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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-04-01

HN New York has rertainly gained
the unenviahle title of The State of Muir.
-derers- There were two murderers hung
in that State last week there are sixteen
-,aurdesers confined in.the Tombs in New
York City; and the telegraph announces
the murder OF CHARLES GooDRIcH, in
Brooklyn, on tie Goth ult. lie was sho'
three different times in the head, in Ills
own house .iss s'iass'f
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UDpleasautness I'm Guatemala.

New YORK, March 22-Guatemala
a0vices say that in the revolution which
exists there, and which is headed by
Palacias. the Government is exiling,
shooting and imprisoning on all sides.
The misconduct of the English Min
lister Corhett has caused bitter. feeling
against England. Mr. Colbett sought
TO secure the appointment of one Dent
as Customs Receiver at local port, t,who
was personally Objectionable to the peo,
pie. The Guatemalian Government re.
fuses to longer recognize Corbett.
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rGronar M.cnoN.Ip and A. B

&g GEORGE MACDONALD and A. b.
ssS BIpwELL have been arrested, the
former in New York and the latter in
HAVANA, charged with the forgeries on
the Bank Of England. Large packages.
supposed to contain money and bonds,
directed to DUNCAN, SHERMAN & Co.,
and 10 care of the Safe Deposit Compa
ny New York. have been attached.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-04-01

BE Here is the condition of State
after twenty years almost uninterrupted
rule of the Republican party We allnde
10 New Hampshire In 1870 she had
ten thousand less people than ia 1860
-Four thousand dwelling houses IN the
State stand telantless. The farming
population has diminished by more
than thirty thousand One hundred
thousand acres of cultivated land have
been abandoned, This is ccltainly o
splendid Slate to emigrate from,
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q. Nj. GarGpld.

WARREN, o, March 26 The follow
ing resolution was passed in the Repub
lican County Convention for Trumbul
County, held at Warren to-day, with bu,
two dissenting votes:
"That James A. Garfield, by his vo
ting for the Retroactive Salary Bill, has
forfeited the confidence of his constit
uents, and therefore we, the representa-
tives of the Republican party Of Trum
bull County, in Convention assembled
ask him to resign forthwith his Office as
our Representative in Congress"
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cumulative Voting in galveston.

From the Galveston Texas News, March Is.
Under our present charter one voter
can give three votes for one Alderman,
instead of one vote to each of three
Aldermen; or, if he thinks two of his
three votes will be sufficient to secure
the election of the Alderman of his
first choice, he can then give his third
vote to his second choice, in the hope
also of electing him But if he thinks
his party strong enough to elect all the
Aldermen he may give one vote to each
of the three candidates. The first is
called plumping, the second dumping,
and we suppose the last, or voting for
all, may be called trumping.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-04-01

EEGgASr is great on Reform. BY
vetocing tie Salary grab sl,655,0oo,
would have been saved to the tax pay
ers: bat by signing the bill he made ex
actly 100000, an increase of $4,000
: sAar -h;A-Aalnrs.- He no Doubt CON-
cinded that 100000 in his pocket was
better than that amount, and Sl,655. 200
saved to the people.
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GgGov. McESEhY of Louisiana has


EE Gov. McESEhY of Louisiana has
followed acting Gov. kELLooe's proc.
lamation on the collection of taxes nith
one in which he warns 'sa!l tax and ii.
ccnse payers not TO obey or regard such
notice or demand. but 10 refuse and re-
sist the same, and to iecognise as the
only lawful persons charged With the
collection end enforcement OF the taxes
those who hold over as tax-collectors
under the Government Of this State as
existing on the 4th of November, 1872,
and those who have been appoin ed anti
commissioned by the undersigned"
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Guardians Sale.

In pursuance of an order granted BY the
Probate Court of Monroe county, Ohio, / win
offer for sale, at public auction. on
Saturday the 18th day of March. 1873,
at 10 O'clock .. Inn upon the prsmises, In
Benton township, in said county, the follow
ing described real estate, to wit: =
The northeast quarter of the northeast
quarter of section twenty six, township three
of range five, containing forty acres more or
less. =
Appraised at $500.
TERMs.-0ne-half in hand and 0ne.haif In
one year; the deferred payment to be secured
by mortgage and to- bear interest from the
day of sale. ELIAS CLINE,
...f Guardian of 3. J. r. N, Cline.
mch4 '73w4
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Caldwelps Disgrace MOrtOn's Tri-
umph,

The result of the Caldwell case is
commented on as triumph of Senator
Morton over the quadrilatersl composed
of Conkling, Carpenter, Howe and
Stewart, who have undertaken to dis.
pute his leadership. Mr. Conkling has
been guilty of several characteristic
tricks lately. One was to dodge the
vote on Collector Casey's nomination
the second is the carefully holding back
of his speech in the Senate on the Cald-
we'll case, and preventing its going into
the Congressional Record. His bad
faith in these matters is proverbial in
The Senate.
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IRON Vessels for Transport OF Sp7r.
Ste.

iron vessels for the transport of spir-
its are found to be free from many of
the defects of wooden ones, especially
such as cause loss. They are made of
sheets less than one-tenth of an inch
thick, Of cylindrical form, about AZ
inches long and 80 inches in diameter,
with ends slightly convex. Tie bung
is closed by rubber disks, and protected
by wooden hoops On each side; there
are thin iron hoops around each end,
and the interior is protected from rust
ing BY coating Of gum Of dcxtrine.
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ShIorosorm versus,he Halter.

A writer in tle New York Tribune
opposes banging as brutal, AMI advo-
. ates cbloroform as a substitute. He
sre1ks Of death by hanging, the axe,and
the bullet, and closes in this wise:
Better far. however, than any Of the
above methods is an overdose Of chic.
srdforjn. There is no raii, whatever.-
Theje is no shock to the Witnesses =
Even an account Of the execution could
embody no horrible details And finally
death is So speedy and go certain that il
is the plan generally followed in killing
animals for dissection; the anatomist
who should hang the worst dog in the
world would be arrested for unpardona
bile cruelty. Are our criminals worse
t,lan dogs: =
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HGen. BurrrR las an idea tLat b

EGen. BUTLER has an idea that he.
and the other Salary thieves, can escape
the popular Indignation by attempts at
ridicule.~ When constituent complains
of high taxes and the injuetice of the
Salary steal. the sardonic Representa-
tive enters into minute calculation as
to the share which said constituent holds
in the extra $4,000, and sends him the
amouut-three cents.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-04-01

sge EY-S. N. BELL, Democratic candi-
date for Congress in the End District OF
New Hampshire has been reelected by
ansjority OF four yotes That major
ity is too email. The Radicals in Con-
ieress almost invariably decide against
Democrat whose majority is less than
one thousand
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-04-01
supply Of Nitre i'm south America,

According to The Able Moignc, there
is, in single district of South America
of about 4S3 square miles. quantity of
soda aitre equal to 63,000,000 tons, an
amount sufficient, at the present rate of
consumption, for 1893 wears; and still
larger quantities of this salt are found
at the foot of the Cordilleras.
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Grants "Liberai vIews,' of Virtue,

The President has carried out his pur.
pose of committing the sentence Of
0 Brien, who murdered Cunningham in
cold blood for prote citing the honor oi
his wife against O'Brien, who attempted
to seduce her. Our Caesar has liberal
views on these little matters.
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uave RUN, Their rolIncal Race

From the Ottawa sO.) News M
Lanison, Mckinney and Do0ds, the
Democratic Congressman from Ohio
who voted for an increase Of their own
salary. have run their political race
Their fate is sealed. No Democrat CT
Democratic journal attempts to excuse
them.
To the above adj: Ani all Members
Who drew the $1,000 back pay are in
the same condition.
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INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS,

The British Government publishes
weekly statements of the public revenue
and expenditure.
In England the income tax of f4d J
eight cents per pound sterling (35) yields
S35, 600, 900 per annum.
The French insurance companies did
we'll last year the proportion Of damages
did not exceed 40 per cent Of the preini-
ums received.
The coal trade Of London, which has
about 8 100000 people, is controlled by
about 90 men. hy whom it is felt prices
have been unduly enhanced.
The manufacture of 7-ponndcr bronze
guns, for mountain and boat service, has
been discontinued in Eng eland, and steel
7-pounders are to replace them.
The gold coinage Of the German En-.
pire had attained, on the lst ult, the large
sum of S144S13,075 This increase is
due to the gold received in payment Of
the French indemnity
The backwardness of China is indica,
ted strikingly by the simple fact that, al
though her coal fields cover 100000
square miles, she mines no coal, and al
though she has an inexhaustihle supply
of iron ore, she smelts very little.
The City of Richmond, one of the very
largest vessels hitherto built on the
Clyde, was recently launched She is in
tended for the transatlantic trade,an has
a gross tonnage of 4,700, with engines OF
1000 horsepower nominal.
France imports annually 100000
tons Of coal, receiving about 4,000,000
from Belgium; 100000 from England,
and 1000, 900 from Germany and else
where. This dependence on foreign
sources for fuel is proving unfavorable to
French industry.
i The shells for the 35 ton guns on board
the British iron-clad Devastation are
feet in length, - inches in diameter, an d
weigh 700 pounds. They are constructed
upon the Palisser principle of conical
shape, the points being hardened by chill
ling.
The we'll known explosive materia
"nitro-g -glycerine," is made by mixing nj
!, trio acid with twice its weight of sulphu
ric acid, and when the mixture is cool, l!
parts of glycerire to $50 of the acid arr
added very carefully and stirred; wher
10 parts of water are added to this, nitro
glycerine is deposited. 1t needs to b.
washed with bicsrbonate of soda to re
move all traces of acid. This process il
simple, but only experienced chemists
should attempt TO manufacture this high
ly explosive article.
The use of 3ronze for field artillery
, which had been reintroduced IN Prussi,
in 1859, has again been entirely given NJ
| in favor Of steel. The new field gun vii
, differ in several respects from the OLE
: one. In the first place, the caliber will b,
propo-tionahly less; that is to say, tn,
gun will combine the length and weigh
/. of metal of the heavy field gun with tn,
] caliber of the light one The projeetil
weighs about 154 pounds, is longer thai
. the old one, and is propelled by charg
!, of one-quarter of its weight The great
:, est change consists in substituting thre
projecting copper rims to take tn
groovesin place of the lead sheathing =
! A new shrapnel, with an improved time
fuse, has also been introduced since 1871
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-04-01
The Little Lottery Bill and Helen
BlaZeS,
TFrem the Columbus Journal. |

The Cincinnati Commercial growls
that nobody is helping 1t in pushing the
Little lottery bill. Will the Commercial
be kind enough to mention any law al.
ready upon our statute books against
gambling or lotteries that is enforced in
Cincinnati or anywhere else? We are
in favor of the Little bill, but feel rather
hopeless of doing anything more than
cumber the statute book with it. 1t is
nothing that the Cincinnati Gazette
breaks the laws by advertising lotteries.
1t is part of the Christening that the
martyred Smith has to undergo, that the
wicked partners bring such reproach on
the name of one of the star candles OF
the sanctuary. This is to expected
that such offenses do come The ques-
ton is, as the pious Deacon Smith re.
marked to US once, in Bolly Lewis club.
house, "How in the name of Helen Bla
yes are you going to prevent the thing p
And as we didn't know Helen, we had
to give it up.
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ALEXANDER CALDWELL.
RA clergyman in Berkshire count

EB A clergyman IN BerKshl;e county
Mass, met with sipgularly unfortunate
good fortune lately. His atlectionate pa
rislioners, in order to eke out his salary,
determined TO make him each dona-
ton; but what was odd and fearful was
that they all decided upon potatoes. In
came the specimen, of this respectable
root. OF all sizes and colors, so that the
worthy parson on taking an account OF
ST. ok found d'that he had three hundred
bushels. He mnst have concluded that
the thing was beginning to he little mo-
ilOtOnouS.
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Russia.

ST PETERSBURG, March 25-The Golos
declares that the only issue of the ex-
pedition of Khiva must be the complete
and unconditional submission of the
Khavate to Russian sway.
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Ed. SPIRIT: Please announce THOMAS
o, LITTLE, of Center township, the present
Deputy Sheriff as candidate for Sheriff; sub
ject to the decision of the Democratic county
Convention. MANY DEMOCRATS.
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EEThe Congressional Salary thieves
are receiving blows from all quarters
Back pay to the amount Of Sl,655, ,O0O
II a backward reform not pleasing 70
che taxpayers. We learn that Mr.
SrRAauE refused to draw his extra $5,'
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-04-01

sFThe French and German Govern.
ments, have exchanged ratifcations ol
the treaty for the evacuation of France.
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COMMISSIONER.

ED SPIRIT: Announce GEORGE HAR.
vEY HUFFMAN, of Green township, as cam
didate for County Commissioner. subject to the
decision of the Democratic county Convention.
.'il8fSaS sg3s MANY DEMocRAIs.
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~A very nluckv

wA very plucky school-mistress
keeps in Corinth, N. Y. She recently
had occasion to reprimand pupil when
brother of the scholar rushed at her
and took her by the throat. Forthwith
she knocked him down. Getting up, he
tiled the experiment over again, with a
like result. She then informed this
champion that if he tried it third time
she would kill him, and he. not in the
least doubling that she would keep her
word, concluded to cyacuate the semin-
airy, +, &
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We are inclined to think that small
popular work on the duties Of jurors,
which might be stud ed by every citizen,
would be of considerable usefulness, es'
pecially in Vermont, where the Court re-
Gently set asidca verdict which had Teen
secured BY the Jurors drawing cuts,
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Two Criminals Pay the Deats,
Penalty.

New YORK, March 2l-The apparatus
devised for the execution of Foster con-
sists of straight beam, having attached
an iron pulley and whecls,to Which are at
tached hesyY weights. These weights are
suspended about 6 feet from the ground.
the Object being in this way to break the
neck Of the culprit by the suddenness of
the movement.
About six hundred persons have re-
ceived permission to witness the execu
ton. The application for tickets OF adj
mission, however. reached nearly 5000.
Some 800 police were stationed about the
Tombs to preserve order
Nine murderers have been put to death
on the eallows erected for Foster.
| At II minutes tast Q o'clock Foster
left his cell on the march to the scaffold,
As he entered the yard Foster gave one
quick, startled glance, but instantly re-
covered himself, and walked with toIera-
bly, firm step to the gallows.
| He was attended hy Sheriff Brennan
and under-Saerif Stevens, and was close
| ~ followed by Rev DR. Tying and Rev
Mr. Schoonmaller, the former OF whom
prayed as he walked.
On reaching the ealows, Foster, Of his
own accord, placed himself beneath the
moose. His face locked very pale beneath
the black cap, and grew paler every mo.
mcnt As DE-. Tying prayed he bowed
his head ano covered his face with hi:
right hand
For six minutes Or. Tying continued
his prayer, and it was evident that Foster
was at the point Of swoonihS The
Sheriff quietly signed Dr. Tying to 6nish
as quickly as possible, and, advancing
Shook Foster hY the hand. DR. Tyng
then bade him farewell, and at 9 l9A. NJ
the signal was given, and Foster wa:
jerked violently into the air.
Foster was a heavy man, and for once
the neck was broken and the spectator:
were spared the terrible spectacle of :
man writhing in the throes of strangula
ton The heart ceased to beat in rather
less than II minutes from the time th,
weight fell, and in all probability Foste
fdied without pang.
In the afternoon Fosters body was re
moved from the Tombs to the residenc,
of his widow.
MELHANEY on THE scAFFoLD.
BosToN, March 21.-James McEha
pcy, who murdered his wife, was executed
at Suffolk Jail, here,at II minutes past l
this morning. There were about 4O'
spectators present. The prisoner walked
firmly to the scaffold. He left 5000
worth of property to his child. 1t is sta
ted OF the authority of McElhaney's spir
itual advisers that the members of hi
wife's family refused to allow him to Sc
his child, Nellie Emma, aged two years
A letter seconding an often expresses
, wish on the part of the condemned ma
to see his child was sent by Sheriff Clar
to the family, but without effect.
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To Farmers.

ERUIT Trees of all kinds can be had BY APP
i plying to the undersigned, at the following
low prices:
Apple trees, to years old, and to
feet high, 900
Pear trees2 to yearsold.5 to I, f. high 6Oaeoc
Cherrie trees to 5 years old. to feet ~
high, 60o
Strawberry plants at from e. to$s per hundred.
Also, all kinds Of ornamental trees, shrub
berry, roses &C., at the lowest terms.
JACOB NEUHART. Agent
Feb. 2o-m3. Woodsfeld. 0his.
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Democratic County Convention


At a meeting of the Democratic
County Central Committee held on Sat
urday, the Sth day of February, the 70
lowing resolutions were adopted:
County dominating Convention.
Reso1ued, That the democratic voters
of Monroe are requested to meet at their
usual places Of holding elections, in each
township, on Monday. the 7th day, of
April, 1873, to nominate by ballot, the
following officers:
One Representative,
County Auditor.
g" Sc Treasurer,
I" Prosecuting Attorney,
=" Sheriff,
Commissioner, T
" Infrmary Director, j
" Coroner,
And one Central Committeeman for
each township.
| Resolred. That tbe Central Committee
man return the poll books to Woodsiield,
on Tuesday. the Sth day of April, 1878,
for the purpose of counting the votes cast
and declaring the nominees.
RESOLVED, That none but Democrats be
permitted to vote in the Convention
There being no further business the
Convention adjourned sine die. o.,
JAMES GOURLEY, Chm.
AUGUST MYER, Secretary.
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PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.

Ed SPIRIT: Announces A. j. PEAR.
SON as candidate for reelection to the office
of Prosecuting Attorney; subject to the decis-
ion of the Democratic County 6Dnvention.
fe5s Many DEMOCRATS.
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EXTRA SESSION OF TuEs SENATE.
WASHINGTON, March "a, 1878.

WASHINGTON, March "a, 1878.
The Senate met at noon.
The Vice President laid before the
Senate the following letter:
WASHINGTON, D c., March a, 1873
Hon. Henry Wilson,. Vice President of the
United States;
SIR: / do hereby very respectfully no.
tify you, and through you the Senate Of
the United States, that l have resigned
and do resign my seat in that body as
Senator from the State Of Kansas, and
that have forwarded Ivy mail, postage
prepaid, addressed to the chief Executive
officer of that State, at Topeka. Kansas, a
resignation in the following form, to
wit:
UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER,)
March a, 1873 E.
His Excellency the Governor Of Kansas, Tope-
ka- Kansas: :
SIR: l hereby respectfully tender my
resignation asa Senator of the United
Staiesfrom the Safe Of Kansas, TO take
effect Immediately. Very, respectfully,
your obedient servant,
- ALEXANDER CALDWELL
WILLARD's HOTEL,
WASHINGTON, March "a, 1873
Hon. A. Caldwell. Washington, D. G.:
SIR: / hereby acknowledge the receipt
of your letter of this dav, resigning your
seat in the Senate OF the United States as
Senator from the State of Kansas. Very
respectfully, your ohedieut servant,
Tnos. A. OSBORNE,
Governor Of Kansas.
Mr.. Wright inquired whether Mr.
Morton proposed to take any further
steps
Dir. Morton replied that it was not
competent to expel man not Senator
or 70 declare his seat vacant. Therefore
he considered his duties as Chairman ol
the Committee Oh Elections at an end.
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Ed SPIRIT: Please announce JOHN
GATcHEL,.. of Washington township, as can
didate for County Treasurer; subject to the de-
cision of the Democratic county Convention.
: aa!5, fs,fiasfs, +, MANY, DEMOCRATS.
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Ed: SPIRIT: Announce JAMES
DoueuERrY, of Washington township, as q
candidate for sheriff; subject to the decision
of the Democratic County Convention.
MANY Democrats
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ED. SPIRIT: Announce w. L. Nor
RIs, of Center township, as candidate, for
County Treasurer, subject to the decision Of the
Democratic county Convention.
MANY DFNocRATs
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ETGcneral SPINNER, of the United
States Treasury, entered upon his thir-
f.enlh year of service on the 22d ult.
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Ed SPIRIT: Please announce SAMUEL
GRoux, of Malaga township, as a candidate
for Sheriff: subject to the decision of the Dem
ocratic county Convention.
MANY DEMOCRATS
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Ed. SPIRIT: Please announce SIMON
DoRR, of Center township, as candidate for
County Treasurer; subject to the decision of
the Democratic county Convention.
MANY DEMocRArs.
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The Value of the Gibbet.

The Goodrich murder with a pistol
the Draining Of Mrs. Davis with an ak
in Brooklyn, the fracturing of George
Thompson's skull with hammer, and
the assault on Officer Adams with a
shovel, form an impressive sequel to
last FRIDAYS execution.