Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-02-03
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party men, firm in their convictions
and liberal in their views. Where the
Republicans have succeeded in gain,
ing Senator or two they have been
for the most part compromise candi-
dates and men too Independent to
please Grant and the Administration.
The Memphis editor who received
lately an offer from young lady to
darn his stockings by "weaving
the meshes golden strands Of
her own auburn curls," wouldn't
AT the special election on Satur-
day in the First Illinois Congressional
District b. G. Garfield, Democratic
Congressman-elect from that district,
was elected TO fill the vacancy in the
present Congress, caused by the re.
cent death of John B. Rice.
Pretty thin-Beecher's counsel
undertaking toquestion the authentici-
ty Of those gushing letters.
The present Republican candi
date for Governor of Connecticut was
expelled from Yale and was graduated
at Harvard. He'll hardly pass the
April examination.
-"The business in hand,' wrote
Count de Gasparin to Gov. Andrews
i'll 1878, sis not merely to restore the
Union, but to restore it with profit to
liberty, AMI this second object is even
more important than the first. If you
bring up at regime Of military dicta-
torship and oppression of a garrison,
ed South, it will be a very sorowtul
affair.
1t is generally understood that
the President apologized in his mes
sage, but he hasn't called off the army
and navy.
The closing of Landensbergh's
hosiery mills at Frankfort, Pa. throws
1000 people out of work.
A New Orleans correspondent Of
the New York Times says ''No fair
minded man who makes it his business
to inquire into the matter can doubt
that the white people, the men who
own the property and pay the taxes
in Louisiana, have been oppressed and
plundered by a clique of rascals who
come into power by the votes of ig-
norant and supplemented negroes"
"A bill was presented in the ILL.
nois Legislature Saturday asking tol
an appropriation of $4,000 to com
plete the monument erected in honor
of Stephen A. Douglas in Chicago.
The rebellion ceased ten years
ago. Usurpation began in 50. Mil
itary reign began in the United States
March 4th, 1869, at the time of Presi.
dent Grants first Inauguration.
"A meeting of planning mill own
ers from New England, New York,
Michigan, Missouri, Illinois, Wiscon.
sin and Minnesota was held in Chica-
go on Tuesday to agree upon plan
Of action to protect members from the
claims of owners of the Woodbury. pa
tent pressure bars. The meeting was
private, but it is understood that a
satisfactory plan was agreed upon.
-Gov. Allen, of Ohio, is said to
have his room ornamented with a life
sized picture of his nephew, Senator
tor Thurman, "labelled "Our Next
President.
Admiral Porter says we have no
navy and that there are an hundred
ironclads in Europe, any one ofwhich
is capable of destroying in action our
fleet combined. What has become OF
the large annual appropriations fol
sustaining our naval forcea Has tie
jolly tar Robson used it up in pleas
ure yachting and stuf'ing Navy Yards
with Radical voters ?
Mrs. Robbins, Of Conway, N. H.,
has added four young Robbins to hel
nest in 21 months.
Petitions numerously signed
praying for the amendment of the
Homestead law 50 as to authorize
wounded soldiers to enter upon anC
improve one hundred and sixty acre:
Of the public lands by peoxy. are be
ing presented to Congressman on be
half and ut the request of their con
stituencies.
Ia the contested election of Ware
Rep) against Harrison Dem.) ir
the Second Illinois Congressional Dis
trict, the contestant has withdrawn
recount of the ballots having only