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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-17

W CHARLES SUMNER, whose death oc.
curred on the 1lth inst. has occupied a
prominent placein the public mind for a
quarter OF century With more than
the average talents Of a Senator, he was
unsurpassed by any of his felow.me
bers in the learning which is to be oh
tained from books.
His private life was pure beyond re
prosch, and it probably never occurred
to even his worst enemy to charge him
with pecnniary dishonesty. Altho ugh q
leading member Of the most corrupt
Congress our country has ever known
and resident Of ashing,on, where fol
time plundering and peculatiun were
scarcely deemed discreditable, so well
known was his character, that it is doubt
ful if he was ever approached with a
corrupt proposition. While other Sen
ators, in half the time, have become i'm
mensely wealthy, ho died comparatively
poor.
In his personal bearing Mr.. SuMNEE
was digniGed almost to haaghtiness. He
lived mostly within himself, and possess
ell mono of that personal magnetism
which is usually the chief support of the
successful politician.
1t was perhaps partly owing to this
GOODNESS and arrogance in his disposi
ton, that he did not receive full credit
for pure philanthropy in his devotion tc
the Negro race. His enemies claimed
that hatred was stronger element ir
his character than love, and that it was
to crafty the former OF these feelings
rather than the latter, that he became the
boldest champion Of the blacks But
whatever may have been his m >tive, it
cannot be denied that he never, even in
the most trying times, wayered in hi.
fidelity to them.
He despised the low cunning by which
the average politician seeks to accom-.
plish his ends He made no efforts tc
keep in with his party He felt that he
was not born to he the follower of any
man. Parties might GO up, or might GO
down, but he made no compromises OF
concessions. ~
The administration made war upor
him, his fellow Senators degraded him
from :he only position in the Senate
which he ever cared for, but he remained
the same cold, self.reliant impracticabls
that he was before. The Legislature OF
his State passed resolutions censuring
iim, bnt he ssoutly maintained bis posi-
ton. It is curious coincidence thai
the resolutions rescin ling this censurt
we're read for the first time in the Senate
on the last day that SUMNER ever appear
ed in that body.
In the death of f-SUMyER the nation al
large will hardly feel that keen sense o
sorrow which it would in the case oI
many less eminent men. But his name
will remembered aud revered in his
i
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-17

The following is taken from the Wiadom
[ Mimi. Reporter:
On Wednesday afternoon last VIM
McGreeor received a telegram from Bell
aire, Ohio, in these words: "Dr Smith
died at III N to-day, February H."
which answered the many questions
which have been asked by the doctors
friends since he departed from our vii
lage. The sad announcement cast a
gloom over the hearts of every one; but
it quieted the minds of all to know that
he had reached the home of his former
friends
When the doctor went away it was for
purpose ofaccompanying Mrs. Smith
home, who had been wishing her friends
in Bellaire since late in the summer, ex-
pecting to return in about three weeks !;
and the expressions Of sorrow on the re-
ceipt of the news of his death are not
limited to few personal friends, but TO
all who knew him,by whose hearts he will
always he remembered as a genial, kind
and sympathetic physician, and gener-
Gus friend.
Dr. Smith came to Window two years
ago last fall and commenced the practice
of medicine, and at once took position
among our business men that's now left
vacant by the death so lamentable. AS a
physician and surgeon he had no superior
in this portion OF the State, handling the
most aggravated cases with skill that
rarely applies 10 men Of longer practice
and more advanced in years. Being but
about 80 years of age, he was taken away
Ein the prime of useful life, just as the
successes of earnest study and battles
With inexperiencc were beginning to
shine upon him, and mark out future
that few physicians attain In his prac-
tice ire was faithful and had a winning
way that inspired confidence in his pa
tents. unostenlatious and cheerful. In
counsel he was safe and reliable, and was
characterized with a high sense of integ-
ritythat forbade anything like trickery os
malpractice. Asa citizen, DIR. Smith was
a quiet, reticent gentleman, public spirit
ed and Industrious, ready to lift a helping
hand to those in distress, and his unas
sumins disposition made friends wher-
ever lie went, who deplore his death in
terms of unmistakable regret.
He is dead. and al entire community
lament that one so Young and promising,
before whomthe successes of applica
ton and industry were continually faI-
ling, without an enemy to speak an un-
kind word, and whom even envy did not
hate. should be called away so soon But
ourpen is inadequate to pay tribute TO
Que whose name was household word
Ito many families where his presence has
Ialleviated suffering. It's painful task
Ia announce his deceasc, and of our citi.
tznns we can CALI to mind none who viii
be so missed rs Dr.. Smith. He vacated
place in our circles that will be hard tc
Gil. He leaves u wife To mourn his loss
and in her affection she has the sympath,
of large circle of friends who mourr
with her
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-17

EEA lady fashion correspondent ol
the St. Louis Republican goes into rap.
lures over new mystery of the ward
robe: ''Pantalettes You can show 'em
in the spring; there's SO many muddy
places. They must be wide, elaborately
trimmed with lace frills and embroidery
and reach the ankle. The irrevereni
youth who enjoyed the privilege OF TAX
ing me to the charity ball 6eheld these
pantalettes for the first time beneath the
raised train of belle. | was too late
to interfere. He rushed forward, and
in the most mysterious and anxious man
ner, whispered to her she was losing 'em
off No words can describe Che looks
she rewarded him with Poor dear, he
fell back discom6tted, and let two OIL
three couples pass m,when he exclaim.
ed: why, they are all losing 'em of !;
and that's the effect it had on him.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE,
The state Election.

CONCORD, March 12.-Weston fails Of
an election by the people by from 800 to
500 votes. Four Republicans and -four
Democrats are elected Senators with no
choice in four districts. From the re
turns already in, the House stands 172
Democrats to 167 Republicans, and eight
towns to hear from which last year elect
ed Democrats, and probably have done
so this year
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Sale Of Real Estate.

TN pursuance of an order of the Probate
i Court of Monroe county, Ohio, will offer
for sale on H :
Saturday, the 2Sth day of March, 1874,
at l o'clock P. N on the premises the follow
ing described real estate, ,situatein the county
Of Monros and State of Ohio, to wit:
About thirteen and three fourth acres in
the southwest quarter of section eight, town
ship six, range seven; decided to John g. Top
pie by Conrad Schnefl and wife, April g. 1855:
except so much as was sold by me by orde
of said Court. September %. 1873. for sohoo
purposes
Appraised at $500.
TERMS OF SiLs-One.third in hand, on,
third in one year, and one third in two year
from day of sale, with interest; the defsrrs
payments to besecnrsd by mortgage on tn,
premises sold. JESSE MIRACLE,
admir- Of the estate Of J. 3. Toppls, decd.
HUNTER L HuSrER, Att'ys.
| FsbAs'74wS.
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Life Insurance and Liquor.

A verdict of S22,700 was rendered s
few DAYS ago in Cincinnati against the
New York Life Insurance Company
which resisted payment of three poll
cies on the ground that the death of the
assured was produced by the use Of in,
toxicating liquor and opium. There
was evidence that he died from unskill
full treatment, neglect and overdose OF
opium while lying sick, and the court
held that sach use Of opium, though
within the letter, was not within the
split of the prohibition contained in
the policies.
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RIA liquor seller in Piqua Offered a
foul insult to company of ladies who
ealled,on hins They speedily retired
IA FIVE Minutes their btetEers, husbands
and friends to the number of Thousand
gathered at his saloon. They didn't
want to "hyst in" ANYTHING strength
snin';;" they merely wished to sec him on
private business. The pray ers Of the
ladies held back the crowd until he found
a hole to get out at 1t is not said tlla,
he ran, but, like MARK TWAIN when
: badly scared. he sjust went"
The last heard from liifa, hejwas mop
ping the sweat from his classic brow on
the icy shores of Canada He BOW has
faithin the efficacy of prayer. as it saved
him from carrying hide full of bons
dust.
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EyThe Cincinnati papeis are moi
singing TO each other, "Ca'l me pei
names. dearest, call me thine own" On.
editor calls another o scoundrcl,then an
other calls one villain, and then eaci
calls all the Others liars
The particular proyocaiion just now
ia, that one editor had been very freel,
and somewhat miscellaneously charging
sals city offs,ers with corruption. He wa
m. ON the witness stand, when it turned
e,t that his charges were based solely on
rumors which it would seem he had aided
i, setting a1,at himself. The one sua
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v Mr.. FILLMORE has been so long in
obscurity, that tue announcement of his
death does not cause profound sonsa-
tion He was man of great abilities
xnd sterling worth, but as he was Of no
service to party he was not permitted to
be Of service to the country. He has
been almost as wholly out of the public
mind as if he had died wears ago. There
is now but one ex-President remaining
-AxDREw JOHNSON.
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-kE There is probability that the
much vaunted Philadelphia Centennial
Celebration may apeter out" The well
known fact that, next to Washington,
Philadelphia is the most corrupt city in
the Union is having a damaging effect
on the enterprise. There is general
looking out for some gigantic swindle to
develop itself. So much for bad name.
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County Correspondence.
Written for The Spirit of Democrscy.]
From Salem Township.
HALL OF CLARINGToN LoDdEl
No 525lO.O OF. !

HALL OF CLARiNGToN LODGE
No 595 OOF.
CLARtNGroN. o. March 7 1874
WHEREAS, Through the kindness of
Adjntant General Amos, our worthy
brother and citizen, Louis S,Gehr, has re
ceived the appointment as Superintend-
ent of the State Arsenal of Ohio; and,
AS this appointment was conferred
without any soliciting. we feel grateful to
the General for his selection.
Resolced, In parting with Bro L
Stoehr, to enter upon his official duties,
in justice to him we say, he has been a
citizen Of our town for several years, q
hard working mechanic, and a man Of
honesty, truth and integrity; in him will
he found all necessary qualifications to
discharge his official duties with entire
satisfaction.
Resolred, That Darlington Lodge No.
525 tender their sincere thanks to Bro
Stoehr for his valuable services as char
ter member Of our Lodge In our infan.
cv as a Lodge his careful and watchful
eye has always been over us.
WM H MAY, {c
CHAs Fl. DANKwoRTH, o'n'
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Legal Notice.


A DAM RABLR, Of the State Of West Wr-
n ginia, will take rotics that Rlisabdh
Frankhauser didon the l7th day Of Januafy,
D. 1874, die her petition IN the court Of
common pleas OF Monroe comfy. Ohio, against
the said Adam Rable and John Drummer, de-
PENDANTS. setting forth that on the hrst day
Of May, A. D. 1870, the defendants execnssd
and delivered to the plaintiff their nose TO-.
500, due one day after date, Wit interest
from GATE at per cent. The said Adam Rai
be ia notified that hssis required to ppsar
and answer said petition on or bsfors the sth
day Of May, 4. D, 1874. II dsfsult b made,
said petition will be taken 10. BE- tine and
verdict rendered accordingly at the net tesa
Of common rlsas ceart.
HUNTER / HUNf1R
nshlesSttvA kss'ys ~ yu1aA2
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Written for The Spirit of Democracy.
Letter From Kansas.

AUBREf, KANSAS, March 6, 1874
Ed. SPIRIT: THE SriRIf finds its way
TO Kansas and is welcomed VISITOR
] am from old Monroe, and it docs me
good to hear from homo once in while
and The SPIRIT can come as near telling
the straight of it as any paper l have
come across.
We are having very wet and cold
weather out here and the roads are a,
most impassaa.e. Times dull and money
out of the question.
KANSAS JAYHAwKER.
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ENGLAND.
Dispatches from General W oolse,

LONDON, March I0.-A dispatch from
General Woolsev dated February 16,
says: "The King has sent me one thou
sand ounces of eold-the first install
ment OF the indemnity-with a request
for peace. ] received his envoy al
Famnauah, and sent treaty to Coo
massie for the Eings Signature An
officer from Capt Gloyers force passed
through Coomassie February IL unmo
listed. though his escort consisted of
only 20 men. The last detachment OF
white troops embark for home on the
22d Of February. The sick and woun-
ded are doing WE'LL"
Additional dispatches from the Gold
Coast report that General Woolsey re-
crossed the river Parah on February
10. Three out Of six Kings, tributary
to King Kaffer, have given in their sub.
mission to the British supremacy. The
Ashanlee throne is considered at an end
aad the Kingdom hopcles.ly disrupted
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nttff,

LONDON, March 9.-Lord Northbrook
Viceroy of India, in dispatch dated
Calcutta to day, assures the Govern
ment that the relief works set in opera
zion at Patna have warded off the dan
ger of distress from famine in that dis
trict. all the needy inhabitants being
supplied with employment and sufficienl
provisions for themselves and families
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-17

EThe Carlists are having some sue
eesses in Spain. A military chief at the
head of tue government instead of 8
statesman, has not been advantageous
even in military point of view. Spain
must 60 back to CASTELAR, or 10 monar
chy.
France has tried the same military ex.
pertinent with equally as unsatisfactory
results,
( II seems to us that We have heard Of
another conntry having a shoulder STRAP
President, which is not distinguished fol
she sublime purity Of its management.
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q ~ They are making it hot for Bur
LER. Scarcely job is brought to ligh,
by an Investigating committee. but the
marks Of his dirty fingers may be found
npou it. As ho is the chief adviser oI
the President, and the recognized leader
Of his party in the House, there is Q
wholesome fear that these little jobs ma,
damage the party, and BurLER is loudly
called on to explain.
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Gen Smith, with eight companies OF
cavalry and four of infantry, has started
for Spotted Tails agency in Wyoming
The Brule and NJ nneconyon Indians are
concentrating Red Clouds Indians are
complaining Of the presence OF the
troops.
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~ The man who has spent most OF
his life in vain efforts to construct per
8petnal motion has found other employ
lment. He is snow trying to erect plat
form for the man to stand upon who is
IN favor Of Temperance, but opposed to
oil means used for its promotion.
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picious Job about which he had some
knowledge, his paper had carefully said
nothing about.
This exposed him to the riiiculc and
sarcasm Of the others, aud they saltc0
and perpered his raw place until he made
Rome howl with his r,gc Wrath begat
wrath,an the Cincinnati pupers are now
about IS entertaining as Sc many cats
hung together BY their tails.
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A farmers wife, writing to the Ohio
Farmer, says: "Of all the products of
the farm butter is the most liable to be
tainted by noxions odors floating in the
atmosphere. Our people laid some veal
in the cellar. from Which little blood
flowed out, and was neglected until it
began to smell. The result was that a
jar of butter which l Was packing
slnc' led and tasted like lhs spoiled beef
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-17

RI The FooLkiller is not asmyth after
all. He generally disposes of male sub
jecis by betting with them that they can't
drink qnart-of whisky In a given time.
The females he sets to kindling fire
with can Of kerosene.
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Mlegraphif.

CINCINNATI. March 10-The Consti-
tntional Convention today completed
the elective franchise article. 1t differs
from the present article, in providing
that Ohio soldiers and sailors in militia
service shall be entitled to vote.
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Wsodstfeli March ~. 1874.

wThe Republicans of the House
east a solid vote againsta proposition to
investigate the Department of Justice
That Was the arena of WILLIAMs' ex.
sploits.
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TT There is one outrage upon the
fcnlored race which demands the inter-
position of civil rights bill-the Re.
publican papers persist in writing Negro
with little c.sn" and Indian with a big
~"
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kESrRAGuE has charge Of bill to
extend the list OF pensioners of the war
of 1872 ~
What did we tell yon when he was ap
pointed on that Committee
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sHERIFF'S SALE. Ha
John Nixon
esl ys.
A. J. Myers es d..


DYvirtu Of an order Of sale 10 me direct
IL ed from the court of common pleas Of
Monroe county, Ohio will offer for sale. at
the from. door of the court house, In the town
Of Woods6-ld, between the hours Of 10
o'clock a. m and o'clock p. m, ON
Saturday, the 11h day of April, 1874,
the following described real ies' ate situats in
Monroe county, Ohio, to wit:
The undivided half Of the following prop.
erty. Beginning at stake in the section line
eighteen rods north Of the section corner Of
section eight, township four range fves theaos
southeast ffty-dve degrees twelve rods to 4
stone; thence northeast forty degrees sixteen
rods to stone; thence northwest forty. rec
degrees twelve rods to stoue; thsnce south
west fifty -four degrees eleven rods sud twsn.
ty one links to stone on the section hne;;
thence on the section line six rst> 20 the
place of beginning, containing one AMI iorty
hundssdth acres mora or less. ed
Appraised at 81 200.
r. LIrTLR,
Sheriff u. C. o.
HuSrER & HUNTER, Atty. n
mchl0,74w5
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Go Wes. Through 81. Louis.

To all who are seeking new homes in
or abont to take trip to Missouri, Kan
sas. Colorado, New Mexico, Nebraska,
Oregon or California, We recommend a
cheap, safe, quick and direct route, ria
St. Louis, over the Missouri Pacific
Through Line 1t is equipped with Day
Coaches, Bucks reclining Chair Cars,
Pullman's Palace Sleepers. the famous
Miller Safety Platform. and the celebra-
ted Westinghouse Air Brake, and runs its
trains from St Louis to principal points
in the West, ,oithout change We believe
that the Missouri Pacific Through Line
has the best track of any road West OF
the Mississippi River, and with its supe-
rior equipments and unrivaled comforts
for passengers,h has become the great pop
ular thoroughfare between the East and
the West. Trains from the North, East
and South conpectat St.Louis with trains
of the Missouri Pacific The Texas con.
nection of this road is now completed
and passengers are offered first class
all-rail route from St Louis to Texas.
either over the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railroad, uia Seddlia, or over the
Atlantic & Pacific Railroad, ria Vinita
For maps, time tables,information as tc
rates, routes, &c, address S. H THoMp
SON, Eastern Passenger Agent, Co
lumbus, Ohio, or E. A. FORD, Genera
Passenger Agent, st. Louis, Mo. Que
tions '0ill be cheerfully and promptly an
sUeredf
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'sHERIFF's SALE,
John McMahoa
W.
Ebene.er Mills ct al.

DY virtue Of an order Of sale to me directed
u from the court of common pleas of Mon
roe county, Ohio, will offer for sale at the
front door Of the court house. in the town Of
Woods6e.d, between the hours OF 10 O'CLOCK
q. m. and o'clock p. M, on
Saturday, the 1lth day of april. 1874.
the following described real estate, situate in
Monroe connty, Ohio, to wit; sss
The southwest quarter Of the southeast
quarter of section i've, township four Of range
i've, containing forty acres of land, in the dis
triet Of lands heretofore sold at Marietta, Ohio
Appraised at $3.50. asE5s
T. O,LfTTLH
mchl0,'74w5, sheriff n. CO,
4EaDIkY. and HvS7ER L HusrER, Att'ysr
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Cheap Farms for Sale.-Ea sy
Terms.

The Atlantic d Pacific Railroad Com
pany offers 100000 acres of land in
Central and Southwest Missouri, at from
So to Sl2 per acre, on seven years time
with free transportation from St. Louis tC
all purchasers. Climate, soil, timber
mineral wealth, schools, churches, and
law-abiding society invite emigrants
from all points to this land of fruits and
flowers. For particulars. address A
TICK, Land Commissioner, sc Louis
Mo. dec30y
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Of the condition of the various Funds State County and
Township Purposes in the Treasury of Monroe eounty'
Ohio, the I'd day Of March, 1874
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HUNTER & HusIEs, Atty.
mchl0,'74w5.