The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-07-29
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MEMPHIS merchants are opening
branch houses in st. Louis.
WHITE and black thieves are robbing
the deserted residences in Memphis.
The Richmond (va) Dispatch refers
to Thurman as "our next President"
SARA BERNHARDr receives $500 for
appearing in short play at private
house in Paris.
The Government has sent 1900 tents
to the citizens Of Memphis and rations
for 1000 people for thirty days.
GREENBAcK organs are fed by Repuh-
lican money in hopes that votes can
thereby be diverted from the Democrat
ic party. 4
The New Haven (Conuecticut) Unioa
very sensiblv advises the Ohio Nationals
to 'vote for Ewing and Rice" as "the
best thing" they can do.
TIE Superintendent of the Barnes
vile school gets a salary of 81, 100 a
year, while the average of the other
teachers is $39 per month.
THE potato crop in the south of Ire
land has been attacked by an insect new
er before seen there and somewhat re-
sembling the Colorado beetle.
Hon. T. T, MeGinnis, of GAINESVILLE,
and late National Congressional candi.
date, has zealously espoused General
j Ewing's candidacy for Governor. =
The National Leader, Greenback
champion, published at Columbus until
recently, has been removed to Canal Do
yer, and now champions the cause of
Ewing and Rice.
The Sentinel tells Of Harrison coun-
ty man, II years old, who Graded SO
dozens of wheat during one of those
days, last week. when the thermometer
marked the nineties.
THE National party of Lawrence couu-
ty, in County Convention, have unani-
mously resolved to vote for Ewing and
Rice. The National vote of Lawrence
county last October was SS2.
Ex SENATOR Ramsey, who never serv-
ed day as soldier, has been chosen
Secretary OF War BY bis Fraudulency al
Washington, Was there no ex-soldier
qualified to fill the position9
/ The Republican papers are taking @
great deal of trouble to belittle the peo.
ple's movement in Athens County. Il
seems to be too big thing to be dis
posed of by the ordinary pooh-pooh.
The McConnelsville Herald says tha,
Wilkes E. Bozman, of Blue Rock town.
ship, Morgan county, clipped this sea.
son 1000 pounds Of wool from fifty -one
head of sheep, an average of nearly
twenty pounds each.
! IT seems to be the opiniop of leading
army officers that while General Miles
may achieve distinction fighting the In
dians at the present juncture, that the
chances of surviving to enjoy the distlnc-
ltion are very remote.
| 1T is expected that Rev, Fisher will
Withdraw from the pastorate of the N.
2. congregation here, this Fall. He has
received several calls to other ". P
churches but as yet has accepted none
l-Cdmbridge Neps.
"YoU bring much sugar on your
spade" said the Attorney General to one
of the United States Marshals, who went
in to win, and secured the election of
three members of Congress, under the
law to guard the purity of elections!
| Down at Coshocton when Charley
Foster heard the drum and fife he com
menced saying "left, left, left" and re-
marked that the music reminded him 80
much OF the time be went "marehing
through old Seneca-hunting up sub
stitu,e for himself! SCI h#1 asiEtla
The Belmont County Teachers Insti-.
tute will be held at Martins Ferry the
week beginning August 18th. Hon. E.
E White, W., D. Hinkle, State School
Commissioner j. j. Burns and other dis.
tinguished educators will be in atten d
ance, @ An examination Of teachers will
be held at the close of the Institute.
We are informed by j B. Hixson, Of
the neighborhood. that Miss Mary ]
MePeek, young lady Of IA summers,
and daughter of Euoch McPeek, of Lon
donderry township, has just finished a
quilt, which was commenced on January
lst, that contains ten thousand two hun
dred and thirty-two pieces.-Cambridge
Nesos. @a5 p eetH s
The news from Memphis grows worse
from day to day. Preparations are on
foot for almost depopulating the city
1t would be no loss to do so, for busi-
ness is already suspended. The ware
houses are closed and the business
streets deserted. To fight the pestilence
or to escape from it now occupies all
thoughts. The cities to the south Of
Memphis are enforcing rigid quaran-
tine. The line of the Mississippi river
will be jealously guarded.
Our former fellow citizen, Hon. Coul-
son Davenport, now of Kansas, is still
welded to the Greenback faith, but seems
to be pleased with the nomination Of
General Ewing for Governor of Ohio.
In letter to friend in Barnesville he
fsays':: 81 congratulate you on having so
liable and honorable man on your ticket