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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-12-02
STATE NEWS,

Cleveland haL 28 school houses, 27l
teachers, and over $4,000 enrolled
scholars.
Twenty-Five ladies are pursuing Q
course Of study in Heidelberg College,
in Tifiin.
A vein Of iron ore that measures
four feet through has been opened on
the land Of Peter 1Uho, Noble town
ship. Noble county.
The other day We heard Of COW
giving birth. to tuih calves; one was
born ON Saturday and the other on
Tuesday Canton Repository.
TIE growing wheat ldUks remarkably
well In all parts of the State In Cham
paign county It is reported in better
condition than ever before at this Sea-
son.
Las, week an ida, Hardin county,
man was attracted by, an unusaal noise
among some pigs in tie barntard, and
going out discovered that an enormous
rat had attacked one of the pigs, and
was 40 determined ON securing It's prey
that it had 20 be killed before 1t would
release its hold
The first blast In the new foundry of
the Simons Brothers.. at Cambridge,
Guernsey county, was made ON Mon
dav last, running out about three thou
sand pounds of metal The new bull
ding 10 Constructed of brick, eighty two
feet in length and forty.one In width
The foundry is. in every particular, su
perior to the old one, and is credit to
its prUprietors and the town OF Cam
bridge
Cupid does not always shoot his ar
rows at young and tender hearts Once
in q while he. selects couple Of I'VE
olden time to receive the contents OF
his quiver. We we're no. little sur
prised the other day upon hearing Of
the marriage of cur venerable fritfd,
Mr. Richard Phillips, to Mrs Eliza
Graham. The groom in this case is
50 wears of age, and the bride is said
to he few years his senior Mt. Yer.
non Bdnncr
We learn that on Tuesday OF las,
week Mrs. Zalmon Green died. MIR
Green AS very low at the time. and
requested that the funeral of his wiit
be postponed few days, go that they
could be buried in one grave. On Sat
uydav Mr. Green died and last Monday
the burial of the aged couple took p.act
in accordance with his expressed hope
and desire. Mr. and Mrs. Green set
tled on farm in F'tchvile in 1926
where they have siuce resided. enjoy
ing the Respect aud esteem OF wide
cltce f trlrnd. and acquaintances -
Noryotk Experiment
| The Straitsvllle great vein of coal
suitable for smellng ore in the blas
furnace in the raw or knocked state, IL
from len to twelve feet in depth. enc
lies from ten TO thirty feet above the
railroad track Above and bel,w thi,
vein OF coal is found four veins of rec
hematite or limestone ores of from
thirty to fifty per cent metal, each veiI
Of an average depth Of fourteen inches
producing twenty -fife thousand ton.
crude ore per acre. The area Of tn
ore field is huch greater than the coal
extending over $4,000 acres, aud viii
produce 400 600 tons.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-12-02
Noble County Items.
IFrou thu spseta.or. 9Th xlt.1

From tho Spectator. 9th sltl
David McGarry has traded his farm,
situated about two miles west Of Cald-
we'll, to Hiram Ackley, of Gorby Ford /;
they will exchange this week.
10. Morris has bought few crops
of tobacco at from to 81 cents per To-.
There is q very large crop in this town
ship awaiting purchasers. The late
freeze injured the crop very rnueh.-At.
Ephraim Correspondence.
Recently, rs train was passing over
the long trestlc above town the box car
suddenly dsw the track and continued
humping over the ties for the distance
of mile, passing in that distance, aud
without further accident 10 passengers
on board, over three treste works of
dangerous height
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-12-02

~A rumor, probably unfounded, Is
current, that the Legislature will redis
Ssict the State this winter.
Should the attempt be made, Legisls-
tors might naturally suppose that the
people of our country would break theil
hearts II severed from our darling Salsry
Gssbner. But We wouldn't. We are an
unfeeiing set down this way ,and wouidn',
even weep.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-12-02
" What They Think Of Cx'' Vow.

We append two or three specimens oi
"What They Think" OF the Democrat,
now that it is In state Of suspended
animation"
The Wheeling Register, afer copying
the Bsrnesville Enterprises rather sim
gular paragraph, adds:
Building up new pSrers j. not The
light b sometimes iinSsin-d"
The GAINESVILLE Signal SAYS:
"The Monroe County Democrat has
ceased 10 he. Thus toe pr,;j,.ct Of es
sal,li.hiag aaother Deaocrs,ic psper in
Monroe County, in opposition to the
Spirit y Democracy. at " ,odsticld ,has
failed. as was inevitable. It must have
cost quite little pile nf money to :he
few sorehvad politicians THO were Its
Stockholders"
frhey we're no, all "sorehca,ls. ."-ED
SrIRrr
The Cadiz Sentinsi now very ssniabl,
says:
The Monroe County Bemorsut la:
! 'raniccd." Herman. the pnet editor
found out that it took more brainH thar
poetry to successfully establish q news
paper"
! Whether the paper is to he resumed o
not We are uninformei. Oar advice OF
the subject is not solicited, and we pre-
sumo, not wanted. Nevertheless W,
have some very decided convictions a
to its paying largely.
This paper never laii straw in it
wav, and will not shonld il start agsin
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-12-02

1t appears that Lieutenant commander
Antran. who commanded the Spanish
war steamer Rogua at Aspin wall las,
spring. when commander Reed, Of the
U. S Navy, escorted the Virginius out
Of that harbor, was Judge Advocate st
the recent summary trial and convic-
ton to death Of the crew aud passen
gers Of the virginius at Santiago de Gu.
ta
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-12-02

BosroN, Nov. IS The United States
Cartridge Company will commence this
week to run their works day and night.
They haze pressing orders for several
million cartridges from the War and Ma
w Departments.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-12-02

ADThe Secretary Of the Navy has
already succeeded in spending over
three millions Of dollars in patching up
and scratching the harnacles OF his war
vessels. It seems to be determined
whether We have war or not, the plum
derers shall have chance.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-12-02

3 WWe hsve recently had two favor
able signs Of more honesty among pnb'
lie ofilc;sis: The success OF the Demo
cratic party and The conviction of Boss
TwsEp.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-12-02

eHThe best roaeon We have yet heard
Ter rushing into war with Spain is,that
Mis- The only thing which can save the
Republican party in the Presidential
election.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-12-02

Ult is said that Private DALzrLL is
. candidate for Postmaster Of the lower
House, OF Congress, with chances Of
euccess, This must be q Joke.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-12-02

HALIFAX, Nov. 24-Grave apprehen.
sions are felt here for the safety of her
Msjesty's ship Sirius. now S6 days out
from Hslifax to England She had crew
of nearly 400 men. When leaving port
the Captain expressed confidence in ma
king tue passage in fortnight.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-12-02

WARRINGTON. Nov 24.-The Secretary
of the Treasury announces that hereafter
silver coin will be paid only for the frac-
tional part of dollar, instead Of tor SUMS
not exceeding Eve dollars.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-12-02

eE The Salary Grsbbers and Credit
EXobilier scamps want . war in order
. that pubic attention might be Withdrawn
from their iniquilies
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-12-02

&ICun.aoa sense seems TO he re
turning and the war feeling, where there
wss any, 10 visibly subsiding.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-12-02

: AT-Since TWEED conviction it is be-
iieye,l the other New York ring thieves
1iii forfeit their hail bonds.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-12-02

5 ATIf the Salary Grab law he repeal
el this winter IL win be becaese of the
scare produced by the Fall elections
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-12-02
WssdsAeld Dec. 2. 1878.

UGoid closed in New York the SStl
cit, ut 1893.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-12-02

NGsAsr is sail to be wsrIike.
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money PAID. Ihe eVldence ls conciu-
sive that the whole proceeding was in
stituted to carry out \ plan to enrich
yourself and those associated with you"
The Judge here, in vindication of the
.non-partisan nature Of the prosecution,
alluded tn the Times in first giving fg-
ures on the light, and TO the great as
sistance rendered by Charles O'Conor
and Samuel j. Tilden in the preparation
of legal proceedings, and then contin
ued: "lt would be wrong and unjust to
entertain the idea that your conviction
has been the result of persecution at
the hands of any person or party. 1t
has been the result Of evidence SO clean
aud plain that never have l seen case
where evidence was so utterly over.
whelming, and where il was SO impnssi
bic for the jury to fail to come to a just
snd conclusive verdict. Through the
whole of this trial you remained up TO
the very moment of your conviction as
calm and serene rs though you relied
upon your innocence, when it was over.
whelming apparent to all tha! your &C.
renity was only that Of audacily, that
confidence in the omnipotence of cor
ruption, rather than reliance upon your
innocence. The Judge emphasized
this sentence by bringing his cIinched
hand down on his desk The duty Of
the Court is now to pronounce upon
you the sentences sentence that may
be adequate to your crime"
The several counts in which Tweed
was found guilty were grouped and
6fty-one distinct sentences imposed
making his term twelve wears imprison.
ment,in county Jail, and imposed fine
Of 6I2,750
Counsel then gave notice that they
would move for bill of exceptions
aud Judge Davis said the session Of
Court would be prolonged TO give souu
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-13

prevent the cmbarkation of that ill-starred
expedition. A proclamation had been Is
sued warning the officers of the govern
ment to be on the alert, to prevent the sail
ing of any ship designed to take part in
war between Cuba and Spain warning all
individuals against breach of our neutral
ity laws and declaring that, so far as
the United States was concerned, "such
" expeditions could only be regarded as adj
"venturcs for plumber and robbery" and
that they Unjust meet the condemnation of
"the civilized world, while they are doroga-
story to the character of our states.' Not
withstanding these warnings, and the utmost
vigilance of faithful federal oflicers-but,
officers of the government-thc expedition
"got under way" sailing under the United
States flag, and finally landed upon Cuban
shores. They were brave and noble, even
even if misguided men. Their career was
brief, and the emf quickly came They
were captured by the Spanish forces and
treated as guerrillas, not as prisoners of
war. Upon an open space, by order of the
"Captain-General," they were shot to
DEATH The deed was oonsummated in
sight of the American consulate, with the
flag of our country protecting it. The
United States sloop of war "Albany" and
the United States steamer "Nixcn," both
with the stars and stripes flying at their
masthead, were in the harbor. The at
tachcs of the consulate and the officers and
men of these vessels witnessed the sad
sight, but were powerless to interfere. The
act was atrocious, blood-thirsty, revenge
full but the United States could only pro-
test They were powerless to prevent.
These brave, misguided men had violated
the laws Of their own country, information
al law, the comfy of nations as, also, the
laws of Spain and of Cuba. The govern
ment was denounced for not interfering,
when their hands were tied so that they could
not. Let lis remember this case before de
handing too extreme measures now.
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PRESIDENT S1IuTru,S LETTER

We publish elsewhere a letter from the
president of the Central Vermont railroad
TO the president of the Delaware and lIud-
son Canal company. Our comments thereon
will be brief and we doubt whether any
comment at all is necessary, the letter itself
being sufficiently expressive. We know
not how to characterize the proceeding
therein referred to, other than it is therein
characterized. What would have been the
Indignation of the community, or the
prompt action of the authorities, if an in
diyidual had so desecrated the Sabbath, and
committed like acts upon his neighbours or
a strangers premises? Does the fact that
a corporation so acted alter the nature
thereof? With what claim for sympathy
can a corporation come before the people.
because another corporation have decided
to use their own property in their own way.
when they have entered upon the property
of another-on Sunday, too-removed
buildings and committed other acts, which
if done by an individual upon the property
of another would be called ''depredatlons,"
With the moral and legal aspect of the af-
fair, it makes no difference that, at the
present time, the road bed, track. etc.
have been placed sin statu gx0 ante 5elI0."
The wrong, complained of, has been COM
mitted, in either event but, notwithstand-
Ing all this, it will be noticed that the let
Ter of Governor Smith is decidedly concili-
atory. He. and the roads he represents,
are willing "to let by-gones be by-goncs,"
and arrange connections, rates of freight.
use OF track and road bed, ETC., etc. on
satisfactory, just and equitable basis. This
can be done if the Delaware and Hudson
Canal company are willing to act Justly by
connecting roads, and to treat fairly Yer
mont interests. Surely, thus far, the Cen
trail Vermont and the Harlem Extension
railroad companies have taken straight
forward, honorable, business-like course.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-13
The Virginius Affair ia cabinet
Council.
J. GREGORY SMITH,
President c. V. II. Il.

Official dispatches from Havana furnish
but triiling details OF the execution of the
Nirginius prisoners. The officials who
carried out the execution claim that the
Nirginius was taken as pirate, and that
all those captured upon her were treated as
pirates. Those who had been in the insur
gent army were tried by naval court-mar-
tial, which lasted but one day. and which
sentenced the four who were tried to be
executed at daylight on the morning of the
out the slightest protest from the acting
consul of the United States at Santiago.
and, of course, without the protest of the
consul at Havana, who was assured bv the
captaln-gcneral that the prisoners would
have fair trial before competent tri-
bunal. All of the dispatches to and from
the consul and with Minister Scllles were
submitted to the Cabinet meeting to-day,
and formed the subject of an elaborate dis
cussion- Among the dispatches presented
by Fish was one from CASTELAR, to Sickles,
regretting, in forcible terms, the execution
and stating that positive instructions had
been issued that no other of the prisoners
should be tried until all the facts could he
ascertained. 1t was decided by the Prcsi-
dent and the cabinet to demand of Spain
the amplest of reparation for the capture of
the Nirginius, provided it was established
that she was not chased from the Cuban
coast or captured within British waters
II the details show that the capture was
made on the high seas, then there is no
room for doubt of the course which has
been contingcntly decided on within the
puryiew of the law of nations. Judging
from the letters received by the Presi-
dent and other officials, the conduct of the
Spaniards meets with the seyerest condem-
nation in all parts of the country.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-13
LET JUSTICE BE DONE.

Before the administration demand re-
dress OF Spain for the capture of the Vir-
gnius, if, indeed, it should turn out that
we have any cause of complaint, would it
not be seemly to turn their attention to our
neutrality law and its infringement. We
were greatly embittered against Great Brit
ain, because " Confederate cruisers" were
bullt at her private ship-yards were
manned, in part, by subjects of that coun
try, volunteering for that purpose were
suffered to depart unmolested from her
docks and ports and because they were
permitted to be coaled, pr oyisoned and re-
pared at the ports of her dependencies.
ne most that we claimed was that the
BRUSH government ought to have known
tAeSc facts, and did, therefore, construct
irely, know of them. We claimed dam
age Tor her neglect and the Geneva Tri-
hdnal has awarded large sum in remune-
ration therefor. That award has been paid
1t Is an old and homely saying, but one full
oI force and meaning, that what is sauce
- Tor the goose is sauce for the gander."
mat which we require of others, we should
do ourselves, Our government knows that
expeditions are being fitted out to aid Cuba
in her war against SPAIN and knows that
Others have heretofore sailed from our
shores. SO open and bold are they in their
movements, that they do not ATTEMPT to
make any secret thereof. Yesterday morn
ing, almost every newspaper in the coun.
try contained the announcement that the
Cubans held private meeting at the resi-
dcnce OF Gen. Quesada, in New York,
Monday night, to consummate plans for
new expedition, and that it was thought it
would not be ready to sail before the end of
tins month. Did the British government
have any such information as this upon
which to act? As ardently as we desire
the independence of Cuba, and as fcryentlv
as we hate wrong and oppression, let us be
Just. Let our government firmly and i'm
partially administer the laws, so that. if
needs be, we can demand redress with clean
hands, Let justice be done, though the
heavens fall.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-13

Tuesday forenoon Mrs. James II. erie,
daughter Of Gen John 5. Dunlap, CORNER
ly superintendent of the Rutland and Bur-
ington railroad, and resident in Rutland. }
and wife of Mr.. erie, freight cashier of the
Old Colony railroad, left her fathers house.
No. 1913 West Newton street, Boston. and
went down to the dental establishment of
Drs. Eastman & Morris, No. % fremont
street, where she and her fathers family
had had dental work reformed for num-
Der OF years, to have tooth or teeth drawn
or repaired. She had been accustomed IN
take gas as an anHsthetic agent, but COM
planned that it caused nausea and insisted
on taking ether. Finally, a teaspoonful
was put upon sponge and she inhaled it.
Almost Immediately she went into conyul
slons and very soon expired without speak
ing in spite of every eXertion that could be
made to restore her by Drs Eastman, Sher-
win and Samson who were present. In
telligence was Immediately sent to the
home she had just left and the body was
shortly afterwards removed there. On
leaving home Mrs. c. gave no intimation
That she was going to the dentists, and as
she was in good health and spirits the re-
turn of her inanimate form was a surprise
OF the most shocking and painful charac-
ter She was thirty years of age. and
leaves two interesting children
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-13

The ALLEGED ABUSES IN THE SAN FRAN
CISCO Mint. The San Francisco Bulletin
of November /, contains the following in
formation about the charges against Gen.
G. II. La Grange, superintendent of the
Mint:
The law directs that all accounts for eX-
penditurc on materials used in the Mint
shall be signed as correct by the heads of
the various departments to which they
belong, OF these departments there are
three, and the officials who preside over
them are appointed directly from Wash
ington. They are those of the assayer,
the coiner, and the melter and refiner In
the charges referred to it is alleged that
subsequent to the first six months of his
administration Gen. La Grange neglected
to send in the bills, at least those which
were of most Importance, to the coiner
and the mclter and reiiner for their an
proval. 1t is probable that some hitch
occurred in getting the bills signed, the
submission of the under official not heinz
quite equal to his expectations. At all
events, ii is currently stated that this neg
lect went on for two or two and a half
years, and that several bills were sent back
from Washington expressly for the SIGMA
lures of the minor officials Finding that
the bills were excessive, and that the auan-
tity of the material was oyerstated. these
officials refused TO sign. The general was
thus put to the disagreeable necessity of
paying the credited excess over actual sup
ply from his own pocket, but he gained
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-13

Is il true, as Mrs. Livermorc claimed,
Tuesday night, that the mothers of Yer
mont have no legal ownership in their
children How we hate that word Gown
crship." when speaking of flesh and blood,
even if it does convey an idea. Our courts
and Judges cannot act outside of, or con-
,rary to law, but are hcdged in, on every
side. by its requirements. A judge could
not, in divorce suit, decree the custody
of minor children to their mother unless
the law permitted it, The law is more wise
and humane than, even, Mrs. LivcrmOrc,
and the judges only carry out its wise be-
hcsts Not every mother is fit for the care
and custody Of those who are compelled to
call her mother. Neither is every father a
uiopcr custodian of his children. The laws
Of Vermont have wisely provided for this
very contingency. So long as it deemed
proper that divorces should be granted,
the care and custody of the children of Gill
assorted" marriages must be provided for.
The equal care, custody and Ownership,
if YOU please, of father and mother is re-
cognizcd in their joint offspring by the
power conferred upon the court to place the
minor children with the parent who will
best care for them. This is right Just and
humane.
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She Railroad bmbrOgiio.
LETTER FROM PRESIDENT SMITH TO PRsI-
DENT DIXON.

DENT DIXON.
RUTLAND, Nov. 18th, 1873
Thomas Dixon, Esq, Pres. y. & II. Geo
On my arrival here last evening, learn
ed to my very great astonshmcnt that your
agents here had, in the most unacCounta-
bic manner and without any shadow of au-
thority from myself or any one connected
with the management of our road. entered
our premises, on the Sabbath, moved a
building in our yard, torn down a portion
of our cattle yard, cut our tracks and
placed therein a switch, and laid a track
over our ground to your round-house.
Such proceedings am sure you will not
for moment seek to justify, nor would
you tolerate from any one ON your own
premises.
In the matters at issue between your
company and the Harlem Extension com
pany the Central Vermont have no con
nection whatever, and it was my desire to
keep clear of any complication whatever
with regard to it, and regret, exceedingly.
that any officer of yours should have at
tempted, in so high handed manner, to
involve us in it. | have no alternative.
under the circumstances. but to order the
yard and tracks replaced and restored to
their former condition, at the expense of
your company. as the least which |
can do.
Arrangements were in progress which
have since, and to-day, been pcrfcctod-by
which this company take possession and
the management Of the Harlem Extension
road. With this view, | had hoped, and
still hope for friendly and proper solu-
ton of all difficulties between your road
and that, not doubling that ON some fair
basis, and with the disposition on the part
of BOTH a friendly and cordial relation
may be established between lis.
shall be very happy to meet you at
your convenience to confer on the
matter. am,
Very truly yours,
j. GREGORY SMITH,
President c. V. II. Il.