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


The New York Times dill not draw
much consols tion from it's endeavors 10
discover the breach in the ranks of the
Demucrstic party in the S ,u'h.
Miss Emily Quigg died in Wheeling
last Friday aged l02 years. The mos,
remarkable fact about this aged womsn's
life was that she had never used eye
glasses
At Socislistic meeting 10 New York
II out of 26 speakers advocated aiming
the workingmea that they might resist
the troops OF the government in case OF
trouble
Uncle Rufus Hach presists in claim
ing that there is an over-producrion Of
everything in this country except Of
grain and provisions, the two taings
needful.
Mr. John W. Forster, formerly Ameri-
can Minister to Russia, has been cal ed
by The House Committee TO give his in
formation on the condition OF The Jews
in Russia.
Some ugly reports of rat in Missouri
to the effect that Governor Crittenden,
OF that State, had entered into certain
strange negotiations with the ou.law W
Frank james.
There is prospect ,ha. the outflow
of gold to Europe will be checked soon.
and il the crops are good the stream
may be turned this way in the after par,
of the season.
A "silver mine" in NAwburvport,
Mass, which was sold in 1872 under the
FIRST crazs for 100000, has recently
been sold under the foreclosure OF a
mortgage for $3.50.
Earl Spencer, the Lord Lieutenant OF
Ireland. on receiving a deputa,ion Of
the CORPORATION Ct Limerick said he
trusted shortly TO he able to ]Iberate the
last OF the suspects.
Some German newspapers are vener-
abe with age The Frankfort Journal
is 26I years old. The Maedeburg Zaitung
is 253 years old. and ninety-eight Others
are over 100 years old.
There is much trouble among the
pennsylvanis Republicans, and the
Democrats are correspondingly elated.
The chances sor carrying the State are
better than for some years.
The trial of the Star Route conspira-
tors has already begun. and jury has
heen secured The taking Of testimony
will proceed at once. 1t is estimated
that the trial will occupy morth or
more.
Decoration Day was generally oh
served as holiday throughout the coun.
try. A, Gettysburg General Hawley, OF
Connecticut, delivered the orston and
ex-Secretary Blaine also delivered o
short speech.
The Republicans are pulling hair in
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and In.
diana, and soon the war will begin upon
L1gan in Illinois, while in the South
Mahoneism has turned its toes up TO the
undertaken.
The Independents in PENNSYLVANIA
should watch Senator Cameron closely
Maybe his apparent personal surrender
is only to get better hold. The Scotch
D>n is wise in his way, and his way is
hard 81 beat.
Whenever the Rothschilds bring s
few millions of gold in New York TO 81
their contract with the Italian Govern
ment, Uncle Sam simply smiles and tells
his boys in the West to put few more
picks to work
Senator Davis, of West Virginia, &C
companied by Elk Secretary Blaine
Senator Miller, of New York, aud sew
eral other capitalists. have gone to Wes
Virginia ON an inspection tour, where
lhev lave large interests.
The prices of cattle. a. the Chicago
stock yards are the highest that hav,
prevailed since 1870. Within two week.
Texans have advanced SO cents per hun
dred pounds. and native steers 81. Salei
were made Friday at $3.50 to SS 10.
The Democrats have go far suffered
from no mistake of their representative.
in Congress Should The latter turn il
now and fight to the hitter end ever,
proposed steal. the party will sweep th,
country this fall and give them than
kee, too.
The Government has obtained a yer
dict of $4,000 against the Pacific Ex
press Company at Topeka, Kansas. sui
having been brought for money depos
tied by paymaster in safe which wa
robbed while in custody OF the Express
Company.
The Secretary Of War holds that ser
vice in the volunteer service does no
hold good in computing the leDesh o
service in the case OF medical officers
unless they have served full three years
1t has heretofore hcen held sll servic,
should count equally.
The Lon on papers print story tia
both Mr.. Gladstone and Sir William
Harcourt have been warned that at a re
cent Irish meeting in London the hop,
was expressed thst Mr.. Gladstone would
he assassinated next, and that this ex
preston was received with loud ant
significant applause.
A firm in Pitlshurg has got out
patent for glass shingles, and propose
to 60 into the manufacture of them
The advantage of using such shingle
will be twnfold-cats will he unsble t.
secure good purchase for concert pur
poses, and the householder will econo
mise on boot leather.
| 1t is said of Hon Horatio Seymour
that during his long political life, though
party discussions engendered hi ter feel
ings between the antagonlstic elements
he himself never added a drop of gal
TO the controversy. He lives in retire
ment at his homs in Utica, respectei
and revered by men OF all parties.
The huge purses which the Republi
can party have raised at every election
since 1864 have come largely out of th
pockets Of the benefited manufacturer
until the crime OF electing Americans h
purse has become chronic in the land
and President Al thur received his norai
nation because of his expertness in rails