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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-01-27
There is no place like hone.s .
Belmont County Items.
from the Chronicle, 2ed inst. !

biSiu tHS SuioHiClcf SSu iilSt.
David Mccoy, Esq, has been com,
missionea and has entered upon the du-
ties OF Postmaster at Hendrysburgh,
vice Geo. W. Chessel, resi- yned.
G. W. Chcssel, Esq, of Hendrys.
bureh, has been appointed u S Postal
Railway Clerk at salary of 81 200 pc,
year.
We think that young man who will
go down 10 the creek where q party O!
young ladies are skating und go into
the Micawher business, should be caught
and used for Stopping up r-holcs in
the ice.
|, During the week ending January 90
the Probate Judge issued marriage Ii.
censes as follows:
John jackson to Hannah Gates.
Henry Fields 10 Hannah Green.
VIM. 5. Gibson to Amelia A. Duff
Reuben L. Ochsenbein to Mary c.
Eiini.
A movement is or foot In Martin s
Ferry to erect new Glass House; over
twenty thousand dollars of the stock
has been taken. A charter will be ap
piled for in a few days Among the
moving spirits in this new enterprise are
M. Sweeney, D. Park, Jr., and VIM
Clark.
The Ohio City Iron l. Nail Works al
Martins Ferry are being pushed rap.
idly TO completion. Much of the heavy
machinery is already upon the ground
aud is being put in position, The Com
pany will begin the manufacture steeI
about the 1st proximo, and of nails the
1st of March.
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Noble County Items.
From the Press. 22d inst.l

from Tue IEcsS, <Su lnSt
S. B. Philpot, of Summgield, was in
town last week, and paid $l,4S0 OF
taxes.
Thomas Secrest, of Buffalo township.
has colt, one gear oil lat Juue, that
weighs 975 pounds.
John Grass, a we'll known German
citizen OF Enoch township, died Of ty-
phoid fever the early part Of last week.
George Crum has just returned from
South Carolina, where he has purchased
a 6ne Spanish jack, paving $1,000.
John Hoffman, well known and
highly respected citizen of Jefferson
township, died on the l7th inst, of CLAN
ders. He had two valuable horses that
died of the same disease a few DAYS
since. and i, is supposed he contracted
the disorder in caring for the animals
The Catholic Church at Fuldah, Enocl
township. will be one Of the finest build
ings in Eastern Ohio. when completed
1t is to be 100 BY 60 feet,and built in the
hest st,le Of modern architecture The
stone work is now about completed, and
over 100000 brick are on the ground
with which to commence the walls early
in the spring The building, when com
pic,ed, will cost somewhere between
$50, 900 and 10000.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-01-27
Wearing Speciacles.

When the eyes begin to fail use them
as little as possible at night, and avoid
reading fine print or doing any work by
lamp light, which tries them. But when
you instinctiveiy ADJUST your book so
as to get better light, when your eyes
are easily fatigued, aud there is sense
of effort TO make out the letters in print
or to take stitches in sewing, spectacles
are needed. They are the last thing to
be bought for cheapness. Brazilian
glasses are hest, because Of natures
make, and most difficult TO be scratched,
hat you should wear manufactured
glasses first until the eye becomes ac,
customed to their use. Always note
the number of your glasses and the
date of first using them-if lost you
can tell what humber you want. Glasses
should be washed in cold water every
day, wiped dry with linen fabric, and
then with buckskin, never with paper,
as it scratc!lc them
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-01-27

fETbc amount of financial learning
which has been aired in Congress during
the last two weeks is sufficient to set a
plain man crazy. Happily nobody ever
thinks Of reading those speeches.
Il is worthy of notice that The several
theories OF these unselfsh political econ
o,nists g. nearly coincide with their sey-
eral interests Tic e ,st, where an un-
due share of the National banks was sc
cured, anil where money is plenty, sends
forth champions who furnish arguments
! which no man can relu.e, or understand
proving that the way of financial saliva
ton is plainly along the rugged path o.
contraction. The West and South, where
sher, is not currency enough, and nearly
everybody knows it, are represented for
the most part by man who can compre
hend solid fact when it knocks then
down. These stand stoully up for ex
pansion. Thereupon those who repre-
sent the moneyed section, with Tear
in their eyes and anguish in th'i
hearts, proclaim that the country is tt
be ruined.
After all the mysteriously occult ane
intricately involved theories have beeI
expoanded there is this much oil llsh
on the subject: that the sections whel'
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-01-27
Dawes Bill in Relation to Legal
Tenders


The following is the text of bill re.
ported the 22d inst. by Mr. Dawes from
the Committee on Ways and Means:
WHEREAS, The existing uncertainty as
to whether the amount of legal tender
notes now authorized by law TO be kept
in general circulation is 1856, ,000, 900 OF
S40O, 600, ,O00,is calculated to derange the
business of the country and unsettle val
ues; therefore,
Be it enacted ETC., That the provis
ions of the law existing prior to the pas
sage of the act approved April II, 1866
.An act to amend an act to provide ways
and means to support the government
approved March 8, 1865" be and the
same are hereby declared to be in force
SO as to authorize legal tender notes ot
the United States to the amount OF
S400, 100000. -s,sis =
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sIAMESE TtysNs.
Death of tile Remarkable Broth
ers.-Ens Survives Chang
Two {sOUrs.

New YORK, Jan 20-A special from
Richmond makes the announcement OF
the sudden death of the celebrated STA.
mese twins on Saturday morning the 17tl
inst, at their residence at Mt Venv, Sur
rey County, N C. Chang was partially
paralyzed last fall, since which time he
has been fretiul, very much debilitate
and strongly addicted to drinking liquor
as means Of alleviating his sufferings -
He had been quite feeble for several days
so much So as to confne the brothers to
he'd. Friday night Chang became worse
and expired suddenly about four o clock
Saturday morning. Eng became 40 ter
rib'y shocked that he raved wildly fol
awhile. This attack was followed by
what seemed to be deadly stupor, and in
two hours, it is supposed from the death
OF Chang, Eng breathed his last The
wives and families of tide twins are in
deepest grief, the children, many OF whom
are deaf mutes, expressing their sorrov "
in most pitifu manner.
New YORK, Jan 21.-A special dis
patch from Greensboro, N c., gives al
ditional details Of the death of the Sia
mese twins One Of the sons who slept
up stairs heard cry of alarm, and b,
went to the twins sleeping room. Eng
was found greatly excited, his brother
Chang having died during the night He
grew gradually worse, ami remarked: 81
suppose must die, ton," anj in two
hours he expired. The family physi
clan and other medical men, after the
dea: h of the twins desired to Gu, the lig-
ament that bound them, to examine it in
the interest OF science, but were not al
lowed 1t is believed, however, that the
relatives NAV yet be persuaded to per
NIT an examination.
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The Nomination of Waite Con-
firmeI.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21-The Senate
was in executive session for an hour and
a quarter this afternoon, engaged in the
consideration Of the nomination of Nor
rison r Waite as Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court
Senator r Elmunds and the two Ohio
Senators, Thurman and Sherman spoke
in favor of confirmation, showing con-
currence in their views as to Waite's in.
tegrity, fine legal altainments, and suita-
BILE temp rament as judge.
Senator Sumner alluded to the solem.
nity Of the occasion in connection with
advising and consenting,to the appoint
ment of Chief Justice, and said that ow
ing to the importance of considering
weighty matters before that great tribu.
nal, i, became them all to be duly i'm
pressed with the fitness of the gentleman
whose name was before them He was
gratiied to learn such favorable reports
of Mr. Waite from those who knew hin
better than he did.
No remarks we're made by any Senator
in opposition to the nomination. On the
question, "Will the Senate advise and
consent to the appointment p the vote
was unanimous, yeas 63, SIS follows:
Allison r. j Allison, Anthony, Buy.
ard, Bogy, Boreman, Boutwell,, Brown
low, Buckingham, Cameron, Carpenter
Chandler, Clayton, Conkling. Conover
Cooper, Crozer, Cragin, Davis, ,Edmunds
Fenton, Frelinghuysen, Gilbert, Gold
thwate, Gordon, Hamilton of Texas
Hamlin, Hitchcock, Howe, ingalls,, Jones
Kelly, Lewis, Logan, McCreery, Merri
man, Mitchell, Morrill, of Maine, Morril
of Vermont, Morton, Norwood, ,Oglesby
Patterson, Pratt, Ramsey, Ransom, Rob
ertson, Sargent, Schurz, Scott, Sherman
Spencer, Stevenson, Stewart, Stockton
Thurman, Upton, Wadlsigh, West ant
Wright
Absent or not voting -Messrs Alcorn
Ames, Dorsey, Dennis, Hamilton of Ma
rylans, Johnston, Sprague, Sumner ant
Windom-9
The President was this evening Off
cially advised of the favorable action O
the Senate and will Immediately inform
Mr. Waite of his appointment
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Terrible Marine Djsastpr.F
fUi Scene In n German Thea
ter--The Famine iM India.

New York, Jan. 20.-Foreign papers
contain Ions, story OF strange and dis
astrous accident in the port 0f Bastee -
The Corsican steamer Zeonaue vas enter
ing the port on its return from Leghorn,
when by false turn or the helm she was
driven against seawall on the wharf
Although number of vessels near by
hastened to her assistance, she sank so
rapidly that 10 persons were drowned, in
GLIDING the captain and chief engineer.
A greater part Of those who persisted
we're Corsican laborers returning from
LeghOrn
In the theater in Ulm, Germany, during
a performance, one OF the "a petroleum
lights attached to the chandeliers suspen
ded from The ceiling exploded, and the
fluid fell like shower of fire upon the an
ditOrs. The dresses of about 20 women
were ignited Several of them were seri
ously burned-one at least fatally.
Private advices from England, received
by Greek merchants in this city state tina,
the famine in Bengal is assuming increas-
ed Importance and engaging the earnest
attention of leading men in financial
and commercial circles at London -
There seems no doubt that England will
be called upon for large quantities Of
food to feed her famishing population il
| India
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-01-27
Women Faster Takers Than
Men.

Is it a phonetic fact that women tall
faster than menI And if so, is this tc
be attributed to more sensitive organ
izat1on. aud to woman's iutuitive meth
cd of reasoning? We observe in 6
newspaper what profe>sas to be s;atis
t'csl information upon the subject
Mrs. Burnham. it is said, talked at St
Louis in \ platform lecture, not one OF
the curtain kind, for fifty-fve minutes
and the report Of what the lady said
filled three columns and half Of th,
Dem"crat-a very columnar speech
Mr. Wendell Philips, when he last ap.
peared in st Louis, talked two hours, ,ani
the report fill d fnnr columns and hall
and Mr.. Beecher, in the same time,
enunciated five columns Mrs Burn
ham. i! is said surpasses in volubiiity
even that man OF many words VINO M,
long ago was locked up in the tOmbs
He crowded bat six columns into two
hours. Mrs Blrnham beats him, and
has ten minutes to Spare Women, a.
rule, move, We believe, faster thar
men. Everybody will remember Suck
lings couplet, "Her feet beneath hel
petticoat, like little mice, stole in ant
OUT and why should not the tongue
share in the celeritv Of the feet.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-01-27
Simple &Hater.Test.

Good water should he free from col
or, unpleasant oior and taste, and
should quickly afford lather with q
small portion of soap. The following
simple test to show whether water is fill
for general use is given in a recent pa
per by Herr Heisch on the pollution OF
water by sewage. If half 9 pint of wa
ter be placed in perfectly clean, color
less, glass-stoppered bottle, a few grains
of the best white lump sugar added, and
the bottle freely exposed to the daylight
in the window of wa:m room, the
liquid should not become tnrbid even
alter exposure for week or ten. days
If the water becomes turbid, it is open
to the grave suspicion Of sewage con
tamina,ion; but if it remain clear, it is
almost certainly safe.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-01-27
A kssnaf5C Ball.

The New Haven Register says, in
describing the recent aunua, ball at the
Lunatic Asylum Twenty couples took
the floor, ranged in two lines, facing
each other, and stood still in profound
silence, waiting the music In this par
ty the strangeness of the performers
was most apparent The men wore q
look upon their faces of such resolution
as one wouId expect on that of brave
man brought face to face " tn some ter
rihe danger. The women were more
wandering in their .glances, but nearly
ali seri"us too. The music burst forth,
and simultaneous movement followed
all sorts Of moveinements, some cult
vaed steps, but for the most part a
mere violent shuflling exercise Di-
rectly they all seemed to have forgotten
that they had partners,and settled down
into dancing. There WAS some peculi-
ality about every Individual, but in ey.
cry one was observable a sort OF costa
cy. One girl, with wild dark eyes, and
her black hair hanging loose around
ber neck, would occasionally pause, as
if trying to recollcct where she had
acted such a part in other scenes, but,
elancing at the company all engaged
around her. she would resume her mo-
tions Some of them kept their gaze
fixed on the ceiling, turning neither to
the right nor to the left, Others kept a
watch upon their feet, which, to their
bewiidered minds, were perhaps going
sadly estray. Very soon the organiza-
ton lost shape; the original partners
had wandered hopelessly away from
each other. But with instructive gal
lantrr on the one side and gentle acqui-
escence on the other, the men swung
aud twirled whichever lady happened
to be -ithin reach at the moment when
they thought the music indicated swing
/ your partners.
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What Paris IL "Made OFF,

The chief building material OF Paris
is soft, cream colored sandstone, which
becomes moderately hard on exposure to
the atmosphere. Its very easy to cut
indeed, too tender--and has to he dress
ed down after 1t is built in the wall =
While new it is very pleasing stone to
the eve, but in few wears it begins to
discolor, and eventually turns dirty
sombre brown. anything but cheerful o!
pleasant to view. There is no variety OF
building stone in Paris, as this straw-col
ored sandstone is all the material they
have. 1t gives the city sameness o.
color which is exceedingly monotonous
The grandest public elifices are construc
ted of ,his stone, "a we'll as the common
est buildings Even the monuments O
the cemeteries are. chiefly composed o
this yellow sandstone.
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Cuba.

New YORK, Jan PA Havana dis
pa'ch says that according TO Spanish of
ficlat reports Of the engagement at Lo.
Melonos, near Camagach. $50 troops un
der Colombo Espanda, met 1900 insur.
gents, and after severe fight Of six
hours and half the Spaniards rstrest
ed having 4 officers and so private,
wounded, Espanda having his nose shot
off. Private Cuban sdvices say Espan-
da had 1900 MN, only $50 of whom es
capped death wounds or capture.
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rWe at last have a Chief Justice.

EWe at last have Chief Justice, in
{ the person Of Hon MORRISON r. WAITE,
now holding the position of President OF
the Ohio Constitutional Convention
1Tne verdict of the press upon this ap.
pointment is almost universally fayora.
hle.a Some,,however, quslify their praise
with the confession that they are pleased
with this chiefly because they feared
worse
Mr.. WARES name is not familiar
/. one to the American people, few outside
of Ohio having heard OF him until his
connection with the Geneva Arbitration
gave him fame. 1t is said by his friends
that this apparent obscuiity is due to the
fact that he has generally held aloof from
politics. 30
1t is not claimed that he is one Of tb5
very first lawyers in the Union, but it is
nreed that he has fund Of good sense
and that his attainments are all sole
rather than snowy. He probably has a.
much legal learning as Chase had wher
appointed. If he will follow CHASE
example in ,ievoting his time with untir
Ing zeal to fitting himself for his exalIet
position, he may become very credita
Die Chief Justice.
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FIrfisude in Business,

Many man, who would he brave be
fore cannOn's mouth, maniiests lack
of courage and fortitude in the ordinary
affairs of life.
Discouragement and despair are al
ways unmanly; and this should be
borne in mind in times Ike these.
No matter how you are situated, dc
the best you can 1t you have made
mistakes in the past, rectify them ie he
present and avoid them in the future.
Everybody makes mistakes, therefore
do not be disheartened because you
have fallen into error, when you reflect
that error is common to all
Look at the future. That is the field
for hope and for labor Only regard
the past for the lessons which it teaches
Say to Yourself, disaster may come, de-
spair never!
Be brave in business as you would be
in battle. II your efforts in the past
have failed, renew and redouble them
in the future. Never despair.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-01-27

Senator Pnmeroy formally assures the
good people of Kansas that he has not
run away. and the good people of Kan
sas are sotry to hear it,
A new Touring mili-the largest one ii
the world-has just been completed and
SET in operation in Minneapolis 1t Is
l2Sxl00, and 80 feet high, with 40 run o
stone.
The amount of State aid granted th,
Penobscot tribe Of Indians in Maine, las
year, was SS,IS5. The smallness of tn,
grant is explained ty the fact that ther,
are no Indian agents in Maine
Gov. William Pinckney White ha
been chosen by the General Assembly 0
Maryland to he United States Senate
for term of six years from the 4th o
March, 1875 Barnes Compton, Demo
crat, was elected State Treasurer
The Pail Mall Gazette has invented .
patent baby washer, where you slide th
hegrimed and melasses- coated infant il
at one ortice and take it out cleaned, fet
an6 spanked at the other 1t will go OF
to the Patent Office fles with the Bogard
us kicker, and the cast-iron tom cat
The Governor of Utah in his messag
to the Territorial Legislature, recon-
mends minority representation, and tn
enactment of 8 law to prohibit a singl
person from holding more than one Of
flee. In the present Legislature there ar
twenty county and municipal Office hold
ers.
One of our friends who is very particr
lar that his children should say thei
prayers before going to bed, but does nc
set them The example, was thus accoste
by his little three-y year Old boy few ev,
nings since: "Now, father, l have sal
my prayers; have you said yours, {
don't you pray i"-K1change.
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Something New for Housewives.

A new mode of washing linen has
been introduced and adopted in Ger
many. The operation consists in dis
solving two pounds of soap in about
three gallons of wafer as hot as the
hand can bear, and adding to this one
tablespoonful of iurpentine and three
of LIQUID ammonia; the mixture must
then be we'll stirred, and the linen steep.
ed in it for two or three hours, taking
care to cover up tue vessel which con-
tains them as nearly Theoretically as
possible The clothes are afterward
washed out and rinsed in the usual way
The soap and water may, be reheated
and used second time, but in that case
half tablespoonful of turpentine and
a tablespoonful of ammonia must be
added The process is said to cause 8
great economy of time, labor and fuel
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hard times is Knocking at the doors ap
pear to have strength enough in Con-
srss to aff ri the necessary relief, ic
spite the waiiings of The III 'ney cen
ters.
Appearances in both the House and
Senate indicate that the West and South
are to have fairer showing hereafter ia
the distribution Of currency.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-01-27
Guernsey Geaaty ftcms.
from The Times. 22d inst.l

From The Times, 22d inst.
We learn by private letter from Rev
J. f Starkey. written on the 18Th inst
that great revival is in progress al
Middletown, this county. Sxty-nine
persons had joinei the NJ. E. Church uE
to that time
The Grand Jury continued in session
last week from Tuesday morning until
Thursday noon, when they returned into
Court "a bills OF Indictment The names
of parties indicted arc withheld unit. ar,
rests are made.
A letter was received at the post flee
in this place last week bearing the fol
lowing inscription:
From Swan Poss-ofiiae now 60,
ToCamhridgc. Guernsey County, O.,
In rusty mail sacks. doubled and bent,
To Maggie J. Wallar am sent.
Mr.. Lewis Il. Anderson. of London
derry township, is a husband worth hav
ing. He has been married twenty year:
and was never away from home more
Than three nights together and never
more than ivc altogether until he came
to serve on the petit Jury at the present
term Of Court. This verities the truth
in the poetry.
"There is no place like hone'
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A DESTRUCTISE FIRE.
Loss Estimated at slOO.OOO.-Tu.
suraaCe $4,000. HussiJ I'm
WhePitisy OMceS.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, JAN 10 A fire
was discovered this morning at 3 O'Clock
which, before it could be suhdued. had de-
stroyed Eagan's, Frankenbcrger's and
Myers block Of buildings on Kanawha
and Summers streets.
The buildings included Is stores and
large number of offices and lodging
rooms.
Laidley's building, adjoining the bum
ed property, was badly dana ,ed, and the
Courier Office snd the Kanawha Bank
building are the only houses left unhur,
on the entire square
The loss is this morning roughly esti
mated at 100000, on which there is
about $4,000 insurance; mostly in
Wheeling offices. W TB.
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Runners Of Cab,ne: Changes.

The rumors which have been current
for some days concerning the removal
of Secretaries Richardson and Belknap
are doubtless without much foundation.
Very few Of those who arc posted in
Administration affairs regard Richard
son az permanent Secretary There
is a remarkable unanimity in this re
gard, but they do not think he will be
removed for some time yet. Rclknaps
friends say that he was never stronger
with the President, and they have nc
| fears that he will be disturbed.
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Cushing To Go to spain.

Caleb Cushing's early departure for
Spain is generally accepted as settled.
Those who were strongly opposed to
him for Chief Justice on account Of his
ante-war politics, say that they can see
no reason why he should not go to
Spain. A prominent Senator said to-
night that if Gushing should be renom-
mated to Spain to morrow he would
without doubt be reconfirmed by q
unanimous Telegram, 18Th inst
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EX-Vtenna Commissioner Van
'gsSrGn.

1t is not at all probable that the Office
Of Consul at Kanagawa, Japan,to which
Thomas B. Van Ruren has been nom
mated by the President,will be sufficient
to Lush General Van Buren, or to in
.duce him to lesist from his frequently
ayowed purpose to get satisfaction, re-
dress aud vindication at the hands of
the State Department, or Of Congress,
for his course as United States Com
missioner to the Vienna Exposition,
from which he was removed by Sec
retary Fish.