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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-09-03

The president of the Central Pacific
Railroad, few months ago, purchased
for his wife a diamond necklace for
876 600
German and Austrian law forbids the
sale of dead fish. The fish are brought
from the sea and rivers in tanks, are kill
led after being sold.
George Leonard, aged ninety-eight
years and six months, was recently mar.
ried at Montreal to Thirtice Legault, q
spinster of fifty. The groom served un-
der Napoleon in the campaign 10 Egypt,
fought in Canada in 1912, is still hale and
vigorous, and declares that he is bound
to live twelve years more.
The heat was recently SO intense in
Arizona that thermometer failed to reg
lister it on the sandy trail, it being 120 in
the shade. A mail carrier, seen that his
horse became restive and was apparent
ly in much pain, on examination found
the flesh around the upper part Of the
hoof thoroughly roasted. In few min
utes the beast dropped exhausted and
died.
The efforts to utilize the Paris Exposi-
ton for religious purposes have assumed
large proportions. The London Tract
Society has distributed there $4,000
copies Of its publications. The New York
Sabbath Committee have sent over for
distribution 10000 copies of an easy on
the Sabbath in the United States" The
distribution will be made through the
pastor of the American Chapel in Paris,
the Rev. DR.. E. W. Hitchcock.
A small Greek vessel, loaded with pow
der, lately approached Mandruka, vii
lage Of Turkey in Asia, in order to dis
pose ofthe article to the Bedouins of the
cost. Turkish sponge gatherers at work
in the neighborhood left their vessels
for the Greek craft, and earnestly reques.
ted the Captain not to sell powder to the
Bedouins until their departure, or they
would certainly be killed. The Captain
refused TO comply, and fight ensued.
Either by accident or design the powder
was lighted, and the vessel and seventy
five men were blown into the air.
The granddaughter of the King OF
Madagascar died in Somerville, New Jer.
sew, last week, at the good old age OF
| los years. Her mother was captured
about the year ITO by the crew of slave
ship, while gathering shells ON the sea,
shore near her fathers palace. She was
brought to this country and sold into sla
very in New Jersey. Her daughter
whose death occurred so recently, be-
came the property of Theodore Freling
huysen. one of the ancestors OF the vel
known family of that name, with whom
she continued to reside up TO the time o
her death. Two children survive her
1.-The youngest being so years Of age
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DARING ROBBERY.
A MISSOURI BANK THE VICTIM

SEDALIA, August 29-The Sedalia
Democrat has the following particulars
of the robbery of the Concordia Bank,
which occurred to-day: Concordia is a
town OF about l,500 inhabitants in La
fayette county, on the Lexington and
st Louis railroad, thirty miles from Sc.
dalis. The banking business Of all of
Lafayette county is done by the Concor-
dia Savings Bank, of which j. H Schoe-
peuer is President, and H. Flchen cash.
ier. This afternoon about half past one
o'clock, three men entered the bank; one
of them asked the cashier, who was alone
in the bank, to change ten dollar bill.
While he was changing the bill another
man jumped over the counter and caught
the cashier by the arm and placed one
hand over his mouth. They then took
what money was in sight, and putting q
pistol to the cashiers head told him to
open the safe He did so under fear oi
his life, and the robbers took all the pa.
per money in the safe, between three and
four thousand dollars, refusing to take
silver, of which there was between two
and three thousand dollars in the bank
During the robbery gentleman named
Sodeman was near the bank, and the
robber who was guarding the door called
to him to advance, instead Of which he
turned and ran. The robber then fired
two shots at Sodeman, but missed him
They then mounted their horses and gal
loped off In a southerly direction. The
whole robbery occupied about ten min
utes. They were all mounted on gooi
horses, newly shod. Citizens are In pur
suit.
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v EG E II IN e
Puri6eS the Blood & Gives Strength.
Du Quors, ILL.,, Jan. a, 1878

DU QuoIN, ILL.,, Jan. Il, 1878 !,
MR. II. B. STEVENS:
Dear Sir,--Your "Vegstine" has been doing
wonders for me. Have been having the
Chills and Fever, contracted in the swamps
of tho South, nothing giving me relief until
l began the use Of your vegetine, 1t giving
me immediate relief, touing up my system,
purifying my blood; giving strength; whereas
all other medicines weakened me, and filed
my system with poison; and am satisfied
that If families that live in the ague dis
tricts of the South and West would take
Vegetine two or three times q week, they
would not be troubled with the "Chills" or
the malignant fevers that prevail at certain
times of the year, save doctors bills, and
live to good old age. Respectfully yours,
J.B. MITCHELL,
Agent Henderson's Looms. st. Louis, Mo.
ALL DISEASES OF THE BLOOD. If vEssrINE
will relieve pain. cleanse, purify, and cure
such diseases, restoring the patient to per-
feet health, after trying different physicians,
many remedies, suffering for yeaY, is it not
conclusive proof, II you are sufferer, you
can be curedf Why is this medicine per-
forming suoh great curesi 1t works in tn Q
blood, in the circulating fluid. It can truly
be called the GhEAr BLOOD PURIFIER. The
great source of disease originates In the
blood; and no medicine that does not act di.
rsctly upon it, to purify and renovate, has
any just claim upon public attention.
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County Correspondence.
Written for The Spirit of Democracy
From Center Township.

WooDsrIELD, 0Hro, Aug. 81, 1878.
EDITOR SPIRIT: In the publication of
my letter of the 2lst inst, / notice you
omit from it very important phrase.
/ intended to say, 1.-The disaffection in
the Democratic party, in this locality, on
the subject of the nomination for Con-
gress in this district, is a matter of re-
greet" &c; but in the letter as published,
the phrase "tn this locality is omitted.
BY this omission, / am made to ex.
press my regrets for the disaffection in
the Democratic party in the whole Con-
gressional District; when, in fact, I knew
of no disaffection anywhere in the dis
trict outside of the corporate limits Of
our own town
| am the more anxious that you cor
rect the omission for the reason that,
since writing the letter in question, /
have taken some pains to ascertain the
feeling in different parts OF the county,
and am satisfied that the present disaf.
lection is confined to very few locali.
ties. FIDRLITUs.
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wItis proposed in Washington to
increase the tax on beer from $3.50 to
S1,67 gallon, in order to make up the
falling off in internal revenue receipts,
which, it is estimated, will be not less
than twelve millions this year.
This proposed additional tax on beer
would be burden not only on the brew
ers, but upon the millions of citizens who
drink that mild beverage; for it would
afford an excuse for maintaining, if not
for adding to the present retail price.
A much better plan would be to re.
trench in the appropriations for the use,
less army. which now costs the country
about $50, 600, 600 a year N. Y. Sun.
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We are told that politics aud diploma.
cy lie perfectly dormant in Europe, and
will continna so for months, in conse-
quence of this heing the shooting sea-
son, When will the shooting season
come in this country 1t may be too
early for it yet, but moderate marks
man might bag hundred politicians at
single shot, and wing any number Of
diplomats.
The conundrum about the pins is well
enough, but who breaks all the needles ?
A single factory in Redditcb, Eegland,
turns out between 100000 and 7,000,.
600 of them each week. or about 350, ,000,-
600 a year, which is equal to onethird ol
thepopulation of the globe. With all the
factories in the world going, who breaks
these billions Of needles? ~
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-09-03

.kEIn pursuance OF the Civil Service
Reform Of this administration Secretary
SHERMAN delivered an elaborate speech
at Tt ledo last week. So much Of his
speech as is made up Of the statis-
tics and workings Of his Department is
quite interesting; but when he ventures
into general politics he calls to mind
forcibly the days when he was rantiDg
iemagogue and nothing more. This part
of his speech is just what would have
teen expected of him twenty years ago,
and what would be expected of Private
pALzELL now.
He attempts reply to Senator Thur.
NAs, but there is between the men, as
shown by these speeches, ell that broad
expanse which separates first class
ssstesman from q second class party
EaeE.
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THE CoLONEL's HUNT.
How He Looked After Eaglets and
Had the Old Bird Look After Him.

BAKERsvILLE, N C., August % To
day while Col E J Campbell was riding
through his farm near here he chanced
to see an eagles nest in a tree. The
eagle usually builds in cliffs, but this
was an exception to the rule, and the
Colonel climbed the tree to investigate
1t. He had just got within reach of the
nest where the young we're nesting, when
the old mother, which had been sailing
around, came by and swooped down on
the unwelcome stranger. COL Campbell
fought it with his right hand while he
clung to a branch with his left, but the
eagle was too much for him. 1t picked
both hands go that he was compelled to
relax his hold, and down he fell to the
ground, distance OF Is feet In the
fall he broke his left leg and rib, and
the eagle, not satisfied with driving him
from the tree, pursued him to the ground
where it continued the assault II woun-
ded him seriously in the face, and would
probably have killed him but his cries
brought two farm hands. One of them
had q gun with which he killed the
plucky bird of prey. 1t measured u
feet from tip to tip.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-09-03

EEThe electric light grows steadily
in public notice, and there is every indi-
cation that before long we shall really
know whether it has permanent, prac
tical value. The New York Times is
about to introduce the process in it's
composing room. The cost of the gas
used there is about $500 month at
present. The cost of the electric light,
it is understood, will be only 800 q
month, after the first cost-S1 ,000-of
fitting up the apparatus. This is one of
the test applications OF the light and up.
on its success will depend good many
interesting questions, of which one, per-
haps, is the prosperity Of the gas com.
pantes. 4<o
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wA hundred times it has been al
legged that the Supreme Court intimated
that it would declare unconstitutional
any act of Congress authorizing the issue
of additional greenbacks in time of
peace.
A hundred times this allegation has
been denied, and demand made for the
volume and page where such an intima-
ton is recorded Still there is no re-
sponse, and still Republican orators and
editors go on making the statement.
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Best Shooting on Record.

DAYTON, August 27.-Captain Bogar,
dus, Champion wing shot of the world,
gave an exhibition of glass ball breaking
atthe Fair Grounds here to-day, break.
ing three hundred and forty, seven balls
intwenty-one minutes. This is the best
shooting in that time on record. Bogar.
dus left for Chicago this evening to take
part in the tournament there. The match
to-day was the first since his return from
Europe.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-09-03

EF"The man who would demand the
payment Of the five-twenty bonds in coin
is an extortioner." This is an extract
from speech by Honest John Sherman,
delivered at Mansfield, Ohio, in 1865
There are other political acrobats in
Ohio who can vault as high aud turn a
somersault IS cleverly as Honest John ;
but there are none who can match the
modest air of inconsistencies that al
ways accompanies the most remarkable
exhibitions Of his agility.-N. Y. SMn.
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Help for the South.

We notice that the Grand Master of
the Masonic Order in West Virginia has
sent out the following circular to the diff
ferent Lodges of the State:
"An urgent appeal is made by M. W.
G. M. Murphy, OF Mississippi, to Ma
sons wherever dispersed, for aid for the
communities in the South now ravaged
by yellow fever. This appeal is one to
which, as Masons, you cannot well turn
q deaf ear. So far as your ability will
permit, you will send your contributions
to R W. G.. TT. I. H. Williams, Wheel
ing,) who will promptly forward them"
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Symptoms of a Diseased Liver.

Il
pAIN in the right side, under the edge
/ of the ribs, increases on pressure;
sometimes the pain is in the left side;
the patient is rarely able 10 lie on the
left side; sometimes the pain Is felt
under the shoulder blade, and 1t fre-
quently extends to the top Of the shoul-
der, and i sometimes mistaken for
rheumatism in the arm. The stomach
is affected with loss Of appetite and
sickness the bowels in general are
costive, sometimes alternative with Lax;
the head is troubled with pain, accom-
panied with a dull, heavy sensation In
the back part. There is generally a
considerable loss Of memory, accom-
panied with a painful sensation Of hay-
ing left undone something which ought
to have been done. A slight dry cough
is sometimes an attendant. The patient
complains of WEAKNESS and debility; he
is easily startled, his feet are cold or
burning. and he complains Of prickly
sensation Of the skin; his spirits are
low; and although he Is satisfied that
exercise would be beneficial to him,
yet he can scarcely summon up forti-
tude enough to Try it. In fact he dis
trusts every remedy. Several Of the
above symptoms attend the disease, but
cases have occurred where few of them
existed, yet examination of the body,
after death, has shown the LIVER to
have been extensively deranged.
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Cured Of Drinking.

"a YOUNG friend of mine was cured
of an Unsuitable thirst for Liquor, that
had so prostrated his system that he was
unable to do any business. He was en-
tirely cured by the use of Hop Bitters.
1t allayed all that burning thirst; took
away the. appetite for liquor; made his
nerves steady, and he has remained So
ber and steady man for more than two
years, and has no desire to return to his
cups, and know of number OF others
that have been cured OF drinking by it. !"
From a leading R R. Official, Chicago,
TiIs
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VEGETINE
Has Entirely Cured Me Of Vertigo,

Hds EutIreIy Cureu NI6 O1 veTtIsOs
CAIRO. ILL.,, Jan. 23, 1878.
MR. q, R. STEVENS,
DEAR SIR: ] have used several bottles Of
@vsaErISE;" It has entirely cured me Of VER
rreo. l have also used 1t for Kidney Com
plant. II is the beat medicine for kidney
complaint. Iwould recommend It as a good
blood purifier. N. Y0CUM.
PAIN AND DISEASE. Can we expect to en-
Joy good health when bad or corrupt humors
circulate with the blood. causing pain and
disease; and these humors, being deposited
through his entire body, produce pimples,
eruptions, ulcers, indigestion, costiveness.
headaches, neuralgia. rheumatism, and nu-
merous other complaintsi Remove the cause
by taking VEcsrINs, the most reliable remedy
for cleansing and purifying the blood.
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eWThe political meetings announced
Coz this county. It Is TO be hoped, will
~srm up the campaign somewhat. It Is
promised that We shall have II "hotter'n
lime kiln" before the election. Sling
q your fuel, and rouse up the boys.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-09-03

HTThe Congress OF Nations called
together at the request Of the United
States to discuss the relations between
silver and gold and to suggest what
amount Of silver shall be regarded as
equal In value to an ounce of gold, has
about concluded its labors, and has
reached no conclusion. The only i'm.
portant development was . general un.
afendliness in Europe to unlimited silver
money. Ilgl la-a
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eEHon. n n VAN voRHEs spent q
day here last week. He was serenaded
inthe evening. and made brief. sppro
psiate address to the large crowd which
tsd collected on she occasion. Mr.. VAN
VcsaEs has many personal friends here
% both parties. as was evidenced by the
hearty manner In which he was cheered.
he is not looking to be in robust
health, and will necessarily do bis cam
paigning quietly. He is, as candidates
usually are, very sanguine Of success.
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Healthfulness.

A distinguished physician says: "Af
ter careful examination of DR.. Prices
Cream Baking Powder, / am satisfied
that it is wholesome preparation.
have introduced it among my patients,
and have yet to learn where GONZALES.
cent patient could not indulge in warm
biscuits made with it, and feel the better
for il.
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Senator Patterson Becoming Un-
easy.

HARRISBURG, Pa, August 28.-Not-
withstanding the statement of Senator
Patterson, OF South Carolina, that be has
no fear Of requisition from Governor
Hampton, his mind is not at ease. He
has been sending kilograms to Senator
Butler, whom he helped to seat, request
ing conference with him in this city,
and It is believed that the object of the
proposed meeting is to induce his col.
league to further use his influence with
Hampton in Patterson's behalf He also
dispatched his son to Washington to call
on Butler and urge him to come to Har-
risburg. Patterson expected Senator
Butler, with Senator Conover, on Tues
day night, but up to this time neither of
them has arrived.
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Norr.-Later news says the man died.
Tales Of Horror from New Orleans.

Iai0S OF HOrrOf from Now OrloduSs
New ORLEANS, August 27.-The total
number of. deaths up to 6 o'clock was
SO. being 4 more than were reported yes
terday, and the total number OF cases
was s239 at midday. The western pro-
duce dealers held meeting on Poydras
street and formed Relief Committee to
assist the starving poor, whether they be
i'll of yellow fever or not.
Startling cases of desttution are be-
ing developed every day. This morning
the office Of the Howard Association was
90 densely packed by applicants for re-
lief it was almost impossible to gain ad-
mission. Several we'll authenticated ca.
ses will indicate the extreme misery
come have reached. The driver of the
charity wagon, while passing the build
ing 300 Poydras street, heard shrek OF
agony within, and, entering the premises,
quickly ascended q fight of rickety stairs
leading to side gallery. He hurried
into q back bedroom and was startled to
behold the yellow corpse Of child lying
upon filthy bed. Seated in rocking
chair, clutchipg palmetto fan In one
hand, and reeling heavily upon the bed,
sat q woman who, upon closer inspec.
ton, he was shocked to see was stark and
stiff. The cries continued and he hurried
to the front apartment into which the
room opened. There upon the floor lay
a mother dead. The older woman had
evidently thrown herself on the floor in q
frenzy of delirium. Upon the only bed
in the room, writhing with fever, lay the
man whose call attracted his attention,
and child l8 months old had at the
time crawled over her dead sister, and
was pulling the dress off the dead moth
er's breast. That driver had hauled 20
corpses from the same house since the
epidemic commenced.
At 105 Bienville, long, narrow alley,
so narrow that one can penetrate it with
difficulty, leads back to building once
occupied as stable, hut now as pest
house. In the loft OF this the Howards
discovered family of 7, of whom
were delirious, one child of 2 years dead
and mother PROSTATE upon pallet
with a newborn babe. The mother, with
many tears. stated that, utterly unassist
ed and unable to move, she lay in the
pangs of child birth and saw her daugh
ter die. A volume might be written o.
the horrors experienced by the very
poor, but these cases are cited to show
how great the relief extended to them is
needed.
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AEIt Is not merely question wheth.
er Gen. WARNER or Col. VAN voRHEs
shall represent us in Congress. The
Democratic party has vital interest 10
the success Of it's candidate.
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~ Get It in your mind and keep 1t In
your. mind, that II would be terrible
hlunder to permit the nominee Of the
Democratic Convention for Congress to
be defeated through apathy in Monroe
County.
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VEGETINE
Believe IL 10 be a GOOD MEDICINE
XRHrA. a., March /, 1877.

XBSIA, O.. March /, 1877.
Mr.. STEVENS:
Dear Sir: wish to inform you what your
Vsgstine has done for me. have been af-
fioted with Neuralgia. and after using three
bottles of the Vegetine was entirely relieved.
I also found my general health much i'm.
proved. believe it to be = good medicine.
Yours truly, FRRD HAVERSTICK.
VseErrxE thoroughly eradioates every kind
Of humor, and restores the entire systeN to
y healthy condition.
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~ Republican orators paste this In
your hats: SHERMAN said in his Toledo
speech, mo one denies that there has
besn contraction OF the currency"
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yEGETINE.
Druggist's Report.

Dear sir We have been selling yo1r Veg
etine" for the past eighteen months. and We
take pleasure in stating that in every case,
to our knowledge, 1t has given great salts.
faction. Respectfully,
BUCK 4 coWGILk, Dru ggists,
Hickman. Ky.
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EQUEsTKlANfsm.

Lady rider. ....... LIST prsn. 81. y, ~
Five to enter. 8 t. start. Ons hour u skv
third day Of the Fair Will be, devised "
Rquestrianism. The COMMITTEES VIII decide
only with reference TO the ease, grass ana
style Of the competitor and her command 81 !,
the horse. No racing will be allowed. -, - -
Boy rider. -. LIST prem. o. M.e4tl
same condition a. for lady riders. sla'L eco
Committee to Be selected On he grslsd. pe
Discretionary premiums win bs swAsds1 .. y
on meritorious articles. vhethse in shs lies "
or not ,,,a,, - $, 's< w
$ FOOT RACING. isng sse
Man race, 50. Boys uldsr is yssrs' II ~ d
Five entries and v stun, (snss aRsuna
the rina) rl ss7;s VI 9a-s = y <, yfs. -
committes-Frit Reel, Charles Lsssnsasis, 3
Jere Williams, WI Hunter, Jshi epiis6s.
or .ass. MULE RACE. :, ,s .'s.'a 49, e.
10 90 under the saddle; best h 3, &hsss
rounds TO the hest. Premium, - and ~ :
No owner will be permitted v sils III. EN- :
mule. The mule winning TIVE heats by ssn-
ing out behind in each 70 Be awarded III
first premium. ~ -, -, y, !,
Committee --Jsmss Gstohsll, P.sehzna-
cher, Jr, b 3 West, TO Little, ] PsafsSn.
/. P. FARQUHAR, e
CHG .siIa Rro6AesA
Gno. p, Doaa, Ssc-stpry.s esls ss,~ q !,
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AssIGNEE's N0TI0E.

NOTICE is hereby given that thsundsr.
IV signed WAS, on the lssh day ss August,
1878, duly appointed and qualified By the
Probate Court Of Monroe County, Ohio, -
Assignee OF John W. suisv, " iSafssvilis,
Monroe, County, Ohis. Creditors Of ssid
Suter are notified 70 prsssnt their claims -
the undersigned within nix months forsl.s
lowance or rejection. ~ - ssFstG
THoKls,s. ALLENs r
augs7.'7sw3. Assignee.