The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-06-25

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THAT little appropriation of $4,000 TO
pay the expenses Of the Louisiana Cons
mission failedto slip through che Senate.
BLAINE aud CoNKLINe. slapped it in the
face and "it died a bornin." - 81
A CHAPTER on The expenses, and how
they were paid. of the Louisiaa Com
mission that ousted PACKARD and put
NICHOLS into the Governors Office, will
be found on ourfourth page.
In Indiana $4,000 votes are required
to send Democrat to Congress, while
only "a. 900 are required to elect Re.
publican. Ohio Republicans think In
diana redistricting is an excellent ar
rangement.
THE Wheeling Register OF the 18th
inst, got its headings and articles badly
mixed. s.Democracy in Maine' was
over Che proceedings Of the Peace Con
gress and the latter over the Maine State
Convention, raea,s g~.ptT q
The appointment by the Democratic
House of Representatives at Washing
! ton OF q select committee to consider
the labor question this summer shows
the keen interest of Congress in the wei
fare ofsthe workingman.A g a 2 Z
OREGON came up all right this time.
A Democratic Governors Democratic
Member OF Congress and Democratic
Legislature, (which gives the Democrats
another u. S. Senator. HIpPLE-MITcH.
ELL. the present Republican Senator, can
retire.
sTaA1 revolution and "Mexicaniza-
tom terror that the Republicans have
been bowling at the Democrats about,
since the committee commenced investi
eating Republican frauds in the Southern
elections, didn't work worth copper in
Oregon.
THE.old BEARDMoRE residence, so long
prominent object on the west end ol
Main Street, has been torn down by the
present owner, Mr.. Wn. BEARDMoRE
who will erect on the old site fine two
story brick Of modern style Barnes
villc aEnterpriseoae s8 a.
CoNdREss adjourned on the Goth inst
Republican editors think tie session has
been failure. 1t has as far as any bene'
fits to their party goes; the political and
financial exposures Of their fraudulen,
transactions have damaged it beyond
hope Of even ordinary respect from the
people.
The FIVE mile single scull race at Pitts
burgh on the Goth inst, between EVAN
MoRRIs of that city and EDWARD HAN
lion, of Toronto, Canada, for $4,000
and the championship Of America, was
1 won by HANLox in 81 minutes. Tht
EPittsburghers dropped about $4,000 or
1 the race.
/ The House Of Representatives, on ths
18th inst, adopted BuTLER's resolution
| declaring that It was STANLEY MATTHEWS
Iduty to appear before PorrER's Commit
tee. 1t said practically to the Senats
that he could not shield himself behint
his Senatorial privilege after the Senate
had adjourned.
4 The Northern Pacific Railroad got
very black eye in Congress last week
| A motion was made to suspend tn,
rules and pass the Senate bill to extent
the time for it's completion. The mo
ton was rejected. Had It been success
4 full 35.000,00 acres of land would hav
been taken from the public domain.
7 Ex.SEcRErAnY RoBEsoN's administra
ton Of the Navy Department has bee
severely condemned by the Democrat
! members of the Naval Committee
They recommend that legal proceeding
gfbe taken against him and the late chief
!. of the bureaus Of Steam Engineering
! Construction and Provisions and Gle
thing, ru f~sr .
: T. C., MENDENHALL, Professor c
Physics in Ohio University, has aG
cepted similar position in the Royi
University in Japan, at a salary Of IS
|, 600 gold and expenses to and from Ts
kio. He will sail for Japan about th
first of September. 1t will thus be see
t that the peculiar fitness Of Ohio men ha
0 even penetrated Japan.
THE Republican papers are filled wit
horror at the extravaganza of the Den
!. ocratic Congress. The expense Of tt
POTTER investigation is without excus
# they think. When a lot of old jobbel
u throw up their hands in amazement
extravaganza, it is time for the fin
shake to occur. The robberies eommi
= ted by the Republicans are simply to
j. numerousyto mention. s
u In the opinion of General Crook an
y other officers high in command an Il
!. dian war upon very large scale th
, summer is almost certain. The Bal
e nocks, General Crook says, have bee
Z driven to war by the government, an
are compelled to fight for their lives
. They occupy an exceedingly favorabl
. country for military operations. SUI
h Iplies are abundant, and the oppertun
r ties for ambuscade almost innumerabI,
lBellaire Independent, Goth inst |
The County Commissioners have d.
termined to build the Children's HON
J on the Bailey farm, two miles east c
e Barnesville, il the property can be ha