moderate figure $1,000
Six quId watches $50
SIX gold chains 45c
Total s2,7O0
Then there were bracelets and rings
unseen, which would easily run up to
S2,0C0 more.
But these figures of course do NOT
represent anything of particular ex,
travagaDt toilette. Who of uS hasn't
seen women in the street, at the opera:
in the stage, even in the cars, with lit.
eral fortunes on their persons?
| have often, and so have you.
! suppose it's folly to look for wis
dom in young women who grow up
from over mature girls, and they from
babies who are sent to Germsns, and
all that sort Of thing, long before they
can talk straight.
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Russia.

ST. rETERsBuRG, January 20 Intel
igence WAS received here to-day OF the
total destruction, yesterday,by Al earth
quake, OF schslsch, town of Asatic-
Russis. Trans -Csucs2ia. From the few
detail, received Of this terrible disaster
it is learned that the shocks we're very
protrscted and that many lives, number
not atsted, were lost.
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asexal Heed, in Oregon, In 81 state
OF ETlspliSn.

SAN FRASCIsco, January 29-Mount
Hood, in Oregon, is throwing out a
dense column of smoke, indicative Of vol,
csnic action.
The Bellingham Bay coal mines are
OF fire, the flames consuming house. &c,
outside the shaft The sea will be turn-
ed in to extineuish the flames
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TeNaa state OssscFats Indicted for
EtectiOa Fy2HJs.

GALVESTON, January 29-The News
special from Austin reports thai the
Federal grand jury has found true bills
against Governor Davis and Secretary
of State Eswconbe, on account Of ir-
regulsriiiss in the late election.