The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-06-11
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ExrERoR WILLIAM is badly injured
but will recover. -
OFFERINGS fur wool in Noble county,
from 81 to $oesnls.A kt
JOHN SHERMAS's letter TO ANDERSON,
Of Louisiana, will be found on our fourth
page Trx1(eyrfr rE,s -
SHSsAAs and MArrHEws are in q
Hght place. Visiting Statesmen" both
of them.
a ATHENS county decided last week, by
1913 yeas to SOB nays, to build a new
Court House. s,ss ,a4ees is' 'eoI .ss'fs-l
b TIE contest for the Republican Con-
gressionall nomination In the Belmont
District is warming up.
CONGRESSMAN WOODS tariff bill died
in Congress on the 9th inst, by a vote
of 134 yeas to. .12l nays.
+ THa hext session of the Barnnesville
District Conference will be held at Pow
hatan, Belmont county, on the 25th inst
J. R. Cow, Editor of the Bsllaire
Leader, has been appointed Inspected
Iof Illuminating oils for Eastern Ohio
REpoRrs Of Indian depredations inva
riably spring up about the time vot'
is taken in Congress that points to re
duction OF the army. sssqteos nse -g4e
The Messenger failed to politically kill
Eof CHARLEY GRosvESoR, Of Athens
He is delegate from Athens county tc
the; Republican State Conventions
F JoHs SHERMAN isn't halt as anxious
to be investigated 10 relation to fraud
| in the election in Louisiana as he''wa
befote tie Committee commenced work
TIE "visiting statesmen" thought il
glorious work when counting HAYES in,
but row, when the facts are showing
their heads, itaop't appear bit funn.
to them e
IN Indiana the Republicans have nom
finated State ticket, but no battle or.
for the campaign was. issued. Sinc'
MoRros's death the party has no leade
of prominence. .,iSEIli
SHERMAN, Secretary OF the Treasury
| has poor memory-when asked abou
letters written by him to parties in Lou
lisia1a in 1875. Can't recollect, Is the
best he could do. 81 8
IT is believed in Berlin that a deep lai,
plot exists to assassinate all the mem
bers of the imperial family. Quite
number OF arrests have been made o
suspected parties.
THAT story about Mrs. McCoRMIoK
oS Sslesvllle, Guernsey county, givin,
bitth 10 five children 1t once, proves t
have been hoax The Jefsrsoaian va
ataken in" and is mad. a gA q
STANLEY MATHEWS says he ism
guilty. The Senate has ordered an IN
vestigation of the charges made agains
tSrAsLfr, Those letters cannot be sz
! planned away very easily.
sTHR NJ z. Herald says, that aAspER
sos's documents, 1.-THE letters) give hi
assertions q painful degree OF weight.
That is what 'SrxsIEr MArrHrws IAN
JOHN SHERMAN think Of them. too. 2.
DEMocRArIc papers in different part
Of the State are speaking out in favo
Of JoHx G. THoMrsoN FOR Chairman o
the State Committees. We want ma
at the helm this year who understand
(! his business and JOHN G. is that man.
A STRIKE among the miners is i
progress on the Big Kanawa, West vs
They have destroyed considerable prop
erty and threaten to kill ali Who oppos
them. Gov. MATTHEWS militia, II OIL
dered up there, will shoot little sens
| into them. orv--out of them.
SENATOR THuRMAx's bill providing fo
,ho onno;ntmon, of nm Aud;tor To loo
hfter the accounts Of the Pacific Raj
roads passed the senate on tne Avn ins
THURMAN is determipea tnat tnese roao
shan make heness reiurns OIL their earl
ings ana pay tneir nones' lss'Ioe.} oe9's; 4a..
WE are glad to her that the differer
contractots on the B. 4 s. W railros
are pushing their respective sections raj
for the comnlefion 0f the road as fa- a