The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-09-02
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Judge WILLIAM H. BALL has entered
upon the duties of Common Pleas Judge
in the Muskingum District.
TIE Belmont County Agricultural So
ciety will hold its next Fair at St. Clairs-
Vile on ednesday, Thursday and FRI
day, Sept. l7th, 18th and 18th. o+ !.
The last of the tobacco in the Tobac-
CO Warehouse st this place was shipped
on Wednesday of this week. A part Of
it went to Cincinnati and the balance TO |
Baltimore Belldire Tribune, 29thuts 4
THE Reunion of the 62nd Regiment
was held Yesterday. There were about
twenty survivors present. They elected
officers and appointed their next meet
ing atZanesvile.-Daiy Guernsey Times,
29th ult. -zg'.t
The National Adyance, a Greerback
paper published in N.wark, OHIO, has
followed its Cleveland namesake intp
bankruptcy. 1t could not find patron.
age enough to keep it alive. II was
closed up BY the Campbell Press Com
pany..
THE Chillicothe National Express INA
tional) says that, stalking Ross county
as a specimen. II the other counties in
the State are afflicted to a similar extent,
Charley Foster wfll fall thirty thousand
short of polling the ordinary strength OF
his party" .ss ,.-.,.
The Peoples Defender says that Gen
eral Ewing met two Republicans while
In Portsmouth who voluntarily assured
him of their votes. 1t may be proper to
add they were both soldiers who wore
the blue until the war closed. They in.
tend to vote as they shot.
The propsrty Of the Steub,ayille Fur
mace iron C Jmpany vas sold last week
a. 5 ,eriff,s sale for $50, 900. R. Sher-
rari, a Steubenville banker, was the pur.
chaser. Tue property cost s25O,0OO in
1870 This is another illustration OF
the depreciation, of, values brought about
by the Republican party. hFa l'ss.
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IT is stated on reliable authority thai
number of old soldiers throughout the
state, all Republicans, have, after a con-
sultslion, made positive and threaten,
ing demand upon the Republican mana
I gers that Foster be withdrawn from the
ticket. They cav Hickenlooper would
run better than Foster In the event ol
I refusal the soldiers are likely to vote
soldly for Ewing and Rice.
: f The Republican stumper OCCASIONAL,
throws q bowlder at the "O,Conner Leg
islature,'' but any one can shut his mouth
by q reference 10 the iron-clad fact tha
; that Legislature saved the taxpayers
over its Republican predecessor t,oo mill
ion, t,oo hundred and forty four thousand
SIC hundred and ninety. fuc dollars an
si:rteen ceatsl That is something for
burdened people to rest their eyes upon
The Republican papers of Ohio. tn
Ohio correspondents Of Eastern Reput
lican papers, and the Washington cor
respondents of the same persuasion, ar
lust now industrionsly engaged in pro
claiming that the Republicans are sur
of carrying Ohio this year. All righ,
We trust the Republican voters will b
kept under that impression till the poll
|, close on the 14th OF October. There
: possibly surprise in store for them
Enquirer. no tssastao
JUDGE OKEY on Tuesday made tn
following appointments Of Trustees c
e the new St. Clairsville and Norther
Railway: Hiram Boroff, Thomas I
J J Clark, G. W.. Carroll, David Darrfh an
e O. j. Swaney. We believe that thes
!, appointments come as near giving ger
erak satisfaction as any that could b
made. One thing We suspect from III
q character of this Board is that the ey
penditure for the proposed road win h
limited to the amount voted.--Belmo,
Chronicle, 28th ult .,''-a''',' .7'a s'i.'-' +
e MISS ADA N. STocKDALE, of Antrim
q who will be remembered as the heroin
who climbed down the lightning rod an
: fred upon the burglars in the woodshet
!. when her fathers house was robbed
few years ago, was permitted to fire th
sunset salutes for the Putnam Light Al
5 tillery last evening. She is pronounce
y good gunner land was proffered th
. privilege Of firing the artillery accom-
q paniment to the chorus to be played b
e one hundred instruments to-day, with
= corps OF ladies' Daily Guernsey Time
: 29fh ult sht 7ef tisz e.3a OBS - ~ g.
e zs GONE AT LAST Captain Asa Boot
d Of the Steamer Mallie Ragon was que
lily married at Hafdscrable one day lal
week, unknown to his many friends
The Captain was great favorite anon
the young ladies along the river, and
i. them this is sad shock, for In this fat
buggie ride to this noted village, the
: have lost gallant beau. We wish tn
:, Captain and his fair bride, long an
: happy life. with altthe blessings that
married man can enjoy. Bellaire Tril
q une, 28th ult .bgaiT4
:. Mr. NA.Br, which is postmaster, b.
so often described the effects of Dem,
d cratic whisky that be seems to have g
himself into state Of constitution
drunk He was in Cincinnati Saturds
70 evening, to auperintend the bringing o.
II of a new play of his. He loafed roun
d the Enquirer Office till an officer W,