The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-05-27

in disgraceful street fight.
ALEX ARMSTRONG, E o.. of Arm
strong's Mills, was Yesterday elected a
Director and Vice President of the B.
& 5. W R R, in place of Gen B r.
Cowen, resigned. This is good selec.
Beliaire Tribune, ED inst.
A COMMENTARY ON the state of civil
cation in Russia is found in their meth
ods Of furnishing people arrested for not
paying their taxes. These are liable to
be beaten with rods stepped in salt wa
ter. The wonder is that the people are
as patient as they are.
BIsHop GILBERT HAVEN says that Tex
as is all that is reported to be for law
lessness. A Judge said to him: II think
Texas is best described by say ing cuI-
rent there. A husband, sitting at his
FIRE, says to his wife: Wife, l reckon
I'll go to prayer meeting. Bring me my
revolver"
ANOTHER revolution is impending in
Mexico; discomfort arising from drough,s
and scarcity OF. food. has been turned
into anger at the present government,
and general civil war is imminen.. =
Tue Mexicans minds are at ease only
when their hands are embroiled in their
countrymen's blood.
WouL buyers are around prospecting,
and shaping themselves for business =
So far as we can ju lge We believe it is
beyond the conprehen sion Of the mind
of any Of US ordinary creatures here be
low to put even rough guess on when
the market will fairly open, what the
price will he, or ANYTHING else concern
ing it - Belmont Chronicle, -22d inst.
COMMON Pleas Curt began its sum-
mer term yesterday, Judge Oxey presi-
ding. There are about i've hundred
cases on the docket, and the term will
doubtless extend into the month OF July
The grand jury, with J T. Schofi.ld, OF
Barnesville, as foreman, is now in ses-
sion. There are but few criminal cases
requiring attention st. Clairsuille Cor.
Register, 2lst inst.
JAY GOULD has bought the St Joseph
{ mo. railroad bridge over the Missouri
river for 100000, as private specula-
ton Every railroad car on the several
roads crossing it viii! have to pay him
from 81 to s., and the purchase, it is
said, gives him complete control of the
railroad communications in that region
The bridge has cost its bond and stock
holders more than twice the amount he
paid for it.
JOHN SHERMAN SAYS he would like very
well to be Governor OF OHIO. but as tina,
would involve the bringing of new man
into the Treasury Department, and he is
modestly convinced that no new man
could run the national finances as well
as he is running them, he feels it duty
to stay where he is. This, he explains
to an ipquiring Ohio friend, ,,is the reason
why be cannot accept the Ohio RepubIi-
can nomination this year.
AT last the shrek of the locomotive
awakens it's echoes in Captina Valley
On last Saturday the B. & S W R R
sent its first passenger train through to
Armstrong; Mills, a. distance of q
miles from Bellaire. Its arrival created
a great stir and commotion in that quiet
little village. The Bsallsville Band was
on hand to furnish music for the occa.
sion. 1t is the intention to push tn.
road on to Bealsville in short time
ST. Clairsuille Gazette, I'D inst.
UNDER the pension arrears bill, settle
ments had been made in 1887 cases, VI
to last Thursday. The amount of mon
ey required to pay these allowed claim
was $l,594,0Sl so, the average to eacI
person being within small fraction O
$665. No definite estimate has yet bee
made Of the total amount that will b
needed in the execution of the law; bu
the adjustments 80 far indicate that
J will be much larger than any of tn
} guesses current when the bill passed
No banking institution has ever mad
so remarkable an exhibit as is the ls.
one presented to the public by the Ban
of France. On the Oath of last mont
the note issue Of the bank was 2,lS7
q 10000 francs, and the cash on han
0 was 2149 100000 francs In 9TH
e words, the bank held in cash an amou
y equal to 9S4 per cent of the note liabil
= ties, a sum nearly three times great
o than that in the vaults of the Bank
England on the same day.