The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-02-19
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business.
OHIo Prohibitionists will hold their
State Convention at Columbus on the
s1st inst
GIpEoN WRLLEs, Elk Secretary of the
Navy, died at Hartford, Connecticut, on
the 11th inst.
TIE body of Mrs. JANE PITTMAs, who
died in Cincinnati on the 1llh inst, is
to be cremated by DR.. LIE MoYNE, at
Washington, Pa
JUsT as piano improvements have
reached that state where the grades have
three pedals a girl is born in Georgia
having three feet
The Turkish forces have evacuated
Widdin, Rustchuk, Sillistria, Belgrad,
schik and Ezeroum. The neutral zone
is twelve miles broad
SITTING BULL says be will come back
to the United States If some one will
credit him to the State of Ohio and send
him on foreign mission.
A bill was introduced into the Legis-
lature on the 18th inst, to extend the
term of Office of Sheriff, Coroner and
Treasurer from two to three years.
The bill to reorganize the Ohio Peni-
tentiary has passed both branches Of the
Legislature. Now listen to the groans
of Republican editors when the Demo-
Gratis take possession. ''<5
REPRESENTATIVE DAEFoRD, of Belmont
county, has introduced bill in the Leg
islature to increase the fees of Witnesses
in Common Pleas Courts TO 81 90 per
day, and in Justices Courts to Is cents.
"A VOTE. was reached on the silver bill
ia the Senate last Saturday morning af-
ter an all night session. We have nc,
the exact vote, but judging from the
votes on lost amendments it is about 49
yeas to - nays.
ARE SHERMAN & Co, Of the Louis
lana Visiting Committee, to witness the
count, afraid that WELLS, ANDERSON 4
Co, of the Returning Board, will di
! yulge4 1t looks that way to those who
wonder why so much sympathy" is
lextended
A CORRESPONDENT Of the I.ondor
TINES at St. Petersburg writes: "Witf
1.-The general public war with England
would be very popular, and in the small
Icircle of those who influence the foreigr
policy of Russia several urge strong
measures
| IF the "visiting Statesmen" are gull
ty of the charge, in the SaH, published
elsewhere, their scare over the convic
ton of ANDERSON is made plain. The.
fought to be indicted too. snd consigned
to cells in the same row With the Re
turning Board seamps.
The Government is erecting ne,
hospital at West Point for the accom-
mediation of 300 sick cadets. The r.
cord at the Academy shows that th,
number Of sick cadets in hospital, IA
nerer ereeeded sevent .Somebody Il o
the make al the.Peint.
BEroRE WELLS and his co workers .
1.-THE Louisiana Returning Board infam.
Idon their peniteDtiary suits, they vii
ga tale unfold" that will cause the ear
of certain Statesmen in Washington t
Itingle, and they will curse the day the.
larrived in New Orleans while they liy,
to be pointed at by those who demanded
l"a fair count"
| BERGH, President of the Now Yorl
ISociety for the Prevention Of Cruelt.
Ito Animals, made an elaborate argu
lment before the House Committee ol
Agriculture the 18th inst, favoring III
bill prescribing better mode of trans
porting cattle in railroad cars He want
frequent halts made, 80 that stock ca
| be fed and watered
4 A Herald correspondent at Rome, al
ter giving brief history Of the Card
I mails and Cardinal Deacons, 63 in nun
/, ber, of the Electoral College, So of ,h
former and 10 of the latter, predicts tbs
|, Cardinal JOACHIM PEccI will be e]ecte
r the successor of Plus TX He is ',mct
a crate" and was created Cardinal on De,
mher 18th, 1858.
TIE Visiting Committee, SHERMAl
MATTHEWS, GARFIELD, HALE and WHIT
have. sent q dispatch of condolent
to the convicted ANDERSON of Loui
|
lana Returning Board rascality. Is th
all they can dc for himi Did they n,
promise to shield aud protect the rasca
from prosecution if they would give tt
Electoral vote Of Louisiana to HAYES
The Herald says Of the r lssian o
cupation of Constantinople: "With Il
" lines dismanded and her army in fro
d of them Constantinople is militarily
D much in her possession as it would !
Y if she had a regiment of cavalry stahl,
n in the Mosque of Saint Sophia 81
3, need 60 no further for her safety, ther
e fore; hut a step further would supply
o pretext against her that she is wi
enough to withhold"
SIBERIAN & Co.'S dispatch to ANDE
!, SON, the convicted scamp Of the Lou
!, lana Returning Board, won't intimids
:. single officer, in Louisians, whose d
ty it is to see that justice is properly s
!, ministered. The day for bulldozins
:, State Government has passed Rasc,
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