The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-07-02
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iu NOuSItso hlc AVtyuS Wy seuVptiVu "
their views gltk AeE
A ooLoKkD camp meeting Is to be held
at Caldwell, beginning on July 1S, and
con tinue over ftyo ,Sahbathss2 mr.
iSTAF Cincinnati Times insindates that
General GRosyEsoR would, like ~, suof
coed Judge SwArNE In the United States
Supreme CosEtl1uh b9igTdoI03 tn
ATLANTA Constellation. "The Republi.
canlfae is very paftisulat Is to the ma,
ture of the telegrams he chews up. He
isa,trained rasY8aRW
THE Democracy of the First District
of West Va, will hold their Congress.
sional Convention at New Martinsville,
Wetzel county, on Thursday, the 10th
dasso AueustSlg oID5HsiYIl
The New York Times, Republican.
says ,hst the OHIO KspublIcan splattorm;
is chie6g remarkable for iss shiIly sbal.
lying evasious." V W A- a.
THE Pomeroy Iron Company. Of Pomr
eroy, Ohio, ". , B. Hokros, President,
made an assignment lsstp week Liabili-
ties about SIS, 600; sssets, the property
ind aceoonts.. ~ ]; Use s,, li7., ysa4 -
Ixthe Republican Congressional Con-
vention of the 18th District, held at
SteubenyiIle on the a7,h dls. snS r. T.
UFbreRA1s, of yeHetseh CSunty. was
dominated on the l34th ballot.
The Englishmaa Bishop, swho' was
charged with bribing. eflieislsG' to sobthin'
plsns' 'of fortresseSip Germsny, has been
convicted at Berlin aud sentenced to two
years and six months' Imprisonment
THREE Assistant Secretaryships of le.
cation wers abolished at the last session
of csagres armeIy, bose of London,
Berlin and parls. The patrols who Gil
them have been ordered to suspend their
gigantic international labors- a.,
TIE N. ?. Herald has no hopes for
the success of The Republicans fnt lhe
Congressional elections this year. I.
says: .In Ohio, Dr. HAzEs' own State,
his party can not expect to be so strong
as. itwss Two yearsago 10 the ilrst hdsh
Of bis popularity after his nomination
for the Presidency. Explore where we
will we can discover no prospect OF a
recoYeryl Of the House OF Representa-.
tives by the Republican party
GEN. MACKENZIE, who has returned
from Mexico, came very near fighting a
bkhIs with tie fegdlsr Msxican troops
while oh!the ioihsr sideof tie line, Tint
he did hotdo .solwas entirely owing IL
the prudence or cowardice Of the Mexi-
can commander, VALDEZ. sho thought
of intercepting, but very wisely got out
of the way when he saw Che United
! States forces in line of battle. EscoBEDo,
litseems, IS sim IN ihe fslda :
Mrs. JENKs testified before the Por-
TER committee hast week that she was
the author Of the. SHERMAN letter to
/ WEBER and ANDERSON II shedid write
it why the necessity for the guarded dec
laration of the Secretary OF the Treas,
ury, who refused In such ahes:ts,ing and
peculiar way 70 affirm positively svhe,her
he did or did not write such a letter.
The general supposition is that Mrs.
JENKs has been trained and paid for her
story.
Two Of the workingmen who went to
i Brazil have returned to Charleston, S.
C. They tell very horrible story Of
their treatment, which, il true, reflects
severely upon the railroad contractors.
In addition to being half starved. they
lwere, i seems, abused In other ways,
land their lives positively endangered
Il would be no harm for the government
to look into the condition Of those who
we're induced to go on the expedition,
and sscertain i the serious charges
against It's Managers are true q
4 TIE eleventh plank in the platform O
the Iowa Republicans begins thus: "Tht
Republican party challenges scrutiny q
to its administration Of the public funds
WellIit may, go long sslit can keepEcas
tody Of the books, accounts, vouchers
papers and letters in every department
at Washington. One little incident il
the ForrER Investigation has already
shown how easily those who have -helt
such documents for seventeen years ir
close deposit can slip any particular pa
lper from file or efaborately fail to fnt
Iit--M World go - ~
EThe Leaf Tobacco Convention q
Barnesville, on the 18th ultl, was!attend
, ed by thirty.three dealers who have 5,
!. II E0 h< <.t al a thsr ,,1.. 81 en-, dnol