The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-01-08
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s"He who steals my purse steals trash,-"
Naral Armamets. II suled that France
has in her navy Onegu for etery seventy tons
of mercantile Marine England has one gun for
every one hundred tons. and tie Upi'ed States.
one for every seven hundred.
Mt. .Etna, has been considered ihe largest
volcano in the world but from communications
recently made to the Geographical Society oil
Cirsa, Britain, it appears that Kiruca, burning
mountain in one of the Sand wich Islands, has
crater gilmore than nine miles in circumference.
Mwdr;-A woman living in Williams Co.
Ohio arose from her bed ON the night Of the 18Th
December took rife, placed the mrzzIe to
the head ofher sleeping husband, and Geliber-
atey shot him dead. Jealousy the cause, Her
name is Singer, and she is now inJai'.
pThadIeus StccsnS, smart man, but
great scoundrel, is now on at Washington hsh
inr for the office Of Post Master General. Gen
,lemen what waits Office, needn't apply at the
North Beud, any more. Stephens is said to
be ,he first man tha, nominated Harrison at The
Harrisburg convention.
Marcus Cicero Stanley, nid to be'abro'hsr oil
the member ofCongress from N. Carolina, has
been accused ofcommiltins several robberies in
London, and was tried or a charge made by
Mr.. Catlin, ofslealing from mm,a was found
guilty, and sentenced TO six months hard labor
in the house of correction. IIe was shortly to
have been married to .ich heiress. At the 50
Iicita,on of Mr.. Stovesson the American MIN"
lister. he was ably defindsd by the celebrated
Charles Philips.-B. Post.
Mr.. Baer, the Buckeye Blacksmith, was an
unsuccessful candidate for the office of door keep
er to the Ohio legislature, upon the opening OF
lis prescn, session. AEcr the contest wes over
he said. ifhe had reflected but g. moment, he
might have known he could not succeed, for
his knowledge ofhumaE nature would have
told him that men never Hike to have servants
smor,er than themselves; and than none Of the
representatives orthe whig party, would like to
have it said, after concluding Speech that
s.FIis door. keeper could make a better one '-'b
rTThe Chicago Democrat, says, "Gsnero!
Hugh Brady has been nominated Tor the rres'-
idency. He has killed an Indian"
Ors1cE BsGeARs. 1t is stated in the papers
that slch is the perlinacity with which General
Harrison is.be-e, by the patriotic aspirans after
Office, that wi.ile he wus reading the newspa-
pers in a Hoteln Cincnati lately, not less than
fortu-t,oo letters were handed to him, On all but
b. vo of which he had to paythe postage These
were all from what he termed "ofice beggars.'
HpRRrBLE.-A man named Burke, in Adair
county kentuc'sy, lately killed his two little
sons by nearly severing their heads from theiI
bodies with an axe, while they were asleeP, and
afterwards hung himself lie was farmer land
enjoyed excellent reputation until since the
death Of his wifi; about two years ago when he
became incorporate. He was evidently insane
when he com niltcd this horrible deed.
MRs. KlAHEY.-This woman charged with
poisoning her last aud fourth husband, has been
&C Quilted. 1t is said she is about to enter the
state Of ofmatrimony with pious Clergyman.
COURTiN BANK.
Columbus, Dec. 81, 1910.
Bonham rs. B,ick0nSdeJer ct al. Opinion by
Judge Wood. Held, that the charter of the
Tuscrrawas Bridge company, requiring the
rates Of toh to ba posted a. each end Of tic
bridge befnretoIl is dcmandable, imposes con
diion precedent, and until performed, the i'm
postum oftoll is unlawful
ANOTHER REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER CONE
The Alabama Democrat mentions the death q
Col. Duncan of Pontotoc, county Mis-. who
died on the Cd Nov, aged "a. lie had served
6 years m the war orihe revolution, and had va
ted for jefferson. Madison. Jnoks"n ard Vsr
Buren,. About week before his death he ex'
pressed wish that he might be spared long e.
nourh to cast anot her vote for Mr. Van Buren,
That wish was granted. On the morning o
the election the officers brought to his 3ed th'
ballot box, and asked him ifhe wished to vote
lie replied"I do" A ballot was handed him
ard after examing ii ithanded ii to the officer anc
said "itIs enough" aud liz less than ten min
utes Ire expired.
MICHIGAN FOR FLOUR.-The Detroi
Free Press states that during The year ending
Nov. 80, TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY