The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-12-16
FROM ALL POINTS.
About Things Generally.

A mob Of twenty men lyncbed q muir
derer near Dagget, Cal
I In Iowa woman KILLED her two CHI :
dren and then destroyed herself.
The democrats have elected Msvor
1 Of Bosten by over three thousand me.
jortv.
"Omaha Charley" noted desperado,
Was hanged near Mary vile, No, by q
band OF lyncbers.
The shipments OF coal from Pi,ishurg
to, Cincinnati were $4,000 bushels in
24l barees and 103 boats.
The Sharon iron-mill at Sharon, Ps..
has resumed operations, with indications
OF 9 steady run all winter.
General Waie Hampton, OF South
Carolins. Was elected to succeed himself
asU.iled States Senator. -.
! A klep'omanisc vas on trial 10 Louis
vile who derived biz habit before be was
weaned from . thievi-h wet nurse.
The Elevated r ilrosd. Company OF
! n " York paid into the citv treasury as
taxes. on December 8. sl.2S5,533
b:;,Governor Cleveland has declined the
1 invitation to attend the Canadian carni.
4ysI, owing to the pressure OF business.
Tsgrhe correspondence between United
States Marshsl Wright. OF Cincinnati
and the Attorney General is made pub
I lie s--
fh;The jury in the case Of Stewart '.
Huntington in New York court, returned
Issyerdict in favor of plaintiff for slC3 :
E0OO 80 s'f = --.'-s
| ,sAalarge number OF Methodist bishops.
ciereymen aud lavmen have gathered at
Baltimore. Nd, to attend the Centennial
conference.
The sloop-ot-war Galena sailed from
BROOKLYN navy-yard FRIDAY morning for
New Orleans. carrying exhibits for the
cotton exposition.
| "A secret movement is on foot among
the coal miners of the Monongahela val
lev to revive the strike which so sigpally
failed some weeks ago.
Harriet Wesley was convicted at B,s.
ton. Mass, Of an attempt to poison
members Of clergyman's family 10
which she was employed.
| A workuan in Chicago found $3.50 in
silver certificates, which be gave to 9
negro woman. who, fearing they were
counterieit, burned them up.
/ John B. johnson, the convict in the
penitentiary at Jefferson City, Nebraska
/ who set Gre to the prison shops February
%, 1888, has been sentenced to ten years
additional imprisonment. 80
+ The executive com mittee of the West
ern Union Telegraph Company recon-
mend declaring q quarterly dividend o,
IL per cent. No reduction OF salaries
Eot employees is contemplated.
ist'The electoral returns received by
Senator Edmunda, As presiding officer o.
the Senate, have been deposited 10 q
safe purchased tor the purpose and
placed in the Vice President's room
where they are guarded hg Q member ol
fthe Capitol police force.
| Charles Clark, srrestei in St. Loui
ION the charge OF robniog the city clerk =
safe Of 5000 in money aud $4,000 in
city scrip, has confessed, and saws Lieu.
tensnt Thomas Duffy. OF the East St.
Louis police force. shared the booty with
t6im. Duffy has Men arrested, and some
rich Developments are promised. !
Representative Wilkins has been in
Es,ruc,ed by the Committee on Banking
and Currency to ask the House OF Rep.
1tesentstives to name day on which the
leMcP Pnerson Funding bill may be con-
Sidered by that body. II is desired that
Ishe time selected shall be Immediately
Easter the holiday recess.
f. The Federal Cons,ituii,n went into
Eoperation March Alb, 17s9 Washing.
iton was inaugura,ed first President under
the same at New York. April 30h fo!-
loving. The late election is the twenty
| fifth uudet the Constitution, and conse-
qnently CIeveland's administration will
complete the first century of constitu
tionsl government OF the United States.