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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-04-26
THROWING OUT THE MOURNERS.
A Somewhat Unusual Scene in an
Alexandria Negro Church.

WASHINGTON, April 2l-About IL
o'clocs last Tuesday night as Police Off
GERS Franks and Crump were going their
rounds in the upper part of Alexandria,
they heard loud cries in the direction of
the Shiloh Colored Baptist Church, on
Payne street, between Prince and Duke
fastening in that direction, they were
horror-struck at what they thought were
several brutal murders, the bodies OF the
victims being thrown out Of the church
windows and doors, and large crowd
of colored men and women shouting
and crying inside and out OF tho church.
Upon closer inspection they found that
the bodies thrown out of the church
we're mourners, who had become happy,
and after shouting and dancing for an
hour or two had become exhausted and
fallen to the floor, and had then been
thrown out to make room for new con-
verts The officers told the parties ma.
king the racket that they must stop it,
but they said that the Spirit had come
in Shiloh, and they were gwine to cele-
brate the occasion. The officers seized
several Of the most noisy in the crowd
when the Spirit seemed to leave and they
cooled down. After gathering up the
new converts lying around. the Others
marched off with them, and quiet was
restored until the Spirit makes another
visit.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-04-26

EE Ben Butler hit the nail on the head,
as usual, when speaking, the Other. day,
about the "shot-gun policy in the South, "
be said "there is something in the North
more disastrous to a free vote than a
thousand shot-guns. A man who firm.
ly believes In his principles and as firm.
" advocates them is not afraid of q
shotgun, but he is afraid of his wife and
family starving. With shotgun you
influence but one vote. The manufac-
turers influence thousands OF votes by
the meanest kind Of intimidation. With
their thousands of workuen they do not
say to man that ifhe votes for the
Democratic party he will lose his place,
but the facts show that when he has 80
voted be has been discharged. The
workmen know this, and they do not
VOTE"
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Measuring Dreams.

The longest dream lasts less than
three minutes "A man fell asleep as
the clock tolled the 6rst stroke of IL.
He awakened ere the echo of the twelfth
stroke had died away, having in the in
terval dreamed that he committed a
crime, was detected after five years, tried
and condemned. The shock of finding
the halter about his neck aroused him 10
consciousness, when he discovered that
all these events had happened in an in
finitesimal fragment OF time Mohamed
wishing to illustrate the wonders OF
sleep, told how certain man, being a
sheik, found himself, for his pride, made
poor fisherman; that he lived as one
for thirty years, bringing up family and
working hard; and,upon waking up from
his long dreams, 80 short a time had he
been asleep that the narrow-neeked
gourd bottle 6lled with water-which he
knew he overturned as he fell asleep
had not time in which to empty itself"
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The State Tobacco Warehouse Or.
dered to be Sold.

COLUMBUS, y, April 2Oth. Mr. At
kinson's bill providing for the sale OF
the State tobacco warehouse at Bellaire
passed the Senate and is now law. 1t
provides that the Auditor of State, Sec
retary of State and Attorney General
are hereby directed to have the State to-
bacco warehouse at Bellaire appraised
by three d'sinterested freeholders, and
residents Of the county Of Belmont, and
to sell the same at such price, and on
such terms. as, in their opinion, will be
for the best interests of the State, and
to pay the proceeds Of such sale into
the State Treasury TO the credit of the
general revenue fund.
Said Auditor of State, Secretary of
State and Attorney General, shall, as
said premises are sold as herein pro-
vided, report their action to the Cover
nor, who shall thereupon execute to the
purchaser or purchasers OF said premis-
es good and sufficient deed for the
same, conveying to them all the rights,
title and interest Of the State in and to
said premises.
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LEGAL NOTICE.

I HRlSTlAN vIERHBLL82 and CapolinsVlsr
~ heller whDse placs OF residences snd pest
Office address Is the eity Of WAeeliue. 0~t
Virginia, and Rlisabeth Bverhsrd. vhee.
place Of residence and postolRcs addvess II
BslinRton, Barbour county, West virgisse.
viii take notice that on the ID aay Of 4pril.
A. D, 1851, the plaintiff, Ffsdsriok Kindl,6sr.
ger, hled In the court Of common plsas Of
Monroe county, Ohio. his petition assinst The
above named dsfendapts, the object and
prayer Of which is to obtain iudruent
against the said defendant, Christian visr.
heller, on . promissory note sxscutsa and
delivered BY him to plafatin, dated ssptsmbsy
8. 1874 eating for the sum Of $l,Ooe. I'M
eight per cent interest from date, subiest -
the credits therein stated, aui 70 iorsclose :
mortgage given to securs the payment Of
said note. ON the following described real
estate, to wit:
The east half Of the east bali Of the aeuth
east qnarter Of section thirty four. sovpship
two, range three, alss the east half of tAe
northeast quarter OF the porshssst oua,ssr
OF section thirty three, township two. range
three, situate in Monroe county, Ohio,
The above named defendants are ,soui,eA
to answer this petition on OF before o. llth
day OF June, A. D. l8sl,
PEARSON 1 DORRRrt.
aprl2'Isslt7, Att'ysfse plsinvR
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LEGAL NOTICE.

CARAH B0RDNBR and Henry 8. Bordner,
y whose portofdce address is dlenrook,
York county, Pennsylvanis; Elizabeth Har-
per, George Harper and Jacob Markls, whose
postofics address Is Pennsborough, Ritohie
county, West Virginia; Alberta Heupp and
James Heupp, whose postof6ce address is
Lockport, Jackson county, West Virginia;
Elizabeth Smith, Sebastian Smith, Martha
Smith an J W. Smith, whose postofice ad-
dress is Rsvenswood, Jackson county, West
Virginia; Mary A. Harkle, Cora Lee Narkls,
Olive Jane Markle, W. Granville Markls, Rl-
wood Markle. Leonora Markle. victoris Mar
kle and Ida Bell Markle, whose postoface ad.
dress is Hebron, Peasants county, West Vif.
ginia, will take notice that ON the 18th day
Of March, 1881. Lydia clsgg and her husband
Samuel Cleeg, filed petition in the court Of
common pleas of Monroe county, Ohio, the
object and prayer of which is to obtain par.
tition and assignment of dover Of the fol.
lowing described premises situate In eaid
county of Monroe, to wit:
Known as part of the east half Of the
northeast quarter Of section seven cen,
township seven of range seven, commencing
for the same at a stake on the east side Of
said section and eighty eight rods south from
the northeast corner Of said section seven.
teen. running thence west seven and fifty six
hundyedth rods to stake in the road; thence
south ten and half degrees west thirty ave
and twenty eight one hundredth rods along
the road to stake in the section line; thence
north one and half degrees west thirty
four and sixty hundredth rods to the place
of beginning, containing seven and two hun.
dredth acres.
Also, the following parcel or tract Of land;
Beginning for the same at . stake TWEEN y
nine and sixty hundredth rods south Of the
northwest corner Of section eleven on the
section line in township seven of range
seven; thence south one hundred and ter
and forty hundredth rods to stake; thencs
east eighty and fourteen hundredth rods to
stake; thence north eighty one and fifty hun
dredth rods to . stake; thence north nxty
eight degrees and forty five minutes wss
eighty six ana thirty two hundredth rods I,
the place of beginning containing forty eigh
and seventy hundredth acres. except abou
three acres sold of of the last mentioned
tract by Jacob Markls to John Rockwell.
Alse, lots numbered eight and nine in tn,
town Of Miltonsburg, Monroe county, ohio.
You are required to answer said petition
on or before the 18th day OF May, 1881.
LYDIA CLEGG and
SAMUEL CLEGG.s
By Spriggs 4 briggs, their Attorneys.
mchl6,'S1t7.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-04-26

~ Williams aud Randolph, of Karns
City, Pennsylvania, oil operators visited
this part of the oil belt Of Duck Creek
last week and were shown around by
Fult. Caldwell, W. D. Guibert and d.
Neuhart, jr. They expressed themselves
favorably impressed with the appear
ances, and have no doubt of the exist
ence of both shallow and Deep oil in
paying quantities if properly tested
about Caldwell. There are already sew
eral good paying wells operated and
others will soon be put in operation.
The oil produced is very heavy and un
surpassed for lubricating purposes
This is the original oil territory and
many wells formerly worked have been
allowed to gil up. Some OF these are
being cleaned out and with little enter,
prise on the part Of our people Other
wells at small cost can be put in opera.
tion -Noble County Press 81 inst.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-04-26
A LOOK AHEAD.

Coming events casting their shad-
Ows before and growing to be the
most interesting of all questions.
The interest in the summer and fall
elections is commencing to crop out,
and within month the chsnces of the
different aspirants for the suffrage Of
the sovereign people will be discussed
pro and con With constantly increasing
animation. The all po,ent argument
as to the party probabilities will be the
figures OF the last contest and none will
be more earnestly canvassed than those
OF the congressional struggle, and this
being the fact, the new B. & 0. Red
Book congressional edition becomes al
most indispensable. No publication Of
political statistics ever made equals it In
extent Of information given, or in COM
prehensve arrangement. 1t shows not
only the result Of the election of 1880,
hut the result as we'll of the election OF
1878. The Republican, Democratic and
Greenback vote for the two elections is
presented separately and comparisons
made Of gains or losses of the differ
ent parties. Total votes are also the
subject of comparison, and this ex-
haustlve showing is made OF every con-
gressional district in the Union by
counties. The book is one of one hun
dred and twelve pages, i, marvel of !y.
biographical beauty. being printed upon
an elegantly finished paper, and the
cover Is Que OF the most exquisite things
in the way of artistic design for many
year. The Red Book is B d O.
publication intended for something
above the ordinary circulation, and ia
this end is sent only where requests are
made to c. K Lord, G. P. A., Baltimore
Nd, for it by mail and enclosing 9
three cent stamp. The Red Book will
thus be mailed to all who may write to
Mr.. Lord for 1t, and certainly those
who receive 1t will not part with it fol
any money, so exceedingly valuable {
text book is it for all who are interested
in or care aught for political statistics.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-04-26
Cambridge Jeffersonian. alst inst.
Brilliant Wedding.

The marriage of Major Hutchison, OF
Senecaville and Miss Jennie E Day, OF
Stafford, on the l4th inst. by Rev, Jas.
Day, was social event long to be re-
mem bered by the many guests present
at the ceremony. Miss Day lived near
Cam phell's Station, and removed with
her fathers family to Monroe county q
few years ago. They are of to the sea.
board cities on their wedding tour.
The presents we're many and OF much
value. and were as follows:
A pile OF twenty FIVE $40 gold pieces
from the brides father; fiue toilet set,
Mrs. Day; fine French clock, s. Hays
silver pickle castor and silver cake stand,
u. A Hutchison and c. J. Brown silver
card receiver, j. M. Hutchison; Chinese
lamp, William Richey; silver butter
dish, Mary Hutchison; silver tea and
tablespoons, Mrs. E. G. Huichison; sill.
yer napkin ring, J. W. Hulchison; toilet
set, Emma end Alice Day; silver tea
spoons. G. W. and Jennie Mason; sil.
yer butter knife, Master Ohio Dilley
box Of toilet soap, Miss Oracle Dilley
set Of white linen napkins, Miss EN-.
ma Brown silver knives and forks, r
". Day; family Bible, Robert McCane
and wife; table linen, Peter Ullman and
wife; white bed spread. Capt. j. W
Brook, and q great many others.
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No Stock to Run at Large.

The following is the law of Ohio as
found in Section 1902 Of the Revised
Statutes:
'.No persons or corporation being the
owner or having the charge Of any
horses, mules, cattle, sheep, goats. swine
or geese shall suier the same TO run at
large in any public road or highway, or
IN any street, lane, or alley, or upon any
uninclosed land, or cause such animals
to be herded, kept, or detained for The
purpose of grazing the same on premi
ses other than those owned or occupied
by the owner or keeper of such animals,
except as hereinafter provided; and any
person violating the provisions Of this
section, shall forfeit and pay for every
such violation, as penalty therefor, not
less than one dollar nor more than five
dollars; continued violation, after notice
or prosecution, shall be held to be an
additional offense for each and every day
Of such continuance"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-04-26
THE MISSING "JEANNETTE."
Lieut.. Berry's Expedition In Search
of the Lost Steamer to Leave
June 1st.

; SAN FRANCISCO, April 21.-The naval
officers composing the Jeannetle Relief
Board have completed their work and
submitted their report to the Secretary
OF the Navy It is expected that the
instructions by the Navy Department
to Lieutenant Berry, of the relief steam.
er. Mary and Helen, will vary little, If
any, from the recommendation OF the
report After reviewing the course
which it was known the Jeanette inten-
ded to pursue, and the circumstances
under which she was last seen. the re-
port recommends that the Mary and
Helen should leave San Francisco about
June 1st, to arrive at Herald Island the
middle of August. She should visit on
the way Petropallovsky,fo for Arctic cloth
ing, dog, sleds and dog food. thence
to ST. Michaels, to St. Lawrence Bay, to
East Cape, to Cape Serge Carrin. to Jol
Minsin Bay, to Herald Island, thence
to the Southeast Coast, Wrangell Land,
to Sex, for cairns or other notices from
the Jeanette, and examine the coast fol-
winter quarters, also the coast Of Sibe-
ria, near the Theuktsch villages. i
necessary, the steamer should winter a,
some harbor on the southern or south.
eastern end Of Wrangell Land, or on the
Siberian coast, near as possible to
Wrangell Land, 80 as 70 make sledge
journeys 10 the east coast of Wrangel
Land. Should they not remain in the
Arctic regions more than one winter, in
structions should be given, subject to
the discretion Of the commander Of the
relief vessel, Mary and Helen, described
in the report as new and strong, With 6
speed of eight knots under steam and
faster under canvass. She is the only
vessel that can be procured for the pur.
pose that was specially built for Arctic
navigation, and, with some necessary
streng gthening, is the best means in the
reach of the government. The repor,
closes with the expression OF the belie
that the Jeannette should be considered
safe until the news Of disaster is re
ceived.
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Taking the Heart Out Of Him.
Peculiar Provision of the Will OF
Col. Hecker. the German
RevOlutiOnist.

ST. LOUIS, April 20.-The will Of Col.
Fred Hecker, the old German Revolu-
ZIONIST OF 1848, who died on his Illinois
farm few miles from St. Louis short
time ago, was probated yesterday In
Belleville. He leaves all Of his property
to his wife, to be divided after her death
among her children. He makes the sin
gular request that his heart be sent to
Germany, this portion of the will read
ing as follows:
"My dead body shall be opened, the
heart taken out, ,embalmed, put in metal
case, sent to Mannheim in Germany, and
be buried there by my relatives or
friends in the vault of the cemetery
where my father and three children rest.
My skull shall be left intact by the sur.
geons opening my body"
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BEACoNsFIELD,s DEATH.
He Expired Very Suddenly--HisWill
.and Executors.

sssAo A1AOSuSV10s
LONDON, April l9 -Beaconsheld took
nourishment up to haif-past one o'clock
About two o'clock he became comatose
breating with much difficulty. DR.. Kidd
and Bruce at once applied the usual res
toratives, but for the first time since his
illness they failed to produce effect and
it became evident that death was immi.
nent. Lord Darlington, DR. Guain and
Sir Philip Rose were summoned Five
minutes before be expired breathing be-
came slow and gentle, face very placid,
hearts action and pulse continued A
few minutes after breathing ceased to be
apparent. Friends and nurses contin.
ued round the bed a few minutes after
the pulse ceased, as the end was so quiet
it was difficult to realize that he was
dead.
The evening edition of the Standard
and the Globe appeared to-day in mourn
ing.
The executors of Lord Beaconsield's q
will are Sir Nathaniel Rothschild and
Sir Philip Rose.
Earl Beaconstield will be buried by
the side of his wife in the graveyard OF
the parish church Of Rughendin Manor
At lesst, it is understood, this was his
earnest wish and direction. The Queen
and the people would no doubt be glad
to honor him with grave in Westmin-
ster Abbey, but it is probable his wishes
will be respected.
Beaconsfied's will divides the prop
erty of the deceased between Ralph
Disrseli and Lord Rawlon.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-04-26

GUMr. Spirit OF DEMocRAcY, over
here we call the Times a Republican pa
per. II is by no means the Republican
papsr.-Cambridge Herald.
You know very we'll that DAVE TAY-
Lon insists, and will swear, that the
Timss is the Republican, paper of Guern-
sey County. How are yon going to cir
cumvest thst2
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-04-26
From the GAINESVILLE Signal.

All Passed by the Bad Democrats.
The Columbus Journal (Rep.) of
Wednesday last, editorially, alter Iec;t-
ing the statutes OF Ohio against the sale
Of spirituous liquors on Sunday; against
the sale of intoxicating liquors to be
drank on or about the premises where
sold, other than pure wine, beer, ale or
cider; and against keeping or leasing
buildings or rooms to be used or occu-
pied for gambling purposes, ETC., etc.,
thereupon remarks:
"All OF The above cited statutes, ex-
cept the Stubbs law, were passed by
Democratic Legislatures. and were SOL
emnly re.enacted by the Democratic cod
Tiers less than two years ago."
Exactly so. Republican Legislatures,
With all their false pretenses OF "holier-
than-thou'ism, can never pass laws in
behalf OF temperance, religion, morality
or anything else, that will stand the tes,
OF time and practice. The Democracy
are not hobby.riding. special or class
legislation party, and therefore do no,
deceive and delude the people with stat
utory illusions.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-04-26

E%T The Columbus Dispatch, Repub-
lican organ takes a very Responding
view OF Republican prospects. Com
menting on the summary way in which
the Pond bill was killed the Dispatch
observes:
This doubtless ends any further hope
of legislation upon the liquor question
this season, and the majority party in
the General Assembly will be held re-
sponsible. The fact cannot be over
looked that there was a demand upon
the part OF the people for some sort OF
action upon the liquor question. and in
refusing to recognize this demand we
think the Legislature has committed a
grievous blunder, and prepared the way
for the Democratic success next fall.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-04-26
from the N. Y. Herald, Garfield Organ in
the Presidential election)
A Reached dAdministration.

We are sincerely anxious to see Presi-
dent Garfield 'administration fairly un-
der way. To use seafaring phrase it
may be said to have gone aground be-
fore crossing the bar. Two month ago
the country was ringing with the elo-
quence Of republican orators who were
painting pictures of what America would
he when it had in the White House q
President who was not partisan but a
great statesman-the best occupant Of
the Chief Magistrates chair "since the
days of Quincy Adams" towering above
Jackson, Buchanan, Lincoln, Grant and
all. We were to have statesman and
not politician for Chief Magistrate,
who knew all the sciences of modern
and ancient times, who had bathed in
the PHILOSOPHERS Of the past and who
would bring to his high place refined,
consummate statecraft, recalling the pal
my days Of Grecian liberty or the clas.
sic renown of the best days of Rome
Our readers will ind these rhetorical
anticipations spread out at length over
the republican press during the mid
summer months of last year.
And now we see what we see! This
besven- ordained President, who was to
come down, as it we're, from Olympus
with all the gifts Of the gods upon him
and to show the country what really 8
republic could be under statesman
finds himself in a snarl of low political
intrigue and strife srch az we have not
known since the days when President
Priece sat up q! night and far into the
morning to decide between "hard she'll
and"soft shel' politicians in distribu
ting New York Custom House patron
age. All those grand, magnificent ''pol
icies" which were to come in with the
new administration, freighted with bene
dts for the nation and ripe with the ex'
perience of ter mind, where are
tbey2 We look to Washington and We
see and hear the same story, the same
dreary, dismal, depressing story Of fight,
and rows and quarrels. The same ole
gang OF politicians who have been ex
isting upon Office since 1861. and whose
names are synonymous with chicanery
and corruption, are all living, active aDd
running from department to department
busy about the corridors of the Capitol
and calling themselves delegations,
and demanding "recognition" and zap
probation. In consequence of this
our brilliant and judlcious Secretary o.
State, instead of closely studying those
difficult problems Of international comfy
which belong to his department, has
grown so haggard and weary in listen
ing to Post Office and Custom House
talk about poor. petty patronage that ht
is rumored to have run away to For
tress Monroe for rest and peace. Th.
President, easy, high-minded, generous
fearing TO say NO." and only too will
ing to give any human being in the re-
publican party the Office he asks, dislik
ing responsibilities and anxious to Civ,
his best zeal and energies to real wort
In his government, this poor Presiden
is said to be haggard, weary, lean, care
worn in the face and steadily growing
old. What is to be regretted Is tha
there seems to be no end to a policy
like the present but premature old ag,
and decrepitude.
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A Minister Who Was Lynchod in
Arkansas.

A Minister Who Was Lynchod in
Arkansas.
ST.. LOUIS, April 20.-A special from
Little Rock to the Republican says: In
formation has beer received from lizard
County OF the finding of the dead body
OF Rev. Robert Matlock who was tried
in Lawrence County last week for the
murder of Thomas Miller, las, August
Matlock was acquitted aud left the town
secretly. as threats had been made to
lynch him. The friends Of the murder
ed man have been 10 pursuit OF Matlock
since his acqnittal, determined to avenge
Miller's death. 1t appears they have
succeeded. Matlock created considera-
BILE excitement in Central Arkansas a
year ago, being then engaged with 9TH
ers in conducting new religious reform
alton. 1t is alleged that several murders
resulted from these mems teachings, one
OF their articles OF faith being that the
shedding of human blood was necessary
to appease an offending God. These
murders were supplemented by series
of lynchings, which effectually checked
the further progress of the religious
frenzy