The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-01-20
NEWS ITEMS.

Every member of Congress from Min
nesota was raised in Maine.
There is much excitement in regard to
cotton planting in Southern Kansas.
A letter directed to "the hest looking
girl in Chicago" was claimed by 1900.
Gov Hartranft, of Pennsylvania, sent
in eighty vetoes on the reassemblins of
the Legislature.
Keep your feet dry,your head COO, ,and
your toes straight on the chalk line of
duty, and you will be happy.
Five Philadelphia merchants who were
worth over a Quarter of million each in
January last are low bankrupt.
The Constitutional Commission OF
Michigan has adopted the article making
women eligible to school offices.
The Senate has expressed itself on a
test vote, against the revival of the frank
ing abuse, 25 to 10.
One hundred and four winters have
frosted the venerable head of Mrs Polly
Bickford, of North Wakefield, New
Hampshire
Under the new Constitution Of Penn
sylvania women are eligible to election
to any office connected with the free
school system of the State.
The stock Of provisions in ST. Louis is
as follows, Pork, 19,525 barrels; lard,
q, $50 tierces; dry salt meats, abou 80,
o0o, o,O00pounds, hams and shoulders in
sweet pick e, 100000 pounds.
Before taking prussic acid a young la
dy in Chicago indicted the request that
she be consigned to her narrow home in
her silk dress, and that her bracelets
should not be removed from her wrists.
TIE able and impartial gentlemen OF
the press will please observe that is
incorrect to speak of the Virginius as
.lost." There is pork barrel floating
over her, and it is known precisely where
she is,
The House Committee on, Railways
and Canals have taken vote in the afr
thative that Congress has right to i'm
pose beneficial restrictions npon railways
on canals that extend through more State
than one.
Il John Buckridge,ili Il drunken frenzy al
New York, Saturday,threw his infant son
to the floor, stamped On him, hurled him
against furniture in the room, and wound
up by placing tie now insensible child on
the stove.
United States Senator Edmunds while
in Europe last spring and summer caught
What is called the Amsterdam fever -
He has been in Father feeble condition
ever since, and is rarely able to remain q
whole days sessionin the Senate
The name of the present Duke OF
Buckingham is Plantageuet Campbell
Temple Nugent Bridgyes Chandos Gran.
vile The name is. in the main, well
enough id it's way but the Dukes manner
eff spelling Bridges is contemplate.
A Philadelphia correspondent SAYS he
recently discovered in the dissecline 9
room of Medical College in that city
the body of one of his acquaintances. ar
accomplished and lovely lady. who had
died suddenly six days before.
/ Propositions are pending before Con
gress to separate the Indian and Paten,
Bureaus fro.n the Interior Department -
The first it is proposed to constitute into
a separate bureau, the second to transfer
to the War Department.
Gen Garfelas committee (Appropri
ations has ascertained that a reduction
of from % TO 40 per cent. NAV be made
in the clerical force of the Departments
at Washington, and will report, is said
in favor of such reduction.