The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-05-06
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crate Congress
The law reducing the tax on tobacco
to Is cents per pound went into effect
on the lat inst.
Taxpayers in Guernsey county are
raising rumrus over the proposed $50
900 court house.
JOSEPH DANIELS died at his residence
near Sunmerficld, o lio, the 2sth inst :,
of cancer of The stomach.
"BRIcK" PoMEKoY's detes'ibIe doc
trines we're never indorsed by the De-
mocracy of Monroe county.
THE House failed to pass the Army
bill over the Presidents veto. The vote
stood yeas l20, nays ITO, not the neces-
sary twoihirds in the affirmative.
A NOBLE county man is the possessor
OF stuffed will cat three feet in length,
a gray squirrel with red streak down
its back, and one-sved calf. s.
EVERY tobacco packer in Noble coun.
ty should send few ilogsheads of to,
bacco to the warehouse of Bellaire and
let Atkinson try his hand with it NO
bic Go Press.
The Secretary of the Treasury recon
mends that the internal revenue laws I've
SO amended as to allow the establish
ment Of vinegar factories in connection
with distilleries.
BURRfs, the man who was struck on
the head with a piece of iron, 10y. Burns
during quarrel at Laughlfn's Mai
Works, Martins Ferry. died on Friday
+ Belmont Chronicle, 1st inst.
The work Of track laying is now pro
crossing on the B ,llaire and Soutbwes
tern Railroad, and the managers expec
TO have the track laid to Armstrong;
Mills, twenty-three miles from Bel.are
within two weeks. BcHaire Tribune, Is
inst.
L INVESTIGATION of charges nf bribery
in connection with the Pittsburgh rio,
bill, in the Pennsylvania Legislature, dc
velops o wonderful amount of crooked
ness. in which ex-State Treasurer KEN
BILE, of "addition, division and silence
fame, bears prominent part.
MEssRs RRowN & TROLL Of st Clairs
vile bought the banking house of Cow.
en-, Sheets d Co at public sale on las
Friday. We understand it was bought
for parties that will occupy 1t for bank
ing purposes. The price paid, $4,000
is considered low
GEoRaE BoYD, sheep breeder Of thi'
(O.ive) township recently discovered
that one Of his ewes had given birth tt
a double lamb except as to the head
1t had eight perfect legs, four directed
each way, one act up and one down, ant
two tails.-Noble Co. Press.
JOHN HUPP, of f ,och township is th,
owner of lamb that appears to b.
crossed with dog. Its head, legs
mouth and nose are those OF dog :
When 1t lies down it curls up,ike dos
anL persists upon lying in this way upor
its mothers back when she lies down.
Noble Co. Press.
THEGovernor OF Tennessee has ISSUED
a proclamation calling an election to b.
held on August 7lh for the purpose o
affording the people of the State an-op
/ portuEitY to express their approval o
disapproval of the settlement of th
debt at 80 cents on the dollar aud fou
per cent interest.
CoxGREss has passed the Army Az
preparation Bill orce.z 1t will doubles
pass it again. Shouldthe bill fail to be
come Law, it will be see President an,
not the Congress that mi have stoppe
the support Of the army. II is the Pres
ident who is the revolutionist-not tn
Congress. Enqairer. s.7.,3 f-ss
THERE may be a "dead-lock" betwee
Congress and the President. 1t Is bes
to simplify the question. The Executiv
lsays that the Federal Government shoul
use troops and armed men at the poll
and the Congress says it shouldn't. Th
people unquestionabiy support the pc
silion of Congress - Enquirer.
AMAN named G ,orge C,ph, a Garma
residing at Cambridge, died on Frida
might from the effect of arsenic, whic
he took by mistake for E ,som salts
Physicians we're summoned anil ston
ach pump was used, but without avail :.
He was about fifty years of age an
leaves q wife and adopted child.
: The Star Glass Works OF Bellaire, b
longing to Col Sullivan, was destroys
BY Gre last Thursday night. The Worl
have not been running for several year
!. consequently little save the building,
: few tools. and few old moulds We
destroyed. The loss will probah
amount to 90 500, without insurance.
Belmont Chronicle, LIST inst.
:. CANDIDATES for STATE Senator in Il
: 10Th District are multiplying II
friends of Dr.. A. l DJrr, OF Carlis
r propose to present their claims to Il
# nomination when the time arrives al
9 they are sanguine that they present
available candidate. The Doctor b
many friends in Monroe and Not
r counties Noble Go. Press.
;. USooUBrEDLY the Pfesi lent has n
0 strengthened his position by his hort