The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-10-28

0rAs many a. $500 fat boats. ar.
rived At Cihcinnati during the past
year. Ofthese, 9,S0O brought fuel 70
the city Tho others were loaded prin.
cipalIy with farm products.
,aD-5-lt u said that in nbout 4 week
Encks's comet will be seen BY the ma
KID eve. ssS dsa.ri.a
Ao1rit Il estimaied that upwards Of
100000 hogs will be slaughtered in
Oincinnati and vicinity during the com.
ing pork harvest. . 4s ...,..- \. 1iO sa.sa
= 0~rThe sales Of lands granted 10 aid
tie Illinois and Michigan Canal, have
been highly successful, and will reach
nearly $75o,ooo. u, ss5ssia5 nsii.55 IL
-F'crThe journey between Cumber.
land, Maryland, and Boston, q distance
exceeding 900 miles, 10 habitually made
4ew, il 4s hours, 81 needful rest in.
0rThs distance between Vera Cruz
Ind Now Orleans is about nins hundred
ESiles., S.4g hidass z h7f s,al' z i2s.s'T
.ie tt-The immigrant arrivals at New
York for the month Of September,
smeuntedto 1921. 49, na 3a .dr
lsoo.Three immense cheeses, weighing
1900 $40, and 1900 lbs, were brough.
from Ashtabula TO Buffalo by the
steamer Cleveland, TO GO on to the Ex-
hibition of the American Institute in
New York. @4 s
sotMr. Easam, Of Sutton.upon- Trent,
has found that mustard sown amongst
wheat is an cfectuaI cure for the wire-
worm. iss us vs. * sbm94a5a 5lfiefl
o- The potato crop Of Massachusetts
Il aIarge yield, and enliiely free from
the rot. ydhG-s4ei sae ..nlts
.xeu-A most daring attempt to fire 8
churches WIS made at st. Louis, du.
ting the night oi the 26th ull.
saos-The New York Sun says that a
gentleman has arrived from the Pacific
with a specimen Of California gold.
which proves to be only aspecimen of
micaI Is this really so: Its impor-
,ans that the truth should be known on
this subject. yii iss.
Human bones, from foreign grave
wards, have become an article Of mer-
chandize, and are now imported into
England, there to be ground into bone
dust for agricultural purposes
10 During the fiscal year ending 3oth
June, l848, the sales Of Government
lands reached the sum Of Ss,4ls,394.
go The e3d>of November has been
Fixed upon BY the Governor Of Penn
sylvania as DAY Of Thanksgiving.
,,U-It appears that, within the last
seven years, no fewer than $4,000
persons have emigra,ed from Great
Britain, making nearly one-thiriie,h OF
tho whole number Of tho population.
siot -Four thousand paupers, boys and
girls, will this year be sent tn Austria,
iron, ireland, and ten thousand from
Eogland.
esot Senator Davis, Of Mississippi, |
Gene rat Tuylor's son-in-law, and who
led, .he Mississippi regiment both at
The siorming Of Monterey, and at the
bastIs Of Buena Vista, IS on the stump
for Cass and Butter. lie recently made
q speech al Jackson, the cnpi.aI Of iha,
Sta,e, defining his political views, and
calling upon the people 10 rally TO, the
support Of the Democratic nominees.
ss,.T The crops Of Oregon the present
yesrafe estimated 10 he mole :lian dou.
Die. in value those Of any former year.
An abundant harvest this year was an.
ticipated, ro.e than sufficient to supply
an emigration Of fifteen thousand.
40 The town Of Greenfield. Highland
county, contains q population Of 900,
and from the Post Office in this town,
W are Informed by y Cincinnati paper,
there has been delivered, within a year,
$4,000 newspapers and pamphle,s..-i
Few towns Of the same population can
boast as much. a III . /,
ec-Ths magnificent N Mormon Temple,
It Nauvoo, was consumed by fire on
lhe 9th inst. Il is supposed TO have
been The work Of an incendiary.