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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-11-25
Written for The Spirit of Democracy
From Lee Township,
SARpIs, ONO, Nov. 19. Il

EDITOR SPIRIT: Not having seen any
thing in The SPIRIT from this place for
some time and understanding that you
invite correspondence from the differ
ent parts of the county, in regard to the
crops, business and general prosperity
and improvements of the county, in
dite this, my first epistle, to The SPIRIT.
The business of this section has been
moderately good this Fall taking into
consideration the financial panic and
depressed prices of all farm products,
with the exception of beans which our
merchants are buying readily at full
prices, say at 81 TO 81 25 per bushel.
The tobacco crop raised in this sec.
ton, that certers at Sardis, is large and
the buyers don't seem to be disposed to
invest to any alarming extent, even at
the low price that it is being sold at.
There is one noticeable feature that
[ see in the buying of tobacco this
year: There are no buyers wearing the
roads out this year looking for tobacco
/ think that last years experience learn
cd them lesson that they will not soon
forget.
Sardis is still improving slowly, not
withstanding the pressure in money
matters.
There are number Of good substan-
tial buildings going up in the town and
vicinity. Chris Lory is building fine
house; also j. P. MeIlott in the heart
of the town, both will be ornaments to
the place when finished
George and Owen Haverly are bull
ding very fne residence above town
on the original Haverly farm, which
will be quite set OF to the place. |
think the Boys deserve credit for the
energy and taste displayed in the bull
ding of said house.
Wishing The SPIRIT all the success
which it is justly entitled to, I remain
yours truly, JOIN BRowN.
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County Correspondence.
Written for The Spirit Of Democracy,
From Lee Township.

Mr. EDITOR: Perhaps a shcrt com,
municalion from Lee township will be
of some interest to the readers of the
SrIRIT. Notwithstanding the hard times
our village. Sardis, is improving
c. Lory is putting up fine two.story
frame dwelling in the new addition al
the West end of town. John 2. Mel.
lott is also building a large two-story
frame in the West part of town. H.
c. aud z. Thompson have just finished
their new frame house, very nice
dwelling it is occupied by Archibald
McGrew. The proprietor cf the steam
Touring mill on the North side of town,
Jacob Baumharger, is now the owner
of the old Nrsbitt and Hornbrook prop
esty on the river bank; it has been re
paired and is doing a good business.
Onr business men are all doing well
the tobacco trade is rather dull, the mer
chants are not SO anxious to buy as they
were last year, many of them havin,
met with heavy losses in the past yeas
and the amount Of tobacco in the Ess
unsold, with the present large crop O,
hand, will have tendency to keep th'
prices down. Buyers are only oHerin!
from 50 to 50 per hundred; burn
child breads the fire.
oCR SCHOOL.
S Schoolcraft is our teacher; he i
one Of The best in Monroe County.
Our worthy friend and townsman Dl
j. G. Schaub presented the NJ. E
Church with beautiful glass pitche
and goblet; also nice velvet cover 70
the stand for which we are under man
obligations. The Dr. has many goo
qualities, I hope he will be rewarded.
NJ.
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STATISTICS.

The modern plan Of photographing
criminals has had the result of bringing
about 37s cases Of detection.
There are 250,000 orange trees on the
st. Johns River, in Florida. Each tree
yields about $40 net income per season,
The annual consumption of tin in
America and Europe was, in 1868 and
1869, about % 900 tons; in Oh 900
tons; in 1871, 81, 900 tons.
In England there we're 25,705 Coro-
ner's inquests held last year, 1S,046 being
on men. In the preceding year there had
been 1913 more.
The shipment of grapes having about
ceased from the different stations Or the
Vineland tract, the total weight of the
entire crop for the season is officially
given at 2, 100000 pounds.
The Florida pecan nut is profitable
one for cultivation For instance, ten
acres could we'll sustain 2lO trees, which
would yield the seventh year about 300
bushels, making over $4,000 from ten
acres. That is nearly equal to an orange
grove.
According to the celsus of Poland ia.
ken last year, the whole population Of the
country amounted to 6,I93,S95 souls
Among these were upwards of SOO,00G
Jews, who therefore formed about l3 pei
cent Of the whole population. Since the
year 1916, the Jewish population has
nearly guadrupled.
As many as 359,3l0tons of peat fuel
we're consumed in France during the year
1853. In Bavaria the Government rail
ways are worked entirely with peat. AS
much aa 1000, 900 feet are cut annually
equal to about 10000 tons-and for this
from / 200 to 1900 laborers are necessa.
ry, with arrangements for lodging and
maintenance, and sanitary and police reg.
ulations. fg
A doomsday book of the grasshoppers
has recently been compiled by one of the
United States officers engaged in the geo
graphical survey of the Territories, and
issued from the public printing office at
Washington. 1t chronicles every known
kind Of grasshopper,including As genera
and 227 species, Of which 33 genera an(
1877 species are natives Of America
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MATTERS OF INTEREST.

A French chemist has discovered a
new method of making brown sugar, and
he thinks he can sell it at three cents a
pound.
Mr. Besse,ner's patent steamship, with
a cabin hung on double swivels to pre-
vent sea-sickness, is nearly ready for
launching.
Its stated that the pavpaw tree and
sjuice are used in India to make meat
tender In the West Indies the leaves
are used for similar purpose.
A speculator has introduced horse
chestnut trees into California with view
to manufacturing starch from the kernels
of the fruit, which are of glutinous quail
ity.
Spongy iron, made by calcining the
powdered ore with charcoal, makes fill
tering medium said to be more powerful
than charcoal-even sewage water being
completely purified in passing through
it. ="
A very fine pressed brick made in
North Haven proving very success
tul competitor with the Philadelphia arti.
Gle, in the erection of handsome build
ings in New Haven
1t is predicted as one Of the possible
practical uses of balloons that the time
will come when mechanics who have tc
work on church spires and high build
ings will do it by means of balloons in
stead of with the dangerous scaffoldins
now in use.
A writer in Nature, arguing from The
thickness of the stalagmitic floor o
Kent's cavern at Torquay, beneath which
rude works of art have been found, con
cludes that man must have been on th'
earth half million years ago.
The muscular fibre of woman is small
ler than that of man it is therefore bet
ter supplied with blood, and consequent
| ly can bear continued labor with less ex
haustion. This is easily proved by tn,
fatigue produced when man tries t.
nurse child. Tie large size of the mus
cular fibre in man contributes to hi!
strength, but not to continued minor eff
forts.
An old minister who, when advanced
in life, showed great vigor, being aske'
the reason Of this, replied: Il can easily
account forit; l have had three great ex
cellencies during my lifetime; Ihave al
ways been ON good terms with my con
science; have always been on goot
terms with nay wife; and have Away
been on good terms with my congrega
ton ana my stomach"
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Tweed Convicted.

New YORK, November l9-The jury
in the Tweed case this morning found
q verdict of guilty on all the counts =
The defense took exception to any yer
diet except general verdict ON all the
counts. but the jury were discharged
Counsel endeavored to obtain an arres
of Judgment on the ground of want O.
Jurisdiction o. the Court.
After on earnest and psthetic appea
by Mr.. Graham Saturday was fixed fol
argument on the question of arrest o
Judgment on the ground Of want Of ju
risdiction.
Mr.. Trtmain gave notice that in mo
wing for Judgment he would ask that I
separate term Of Imprisonment b.
named in each one of the counts in th'
indictment. There are two hundred
and fonr counts in all.
The Court then adjourned, Tweed re
firing in the custody Of the Sherif.-
The verdict is the talk of the town, ant
oft every one has opinion. Many exult
and many more express pity for thu
fallen chief. Before the verdict wal
given Tweed had smile and pleasau
word for all who greeted him.
After the verdict he seemed to prele
The society of his counsel. Only hi
Youngest son, a mere boy,was with hin
today, as he has been during his tw'
trials e----5g
Tweed obtained leave to attend t.
some private business, and left th
Sheriffs Office in close carriage. &C
companicd by two Deputy Sheritfs.
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Written for The Spirit Of Democracy
From warren County.
LEBANON, WARREN COUNTY. 0hIo }
Nnynmher l6. 1873.

LEBANON, WARREN COUNTY. Ono
November l6, 1873.
MR. EDITOR: / thought | would write
YOU few lines on the subject of Leba
non aud its surroundings. Lebanon is
situated five miles north Of South Leb
anon, it is regularly laid out in squares
and cumpactly built. The village is en-
tirely healthy, and is noted for the
wealth and intelligence of its inhahi
tants The Court house which is in the
northern part OF town had at one time
one of the finest bars in the country,
this court house is noted for being the
place where Samuel Covert was hung
for the murder Of the Roosa family
The Lebanon house is noted for being the
place where Vaiiahdigham shot himself.
Lebanon was laid out in the year
1868, by Ichahed Corwin, Ephram Hath
away, and Silas Huren. Among the
early settlers of Lebanon, are recollect-
ed the names of VIM. Furguson, Daniel
+. Reeder, John Adams, Joshua Hol-
lingsworth, John Prill, Peter Yaueer,
Samuel McCrea, David Corwin, Richard
Cunningham, VIM. r. Goodwin, and
Judge Joshua Collet, the first lawyer il,
the county. In 1910 the town was in.
corporated Lebanon was the residence
of Hon. Thomas Corwin. A reservoir
of thirty five acres, that formerly sup
Piled the Warren County Canal, lies
north Of town.
The Hon. Jeremiah Morrow at one
time lived in the southern part of the
county. He was member of the Con.
vention which formed the State Consti
tuition, a Representative i'll Congress al
various times, member of the United
States Senate from 1913 to 1919, and
Governor of Ohio from 1922 to 1926
The late Francis Dunlayy, who died
at Lebanon, in 1888, was bofu in Fir
einia in 1761. When ten years Of age
his fathers family removed to Western
Pennsylvania. At the early age OF
fourteen years he served in a campaign
against the Indians. and continued most
ly in this service until the close Of the
revolution. In 1857, he removed to
Kentucky, in 81 to Columbia, and in
'97 to this nei ehborhood.
Lebanon has two Cemetery's which
lie west of town. The old one is noted
for being the place where Henry Clay's
daughter was buried. Lebanon is also
noted for the National Normal School,
which is one of the best school in the
! United States
Yours Truly,
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Chicago Cattle Market.

November 49,
CATTLE Receipts about 1000 head,
Of better quality of stock. Market ip-
proved and moderately active. Prices
firm at an advance Of 1925 per cent.
for fair shipping cattle, sales ofsfair to
choice steers at 4 25@5 so; through
Texans, 1902 Is; corn-fed, 2 75@3
rs; native COWS and butchers stock,
2 1903 IS. g '2sA
HOGS-It is impossible to get the
official receipts tonight, hut the latest
estimate places thea at $4,000 head. or
5000 more than ever before known
here. The market opened fairly active
at decline of about s59 l0c; sales at
| 8 S5@4 Is, but later prices dropped to
3 70g4 05 for good to cheice. 81 liss
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~The Yirginius, whose capture has
caused so much excitement, is screw
steamer, which was built at Guilford:
Connecticut, in 1869 She was schoon-
er-yacht of 242 tons and was employed
in yachting purposes, her owner being
a member Of the Brooklyn Yacht Club,
and her name at that time the Edgar
Stuart. In 1871 she was sold to an
agent of the Cuban insurgents and was
rebuilt, retitted and strengthened, and
furnished with powerful engines, about
800, 900 being expended upon her. ],
was at this time that her name was
changed to the virginius and she was
granted her present registry under that
name in the New York Custom House
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From the Daily Registcr.I
Wheeling Cattle Market.

November l9.
There is very little change in the pri-
ces for cattle Or hogs. Both are arri-
wing more freely and are readily sold to
packers and butchers. Sheep are very
scarce and in demand. q Z
CATTLE-Sales Mt the stock yards
include 80 head at IS per cwt for in
ferior, 90 for good and 8 SO for prime
beef cattle. A good many OF the cattle
offering now are not of the first quality.
They seem to be offered because Of
want Of feed to winter stock. az
HOGS-Are arriving in large num-
be. ). Sales of 453 head at 4@44 cents.
The latter price is paid by butchers for
small lots. One lot eff SO superb hogs
were sold to packers at 4c. IS q ~
|. SHEEP-There are very few sheep
offering. They are much inquired afief
by the butchers First class mutton
sheep bring 4@4lc per pound.
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The Entire Navy to be Placed
ON q War Footing. .
Secretary Robson Superintend'
Ing Preparations I'm Person.
Senator Summers Views Of the Sit
uatiOn.
SENATOR sUMNER's LETTER.

New YokK, Nov. 1S-The Tribune
publishes the folio wing letter of Senator
Sumner which was to have been read at
the Cnban Indignation meeting last even,
ing, but which the committee state was
received too late:
BosroN, Nov. Is, 1873.
GENTLEMEN: 1t is not in my power to
be with you at your meeting to ask for
Justice in Cuba. Allow me to add that
longing for immediate emancipation in
the neighboring island where slavery still
shows its infamous front, and ALWAYS in
sisting that delay is contrary to justice, /
don't think it practicable now, ,on existing
evidence, to determine all our duties in
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~ Instead Of claiming for the Re
publican party nearly oil the voters who
remained away from the polls at the re
eent elections, the Meigs County Tsle
Svspa sage: as
There will be a tremendous reserve
vote 70 be called out at the next election
on TIE side that ran offer the best guar.
antse Of good behavior"
That is just the way we want it to be
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Arabia,

LONDON, Nov. ia special dispatch
from Alden says that in an encounter
recently in III Ahsa, between Arabs and
Turks, 5000 of the former and 70 of
the latter were killed and wounded. 1t
is probable the British force at Alden
will interfere and prevent encroach-
ments by the Turks.
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sAHThe Monroe County Democrsi
has snccumhed to fate, and the Sheriff
Mas set his Official seal on tho door. Nc
rsrcr ever started with better chances oi
success. II had large list Of subscri.
hers, and active friends in every town
silip. itis closed upon suit of the Di
rec.ors to Obtain possession of the ofice
fesnf the editor.l-Baraesvitle Enter
prissa q % rT aeI.. 1sa
mo paperever started" DC o.h.hlhl
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Boston Wool Market.

November 19-WooI continues ir.
regular. Sales at 45@50c for medium,
extra and double extra Ohio and Penn
sylvania; prompt cash purchasing at
from 45c to 47e: Wisconsin and Michi-
gan, 42@45c. Nothing doing in COM
bing and delaine fleeces; quoted. 50@
521c Canada comhing nominally $50
size, superfne and extra pulled, S50
5f)c SIS ~
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EEThey had a rousing meeting ir
Kew York last week favoring war with
Spain, So fierce and blood-thirsty did
the4cro~d become, that at one time ar
entire regiment Of masters. sut
fsrs and brigadier-generals might hive
been enlisted.
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NEWS ITEMS.

One result of the. e.Chicago election will
be tile repeal of the Sunday law.
-Four counties in Iowa lave elected
women for county school superintend:
ents
The whole amount of property subject
to city tax in Philadelphia is S54S, ,243j.
6a5. ,--.----.-....
Returns of the Virginia election now
show in round numbers, Hughes sc, 600,
kempsr $4,000. Majority for Kemper,
26000
The total appropriations made by the
Methodist Episcopal General Missionary
Committee for the year. is -SS42, l5O,
against $3.50, 600 last yenr. INV
'fhe special sale Of s6,oO0,0o0 worth
of dry goods by Fl. B. Glantn & Ce.yref,
New York, was attended on the first day
by 10000 persons, and the sales ON that I
day amounted to $500, COO - = =
In case there shall be war between
Spain and the United States. resulting in
the capture of Havana by the Americans.
tits suggested that Gen. Butler be placed
in command of the city.
Washington is being improved, with
vengeance 1t has 1913 miles of water
mains, $50 miles OF sewers,and 160 miles
Of gas pipes.
Before the Virginius was captured her
crew threw overheard 1900 Remingtou
rifles, a mitraileuse, seven horses and
multitude of other military equipments,
as well as large quantity of provisions.
A Washington specialsays the Navy
Department has ordered recruiting Off
ces opened throughout the country, and
that the navy viii be recruited to the ut4
most capacity allowed by law.
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TACOMA, N H.. November 19-The
Belknap Savings Bank in this place has
suspended paying depositors for the
present, and is calling in its notes The
bank had $4,000 on Spragues paper.
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France.

PARIS, Nov. I9-'rhc assembly to
day adopted the report of the cornmiss
ion Recommending seven years pro-
longatinn Of President MacMahon's
term. The vote stood, ayes ss4 noes
3ls.
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kFWhenever the public mind be-
sones excited demagogues rush forward
10 inAame It At such times cool-head-
Cd statesmen are most useful, though
least appreciated.
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OThe complications with Spain
have called attention to the fact that our
Navy and our Navy Department are
both failures =
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kTIt is safe TO guess that in case Of
4 wsf with Spain, the spectators and
plnndcrers would make more money out
81 il than our government.
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1t seems to us that these figures show
very plainly that the little clamor at
tempted to be worked up is unwarranted
and unjust, and that it is based upon ig
noranee or something worse. Vague
charges of corruption and dishonesty
not preceded OF unaccompanied by spec.
ifcations are suspicious, and, where the
refutation is so easy and conclusive as
in this case, very unsafe and very silly
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EAST LIBERTY, PENN, November 20.
HOGS-Arrivals 81 cars; best 40
GA so: Workers, 4@4 Is.
SHEEP-Arrivals 8 cars; best $50
@5; common and medium 2@4 25.
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STRAY Docs IN LONDON. Metro.
politan Police Report for 1872 states for
that year 10,lSS dogs we're seized by the
police in the streets Of the metropolis. A
few, namely, S2S, were restored to theiI
owners, and 81 succeeded in making Their
escape. The main body-as many as s.
326-were sent to the Home for Lost and
Starving Dogs at Buttersee, which, we
suppo.e,to those which had no particular
right to live, proved to be their las,
home
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Africa.

New YORK, Nov. IA London dis
patch states that the Ashantee expedi-
ton hal advanced twenty five miles
from Emma, and that the Ashantees
are retreating on the river Pnah, having
been defeated with great loss in killed
and wounded, and five, of their villages
burned.
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cE- Santiago de Cuba, a city whose
name will henceforth be heard with a
shudder, was formerly the Capital Of
Cuba. 1t is q maritime city, and in
1853 contained population of 24,253.
1t is the second city in size on the is
land, and is situated on the Santiago
river. six miles from its mouth. on the
south coast 1t is well built, with wide
streets, and houses chiefly of stone
The principal buildings are the Cathe-
dral, several other churches, college,
and numerous converts and schools -
Its port is four miles in length, is well
sheltered, is defended by several forts,
and is deep enough for ships of the line.
1t is romantically situated. being hem
med in by mountains, but the climate is
said to be very unhealthy.
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Dover, n H., November 19.-Hon.
John P Hale died at nine o'clock this
evening.
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snfounded Rumor.

There is no subscription on foot in
this coantv TO purchase goid-headed
cnac for our darling Salary Grabber.
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ray Of Coxniy Omcers.

As no little clamor has been raised in
certain quarters about the expenses OF
our county, swe publish below compi-
iation from official sources which shows
the amount paid our officials as compar
ed with those Of several ncighboring
counties.
T,o c;d IN th;e ro,cnorison wn give
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agGeneral GEoReE CRooK has been
promoted 10 . Brigadier Generalship in
the regular army Many Of our readers
Who fought under him will be pleased to
learn this.
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,HA war between the United States
snd Spain may grow out Of the Virgia'
ius affair, but we don't believe it will.