The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1882-06-20
FROM ALL POINTS.
About Things Generally.

About Things Generally.
The Empress Of Russia was delivered
of daughter on the 18Th ult.
The crop prospects throughout Eu-
rope are, generally, reported good.
The prospect is that the years potato
crop throughou, the West will he very
large.
Strawberries in New York at FIVE cents
quart. 1t don't pay for picking and
shipping.
General Grosvenor is after Secretary
OF State Townsend's SCALP, charging him
with taking fees to which he was not en-
titled
The retirement Of General Igna,ietf
from his position Of Minister of the In
terror in Russia has given great satlsfac-
ton to the Enropesn powers.
South Carolina protects the birds by
imposing a fne Of $40 against every ONE
convicted OF robbing nest Thirty
DAYS Imprisonment can he added.
1t is reported that five thousand pco-
Pile in Patrick corntv, Virginia, are ac
tua'ly starving. the crops Of last year
having failed on account of droutb.
A North Carolina couple met at the
forks of road to elnpe, but were struck
by lightning before they had gone rod.
Some people have dead loads OF luck
The republicans Of Maine held their
State Convention at Portland aud nomi-
mated Frederick Rohie FOR Governor.
Four candidates for Congress we're also
chosen.
The Egyptian crisis continue TO be
exciting. Europeans are leaving the
country by every vessel and the Khediye
has Joined Dervisch Pasha in an appeal
to the Sultan for troops.
The reelection of Senator Anthony,
by the Rhode Island Legislature, to the
United States Senator for the fifth con.
secutive term was celebrated al Newport
by banquet.
Ex-senator Dorsey, Of S;ar Route
fame, who Is Secretary Of the Repuhli-
can National Committee, is negotiating
for the purchase of one of the finest res
licences in Denver.
Immigrants to the Northwest have
thus far, deposited 100000 in Mon
lreal banks THIS shows that the thou
sands who are pouring to the United
States will add to the country's wealth
In the House of Commons the reticence
OF the Government relating to Egyp,
was made The basis of q Conservative
attack, which brought Mr. Gladstone
ont with defense of the alliance with
France.
A loving girl eleped at midnight last
Sunday from her fathers house at Chat
tanoogs, and in three minutes was mar
ried, the lover aud a minister awaiting
her on the sidewalk, where the cermony
was performed.
A frame house was being moved along
the street 10 Cumminsyille, the other
day, and drunken fellow got in, under
the impression that it was street Car
Every man on the job woke him up and
collected fare Of him,
ln the German Reichstag the proposed
Government tobacco monopoly was re.
jected by a very large majority, and
Prince Bismarck made speech, in which
be cited American prosperity as an ar
gument in favor of protection.
The Republicans not having an op.
portunty at this time to steal the Presi.
dental Office, content themselves with
stealing the seats of Democratic Con
sressmen. 1t is rather light picking .hu
it is all they need just now Toledo
Democrat.
i General Newton will give He'll Gate
another hoist this summer, using dy
Mantle enough to crumble eleven acres
Of the obstructing rocks. 1t has cos
80 GIG, ,0C0 to get thus far in the work
and four years more will be necessary te
complete it.
The bill to permit man to marry hi
dead wife's sister came up for considera
ton in the English House of Lords las
Monday and was lost by vote of ~
yeas to 1872 nays. The subject of thi
bill has been before the English peopl
for some years.
The Commonwealth, OF Pennsylvania
has attached securities representing min
millions Of dollars of the estate of VIM
F. Weld, who moved from Boston I,
Philadelphia to escape taxation. Th
State claims that Yields estate owes il
ttxes $3.50, 900.
! The farmers are paving an enormou
tax on every implement used on thei
. farms, on every article they buv, com
| pos,d d n whole or in part of iron o
steel, for the enrichment Of those VIII,
E are benefited ny protective tariff. - To
> ledo Democrat.
3 The candidate for Governor of Penn
sylrania on the independent republican
ticket, in an interview, states that ther
is no prospect Of compromise with tb
stalwarts, and that the disafiection an
D breaking away from the ranks of the lai
ter are likely to become general.
> General A. j Warner, H. C. Parsons
Emmous Blaine, S 2. Peabody, H.
Whitcomb, Directors of "Ohio Con
:, struciion Company" have filel a peti
:, tion in Hamilton Common Pleas author
! ,zing a change in the name to "Cincin
natl & Oaio River Construction Com
o pany
E English social circles, and especiall
4 the male section, are fntlered by the al
o nouncement that Mrs. Langtrv is study
: ing the part of Rosaling, in "As Yo
o Like It," character which will give a
:. opportunity for pronouncine more dt
cided opinion on the Wanted beauty {
her figure.
The New York and B. ooklyn snsper
sion bridge, which started on a plan {
If two hundred feet above low water an
i. an estimated cost of 81 100000, has 9,
O down to only one hundred and thirty