The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-12-16

A Coon Story The following 10 told OF
President Humphrey, Of Amherst College.
Zone morning some Of the Students fastened
a live goose in his chair. The Presi"
dent entered The room, and discovered the new
occupant of his seat, be turned upon his Rtet
and cody observed: "Gsntemau, perceive
you have a competent instructor, and will,
therefore, leave you to your 0iudIes."
GoSE TO THE Bow-wows. Mississippi
Union Bank. II has made aa assignment
i,s effects, for the benefit Of the creditors. The
Bank was recently oued iI the Federal Court,
for 100000. The circulation is $2,OOC, ,OVOIi
Each asst icneO 10 to have LOCO in specie OF
ito equivalent The whole stock is sunk. The
paper 10 now ceiling at 35 cents to the dollar.
IT HAS FA1LED.-The housatonic Rail Road
Bank. The President issued notice at
Bridgeport, @. J. on the 29th Nov, stating the
fact, together with request to the public not
10 sacrifice the notes, &c. &c. all in the style
usual on sh6h occasions.
TAXING A WIDE F1ELD.-Dr Lindley. Of
the Nashville University, IN defining HE PolIt.
icaI position, says: y profess TO be Democrat,
Wing, Republican, Conservative, Independent
Orthodox, Constitutional American.
Itis but justice TO say that the Nashville pa
pers neglect TO state whether the worthy Dr..
lived after making the above declaration.
HEAVENS AMBAs5ADoR's.-T number of
the Ameriean clergy is estimated at 5,OOO. II
the white population be 5000, 900. this is on
" the ptoporlioh of one to thousand, and Tar
Al ~ ~
try Before the revolution in Spain, the nuns
Der ofecclesiastics there was nearly mlllions
or about one 10 every ten inhabitants
ADlseRAcE TO THE AeE.-The court Of
| Newcastle county, Delaware was IN session
| lnet week. Several persons were convicted OF
larceucy, and sentenced 10 receive II lashes
on the bare back. One man plead guilty to
| three indictments, and was sentenced 70 re-
ceiye 81 lashes for each Indictment. But
more extraordinary sentence is thar OF young
Girl, who plead guilty on ten different ndiet"
men,s for larconcy. Size was sentenced to
uaytwo fold value Of goods stolento the ow-
ners, 10 wear ten Ts on her outer garment, and
TO receive FLASHES on the bare buck, well
laid on. in each case, making 2lO in all. The
governor, who was probably shocked at the
IDEA Of 4 young girl being stripped, 'sed: and
scored with a whip, humaney TemIltsd the
corporal punishment Express.
| HoRRlB1E PICTURE III is said there are 10
London 232, 900 human beings living BY beg
gary and crime-iu Paris, nearly as many. Ol
many thousands in the the latter city, out o
every twelve children born, eleven die before
they are year old, in consequence ofIhel
wretched condition. The average income'c
the whole population Of France is IL cents
day, but that a few may llvefnl luxury, twsht
millions live on six cents q day.
In the sou,h Of France, the largeet eOuntE
iH,hS world, 5000, 600 live on Chesnuts, an
lodge % wEetShedly as tohs covered with vel
min. Seven eiRhis Of the whole population,
Ireland suffer ffom ,sSp6lutg. .hunGer' lh'll
| gvsa. commercial city ot Liverpool. 90SOl
\ human beings live in cellaFe. II Manchesle
!, Heeds, 0ascow, and al the great mauufac,u
ing .Ovns,'lhe pgcser slanses ate hcrtit
{ rWonAN HAVE HIbRrs- A. lGs BoSAii
b Legislature said, ,yhep lhey made aslae aiyi
e. married females right OVeg thsig prOpsl
~ Soperate ffom that or fhe huehnnd, 81 .