The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-02-12
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An old maid is a primrose.

ble'county.
ANDERSON, one Of the Louisiana Re-
turning Board, has been found guilty.
Next!
THE Louisiana Returning Board can't
change the count of the jury in tho case
of ANDERSON.
THAT general caucus Of the party at
Columbus lacks the quality Of harmony.
Better adjourn it sine die
Wells, the leader of the Louisiana
Returning Board rascals. surrendered
last week and was committed to prison
UTAH will not be admitted as a State
Congress does no. think it advisable to
give the Mormon leaders control OF a
State.
ENGLAND has dilly.dallied until her
advantage has been lost Russia played
a sharp game aud won. 1t is called d.
plomacy.
Or sawdust 10 per cent and Of sand
IA per cent. was what was found in
sampleof Russian army bread recently
analyzed.
THERE were three attempts at self.de-
struction in Guernsey county last week
ID L. SHlvELr, Mrs. ORR and Mrs.
BRAxAaER & - ~ f''1
TIE silver bill Is bound to win in the
Senate ard should HAYES veto it two
thirds vote will pass it over the veto
very quickly.
Is Returning Board WELLS, of Louis
lana, . vassal or peer! Perhaps his
friends of the Republican press can fur
nish an answer.
Gov BISHOP is running the Govern
or's Office about right, judging from the
amount Of mud the Republican papers
are throwing at him.
A ELL was introduced into the legis-
lature last week to provide for stay of
execution in the collection of debts for
. term of two years.
: AN extract from Hon. D. W. voR-
HEEs speech on the silver question, in
the O. S Senate, will be found on our
first page. 1t contains center shots from
the first to the last words.
Gentlemen of the legislature, reform
the management of the Penitentiary by
retiring every employe in it from the
Warden to the lowest guard, but don't
endanger the matter by haste and squad.
bies.
IT was almost certain last week that
the long.lost boy, CHARLEY Ross, bad
been discovered in Baltimore. Mr. Ross
visited that city and, we are sorry to say,
decided that the boy was not his off.
spring. 2
A TELEGRAM, dated Shanghai, China,
February 8, published in Paris, announ-
ces that an asylum tor women and chill
dren at the city of Tien-Tsin has been
burned Over 2,0oo persons are stated
to have perished in the fire.
ENGLAND, Germany. France and Tur
key have accepted Anstria's invitation
to Conference at Vienna. Russia de-
clines to take part in the Conference, if
held there, and suggests that it be con-
yened at some quiet town away from
ministerial influences.
The last scare-crow Of the gold bugs
Iis, ''if the BLAND bill passes we shall
be flooded with counterfeit silver with
out the possibility Of erecting a dixie
against it." What dikes have been erect.
ed against counterfeiting greenbacks and
blackbacks7 Beaten ON all sides the
bugs are inclined to pettifog.
TIE Herald says of the Russian &C
cupation of Constantinople: IAN occu.
patton ASA military guarantee and Item
porary in its nature is not an acquisi,
ton. But if England should treat this
as cause of var she might very Ger.
tainly force the point she has desired to
avoid. England will Of course be in 9
blaze over this event, but Russia is mas
ter Of the situation"
Or course every blower and striker
for the Baltimore Commission men will
decry the Bellaire Tobacco warehouse
enterprise and the Inspector, Mr.. WAT
SON. Men who try to kill the prospects
of the house, should cease grumbline
when they are Heeced by the Baltimore
men, Mr., WATsoN should and will en-
courage farmers to pack and ship theil
tobacco to him. -CaldueU Press.
/ BIO j K -NEwcoMER-T
"And here's hand, my trusty friend,
Aud gie's hand o. thine"
/ Woodstfeld Spirit of Democracy
1Weel, weel." says /, "a bargain bet;
Come, gies your hand, an sac we're gres't;'
Are the cherry words we send back t.
our kind friend, JERE WILLIAMS. Hi
compliment We not only cherish for tn
motive that prompts it, but for tn
soutce from which it comes.-Hario
Democratic Mirror
MCMAHON, of Ohio, offered a resolu
tion in Congress on the 4,h inst, il
structing the Ways and Means Commit
tee to reportea bill creating an incom
tax. 1t received handsome vote-l6
to SO, but failed to record the necessar
two-thirds The East voted solidl
against it, VAN Worries, of this Dis