The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-04-29
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HENRY DAVIS, of Catiiz. Ohio, has a
Bible that was printed in 164S.
In the Pennsylvania oil regions oil
was quoted at 75s cents per barrel on
the 23d inst
THE Belmont Chronicle recently DOM.
ell a brand new suit The Chronicle,
barring its politics, ahem is frs,.rate
paper.
REPUBLICAN, rule In Noble county has
depleted the treasury 10 such an extent
that ''ao funds" are the words now made
Use of.
BAD blood circula'es through the svs-
TENS Of the citiz. ms OF b lmont county
because of the county seat question:
Gentlemen, cool off
THE B itish garrison at Ekowe, in
South Africa, comman led by Col PEAR
SON, has heen relieved after desperate
fighting with the Zulu's
The Belmont Chronicle thirks Ross
ALEXANDER is pretty fair kind of q
man. though he has acted as Assignee
of several persona. Hunt you're rum
'un.
LoRILLARD's horse Parole has won all
the big races in England the present sea
son. The Britishels say the 'oss is q
'eavy ono. Their purses have suffered
severely.
TIE Caldwell Republicans says: Oae
hundred and ten members OF the Archer
family have moved from this county anil
located in the vicinity OF Buttermilk Sta
zion, jackson county, W Va.
We are pleased to note the fact that
.JERE WILLIAMS. editor of the Woods
Geld "Spirit of Democracy" has receiv-
ed the appointment TO a 81, 200 clerkship
in the U S. Senate Zanesville Signal.
OK Sunday near B,ston, Belmont
county, a child of William Finley, aged
nine months, upset chair in which it
was tied while the mother was absent,
fell in the fire and was burned to death.
-Cambridge Jefer'onian.
Tue school book ring is now making
extraordinary efforts to have the legisla-
,ure adjourn before it can reach the
measures designed to break up the rob-
bing monopoly in the essentials to edu-
cation -ComJridge Jrfersonian.
The store OF John Moore, OF Camp
bells Station, was entered by burglars
one night last week, by cutting two lights
of glass from the window and dry goods,
boots and shoes and groceries taken,
amounting to about S75 -6dmtridgc
Neps.
The howl OF the decapita'ed Repub-
lican Office holders as they are whirled
from their fat places Of twenty years
standing, is alarming to the country -
They play upon one string and the tune
is Confederate Brigadiers ~ ZInesuille
Signal
JAMES N HEDGE, Of Sarahsville, q
we'll known and esteemed citizen OF No
BILE county, met with fatal accident on
Tuesday of last week, by heavy log
falling upon and crushing him willis,
tearing down an old log house -Jefer.
son;an, Gath inst.
NEITHER in the Ohio Legislature moi
in Congress can the Republicans afford
to act the fool Good measures may be
proposed by Democrats and they should
not be antagonized on account OF the
source from which they come State
Journal, Republican.
DR. HENRY WEST was overwhelmed
With complimentary remarks at the jolli.
6sation meeting on Saturday night
The Dr. has been St. Clairsville's wheel
horse in three county seat fghta. As .
lobbyist he is worth dozen ordinary
| men st. Clairspillc Gasette, 24th inst.
SoNK Of the members of Congress are
imagining what Abraham Lincoln would
have done had he been guiding the r
publican party at this time, He certain
ly wouldn't have howled revolution be-
cause it was proposed to keep Federal
bayonets away from the llot-boxe'.
JUDGE JAMES R. MoRRI., OF Woods.
field, Monroe County, is q candidate fol
the Democratic nomination for State Au
dit0r. He was q member of Congress
during the time George H. Penaletor
was In the Lower House and is regarded
by his section OF the State as . strong
man for the position = Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Mr.. j. w. YosT, the architect of the
new school house and Children's Home
has established headquarters in Hoge 4
Barlow's building, on Church street =
Mr.. W d. Cushing, an accomplished
Young architect Of Wheeling, has beer
engaged as his assistant Mr.. Yost re,
Gently obtained the contract OF furnish
ling plans for the Children's Home o
Muskingum county, in competition will
three architects from Chicago and ont
from Columbus, and will be busily enga
ged during the summer in superintend
u to- tha nnbl;u h.,ilH;uoo bosnr orocto<