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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-10-28
A Brave Hoy,

Anecdotes of the war, illustrating the
heroic element in the American charac-
ter are constantly coming to the surface,
but it is rarely one reads of greater dar
ing than in the incident related a few
days ago by Governor Letcher, of Vir
ginia He said that ir one Of the bat
ties below Richmond four flag bearers
bad been shot down,and call was made
for volunteer to carry the colors A
stripping took the torn standard. In a
few minutes the staff was snapped by a
shot. The boy sat down, unloosed a
shoe- string, aud tied it. He started in
front again. Another bullet splintered
the staff 1t was then fastened by the
other shoe string. He had hardly shook
the the folds out q second time when
down went the Dag. struck by ball =
The shoe strings had given out. He
unbuttoned his jacket, ripped his shirt
10 ribbons,and wrapped the broken rod
and carried the tattered ensign through
the fight. Governor Letcher said =
w hen they brought me the hoy, with
the shattered staff patched up with shoe
strings snd shirt, l made him an Officer
and gave him the best sword Virgins
had" The gallant fellow was from
Monroe county. He was killed in bat
| tla
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The Evang elical Alliance.

Henry Ward Beseher in the Christian
Union approves heartily of the Evan
gelical Alliance and its work, for, as he
saws, ''the Alliance is one of the land
marks of the worlds advancement to-
ward genuine Christian federation and
brotherhood. II is one of the agencies
that promote tlI;s advancement But
progress never fails to 60 beyond the
agencies that set it agoiog. and the time
will come when the Christian world shall
outgrow the Alliance. Each generation
thinks that it has attained the end Of
progress, or at least that its own ideal
is that end But every generation is
abort sighted Our horizon is not the
end of the world Beyond the partial
unity accomplished by the Evangelical
Alliance, there will come, in the fulness
of Gods time, broader fellowship and
profounder union of Christians
Meantime let US rejoice in what We have,
the more that it is the promise of that
which is to be-
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Cash Value Of tn. En,sran,s.

Since May. IS47, up to Thursday,
there have been landed at Castle Garden
5,260,357 persons, we'll nigh twice as
many persons as were in the United
States at the close Of the revolution Oi
these l,S63.430 were Irish, 1863, ,90O
were Germans, 65l ,272 were English, ,and
the remainder Of various other nation
alities. Eminent statisticians estimate
the average cash value of man at 81, /.
900; that is.if he could be sold he would
5e worth that much to the purchaser
The 5.25O,000 emigrants who have Ian.
dcd at Castle Garden are thus worth S5,-
250, ,0O0,Q00 That they are their own
owners make them of much higher value
even as property,to the country Again,
as estimated by Mr. Kapp, one Of ouI
former commissioners. each emigran'
brings on an average S75 in money Bu
as citizens and producers the value OF
emigration to the country is beyond al
statement in dollars and cents.
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g-There seems to be slight want OF
unity among the Republican brother
hood. NoYEs claims that the State was
lost to his party because DELANo, through
jealousy, prevented any outside assist
ance to the party. DELAHo claims that
MOVES wouldn't accept any outside aid
because he expected to win, and wanted
all the glory of the triumph to inure to
him and little AlrH HARr-NoYEs to go
tu the Senate and little ALpH to succeed
to the vacant Governorsbip.
1t seems that the Republican leaders
don't yet recognize the fact that Salary
Grabbing, Credit Mobiier and other cor
rnptions hal anything to do with their
defeat.
Nothing short of the Presidential elec-
tion Of 1876 will suffice to convince the
Republican leaders that "l,oaesty is the
hest policy
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Discharge Of Work men.

The evening edition Of the Baltimore
American, 2lst inst, has the following
in reference to. The discharge Of work
men at Mount Clare:
"The Baltimore and Ohio Company
gives the following as the number of men
discharged from its several shops at
Mount Clare: Foundry, 80 men; black
smith-shop, $50; machine, boiler, tin.
wheelwright, milwright, cabinet shops,
235; saw milI.car shops, paint shops and
upholsters, 100 men; making 555 in all
In this mornings American the number
discharged was stated at $50, which is
375 in excess of the figures furnished by
the company"
In this connection we mention that Is
men were discharged from the round
house in this city on Saturday, and it is
currently rumored that nearly 200 more
will lose their places at the rolling mill
to-day.
At Piedmont yesterday, It's men were
discharged, and % more will lose thei,
places in the shops to-day. The total
number at work in the shops prior to
these discharges was 4S4 Want of funds
is given as the reason for this action, land
the discharged men have not yet been
paid of. --Cumberland Times.
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EF The statement reiterated by many
Republican papers, that GRANT lost a
good opportunity for endcaring himself
to the people by not vetoiug the Salary
Grab bill, is very inaccurate.
In the first place, if GRANT had not
used his power as President to secure
the passage of the bill, it never could
have been passed. and therefore never
could have been vetoed.
In the next place, if he had vetoed the
bill after exerting all his inf hence to in
duce his friends to vote for it, he woult
have been guilty of dirty piece of dem
agogueism for which he would have beer
despised. - ~s~
GRANT is responsible for more than
signing the bill and thus making it
law: he is responsible for it's passage
Tor nothing in regard to it is better
knowasthan the fact tllsRbe i9r his per
sonal efforts It rever wo6ld nave passe'
Congress.
He lobbied the bill through Congress
and then approved it because it put on
hundred thousand dollars in his pocket
That fact is as immovable as Gibralter
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sCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The question is now discussing, with
little prospect of settlement, how birds
OF prey manage to maintain Mt times an
apparently absolute position of rest in
the air, Notwithstanding the wind. 1t
is in evidence there is no culver of the
wings and no movement by sailing for
considerable periods.
At the last convention of the Master
Car builders Association q committee
was appointed to prepare report upon
the subject Of car coupling. If they
do nothing more than collect statistics
of the number of people injured from
coupling cars, they will do great SER
vice, as they will thus draw public at
tention to subject that sadly needs it
The great telescope for the Washing
ton Observatory rapidly approaches
completion Tne object glass, 265 in
ches in diam, ter. was fiaished .arlv
a year ago and the mounting is now
we'll advanced. No pains are being
spared by the makers, Clark & Sons, OF
Cambridge, or by Prof Newcomb, who
superintends the work, to make the in
strument absolutely perfect. And when
finished it will undoubtedly be incom-
parably the finest in the world, as well
as the largest,
A young lady who makes all the fam.
lily soap gives the following recipe for
good cheap article: add to ten
quarts Of water six pounds of quick.
lime shell lime is bes,) J, and six pounds
of common washing soda Put all to-
gether, and boil for half an hour, and
let it stand all night to clear Draw of
the I've, and add to it one pound OF
common rosin, and seven pounds of ia,
(any fat will do) Boil thus for half ar
hour, then let it stand till cool, and cut
it into bars"
1t is stated that the Commission tc
make tests of the strength of steam
boilers and to investigate and report
upon the causes of boiler explosions, i:
left entirely upon its own resources fol
ideas and suggestions of scientific
character relating to the business anG
experiments intrusted to it. The Com
mission has sent circular letters to al
practical engineers and scientists in thi:
country, requesting such views, idea:
and suggestions as these gentlemen
might see ft to submit, but as vet nc
replies have been received by the Sec
retary Of the Commission at Washing
| ton.
Dr. Marini, who petrifed the corpse
of Mazzini so effectuallv, that it was
proposed to set up the body on the Cap
itol to save Italy the expense of q statue
has some curious things at the Vlenns
Exhibition One OF these is large
round plateau, consisting Of petri6ec
muscles, fat, sinews and glandular sub
stance, the surface having been planec
and polished until its face resembles
mar BILE. The mummi6ed specimens, al
30 exhibited, can he restored to thei
original size and elasticity by process
known only to DR. Marni Certificate
from Nelaton and other dis,ins ushet
surgeons are attached to the specimen
limbs, setting forth that the limbs il
qu. stion had for the satisfaction Of tn,
certifiers been restored to their orig
inai softne-s and p'iancv by Dr.. Marini
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Road Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that petition will
IN be presented to the Commissioners Of
Monroe county, Ohio, at their December sss-
sion, praying for the location and establish
ment of county road commencing for the
same at the top Of the Sunfsh Creek hill, in
the road leading from the Democracy school
house past Thomas Culbsrtson's and others
on the said creek; thence south through. the
land of Mary Jane Yoho to the land Of John
Mcmahon; thence through said land to the
land of Eljjah MoMahou;thsnoe through said
land to the land of Samuel L. Moonsy;thsnos
on the line between said AcNahon and Moo
nsy to the county road running through said
3. L. MONEYS farm; thence west along said
road to the mouth of an old lane; thence
s'uth along said lane through the land OF
John c. Hsnthorn, to pass near said Hem
ttorn's house, to the land of Thomas Mona
hon; thence through said land to iutersess
the Woods6eld and Ciarington road at or
near q tobacco-hoase on said land and road.
oct2S,7std. MANY PETITIONERS.
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from the Daily Register.I
Wheeling Cattle Market.

October 70, n
CATTLE-Receipts during the past
week foot up to 81 head. But few of
these were first class beef cattle, All
cattle bring 90 per cwt. The major
i:y of the offerings are medium to good
grades and brought 2 90 for inferior;
3 25 for medium and so for good
HOGS-Are arriving more freely and
are generally in fest class order. Sales
of l3l head at 60@5 90 are reported
at the Stock Yards. ee..sg
SHEEP-The offerings OF sheep are
limited, and operations are confined to,
bu chers Bnt 20 head were sold dur.
ing the past week at 4 25@4 SO.
LAMBS-The inquiry for lambs is.
good and all that Offer are sold Sales
during the week of 81 head at 90 each
are reported
CALVES-Sales OF Is calves at 4 00'
and . 90 each according to, size and'
quality
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Meeting Of the W est Virginia Leg
fks2tUre.
Especial Dispatch to the Registe,

Especial Dispatch to the Register.I
CHARLESTON, Oct. 20-Both branches
of the West Virginia Legislature mt,
and organized to-day.
Speaker Miller stated in his remarks
at the opening of the House of Dele
gates that the prompt passage of the
needed legislation and then speedy ad
journment were necessary to satisfy the
public expectation.
Gov. Jacobs message was feeble as
usual. He states that he accepted the
penitentiary decision because he did not
want to assert his rights at the expense
of the public peace.
A resolution was passed unanimously
in both Houses of the Legislature con
firmiug the award heretofore made by
the Commissioners OF Public Printing
giving Mr.. ii. S. Walker the contract.
There is good state of feeling among
the members and the indications point to
q short session. HAMPDEN.
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Noble County Items.
From tn. Republican. 2sa in.t.l


ooLD.-kooert Mckee mas SOFA MS
residence on North street, tms place. 10
Daniel Neuhaft for Sl,Soo.
A litter Of ten six-month old hogs,
owned by C. N Moore, of Beaver town
ship, weighs 1885 pounds.
An eighteen foot stalk of corn is the
result of the rich soit of the Beaver
Fork of Wills Creek.
A loaf ot tobacco GROWN Inv BENJAMIN
nnson Of S,ock townsl,;n il thirty.
n;ns ;nche. ,ono and twenty civ inches
in width
The Stanleyville school house near the
NJ. &P Road, was DESTROYED by fire, a
short time ago: the work of an incen
diary: loss $3.50.
M,ny Renub,;c.ns l.st f,l, .ecurof
,or Ia,s on Tho rasnIt nr Tho olec,inn -
.rh;, IT, Ell fam ~ o',;.a . ,,nr,hn. Of heor no.,,
,,o"o ,m san,d t, u.ts .ho;r uar into ,his TemnaT
"a.e ia, = 'C" C".,,,' .' H.. pan,,,Ioons al, ~,
aH0e ,,o 0u"n,f' ~, oua vi % e.. ths,n ''' NV
WI. '"o-'"'y p "
AccipGST;-"e uanets.ana i siia' g Ls
curs"s nhoaes' oi H'oeA 'osnSa,p' @ ma'
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A PlMCky Conductor.

How some western gamblers found
their master in Michigan conductor
is thus told in the Detroit Free Press
of Friday: For the last month a trio
of monte men have been working the
lines running into Detroit. They have
been put off the Central, chased off the
Detroit aud Milwaukee. and kicked off
the Lansing road, but they made fresh
start the other morning on the South
ern, going out ON conductor Wilsey's
train AT the depot they got in with an
old man named Fremont, who lives in
Pittsburg, and was on his way home -
They pretended to live in Pittsburg al
so, and soon after getting on board the
train the! brought out their cards. Ere
mont is one Of those smart old chaps
who think themselves posted, and he
knew the game and decided to make
some money out of them He lost IS,
then Sl0,and between Detroit and juno
ton he lost S55 This vas all the mon-
ey he ha9, but his blood was UP, and he
had hauled out heavy gold watch to
stake on the next bet, when the con-
ductor passed along. Seeing what was
going on, Wilsey told the old man to
put up his watch At this, one of the
gamblers snatched it, saying, i have
won this and then looked up at the
conductor with face full of brass -
The train had beer at stand-stil, and
az it started the conductor pulled the
signal to stop and turned to the gain
blers and demanded that they give Ere
mont back his watch and money. They
refused in chorus, and one of the gam
blers, as the conductors coat came off,
shouted, This is better!' and pulled ont
revolver and lined it Or Wilsey's eye
Commence shooting! replied the con
ductCr, anil out came his own pistol, and
for twenty seconds two revolvers were
held up into two mems faces, hammers
up and fingers on the triggers. The
two other gamblers began to feel fo-
their hip pockets, when Wilsey quietly
said If you don't hold up your hands
I'll blow the top Of your head OFF, AT
that moment Toledo merchant and a
lake captain came up, each with cock
ed revolver. AT this the gamblers Of
fered to restore the watch, and when
they had done 80 the conductor made
them return the full $55 Now then,
said he,when he was through with them,
get off Of this train. / shall remember
you, and if / ever catch one OF you on
my train again I'll have the engineer
run her up to sixty miles an hour and
my brakemen will pitch you into the
first swamp The fellows were ready
to 60"
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The stokes Trial,

The evidence in the trial of Stokes in
New York, the 2lst inst. was to show
that Fisk carried pistol, and had
threatened to shoot Stokes Joseph A
Potts, formerly clerk in Erie, testified
to seeing Fisk with pistol in his pock-
ct. Adaline Barker, an old lady who
washed for the Morse family, said she
heard Fisk say to the young ladies with
whom he was conversing, I'll send him
to higher court than he ever was in,
the cur; I'll shoot him as sure as my
name is Jim Fisk!' The young lady
said, "Oh! don't shoot him, or the gal
lows may be your end" Fisk replied,
''I'll shoot him Ill wipe him out -
There never was q gallows made for
Jim Fisk"
On cross-examination the witness
states that Fisk kissed both the young
ladies as soon as he entered their room
He was asked blythe young ladies what
detained him, and he answered "the
Stokes prosecution" but he would wipe
him ont, he said, II am prepared for
him" One of the young ladies then
said. "Oh, you are jealous of his beau
ty' On re examination by Mr.. Tremain,
witness said that Fisk said, II am pre-
pared for him." and put his hand be-
hind, and also said, IL have little ras-
cal here" Judge Davis said, ga what?''
Witness-"Litlle rascal, your honor. l
suppose he meant the pistol"
j. A. Dnres testified he heard Fisk
say he would shoot Stokes, and that be
informed the latter the next morning of
the threat. and heard Stokes say at the
Hoffman House that he was afraid OF
his life.
Mary Dianan said that she heard Fisk
say of Stokes: 81 have got all the mon
ey he had out of him, and Ill wipe him
out SO there won't be grease spot left
of him"
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The Senate Transportation commit
tee, including Senators Conkling, Sher-
man, Window, Norwood and Davis ar
rived in Richmond, Va, Thursday, and
held a conference yesterday with various
delegations OF prominent citizens. The
testimony taken chiefly related to the
construction of the proposed Kanawha
and James River canal and of tunnel
for the canal nine miles long. The gen
eral opinion of engineers was that the
canal could he built at cost of Sl4
100000.
Ex.Secretary Wellcs' magazine arti
cles have called out proposition that
he write complete history Of President
LincelH's Administration.
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A Brilliant Wedding.

The weallhiest Hebrew families in
New York assembled at the residence
OF Mr.. Lewis, A East Forty-ninth
street, to witness the marriage Of Miss
Mime Lewis to Solomon I. Waitzfelder.
The rooms were brilliantly decorated.
and the one in which the presents to the
bride we're exhibited was filed with rare
and expensive ornaments. Superb tea
sets, brilliant chandeliers, diamond jew
elry, gold and silver card cases msde up
al array of sifts to the cost Of S25, 900.
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sEA fashion writer saws: "Impoi

EFA fashion writer says: "Impor-
ted cloth garments for the street consist
of fancy coats and jackets, such as wo-
men might wear who we're masquera
ding as men. They are in dark cloths,
in the prettiest shapes Imaginable, the
edges piped with peacock green or blue
silk, mustard colored silk, or some 9th.
er striking shade, of which only the
single line above the rim is permitted
But the tails Or lappels and the dear lit
tie vests and waist-coats, fastened with
old silver or pearl buttons, ale ''too
killing"-as young ladies say-for any
thing, aud suggest canes and necktles
and manillas. and all the naughtines-
which Is supposed to be so fascinating
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Chicago Cattle Market.

October ~,
CATTLE-Receipts, 1867 head
Market dull, shippers holding of, and
the trade confined to the sale of few
lots of. stockers and Irdiana steers at
1903 so. Shipments 90S head.
HOGS-Receipts, 15.675 head Sales
of good to choice heavy at 90@4 Is;
good to extra light, 4 1904 SIS, market
closing dull Shipments 4,S34 head.
SHEEP-Receipts, 1.Sl7 head. Mar
ket steady at 8 50@4 25.
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County Correspondence.
Written for The Spirit Of Democracy.]
From WashiBston Township.
C,voy,,,r n f,c,ohor "a 1S79

EVANSVILLE, O.,OctOber "A, 1913.
ED. SPIRIT: The new M. E. Church
which has been in progress on Green
Brier Ridge,in Perry township, was COM
pleted on the 26th of this month; the
size is 26x36 feet; IL feet story,is ceiled
overhead and side walls plastered. The
building of the house was contracted to
L o. Okey, of Graysville, this county,
for which the job of work will speak
highly in his favor. The Trustees of
the Church, George Foreaker, Samuel
States and Samuel H. Cline, were all in
on the 10Th to inspect the house, and to
see if the work was done according to
contract They expressed themselves
perfectly satisfied, and consider that they
have house of worship that will com
pare favorably with any in the county
The building cost $500. for which the
committee paid when finished.
The workDen wish to, extend their sin
cere thanks to the Trustees for their gen
tlemanly acts and kind treatment while
doing the work. x
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Hamilton County Vote Omcsai.

CINCINNATI, October 20-Tne official
count of the Hamilton county vote, just
completed, shows an aggregate of So,
1855 votes. Noyes received l6,G2l, Allen
1874, Collins 1922. Aliens majority
over Noyee, 763 The Senators are
Wor,hing,ou and Wallace, Democrats
and Burton Republican. The members
of the House are eight Democrats, Sa.
ter, Miller, Boyce, Gordon. Paterson
Newall, Archer and Huston, and two
Republicans, Haven and Glenn.
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STATE NE WS,

The tobacco crop Of Belmont County.
Ohio, wss saved in good condition, and is
of prime quality.
, Mechsnicsburg, Champaign County,
has now l.200 inhabitants, two banking
houses, large new hotel, aid is growing
rapidly.
Since the opening Of the present sea-
son 90, sos, 900 feet Of lumber arrived a,
Toledo by lake, an increase of q, ,26O 673
feet over a corresponding peri"d OF 1872
The season for catching whito fish is
now, saws a Toledo paper, sin the height
If its glory" and vessels are bringing in
the catch by the cargo.
An effort is being made to ascertain the
precise location of old Fort Steuben, al
Stcubenvilc. The fort was built in 1881
ard destroyed by fire in 1870.
Flint of the very finest quality for the
manufacture of glass has been found al
Mohawk Village, Coshocton County
Works for the manufacture Of glassware
will be erected Immediately.
About $500 lineal feet of dredging ha:
been done in the shoalest part of Mau
NEE Bay this season. Four dredges art
still at work, and excavate about 2,50(
cubic yards daily. The shoalest place OF
the bar is now Is feet at low water.
Mr.. VIM. Comstock, Superintendent o
Brooks coal mines, had just finished I
new dwelling, the finest in town at Mel
sonville, and was about to move into ii
when sorue dastardly villain set fire tt
and destroyed it.
W. r. Allison, editor of the late Steu
henville Herald, was recently presente.
by his fellow-citizens with gold heal
cane inscribed as follows: From e,,
people of Jefferson County, Ohio, to w
r Allison, editor of the Steubenvill
Herald from lS46 to 1878"
The Canada Southern railway is ap
proaching completion very rapidly, an
trains will probably cross the Interna
tinnal bridge, at Buffalo, November 1
making direct connections with Toled
from Buffalo to Amhersthurg. 229 miles
The road is as straight as an arrow TIL
branch from Toledo to Detroit will 500
he in operation.
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The New Party.

Tie Cincinnati: Commercials party has
come to an untimely end. The New York
World says the baby .'never got old
enough to ery," which reminds US Of one
Of JOE GEIGER's stories.
JOE says boy was sent in great bur-
ry for the Doctor to "come right away,
and see Nam and the baby"
..Bow old is the babv?" inquired the
Doctor
ut amt old at all, replied the boy, "it
died a bornin'.
II was the same way with the CONNER.
eiers new party: it died bornin'.