The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-12-09
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

aholishIng public executions.
I, il not improbable that Mr.. Blaine
thinks the message does not amount to
much.
The Ohio State Democratic Club vii
give q bsrqnet at Columbus, on the
evening OF January S'h.
The people who expected a diving
war-vho"p 10 the Presidents message
read it with the keenest disappointment
There we're only 100000 Rsp1hi.
can votes cs.t In the sec:i,n OF the
country where r publicsns are not sl-
lowed to vote.
The redistribution bill presented in
the British House Of Commons by Mr..
Gladstone will give Scotland six ad.
ditional members and The English cities
eighty.fve.
The Governor and Lieutenant Cover.
nor OF Missouri we're greatly surprised
at meeting each other in Washington. a.
neither knew of the Others intention to
leave the State.
The opinion prevails at Washington
that the suhi.ct OF q revision OF the ,ar-
i'll viii he referred to Q commission
composed OF reelected members OF III.
House, rs recommended by Secretary
McCullnch.
An offering Of 800 600 is to he mao.
nv the East Ohio Methodist Conference
to he called the Centennial Thsnksgis i
ing tund, which is TO he used ~ an en-.
dowment fund for the widows and Of
phsns OF deceased preachers &
General Lagan is ssound ,hilezsu uQ
and good man. Sill he. bn The re-
snl, OF the elec ion: III feel like the mar
who stuhhed his toe, and repliei to .
sympathei ic nelghhor, I'm too big it
cry and it hurts too bad for me {,
laugh"
Toe Bellaire Tribuns ssvs that pc
cu'i,r disease is reported from various
parts OF Belmont county by whic'
quite number OF deaths have beer
caused. II is something like crop in it,
symptoms, bu, unlike Group, it is con
tagious.
| There's no use abusing Dr.. Burchari
the run, R R,marism and r helion
rhetorician. 1t was good pat phrase
and rolls upon the .ongne IS smooth,
as butter ball. But how it did smasl
the crorkerv on the Republican side
board Philadelphia Press, Republican
II is predicted that the coming ses
sion of the Legislature will be the Ion
0est and mos, interesting held for years
Now, We wish to state tight here ,ha
the people will not Object to the iengt
Of time that is taken up IN work, rea
work. The people are not in . mood l.
submit to any fcolishness.
The Prohihiuonis,s are already in th
petition business and will have nuube
OF formidable ones before the Legisls
iure this winter. That bodv will bav
to take some action on the liquor qut
ton. and We adjure i, by all that
manly to settle at once, upon some lilo
OF policy and do it's work.
Ex-senator Conkling has given hi
view of the ei.uati,n by saving: 81
was emincntly fit tbs, Mr. Blame, VII,
bad scuttled the republican ship he
fore the Chicago convention, should b
put IN command ss it was going down
Folger's defeat in 1882 and r ,hertson
appointment 10 1881, are evidently no
forgotten.
A number of wealthy men in Cleve
land have secured Incorporation paper
for farming company They hsv
purchased 20, 900 scrss of The finest whea
land In Dakota which j. now heing piow
ed for lis first crop. Tue cspital stoc
tis fixed at a309D00 which wiH reptesen
the value OF the land after thorough cdl
tieation.
Texas. the largest State in the Uni,r
is to hsve the largest capitol in the Un
i'm. The corner stone OF the s'ructur
.ill be laid on March Q. It i, no,
found that IL will cost % 900. 900. an
the Chicago syndicate which took i
payment for its construction q tract Q
land worth only $l 300 600 il in fai
way TO become bankrupt. ).
10 Pittshurg, the iron centre, the iro
manufacturers are represented as b, in
in hopeful CONDITION, and orders 70
their products are increasing. Iron ]
fair index of general business, bein
in such universal use. So that shoul
the prospects of this commodity contin
ua to improve We may look for gener,
revival of business.
The R,punI:can Secretary Of th
Treasury. a foil neiged free trader 70
twenty years, sees mo Other way to Z,
lisve the prevailing depression excef
through the opening OF new foreie
markets." Yet his party would bar tt
world from our msrkets, not by bon
protective tariff. but ny "tigh prote,
tive tariff which amounts to total e,
clusion Of foreign trade.
i An illustration Of the wav 10 which
town may be completely blot,ed out
change, in the tide OF traffic, says 8
exchange, is shown in the fate which b
overtsken Lisbon. Ca, which . fe
wears ago was at the head OF navigate
on the Savannah river. II had thirI
stores aud did furnishing hu ines
Now there is not single house left
mark where the old town stood.
Marty ali the leading papers OF bot
parties are moving for the abolition
the October elections in Oslo. A pi
ton has been started signed by, Go
Hoadlv and ex-Governors Foster. B 81
, top, Cox and Young. Senators Sherms
and Payne and other prominent me
asking the legislature to snbnit !
amendmens to the constitution 30 q
people changing the date OF the electie
10 onosemner--s.s-,se ,se---------=-,,-s
People who never could see any .ssS'
in spelling "fushia" az they proHonn,
il. "f-u-c-b-s ia" will perhaps be eI
lghtened as to both the spelling an
pronunciation Of the word when the
!, remember that the flower was name
after man named Fucha. In the ssu
way they will know how to spell &c,
mellia" il they remembered that it vi
named after the Jesuit missiOnery, r
ther Camell, who first imported 1t.