The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-02-26
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ITEMS.
THE Round White Dollar.

nee, Perry county, struck on the 18Th
inst.
ENGLAND has withdrawn her feet of
war vessels to point forty miles from
Constantinople.
The Silver bill as passed by both
branches of Congress will be found on
our first page.
SITTING BULL is coutented as a Brit
ish subject He has made no move to-
ward crossing the border
GEN B R CowRN, OF Bellaire, has
been mentioned as the probable Repub-
lican nominee for Congress in the Bel
mont District.
BISMARCK to Russia: Don't you en-.
ter Constantinople with your army, or
Germany, Austria, aud Turkey will com.
bine to bounce you -
vEro if you like, Mr.. HAYES, but 4s to
81 in the Senate and 204 to 72 in the
House will demolish you and your mes.
sage very quickly.
The Republicans in Congress mag
just as well cease their efforts to .'6re
The Northern heart" because of the pros
ecution of political scamps in the South
N Y TRIBUNE: "The way to kill the
silver movement is to keep on hitting
it" So. The bill passed the Senate by
4S yeas to 81 nays. "Hitting it" did
ye say9
BISMARCK spoke and Russia eagerly
deferred to his views when he Informed
ter Prime Minister "that he was strain
ing the situation beyond reasonable
bounds
The LORD HICKS case, in New York,
has been settled to the satisfaction Of
all concerned Mr.. LORD is allowed bis
reason. liberty and beautiful wife, and
his children comfortable income and a
handsome stepmother
TIE $40 certificates provided for in
the Silver hill is one. OF the best features
in it II you don't want to carry silver
in your pocket you can deposit it and
take certificate which will pass as read.
lily as $40 greenback.
CoNaREssMEN want the franking priv
ilege restored sufficiently to permit them
10 send and receive printed or written
matter, not exceeding two ounces in
weight, through the mails free The
bill passed the Senate by 80 yeas to 81
nays.
The Ohio Penitentiary scamps and
thieves are being overhsuIed by an in
vestigating committee. Investigate them,
prosecute them for their thieyery and
cruelty and then rid the institution oil
the presence of every mothers son OF
them
GARrIELp and HALE, in Congress,
pitched into HAYES Southern policy
Congressman OF the Republican party,
and especially those who played the part
of Visiting Statesmen" to Louisiana to
see HAYES sscounted in should stand
up to that which they soiled their repu.
tations to have consummated
TIE Democratic State Convention oi
Indiana held on the Goth inst, nomina
ted the following ticket: F,r Secretar,
of State, Jos X SHINKLlN, Vanderbure
county; for Auditor Of the State, NAH
LON d MANsoN, Montgomery county
Treasurer of State, WIZ FLEMINa, al
len county; Attorney General, THos
W WooLLEN, johnson county; Super
intendent of Public Instruction, j 81
SMART, present incumbent, OF AlleI
county. eft EfFa
The gold bags fearful predictions ths
panic, ruin and bankruptcy would over
whelm the business interests of the coun
try the moment the Senate passed th,
Silver bill. have failed to be realized il
the monev markets. The Commercial
on the 18th inst spurs them in the fol
lowing manner: 'ft will be necessar,
for the gold bugst to explain the-rise il
bonds and the fall in gold in the Ne,
York market yesterday The bonds O
1867 advanced in London /; the Al per
cent bonds advanced &; he ten-fortie
advanced. | Gold opened at 1 !, and de
clined to II Now, gold wss "a ON Fri
day last, under the influence of the dc
famation of the silver policy So gol
has fallen 4 under the passage of tn
Silver Bill through the Senate by NOR
than two-thirds vote, and the advanc
in bonds has been fqaallv marked"
The settlement of the Eastern trouble
by the conference of the Powers intel
ested will be upon the basis of the zee
llement agreed upon at Constantinopl,
previous to the commencement of ho'
tilities The N. Y Herald says: 18Th.
programme had the assent of all Ii
Powers including England, but it ws
thought England did not earnestly {;
ver it. Turkey repudiated it and plul
/ ged into the war, She would be gla
enough to get it now and escape vii
no worse clipping Of her wings than
imposed England, also, which did n,
before passienately admire that settl
ment, would jump at it as happy e
cape from her present difficulty. Ar
though Russia has practically gone b
yond,it in her peace bases she cou
/. gracefully come to that ground in defe
ence to the wish of her great neighbor
Doubtless, therefore, the settlement
the conference will be on the outline
the programme, with substantial ",