The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-10-10
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The Pennsylvania War Governor, A
G. Curtin, supports Samuel j. Tilden;
the Pennsylvania War Secretary, Simon
Cameron, supports Rutherford B Hayes.
Ex-senator Revels-colored, by ma
ture-supports Samuel J. Tilden; ex
Senator Zach Chandlcr-colored, artifi-
cially-supports Rutherford B. Hayes.
A letter from Iceland reports that the
fishing season has heen failure. The
privations of the labpring people are
great, and 1900 have emigrated to Cana
da.
The Secretary has appointed Mullett
Superintendent of the Cincinnati, Chi
cago and St Louis Custom Houses and
of the New York, Philadelphia and Hal .
ford Post Offices, so that the buildings
may be completed according to the orig.
in al design.
NJ Colombier, merchant of Paris,
recently deceased, has left 10000 francs
to alady of Rouen, for having, 20 years
ago, refused to marry him, "through
which," says the will, II was enabled to
live independently and happily as a
bachelor"
The Republicans at Cincinnati had one
man identified with reform-B-istow-
and they didn't nominate him. The Dem
ocrats at St. Louis and Worcester each
had one man thoroughly identified with
reform-Tilden and Adams-and they
nominated them.
Senator Logan saws: 81 challenge any
Democrat to point out purer Admins.
tration in the history OF the country than
that of Gen. Grant," and Scharz says
that "the Administration of Grant has by
the greatness of its corruption shown the
necessity of radical reform even to the
most stupid mind" Hence, hencely.
Celina Montaland was very stout when,
in Fisk's time, she sang in the Grand
Opera House. Lately, having increased
so much in size that she had to abandon
the stage, she employed a Paris physi'
clan to reduce her to moderate plump.
ness. His system embraced daily sham.
pooing, but she gained flesh under it in
stead of getting slender, and refused to
pay him. A lawsuit brings out the facts.
Gov. Hendricks has taken the trouble
to deny the silly slander about his rela'
tions with President Lincoln So far
from being on bad terms, their final part,
ing, about month previous to the assas
sination of Lincoln, was most cordial,
and the President intimated pretty plain
ly the policy which he intended to pursue
after the war. by the remark that he shop,
ed soon to have general jubilee"
One hundred Thousand dollars is the
aggregate Of the increased bounty which
u S. Grant receives for four years above
the amount of salary paid to George
Washington, to Andrew Jackson, or to
Abraham Lincoln, and yet the party OF
Grantism refuses to favor the equaliza-
ton of bounties to the common soldiers
after years of false pretenses and sham
resolutions to do so.-Cleueland Plain
Dealer
The New York Sun makes q severe
charge against the judges of awards OF
the Centennial Exhibition. Three awards
says the Sun, have been made to one
Judge, and two of these awards are made
on the report returned by the Judge him.
self. The Centennial Commissioner:
should give their attention to this matter
1t would be apity to have blot upor
this enterprise at this late day. -.
A young Quaker has been sentenced
to two months imprisonment at Mar
seilles for refusing to join the army o
reserve, He declared that it was op
posed to his religious principles to bea
arms, and replied to the President o
the Court Martial, who asked whethe
he would not seize weapon If his ia
ther was threatened with murder, tha
he should not even then offer violence
but allow Goods will to be done"