M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1860-02-23
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Wells. Every thing he touched turn
cd into money. lie once made $10,-
600 in an hour, by . purchase and
sale Of piece of real estate. Fifteen
years ago Mr.. W. was worth $40, 900.
Shortly after this luck trrhed against
him. He lost $4,000 by buying
stock in the Hudson and Berkshire
Railroad. This was followed by 9th.
er losses, caused by endorsements. In
less than eighteen months Mr.. W.
passed from afiluence to extreme pov.
erty--frOm being worth $4,000 to
being worth not one cent Mr.. W. is
EOw resident of Albany, and earns a
living for himself and family BY ped.
ding candies, apples and doughnats.
Legrand Byington, formerly of Pike
County, Ohio, and for a number of
years past citizen Of Iowa, lately
had one hundred and nine separate
notices, comprising nine columns in
the Lo,OG Reporter, issued to different
parties, that he is going to foreclose
the mortgages which he holds upon
their lands. Nothing could more
clearly exhibit the force of the shock
which the prosperity Of Iowa, and, in.
deed, the whole country received, BY
the financial revulsion of 1857. 1t is
now being ieltin its greatest severely.
Should the present year be a fruitful
one in wheat and corn, the pressure
will be greatly lessene1, if not entire.
ly removed.
The defalcation of j. W. Dutton,
late Cashier of the Muscatine Branch
of the State Bank of Tennessee, is
now ascertained TO be thirty-threc
thousand five hundred and eighty.
seven dollars and fifty. six cents, which
is within five hundred and twelve dol
lars OF the entire amount Of capital
stock paid in. This shows that the
most consummate rascality has been
practlced in the management Of that
concern. Stockholders in the other
branches Of this State swindling in.
stitution had better look out lest they
come out at the little end of the horn.
1t is estimated by competent per-
sons that The amO int of money sent to
their parents and friends in Ireland by
Irish servant girls in this country dn.
ring the year 1859, will reach 81 $50. !
900. This estimate is arrived at by |
means of returns made from different
Offices in New York city, which trans.
NIT money to that country. This fact,
the truth of which there is no reason
to doubt. speaks volumes for the tilial
plety and love Of kindred among that
class OF people.
ARREST OF MAIL RoBBER. w.
Y. sPrentss, U. S. Mail Agent, bro't
Henry Kunkle, of Monroeville, to this
city last evening, under arrest Tor rob.
bing the mails at that place. Kunkle
has been employed as telegraphic op-
orator at the depot at MonroeviIle =
The mails lie over night in the depot,
and he has fine opportunity 20 plum
der. He was lodged in Jail and will
have an examination this morning be.
fore U. S. Commissioner White
CIevsLand National Democrat, Feb.
16.
STATE CAPIToLs.--The' ehtife cost
ofthe Tennessee State Capitol is $685.
$40 II. The cost of the State Capi.
tol OF South Carolina is estimated at
$4,000, 900, while the Ohio State Cap.
itol has cost so far, 81, 1888, 122 90, and
it is estimated that $219, ,0S5 90 will
be required to finish it.
The Democrats of Indiana have al.
ready commenced the campaign, Mr..
Hendricks, their candidate Tor Cover.
nor, having within short time past
addressed the people on several occa-
sions. Indiana is certain to give
large Democratic majority next fall.
The amount of real and personal es.
tate in New York city is five hundred
and fiity-two millions Of dollars in
round numbers, of which one hundred
and seventy-two millions is personal
and three hundred and seventy-nne
is real property. Twenty
years ago the total valuotion was two
hundred and sixty six millions Of dol
lars.
WOMAN. LIKE CABBAGE IN THE GAR !
DEN OF PARADIsE.-Near Los Ange- i
les, CAL, there is place called the t
Garden of Paradise, iu which is cab,
bage stalk three years old, twelve feet
high, and when in full leaf its circum-
ference is equal to that Of a iashiona-
bic lady in tnll bloom
The amount of gold thus far receiv-
I'd from Pixies Peak is, as nearly as
can be ascertained, 100000. OIL,
this, $250,000 is at the Philadelphia
mint, and the director ofthe mint says
It will average S25 in fneness, and is
worth $17 50 per ounce.
{ The lower House of the N. Y. Leg.
lslature has nassed bill authorizing {