The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-12-03

TIE ". 7. Tribune hits an American
now travelling in foreign parts in this
terrible style: ut seems to be almost
universally admitted that Gen. GRANT
makes successful ex- President"
REPUBLICAN, editors are laboring hard
to find 9 Democratic Congressman who
will vote against his party. 1t is aston.
ishiug the number they have discovered,
still.they don't appear to be satisfied.
Our boasted civilization and intelli.
gence is at very low ebb when it
crowds large halls, nightly, to listen to
BOB 1NaERsoLL's blasphemy and attempts
to degrade and destroy the verify Of
the sacred writings.
As Adjutant General TOWNSEND is
past age for his office the two persons who
are prominently talked of for his sue.
cessor are General DRUM who is next in
rank, and General NELSON MILES, whose
wife is niece of the SHERMANs.
THERE is trouble connected with the
erection of the public buildings in Chi.
cago Supervising Architect HILL has
been indicted by a Grand Jury out there,
and was arrested in Washington City on
the 9th ult., and bailed in the sum of
5000.
IT seems that it only costs $40 for
shooting with intent to kill in Bridge
port. That's what the authorities there
charged JAKE HANKE for shooting, with
ont the slightest provocatiop, at poor
little deformed boy.-iN. Clairsville Ga
sette, 2sth uh
O'CoNNoR, the convicted Fenian con.
fined at Spike Island. has been notified
that he will be released at once, on con.
dition that be reside outside the Queens
dominions. Kelly, another confined Fe.
nian, will probably shortly be liberated
on the same terms.
FoRTY SEVEN persons were lost by the
disaster to the steamer Pommerania.-
The Captain, ScHwENsEs, who was re-
ported lost, was picked up after being in
the water about one hour. He refused
to 60 of In boat and remained on the
vessel until she went down.
SEVERAL seemingly we'll authenticated
cases Of dirhtheria' being transferred
from human beings to animals and poul.
try, by the latter drinking water in which
the clothing OF persons who have died
Of the disease had been washed, have
occurred in this vicinity lately.-Zanes-
vile Signal, 30th ah.
A GRAIN broker in Pittsburgh is anx-
ious that the public generally should be-
come parties in a "corn pool" that he is
running and he is very certain that corn
will 60 up in price within two months,
|. at which time persons in the SPOOL" it
ought to be spelled "fool," can retire
with fortune. Too thin.
If tie leaders of the Democracy in
South Carolina are guilty, as charged,
Of perpetrating frauds at the late elec-
tion, they deserve severe punishment. -
Let the frauds be fully exposed. A Dem.
ocratic ballot box.stutfer is no better
than Republican ballot-box suffer
Both should be kicked out.
A LITTLE daughter, aged six months
Of Mr.. G E. Putnam and wife, of this
city. died Saturday night and was buried
on Monday. 1t only weighed one pound
and half when it was born and only
three pounds at death. 1t was 16 inches
long and at no time did it weigh over
four pounds.-Marietta Times, 2Sth ut
The wife Of j. H. BuRcHARD, who
was killed in the Planning Mill explosion
at Barnesville, last July, has brought
suit against the proprietors of the mill,
Messrs DAVIS & SrARBUcK. to recover
damages to the amount of $4,000, and
has employed Judge CowES and Hon.
LORENZO DANFoRD as counsel st. Clairs-
pille Gazette, 28th sk.
Tom. YOU'VE, Congressman elect, called
on the President the other evening and,
a correspondent says, 'had cold-water
lunch, with q little seltzer water thrown
in to give it edge" BUrrERwoRrH, an.
other Cincinnati Congressman, "spent
the evening with Secretary SHERMAN,
and talked finance and resumption, play
ed whist, drank cider, and ate some ap-
PIES"
A ouAcK doctor is travelling in Ohio,
accompanied by remarkably beautiful
young woman. Her complexion espe-
cially is perfect. He tells the people, in
free lectures, that this fair creature was
once rather ugly, but has been improved
by the use of his elixir, which he offers