The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-03-12
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LENT commenced on Wednesday, the

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LENT commenced on Wednesday, the
9Th inst.
TIE corhation ceremonies of LEO XIII
were performed in the Sistine Chapel,
in Rome, on the Sd inst
AN exchange, says: BLArSE's hand.
writing looks like two Massachusetts,
Holsters trying to tear each Others claws
of.
TIE Silver Bill is bitter pill to the
gold bugs in the East. All their pre-
dictions about ruin, panic, and an up
ward tendency in the gold market have
come to naught. 500. ..
A FIRE at Hot Springs, Arkansas, on
the 5th inst, destroyed nearly the whole
Of the business portion Of the town.
The loss is between two and three hun
dred Thousand dollars.
TIE Columbus correspondent of the
Enquirer writes against the appropria-
ton for the Tobacco Warehouse with a
vim that causes. people to think that he
has been "seen" by the Baltimore lobby.
We hope he writes with clean hands.
GENERAL BANNING's bill for the re-
duction OF the pay of army officers, re-
duces General SHERMAN's pay from .Sl7-
600 10 10000. SHERMAN, in conver
Esation on the subject, termed it "the
d-st piece Of nonsense" ever heard
OF, and added other big round oaths-
The people think $4,000 is enough,
Notwithstanding General SHERMAS's pro-
family "A rg3TA3 i ! aad
HAYES has ceased to be useful as a
reformer or in any other capacity, judg
ing from the tone of the press in the
East. The Herald says: "The success.
fol reformer,of the civil service will not
| be President who alienates Congress
and forfeits all influence in that body
but a popular and sagacious President
who skilfully wins its consent to such
civil service rules as will quietly supplan,
the detestable and loathsome spoils sys.
TEN. Mr.. HAYES is not that sagacious
and influential President. He has gain
ed the confidence neither of the civil
service ireformers nor Of their oppo
nents, and has fatally impaired his pow
er to be useful to the country in othel
great questions Of more immediate ur
gency." .t-t
TIE N. Y. Sun is very severe in its
articles on the fraudulent President
An article in the issue Of the 4th inst.
contained this paragraph: lone year
OF the four for which Mr.. HAYES as
sumed the office, has now passed II il
not too much to say that it leaves hin
in position never before occupied by
any man holding the office OF Presiden,
of the United States. He is, in almos
literal truth, without party and desti
tute of friends-an object of ridicule to
Democrats and OF pity and contempt tc
the Republicans who voted. for him.
"a National Convention OF the party
which supported him were to be called
tomorrow to name candidate for hi
successor. it is quite safe to say he coult
not obtain one solitary vote for renom
nation" ~ ga
The N. 7. Herald sums up the gain
and losses in the war between Russi
and Turkey in this terse style: "To Rus
sia, Roumania, Servia and Montenegro
the war has brought triumph aud exten
J ded boundaries, but it has been at heaY
cost. Russia alone has lost nigh on
hundred thousand men since the 24t
April, 1877, when the Grand Duke Mich
olas gave the order 10 his army to eros
the Pruth. Roumania has lost thirt
thousand men; Servia, in whose losse
must be included those of 1875, has los
twenty thousand, and heroic little Nor
tenegro, whose battles are worthy Of
Homeric epic, lost at least fifteen thor
sand of her stalwart sons. The losse
of Russia and those who fought o
her side will approach the terrific tots
of two hundred Thousand men. On tn
! Turkish side the losses must even hsy
j been greater. This is fearful reckon
] ing, but when the enormous cost
money is added 1t will be seen how gre.
1.-THE drain must have been on the resoul
! ces Of Russia, who helped her allie
: largely with money to bring their force
10 the front. To the Car and bis con
: manders great and we'll won glory wi
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