The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-04-20
NEWS ITEMS.

The President has appointed Rich
ard Gibbs, New York, Envoy Extraor.
dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to
Peru.
The Carlists should 60 home. They
represent decsying principle in its
worst form, aud If they do not stop
their nonsense they win all be killed.
On the night of the 81 the town of
Roma, Texas, was surrounded by a
gang of about Htty Mexicans, but they
we're driven Oft by company of troops
which happened 10 he there n
In the 100 mile walking match In
New York between OLesry, Of Chica
90, and Dewitt, of New York, OLeary
won in twrnty-three hours ffty-three
minutes and fourteen seconds.
John W. Truth, recently an inmate
of the Soldiers Home at Dayton, has
been arrested on the charge of forging
Endorsements on money ders intended
for veterans at the Home.
An expedition to the Black Hills Is
projected, TO consist Of 1000 men,
from Kansas City, Missouri, under Col
onel Carpenter, commander of the
Jessie Scouts during the war. They
expect to leave about the a5th inst.
In fight on Thursday night, at Chi
cot, Ark, between a party of citizens
and gang of robbers, two Of the lat
ter were killed, one was drowned in at
tempting to escape, and the remaining
two were captured.
The amount of currency in the Treas
ury is getting very low, and the accoun-
ting officers are somewhat disturbed at
this, in view Of the large payments
which have still to be made under the
appropriation acts.
At St. Clairsvile, Ohio, last week, in
the District Court, the case of J. H
Sullivan and others against the city of
Bellaire, was decided in favor of Bell
aire. The suit was for the possession
Of the public square in Bellaire. The
ground is valued at thirty thousand
dollars. The case will be taken to the
Supreme Court. &.s
The advance in gold from lO9 to 1l6,
with the tendency to a still further in
crease, is good illustration of the
wisdom of the law which was passed
by the last Republican Congress, to re.
sumo specie payments by the equaliza.
ton of the value Of gold and of green.
backs. 1t is fine specimen of Repub-
lican financial legislalion.-Enquirer.
The Grand Army of the Republic,
which holds its next reunion in Chica.-
60 in May, extends an invitation to all
surviving soldiers of the late war
throughout the Union, "who regard tue
flag of the United States as the emblem
of undivided and indivisible National
ity." No matter whether be wore the
blue or the gray; if that is his feeling
end opinion now, he will be welcomed
and recognized as right good fellow,
for whom the landlord will be reques
ted to fill the glass till it runs over.
The Hon. B. F. Wade has declined to
be the Republican candidate for the
Governorship of Ohio. His first rea-
son, as given in his letter, is that his
voice is not strong enough to make a
speech, and the second reason, that he
would sooner beg for old clothes than
ask any mortal man for Office. A third
reason is that he cannot afford to take
the position. 1t seems cruel, yet we
can not avoid stating the fourth reason,
which Mr. Wade does not give. 1t is
that the Democratic majority in Ohio is
about forty thousand. This reason
makes all his other excuses seem un.
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From the Weston Democrat, we see
that Lewis county bas given majority
of 506 in total vote OF 1904, for a
narrow gauge railroad, from Weston,
to tap the Baltimore and Ohio. This
decisive majority looks as if our Lewis
friends were wide awake to enterprise,
and strongly in favor of such internal
improvements, as will develop their ma
terial resources. 1t is upon such works
as these that West Virginia depends for
brilliant future, and prosperity which
/, will make her one of the wealthiest
States of the Union.
The subscription voted for was for
$4,000; the name of the proposed
road is the Weston and West Fork rail
road, and its objective point is the
Parkersburg Branch at or near Clarks.
burg.-Registcr.
1t will be the duty Of The next Con
Egress to bring the Union and Central
Pacific Railroads to terms. The Gov
ernment goes on year after year paying
delinquent interest and keeping up theil
credit, while the roads use their surplus
earnings in declaring. dividends for the
stockholders. 1t is not the intention
Of the companies to make good theil
obligations to the Government, Theil
course has been dishonest, and if suf
ficient number of Congressman can bt
found to accept "feesYs for their infu
ence as ''attorneys," they will persist ir
their course, until the people take thu
matter In hand. The roads should h
compelled to.meet the interest on thei
bonds before declaring dividends upoI
their stock, and the next Congress vii
disappoint public expectation if it fail!
to bring them face to face with the rug
ged issue Commercial.
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