The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-08-19
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JESSE JuDKrss, aged 80 years, a resi-.
dent Of Gainesville, died last week.
The Canadian banks are closing their
doors. Six have closed up during the
psst ten days.
The Nationals OF Columbus have held
a meeting and declared they would not
vote for Piatt and Preyor. 70 Ig
FosTER's phrase, "We went into the
war;" is only equaled by Donn Piatt's
ave workingmen." "-Cslumbss Demo.
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The old soldiers at the Home, In Day
ton, with very few exceptions, will
vote for Generals Ewing and Rice
Plain Dealer. @t
Mr.. HAYES will contribute $4,000 of
Tilden's salary to the campaign fund of
Ohio, and civil service reform will 90
on all the same.
ALMOST every Greenhack paper In the
State is laboring for the election OF Ew.
ing and Rice. They do not banker af-
ter Calico Charlie.
SET Ewing and Rice down for three
thousand majority in Lucas county
This is the current remark of we'll in
| formed Democrats. Times.
] h RETURNS from the Kentucky election
show that the National party in that
State has about "petered"7 out. But
very few "Nationalp votes were polled.
The proposition to compromise the
State debt OF Tennessee at 30 cents on
the dollar, was voted down by the peo-
pletof that State at special election
held last week. e.
WHEN trade was good and prices were
higher, how much did Charley Foster
make on yard OF calico-sav about
the time that General Rice was having
his leg cut Off
Il STILL they come. The Lima Repub.
tcaner, German paper Of large circu-
lation, has hauled down Fosters name
from its smas,-head and come out for
Ewing and Rice.
| No bayonets at the polls No test
oath for jurors, No pay from The Treas
ury for election day repeaters disguised
as Deputy Marshals. This is the voice
Of the people expressed BY their faith
fal Representatives in Congress.
Ex-SHERIFF DAvENPoRr's friends viii
regret to learn OF his embarrassment.-
He made an assignment 10 D. B Torpy
last Saturday. Mr., Davenport's liabili.
ties are about s10,000; his assets ex.
ceed this, An account of stock isc no v
being taken Marietta Register, l4th inst
We admit that General Ewing is poor
, II Tom. had stayed at home during the
war, sold calico at 65 cents per yard, and
eauded the sugar, and marked up the
price Of coffee every time, the federal.
met with reverse, he would have been
as thrifty and forehanded as citizen Eos
ter.
1 TEE Daily Advance, the Greenhach
Labor Organ at Cleveland, has suspend.
ed for want Of patronage, and it's sub
scriptiou list has been turned over to
the Leader Company. The paper was
always sort Of tail to the Leader kite
and was kept alive by Republican mon
ey MI. Vernon Banner.
4 A VALUABLE trolting horse, 20 ,aker
Tom," belonging to C. H Moore of Co
!, lumbus, was killed at Zanesville, Mon
day, by running off and striking bis
head against tree. The horse hat
made record Of 2 2:2S and it is though
;. would have done better this season.
Cambridge Ne,cs, 14th. inst a
i BEs BuTrERwoRrH, Republican, paid
! a23, 900 for seat in Congress, accor
ding to his own statement made under
oath. And yet we are told that the cleo
! ton last fall in Cincinnati was "fail
| and free" one. With such stair emo
Free elections, popular government viii
soon become q hollow mockery.
j Hon BEsJAMIN BurrrRwoRrH testi
fed before the Congressional Investi
eating Committee on Thursday, that be
paid the National Party" e475 90 fol
the purpose Of takin votes from Demo
Gratis Is Cincinnati the only place in
which money was paid by Republican
candidates and politicians to leaders Of
the s.Nstional party" to take votes from
the Democratic candidates.-& Glars.
vile Gozctse. - "a n
ONE hundred and fifty-fve handles ol
tents, Is boxes OF tent pins and 25o
bundles Of wall tent poles, have been
shipped from the. Government depot,
Jefersonville, Ind, and are expected
every day, to be used here, during the
Re- Union. There have also been ship
ped from Rock Island, H., for use OF
the same time, 4 cannon. 4 cassions, L.
500 blank cartridges for artillery and
10000 blank cartridges for Springfield
! rifles and all accoutrements necessary,
and the guns will be manned by expe.
rienced hands. Cambridge News. ai
i AMBROSE SrEGER, Morristown mer-
chant, was badly cut and injured about
the head, on Wednesday of last week, in
an attempt to control a fractious young
horse which, be was breaking to drive.
The animal became alarmed at some.
thing in the road, when Mr.. S alighted
from the buggy and took it by the head /;
a struggle ensued for the mastery and