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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-05-21
The exquisite name for fans is zephyr

The exquisite name for fans is zephyr
coaXers.
Jet bandeaux for the hair is again the
feminine quiver.
Colored silk stockings are the stylish
feminine foot toilette.
Solitaire pearl earrings are more fash
onable than diamonds.
A young lady says that gentleman
ought never to feel discouraged when
the "momentous question is negatived
by the object of his choice, for in lite,as
in grammar, we always decline before
we conjugste,
An exchange says fashionable young
people are calling upon somebody to in,
vent new dance. Suppose somebody
nvents one wherein the young lady dan
ces around the house and looks after
everything.
A correspondent Of Baltimore paper
wants to know why marriage and dea.l
notices should be paid for? For the best
reasons: one is an advertisement of CO.
partnership and the other is notice OF
dissolution. Business is business.
An exchange says: "a Milwaukee
lover, dying lately, left his sweetheart, 8
poor maiden, a fortune of $4,000
There are few such lovers to be found >
True, and the girls complain that when
they are found it is very difficult to get
them to die.
ADetroit man recently foreswore to
hacco. The following is a list of the few
little things required the first day: Six
oranges, fourteen apples, ten cents, worth
Of peanuts, two sticks of candy, a pint OF
roasted chestnuts, one cake of maple su
gar, three cents worth of liquorice root,
and half an ouncs Of camomile blows.
a lady correspondent of the San Fran
cisco Call, writing on earthquakes,
thinks that heterogeneous parallexes
prismatca.ly converging are not due tc
tie silicious introluctinns OF phospheri
ical astlroid-, hut rather to paraboli,
sira'ification "f ingenious zygema."-
Thai just what we toll Belly
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-05-21
Record Your Deeds

An instance showing the Importance
of recording deeds within six months
from the time of their execution, has
just transpired in Delaware county in
this State-which it viii be well to heed
here. Property was purchased by one
brother from another, and the money
paid in monthly payments. In the
meantime the seller failed. and the deed
of the purchase not being Oh record,
the same property has been seized by
the sheriff, and the probabilities now
are that the rightful owner will lose it,
PiusbWg Dispdtch.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-05-21
gsiln NOrTiSSny's Beta sanndred
Men GFOyyGsBg ia GA william
ReaSan--Hsa'. AlarriSSeys Money
Eloasfng for somebody Else.

r
Floating for Somebody Else
On Monday last Mr. John Morrissey
proposed through the columns Of the
Sun to bet 1000 that Dr. Horace Gree
ley would carry the State of New York,
S5 900 that be would carry the 5 ate of
Pennsylvania, and $1,000 that lie would
he the next President of the United
States, provided the Democratic party
made no nomination. The following
day Mr.. Vim. Reagan, of 81 Park Row,
publicly accepted the three PROPOSE
tions. Yesterday the Sun published a
letter from Mr.. Morlissey, in which he
said he would be at the Hoffman House
on Saturday evening to close with Mr..
Reagan.
A Sun reporter thereupon called on
Mr. William Reagan and learned that
that gentleman could not accommodate
Mr.. Morrissey, as the amount had al.
ready been taken by other parties anx-
ious to risk their money on honest old
Horace. Mr.. Edward N. Laffey, the
well known South street shipping agent,
commonly called the Irish Count, had
accepted the three propositions at ST.
600 each; Mr.. James Oliver of real es-
tate notoriety, had done the same to the
amount Of $1,000; Mr.. George Brewer,
of Hudson City ty,accommodated Mr.. Rea-
gan with $4,000, and Mr.. Napoleon J.
Plumb, of 80 Park Row, had also taken
Greeley stock to the amount of $4,000,
making a total Of Sl0,500, for which
certified checks had already been depos.
tied. Mr. Reagan further informed the
reporter that gentleman named Porter,
q manufacturer ,ot soda water in Balti-
more, was then negotiating to take the
remaining 81, 500 off his hands.
This, of course, makes Mr.. Morris
sey's offer open to any one, but it is very
doubtful if a Grant man will be found
with sufficient courage or money to take
it up. q,
Mr. VIM. H. Reagan, the Evangelist,
of Beekman street, cousin Of Rea.
gan, the Grant man, also oilers to bel
S5, 900 that Greeley will carry the State
of New York second $4,000 that he
will carry the State of Pennsylvania; q
third $1,000 that he will be elected Pres.
ident of the United States providing the
Democratic party make no nominations
one half of the amount, $500, to be
put up when the bet is taken; the other
$500 to be put up thirty days before
the election. The above proposition to
remain open for ten days.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-05-21
Address of the Pennsylvania Lib.
ecal Committee.

PHILADELPHIA, May GA. X. Nc
Clure, Chairman of the Liberal Repub.
lican State Committee, publishes an adj
dress calling for the formation Of an
Executive Committee in every county,
and concluding as follows: "Reyolu.
tions take 10 steps backward. Organ
ization, immediate and systematic, is
cur present and pressing duty. The
struggle with arrogant and we'll armed
power will be desperate for a time, but
the issue can not be doubtful. In this
political demeralization, as in the ter.
rible trials of the war, it will be solemn.
ly decided that the Government by the
people and for the people shall not per-
ish from the earth."
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-05-21
The PROSPECTS In Connecticut.

The Suns New Haven correspondent
says: "The Greeley Republicans are
making gallant fight against the Gus
tom house, the power OF the monster
the tyranny of the party, and the pop
ularity of General Hawley; and the in
dieations are that, reinforced by the
Democrats as they are to be in Novem
her, they will prove an over-match fol
Executive dictation and the influence Of
the office holders, foreign and domestic
We shall give Greeley from 5000 to 10
600 majority if his nomination is ac
quiesced in at Baltimore whether Hlw
ley or Ferry is elected
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-05-21

without any breakfast and with not a red
cent, but when the pewees sang in the
bushes, sweet and clear, the great sun
came up in the blue sky, and the soft
sound of little stream running on to
the sea, mingled with the sough Of the
breeze through the pines, l thought of
all my past, of my youth, and friends,
and home, all dead. And whistled
kinder soft like, as l gathered some few
strands of brown hair off the rough
sleeve of my coat, and holding them up
in the sunlight, watched the wind blow
them away--like me.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-05-21

The debt of nature should never be
paid, if it can't be collected without an
"e1ecution."
If you let the cat out of the bag, nev-
er try to cram it back again it only
makes matters worse.
Josh Billings says: Next tew the man
who is wu;h milyun,in point Nv wealth
liz the man who don't care cnss for it.
Punch advises farmers to SOW their P's,
keep their Us warn,hive their Bs, s,shoot
their J's, feed their Ms. look after their
potatoes Is, and take their Els.
Gen Sheridan is to receive the order
of the White Eagle from the Gar. in sc-
knowle6gement of the kindness shown
to the Grand Duke.
The Wyoming Journal publishes the
following in its advertising rates: Fees
for marriage notices "a high as the &c
stacy and liberality Of the bridegroom
may prompt"
A French writer disoussinga a proposal
to abolish capital punishments, remark
ed that he thought it was an excellent
idea. hut it was for the murderers.to set
the example.
1t is calculated that eight hundre and
| fifty five million nine hundred and ei9h-
tv-seven thousand four hundred and
twenty-six oaths were sworn in New
York on May Day.
Bonner is determined to be ahead of
time on the horse question. Who else
would think Of buying colt before it
was born? He pays FIVE thousand dol
lars for the expected.
The sentence of Arthur O'Connor, for
frightening the Queen, was given in these
words: The sentence feel it my duty
to pass upon you is that you be implis-
oned and kept to hard labor for one
year, and that during that time you he
once whipped; that is, that you receive
twenty strokes with an instrument called
birch rod"
The late James Fisk, jr., asserted just
before his death that he owned large
amount of Erie stock, ,and such was sup
posed to be the case, but all eferts to
find any record Of the same since he died
have been in vain, ,and suspicious are en-
tertained of foul play on the part OF
those in whose names the stock was
held.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-05-21
nJ-To prevent bees from swarmin.

EJTo prevent bees from swarming,
take the precaution, when they exhibit a
disposition to swarm, to stop most OF
the outlets from the hive, so as to force
them to occupy considerable time in
coming out. The swarm is commonly
made up of yonns bees, many OF which
Cannot fly very well, and as nothing can
be done by the swarm until they are all
out of the hive, hut fly about in the air,
by prolonging the time of their comm ,
out, the feeble ones become tired, and
finding their plans frustrated, must
alight to re arrange their journey. Ii
they can leave the old hive all ut once,
they care but very liltle about a.ighting
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-05-21

wGeorge Sand, in writing of chill
dren, says: II have often been told that
keep children's souls too much in cot.
ten wool. Does not nature itself teach
us this by iiRparting to mothers the in.
stinct of preserving the most fragile crea-
lures at the cost of the minutest precau-
tions? Is not the young bird brought
up in the softest down till its wings have
grown? The wings of the soul will show
themselves when the time comes, and you
have many other precautions 10 take
while directing its first sosrings."
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-05-21
RA singular case of suicide La

EA singular case of suicide las
occurred in the commune of Cans,
France. Catharine Vigaux, wife of q
small cultivator, who had for seine time
been troubled with religious menon,-
ania, laboring under the delusion that
she was continually followed by the
devil, determined to kill herself. Kind;
ling fire in large oven, such as is
used in country places, the woman crept
into it, and there remained, till she was
discovered, burned to q cinder. On .
chair by the mouth of the oven she had
placed a rosary, crucifx and a vase
of holy water. a
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-05-21
Lighteiiiug the Grant Scows.

The President, it is officially annonn:
ced, has asked ard received the resigna,
ton of his brother-in law, Collector
Casey, of New Orleans, aud that of the
Deputy Collector of the Port. 1t is put
on the ground that Casey interfered.
outside Of his legitimate duties, with
the State Administration of Louisiana !
so there is one brother-in law less. n,
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~
Frozen Beef Essence.

DR.. H. B. Hare philadelphia Med.
ical Journal writes that, in case Of scar
let fever in child, the patient could not
be induced to swallow the beef tea which
his condition required As he took ice
with avidity, the father suggested that
if the beef tea were frozen ,he might
then be induced to take it in that form.
The suggestion was carried ont, and the
child took the frozen beef tea rea1ily.-
This expedient may, in many cases, be
advantageously sdopted. som
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-05-21

PARIS, May 12.-Ga.nbctta, replying
TO an address from deputaicn OF Al,
sstians, said France must not speak OF
revenge. He advised them to sdept
patience and tenacity as watch-woras
for the future, ard be true to policy
of which these are the keystenes.-.
France would obtain satisfaction with
out resorting to the sword sj
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-05-21
DEMOCRATIC DENUNcIATIoN.

MEMPHIS, May 10.-Throughout this
section Of country there is universal
condemnation Of the action OF the Ma.
tional Democratic Executive Committee
in calling Convention, unless the Ma
tional Democratic Convention indorse
the Cincinnati nominees. The press of
this city and surrounding country regard
the nominations of the Cincinnati Con.
vention as the strongest that could have
been made.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-05-21
eETwo .colored statesmen in VIII.

AZ Two colored statesmen in VIII
mingtop, N. G., lately ventilized lheir
differences at public meeting thus
Said one: "Genmen, such proceed /;
ings as desc, in de time of General
Washington wonld have been, deemed
iaaligeiQus,", Upon this significant re-
mark, quoth his opponent "Sar, did
YOU presume to say maGgerous!-
"What do say, has spoken!p solemn
ly replied the other, ''De sarcum.
stances require no explanashun and /
resist" said the first speaker, and seat.
ed himself with becoming dignity. Ad
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-05-21
Kensucky's RespOnse to the Gree
ley Nomination.

The following congratulatory tele-
grams were received at the office of the
New York Tribune on Monday last:
PARIS, KY, May 8.
To HORACE GREELEY 3: Your nomina.
tion was not expected, but is most sccep-
table You combine more elements of
strength than any other man. The Ken
lucky friends of Henry Clay will rally to
the standard of his lifelong supporter,
and the Democracy to the earliest advo-
cate of universal amnesty. And, as the
nominee is also an unquestioned advo
cate of an honest aud economical ad,
of the Government, they
will lock their shields, and upon them
bear you to the seat of power.
GARRET DAVIS.
LEXINGTON, KY, May 6.
To HORACE GREELEY: The friends of
Henry Clay remember his old advocate
and the first man to favor universal am.
nesty The place You wanted Clay to
fill you shall ill yourself
LESLIE CooMBs.
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GARRET DAVIS
Difference Between Horace and
Ulysses,

A Grant partisan said. when he
heard of Greeley's nomination: "Why,
Horace will, if elected, plant the White
House yard with onions" To which a
friend of Mr.: Greeley replied: "Well,
he won't wait to have the onion seed
given him.
He might also have added that it was
better to have onions il the White
House yard than so many beets in the
White House as at present = Troy Press.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-05-21

I$- The General Amnesty Eli for tho
South has been again defeated in the
United States Senate, in which there is
large majority OF Grant Senators, As
Grant pretended to recommend it in his
annual message, and as it has bean Vo-
ted down by his political friends, whom
he always controls, it is an evidence al
once of his by poc,isy ard of the oipo'
sition of his party to the best interests
OF the country.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-05-21

England doesn't intend TO Ray any
consequential damages She has the
most powerful navy in the world, while
ours amounts to little more than Roheson
on corn stalk raft with a ha,f inch how
i,zer made of plaster of Paris L0uis-
riI'e C6Nrte5-JtufnaI.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-05-21

EgThe copper miners of Houghton
County, Michigan, are on strike aud
threaten violence, and the Sheriff has
called upon Governor Baldwin for mil.
itary aid to preserve the peace. 1t is
stated that the mine owners granted the
advance of wages demanded, but. the
unruly element among tae miners were
still dissatisfied, and would not allow
the more industrious and peaceably dis.
posed to resume work. A company Of
infantry from Fort Wayne, on Detrois
River, has been ordered to the scene OF
the disturbance
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-05-21
NUMBER Is
fudge Dayi, on Greeley.
From The New, York SUM- :,

troln me NfMt; OK ouh =
At the National ;Hotel Il met warm
fIiend OF Judge Davis. | thought he
was looking rather blue, ~ni offered Ito
!condoie with him, saying l was sorry
his man didn't win, for my Democratic
friends were all for him,
Davis Man--WelI, it is too bad, but
can't be helped now.
Reporter-Have you seen the Judge
to-day?
Davis Man. Oh, yes, ! had long
talk with him this morning. ..
Reportcr-Well, what does he think
of iGs
Davis Mantle is for Greeley heart
and soul.
Reporter-Be is2
Davis Man-Yes, I went mp TO cons
dole with him, but he knocked me down
by saying Greeley was stronger .taau
than he was; that he was glad the Con-
vention had acted so wisely. :.
Reporter-What does he think about
the Democrats supporting Greeley?
Davis Mani asked him particular
ly about that, and he seems to think the
Democracy will go for Greeley with
great enthusiasm. l was not disposed
to agree with him, but he insisted that
this was a popular movement in which
the politicians would have to follow the
people. Greeley was a man Of the pee.
pie Every man and boy in the country
felt that he was in some way or other
his friend, and that they owed him 4
debt of gratitude which they would re.
i pay with vote. The farmers will be
for him, the workingmen in our shops
and mines will be for him, and the for
eignels will be enthusiastic for him. II
the negroes don't vote for him they had
ought TO be put back into slavery, for II
will be proof positive that they have no
gratitude.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-16

| statistical report, from which VIC t:tsc th.
| following items:
commandments added on examination
us COMMITMENTS added on certificate. 1I2
to'al OF commandments, 3.1G9. Adult bap
tlSIhs, %; infant baptisms. 81: children i,
sunday schools and Bible classes, 8 1863 con
'rib''lons To sllStcntation, s;S2,114: contribr
t'nhs for missions, sl.5o3; contributions 70,
,.'u@'l!nn. S,222S; contributions fur pul,!ica
.'"'' - II contributions for disabled minis.
'erS, Nc, a3Sj; contributions for nastrrs
>afrleS. s2s.1Go; contributions for conrrepa.
Il"l'' expenses. ST. ,4G1; miscellaneous
S',.nG. Total, s52,15i.
Inc report Of the Committee on p,S.or,,
support showed that all the churches hnv;nn
pastors had paid their salaries in fuli cycnn1
Two. satisfactory reasons were givcn for the
""nr''hcv III The case of these two.
ne ireshytcry rendered ts thanks TO 1hc
r"lI>h& of Manchester for their hospitality
ana I" the Richmond and Danyillc Railroad
company for providing n special train free
OF ctiaf&c to carry the members of Presbv.
terry back and forth between Richmond and
Manchester; and also to the Richmond and
Petersburg railroad for returning members
on their road free of charge.
After reading and approving lis minutes
the PrcSlytrry closed its sessions with sing
inc and PRAYER.
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"'f "tt"hdcd. Was nStrcn,sly ont,ct ao,,sun.
prou'!ctFe OF sensational information rrh,
,assaty has received its full quota OF Cabin,
,, and has been left. II seems f.,
enc senate in secret session 70 con,;n,,n Az
"''rS on the new propositions whirl, ha"o
been made. "''''' "'''
me Georgetown T.. q Grain ou,,,,;o,.
to-day We're Is fellows. ''''>
>aln, were "a bushels Of WHOA, .. :.
hd>lrs at "'1rn w"rc @od II sc for soc
'oi NHNt. IL s,i.,a. at wheat yn.o,,,. 80 ~
hn>A"N NJ S2uy- aud $50 bushels n - ~ ~"
highest price pti i"-,is> anG Yesterday
'cu"! tbs @'a~"h. mi. Ia ct. since thr W. -,
wh"a' which &nla - s".il: was Nnntvomrrv c,.n,.
MA hri@h' .".r md was strictly cho'+c ''''
TIL" community j. startled by tho commit
tai OF murder which for licnaiShnrsS and
hrntahtv stands almost without n parallel
Tic victim WIS rolorcd woman, residing
near tn" Arlington Hotel. named Lavina
Jenkins. ana tie supposed murderer is her
husband. 4 Butchers clcayer, borrowed
~ tie hcnd from narkrt-shop opposite his
hots". WAS the instrument Of his terrible
NlndrtiNcnc>S. Jenkins has left the city.
ne Is y"nn" negro hardly twenty-five years
al age, and WAS waiter in one of the fash
i"'Iapic restaurants here. i'rrpoSSr>sin" i'm
appearance, and said 10y his intlnaicS To he
ii an cngacin" disposition. the wonder is
no" such vllltiny ana murder could have
entered lis soul. TMoN.
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t.,.ieS StJcst Ri~inG--t.rain .El~O-
s.rt:iai Murder.

.....-i n.,..i,u... II li,r Eiritn.uI1i i'l-l"t'l
" >snt&GIu&. MAY IL, ISL.
,4r4., ~loyl. j. Ii>tns. Probably One o!
t. ur-f test which could ha.r hall"ncd
$3.50 halH out uf the bitter speech "i Mr..
! .,rar,.- ~ The representative chamber YES
'sJs}. There Was not JiInlhrf i'rlil"'!ati'
...s...r 81 Congress - uuuindiI!l "f The
I.' Interests Of the country, OF - l!ii'''tu
...'4 m.',culiu" hostility to Tho Liberal ltt'
+ ..t candidate. H. /" fellow The lraG al tue
laa..r Inrlur,r III hi unfair >l,rtli~-:t
# ,.a IL :, t!r! he rtkrI up all thai he
,..H,IvL !r,l IN the political career
81 80. t,rrt!,y. and "!i"htrncd up on
t.-urfl Grant witt. What he evidently
'.a-a1, o.. Ih,. BROWNING I"asttlr 81 n> i'lihi'''
.'G.U.,I. Sow. although There %:t> aliilI>r-
s. 70. taI citation on the NdiiInl>tialt"i! >ldr
"a'. Tie ,riiuc, al this delivery were rih--
..- Through the capitol. ih"r" l. Il ht!rtl, ai'tf
g." A"ur~' consideration, mol Unlike Inc
..tt.r' that cam. over the -iflIt al me pro-
lpt.un dreams " licL he laugh tiJ1 greeted
!.r Nominations Al Cincinnati died aWds l"f
"" tArtv ~ l,,iim@ rNtant here thai t!c
,lnlDi4tll,.> If the work in that western me-
/ l.,l. lem" endorsed a. The Monunlrntli
aN tD,}r hcr"lnr mach greater II late.
Leading Iuriuicr> %! In" Democracy,
"r'''ur th"r !ntSr already indicated views
E,viah.e 10 tIr nomination III Mr.. Greeley
-! bJ.ttnrI" OF hu,. arr never - bind ~ 10
IA. uiEui- 10 perceive the Intense suspense
i'ad D. beginning L. hc felt among he pollli-
"a opponents nu that subject. 1leSe ana
"lirr r!rrnu.'I;u,. cannot bnt l,c iaiOiablc
!" III" political contamination which ' IT.
.'hLt conservatism WAS among the iii-t 10 lead
:" .''i' o."try 81, and which PROMISES, almost
"Ah"Ht doUbi. II end in the manner tilll
''.l >l&", ~ common with the majority oi
'"i'r!N3ilN": everywhere, 50 earnestly uc-
~lIr>.
AuA,>ty with exceptions destroying Inc
Tv'' nrtIliu, of general amnesty VIII
li"tt'iymH through before The al loulnTicht,
ant VIII, ~ "ntirs, III il does pass, be APP
proved ~ The President without delay.
Stlttii!'r >taid- ready, however, to introduce
IN, social equality dogma At every mention
"l an amnesty law, and this may even yel
prevent lhc passage Of any slt.l, act this Sos
SION unless hi- own friends Oh the school
'4EHH! theory refuse to acqltic-cc because
.! I@'r 81 going into the campaign without
Tue support 81 an amnesty law.
HE Cabinet session To-day, which was