The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-12-17

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! Ed. White, Ill years old, diedaat
San francisco Thursday. g p
/ The Ameer shot the commander Of
Fort Ali Musjid from cannon.n p secs
| Machinery turned out over two mil
fions shoe lasts in the United States last
year. - = 80 8 $"
The Dallas, Commercial claims that
Texas exports this year will bring back
S6o, ,00o, 600. s,s,a,., ,,a, !, $
I Orville Grant has been released from
the asy luIn for the insane, having fully
|recoyeted from his attack. s.s ylef
Lord Leitrim was murdered in Ireland
in March, butno one has yet been put
on trial for the crime. il sli $50 IS
Intelligence has been received that the
family Of the Ameer of Afghanistan has
taken refuge in Russian Tutkestan, s
Agricultural returns at the Department
Of Agriculture place the wheat crop for
next summer at AIS, ,0eo, 900 bushels.
A. special from Newark, Ohio, says
nine prisoners awaiting sentence for peni;
tentiary offences, escaped from Jail.
At Amherst, Va, Mr.. A. j. Burks,
white man, was fned Sl00 and senten.
ced to a year 'simprisoment for marrying
negress. saae !, sses & &zet3 .
The American citizen arrested 10 Con.
stantinople is Andrew Romer, a Hungar-
ian by birth, naturalized in the United
States in 1854. 1slis s7a8t
Stanley Matthews says be win renew
his efforts to secure action on the Texas
Pacific bill as soon as all political 4ues-
lions are disposed OF. 81 80 q 'sVs
The Rev. Dr. Mcleod of Philadel
phia is preaching against the wearing Of
mourning, which he says is, productive
of needless, melancholy. s,f - /,
Beginning with a production of -four
pounds oftea in 1S40, India now exports
40, 00,0O0pounds. and all the islands Of
the Indian archipelago are cultivating
the plant.c sgk gqab a3iita o s3sia s
Lord Carnarvon declares the Afghan
war irreconcilable with any idea of jus
.tice, and the policy in the furtherance oi
it which, has been undertaken, dangerous
and deluslveG F,9 sRw tE@.Nat,s
Ohio and Indiana are the great com
petitors in the pardoning business. Al
present we believe the score shows tina,
Ohio has pardoned the most criminals,
but Indiana has pardoned The worst. e
! Very promising nickel mines have
been discovered in New Caledonia, and
an English company has been formed to
work them under encouragement from
, the French authorities Of the island.
A swarm of bees invaded Chinese
church in full session, and though pulpit
and pew joined hands against the intru
ders, they stayed and the congregation
! went, not standing on the order of their
going. w a.sif a s4s...l v .y IL
The Sultan has assured Count Zichy
Austro- Hungarian Ahbassador'to Con.
stantineple, of the Porte's intention to
adhere to the, treaty of Berlin, aud ex
presses great anxletytW arrive at an un
derstanding with Austria. lsa2 - "a
The opium sefugeat Shanghai organ
ized by foreign medical and missionary
influence, has met with so much welcome
from the natives that il is 'alreadyTeelf
supporting, and many patients are there
trying to break from the slavery o
opium. . ''s1sY s'a "'@s '99e" Z q
Ct. Jobert is about to Return to France
after having expolred the Afnazon with
4 reference to its natural history, aud NOR,
1 especially it's ichthyologv.. He claim
TO have Tally Cleared up all dobbts res
Ipectibg the curare with which the Indian
poison their arrows. S''' & ~
! Among the Russian mission lsteiy .fe
ceiyed iu Cabpl was found an soataWe'
i Afghan Of pote. The. .Ameer ,rGcogn ze,
l the culprit and in spite Of the protest
of the general in charge 81, the mission
1.-THE delinquent paid the, penalty of hi
rashness with his head: