The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-01-28

CosKLtSe, speaking OF JOHN SHERMAN,
the following conundrum /:
How did he get his money! We give it
up. All we can say is that We know the
miller's pigs are always fat.
TIE CleYeland Leader { Rep. says the
of Logan "is victory for
The stalwarts, a protest against namby
pambyism In politics." 1t is expected
Hayes will put that in his pipe and smoke
it.
AT a wedding party in tue horthwes.
tern part of this county the dancing was
kept up for ten days and ten nights in
succession, without break or stop; Fidt
dlers and the couples on the foor were
changed as others grew tired.-Gsefnsey
Jefersontan.
1--WE don't want gold; give us Green
backs" is what we read daily in the Eas
tern papers. And yet JOHN SHERMAN
and the Republican leaders are determin
ed to withdraw Greenbacks from circu
lation and bury them in the vaults Of
the Treasury.
TIE Salary Grabbers are coming to
the surface in the Republican party
LOGAN, of Illinois, and CARPENTER, Ol
both return to the U S. Sen.
ate after several years retirement; and
GARFIELD. of Ohio, is the prominen,
candidate of the Republicans for Gov
ernor and Senator.
The ice break up at Wheeling caused
damage, cutting down d
SIC, 900 ferry yboat, two barges worth $5
900 owned by Armstrong & Co, swept
away, the Nail CITY crowded ashore and
seriously damaged, the Annie Kelly re.
,eived a cut of sixty-five feet in her hull,
and the Andes received slight damages
TIE Grangers of Washington, Nor.
gan and Noble counties propose to meet
at Lowell on the second Saturday OF
February for the purpose Of making ar
for holding an agricultural
fair at some point next fall. Each grange
in these counties Is entitled to send three
delegates to this meeiing.-CIld,oell
Press
MRs. EMILY MORGAN, wife Of E G
Morgan, Esq died very suddenly at her
residence in the 4th ward, about s o'clock
On last Sunday morning. She had been
somewhat indisposed for short time,
put no serious results were anticipated
,y the attending physician or the family
Heart disease is thought to have been
he cause of death.-Bellaire Indepesd-
mt, 23d inst. zN,
UNITED States Senators we're elected
IN the 2lst inst, as follows: New York,
aosecoe Conkling; Missouri, General
James Shields and Col. Geo G Vest,
Democrats; Pennsy,vsnia, j. Donald
Rep. Illinois, John A. Logan,
Rep North Carolina, q B Vance, Dem
,crat; Indiana, Daniel W. VOORHEES,,
Democrat; Connecticut, Orville H. Platt,
Republican; Florida, Wilkinson Call,
Democrat.
0wIEG to the illness OF Judge Frazier,
he Petit Jury was dismissed on Monday
fter its arrival at Caldwell The Grand
Jury went into session sad will transact
my business that may come before it
t is likely that all the cases of confir-
nation in which no issue is raised will
,e settled, while all such cases in which
N issue is raised. as we'll as all cases by
Jury or Court, will be continued until
he 10th of May.-NoJle Co. Republican,
I'D inst.
Mr. B. T. CHANEv has purchased from
Z Hunt d Bro their stock Of Dry
Goods, Notions, Hats, Caps, etc, and
has taken in as profit partner Mr.. Geo
8 Hunt. They will carry on the bust.
less at the old stand coruer Main and
Chestnut streets, under the firm name OF
CLANCY & Hunt Mr. CLANCY has for
some time been engaged with Hunt
Brothers, and is a competent business
man of much experience.-BarnesUtth
Enterprise. =
TIE people OF Michigan ale inves,i
eating their Asylum for the Insane. The
made by some of the pooi
inmates are horrible, and show the au
thorities OF the institution to be tht
worst Of human 5rutes, God alone
knows the crimes and cruelties perpetra
ted upon the poor, demented creature.
whose unfortunate lot casts them into
the keeping of inhumau masters. A
search through our institutions nigh
not be out of order.
A RATHER firmer feeling is likely t
develop itself in the wool market here
shouts. Two or three BUYERS are look
ing after clips for Eastern manufacturer
among them, Mr.. Sam George, o
Wellsburg. Alex. Patterson, Esq, o
New York City, is also out in this regiol
looking over the ground. He says tina
the recent fires in New York have de
stroyed wool sn1 woolen goods to th
amount of four millions of dollars
Wheeling MtelIgencer
A CORRESPONDENT wants to know |
the Government is not responsible TO
the loss of registered package. No
Neither the Government nor the Post
master Is responsible for the loss of
letter or package contaiuing money
either registered or unregistered. Th
Government in carrying letters and pack