The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-01-07
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Tobacco Warehouse. has resigned.
The people generally found the exact
location Of the North Pole last week
R w MAcKEr, CAMERoN's right.band
man in Pennsylvania politics, died last
week. ..,,
THE Afghans think Of giving the En-
glish another twist before submitting to
the woke.
Mrs Col j. H SULLIVAN, died after
a brief illness, on Friday, at the resi-
dence OF her husband in. Bellaire.
! INvEsrIeArE the plumber scheme con.
nected with deposits of public money in
the National Banks, gentlemen in Con-
gress A-
A Democratic big time will be held at
Columbus ON the 9Th inst Champaign
on toas,s and quail on apple;jack, mixed
With speeches, will be the order.
Col. PooRMAs is making arrangements
to start another paper in this place. IT
is to be Republican, and is to be issued
in few weeks Bsllairs Independent.
ELIZA PINksroN, whom. JOHN SHER.
MAN advertised as bulldozed lady oi
color, has not yet been rewarded with 6
Clerkship in the Treasury Department.
The Ohio Legislature convened yes.
terdsy, the 9th inst Gentlemens abolist
the Office Of Infrmary Director, and en-
act that the school book swinals shall
cease j..
TOBACCO Inspector WArsoN has re-
signed bis Office Of Inspector Of Tobac
co at this place and recommends the ap
pointment Of Mr.. FRANK ATKINSON, O
Noble county, as his successor ~Bellair'
Independent
MRs. JEwErr PALMER has Bible
printed in 1913. That beats our Bible
on the question of age, for ours is only
twenty FIVE years old, but it is just as
clean and. nice as it ever was.-Aarietto
Register Il
Our genial friend, E, E. KREuTHor
FER, has just received a new cornet O
the latest and best pattern. direct from
Paris, 1t is quite an addition to the
otherwise good music Of the Methodist
choir - Marietta Register
New COUNTERFEIT FIVE Mr.. j.. j
Jones, Cashier of the Exchange Bank
informs US that an excellent counterfeit
i've on the First National Bank of Han
over, Pa, is being circulated in the city
1t is the first he has ever seen on tha
bank, and its execution will readily de
ceive.- Wheeling intelligcneer.
MADAM ANDERsoH, an English wo-
man, commenced in Brooklyn, New
York. on December 18th TO, accomplish
the task of walking 2,70O quarter miles
in 2,700 quarter hours, At the begin
ming of each Is minutes, day and night
she walks I of mile. At 10 o'cloci
the night OF the I'd inst, she had walked
1,640 quarters.
RESUMPTION resumed on the I'd inst
Reports from the East are to the effec
that people prefer greeubacks to gold
That proves the Democratic doctrine
that greenbscks should be the money o
the country Let enough be issued t
take up the notes of the National Banks
and use gold and silver for TRANSACTIONS
with foreign countries.
JAMES STARRErr and wife, near Bloom
field, Muskingum county, on Christmas
went on visit to his brothers, distsn
about two miles aud half in sleigh
They wrapped themselves up snugly. ant
their little child, about three months old
was smolhered. Ii brealhed only onc'
or twice after being taken out of th'
sleigh, and no other cause is assigned
for its death Guernsey Times, Cd iast
AT the last term OF Court, MARaARE.
MERCER brought an action against CHAs
YouEa for breach Of promise, and re
covered $4,000. The Sheriff levied Oh
and appraised Mr.. Young's farm, an,
offered it at public auction last Monday
and no other bidder appearing, it wa
knocked of to Miss MERCER for S5, ,4S7
| As it is q SIS, 1000 farm, it was purchase
cheap, were it not for the fact that tn
defendants intend to set up the plea tbs
the farm does not belong to C.. YOUNG
but to his father Noble 70. Repstiica,
On Christmas nine year old son {
CHAs DUNCAN residing in CoIersin towr
ship, undertook to extract the explosiv
material from cap, such as are used b
the railroad men for ignitine dynamit
charges, when it exploded while holdin
it in his fingers Seven of his fingt
nails were blown of and One eve was q
seriously injured as to destroy the sigh
We are told that this experiment is fr
quently made by the scholars in ii
schools along the line OF the T. " fai
road. The copper shells make sus
nice ornaments on the ends Of pencil
you Belmont Chronielc, ID IN,
> Bor KILLED Christmas morning
son of JAMES WHIrE, of Spencer tow
ship, Guernsey county, went into his
: ther's stable with neighbor boy to ia
: the horses out to water. The lad, wi
was fourteen years of age, went into o
u of the stalls for the purpose of loosil
the halter, and leading out the horse
. The horse, it seems, reared up and ct
{ king the boy with bis feet, threw him
9 the floor, and before assistance could