The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-03-05
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{ THERE Is gloom in the Republican
camp because OF ANDERsoNs sentence
to the Penitentiary. 81 q
HAYES sent in his little veto of the Sill.
yer Bill and the Senate and House sat
down upon it, By-by, veto.
PITY the sorrows of the gold bugs
They are to be paid in the same kind Of
money that the holders receive.
DANIEL NIcHoLs, farmer Of Union
township, Belmont county, made an as
signment last week; liabilities $4,000.
KEEP hitting the silver movement is
the way to kill it, said the N. 2. Tribune
a short time since. HAYES "hit" it last,
but failed to even staggerit.
A REFUGE house at Lieutson, China,
in which 5000 famine stricken people
were housed, was burned few days
since and only 100 people escaped.
Now proceed with the repeal Of the
Resumption Act The repeal of that
pet measure Of john SHERMAN ought to
be notice sufficient that the people don't
want him as Secretary Of the Treasury.
CARDINAL SIMEoNI has been reappoin-
ted and confirmed in his post as Pontif-
ical Secretary OF State. The irrecon.
eilable and Jesuit parties have been
strenuously working to obtain this con.
firmation.
I ADvIcEs from Rome state that Cardi-
nal MeCLosKEY, presenting his homage
to the Pope on the 25th ult, said he Had
no reason to deplore the latehess of his
arrival in Rome, as the Conclave had
made so excellent choice.
ANDERSON, of Returning Board fame,
has been sentenced to two years hard
labor in the Penitentiary, Bro. SHER-
EMANland the other 'sVisiting Statesmen
failed to bulldoze that Court successfully.
ELIZA PINKsToN's case Jared better in
their hands.
THE Greenbackers are organizing in
New York. They say in their address
ave can prevent the re,eleetion OF ev-
cry Congressman and Assemblyman in
this State who directly or Indirectly op-
posed the reconciliation of silver, and
liz is our duty to do So" Now let the
gold bugs Of Wall street stand up and
howl. II ~ ,sa o;t5
JuDerNa from the demands made ny
Russia, published on our first page, the
aleviation of the condition of the Chris.
tians is not Of SO great Importance now
as at the time .hostilities commenced
Territory, money and iron-clads are Of
more Importance to Russia than the
condition of all the Christians In Eu-
rope
JUDaE WHrTrAKER, before whom AN
DERsoE, OF the Louisiana Returning
Board was tried, is being pretty roundly
abused by the Republican press. Re
publican editors stand by the scamps
who counted HAYES in, and abuse the
Court that is sending the rascals to the
Penitentiary, with zeal equal to thai
exhibited by the Visiting Statesmen
THE Committee on Education and La
Dor in. Congress have presented strong
report against the immigration of Chi
namen. The Committee think China
men are good laborers, but bad In ev
cry other relation, and favor change
or sbrogation of all stipulations in exis
| ting treaties which permit unlimited i'm
migration Of Chinese to the United
States. 1N
TIE Democratic Senate of Ohio, af
ter thorough investigation in the BA
KER. Curtis contested election case, de
cided on the 9th ult, as follows: "Th,
Committee on Elections unanimously re
ported that BAKER, Democratic contest
ant for the seat held by CURrIs, Rerub
lican, as Senator from Cuyahoga county
had made no case, and hence CURTIS wa
entitled to hold his seat The repor
was unanimously agreed to-"
The N. r Herald in an. editorial say
OF the situation in England: "The pop
Hlar voice, so far as it is intelligent, j
for peace; the aristocracy and the funk
part Of the people are for war, TIL
sentiment, of the money lords is for, wa
Ealso, but not very earnestly, for the tast
of Turkish bonds is not pleasant unde
1.-The financial tongue. Thus there
enough division for each to nullify th
other; none can have its will, and tn
nation is equally filled with the roar 70
war and the cry for peace" Egr
/ Aueusr BELMoNr, the Agent Of th
RoTHcHILDs, advertised, when sellin
bonds duringlthe war, that they wei
payable in "gofd" coin. He so state
, without any authority whatever, an
now, that the bonds are to be paid !
n'-silver-Mr. BELMONT will ce
tainly not object to paying the holder
any difference that may exist betwee
silver and "gold." He don't want to |
known as "rerudiator," if all the pc,
tple Of the West and South are know
by that name.
I The inhuman treatment Of men
! that prison peu at Columbus, dubbed
Penitentiary, is undergoing examinatic
]. by a legislative committee. The du
{ geon. gag, ducking tub, hanging by Il
q thumbs, cutso nine tails, paddle and bu
9 ring are some Of the appliances used
{ deprive men of reason and life. n