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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-02-05
Senator WiIliston on John Mclean.

Senator Williston, editor of the Ba
cyrus Forum, who voted for Durb:n.
Ward for Udlted States Senator, but
who has no unfriendly feeling towards
Mr.. Payne, makes the following remarks
in regard to the political cut throat OF
the Cincinnati Enquirer:
"Mr. Payne has been unfortunate in
the selection of his friends, and some OF
the influences brought to bis support IN
the contest tended greatly to cast dis
credit upon his candidacy in the minds
of thousands Of earnest thinking DEM
ocrats, and the apparent triumph of these
elements is burden that will weaken
our party in the future. Tha sssnmp-
ton of John R. Mclean, of the Cincin
natl Enquirer, and his gang of disrepu-
table followers, places the success .oi
Mr.. Payne in false position before the
people OF the State and country Utter
| ly devoid of political principle, with the
undsgused boasts OF the ownership o.
the Legislature, they made the contest
sickening stencil in the npstrils OF le
gion of fair minded Democrats. A trait
or alike to his party and his friends, will
an ambition wholly selfish, the politica
Cataline and his scarcely less disreputa
BILE satellites, assumed to dictate to tn
Democratic party of Ohio. The su
premacy of such elements presents
problem to the party that it should no
hesitate to solve in the only way it ca
hesitate to be solved, by the prompt an
relentless stamping out Of the vestige o
such infamous assumptions of dictate
rial power"
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Hon john 6. THoMrsoN is lying dan
gerousJy i'll at bis home in Columbus.
Thurman for President.

If the national democratic convention
shall determine that Ohio ought to have
the nomination to the presidency, Ohio
has man who is in every way repre-
sentative Of genuine popular democrs-
cy It was Allen G. Thurman who drove
the entering wedge into The monopoly
policy of :he republican party. Re
found grest, irresponsible, and nneon-
trollable corporations, endowed with i'm
perial dorcains, defyiue the government,
ensconced behind subsidies and privile-
ges, refusing to pay debts due the pub
lie, holding the government TO miserahiy
,accouN far services rendered, and ihav-
ing an absolute monopoly OF great
trascontinental commerce.
With magnificent courage, daring
them to the encounter aud sacrificing his
own personal ambition to duty and his
country, he attacked them at the then
sslient point OF their Indebtedness to
the government and brought them to
terms; for which they turned and fought
him to the death. For years the demo-
cratic protest against royal patents to
imperial land grants has gone on until
at las, the policy so bravely begun by
Thurman has eliminated IN the Holman
resolution, the triumph of democratic
ideas, and the wringing a tardy COMES
sion even from republicans in vote
which is square condemnation OF their
own policy.
II Ohio is to furnish candidate, Why
should il not present the man who be-
gan this policy and gained that initial
victory which included all the rest, and
thus, as in all his political career, show
ed himself in all respects thoroughly
imbued with the spirit of genuine popu
lar democracy With the great bod.
of the democratic party Thurman, con
E.ssrvatively guarding all business at al
points, would attack monopoly and priv
ilege at every point.
| Why should Ohio present Mr.. Payne
Significantly there was not word In III
speech bidding for the nomination abou
this question. No candidate With mo
nopoly behind him, supporting, no maj
, ter how Independent or how PERSONAL
, pure he may be, can be intrusted wit
this great work. Opposition from sue
sources would be mere words and en-
, in words; but most significantly thi
great subject was not touched even
words II Ohio is to furnish cand
date, Thurman will prove candidat
filed with every purpose that animate
, true democracy Cincinnati Ne'0s- Joa
I nat
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Guernsey Times. /,

The Monroe County grand jury,whish
was in session last week. returned four
indictments. There we're no liquor in-
diclments. This is Democratic Monroe
that has as many saloons as Guernsey
CoansY and more wicked people. Yet
it is there as every pace where Demo
Gratis dnminae-crime goes unpdnished,
and 1t is next to sacrilege to harm a
whisky seller.
DAVID D has whisky on the brain, and
is continually making himself ridiculous
about the affairs of Monroe County
His assertions concerning this county
are untruthful and dishonest and are en-
titled to the same consideration thai
those of ppy other fanatic are and nc
more
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The Tariff Plank.
i)elaware Herald.

The audacity.of Mr.. Henry B. Payne
is only equaled by his liberality in Sena-
torial contests. He sees that the tariff
plank in the last Ohio Democratic plat
form is popular with the people, and he
had the effrentery in his Columbus ban
auet harrangue 10 claim the authorship
Of 1t, when the facts were that Hon. A
J. Warner was the author OF it, and that
Mr.. Payne did not take interest enough
in the Convention TO even attend 1t. Mr..
Warner had the courage to denonnce the
fraudulent claim, for which he has the
thanks of the Democracy OF Ohio.
General A. j. WARNER. OF Marietta,
was member of the Committee on
Resolutions at the Convention in June,
1883. and wrote every line OF the tariff
plank, submitted it to the Committee and
it Was adopted. Mr.. PANE was mol
present at the Convention and never saw
the resolution ON the tariff uatil it ap'
peared in the papers ltis his privilege
to endorse it. but he has no right TO ia,
any claim whatever to its authorship.
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EXTRAORDINARY CASE.
A Man for Thirty-Eight Years Pas
ses Himself off for o Woman.

BALTIMORE, MD, Jan. ga special
dispatch from Winchester, Va. says
that the people Of the Valley OF Virgin
ia are agog over the discovery that one
of the r sdents OF place called Rest,
seven miles sonth of Winchester. who
has for thirty-eight years passed as
woman, has suddenly turned out to be a
man. James Il. Riley, Clerk of the
County Courts, was startled few days
since by Miss Elisabeth Rebecca Payae
applying to him for license to marry
Miss Hinton. Mr.. Riley informed her
that the law of Virginia did not permit
one woman TO marry another woman,
whereupon she stated that she was
man. and produced the certificate OF DR..
Mcclure to that effect. Miss Payne has
always moved in. the best society in the
valley, and, owing to her Eeyer having
had any sign of beard, her sex was no.
discovered. 1t was only her. or rather
his, love for Miss Hinton that induced
him 10 re, cal his sex. In business trans
actions she was always noted for her
shrewdness, and so successful was she in
her undertakings that she has acq tired
large fortune.
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sHERlFR's SALE.
Simon Weissnd
Catharino Weisend 1 al

ny virtue OF a certain order Of sale IN psrtt-
n tion issued from the eourtofcommon pless
within and foy the county Of Monroe, and State
of Ohio, in a case pending fu said court between
the above named parties, and to me directed,
| will offer for sale at public auction at the
east door of the court houssin oodsfsld, ON
Saturday, the 1st day Of Aoreh, 1884
between the hours Of 10 o'clock .. N. and 4
O'Clock D. m. of said day, the following de-
scribed real estate situate in Monroe county,
Ohio, to wit:
TRACT No. 1.-The northvest quarter Of
section twenty Ave township SIX of range
six. containing one hundred and city ssvsn
acres more or less. s
Tract No. 9-The north half Of the south
vest Quarter of section three, township seven
of range seven.
! TRAcr. No. .3-Also, the east halt Of The
sou,hxsst Quarter Of the northwest quarter
OF same section, township and range. =
Subject to the life estate Of CAthssins
| Weiseni in the following part Of tracts Ne
2 and Ste Wi: -
The porth half Of the northeast quarter
Of the southwest quarter Of section threes
township seven of range seven, containing
twenty acres; also. the privilege Of the prt-
yate road leading west through the balance
! of said farm to the pnblicor county road.
Said property so ordered to be sold 70 ap-
praised. Tract No i, free Of dover. at 81, $50
| and Tracts No Q aud at So. .000, subject to the
aovsr estate of Catharine Weisend, and may
ssll for two thirds OF said appraisensnt
Terps of sale, enc third cash before connf
nation. one third in one year and one thirt
in two years from day Of sale, With interest
deferred payments to be secured BY mort
lgage on the premises sold.
CHRIS. LUDB,
T ;snaa ,savs. Sheriff Y. c. o.
J sralses & DRiess At'ys.
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A Summary of Land Grants.

There are some queer things about
the following list of land grants. the or
der being just as the House COMMITTEE
on Public Lands intend 10 consider the
various forieitures:
Texas Pacific: grant, IA 309 ,760
acres; miles Of road built, none; land
forfei'abls all
Oregon Central: grant, a70l,700
acres: miles OF road built, T97; land
earned, 2 600 900 acres; forfei'able l.
7eI 700 acres
Ontonagon and State line: grant, 232 :
900 acres; miles of road constructed
none; forfeitable, nu.
California and q egon: grant, 2,126.-
SIG acres; miles OF road built, 1877; land
esrned, Asa. GOO acras: for 'eitable, 7Sl, !
926 acres.
Northern Pacific: grant, 4S 3l5,O4O
acres: miles OF road constructed, at ~
sections per mile, 22S; at 40 sections per
mile. 1877 miles; t>tal, 425 miles; land
earned. 10.676 200 acres; forfeitable.
81 .539 $40 acres
Atlantic and Pac fc: grant, 40,2l5,-
$50 acres; miea Of road built 20 Sec
tions per mile. SO; at 40 sections per
mile, Sc: total built, 125 miles; land
earned. 1850, 800; land forfeltable 49,
! 029 760 acres.
Southern Pacific: grant, 5l1,264
acres, miles OF road built, 232; land
earned, 2440,450 acres; forfeitable g.
OIL acres.
New 0 leans Pacific: grant, 9C3,
acres but found TO contain 1900, ,0Ot
acres: no road built, land all for'eitabe
At antic, Gulf and West India Tran,
sit Company: grant, 1.110,2o0 acres
niles Of road constructed, l55; lane
earned 100000 acres: for:eitable, 57l,'
200 acres
Pensacola and Georgia: grant, LIS,
$50 sores; no road constructed; all foi
feitable.
Florida, Atlantic and Gulf Central
grant, 226.560 acres no road built ant
all forfeItable.
Mobile and Girard: grant. SsS ,64-
acres; no road constructed; all fo.felt
able.
Selma, Rome and Dalton: grant, 3fl
28I acres; miles OF road built. 100; LAM
earned 100000 acres; forfeitable 24l,
2Sl acres.
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas
grant, S25.760 acres; miles OF road cor
structed, "a: land earned, 1000 acres
forfeitable, 365, ,760 scres.
Sioux City and St. Paul: grant, 4S7
240 acres.
From the above it will be seen ther
are III 100000 acres of land granted,
which only 2l,OO0,0OO acres have bee
earned, leaving 1Oo,0OO.O0O acres TO
, fsited. OF ,his l00,000,0o0 acres
land 60 100000 are claimed by thr'
/ corporations, two of which are in po
session and are selling and mortgagir
the land.
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Action of the Democratic Senators
ON the Sherman Resolutions.

Yesterdays oratorical display in the
Senate which had been anticipated for
several DAYS turned out to be sorry
failure on account of the determination
of the Democrats not to notice Mahone's
argument or Sherman's Southern out
rage resolution. Malone read his speech
throughout, and as he bad overtaxed
himself in its preparation he read IL
without much force, and at times with a
good deal of difficulty. Vest was ex'
pected to reply TO it, and it was thought
Lamar would take up the cudgel for
Mississippi, and as Vest and Lamar are
good takers the galleries were 'dlsap-
pointed at their failure to take the fioor
: Washington Telegram. 3Oh uk,
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-02-05
senator Mcpherson's Bank Bill.

WASHINGTON, Jan 26.-Comptroller
Knox is not very well satisfied with the
Mcpherson bill, reported in the Senate,
providing for national bank circulation
equal to the par value of bonds deposit
ed as security. 1t does not, he says, go
far enough. 1t will increase the value
of bonds and the value Of circulation,
and it does not offer sufficient induce
meut to the banks to bay four per cents
at the present rates. II one-half OF ali
the tax on circulation were removed, ne
saws, then the Mcpherson bill would be
a fairly good one, and if 1t conld oe
amended to permit an issue at llU II
would accomplish every purpose.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-02-05

REPRESENTATIVE O'MYREs is ae'er-
mined to have the Pcnitentiarv contract
system thoroughly investigated. ine
contractors pay the State aboub 80 cents
per day per convict for 10 hours work,
and clear from SIS to s22 on each man, man
each week. Mr.. MTREs proposes tnas
,bs State shan have coatrei of the work
and shat the profits shalt 90 irto the
State Treasury instead OF the pockets OF
the contractors. a good idea, 10 this
connection, would be to give the convict
one-fith OF every days earnings ana
many OF them, at the expiration OF their
terms. would have means 10 60 into pu-
s;ness and earn an honest living. Under
the presen, system men are turned ou'
Nth poor suits Of clothes and few dol
lars 10 pey their fare to the counties they
we're sent from. They have nothing 10
commepse to make living with snd the
result is they drift into their old hsol1s
of dishonesty and again turn up In the
Pen. A little more humanity in The man
arement OF The pen. would be an I'm
proyement.
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ROAD NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that petition VIII
IN be presented 10 the Commissioners OF
Monroe county at their rext session in March,
A. d. 1884, praying for the establishment OF a
county road on the following line to wit: Be-
ginning at or near the mouth Of the race OF
Piney mill en- the lands of John. Bracy.tT 4
r. 4. Sec 31l in Adams township; thence on
the lands of said Bracy touching the north
line of Kate Taylor's lot. and keeping back OF
the bottom on the hill side to point near tvs
locust trees on the north bank of sunfish
Creek; thence on the lands of said Bra'y and
Harrison Howell. keeping on the north side OF
Suntish Greek to the lands of John Miller
thence on the lands of said Miller intersecting
the Sunfish Greek road at or near buckeYt
tree being the terminus of said road.
jan29, ,S4t5. PETITloNEKS.
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FLOOD AND o,BRIEN.
Something of the Early Lives OF the
Western Millionaire Senators.
Train Talk in Chicago Herald.

Train Talk in Chicago Herald.
"Yes, Flood and Q Brien usei TO keep
saloon, and so did Mackay." said an
elderly passenger who had travelled about
some and hadn't forgotten il. II was
out on the coast myself back in the
fties, and there's lots Of men who now
carry themselves pretty high that wasn't
quite 80 proud them days. know q
csse, a map what's bloomin' out fine
now, who was in them times faro deal
er. He owned his own game, sqnar'
one it was, too, and had nary limit.
The boys used to think jim would give
'em show for their white alley, and he
had good many friends in the csmp'.
He had nerve, tell We, an believe it's
nerve has made him what he is. Nothin'
like true gris to send man prancin' to
the front in this world. One Sunday he
was running his lay out in little shanty
in our guch, when a gang O. teamstels
from over the range tackled the game
Some OF 'em were ugly drunk, and wer-
en't very perlite in their langnidge
Bimeby the dealer raked in biz stack
o. tens oH'n the jack, whas had turned
ND loser One O the teamsters, q big,
bulyin' cuss, swore he had copper on
the stack, an lis het had won instead Of
losin' jim quietly remarked that he
very rarely made mistakes, but perhaps
be had this time, an if that gentleman
was sure he was right he would pay the
/ bet, at the same time pleasantly handh'
lover the two stacks. This made the ugly
team ster think jim was afraid of him an
his gang, aud he began to blow 'boat no
id gambler bein' smart enough 10
steal from him right before his fsee n
eyes. Jim turned his box over, told the
players to keep their eyes on the chips
and SAYS quiet but solid like: -
al aim 10 treat every man that play!
at my table like gentleman, hut l can :
stand no such chaff as that. sir, and
want you to cash in yer clips lmmedi
ate.y and git right out that door, ~
"Well, sir, | expected to see the hul
top O. Jim's head blowed off, but th
teauster, maxim jist one faint motion
for his shooter, caught the dealers eye
slowly passed his chips over, took bi
stuff and skipped out. / tell ye ii too
nerve to lo thing like that to an ugly
drunken tesmster, surrounded by a gan
I O. his chums."
81 should say" remarked; "hut win
rs this Jim that you praise so highly I
: ."Bless me! Didn't l tell you who b
f WASP Jim Farley, now United State
! senator from Californy"
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Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, After
I Some Prominent Republicans.

WASHINGTON, January 80 Some time
ago Judgers, of Arkansas, introduced q
resolution to investigate the expenditure
of the accumulated rents of the Gov
ernment property at Hot Spring., which
had been appropriated for the constrrc-
ton OF sewers ami the improvement oil
the creek ltis now proposed to broad
en- this inquiry and have the same COM
mittee examine into the disposition OF
the property at Hot Springs Grave al
legations affecting the character OF
number OF prominent Republicans are
made and said to be susceptible Of proof
Mr.. Holman, of Indiana, will Introduce
the resolution of inquiry.
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n9raA professional man with a good

~"A professional man with a good
income" writes 10 an English paper that
he has recently apprenticed his son, 10
years old, to builder. 80 course,
saws the father, .she has to work at the
bench and 90 out on jobs, but be is hap.
nv and his time well employed. When
he is 81 he will have become master OF
his trade, and, being an educated lad
and sharp to boot, a very few pounds
would start him in, one of the colonies
ON the high road to competency. The
silly pride Of parents" he says, sis The
chief drawback to their sons success 10
70
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-02-05

Ex-Senat " Patterson, OF Sonth Caro-
lima, represents President Arthur as haV-
inc said TO him in recent conversation
that ..be did not want the Presidency
AGAIN. and that "to be nominated would
only be gratifying in case it came spon-
taneously."
The Standard Coal and Iron Compa'
nv. an Ohio corporation, has assigned tc
nc Slamwood, Liabilities S6,S35, 1853
assets, consisting Of personal and rea
property in Franklin, Hooking, Athens
yin,on aud Perry courtiss, $50 9I,45o
The Farmers Loan and Trus! Company
Of Nav York, is credi or ia the sau
of s.. 10000.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-02-05

wA writer in the Chicago Tribune.
after carefully going over mass OF sta
tistics, comes to the conclusion that the
medical profession in this country is
oyercrowded, and endeavors to discnur-
age vonng men from entering it. "There
are now," he says, 100000 physicians
and surgeons in this country, or one to
eyery 500 inhabitants. Indeed, every
crossroads where grocery or black
smith shop is located has also the shin
ole of at least one medical practitioner,
and in most cases more than one." This
writer also recommends that the acquire
ments of every doctor should be thor.
oughly tested, ani greater strlngency
should be exercised over those medical
schools which give diplomas to those
who are not qualified for them.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-02-05

THE Legislative caucus has adopted
a redistricting bill. which makes this the
18th District, composed of the following
counties: Belmont, Guernsey, Monroe,
Noble and Washington.
The bill gives the Democrats 10 and
the Republicans Q districts. the lst and
ID Districts in Hamilton County in the
doubtful list.
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Mrs. Robert f. Lee to Gen. Scott.
Macon Telegraph and Messenger.


The following letter from Mrs. Lee is
now published for the first time. Mrs.
Lee was we'll informed as to her great
husbands views, and would not have
sent Gen. Scott letter had there been
such scene as Gen. Townsend describes
in his recently published Anecdotes:
ARLINGTON, May 5 1861.
Ny DEAR GENERAL: Hearing that
YOU desired to see the account OF my
husbands reception in Redmond. have
sent it to you. No honors csn reconcile
us to this fratricidal war, which we would
have laid down oar lives freely to avert.
Nor can it ever terminate now till every
heart iu the whole South cease 20 beat
or they obtain the justice they demand
Whatever may happen, feel that may
expect from your kindness all the pro-
,ecrion YOU can In honor afford. More
I would not ask nor expect. Nothing
can ever make me forget your kind al
probation OF Mr. LIE If you knew all
YOU would not think so hardly OF him
Were it not thatI would not adj on
feather to his load OF care, nothing woult
Induce me to abandon my home. On
th.t YOU could command peace to GU
distracted country! Yours in sadnes
AMI sorrow, NJ LEE
To Lleut-Gen. Scott.
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lysoLyENT NOTICE.

oN the 2sth day of January, 1884, William
| Hards, made application to the unoei-
signed, Commissioner Of insoiven.s, ioi .n0
benefit of ths laws Of Ohio in relation 10 IN
solvent debtors.
Said applicant is required to appear apa
fle his petition in the Probate Court on NON
day, the 18th Gay Of February, a. D loo4
~ J. p. SPRIGG5,
Com'r of Insoivsnts of Monroe Co.. Ohio.
feb5 .'S4tl.
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Gen. 10 Shelby and John Brown.
Kansas City Time

Kansas City lines.
Gen. Jo. Shelby, the famous ex-Con-
federate, referred 10 the recent pubii-
cations rejecting upon the character OF
John Brown; ;of Osawatomie. 81 knew
John Brown WE'LL" be said. II freight
ed WITH him in Kansas, and l fought
with him in Kansas. knew him thor
opghlY, and tell you a Drawer or more
gallant men never breathed. It's all a
mistake to say John Brown WAS cow
ard"
"Do you think he murdered people, as
is charged 2
why, OF course be did; but it was
simply measure of realisation. He
didn't have any the hest OF us. We killed
and John Brown killed. There was no
difference on that score. 1t was an un-
fortunate thing for the South that John
Brown was hung But l auppose the ir-
resistible conflict, Us Sumner said, would
have gone on until the negro was freed
The abolition OF slavery was to be,
suppose, and after. all, I'm really glad
the negroes were set free"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-02-05

wAn old farmer in our Office one
day last week made this very truthful
observation: "When i was boy ana
trudged along to school | was taught TO
take of my hat and make obeisance
whenever met grown person How
is il now? Whv, man Is fortunate II
he can pass by school house without
being snow balied."
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ru,osrawas Democrat.

If a vote, could have been had In the
18th and 10th Senatorial District, COM
pcsed of the counties OF Coshocton,
Guernsey, Monroe. Tusearawas snd q
part OF Noble, three-fourtAs OF the Dem
ocrats in the district would vote in favor
of the reelection Of Senator PENDLE-
TON. This is the opinion OF the Woods
fieid SPIRIT OF DEMooRAcr, and 80 sa,
we all.