The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-12-02
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

there De as little ceremony ABOUT Ills
Inauguration as possible.
President Jewett. of the N. Y. L E
and w. railroad, has resigned. His
salary for ten year past has been $40. .0yO
per annum. ;.
The whole number Of posr-offiees
June 30, 1884, was 500l7. The nun.
her filled by Pre-. id.n,ial appoinim, Mt
was 522; number filed nv appointment
by Postmaster General, 47,694. -
John Franks Of Wood county is 10l
wears old and IS sprightly as man oi
20. He is one of the wealthiest men in
north western Ohio. His heirs have
probably grown very tired waiting =,
Mr.. Pierre Lorllard's fast horses have
netted him SS4,33l during the past sea-
son, Minnie Minor. with S36 las, being
the largest winner, and Drake Carter.
wi b SIT 800 to bis credit, the steond
/ on the list. .;
| The Brooklyn Eagle says: "Tbe
doors of the Democratic party stand
open to all candidates for eubership.
Bashful corners may gain entrance by
| climbing over the back fence. There
are no spikes on it" -.
! In the aggregate loss and gains to the
two great parties ia the late Presidential
elec'ipn, the Democratic gsins in all the
States, in round numbers, was 36k000.
Republican gains 4S,G00 showing=,htt
Democratic gains OF $4,000 "a ,s,:
Col. Van Manning. Democratic cleo
Tor o. Mississippi. say lhatthe Southern
people have not supported the Demos
cratic party for the sake OF spois, buts
rather TO secure The permanent peace
and prosperity OF the county. ii SIS, 81
|. After all the boasts of the monopoe
lists that they were sure OF affecting the
Iliefeat OF Hon. W. r. Morrison for re.
election 10 Congress. it turns out, that
he is reelected by msjority of 9 662 ::
an increase over his majority of 1882: OIL
2l7. i,
DR. John Hancock, late superintend-
ent OF the Dayton schools, will assist
School Commlssi ,ner Brown in prepar-
ing the. Ohio school exhibit for the New
Orleans exposition. Dr.. Hancock did
similar work for the Centennial exposi-
ton.
In Springfield the following persons
who voted for Cleveland also voted for
Jackson in 1928 and 1882: Michael
Rust, John Rust, Robert Bsllentine,
John Baker, Henry Swar' 'zbaugb, Henry
Gram, Corneliu, Gram, Leonard Sheaff
and John Confer. a
Talking about close elections, one Of
the closest on record occurred in Penn
sylvania in lS40, when Gen. Harrison
captured the thirty electoral votes Of
that State by plurality over Van Bu.
rem OF only 345 out of an aggregate
popular vote of 2S7 ,697.
Private advices received at Boston,
| from Pernambuco, state that the ship
Alert OF Boston, Csptsin J G Park.
from New York for Shanghai with 400,-
600 gallons of coal oil, had been struck
by lightning and burned. Captain Park,
officers and crew we're saved. - !
An iron safe in the late Duke of
Brunswick's villa. at. Hei,zing, which was
bequesthed to the Duke Of Cumberland.
wa supposed to be empty. An investi-
gallon, however. revealed that far from
being empty, it contained coin and pa
per money to the value OF $500, 400. s
A remarkable wedding party is TO he
held 10 Missouri Twenty.one couples
from the northern counties OF the State
have agreed to get married at the same
time. There will be banquet for 2C0
guests, and then a bridal tour by the
new husbands aud wives ia cnmpany.<
II is understood that President elect
Cl:velsnd will attend the New York
EAsenue Presbyterian church in WASH
liDgton, D. e , -duling his administration
Presidents Lincoln, Buchanan aud Vice.
Presi lent Wheeler nre among the promi.
neni men~who have attended this church.
It was A. Ward wso said Washington
was first in the hearts of i, country
men and the last TO get q monument. Bv
the putting IN place Of Al more stones
the Washington monument will be com.
pleted. This will he done by the latter
4 part Of next week, and there will then
Erest on the hanks of the Potomac the
ttaless and sateiest shaft in the world
NJ. n. DeYounQ, proprietor OF the
San Francisco Chronicle, was shot last
week bv Mr. Spreckels, whom he had
criticisei 10 the paper. Mr.. DeYoune
lis brother OF the Charles DeYnune
who shot Kall0ch, the working mems
candidate Tor Mayor OF San Franciso.
about five wears ago, and who was him
self afterwars shot by son OF Kalloch
Come, now, it's time for campaign
slander 10 cease The man who says
that James G. Blaine, was never caught
in sqnare out.pnd-out truth is either
inexcuaably ignorsnt or totally nworthy
of belief himself. Who was IT but
James G. Blaine who said, last spring.
to the Washington correspondent! OF the
Nav York Herald that the Republicans
c,ud Lot win ttis yearf
Whatever ac'ion. is necessary to he
had to change the time OF holdin State
and county elections IN O 10 from Oc-
tober to November-especislly 10 piesi
Dental years-shouId be taken, and the
change made. Each fonr years with
two exciting elections, one In October
aud one 10 November, necessarily To-
wolves the whole people in long seise
of political earne tness.
Dr.. J. T. Baker, p6vsicfin of New
Castle, Pa, writes: "Du,ing the pas,
light years, have had opportunity ior
stndying the effect of Mishler's Herb
Bitters upon my patienis-,hose who
have suffered from dyspepsia, loss OF
nervous enerev, diarrtsss etc. have
never known it to fail in efIeeting the
most radical cure, and l have no hesi.
tation in pronouncing it the most tflca.
cious remedy discovered for diseases
ensuing from disor,lered stomach, liver,
bowels, lungs and heart"
4 The Chinese government has notified
foreigners that the Kin Pal channel is
protected with torpedoes, excepting q
passage of 100 feet in width. Thou
sands OF troops are actively drilling at
Foochow. Foreigners are rigidly exclu-
pded from, the arsenal. but il i, generally