The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-05-13
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THE price Of q legislator in Pennsyl
vanis ranges from $500 to $1,000.
THE U s. Senate, on the 9th inst,
passed the bill to prevent military inter.
ference at the polls by yeas 80 to nays
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,THF Athens county delegates to the
Democratic State Convention "express q
decided preference for General A v.
RICE for Governor -
TIE 8 to Z Electoral trick will never
be tried again in this country. Hefest-
ter when Democrats are honestly elected
they will take possession Of their offices
on the day fixed by law. j..
The Bellaire tobacco warehouse seems
to be gradually coming to be considered
q convenience by E .stern Ohio growers,
and it is predicted thai: slight change
in the laws will make it an assured sue.
cess = Hheeling Register
Tnr Democratic is the only genuine
Greenback part, in this country. 1t re-.
pudia,es the reputation faction ot
Back" PoMERoH d Co, and favors
honest payment Of all debts, public and
private, according to the cou,rsct.,
WHEN the Republican Convention is
over, it viii be round that Grosvenor's
candidate is nominated. Nobody knows
who bis candidate 10, but he acts as II he
wanted somebody. He 10 like ssnigger
catching nies-he makes . grab. and
whichever one he gets is the one he
wants -Birnessil'e Enterpri.e.
ADvlcEs from the West are to the ef-
feet that no less than six thousand OF the
colored emigrants, having scattered them.
selves among the Kansas farmers, have
tound employment. They may he lit.
tie awksard at irst in handling North.
ern tools, but the event will prove that
the man who can raise cotton will prove
valuable help in corn Geld. :
Mr. JAMES SHERRY has been employ
ed as engineer Of the new engine on ths
B &S w.'Ry Mr.. Sherry quits the
employ Of the B &OfR r Co. aftel
ser ring it for nearly IS years. AZ 1
careful and reliable engineer Mr. Sherry
has no superior, and We regard his So
lection as the best that could have beer
made = sellairs independsni.
LAST Saturday night, about : o'clocl
Isaac Sutton farmer of Sharon town
ship discovered his barn on Gre and be
fore anything. could be done the FIRE hat
gained such hesdwsY that It could no
be controlled. Three hotses were burn
ed to death and fourth so badly injur
ed that It had to. be killed The loss il
quite heavy. We learn there was. an in
surance OF 800 on the property. Th'
origin Of the fire is . mys,ery-Nobl
Co. Press, 8th inst.
QuIrE an interesting company assem-
bled at the residence OF DR.. Mccullough
on Gravel Hill, last Monday evening
The occasion of this was the return o
DIR A NJ. F. Mccullough, Of Callin
H., with . new bride, and his father CAV,
,hem,a hearty reception. The guests al
enjoyed themselves hugely, snd th'
groom's father. and mother, aided b,
tyheir friends, spared no pains TO make /
exceedingly pleasant for the bride ant
groom.-Bellaire Leader, I'd inst.
THs business outlook from variou,
sections is cheering. The great north
west is alive With business. Farmers
are full OF encouragement, and . greater
acreage than ever before will be harves
ted the coming year. Real estate, tn.
last thing that Welded to the fnancia
pressure, is giving evidence OF reviva
everywhere. In Chicago bargains nc
longer 60 begging. Business property
10 good locations especially, 10 muct
sought after. A revival is also reportet
in the Est -Enserprise. saq
F. N. and W. H. ATKINSON and W
W. Elliott, OF tie Ba,esville Bank, wsr.
before the Grand Jury, Monday. in th'
matter OF forgery perpetrated on th'
Bank by Currie, the forser, At presen
residing with Sheriff Thompson. Cur
rie takes his confinement in Jail very phil
osophically; complains a little abou
want Of exercise, but consoles himsel
with the r. nection that when he gets Il
Columbus there will be no dearth of tha
useful s.imulsnt towards developing Wig
orous muscle.-Nobk Go. Republican
9Th inst.
Col. PooRxAN has made another pil
grinage to Columbus, and presented th
claims Of Bellaire As County Seat, be
fore the Senate COMMITTEES ON Cunt
stfsirs, Dr.. West, W. g. Kennon an,
R. E. Chambers are at the Capitol. lot
| bying against the measure The Sen
ate Committee Is composed Of Benso
OF Morrow, Irvine Of W ashington, Will
Jams of Monroe. and Wagner Of Bel
tmont- Wagner and Williams are know
Ito favor the bill, and . favorable repol
j. expected, and il may pass the Seusts
but y will be defeated ip the. House,
Eakrpris.s ia 81
SrfrHEs GRlHAx, a young man res
ding At Dudley Station, accidentally she
himself through the thigh, INJECTING
flesh wound, last Thursday AFTERNOON
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