The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-11-16
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS,
Democratic. majority in New York, IT,.

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1876
1t has been figured out that we are to
have rs snow storms this winter. /
The Republican newspapers are still
nominating jeff Davis for the Mississip-
pi Senatorsbip. jeff is not a candidate
We observe that people who delight to
speak of the Democratic party as corpse
are generally very busy fighting it. Why
this uneasiness (.
The Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
Company are putting up a line of wire
between Wheeling and Columbus along
the of the B. d O, Railroad. !.
Norman Wirad, of the rihed gan, has
been in Boston Jail for debt, but has
compromised with his creditors, allowing
them per cent on the dollar. ~
Importantif if true!-A high authority
on all matters in which society is inter-
ested puts forth the edict that "wedding
journeys are no longer the STYLE"
The number of Chinese born in Cali
fornia, and who, when Of age, will be free
American citizens of Celestial descent,
and entitled to the right Of suffrage, is 8,
| 900. ""ss fAt' 3a
This years crop Of apples in Michigan
surpasses anything ever produced there
before. From Adrian alone 52,S51 bar
rels were shipped in the month of Octo-
| ber.
The American Wood Paper Company
employees at West Chester, Pa, who for
merly worked by the ton, and made from
81 % to 80 so per day, now work by the
day for$2. ID.
Carl Schurz has determined to perma
nently residein New York City. That's
right. The society of bankers and bro
kers is far more congenisl to him than
any other in this broad land.
| A little boy was almost drowned in a
Rhode Island river the other day, al
Though his friends saw him fall in, and
only bad to run half across the State for
the means of rescuing him tAf
j The official vote for Hartranft in Penn
I sylvania gives him majority of $4,000
In Minnesota the Republican majority
on Governor is reported to be not less
than 10000.
Weare to have Pinchback again kock-
ing at the door of the Senate for admis-
siona Senatorial representative from
Louisiana. Pichback is worse than the
seven years itch.-Commeruial.
!. The Khedive is carrying the war into
4 Africa with much vigor9a The Khedive
can sacrifice American officers and Eyyp,
tian soldiers with sill the quiet abandon
Artemus Ward showed in sacrificing his
relations. hF hsa
4 Young Mr.. Briggs, of Cass County,
Iowa, while feeding a sorghum mill the
other day,le his hand go in with the cane
II you get piece of finger-nai in the
sirup on your buckwheat cake, now,you'l
know where it came from.
A letter to the Times from Berlin states
: that as The result of the conference in vi
eGna, the Powers have determined to ask
Turkey whether she has any guarantees
to offer for the fulfllment of her Otter
broken promises Of reform.
One of the questions agitating Wash
ington City is, whether Congress vii
kindly consent to repaye Pennsylvania
, avenue That beautiful pavement, which
was such vast and lovely improvement
is already rotten.-Gommercial ,a
E The Washington Star says: Govern
3 ment subsidies in the shape of money o
. lands to steamship and railroad compa-
: nies have becomeexceedingly unpopular
: and tits doubtfuE whether Congress will
! ever again hold out such inducements te
4 private corporations.
According to reports Of the sailors o
the Pandora, lately returned from th
g Arctic region, Esquimaux girls, instead
Of being filthy, ugly, candle eating
s wretches, are clean, modest, intelisen
: and beautiful. How little, after all, d.
we know of this world of ours.
There is now living in Ottawa County
;, ;, Kansas, boy l3 years Of age, who VIII
{ born further north than any other chill
born of civilized parents on earth. Fl
was born at the northern extremity of th
most northern fishing settlements on th
!, . coast of Norway,
! A meeting of the Latter Day Saint
+ was recently held at Sheffield, England
. An elder from Utah, who was present. de
|, livered q sermon, announcing himself. a!
Z divinely inspired. Whereupon an olt
7 man arose and requested him, if divinely
inspired, to lay his hands on his wife AMI
! cure her of the rheumatism. Great con
!. fusion ensued. !er5
Washington advices of the Bosto
a Post say that "the Government wi
8 doubtless forbear to press the jutlgmen
/ for alimony against Brigham Young, q
}. to compel payment would be a recogn
e ton of Ann Eliza relations with Youn
It as legal. The Attorney General, to whol
;, the case wasreferred, takesthis view, it
q understood" g. ~.
!. The official figures show that the recer
n vote in Iowa was the largest ever cast |
!. that State. The aggregate is 21S,92l-
n over 1000 greater than that of 1877:
Kirkwood, the Republican candidate fo
Is Governor, received 125, ,069 votes again:
b 1924 cast for Leffler, his Democrat
r opponent, and 52S scattering KirE
) woods plurality is, therefore, 3l,475.
n Alta recent centennial party" held i
Terra Haute, Indiana, there were display
u ed pair Of silver knee buckles, once tn
$ the property of George Washington;
u pair of yellow buckskin gloves, worn b
J. John Hancock !; a watch madein 1898;
J. coffee.pot more than 100 years old, and
mahogany chest in which guineas wer
, brought from England to this country I
q the time of the Revolution to pay th
Hessians with. t93
d A match has been arranged betwee
IS Mr.. f. p Weston, of New York, an
Daniel O'Leary for walk Of six consec
II utive days in the Chicago Rink. No ws
8 ger is made, but purse contributed b
J. Chicagoans will be given to the victor
e The pair will begin their walk at 12.0
}. Sunday night, the 18th inst, and the priz
d will be awarded to the one who cover
. tho oroatnst number Of miles before I