The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-06-03
FROM ALL POINTS.
About Things Generally.

General B. F. Butler, Ex-Governor OF
Massachusetts,, has accepted the Anti
Monnpolist and Greenback nominations
for President. As be is in the accept.
ing mooi, the General will ACCEPT an,
other nomination that may be rendered
him =.
Reports from sections OF the North
west indicate much better crop prospects
than last year. The seeding is all done,
and most Of the grain i, up. The acr.-
age OF all kind of grain is increased, es-
pecially oats and barley. Corn planting
has begun.
Robert Toombs wouldn't subscribe
toward buying Alexander Stephen g
refidence for. o memorial hall because /:
81 want the people Of Georgia to buy
the property, and when they DO vi !
endow it with enough TO make it such o
college as little Alex would like 10 see
il he were alive"
lowering. the brilliant Harvard student
who worked himself to death, has been
known to make 81 200 in two months
ju.t before the mid-year examinations
His custom was to give lectures in his
college.room to large groups of students
who we're behindhand in their studies,
and his lectures we're so valuable that
students were willing to pay large ad-
mission fee.
Last week. when about to break up
for the HOLIDAYS, Mr. Spurgeon dismi..
sed his young men with csuton.
Don't get to cnurting. That is not
good for stuien,s. Come back. as snue
one puts it, with your hearts and man.
ners uncracked. Walk in the fields like
Isaac, by all means, AMI mediate, hut
don't lift up your eyes for Reb=ccs. She
wilt Come soon enough"
Dan Vorbees has accepted an invita-
ton to deliver the regular address be-
fore the Pioneers Association OF Butler
AMI Warren counties, O,io, at their
meeting next August. Mr.. Voorhees,
expects to bring his mother, who is now
in her 8lst year. Mr.. VOORHEES, was
born in Butler county, near Monroe,
within halt mile Of the grove in which
be will deliver his address.
Potatoes as farm crop pay 40 we'll
as almost any other that can be named.
one with another. One farmer near
Cleveland. sold from one acre last year,
over $3.50 worth, and be counts 800 OF
it profit. which is very liberal allowance
Tor culture, harvesting and marketing.
The average value OF The potato crop In
Ohio last year was S52 per acre, aud IL
vas q poor year for potatoes.
The Commissioners OF Belmont county
after visiting aud looking at several
Curt Houses in different parts OF the
State. report that in their judg gment q
building that the people of Belmont
county would he satisfied with cannot
be built for 100000, and therefore no
steps will be taken for the present, look
ing to its erection. The Legislature will
likely he asked to increase the sum. The
Court House work there, it seems is no,
over vet.
A National horse show is in progress
In New York. The first prize for stal.
lion four wears old and over, vas award.
ed to S.yiites. an imported bay, 16 hands
high and eight wears oil, owned by the
Earl OF Avlesfori. Packington Hall.
Coventry, England. L nden Tree, i'm
ported from the Sultan's stable, and
owned by U. S Grant, jr., was awarded
the second prize. The stallion volun-
tesr, thirty years old, was declared win
ntr OF the third prize offered for trot-
ting stations fifteen years and over.