The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-01-21
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AIsoOE pupcE UdliOtc W0tc urSt uSeu
by the Republicans of Indiana in 1864
Ex.SHERlFr WALLACE, OF Hamilton
county, is a defsulter to the tune of over
$4,000.
THE delinquent tax list Of Belmont
county contained 97S tracts of land and
town lots
The sheep farmers in Scotland, by
the recent storms, have lost over one
hundred thousand sheep.
A BILL in the Ohio Legislature fixing
the pay OF members at % 80 per day
will hardly pass this session.
The Cincinnati Catholic Telegraph
does not believe that Archbishop Pur-
cells resignation has been accepted
The West Va Legislature proposes to
arra;en the B & o. R r Company on
account of its exhorbitsnt freight rates.
THE Cambridge Jefersonian hois,s
this ticket: For President, TRUMAN !;
Governor, BIsHoP; U. S Senator, NOR
GAN Ii,
A DISPATCH dated Candahar, January
9Th, says that General Stewart received
intelligence that Yakoob Khan has fled
from Cabul. ~
IT is officially estimated that It will re-
quile S20. 0.000, 900 to carry out the pro-
visions Of the law for the payment of
arrears Of pensions. - A@
MARTIN BERGEN, Molly Mcguire,
was executed at Pottsville, Pa, on the
10th inst making the nineteenth of the
gang hung in that State.
SOCIALISM, Communism. Nihilism--
the three materialistic doctrines of the
day, that every Catholic must strenuous
ly oppose. - Catholic Cosumbiaa.
The Bellaire d Southwestern r. r is
now open as far as the farm owned by
Mr.. JAMES DuxFEE, a distance of about
10 miles from Bellaire. Bellaife inde.
pendent
THERE is q governmental crisis In
France, the members of the Len being
determined to remove all but Republi-
can Ministers President MacMshon
threatens to resign.
Mrs CcBB. charged with poisoning
her husband 10 Norwich, Connecticut,
and who has been on trial for the past
two weeks, has been found guilty Of mut.
der 10 the second degree.
THOMAS H GALLAGHER, eldest son of
NICHOLAS GALLAGHER, of this county,
died January 1st, of Paralysis, as At
kins, Arkansas, where he had been en-
gagged in teaching during the past few
years.-Noble Co. PYes
CHARLEY GRosvENoR says the Ohio
Republican ticket will be GARrIELp and
Foster. All. that Is smart CHAktEs,
but 'they say" that you don't mean what
you say however, Ct makes no differ.
epce, as the Democrats intend To carry
the State.
CoNKLIxa. the handsome u S. Sena-
tor from New York, applied the SHINING
process TO HAYES and SHERMAN on sthe
18th inst, for what he termed their per
secution of Collector ARTHUR, of New
York. They will not send another com.
to the Senate for some time.
THE question OF introducing an organ
into the service Of Bsrnesville Church,
was the cause of little excitement re-
Gently. Some of the brethren opposed
the innovation and withdrew from the
church. The militia should be called
out to suppress the Guernsey
Times. e
THE greenback dollar issued by the
Government for the people, based upon
unlimited coinage of silver and gold, re.
deemable at the will Of the holders, in
such coin, in any amount at any U. S.
Sub Treasury, is the Jacksonian dollar
We want and will have. Down with the
National Banks. Aarion Mirror.
WHEELING men and Wheeling interests
have suffered severely by the break up
10 the river at Cincinnati and Cairo. The
steamer Hobbs and one of her barges
have gone down at the former place, and
the barge Crescent at Cairo--all three
B oelonging to the Wheeling Towhoat Co
ind all uninsured, thereby inficting q
probable lose on that company of SI5,-
700 to $4,000. More than this, there
las been pretty severe loss to three Of
our insurance companies, on nails-Sl0.
200 at least : Rheelimg Intelligencer, 15tA.
SAMUEL HENDERSON,, prominent citi
zen of Quaker City, has been discovered
10 series Of forging operations and has
ded the country. He used bis brothers
names 10 borrow money from the Qua.
ker City National Bank and the Guern.
sey National Bank, Of Cambridge. He
has been engaged in this game of crook
edness for several years, which was at
last discovered by accident. The Qua
ker City Bank secured their claims, but
seversl other parties are losers in various
sums. Gone TO join Treasurer PArrER.
N-- CdldsocH Press
TaE State tax on the el00 OF real and
personal property in various States Of
the Union is as follows: West Virginia; :;
80 cents; Virginia, 50 cents; Vermont,
30 cents; Texas, 80 cents; Tennessee,
10 cents; Ohio, 20 cents; North Caro-.
lima, 29a cents; New York, 3i4 cents /,
Nevada, 80 cents; Missouri, 40 cents !;