The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-04-18

lions of dollars The probabilities are
that nine-tenths Of his clerks lived more
happily than he did.
SF TILDEN's war on the Canal Ring
has not vet sent anybody to the peniten-
tiarv, or recovered dollar ta the Treas
urv
Bnrsrow's war on the Whisky Ring
which startled the country by the fury of
its outbreak, has died away to feeble
skirmish.
There is still vacancy in the position
OF Great Rsformer.
The attempt inathe Iowa Legislature
to restore the death penalty finally failed
by one vote.
Doctor Jane Plyne is a she doctor
who soothes the pains OF the Nit Yer
nonitcs &
President Grant has, it is stated, ex.
pressed determination to veto the bill
reducing the Presidents salary to $25,-
900.
It's funny to watch the anxiety of the
Republicans over R,beson. They know
he is guilty. but the great question is,
will he be caughtl
The strike Of the lzborers on the Del
awar., Lackawanna and Western r ,il.
road has ended by most of the men re-
turning to work at the old rate Of 81
per day. ss6
The Greek mode Of treating bribe
takers is . good one Independent Of
impeachment the criminal is compelled
to restore the amount of the bribe, and
1t is turned over to some charitable pur.
pose.
Joe Goss, the English pugilist, arrived
in New York from England the 9th inst
His business is to seek a match with
Tom Allen or any other man for the pu
gilistic championship Of the world
/ At Minneapolis the 9th inst, a French
man named Dostille, at work breaking
up the ice in the Mississippi, was blown
to atoms by premature explosion Of
dynamite. Only small pieces OF the
man could be found.
The Tlffln Star comes out, In q double
loaded article for Thsrman for Presi
dent, and in doing SO SAYS: eve but
utter the sentiments Of q va,t majority
of the Democracy of the Tenth Oaio
Congressional District" As
rhepeople on the Usage Mission are
wild with excitement over the news OF
the decision of the Supreme Court OF
the Usage eeded land case in favor Of
the settlers This decision secures the
homes OF three thousand families.
The President has determined not to
send in any nomination for Minister to
England until the Committee on Foreign
Aff.irs gets through with Schenck Bob
is making such a good showing that
Grant will probably insist on his going
back to England as a vindication.
Pending the final decision Of the Brit
ish Government, in Winslow's case,
which must be given before the Goth oi
Nay, or he will be entitled to his re
lease, our Government will not surren.
der any criminals whose extradition may
be requested by the British authorities
Representative Clymer says his Com
mittee has aot heard anything from th'
1.-TWO women whose names we're given by
General Butler as the persons who claim
ed to know about the alleged paymen
of money to Mrs. Belknap by Georg,
II. Pendleton. Their statements are no
considered worthy of crsdence.
FL Pattillo, local editor of the JEFF
erson Texas) Leader, on Sunday me
and attacked Ward Taylor, editor of tn,
opposition paper, with knife, which h,
freely used. Taylor drew his pistol
6red and killed Pattillo Immediately, tn,
ball entering the heart The difficulty
originated 10 the publications appearing
ia their respective papers.
A Pittsburgh paper states that tn,
members of the Pennsylvania segisla
lure are rated at from 5000 to $40
! leach. What = fall, my countrymen
The time was, and not very long in th,
past, when . legislator at Harrisburg
who couldn't command $1,000 for hi
vote wasn't worth shucks. But then tn
lprices are declining asN
They tell of distinguished New Yorl
merchant, well known for his great lib
erality, who has had the satisfaction 0
seeing favorite son, who has been yer,
wild, converted under the instrumentalit,
of Moody and Sankey. As thanl
offering, be has contributed $4,000 to
ward the Hi2podrome expenses.
/ Congressman Scales asks: "What i
the use Of the forty thousand pairs 0
garters sent by the Government to tn
Indian women, unaccompanied by sin
/ gle pair of stockings ?" We suppos
| there is the same reason for this tina
the Member Of Parliament had when, i
Ia time of famine, he would vote 10
nothing but tooth-picks.
1 The New York Herald having bee
successful in writing up Conkling as th
4 Republican candidate FOR President
turns its attention to the Democrat
!. side and is now engaged in writing y
.|Senator Bsvard, of Delaware. Wei
Bayard will suit us very we'll. He ha
always been consistent Democrat