The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-03-04
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MuRDER and assassination 10 the order
n Texas
THE Esssrpriis says Barnesville "is
spiritually dead"
TIE plague in Russia Is making terri
bic ravages among all classes OF people
TAKE up the notes of National Banks
With Greenbacks. That is Democratic
doctrine
THE text book Law lags la the Ohio
Legislature. Keep it moving lively, gen.
tlemen.
The Ohio Republicans will hold their
State Convention in Cincinnati on the
2Sth of MAY.
JoHS A GROVE, a merchant Of Bel.
mont, Belmont comfy, made an assign.
ment on the 26th ult. f4
TIE Rowland insurance bill ought to
pass We hope our Member and Sena.
tor will give 1t their support.
EwrEa's bill To repeal the Resumption
Act Was laid on the table in the House
last week, nv yeas l41. nays ITO. The
end.
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SPEAKER NEAL, OF the Ohio House oi
Representatives, invited the lobby to
leave few days since. Right; keep the
loafers out.
ANGEL. the defaulting Cashier Of the
Pullman Car Company, was sentenced
to 10 years confinement in the Peniten
tiarv BY the Court in Chicago, on the
9th ult.
ScoTcHMEN with $4,000 miles Of her
ring nets catch every year S43, ,250, ,00(
behring's, while the gannet birds take l.,
110. 100000 and the Goldfish eats 20,400,
100000
The King of Afghanistan is sick unto
death stlLashkourgan A Russian sur
geon writes that the Ameer's life is dis
paired OF, gangrene having attacked bis
whole left side.
THE Republican members Of the Ohio
Legislature want to condemn Congress.
for passing the bill to restrict Chinese
immigration. Labor is not yet CHEAP
enough for them.
DAVID PENDER, the New York THE
who tore = pair Of diamond earring,
from ladv's care In broad daylight, or
9th avenue, has been sentenced to q
years confinement in the Penitentiary.
MAJOR J K BRowN. Of Cambridge
purchased the Nssos OF that place las
week. Mr. HArsEs, the retiring owner
placed the Ne,ss upon paying bash
against the two party papers there Sue
cess to the new hands.
The man who secures the Democratic
nomination in the National Convention
in 1880, over Senator THURMAN, will b,
the next President. We don't believ,
the Bankites Of the East can muster suf
icient force to defeat his nomination.
An infidel said ssrcastically to q cler
gvman: II always spend Sunday In set
Ting my accounts The reverend gen
tleman did not wither as expected, bu'
simply replied: "And you will probably
spend the day Of judgment in the same
way"
"CAN man belong to a brass band
and he a Christian ?" ssks an exchange
We zee no impediment in the way But
il he is given to practice at home, it il
an utter impossibility for the man living
next .loor to be . Christian. - Cada Sea
tineI.
THERE have been fourteen Englishmen
who have filed the Office Of Poe, Lau-
reate. A majority Of them have not
been the first poets Of their age BY any
means. II TENNYsoN should live longer
than next year he will be the only one
who will have held the ofice for thirty
years. a,s
"DExAaoaIcAL legislation" is what
Republican papers call the Arrears Pen
sion law. Then, in Republican partisan
estimation, it is "demasogical" to dc
justice to the soldier who in wars fiery
furnace for the maintenance Of Federal
authority over the entire Union suffered
injury, is it7
TIE suit Of Mrs SorHiA McGRkw
against JonH WIrKIxs, claiming el0,
600 damages for the murder of her hus.
band, is set down for trial on Thursday
OF next week 1t is hoped that this cast
will solve the mystery connected with
the drowning OF FINLEY C McGREw, o.
Bridgeport Belmont Chroniclc, Eth VII
Coz. PEARSON with 1,z00 men Of til,
English force in South Africa, is sur
rounded by thousands Of zulus ,hirt.
miles within the enemy's territory. H,
is entrenched and has two months sup
plies, but fears are entertained by th
Euglish Government that be will b
overwhelmed by superior numbers be
fore relief can reach him.
GENERAL BARLOW. Of New York, on
Of the leaders of the Republican part
who went to Florida to see fair count
saw and examined oil the returns an
the evidence, and declared that Mr. Til
DEN carried the State For so doing th
New York COMMERCIAL Adpertiser,
leading Republican paper, called him q
skulking, trescherous knase,"