The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-12-21
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Not more than seven Republican Jour
nails in Ohio are in favor of placing
Hayes and Woodford at the head OF
their Presidential ticket next year. Ii
is said that the rest of the party press
treat it in the light of good joke. .--ss
The President said, "Let no guilty
man escape, if it can be avoided"-what-
ever that means Did he find out that
if ex Senator Henderson remained as
prosecuting attorney, Babcock's guilt
could not be avoided2 And is that the
reason why ex Senator Henderson was
remoyed2 Query2
Concerning that $4,000 race in San
Francisco, it is now said that the race
will come off Christmas, weather per-
hitting. The horses are reported in
good condition except illewild and
Grinstead. The former will not run.--
Foster, coming from Oregon, takes his
place. Grinstead will no doubt be all
right in time for the race. Probably
not less than six horses will start. ....-
Here it is in a nutshell. Nobody
could have said it better, and nobody of
ordinary sense will be foolish enough to
gainsay it. Said the Philadelphia Press
in recent issue: 'What the people
most Enthusiastically viii resent and. pun
ish promptly, in every section, is eccle-
siastical interference with our politics,
be the hierarch Roman Catholic, Budd-
hist, Methodist, Pagan, Presbyterian, or
Mormon" r...-..
b Secretary Stanton had mighty curt
way of doing things. Elk Governor
Letcher, of Virginia, was taken prisoner
during the war and put in Jail in Wash
ington. After two months and half
Imprisonment, he managed TO get re-
leased on parole, and this was Stanton's
characteristic order: wv ashington, D.
C july 25, 1863-John Letcheris here
byparoled. lie will go home by the
same road be came here, and will stay
there and keep quiet. EDWIN M. STAN-
TOM"
About year ago couple were mar
ried by a Hartford clergyman now
preaching in New York, and started at
once for Europe. The bridegroom af.
terwards found that 500 bill which
he had intended to give the minister as
a marriage fee was still sticking in his
pocket. On his return to this coun.
try he sought out the minister and ask.
ed about the fee. "My friend, receiv-
ed at your marriage very small guam
tity of fine cut chewing tobacco, folded
in very small piece Of paper" was the
minister's reply.
When the whole truth is forced out,
as it now certainly will be by the House
Of Representatives, if not by the Courts,
the country cannot fail to be astonished
by the nature of the revelations that
will be made, the extent of the plunder
divided, and the character Of the per-
sons implicated. Completely has al.
ready been traced inside of the White
House. 1t will probably soon be traced
into the Cabinet, and in manner to
compel the belief of guilty participation
by one or more Of its members. .-Ns,c
York Sun.
A man is exhibiting in Paris now who
allows himself to be fired out OF NOR.
tar to a distance of forty.ive feet, and
who then catches hold of a trapeze =
The mortar, moreover, is actually char
ged With gunpowder, which is lighted
in the ordinary way, and makes a most
alarming report. The effect Of the
powder is to loosen a spring, which
sends the man spinning through space.
There seems to have been considerable
difficulty in adjusting the strength Of
the spring to the required nicely at the
first experiment. "L'Homme- Obus." as
he calls himself, was thrown six feet too
far, and he put out shoulder and broke
a rib Not discouraged, he tried again
and succeeded in having himself elected
at the required rate.
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