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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-07-10

/ The Astors are beginning a, fast life.
William Astor's horse, "King Frederick
the Great" was a winner at Jerome
Park, and William has several other
horses entered for the Long Branch ra.
ces This is the first time the name OF
Astor figured at horse-race.
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A Deserved Compliment.
New York Tribune.)

Our Government is sure OF having at
least one capable observer Of the militia
ry operations in Turkey, Gen. William
B Hazen- having been detailed as militia
ry attache to the Vienna Legation for
that purpose. A better choice could
hardly have been made.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-07-10

Why is it that the man who plays the
bull fiddle in an orchestra, is always, or
nearly always, BALD 2-Burlington Ha,ok-
eye, Because his infuriated neighbors
never fail to take his scalp while be is
learning the trade. iais 81 tt{sf
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@Mr. Hendricks, in his New York
speech, short time since, said:
"a great and sincere people rest theil
final judgment only upon truth, ,and never
upon fraud, though successful upon tech
nicality,"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-07-10
Anehy.
PEACE.

Beautiful Peace, thou that wanderest long,
Hail we thy presence with jubilant voice;
May thy white wings watt our worshipful song
Far to the eastward, where men have made
choice
Blind to the grace of thee-choice that is
wrong!
Oh, may they hail thy return with delight
Grateful and sweet as the joys of our song;
Beam with thy eye in that kingdom Of night
' -,rl HARVEY HOWARD.
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Ben Wade and Packard.
Richmond Independent-lnd.) J

[Klchmond Independent-InuI
Ben Wade should 60 along with Pack.
ard and attend Republican Conventions
and speak on resolutions indorsing the
President. Two would make it even
more interesting.
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He is Only Monk eylDg.
CHICAGO Times.l

Taft has commenced his campaign for
the Gubernatorial nomination in dead
earnest He has written letter stating
that ander no circumstances can he be
candidate. eoler
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Another One Declines and Falls
- fta1a OF. ...,l
Columbus Dispatch--Ind. Rep.)

= EOUluWUuS DIsPdVO1 1SoPI
We learn from the best authority that
Cen Chas. H Grosvenor will not permit
his name to 60 before the Republican
State Convention. Why is this thus p
A short time ago candidates were as
plenty as politicians, but somehow there
is plentiful crop of declinations of late
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go Pennsylvania and Ohio are next to be
heard from on the subject of the 'nea
policy" The Republican party is hope
lessly divided in both States and the De
mocracy united.i g az
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NOTARY PUBLIC,

THN undersigned, having been appointed
i Notary Public, would inform his
friends, and the public generally, that he is
prepared to fill Pensioners Blanks. admin
lister Oaths, take Dispositions, acknowledge
Deeds, Mortgages, and other instruments Of
writing. Ht a JOHN JEFFRRS.
aprlS, ,T6r. Beallsvills. Monroe Co., Ohio.
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4. r. FARQUHAR. MI. ID,
Formerly of GAINESVILLE, Ohio,)

Physician and Surgeon,
Office and residence in the Kirkbrids property,
WOOD SFIEL D, U OHIO.
Having located at the above place, offers his
Professional services, where he hopes by
close attention to, business to merit public
confidence and patronage.
Chronic Diseases will receive special
attention. may4,'!5Y.
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Warning About the Bonds.
a Plattsburg Lever.)

Judge Kelly warns the American peo'
pie that if they put their money into
these new bonds, there will be 20 means
of moving the crops in the autumn, and
September will give US the crisis of 1873
with exaggerated variations.
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SITTING AROUND.

SITTING AROUND.
They were sitting around upon barrels and
| chairs,
Discussing their own and their asigbors affairs
And the look of content that is seen on each
face
Seems to say have found my appropriate place
Sitting around.
In bar-room and groceries calmly they sit,
And serenely chew borrowed tobacco and spit
While the stories they tell and the jokes tina,
they crack
shew their hearts have grown hard and un.
doubtedly black
az While sitting around.
The "sitter around" is man of no means,
And his face wouldn't pass for a quart of white
beans,
Yet he somehow or other contrives to exist,
And is frequently seen with drink in his fist
While sitting around.
The loungers they toll not nor yet do they
spin,
Unless it is yarns, while enjoying their gin.
They are people Of leisure, yet often, It's true,
They allude to the work they're intending to
3Is do
9'f While sitting around,
They've a habit of talking of other mems wives
As they whittle up sticks with their horn-han.
died knives,
They're sealy old set, and wherever you 90,
You'll find them in groups or strung out in Q
ri row tt M
Sitting around.
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Pennsylvania and Ohio Demo.
81 s~- r, Gratis.
The Portland daily press., 1877-10-30
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Portland Wholesale Market.


MONDAY, Oct 29.-The market is quiet and there
is but little doing Corn is firm at 6S q SOC for car
lots and zoe for bag lots Meal is quoted at &c and
Oats at 45c Sugars unchanged at 1910 for gran
ulated and 9sc for Extra c. Flour is steady at un-
changed prices.
FREIGHTS-The engagements for the week COM
prise Ship Bertha, hence to Liverpool with grain at
Is; Schr Addie Jordan, hence to Cardenas, with
hogshead shocks and heads at &c. thence to Pensa-
cola to load lumber for north side of Cuba at So M
Schr Edna Harwood, hence to Ponce P. R., lumber
at 81 M; Schr Hattie Ross, bricks from Bangor to
St. John, N B., at so so in gold and coastwse, Schr
Maggie Ellen, lumber from Augusta to Bridgeport
Conn.,, at 1925 M; Schr Bramhall, lumber from
Gardiner to New York at 1925 NJ; Brig H. h. Nc
Glsery, same; Schr Saml. Fish, hence to Savannah,
general cargol round sum of $3.50 out; Schr Fanny
Butter. hence to New York. lumber at $3.50 NJ. !;
Schrs Tennessee, hence to Richmond, Va, ground
plaster at S112a ton, and Montana to Philadelp hia
with headings at 2lc; Grace Cushing and ReLecca
Florence, ice from Kennebec to Philadelphia at SOC
ton; Fannie A. Bailey, ice to Annapolis, Md, at GOO
Lizzie Carr, do, to Washington, D. c., at zoe; and
the j. W. Fish, to New York, at soc ton.
The Portland daily press., 1877-10-30
Domestic markess

NEW YORK. October 29-Evening.-Coft0n is
steady at Lie decline; sales 1924 bales; Midlng up
lands II 3-16c; New Orleans IL Ice; futures in
moderate business, closing steady at 3 to points
Decline FlOur-receipts 28,97S bbs; a 1Oc lower,
mainly low and medium grades; very moderate
trade exports and home use sales 1880 bbls; No
at 8 90 "a 4t25; Superfne Western and State at so
a 5 So; extra Western and State at $40 @575;
good to chocelat 80 a 6 10; White Wheat Western
extra at so q rs; good extra Ohio at 545 a so;
choice extra st Louis at so q 25; new Patent
Minnesota extra good to prime at 40 q 25; choice
to double extra 80 q 8 So Southern flour heavy;
sales 1850 bbls; extra 70 q 50 Rye -four quiet at
90 a 40 for Superfine State. C0rmDeaI steady
Yellow at 2 IS q - co. Wheal-receipts 75l ,S09
bush; about 1c lower; light trade for export local
and milling; fair speculative business; sales $4,000
bush, including 1877 900 bush the spot at 20; No
Spring at 214 "a l 29l; ungraded Spring 20; New
York No Spring at 500 81, No Chicago at 20
"a 81; No Milwaukee 80; No Spring AZ New
York No Winter Red As q "a; White State 1 90;
Winter Red Canada in bond 1 as; White in bond at
/ 43; No2 Winter he'd October, closing at Al bid,
20 q 2Os asked; No Spring Tor October, closing
at 293 bid, 29a asked; 2e4 "a 2s4 Go November,
c.osing at 2S2 bid 2S4 asked; 284 a 2s3 for No
2 North Western November closing at 2St biol 28a
Rye quiet and steady. Barley quiet and unchang-
ed. Barley Malt unchanged. C0rn-receepts
o. sos BUSH market opened shade finer and closed
about steady with moderate export and home trade
demand sales 271 900 bush, including 1877 900 bush
the spot at 61a a 62lc for ungraded Western Mixed;
Clio for steamer Mixed; 6l3 q &c for New York No
62ac for high Mixed; 61Ac for New York No in store
steomer Mixed October closing at 6lac bid &c asked
November at 61sc bid, 62lc asked. Oats-receipts
The Portland daily press., 1877-10-30
NEW YORK.
The National LiberaI Ieaaue.


ROCHESTER, N. z, Oct. 29-At the meeting
OF the National Liberal League speeches have
been made by many members in favor of max
1ng Presidential nomination in 1880, but the
proposition was finally lost. W. D. Bell, of
Boston, delivered an address on the questions
OF the day Saturday evening. Sunday morn
ing Elizur Wright spoke on Republican taxa
lion. The afternoon was occupied by Mrs.
Watson on woman's rights and spiritualism.
In the evening Elder Evans spoke of woman
in the United States constitution, and Mrs.
Weymann on German liberalism in America,
The league then adjourned sine die.
A Lottery swindIe.
A irm calling itself Russell & Co., and
Hetherington & Co., 81 Bond street, in this
city, is sending circulars over the country pre-
Tending that people have drawn from $50 to
$500 worth of jewelry and watches, which will
De sent by express when five per cent of this al.
Legged value is forwarded to the firm. 1t is a
firm of sharpers.
importation of Russian Hides Stopped.
1t is stated that the Secretary of the Treasu-
~ has instructed the customs officers to pre-
vent the landing of Russian hides A disease
has broken out among the cattle of Southern
Russia, from which thousands are dying.
The Texas Pacific Sob.
The friends of the Texas and Pacific Rail-
road bill view the committees on Pacific Rail
roads announced in the House today as assur-
ing that the measure will receive fair hearing
before Congress and express entire confidence
In its success.
The Portland daily press., 1877-10-30

their claim to the deputies In ten other ar
rondissements second ballots were rendered
necessary simply by division of the Conserva-
candidates.
Careful calculation shows that the conserva.
tive majority 10 the new Chamber of Deputies is
composed OF liz Bonapartsts and SO monarch
lists.
LONDON Oct. 20-Later intelligence FROM
Paris shows that the Is second ballots held
yesterday resulted in the election of IL Con-
servatives and Republicans. By this result
the Chamber stands 800 Republicans and 21O
Conservatives.
Resignation os the Cabinet Decided Upon.
LONDON, Oct. 30.-The Theirs Paris cores.
pendent telegraphs the folio wing:
1t seems settled that the cabinet, abandoning
the idea OF resistance, will retire before the 9TH
of November or merely hold office long enough
to offer justification of its policy in the Sen.
ate. Whether it retires a little earlier or later
is quite immateriai The essential and now
apparently settled thing is that it will retire
The Portland daily press., 1877-10-30
TUESDAY MORNING, OCT. 80.

1t is said that Mr.. Richard Grant White, the
commentator on Shakespeare, and Superinten-
dent OF the Revenue Marine Department in the
New York Custom House, has been sued by
MRS. Bill of Jersey City, and that she claims
$4,000 damages She has made loug atfida-
Wit setting forth tina. Mr.. White trified with
her affections.
San Antonio, Texas, has society of free
thinkers, and despatch from there to the Gal
weston News says a band of fifty Christian Ku-
1zlux took leading free-thinker of Bell county
out the other night, hit him fifty lashes, and
gave him Eotice if there were any more infidal
lectures in that county somebody would be
hung.
recent trial for murder IN Pennsylvania
terminated in a verdict of not guilty. This YER
oict was received with great surprise by the
judge, who had charged against the prisoner.
The reason for the unexpected decision of the
jury is said to be found in the utterance of one
of the jurymen who said, after the trial, "We
are afraid that Risser's ghost in after-lifetime
would haunt us if we found him guilty."
The record OF fires in this country and
Canada during the nine months ending Sept.
Sotn, shows loss to this nation am ounting to
$o2,0OO,000. In Canada the loss was about half
as much, making total in that province and
this country of $79. 725. 300, excess of nearly
900 over the same period of 1876. The
loss to insurance companies was $37, 148 900
this year against sos, $780, 100 last. The fires
have averaged one for every fifty minutes
throughout the year.
During the preliminary hearing on charge
OF perjury of John s. Morton the Philadelphia
swindler, the other day, his ex-Secretary, Geo.
Vickers testified that he was formerly employ
ed for the exclusive purpose of putting Mr.
Morton in the Philadelphia papers and keep
ing alive the fact that he was lineal descen-
dant If one of the sgners of the Declaration of
Independence. Vickers gave this testimony to
repay Morton for "peaching" on him, and with
that his evidence ended
a curious specimen of criminal was recent
1y captured at Atlanta, Ga, in the. shape of a
negro. who had prison sentences hanging over
his head to the extent of 159 years. Ten years
ago he was sentenced to imprisonment for
murder for SO years, according to the old form
of life sentences, but escaped, and within a few
years afterward, was sentenced three times,
each time for twenty years for murder and bur.
Rlary, by courts which knew nothing of his an
tecedents, in each case making his escape after
a few months confinement. Most of his es-
capes have been effected by combination OF
cunning and desperate recklessness, and he
bears several bullet marks as evidence of his
hardihood.
The Portland daily press., 1877-10-30

On Enrolled BiI-Hamilton of Ind Elan of La +,
and Rainey of s. @.
On Library-Cox of N. Y, Hooker of Miss, and
Hale of Me.
Mr.. Mills of Texas declined to serve on the
Committee OF Naval Affairs and Territories
Mr.. Band of Missouri moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill authorizing the coinage
of a silver dollar of 412a grains, pending which
Mr.. Atkins moved the House adjourn. Agreed
to-161 to 90.
Adjourned to Wednesday.
The Portland daily press., 1877-10-30
New York s,ock and uaner ma.L.,,


New YORK, October -Evening.-Money loaned
at q per cent. on call. closing at per cent
Sterin5 Exchange heavy at 48O 1901 for sixty DAYS
and 4S44 q 4S5 for demand. Cola opened and closed
at % with sales in the interim at 2s the carrying
rates were J. q II per cent: borrowing rates lS
Gold cearances $15722 900. The treasury disburse-
ments were $59,2OO for interest and $259,5OO for
bonds The Customs receipts to-day were $46soOO.
Governments steady. State bonds were neglected.
In Railroad boads Union Pacific lists rose to 1867,
do Sinking Funds to s44, Erie 4's fell to 1OI.
The week opened with very dull stock market
and prices were generally lower the decline ranging
from to a per cent. There was pressure to sell
OF the Western stocks and the Coal shares The
greatest drop in Illinois Central from 754 to 49,
on the decline in London. The decline in this stock
was, however, nearly all recovered, and indeed the
whole market reacted from its depression and closed
generally at the highest prices of the day. The tran
sactions, which represented mere brokers' MARKET
amounted to only 10000 shares, including 10000
shares Lake Shore. a. 300 shares Lackawanna &
Western, IL 900 shares North Western, $500 shares
Illinois Central 5000 shares Western Union 400
shares st Paul, 4,4OO shares Erie, and 200 shares
Delaware g. Hudson.
FoIl1 fJ,a
The Portland daily press., 1877-10-30
Foreign Notes,

Five hundred and thirty-one pounds sterling
OF gold arrived in London Saturday from Aus
tralia, India and China.
1t is said that the Egyptian obeisk will re-
main at Ferrol all winter pending the deter
mination of the question of salvage in the
Admiralty Court, the owners OF the steamer
FItz Maurice, which recovered the casson
service.
The marriage of King Alfonso to Princess
Mercedes is to take place the ed of January
next,
The Portland daily press., 1877-10-30
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

Some 400 sailors formed mob in the Fourth
ward IN New York yesterday, and assaulted
McCafrey's sailors boarding house, smashing
all the windows. Nobody was hurt The ar
rest of three or four riagleaders dispersed the
mob. The cause was some disagreement with
their employers about wages.
Eight thousand families in Fernandina will
have to be supported by charity before business
can be resumed. The Mayor of the city says
they have on hand only $500, and require $1,000
to feed the we'll and nurse the sick
The Democrats held mass meeting in Law
renee last Dight. Speeches were made by John
K. Tarbox and ex-Gov. CASTOR.
A person named Catala, who has been acting
in Havana as agent of the insurgents in the
field, has bean discovered and arrested I'm
portant correspondence was found on him.
The Portland daily press., 1877-10-30
War Notes.

Bielawski, Pole known in the Turkish army
as General Nibad, is appointed Suleiman
Pasha's chief of staff, and General Nina, a
Belgian, to the command of a cavalry division
at Rasgrad
The British Ambassador at st. Petersburg
has been ordered to confer with Gortscbakoff
on the question of mediation.
The Gear has instructed Gortschakoff to pre-
pare for revision of the Russian constitution
The Porte denies Russian victory at Du-
binsk
Turkey prohibits expectation of grain.
A detachment of Russians are at Slatizs.
south of the Balkans, in the rear of Orchanic.
Mukhtar Pasha, telegraphing on Saturday.
announced that the Russians were encamped
within three hours march of his headquarters,
The Portland daily press., 1877-10-30
Senator Merton,s Condition Considered
HOpeIeAH.

BOSTON, Oct. pa Washington despatch to
the Boston Traveller says that DIR. Bliss, who
returned yesterday from Senator Morten's bed
side, holds out no encouragement whatever for
his recovery. He says that the Senator's diges-
1--WE organs are not performing any functions,
and that it has been found necessary to adopt
heroic treatment and sustain his life BY hypo-
dermic injection of cod liver oil. While Dr..
Sliss does not say SO openly, there is no doubt
That he considers the Senator's case homeless.
pronouncing, as he does, the disease progress.
sive malady.j
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 29-Q1 30 p. m. y
In regard to Senator Morton's copoition TONIGHT
me trath is perhaps told by the following,
Wnicn Will appear in an editorial column of the
journal Tomorrow morning:
Senator Morton is gradually sinking and IL
now seems scarcely possible he can last more
Than day or two. Hope strengthens the
hearts OF his friends for an hour or two each
DAY. put when on the return of night they COM
pare his condition with that of the day before,
Inere Is some new evidence of growing weak
ness ana new complications in his disease,
VIII mnlSh ieaVes all in despair. Nothing has been
aeau 10 MIN nor any communication
fnnrs news Tor the past twenty-four
.,o.4;" f ms stomach retained small
poftlon Oh nourlshment in the forenoon. but
e]ected everything given in the evening. He
no longer takes an interest in what ia goino on
around him and only Graves the presence Of his
own family He asked Col. Holloway yester-
uay II tuo physicians nau gwen him up. He
may last several days, but the chances are
sganst his surviving through Wednesday
night. There were rumors of his death on the
streets all through the day and general feel
1ng of gloom overshadowed the city as the re-
ports Of his condition were made known. His
physician, Or. Thompson, stands by him night
s sha aay and yet expresses the hope that some
snanse may take place that will enable the
III Oh Il MS patient to retain nourishment,
ana with such change he thinks he might
survWe Ihere is a bare possibility that such
may be the result by it is scarcely probable.
Inc end OF the great statesman in all human
appearance is near at hand ''- On
The Portland daily press., 1877-10-30

CHICAGO, Oct. 29.-Cattle-receipts 24O0 head and
shipments 1900 head; few good offerings of the best
sold; sales 800 shipping at 90 q 5 co.; butchers
strong at 20 q 8 55; Colorado firm at 2 so a TO-
Texas grasses in light supply and steady at OO q
1914.
Hogs-receipts $500 head; shipments 400 head
market opened steady and closed 10 a 15c lower
Philadelphia in light demand at 20 "a 35; Bostons
80 @ 10; Mixed packing 4 10 q 80; light 80 q
90; all sold.
Sheep-receipts 445 head; shipments 1900 head
market firm and active; tops sold at 81; butchers
quoted at 90 q A. 90; shipping 25 q %; all sold
The Portland daily press., 1877-10-30
GRANT AND SUMNER.
Mr.. Schurz's Recollection of the San DO.
mingo Complication.

m1ngo Complication.
WASHINGTON, Dot. 29.-Secretary Schurz
says, referring to Gen. Grants recent state
ment:
The day after the interview between Presi-
dent Grant and Charles Sumner, in which the
former pressed the latter to support the treaty
with San Domingo Mr.. Sumner told me all
about 1t. He repeated the exact words of his
answer to the President, which, according to
my recollection, was something like these: 'Mr.
PRESIDENT. every measure of your administra-
ton will receive on my part the most respect
1al and candid consideration 1t is not true
.naI mr.. sumner promised to support the trea-
ty; he was never favorable to it, but when it
was first brought forward he never said or did
anything to discourage or obstruct an entirely
i'm partial consideration of it,
Mr.. Schurz thinks Ashley's name was never
mentioned in connection with any phase of the
San Domingo treaty. Nobody could ever ac-
cuse Sumner Of any act of untruthfulness or
dupllclty in this or any other matter
The Portland daily press., 1877-10-30
Outlaws in Pennsylvania.

New YORK, Oct. 20 Seven masked men
Knocked down and robbed Agent Wilson, of
the Northern Pennsylvania Railroad, near AL
lentown, Pa, Friday night. They secured
$780, a watch and other valuables. Wilson
was fatally injured A series of wholesale
robberies, supposed to be the work of the same
gang, have been committed at Dennisville and
Newton, Bucks county. Two women had been
outrs ged and valuable horses stolen. Much
excitement prevails.
The Portland daily press., 1877-10-30
MARINE NEWS.
I'm General.

I'm General.
Schooner Fashion, tElizabethport for Fall
River, struck on Saybrook outer bar on the
nightof the 26th and sunk.
Schooner Ann Dole, Jacksonville for New
York, put into Charleston on the 2Sth instant,
leaky.
Schooner George B. Trigg, Gloucester for
New York, is at City Island, New York. leak
ing. She will haul out for repairs.