The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-02-04
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punisnlng bankers IOr using special ue.
posits.
TIE National Banks must be abolish.
ed. Let Greenbacks take the place of
their notes.
REpoRrs from all points OF the COM
pass show that resumption cannot pre-.
vent the suspension of banks.
The Pan Yam Mystery didn't Pan,
except into the owners pocket Pub.
fishers who inserted the adj are seueal.
ing
The bill 10 restrict the Immigration Of
the Chinese, wss taken up in Congress
on the 2Sih ult and passed. Yeas, 100;
nays, 70.
AN attempt was made last week to
burn the books Of the Wheeling Gas
Company. Something wrong there, Is
our guess.
The County Seat question in Belmont
coonty Is waxing warm Canvassers,
for and against removal, are traversing
the county in all directions.
THs Senate Finance Committee, by a
vote of Ave to four. has decided to re-
commend the reduction of the tobacco
tax from "a to 20 cents per pound,
A BILL has been introduced in the
House, at Columbus, which provides that
subscribers 10 stock of narrow-gauge
railroads have FIVE years to pay the same.
In the contest for Probate Judge of
Muskingum county, Judge MARsH's de-
cision gives KoRTE, Democrat, major.
ity of 30 votes Notice Of appeal given.
TROUBLE in France. The latest re-
port is that President MCMAHON had
rendered bis resignation The Republi.
can leader. GANBErrA, heads the oppo.
siiion.
CONGRESSMAN Danford presented pc.
titions in the House, last week, from cit
izens of Belmont and Monroe Counties.
In favor of anti.polvgamy legislation.-
81. Clairspiilc Gazette
The total amount of the Legislative,
Executive and Judicial Appropriation
Bill, as reported from the House Com.
mittee is S15,155, ,565, which is 1922 ,57s
less than the Department estimates.
TIE Illness Of Judge Frazier has had
ademoralizing effect upon our Attorneys.
We noticed one the other morning with
wood saw on bis shoulder; it seemed
to be work or stsrve-Noble County
Repablican.
The Nationals favor Tom, EWING as
the Democratic nominee for Governor,
provided one IF their number is given
the second place on the ticket. That
ticket possesses all of the requisites nec-
essary to secure success.
FRANK ATKINSON, of Batesville, Noble
county, has been appointed Inspector of
Tobacco at the Warehouse in Bellaire
Mr. A is said to have practical knowl-
edge Of the tobacco trade, aud his ap.
pointment is universally commended
Belmont Chronicle.
"JEEnEs r LEDLIE, about whose &C.
counts in the Athens Asylum the Repnb
licans tried hard to make the public be-
lieve there was great wrong, turns up
all right and retains his position, despite
the many falsehoods published. 'JEEMEs,
is clever gentleman, and those who
know him never entertained 8 doubt as
to his honesty and integrity.
How IS THrs 2-Mr. I. T Craft show.
ed US lively specimen of grasshopper,
on Monday, which be caught, in field
adjoining town. He SAYS that they are
thick in the fields around this region
Do grasshoppers thrive with the ther-
mometer at 20 degrees below zero p
Will some one explain their appearance
at this season. Belpsomt Chronicle, 30th
aM.
TIE Chinese immigration bill as pass
ed by the House makes it misdemean-
or, punishable with fine and imprison-
ment, for master Of any vessel to take,
on board at any Chinese or other foreign
port more than fifteen Chinese passen.
gers, whether male or female, with the
intent to bring them to the United
States. The act is to take effect from
and after the 1st Of July. 1879.
DoN'r be in hurry, gentlemen of the
Legislature, to authorize the sale of the
Beilaire Tobacco Warehouse. 1t will
yet pay the State handsome yearly rev.
euue! Another failure or two in Balti-
more and not one pound of Ohio tobac.
CO will be shipped to that point Kill
that bill, authorizing the sale Of the
Warehouse! Baltimore tobacco mer.
chants are anxious for It's passage, which
fact alone ought TO secure its immediate
death.
WHILE people are airing their elo-
qnence in the country in denumcia.ion
of high fees and salaries of County Ofi-
GERS, the fact should not be lost sight of
that the Democratic Legislature Of 1874.
passed bill cutting down fees and
salaries; that at the election in 1875 the
people selected Republican Legislature
and that that Republican Legislature did
away with the Democratic law on the
subject OF fees and salaries and enacted
the existing law.
! TIE N 7. RerdM says of the cipbe
dispatches: sit is now in evidence tha
the sneaking theft by which certain tele
grams were selected and retained ant
.he others restored to the trunk was per
, petrated by republicans. The motive o