The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-04-08
MISCELEANEOUs

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ieaux, France, charged with the murder
If his fatller-in-law. mother-in-law, wife
ind histwo daughters. One Of bis sous
has given evidence against him.
The Ohio Legislature has passed an act
iehlimposes a fnc OF $500 on Justices
Of the Peace for charging greater fees
than allowed by law, and requires them to
make cut an itemizcd accountof the
charges.
The first teSt case under flie1 Indiana r
ia~; 10 be brought before the
Supreme Court, will he that Of the persons
IN indianapolis whose -appIieatioasforli-~-
csnses were refused By the Commission.
ers atlflfe March term YEASga TuT
A French ,Cott,mission has recently
made a report reviewing all the. methods
employed in the manufacture OF absinthe.
and the great loss of life entailed by its
use in France They recommend thats 7
this article be included in the list Of poi
sons, and thatlits sale beinterdieted.
The trial OF Mary Cotton at West 2
Auckland England, accused ofpoisoning
eleven members of herfamily, has ended
in verdict Of guilty upon tue FIRST in
dictment, and the woman has been sen-sa
fenced to death. The other indictments
against her will not be tried f7epps erii
For the benefit Of farmers, the Valpa-
raiso Ind, Messenger has ascertained
that it will take sc. 600 bushels Of oats, at
current prices, to- pay the annual salary
of one Congressman; n and that itwould
require the labor of - men and Is teams
to raise such a crop. a'Ss2 aiIa aea9
Fosters children have been forced to
stop attending public schools by the
taunts and insults of other schofarsssofn6
of whom went so far asto draw pictured
Of gallows with a man suspended on
their slates,a and to point them out to Fos-
ter's children as a representation OF the
death of their father.
The Kentucky Senate has abolished
the law of that State permitting the fog
ging. Of petty criminals in the public
Ishambles. There is good prospect that
the House will concur in this praisewor-
thy attempt to flee the State from this
brutal relic of barbarism. Delaware will
| then be sole possessor of so disgraceful
system Of punishment 1ssies @pi.ssa 81
A Peoria man, whose dadghter insisted
on going out evenings rather oitener than
he with his old fogy notions thought sd-
yisable, put gentle opiate in her tea, and
when slumber's chain had bound herr
shaved her head as smooth as a billiard
ball. Shewill now tarry athome until /.
her hair is grown.
The Lamars Ga) Sentinel, while hon. =
/ oring 'sthe brave, the noble, the honest
Iowansn in Congress for voting against
!, the salary steal, calls attention to the fact
that. all of them .swalked straight to the
Congressional Paymaster, presented their
little bills, and quietly pocketed the $5--
900 which each BY his vote had declared
an actofs public robbery
4 A Judge of the Superior Court of Yer
mont has brought the question Of judicial
propriety down to a fine point During
, recent important railroad hearing, in
, which the State was party, Gov. Smith
: sent message to the Judge mentioned,
inviting him to sit with Chancellor Boyce
at the trial. The Judge peremptosiIy de-
clined the invitation as coming from one
of the parties tUthe snitsand seonsidered
himself as deeply insulted.as essc4e5.s
i Annmber of Stase'D District Attorneys
land School Superintendents have fled
claims with the Commissioner of Iuter-
nal Revenue for refund Of the income,
Itax paid on their salarirs. 1t may be re :
! membered that the Supreme Court re-
Gently decided tthis.tsx WAS unconsti-
Itutional, in the case of a. Judge of aState
Q Court. as it was equivalent to taxing the
4 State ITSELF by making it necessary to in
crease the salaries ofits Judges N s
: The following is the official vote in the
New Hampshire Congress Districts at the
e erecent election: 1st. ". B. Small. Re-
publican. IL, ,096 ;sE A. Hubbard, Demo-
q c-at, IL ,734 scattering 440 Smalrs plu
e rality, 373 ID Al Pike, Republican,
e el10,792; S. n Bell, Democrat, 10.773 ;
scattering, 299; Pixies plurality, l9-
I'd Sd. S. c. Griffin, Republican, 10, 1885, H
: w. Parker, Democrat, 1Os605 scattering,
J. 375; Parker's plurality, $40.
The. will Of Napoleon III. has been
d proved in England. His personal prop
' erty is sworn,at under El20, ,000. and this
: he leaves to the Empress without reserve.
/ To the Prince Imperial there is only one
! bequest, we are told-the Imperial Grown
j II this be true, we have here certain rio
+ lation of the idee .Napolcienne accoIdipa
4 to which any Bonaparte may govern who
: is called by thevoice of the people. And
= the Empefor's Wilt in this respect IN
important manifesto to the Imperialists.a
!. One OF the euriosities of. the Vienna
! Exhibition will be watch made entirely
e Of rock crystal Many years since .
!, workman in French mandatory deci-
4 dsd to make . watch every part Of which,
= the handspring alone excepted, should be
of rockcrystal screws,r and. the escape
!. ment is most intricate His widows~ould
Z never part with it; but when she died the
: treasure fell into the hands, of French
matchmaker, who intends to exhibit it as
sample Of French workmanship,pri
itat $2, ,000 N5k& taa il
: The Cleveland Leader is much gratifed
! at the proofs of determined literary hab-
lits exhibited by the postal clerks. 1t says
its illustrated exchanges come to hand
., only at rare intervals, and then bearing
'r abundant evidence ofhaving been carried
st round for a day ortwos in the pocket of
: some earnest seeker after truth" Hdoes
+ not mentionth matter BY way. of9corn-
n plaint, but only to call attention to habits
e ON the partof the clerk which, ifsundis-
Il turbed by official surveillance, will make
" him eventually eminentih letters and a
; pillar Of society"
N A correspondent or the Philadelphia
I Press writes from Harrisburg that a
: combination is to be formed, nextfali. by
- , Regular Republicans, Democrats and
: Liberals, and all Other friends Of purify 4
. elections to secure an honest election in
= 1874 There is talk Of calling People 8
J State Convention, whose sole purpose
'o shall be the regeneration of State aud mu.
inicipal affairs, and which shall prepare
) for the election OF d Reform Legislature.
= If ever a State needed such an organiza.
! ton; Pennsylvahia does TherealA ma