The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-02-18
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Z TauKAAx or TrLDEN is ''the way how"
1t looks now for 1880.
The massacre of the Cheyenne In:
iians is to be investigated. sye
TEE hair Of the buffalo is now largely
in making osercoats. which
are all wool.
TIE National Bank charters begin to
expire by law III 1883. Congress can
make them expire before that time.
THE @ll 10 allow women, to practice
law in the supreme court Of the United
States 10 now in the hands Of the presi
dent. ,s>} - -, Iss
The Westlmhe Post Of St. Louis CARL
ScHuRzAs paper, is for BAfARb il the
presidential choice lies between iBAYARD
and GRANT.
Gov. MARKS, of Tennessee, gives
point to his message on the reduction of
State expenses by relinquishiug sl,Ooe
Of his own salary.
"shoo Flyr tonssos- was killed III
Barnesvills on tie ls,h inst, by being
caught and hurled around 1n q shalt in
Hoa6E's planning Mill ag
!. MatHrxERr Hall, on the Centennial
grounds, Philadelphia, which originally
cost $500, 900, was sold at auction, last
Saturday, for se24,O 900.
In the fourteenth century the "Blsck
Death plague left 80, o,0Oo, 900 dead The
number OF its victims In the nineteenth
century may not be less
ONE yesr's Imprisonment and one
thousand dollars fine is what Capt HrL-
LARD, one Of the Zsnesville grave rob-
bers, has got for his ofFense
,JoHs T MArrHEws. of Marietta, is
prominently spoken Of 10 this section of
the Ststeas atcandidase for Auditor OF
State on. .she Republican ticket e
WILLIAM Bow, of Flushing, Belmont
county, aged 8 years, is missing. II you
know anything of bis. whereahouts ad
dress his father, JoHN Bow, Flushing,
Ohio.
y TILpEN's evidence before the PoTrER
committee killed the cirher dispatch
humbug SO dead that Republicans get
mad when you mention 'scipher' 10 their
presences 4 YesH sTeaa3l aee5 *
MRS. JOSEPH BEYxER has q jar OF pear
jelly which she has kept in iinv veondi,ion
for 1S years. She leads everybody we
'eter, heard, Of in preserving jelliess--
Jeferso~ian; -. s5'
The iron interest shows some signs OF
revival. and 10 malleable iron the de-
mand snd production viii be very much
increased over those Of last year Pit:
adslphia Ledger. s = g q
THE Republicans are not ct all salts
ned with the shape takeuby the cipher
investigations. They feel that ithas ruin.
ed the last ghost OF chance for Repub-
lican success 10 1880.
THOMAS MENDENHALL.a merchant of
Salesville, made an sssignment on the
7Ih inst, Tor the benefit Of his creditors,
10 Mr.. Frank Atkinson. 1t is not known,
Is yet, what his liabilities are. =
YAKoos KHAN recently sent q cavalry
regiment to Khoistan to queIl disturh.
ances among the tribes there, whereupon
the factions suspended hostilities and at
tackled and routed the regiment. .
Fas river. and .harbor. appropriation
bill as reported to Congress contains the
following: Removal OF snags, Ohio Riv.
er, 100000. West virginia-Great
Kanawha River, sl50,0O0; New River,
$4,000. = . z = $ ~ - 'asi
TIE county seat question is substan
tally settled. The seat OF Justice will
remain at st. Clairsville. We. knew from
the beginning OF the controversy that
THE would be the result Of i, Isl. C2airs-
viHe Gasstsk.
MAXWELL and Krxo, two employees of
the Wheeling Gas Works, have been ar.
rested hsiled and suspended They are
charged With embezsIemens and knowl
edge OF the recent burning OF the books
OF the company.
Az sl.ho,.te ,snovt :, A,..p. NV
Major Morris. Special AGENT Of the
Treasury Department makes II appear
that the country ia far from worthless.
and besides valmt,le Imber and a isheries.
possesses rich mines of gold. silver and
coppee. Rs "a . Alt tx
Tn, Ronrh,;c.n. admit that THAR on,v
hope for carrying Ohio this year is to
Leer the Democrats And Nationals divi-