The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1880-03-02
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THs Shelby es Democrat says that
Thurman Is gaming strength for the
Presidency 10 all parts Of the county
Thespeople know him to be both honest
and competent" sS
our Of ~ Democratic o en bers Of the
Oaio Legislature interviewed on Sa,ur-
day by a Cleveland Leader Columbus
"a favored the nomina-
ton OF Thurman as their Hrst choice for
Presidents. 6 80 kaA.9
LESSONS in good manners are to be
taught in the public schools at ST. LOUIS.
Thegidea,is q good one, and we trust
will meetAwith generaraapproba,ion. 1t
will probably have salutary effect on
seachers as well as scholars. Ao-sg
W. N CowDEN was present at the re-
cent meeting OF the State Board of Az
riculture, at Columbus. He will have,
charge OF the Sheep department at the
coming State Fair, a fact that will be
gratifying to exhibitors in that line.
GRANT has gone to Mexico to study
up the system of goyrnment sin that
country for useful information in guild
ing hlm TO- sihird term administration
here. He will find nothing to learn. In.
deed, he can give the Mexicans points
on military government. ~ az
MRS. HERMAN SeHUEfz, Of Cambridge,
has brough. suit against Mr. Meir Eisen-
berg, Of Barnesville, for slander, laying
damages at $4,000, 1t is understood
that the ground of the suit is an alleged
-uiterance Of Eisenberg, charging Mrs.
Schultz with perjury and immortality
f"tsrpr'ss ssl,IIN nKTFf.Ig}
IT may sound big; hut this is the
opinio6'of HE youngstown Vindicator.
"lf Senator Thurman should get the
nomination for iPresid ent shescould and
would carry Ohio against any man who
could be nominated against him, and, il
thst man should be Grant, Thurman
would beat him by at least $4,000 ma.
juritv. This NAV sound biz hut il il
THE Ohio Legislature isa very delib
crate body; it has not averaged two
hours work per day during the time II
has been in session. Tue truth is, there
is very little for the legislature to do
One month would have, been quite
enough time for The passage Of the ap
|propriationsbills andsuch genealogical.
ton IS is needed.-Bsllaire Independent.
RepaDlican. 81 40 .,I4GFs .ssAI9j
A plsrArcu from Albany, New York.
Ito the proprietor Of the leading hotel in
cincinnati asks for two hundred rooms
at single swoop. We presume there
Iis.not this moment an available room a,
either of the lirst class hotels that has
not been engaged for the 22d Of June
IT may be there won't be any grum.
bling for lodgings, but nc one doubt,
that sthe supply Of tlargers will be
equal to the demand. t.
TINS is tie way the. Wyandot Demo
cratic Uaj6n discourses aboutthe Presi
dency: Thurman is. evidently the
choice Of the Ohio DEMOCRACY for the
Presidency, and be will receive the uni.
ted support of the Buckeye delegation
lin the National Convention without be
is euchered out OF it. Let the friends oI
old bandana stand up to the rack, and
make a vigorous fight in his behalf. LIE,
the red flag fly to the breeze, for Tn hoe
siqne rinses ~ sssA
az
4 The Republicans are still growing be-
cause the Democrats reject Republican
Supervisors of Census, and when told
that a Republican Senate in Andrew
Johnson's time rejected numbers o.
worthy men, against whose honesty and
qualification nothing could be said say
it is not SO. Now / happen to know
THAT over one thousand u Presiden,
Johnson's nominations were rejected
and that among them were Genera
Frank Blair and ex-Senators Stockton
of New JERSEYS ands Cowan, of Penn
IsylyaSis q Fsssgsan1 from Rdshisytor.
Ma. ARTHUR McCLAIN has leased tn,
Bellalfe Street Railway eompany's prop
erty upon the following terms and con
Iditions. He isso return The property
in as good condition as he takes IL and
pay the interest on the bonded debt o
! the company, Eve D. I cent.. on an Ii,
stock OF the Company, and all taxes
1Ae Company has struggled through th'
hard times, and now seems on the high
way toprosperity We hope that uade
Mr. McClaln's management. that bust
ness will continue to improve, as it hal
done under the very efficient supervision
Of Mr.. Bip2us.-BsRairs Independent
sUiclDEsor IssAsE WoMAs "A spe
cial to the Enquirer of Tuesday, say
that Mrs Mary Ann Dickinson, aged 80