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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-02-27
On the War.

In a recent number of Southern
magazine Gen. Beauregard comments
Upon the siege Of Charleston and Grants
last Virginia campaign. In regard to the
attack of the monitors upon Fort Sum
ter he is evidently of the opinion that il
failed chiefly because it was undertaken
in the daytime instead of at night:
We had great doubts as TO the impen.
ding result, and Twas always of the un.
qualified opinion that, if the enemy
iron-clad feet made night attack
against Forts sSumter by coming within
sufficiently close range to see the fort,
which was a large and elevated object,
and yet not be seen from the fort, the
latter would certainly be silenced or de-
stroyed in the course of few nights
@ilhoatserions injury to the monitors,
aud the channel to Charleston and the
harbor would have been open to them
after having removed the torpedos plac.
ed at the entrance. ii.G.
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TRADE AND TRAFFIC.

One Maine lumberman has two hun
drcd and forty yoke of oxen employed
this winter.
+ Nelaton, the great French surgeon,
once received $4,000 for performing a
surgical operation
In Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, it is an.
nounced on q shingle nailed to Tree in
front Of dwelling, that this houce is
fore scaili.'
A New Bedford gent has cleaned 996
trout from 900 eggs.
Buenos Ayres imports our alarm bells
for her shops
There are I1,570 school houses in
Ohio.
GAINESVILLE wants new court house,
Over a million lock S are turned ont
annually by one Pittsburgh factory.
Sweet Au!purn, loveicst village up in
Maine, cxudes IS, 100000 worth Of shoes
q year
Chicago. which was lately SO warm,
! is paying Sli ton for coal. ga
! Gen. W. B. Thomas, Of Philadelphia,
J has grist mill which turns out 1900
! barrels of -four day.
The number of mercantile failures in
the United States during 1871, is report
ed at 2,01G, the aggregate amount of liza
bilities being sS5,252, ,000 In 1870 there
were 3,55l failures
! Britain's annual revenue off liquor is
S130,0O0,000
! The town of Lawlew, Iowa. which
three years ago was q patch of hazel
brush, shipped 100000 pounds OF
railroad freight last year.
A Connecticut man has contracted al
Tecumseh, Michigan, for $4,000 feet OF
Eastwood lumber. He says he is going
to make mouse traps.
About one half of the herring and sal
mon caught. BY New Foundlauders come
Ito the United States. s-
/ Constantinoplc imports matches from
America. '-h's +--e
Clarified beef suet is the English sub
! stitute for butter. "a
A locomotive uses forty five gallons o.
water per hour, 4a5N +,
The poorsStuve manufacturers are
soon to have a convention to consider
the propriety of raising their profits
Canada-soon to be ours-exportet
$21 100000 worth of lumber in 1870.
| Four thousand pounds of pickcre
were extracted from a Wisconsin lake il
two weeks. = iS' - -,
The wool manufacturing industry o
England mbracesr i, 0tactories, I0, ,46:
carding machines, and 35S combing ma
chimes.
A new style of railroad has been con
tstructed III Assyiia. It, has single raj
with springs on either side pressing
against it, to preserve the balance. Tit
cost is from $50 to $500 a mile.
The cotton manufacture of Fail River
Mass, is expanding at rapid rate
, New capital to~the amountof about 5 l6
, 100000 has been invested, and 20 ney
, nils have been started.
t A company are putting up large fac
| tory in Fairfield, Conn and will shortl,
r engage in the building of carriages mad
entirely of India rubber, except in til
axles and tires. A decided superiorit,
is claimed for the material over wood.
: The new furnace of the Zanesvlil
Iron Company is one OF the largest an
most successful establishments Of tn
class in the United States.
r An enterprising New York street pee
: der sold in New Haven, last week, owe
. 4. 900 phologranhs ofEisk and Mans
+ field IT =
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-02-27

Ry Mile. Sassi. of the Crook, is do
ing the nastiest thing on the stage get
heard of To Shiny, creepy tune she
slides up to an urn of flowers and drags
therefrom hideons, cussed snake. She
shakes the torpid wretch until he slow
ly unfolds himself,runs his fol'ky tongue
out, aud wags his scaly tail in long me-
ter fashion Then Sassi dances and
winds the clammy worm about her
neck; and if there's man in the au-
dience wholwants TO make her acquain-
tance after that exhibition, it's some
man that owns an ana conda and wants
to have itteducated I'm happy to add
that Saturday the snake bit her band,
and it was red and inaamed ht night,
though, as the serpent's fangs have been
unfortunately drawn, it is not likely to
prove dangerous.-Ne,c York Letter.
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Fighting Hurricane with n
Feather.

The Radicals elected to the office Of
Lieutenant Governor of this State, q
stupid, erraiic, unprincipled party tool,
who is without one qualification for the
place, and who has not eren the merit oi
wanting to DO right. Fer some of his
iniQuitous, If not infamous, rulings the
Democrats have branded him as he dc.
served.
This man happens to be q German
whcreuPon the Radical papers in fall
chorus eSelaim that the Democrats stis
matize Him because ho is a DHtchman
endeavo,ing hy this s!ratasem to array
against the Democratic party the NJ
tional pride of the Germans.
Tbs artiIice is rather TOO Transparent
to accomplish its object
In the United States Senate there la:
been progressing for week one of ;he
siormiest discussions that body has
known Tor years. The charge has been
made, in effect, that while The Radica,
leaders were so proFuse in their sympa-
thy with Germany in its late war. the
Radical administration was violating on,
neutrality laws by furnishing enormou:
supplies Of arms and ammunition tC
France. SUMNER and ScRUEz are siren
uously endeavoring TO have this charge
Investigated, while the administratio OF
Senators are employing all their energies
to stlfle investigation.
| The effect which this discussion and
the facts it brings to light have upor
our German citizens may be inferred
from these paragraphs from pape
printed in German, the Ne,o Yorket
JouiNol:
"ft cannot he denied that during til,
Franco Prussian war the United State.
we're an arsenal for France nay, more,i
cannot be denied that our Governmcn
not only furnished arms to France, bu
was that country's patron, just as En-
gland was the abettor OF the South dur
ing the late civil war. = Tit
administration was furnishing lis arm.
for the destruction Of our friends an(
relatives on the other side of the ocean
IL Many thousands more of th1
sons of the land Of our birth we're fore
ed to die on the bloody fields Of France
than otherwise might have died, an,
Grant and his party are answerahle fo
this"
German citizens are firing up with in
dignation at this evidence of perfidy il
the Administrations And that wretchet
little fraud in pretending that the Demo
Gratis denounce MUELLER because he i
a Germans simply feather with whicl
the Radicals are attempting to beat bacl
the tempest Of German indis nation
which is rising against them.
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The ConssitutIonaI Conven,ior

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. r2I.-To-
day, in Committee of the Whole, with
J. Monroe Jackson of Wood in the
chair, have had under consideration the
report of Mr.. Raymond, Chairmans cf
the Committee on Legislative DteIpart-
ment, basing the State representative Of
counties on a population Of six. thous-
and and eight, and constituting sixty
five Delegate. Representatives in the
State in place of forty FIVE, as provided
/ in the present Constitution; the term of
Office for Senators four, and Delegates
two years; disqualifying as members of
the LEGISLATURE persons holding lucra.
tive offices of the State, United States
or foreign governments, Membersgof
Congress, salaried officers of railroads,
Sheritfs, Constables. Recorders, Clerks
of Courts, and ministers of7the Gospel
or priest Of any religious denomination.
Esfhe disqualifying of ministers of the
gospel is eliciting considerable CON-
ment, and will cause warm discussion
ewhea reached in the Convention. The
{. report OF the Committee iseconsidered
as well-matured and discreetly drawn
in reference to the many Intricate and
difficult points connected with the sub
!ject matter Of providing for the State
Legislation. - q
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Eiue Daya.

" "cdLesd y and Thursday, the 18th
and 18th inst, were blue days for the
GRANT administration in Congress. It's
corruption caught it in both branches
from Democrats and Republicans alike.
II the House Of Representatives
Mos&fs. MORGAN, Cox, BECK and
NISLAcK laid bare the rascalities Of the
Navy Department, and showed that mil.
lions upon millions had been spent by
the department, outside the appropria.
tlOES ty Congress and in violation OF
law. which had Leen received from the
sales Of vessels and other naval material
! and which had not been accounted for
AS nigh as fifty and hundred millions
had thus hcon thrown away, it WAS csti
mated, snd yet according TO The speech
OF Mr.. HALE, Republican, from Maine
there WAS nothing 10 show for it. In
the course of his remarks Mr.. SWAMI, OF
MARYLAND, stated that in case of wal
there merc not SiT ceSSets IN tie ndrg thai
/ c0utd DC relied on, and he felt conrinced
there 'coS atnreSent imminent danger q
'cGr. The administration side seemed
somew!b bat c0wed at the demonstration
and rot being able to anwcr it, did not
dare to vote against an inquiry, but nj.
lowed Mr. BECK's resolution 10 pc
Though calling on the Navy Depart
mFnt to show its hand. The way tht
administration pack the navy yards tc
carry the elections wss brought to fui
view hy the debate
In the Senate, SUMNER and SCnrRz
arraisnsd the Administration for its SALE
OF war In&trij; to tie French during
the Franco German war as violation O.
neutrality The debate brought out twC
facts prominently; first, that the Secre
ltary of War sold arms to the Frenci
Government through lis agents and il
J violation of our neutrality laws; ans
second, that the French Governmen
paid out two millions two hundred thou
sand dollars for these arms more thai
was received or accounted for hv ou
Government Neutrality laws were Vi
olated in order that the military rims
might have opportunities to steal. Tn,
debate came up Oh Mr.. Summers reso
luton to investigate the sales of arms
which correspondent describes as hav
ing fallen on the Radical Senators lik,
"pouring shovel full Of hot coal int,
nest OF sAakes." IS
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a British View,

New YORK, February 81 The Lon
don Telegraph, of the 10Th, says tha
the Treaty Of w sshington, as, interpre
ted by Americans, is an unconditiona
surrender, such as is only extorted a
the point of the victor's sword. Thi:
is plain, natural and manly groundfol
rejecting IS intolerably absurd the
American demand. England is unaui
nous in rejecting the treaty in its Amer
lean sense No section OF the people is
in favor Of accedins to the United
States demand.
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Weodsleid. Feb. 21, 1879.
The Situation, After Three Years
Z 1Gf the Grant Standardization.

The civil service srotten 10 the core,
and every touch and turn OF the nrobe
OF Investigation discloses astounding
s corruption. Extravaganza and veuality
abound IN the public Departments. The
American flag is driven from the ocean,
and our commerce pays larger monthly
tribute to England, than all the taxes
which led to the War of Independence
Retrenchment aud economy arc scented
by party which holds power by means
Of enormous expenditures. Four hun
dred millions Of taxes arc annually ex-
torted and paid into the Treasury, while
an hundred millions more are stolen in
she process of collection. Frauds, de-
falcations, swihdling and robbery auda
ciou.ly afrout honest merit, and -eyel
With impunity in high places.
These appalling facts are notorious,
and they are far,from revealing the ac
tusl condition of tlliags Aside from
the positive injury which they infict, the
national character at home and abroad is
degraded by their liberation. Hence is
it that the people have SO earnestly de-
manded a thorough reform. and the
adoption OF such measures as would af
ford some relief from the CALLING and
outrageous tariff, which now paralyzes
industry, checks enterprise, impoverish-
Is labor, and appropriates the vast re.
sources of the country, to augment the
wealth Of accumulated capital
The Radical party has set its face
against any substantial redress for these
grievances, and, in order to exclude the
last hope OF remedy, has decreed an adj
j)urnment six weeks earlier than the ac-
eepted time since 1866. And, to carry
ont this programme more effectively, the
appropriation bills, which are usually re.
served for the closing days of the ses'
sion, are thrust forward with unseem.y
haste and pressed in both branches, SC
that when the supplies have been sccur-
ed, the resolution, which is new restins
in the Committee of Ways and Means
may be sprung upon the House, and fore
sTdown under the gag of the previous
question,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-02-27

Mrs. Laura Fair has received her doc
tors bill, OF which the following is Q
copy: Laura ID Fair to j. b. Trask
DR.. For visits and unusual detention
and medical advice for ninety days, com
mencing December 90, 1870 and ending
March 2S, 1871, at SIS per day, $3.50
For constant and unusual attention both
day and night during her trial, wherein
she was charged with murder, commenc.
ing March II, 1871, and ending April
26, 1871, twenty nine days aud nights, al
$50 day, $l4jG For visits and IN
usual detention for each and every day
from April 26, 1871, to, May Is, 1871,
sixteen days, at SO per day, s240, TO.
tai SO ,040.'
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-02-27
Congressman Lew. Campbell,

Says he is getting tired Of the constant
annoyance to which he is subject by
certain people in his district insisting
upon contesting his seat, and that he
will pay no further attention to them
He says, however, that he has firmly de,
cided to prosecute to the full extent OF
the law several prominent Republicans
in Ohio whom he says he can prove TO
have procured votes by bribery and
corruption in favor of General Schenck,
his competitor.
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Pos1-EaSter Tactics.

The Ohio Radicals have called their
Stale Convention for the 9th Of March.
The federal officials who control the
party machinery want GRANT endorsed,
and they fear, from the breaking down
condition of the administration, that
some months later the. growing orposi-
ton might be too strong for them.
There seems to be concerted effort
to get first into the field all the States
which can be relied upon to favor
GRANTS denomination.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-02-27
CuIcAGo, February 2o.-The nar

CHICAGO, February 2Q,-The party of
Japanese now at Salt Lake City expect
to leave fer the East tomorrow IN a
special train. The last trains through
were on the way several weeks. There
is diversity of opinion among the pas
sengers who have reached Salt Lake and
San francisco as to whether the officers
OF the railroad are deserving of censure
for the long delay.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-02-27

ECoi. FoRNEY has sent in his resig,
nation as Collector Of the Port Of Phil
adelphia-becsuse sit interfered with his
Independence as Journalist" - Ke,fet-
Ia Register, and a hundred other Radi-
cat papers. g.
Now if GRANTS peculiar kind of civil
service reform does not exact cringing
devotion to his personal fortunes in re-
| turn for federal positions, how could
FoRNEr's holding an Office interfere With
his independence Is not all that We
have charged of postmaster servility
plainly implied in the above paragraph !?
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A Disgus,ed King.

PARIS, February 2l.-The Gaulois
newspaper this morning says King
Amadeus of Spain is disgusted with the
nngoyernableness of the Spanish peo
pie, and has urged his father-in law ,Kiau
Victor Emmanuel of Italy, to sanction
his abdication. The Gaulois further
says Emmanuel counsels patience.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-02-27
The Kind OF mem who Favor
Grant.

New York, February 2l.-A Colum-
bia, South Carolina, dispatch says that
the election of delegates to Philadelphia
National Convention by the Republican
State Convention, last night, resulted in
the choice Of seven white men and sew.
en- colored men, all of whom, with q
single exception, are Office holders.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-02-27
The contested Election case.

HARRISBURG, Pa, February 2l-J
drawing committee this morning in
the GrayMeClure contest, the result
showed four Democrats and three Re.
pnLlieahs, thus giving the committee to
Colonel Mcclure, the contestant. This
is considered q triumph for the Reform
party, as the decision of this committee
is final, there being no review or con-
.hrmation by the Senate @
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-02-27
Emperor William of Germany

has presented his nephew, the Gar oi
Russia, with the original plan of the
Prussian campaign against France, writ
ten, in General Moltke's own handwri.
ting, Immediately after the declaration
of war against France. The Gar re
ceiyed it with the acknowledgment that
he considered it the most precious doc
ument that he could place among the
Imperial collection of celebrated auto
graphs.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-02-27

GB Some three years ago much ex
citement was caused throughout Ger
many by the murder Of Countess Chor,
iusky by her husband, the Count, aided
by his accomplice and former mistress,
named Julia Ebergenyi. The criminals
were tried, and were sent to the State
prison for twenty years The Count,
however, became insane immediately af-
ter the trial, and was sent to the lunatic
asylum of Erlangen, where he recently
died. His female accomplice is still in
the penitentiary, and is in good health.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-02-27
TEXAS
Capfas Serv ed 0Ea Governor Davis
E --His ExCellency's Reliance Up.
a On the Powers at Washington 10
Save EEsEn.

NapfaS Serv ed Oh governor DaVlS
--His ExCellency's Reliance Up.
OLE the Powers at Washington 10
I Save Him.
+ New ORLEANS. Feb, 29.-The Calves
ton News special from Austin says Mar
shal Furrel went to Gov Davis this NOR
ming and presented a capias from the
Federal Court, and asked il he would
submit to arrest The Governor said:
"Sir, you will hear ia day or two from
tile Department Of Justice at Washing
ton. You will govern yourself accord
inely. Sir, yoa may keep your capias.
The National Government will protect
me" Thus the case rests. fIsXT
There is considerabletalk among the
Governors partisans about receipt be-
! ing found; said.to have been given a
member of the grand jary for bribery in
a tobacco case some time ago. The in
tention is to cast odium on the grand
jury. The receipt is believed to be a
forgery. The Governor and other off.
cials seem to fear the coming investiga
tion. Coy. E. NJ. Pease and Judge
Richard Coke are the attorneys for the
prosecution, and announce that they are
ready for trial. The defendants seem to
prefer delay. Judge novall allowed the
District Attorney to substitute Others
for.t the stolen indictments against Foun-
tain, whose case will be called to-mor.
/ row .,.s
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The Noble county Election.

The election in Noble County, on
Tuesday, the 9th day OF March, for mem
ber of the Legislature is of considerable
Importance. The candidates now, as
last October, are BENJAMIN F. SPRIeGs
and DAVID McGARRr.
Tile election of Mr.. SrRl6Gs would
be decided rebuke Of the high handed
proceedings by which he was ousted
while the election Of Mr.. McGARRl
would be an Endorsement Of that act
We do not believe that that action viii
be indorsed.
Our adyiccs are that Mr.. SpRIeGs':
majority viii efectually settle the ques
tion, as well as the petty rejoicings o.
thuse who lakored for his illegal eject
ment from his seat
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-02-27
swIn the testimony before the Con.

E-S In the testimony before the Con-
gressional investigating committee at
New Orleans, it was stated that the va
rious tax collectors of that city receiv-
ed yearly cmoluments as follows: First
District, $4,000; second district, $40
600, third district, $4,000, and fourth
district $4,000 Those offices may
well be considered ''fat takes and if
the labor attending them is no more
than is asserted by New Orleans parties,
it is no wonder that there is a little dif-
ficulty attending in political circles in
that section of country.
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In Pennsylvania the Rennhlicans b,v,

III OIIIoJ ''tIIIa IIIe hVpUUiICaNS nave
elected up to a recent date ffty-two del.
egates to their State, Conycntion. Oh
these, twentycight were for General
Hartrault for Governor. The ticket
likely to be fixed upon it, it is affirmed,
will be General Hartrauft, of Muptgom.
cry, for Governor, and Judge Williams,
OF Tioga county foy the Supreme Court.
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One Officer 20 SIX Men.

Mr.. Logan, Of Illinois, now in the
Senate, said in the House of Represent
atives: 1--WE have in tue navy. one pfli-
Ger to every six men; S5,000,000. goes
to officers, and S3,000,0OO to the men.
| desire 10 call the attention ofthe cour.
try to the fact that the taxes paid by the
people are being absorbed by men who
have no duties to perform whatever"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-02-27

The Cincinnati Commercials Wash
ington correspondent says:
"Senator Sherman deeply laments
that the administration Senators have
been led into this controversy, about
selling arms to the French. and says
that il the subject had been properly
handled, to start with, that Schurz and
Sumner could not have walked OFF with
so many honors."
And again:
'.The friends of the administration
deeply lament that they have no Senator
on the floor who is the equal OF Schurz
in debate
Instead Of lamenting their griefs in
detail, the friends of GRANT should
make lump job of it and lament that
they have to defend such lamentable
administration. ~
EE Senator ScHURz, in his speech in
tile United States Senate on the 10th
INST, SAID: fLs
"The Senator from Indiana { Morton
and the Senator from New York (Conk-
ling) were very sweet on the Germans
just now
In 1856 and 1856 they cursed the Ger
mans and favored a policy that required
residence of ttveaty.one years in the
United States before admitting them to
citizenship. And are now fighting
against resolution to investigate the
sale of rifles to the French, by the Ad-
ministration of GRANT, to shoot Ger
mas with. The Administration OF
GRANT has been an anscrupulous one
and INSCRIPTIONS characters are required
TO defend its action; but happily theil
efforts only weaken bad cause.
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I Senator MoRToN's attempted reply
10 Senator ScaUazs speech in the q. s.
Senate last week, was complete failure.
5 MoRTos INDUCED in, personal reflections
which were altogether foreign TO the
question, and tried to leave the impress
sion that Senator ScHUnz had been read
out of the Radical party.
OF course, the People understand that
whenever Senator is honest and favors
investigating the rascalities Of MoRroN,
GRANT and CoNKLIsG. that trio immedi.
aiely ring it through the country that he
is no longer member OF "our party ;"
bat that dodge has ceased to have any
effect. Senator ScHURz is q member OF
the Republican party, in good standing
with the people Of all parties, but not
with the corruptiouists Of the Admins
tration at Washington