The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-08-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


Dr. Frank Royal, formerly of Lynchburg,
Va, an ex surgeon of the army, is in prison in
Chicago, charged with an attempt to murder
bis wife, who was stab hedsin the throat few
nights ago. when Out walking.
The running of steam engines on common
roads, though new in this country. has been
tested in England. There is an engine run
ming daily from Manchester to a colliery,
eight miles distant. The road is undnlating
| and has several sharp curves, yet the engine
draws FIVE four-wheeled Wagons containing
thirty tons Weight
More camels says the Cipilian of Calves
ton, are coming to Texas. The importation
now expected is to be made from the valley of
the upper Mongolia. They are stronger than
any other kind of cameIs, and are accustomed
to the severest kind of hardships. They are
to enter the United States via San Francisco.
As most singular occurrence, the Daily
Vest. of st. Joseph. Missouri. says: we
noticed yesterday young gentleman twenty
four years of ago. who has been residing in
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whisky nor uses tobacco. He is remarkably
healthy, has clear sparkling eye, and looks
every inch the man. $50
One J. W. Winter describes the following
as discovery which he has made in sand fol
moulding: Take equal parts of soapstone
and Bristol brick; pulverize finely, and nil
them together. 1t is superior to any othe
moulding sand. as it requires but little mois
ture to pack it firmly and you can get fine
impression, and can pour your metal at an.
stage of heat, without spelling the mould
The ladies are introducing new and beau
tiful ornament for the parlor, mantel, or Ger
tire table. They take large pine burs, sprin
kle grass seed of any kind in them, and plac
them in pots of water. When the burs ar
soaked few days. they close up in the forr
lof solid cones, then the little spears of gree
grass begin to emerge from amongst the lam
ma, forming an ornament of rare and simpl
beauty.
Every cadets room at West Point is sub
ject to inspection every FIVE minutes. 1t mus
- never be left without everything being put It
lrights'-table set hack. books in their prope
places on it, wash-bowl wrong side up, &c =
A cadet was reported not long since for no
having his wash bowl wrong side up and hav
ling water standing in it, This was fol- tw
marks All are allowed to make an excus
before the mark is set against them, and
asked to be excused for the water standing j
r it, as he was marked for its not being upsid
s down; had it been, the water could not hav
been in it. ,s s
A colored shoemaker in New Orleans, (the
- allow colored men to learn and carry on trade
in the slave states-not in the free,J as
harmless joke, sent a little white boy to al
other shop to inquire for oil ef strap an
the little fellow in consequence received a fe
light blows from strap, at which the motht
became incensed, prosecuted the shoemaker
for assault and battery on the boy, and s
alarmed them that they gave 500 to the co
ored and white asyIums of the city, to induc
her to withdraw the suit, which she then dit
. A slave risks his neck in resisting white pc
son. even in self defence.
The New ork Post notices amongst Il
latest inventions life preserving railroad ca
made at Patterson New Jersey, it is col
structed entirely OF iron-of strong iron br,
ces and girders, and of iron panel pieces, s
peculiarly and ingeniously put together tbs
it would seem to be impossible by any amour
of force. to bend or break it. or to do injuI
to it even by rolling it down precipice. Th
interior is finished off in the most elegant mai
e aer. Every panel has fine papier mach
picture in it, representing some famous vie
. or monument; the seats are capaclous and til
ventilators numerous and apparently eficien
: The car. owing to the greater thinness of tb
q iron sides, is eight inches wider thar the na
g row gauge cars are usually, and weighs less b
z a ton than wooden car Of the same diner
sions.