The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-03-05
EDITORIAL EMS.


PoRTsMoUrH. Ohio has five National
Banks, Capital s95O,0O0.
A MONUMENT is to be erected to the
late General GEORGE Fl. THOMAS Right.
FRANCE has paid Germany 100000
900, and owes sGOO.oOO,OoO.
CoLUMnUs. Ohio is afflicted with sn
organized band of thieves Seymour
them.
JOHN II. SURRArr is teaching school
at Brookville, Maryland. He's glad he
wasn't hanged
Mr.. JouN 3. SrssE, of McConnels-
vile, this State, has been engaged in the
mercantile business fifty one years.
In Sweden licenses fer the sale OF
liquors are put up at auction, and are
sold for cash to the highest bidder.
WHEELING proposes to build an Op-
era Heust Thirty thousand dollars
have already been subscribed.
Hon. D. W. VOORHEES,, of Indiana,
will, probably, be the Democratic nom
nee for Governor Of that State. -..t
THE new charter for New York city
was passed in the Assembly, on the 9th
ult., by yeas SO to nays 2S.
r. NJ. S. is trying to write himself
sup in the Marietta Register, in the es-
ti,hation of 1t. Governor MUELLER fa
THE mission to Russia has been made
first class one. Salary s17.500 = year
in gold. That will please Minister Cur
TIN.
The German Democratic General
Committee, Of New York City, passed
resolutions the 23d ult, indorsing Sen.
ator SCHURz
SOPHIA V1ERs, of Akron, Ohio, wants
GEORGE BREWSTER to pay her $4,000
for failing to marry her The case is
being tried
scnrRz took notes during NiE's har.
rangue in the y. S. Senate last week
He'll scalp NYE when he again takes the
floor.
TIE Legislature of Tennessee will
convene in extra session on the 18th
inst, to apportion the State into Con-
gressionaI Districts.
The revolutionists are gaining ground
in Mexico, but are loosing ground in
the United States. Read ScnURz' speech
raking them
THE japanese Embassy were at Chi
cago last week. The Administrations is
preparing to give them a S50,000 drunk
upon their arrival at Washington.
SPAIN desires that Minister SIcKLEs
be kept at home. His interference in
Spanish affairs has rendered him unpop-
ular in that country.
AT the thanksgiving celebration in
London on the 9th ult., over the recov
cry Of the Prince Of Wales, there were
four millions Of people in the streets.
RoBBERIEs are plentiful as blackher.
ries. Fraud and theft have been dis
covered in the U S. Mint at Philadel-
phia Government officials are impli-
Gated. ...
THERE is decided proof of bribery
connected with the election of CALD.
WELL, to the u S. Senate, from Kan
sas. He is fit representative Of the
Administration.
Mrs, CoLFAx one day last week paid
twenty-five calls, attended state din
ner at the White House. sitting three
hours at table, and went to two parties
in the evening
THE N. Y Times complains that the
'anti- GRANT Senators are wasting time
demanding an Investigation of the Ad-
ministrations corruption. The People
don't think SO. s. .. -.....r
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee Of Ohio, have fixed upon June
18th to meet for the purpose of fixing
the time for holding the Democratic
State Convention.
The Constitutional Convention Of
West Virginia is making excellent prog
ress. The old prescription Constitu-
ton has been entirely wiped out. The
people of that State can act in the fu-
ture without consulting Registrar.
The bullying game employed by Nor
TON, GRANT, CoNKLINa, NYE & Co.,
against SCHURz, SUMNER, TRUMBULL and
TIProN hasn't intimidated anybody VERY
MUCH. The sting of the cracker of the
party whip has been turned against the
White House Cabal.
BARON FREDERICK Won LOGAN, q Ger
man poet Of the seventeenth century, is
the author Of the poem in which occur
the oft-quoted lines:
Though the mills of God grind slowly, yet
they grind exceeding small;
Though with patience He stands waiting. with
exactness grinds He all.
SETTLERS under the Homestead Law
can acquire title without occupying
lands FIVE years by paying for them
College scrip has been made receivable
in payment for commuted homesteads,
the same in all respects as military land
warrants. Such is the decision of the
Secretary Of the Interior. @ -
A WRITER in the Ohio Statesman sug-
gests that the taxes collected by the
county Treasnrers in Ohio, at the June
collection be disbursed July lst; and
the December collection January 1st,
instead OF later as the law now requires