The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-02-20
EDITORIAL HENS.

dings upon, at cost OF $3.50 0G0.
THE Catholic Churches in Chicago,
destroyed hy the fire, sre to bc rebuilt
the coming spring.
DEATHS in Philadelphia, from small
pox. for the week ending February II,
numbered ore hundred and eighty three
ALLEonEsI CRY, Pa boasts hsun
ted lousc, We have heard Of haunted |
hcuees, before now, where the spirits
played poker
Men, women and children voted at
the late election held in Salt Lake, Utah
CADY STANTON anti Miss woodruff
ought to remove to Salt Lake /
CoLFAx announces that he ia not
candidate for President against USELESS
GRANT. The people don't care which
one they defeat next fall
John N. EHLE, Clerk in the Third
Auditors Office at Washington, has beer
arrested for stealing vouchers TO the
amount Of $4,000. Next.
ALEXIS SANS that Miss MoLLIE Mon
TON, daughter Of DR., MORTON, OF Little
Rock, is ths hapdsomest girl in Amer
ics. a. ... ,v
i THE Administration will squander
$50, 900 to show the Japanese Embassy
how easy it is to spend the peoples mon
ey. One big drunk will finish the job.
The Kansas Legislature passed a
Usury Bill on the 10Th inst, which pro-
{ vides that no mstter what contract may
be made for interest, only II per cent
, can be collected.
THE people paid 3S3,OOO,OOO to the
| Government during 1871 What become
, Of that money? How much OF it went
{ to the LEEr, PORTER, GRANT, BAscoCK
Mess?
: PASSENGERS on the Union Pacific Rail.
e road are blocksded in the snow, with
: very little to eat, and no prospect OF a
D speedy deliverance. That road is great
e bumbug-during the Winter season.
h SETTLERS on the Usage lands have
+ been allowed one years extra time in
: which to pay for their homes, on con-
= dition that they pay ten per cent inter
a est on the amount due the United States
r Nice piece Of rascality.
The Radicals in Congress have passed
an Educational bill to tax the people Of
the North to educate the Southern Ne
groes. Pile on the taxes, Messrs Rad
icals your days of legislation to rot
the taxpayers are numbered. s
a"SYNDIcATE' means BcUTwELL's inan
: cial system whereby J. COOKE & Co.
1pocket s39, 100000 Of the peoples mon
ey Vote the Radical ticket, taxpayers
and continue these .stealinga If you arr
= fond Of them. isa -a tas s5-s-.r.e'
Z TIE Negroes Of the South Carolin:
> Legislature have requested U. S. Sens
=. . tors, SAWYER and ROBERTSON to resigl
y because they voted against SUMNER:
=" Civil Rights amendment to the Amnest.
: Bill.
y WITH full knowledge Of the robber,
prac,iced in the New York Custom
" House, GRANT appointed MURPHY ant
his crew Of kpavish rogues by whom
~ the greatest Of these outrsges were pei
' petrated. -. -.s
HERE is the carpet bag manner O
" robbing tax PAYERS in South Carolina
:. A bill has been passed enforcing tn
- collection within ninety days OF owe
due taxes amounting TO sl,100,000, ant
a new tax Of s4,0O0,00O is to be levie,
to pay the interest on the State debt.
e. A LEGISLATIVE committee in Georgi
i: is investigating BLoDGETrs management
OF the State railroads. The committe
e e is uneartbing such mass of corruptio
as the world rarely sees. Steal, cheat
m forge, swindle, rob, falsify, have bee
G, the programme.
LEET, PORTER, BABcocK Il Co., th
Aids of GRANT, have proved by thei
y thieving record in the New York Gu.
10 tom House investigation that GRAN
81 81 knew his men before he appointed then
95 Did GRANT receive the $4,000 tina
W PORTER could not account forl
ONE FOURTH Of the revenues Of th
:. - United States are annually lost in CO
;, lection" say the Republican Civil Sci
vice Commissioners. The robbery i
the New York Custom House explain
where the money goes-into the pock
n. cts of the White House appointees.
Az PRoTEcTIoNIsTs want the tax remove
from tea, coffee and sugar, s75, 100000
h which goes into the Treasury and ths
he amount added to iron, salt, coal an
~ clothing for the benefit of their pockets
,r CLAYTON, U. S. Senator from Arkan
,e sas, has been proven the chief Of Sens
terial scoundrels from the South. Kic
at him out. s,e
Sc WHITLEY, detective and rogue, wa
appointed in 1869 Chief of Detective
bv the GRANT Administration. Prev
u ous to that time he was the keeper Of
y pawnbrokers shop in Boston. He learr
ed his rascality from BUTLER when tha
40 worthy was in command at New o.
p leans, and is opposed to civil service re
form. So 10 GRANT. .a Il
ie A COMMITTEE of the Ohio Legislator
~ went through the annual formula on tn
10th and I1th insts.,. Of investigator
o the frauds connected with the Athen