The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-05-07
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A YOUNG lady entered Q store in Bel
laire and asked for 1sis examples of wall
paper.
2 KEEP the "bloody shirt" in the rear
this year, Messrs. Republicans, 1t has
seen its best days.
= ONE hundred thousand foreigners wit.
messed the opening of the Paris Exposi-
ton on the 1st inst. |
JoHN MoRRIssEY, Ex-Congressman
and State Senator, died at Saratoga the
evening of the 1st inst.
The. ST. Clairsville Narrow Gauge is
to be extended from Quincy, the pres
ent terminus, to Bridgeport.
ALL the assistant treasurers through
out the United States have been author
lied to exchange silver dollars for green.
backs. -,
A REVOLUTION is in progress Ia Mex
leo against the DIAz government, headed
hy LERDo and it's success is confidently
nrod;cteda Dr. 1ei X'uo i,' Ftt '9
TIE Turks refuse TO evacuate the
large fortresses, and England is pushing
her war preparations. Russia is in a
tight place..
JOE GEIaER, of Columbus, is lectur-
ing on "Fools" His admission tickets
are to the point. They read, Lecture
on Fools-admit one! !" 'E a7fl# ,
SITTING BULL Is anxious to make
peace on terms that will permit his band
to retain their guns and ponies. That
kind of peace won't do, Mr. BULL. 3
Mrs. ALrx. LAuenLIs, Of Wheeling,
daughtef ofEMr +. "A. LAMprKa, for
merly resident of this county, leaves
for the Paris Exposition this week. m
TWENTY Y.FIvE million dollars is the
magnificent legacy OF a Fortunate lrlsn-
man. His name is MCCARTHY and his
residence the sweet city. of Limerick.
THE office of the Detroit Free Press
was destroyed by fire the 18th ult. Loss
0,O00; insurance $4,000. The Press
will resume publication immediately.
ABOLISH the Office of Railroad Com
missioner, or legisIate the present head
of it back to private life BELLS attack
upon Senator FORREST in the Senate last
week stamps him as ruffian.
JUDGE SAWYER, Of the United States
Circuit Court 10 San Francisco, has de.
cided that Chinaman is not man-as
least that he cannot become q naturali.
zed citizen of the United States.
The N. Y. Herald saysthe bankruptcy
lists are no evidence that business is not
becoming better every day. Would ii
not be hard task to convince the bank
rupts OF the truth Of that ,assertion?
INFORMATION has been received that
the Chinese Minister accredited to Wash.
lington, accompanied by members of lie.
cation and consuls for the principal
ports OF this country, will soon leave
China for the United States.
IF Mr.. TILDEN had been let in by the
Commission, Mr. HAYES would have
been considered as a hero and a martyr.
As it is, although he has an office which
be is likely to retain, his position must
be cruelty paintnl.-N r. Herald.
A FEW National Banks are making an
attempt to resume by redeeming their
own notes with gold; but resumption
does not 60 SO far with the officers oi
the banks as to cause them to pay their
other liabilities with the came precious
metal. The first is Sham, and the latter
which they do not. is practical resump.
ton.
THE exact time of the signing Of The
act repealing tie bankrupt law will bt
carefully noted and made public, as
when the law is thus repealed, all thu
State. acts regulating bankruptcy pro
ceedings come into force again except
OF course, where they have been actual
| ly repealed Where they fell into abey
ance only through the passage OF th'
general bankrupt act by Congress they
will now again have the force of law
and lawyers say this is matter of som,
importance in many of the States.
Meigs County Herald, 27th ultI
J, We had the pleasure last. Saturday o
receiving acall from JERE. Williams
Esq, editor Of the Woodsfeld Spirit o
Democracy, and candidate for the Con
gressional race in this District Will
> Meigs has d competition in the person o
Mr.. H. B. SMITH, we slways like to NEE
a sound Democrat like JERE, and, b
cannot come too often.
.pG9I ATHENS Journal. 2ith dit.l y|ii
Major Jere. Williams.
This gentleman, for many years pas
the able Editor of the Woods6eld Spiri
> of Democracy, dropped down on Athen
a ew'hours on Monday last. He is
, candidate for the Democratic Congress
a sional nomination in this District, an
if pnt forward, his friends are eonfider
will carry his own county (Monroe) b
a majority of $500. Mr.. WILLIAM
was presented to quite number of ou
citizens of both parties, and made
very favorable impression.
[Meigs County Telegraph, oath nit,
WE desired to meet and make the o,
quaintance of JERE. WILLIAMS. of tt
Monroe County Spirit of Democrac,
who was inthis place last week, and ft