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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-09-30

A New Yorker and his wife, who were
childless, and who had been. living
abroad for some years, were recently
capsized in a sail boat in the Medterra-
mean, and both drowned. They had
made their wills before quitting this
country, each leaving to the other, in
the event of death, their joint property.
amounting to about 100000, but had
made no further provision for the dis
posal Of their estate. Of course there
are. suntiry claimants here, and lawyers
have been employed to look after their
interests. The legal point is, Did the
wife or husband die first? II she, then
he would inherit, and all his posses-
sions 90 to his immediate relatives. II
he died before her, then she would in
herit, and the property descend tc her
relatives
There is no method Of determining
actually who was the survivor, and
there could have been very little differ
erence OF time in the death of either
Ii is srgued, on the one hand, that the
woman, being the weaker, would perish
the sooner; and, on the other, that the
man, in natural effort to save his wife
would be the first to perish, How this
subtle question can be settled, it is hard
to determine; but as 100000 depends
upon it, there will be an endless amount
of hypothesis, physiology, hygiene. and
hair splitting.-Ne,o York Letter.
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How O Great Failure Is AnnOun-
Ced i'm the Gold Room.

When the Presidents gavel dropped
again their tongues did not stop wag-
ging. Rap, rap, rap, went the resoun-
ding wooden hammer.
81 want you all to understand" said
the President, when partial quietude had
been gained, "that ! don't call you to
order without meaning it. Hold your
tongues"
The brokers laughed O little at this
and then grew soberly expectant as the
President held up note and prepared
to read it
"Owing to the widespread want Of
confidence caused by the failure of well
known firms" read the President, "and
the advances made by US to railroad
companies, upon which we can not i'm
mediately realize, we are unable to meet
the heavy demands upon us, and arc
compelled to announce our suspension.
The brokers breathlessly awaited tht
reading of the name signed to the note
The perfect silence was in striking con
trast to the previous uproar. After +:
pause, the President read out:
although we have NO unsettled busi
ness with your Board we take the OPP
portunity of thus announcing the facts.
Again the brokers, and with more
impatience, awaited the name
"Yours, respectfully" concluded thu
reader, "Fisk & Hatch'
A prolonged whistle from somebod,
was the first audible reception of tn,
startling news, and it was exactly ex
pressiye of the general astonishment-
The announcement of failures had beer
expected, but not of firm which ha(
been above the taint Of unsoundness.
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Sant0 Domingo,

PUERTO PLATO, Sept. S-The revolu-
ton against the government Of Presi-
dent Baez has assumed alarming pro
portions, and there is every prospect of
its speedy success. The towns of Monte
Christie and Guyaibin are in possession
of the Revolutionists, who are also in
close proximity TO Puerto Plata Great
confusion exists here, and numerous
families are preparing for flight Mar
tial law has been proclaimed, and an at
tack from Rcvolutionsts is expected.
The sudden change in favor of the
revolutionists was caused by General
Garcia, of the Bacz party, espousing
the revolutionary cause with 600 men.
The war cry Of the revolutionists is
"Down with the SHmana Convention
and Baezw There is every, reason to
believe that the rising will not injure
business, as the revolutionary party
promise to abstain from prosecuting any
one, and gay their only object is to Sc
cure the removal from power of Presi
dent Baez
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-09-30

The value of land affected the rate of
interest in former times. The number
of years at which the rent of real estate
would pay for its purchase, was the test
applied to the value Of money for gen.
eral uses.
The question Of the taxation Of weiss
beer, hitherto exempted, is under con-
sideration by the law officers of the In
ternal Revenue Bureau, with proba-
bllity of decision recommending the
imposition of tax Of 81 per barrel.
The wsges of the freedmen in Virgin
ia, as farm lahorers, range from S12 to
Sl5 per month and board, or 25 per cent
more to board themselves. For haying,
81 so per day, and work from sun to
sun harvesting SO to 50 so, work from
six 70 six.
The enormous proportions of the lum-
ber trade of Canada are indicated by the
fact that the Ottawa Valley provided du-
ring the past season 100,000,000 feet of
sawed deals, and 285, 100000 feet of saw
ed boards. and the St Lawrence Valley
225 100000 feet of sawed deals, and $50,
|000,000of sawed boards.
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The DnanaeS, Mndncs.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 Special Or
der, No. l23,issued by General Scofield,
commanding the Department of Colum
hia, dated Portland, Oregon, September
10, is as follows:
"The commanding officer at Fort
Klamath, Oregon, is commanded to
cause the sentences Of the military
commission in the cases Of Captain
Jack, Black Jim, Boston Charley,
Schonchin, Barcho alias Oneeye jim,
aud Slotuck alias Cox Modoc, Indian
captives, to be duly executed, in accor.
dance with the Presidents order, ss
promulgated in General Court Martial
order 80, War Department, Adjutant
Generals Office, Washington, August
%, 1873, at Fort Klamath, Oregon, on
the third of October, 1873, between the
hours of ten a. m, and 2 p. m, of that
day. The receipt of this order will be
acknowledged by telegram, and its exc.
cution by letter"
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From the Republican, 25th inst.

The burnt District of Kennonsburg
has not been rebuilt.
Several new houses are in course of
erection in Sarahsyille, and some Of the
old ones are being put in repair.
Sarah Porter, an aged lady, died of
apoplexy, at the residence of her son,
VIM, Porter, in Olive township, on the
23d inst.
A three months old calf sold by L. F
Foote to S. G Wilson, of Brooklield
township. weighs 460 pounds. The calf
is from the celebrated McCune stock.
The frost, last Saturday night, done a
great deal of damage to corn and tobac-
co planted in the valleys. On the upland
neither crop is as yet injured.
Joseph Marks, who was sent to the
Dayton Lunatic Asylum, some time ago
from this county, died at that place on
the 22d inst after short illness.
A three months old pullet belonging
to Joseph Wilson, of Summerfield, as
tonished its owner by commencing tc
lay eggs at this early age. For forty
days she has kept the work up and nc
telling when it is going to stop.
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PrOSnpcting.

Some hopeful fellows are digging for
silver on Piney Fork of Cap.ina, in
Wayne township. AT present there are
four men at work, at the base Of steep
hill, and to an observer it locks as
though water course may have been
there. The workmen have made hole
eight feet square and twenty feet deep.
The ground is like the slate above a
coal vein, but yesterday workman in
formed our reporter that they struck a
material so hard as to almost defy the
drill, and it is below this that they ex
pect suceess.-BdrnesrHle Enterprise
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Noble County Htenas.
[From the Sneotator. 9th inst.i

From the Spectator, 25th inst
The litigation of our county is on the
increase Fifty six new suits have been
entered for trial, at the next October
term.
Mr.. John Wilson, of Brooktield town.
ship,has just completed the construction
of an elegant mansion, at cost Of 81,
600, erected on the site Of former
dwelling of his that was burned last fall
One of the "oldest inhabitants" says
the late crisis reminds him of the smash
ing up of the Fur Bank, which flourish
ed near Carlisle, this county, forty-fve
years ago. The deposits consisted of
coon, fox, 'possum and muskrat skins,
and everything went on swimmiEgly un-
til some rascals made "run' on the
bank, with well executed counterfeit,
which sent the concern where the wood
bine twineth." The counterfeit consisted
in sewing coon-taiIs on 'possum skins
and selling them for coon skins.
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TaaE SPECTATORS PAyaC.
Scenes im The Stock Exchange.
from the Herald of the 20th.l


Here it was the tragedy and farce Of
the day were enacted Such frantic,
believing crowd was never seen in the
widest days of the war Che Stock Elk.
change has noble altitude Of interior,
great vaulting roof, that springs upward
to a focal point in the middle of the cell
ing with strength and grace not often
seen so happily blended. Over the ex-
pansive surface of the ceiling brilliant
flourish Of colors in renaissance design
is spread. In the center of the ceiling is
4 cluster of gas jets, and yesterday they
Illuminated the dull and murky atmos.
phere with golden light At the end
opposite the Presidents desk i3 o gallery
for the public.
There are no seats, and it is we'll there
are not, for the pressing, eager thrOng Of
spectators that bent forward to view the
counterfeit Of PandemOnium on the floor
would have broken b3nches of cast iron
had they stood in the way. Behind the
raised desk stood the President of the
Board, Mr. Wheelock, in snowy shirt
front and neck tie, his strong tenor voice
ringing out ever AMI anon over the war
ring tumult of sounds beneath and
around him. at either side of him were
several dcmure gentlemen seated at cler-
ical duties, and two large blackboards
stood of to the right and left, bearing in
chalk marks the figures Of incassantlv
fluctuating stock quotations. Telegraph
wires connecting the Exchange with a
thousand Indicators throughout the city
led into the great hall, and the figures, big
with pregnant meaning to many, were
momentaIily flashed far and wide. On
the vide capacious floor, unobstructed by
pillars or furniture, save one small table
whereon large basket Of flowers rested,
the wild mob of brokers and brokers
clerks surged to and fro, filling theim
mense space above them with reverbera-
ting sounds of most unearthly melody.
The floor is portioned off to twenty diff
ferent groups. Here we have one tossing
New York Central to and fro in this cor
ner. Near by is another bowling over
the mercurial fate of Wabash. North
west is jumping up and down, as afiic-
ted with St Vitus' dance. In the middle
of the floor is Rock Island, going down
like burned out rocket and springing up
again like lark Pacific Mail is beaten
with 4 club in remote corner Harlem
is rising like silk balloon inflated with
pure hydrogen. Other stocks are going
up and down and all is extreme noise and
confusion worse confounded. The roar
Of voices is like the tumult Of the sea in
midwinter on lee shore of coral rocks,
and it is heard family in the street as it
rises and issues through open doors and
windows. The spectators stand aghast.
The initiated apprehend every instant a
| fight among the mob They square off
at each other; they shake their heads !;
they scream and yell and violently fling
their arms around, till the whole scene is
that of be6lam and pandemonium, Black
wells Island and Reddy the Blacksmith,
broke loose and struck with lightning
Yesterday was truly great day in the
Stock Exchange, and it is to be hoped we
may never look upon it's greatness again.
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sgA good story is told in connection

sgA good story is told in connection
with the run on the Union Trust Compa-
ny on Fri lay. A long line Of people
were waiting to draw their money out of
the institution. An excited individual
offered hoy representing a commercial
house $50 for his place in the line, and af-
terward increased the bid to 300 The
boy, loyal to his employers. would not
sell his place for the tempting offer. A
man ahead of him, however, responded,
and said that he would sell his place for
5000 The money was paid him imme-
diately, and the place was given up. AS
he walked sway he said to friend, "Let
us take drink; l had only 500 in that
concern, and think | have come out a
little ahead"
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County Correspondence.
Written for The Spirit of Democracy ]
Br0ml Perry Township.
ANTIOCH, OHIo, Sept. 26, 1875

ANTIOCH, OHIo, Sept. 26, 1873.
iiD. SPIRIT: Local news from this
quarter very scarce Eealth Of town
and community improving. Business
lively considering the time Of year.
j. . X Hubbard, our city carpenter,
is completing two story frame dwell
ing and grocery store room, for Mr
Payton Beaver, which will a9d to the
good looks of that erd of town. NJ
Hubbard has put up several new bull
dings this summer soma of which were
on the river An evidence of a good
and speed workman, that he is.
That prince Of good fellows" and
enterprising merchant, f. NJ. Amos
starts for Baltimore and Philadelphia
next week, to lay in lis fall and winter
stock. Look out for cheap goods in
Antioch about 10th of October.
Farmers busy trying to save their to
bacco Some frosted. Midst of corn
cutting. Apples rotting on trees. More
anon, from your REPORTER
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from the Daily Register.l
Wheeling Cattle Market.
September 2

september II.
CATTLE-The arrivals during the
week include 16S head, most of which
were better than ordinary offerings
They were sold at 2 Is per cwt. for in
ferior to common and 4 90 for prime
and choice
SHEEP--The sales Of sheep have
been larger than for q month previous
and amount to 112 head for the week.
Thirteen head of scalawags sold for
Is 90 the lot. The better grades
brought O0a3 25 per cwt
HOGS-The demand for first class
hogs for butchcring is very active, and
all that have been offered have been ia.
ken at once. Sales of 80 head at 5 90
per cwt
CALVES-There is fair demand
for good veal calves among the butch
ers. Sales of 80 head at from 00,to-;
s 90 according to size and quality. :
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Fatal StlOOtivag ARRAY TN Missouri
-.0Ae Killed and Three svOun-
Alien and NNCGnNle.

ST LOUIS, September "a Allen is
on the street to day, without q mark,
while McCoole keeps his bed, suffering
from the terrible beating he received
yesterday. He presents a sorry face,
and the cuts en- his left cheek and lips,
and loss Of teeth, will disiigure him for
life.
Aliens next fight, with Ben Hagan,
of Pittsburgh, for $500, is already
posted, and is to take place near this
city in five weeks. The sporting men
here tender him benefit TO morrow
night Aliens share of the contest
yesterday was 81 $50 Allen and Ha-
gan signed articles tonight.
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aS%Robert C,anoIe Jr form

ng Robert CrangIe, Jr,, formerly a
resident of this township, died OF vel.
low fever al Shreveport. La, on the
l4th inst. The deceased had resided in
Shreveport about year, where he was
engaged in the produce business in con
neclion with his younger brother. Rob
ert visited his parents in this township
about six weeks ago; he was then in
robust health, lut he fell among the
first victims of this terrible disease
which takes the strongest with the fec
bic ard inlirm --BellaUe Independent.
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william 0rt0n's Explanation Of
the Panic.
From the Tribune of the soth.

From the IrIDune OF the .VIn
The reporter pursued his way down
Wall street, and soon covered with his
umbrella the immaculate hat of the
witty and sagacious President of the
Western Union Telegraph Company
"How is Western Union?" asked the
reporter. "Sixty-seven atlast accounts y
calmly replied the undauuted admins
tiator, apparently undismayed by the
wreck of stocks and the crush of secu-
rites.
"How is this to eEd 2"
81 might tell you better at three
O'Clock"
"Perhaps youcan tell me now how
it begun?"
"Young man, you probably read
4115vps ruures at sCnooI. De yop re.
member that one about the friendly
bear who was so fond of certain her
nit that he could not bear to see his
rest disturbed by small but exaspera
ting fly that lowered above the hermit's
nose and refused to shoo2 So he got
a hcgc stone and let fly at the insect,
with consequences disastrous to the her
nit The Treasury Department is act
uated by the best Intentions toward the
public. 1t saw the public annoyed by
small but nimhle gold-bug, and tried
10 smash him. You see the result! The
public is feeling for what is left of it
face, and the gold-bug is said to be un
usually happy o-day. H9c fa6uld do
cet-if any one is willing to be taught
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The EcCO0R-vfnfern DICE.
CHley,

To the Editor of tht Missouri Republican:
Your Washington special Of the 18th
contained what purported to be an expla-
nation of the affray between the late Gen.
McCook and r P. Wintermute, which re-
suited in the death of the former; in
which the difficulty is stated to have had
its origin in Wiutermute's opposition to
the reappoint,hent of Gov Burbank as
Governor of Dakota Such was not the
case. There are two parties in Dakotah
as well as elsewhere, viz: the ''ins" and
the ''outs." Gen. McCook being Secre-
tary of that Territory, was classed with
the former, and Wintermute being out,
wanted to getin, and was an applicant for
McCook's place The difficulty grew out
of charges preferred against McCook by
Winsermute while attempting to get the
appointment for himself.
A FRIEND OF MCCooK
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STATE NEWS,
Married in Hartford, Licking County,
Z. l. Graves, aged S3,to Mrs. Baker, r,aged

Married in Hartford, Licking County,
G. L Graves, aged S3,to Mrs Baker, ged
72.
4 serious accident occurred at Athens
the night of the 23d inst. Mr.. L. w,
Brown, former Clerk of the Court, while
dreaming that his little son was in dan
ger, sprang to his assistance and went
through a window, failing distance of
twenty feet to the pavement. His iniu
ries are thought to be fatal.
David Brown, who llilel his wife in
FairyieW, OH the 18Th inst, appeared for
trial, Monday afternoon, when his attof
ney waived the preliminary examination
and he was recognized to appear at the
next term Of Court in the sum of $1,000,
in default Of which he was committed to
the Guernsey County Jail
Last Tuesday morning, F. G. Hanson,
keeper Of the Toledo City Park, entered
the pen in which two elk belonging to the
city were kept, when he was almost inn
mediaLely attacked by the larger of the
two animals. The onslaught was so un-
expected that he was knocked down be-
fore he could defend himself, and receiv-
ed some severe bruises about the chest
and shoulders, as well as disIocatcd an
kle.
The Zanesville Courier of the 18th
says: For several days young woman,
living on Fourth street, has been unable
to speak above whisper-in short, had
'lost her voice" She was induced by
friends to try the effect Of electricity, ,and
applied to aphysician skilled in manipu
lating the ''lightning" Strange to tell
she had not been under treatment more
than five minutes when there were signs
of her voice returning, and at the expira
ton Of twenty minutes cure was actu
ally effected, and the young lady went or
her way rejoicing.
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The Fox Ea4nsing Challenge Ac-
copied.

Some weeks ago challenge was is
sued by Messrs. Taylor,Suit and others,
of Prince Georges county, Md, offer
ing fox chase to the world for wager
OF 100000, which has been accepted
in card by Mr. g. Sneed, Of Grant
vile, North Carolina, in the New York
papers, who says that if a match be
made he will deposit the money or its
equivalent with the Merchants and Plan
ter's Bank Of Richmond, Va.
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pD- 1t is said that experience teaches
a dear school, but fools will learn in no
other" 1t seems, however, that even
experience fails to instruct some people
The organs of the spectators are
raising dismal howl because the Treas
ury Department disbursed ten or twelve
millions in the purchase of bonds to al
lay the panic occasioued by the recent
crash among the brokers in the East
They are predicting the direst calamities
as a result of what they call an imitation
of the currency.
1t is easy for professed political econ
omists to set among their musty books
and prove that there is q superabund-
ance of currency in the country. Why
do they not exercise little common
sense, and come out into the country to
see whether there is teo much currency
or not?
To our homespun views Of political
economy this appears like q plain prop
osition: No legitimate business can af
ford to pay ten or twelve per cent inter.
est; but all the money in the country
does not supply the demand for it at ten
to twelve per cent interest If this does
not prove that there is not sufficient
amount of currency in circulation, then
we cannot understand the logic of facts
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Boston Wool market.

September 24-The demand for wool
has fallen off owing to financial troub-
les in New York, and the transactions
were small. Treble extra and pick lock
Ohio and Pennsylvania, 60a65c; double
extra do, 54a55c; medium and extra,
50a53c; Wisconsin and Michigan
feeces, 47a5lc; combing and delaine
fleeces scarce and higher prices expect,
ed, but now quoted 55a65c.
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Whether just now, on the eve of
an important election, Democratic
newspaper is better employed in stirring
up and parading petty personal sqnah-
bles, or in laboring for the success of
the party and its principles,is a question
which We have no right to decide for any
paper but our own.
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Questions for Conscience $.

-Four or five Republicans of Woods.
field, met one day last week, and placed
in nomination county ticket.
To these gentlemen we want to put q
pointed, direct question, for them to al,
swer TO their own consciences: Did not
at least three of your number (Which is
a majority vote in the Democratic Con
vention, and thereby pledge themselves
to vote for the nominees of that Con :
vention2 H.,
Once m orc, gentlemen, plainly and
squarely. is not this action of yours bad
faith?
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WASHINGTON. Sept "a The Secre-
tary of the Treasury this morning sug.
gested to the President that the pur-
chase of bonds, now being made, cease
when the Sl2,000,000 have been pur
chased. He says the Treasury cannot
furnish all the currency that frenzied
people may want, and that the Treasury
must be kept strong so that it may be in
condition to assist commerce after the
financial crisis passes.
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EgMr. SrRAGUE, our own pct Salary
Grabher, will watch with much interest
the election in this district,to see whether
his little steal has hurt his party or not
Every vote for the party which elected
him will be naturally regarded by him
as an indirect Endorsement.
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Spain.

MADRID, September % President
CASTELAR, has had an important confer
ence with Marshal Serano and Admira
Topete, the result of which is represen
ted to be most favorable to the country
The Bank Of France has agreed tc
advance 100,000,000 francs to the Span,
ish Government.
General Nouvilas has been appointed
President of the Supreme Council o
War; General Pavia, Captain General
of Madrid and General Jouvelay, Cap
tain General of Cuba, vice General Piel.
tain, who is recalled.