The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-12-24
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Governor HAxpros Is improving.

COLLECTOR PALMER, Of this District,
is pronounced by Department officials
to be one of the best officers 10 the ser.
vice. {.
ToBAcoo manufacturers are fighting
for and against reduction Of the tax on
tobacco, before the Senate Committee on
Finance.
Mr. ALEXANDER Srrrr, aged II years,
residing near Glencoe, Belmont county,
died suddenly on Thursday morning,
the 18th inst.
Mrs BIRDsoNa "holds the fort" as
Post Master at Bellaire for another term,
having been confirmed by the Senate on
the goth inst.
Our Wayne township correspondent
says some of the best crops of tobacco
in that region have sold at 36 to SO per
100.-Enterprise, 19th inst.
Mrs SARAH BRowN. wife Of JAMES
BaQwN, of Enoch township, died sud
deiilv of heart disease on the morning
Of December 18th, aged SO years Cald
ueU Press, 19th inst.
SOUTHERN Congressman held meet.
ing in Washington on the 10Th inst and
passed resolutions of thanks to the peo-
pie OF the North for assistance during
the yellow fever epidemic.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
pays s5,728 into the Belmont County
Treasury, the C 4 r s4,l07, the Bell
aire and Southwestern sl04 and the Bel
laire and ST. Clairsville $123.-Eater.
prise
Rev. A. H. NoRcRoss has been very
sick for the past week from liberated
sore throat Though he is much debil-
itated, his physician thinks he will soon
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be able for duty again = Guernsey Times,
18th inst.
The admission of JOHN S. YOU'VE as
Representative from the Fifth District
OF Louisiana, in place of LEONARD, de-
ceased, again gives the House its full
complement of 293 members, and adds
one to the Democratic majority.
THE assignees of CowEN, SHEETS 4
Co., Of Bellaire, make public slatemen,
of debts at Sl26. .371.46; assets in par,
S93 1881 This does not include the
private property of MATTHIAS SHEETS
nor 1850 acres Of Western lands.
A YOUNG man named NErF fell on q
circular saw at Charlottesville, last Fri
day, and had on arm fearfully mangled
The saw performed two successive am
putations before throwing the unfortu.
nate man from its fatal teeth Noble Co
Repablican, 18Th inst.
AUGUSTUS GREEN, of Cow Run, Is like
ly to receive quite large estate, by the
death OF a relative in Baltimore. Cow
Run men are in luck. as it seems that
Esquire Strachan's visit to Scotland is
for the purpose Of procuring q legacy
Marietta Register, 18Th inst
WIN A TALBOT, of Barnesville, has
made an assignment, for the benefit oi
his creditors, to J. w. WALTON and W.
w. FRASER. Liabilities $1,000; assets,
$4,000 to $4,000. Decline in real es-
tate and losses in other investments
caused the suspension. &"
JAMES Soorr is now the only Master
Mason living in Guernsey Lodge which
used to meet in what is now the Probate
Judges Office. He is the oldest Mason
in the United States. ISAAC ELLSWORTH
of Lawrence county is the only other
survivor of the old lodge members
Jefersonian
Mss POLLY NEFr, maiden lady, aged
81 years, died on Monday at the resi-
dence of her brother JACOB NErF, in the
High Ridge neighborhood, southeast Of
this place. Her disease was cancer of
the stomach. Funeral on Wednesday.
Interment iu the High Ridge Cemetery.
st. .chusuille Gazette, l9th inst.
A LITTLE daughter of JACOB Fox, liv-
ing at Bellaire, was seriously, and it is
Thought fatally. burned on the l7th inst ,
by her clothes taking FIRE from an open
fire place, before which she was playing
during the temporary absence of her
parents. Tue victim is about seven
years of age. Her recovery is consid-
cred as extremely doubtful.