The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-06-03
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Election of the Legislature.


Election of the Legislature.
Providence Nav 27.-The Rhode
Island Iegislature to-day counted the
votes for State offfceib, and there being
no choice for Lieutenant Governor hy
the reople, elected c. C. Vanzandt, the
Republican candidate.
THE WAY THE LAND GOES.
ST LOUIS, May. 27-The Susquehan-
na and Billings Land Company. COM
posed of capitalists of st. Louis, Phil
adelphia and Lancaster Pennsylvania,
have just purchased a tract of more
than $4,000 acres of land from the At
lantic and Pacific Railroad Company, in.
cluding the town of Billings, on the
road, two hundred and sixty miles from
this city. The Company propose, to
eolonize farmers from the older States
on this tract. ase~sg&
ITALY.
ROME, May 27.-The Pope, in
speech Yesterday, declared that he had
ever prayed for France, but that he
would now pray with greater confidence,
for tie election of Marshal McMahon
to the head of that country was a guar
an'ee of order and justice to civilization,
which was menaced on all sides.
The Chamber of Deputies has finally
passed the bill for the abolition of re-
ll9ious corporations.
SPAIN. -t
MADRID, May 27.-Captain- G eneral
Pieltain has been officially notified to
carry into effect the order of March
24th, directing the emancipation otten
thousand slaves. -s-
There is reason to believe that the
Government has resolved on measuIes
which will considerably reduce the in
tercst on the public debt sa
EGYPT .9h
ALEXANDRIA, May 20.-The pioneer
party of the Oriental Typographical
Corps from New York, engaged in ex-
plorations of Bible lands, have gone
from Egypt to Syria and Asia Minor
A scale photograph of the Niieoineter
devised by y-one of the Corps has been
taken, which it is claimed will definitely
settle the yexed cubt question The
plan of rapidly taking the attitudes of
ruins, pyramids, DC, invented by one
of the party, is said to work admirably
ENGLAND.
LONDON, May 81 "A special from
Paris says the new French Government
resolved to adopt the free trade policy,
and reduce the military expenditures
The same dispatch says Thiers will re
sumo his literary labors
The News has dispatch from Berlin,
carrying the idea that it is the prevalent
opinion. in the German Capital that
President McMahon will prove a coun-
terpart Of General Monk, the restorer
of the House Of Stuart to the English
throne, and that his election heralds the
legitimist restoration in France.
SAN FRANCrsco, Nay 26-Reports
have arrived from Fairchild's that Cap
tain Jack is in the North Pitt River
country with twenty-five warriors. He
says they will die with their rifles in
their hands. General Davis ordered
the troops in pursuit.
General GilIem is ordered to proceed
with his regiment to the head quarters
at Benicia. Wheaton is reinstated. Ii
is thought that balf dozen Modocs
were near the camp, waiting the surren-
der. The sayages still free are reported
broken into small bands. The future
movements Of the soldiers will be made
accordingly.
FLOODS IN KANSAS
Topeka, Ks, May GA special from
Emporia says the Neosho River has
flowed its banks, causing extensive
damage to crops and fences. Trains
on the NJ: K. and T. are delayed at the
bridge across Big John Creek, south of
Council Grove. The water is running
around both ends of the bridge and de-
stroying embankment. Cottonwood
village is completely overfowed. In
some places the railroad track is entire
ly inundated. The bridge at Cedar
Grove is gone. The damage to railroad
and farm property is immense In To-
Ipeka the storm of Sunday was the har-
dest in years. Two churches were
struck by lightning.
THE NEW MINISTRY ORGANIZED.
PARIS, May 26 The new Ministry is
announced this morning in the Journal
Official as follows: Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Dude de Broglie; of Justice, NJ
Ernoul; of Interior,e NJ Beule; of FL
nance, Pierre Magne; War, General De
Cissey; Marine,Admiral NJ ID. Horney /;
Public Instruction and Worship, NJ.
Batbie; Public Works, NJ Deseilligny
Agriculture and Commerce, NJ Boul-
lerne. are