The mountain Democrat., 1863-02-28

STATrhI oF THE ANLEIcAS SoibIfE.-
Surgcon.Gencral Ian'non,l, in hl~ forth,
coming work lIySicnr." gives the f,,-
lowing curious statistics, Relative to tie
superior height cf AmeEi,aa soldiers o,cl
those from other counties:
The greater stature uf tie American.
when compared vita HAT rt tnc r. . '>u
and French ,oliic,S. j. n.al, NJ .al,nl
from the following statistics. crthrr,l ty
the Medical u iartmcr.t. o. l.Uup n.,n
in the Biiti>h aIi..v, tH,rr a.ic bu, >;>'y.
five mcu Who H,tv * + Il ai.i ot.r il
height, aud in rio same t..;5.L.r at 80,
+diers in the French array tut tar:
while of eighteen hiiriicibvctu.;, trrt.r
United States army, tAr hu.di.i aau
forty. "crr ~iN f.,, al "v + ia hcj.at
or $omc"h hat RIsrc ,haa ~. i,rf l,pyp.
Ont OF S.G32 pr ~ WGo It,~rj,j,i
themselves t,r examination IN New YoiN
City fur enlistment, tIt tNn =, ere uu,.rr
the prescribe. hl.it, - t,rt inrhe.D
One ot theS" wnS az E.. i>tmap aui tIc
other an Amcr''au; +,5p1 Americans
and 3i3 EnGll>htHen were cAanHnci.
AsToUXDING DISPATCHES. Under III,
heading tho Lou>vi'!c Juurua! Of late
date has the fal.aW ing:
The dispatches announce tat there
will he some Astounding chang, at Wash.
ingtou within trc nrXits,ntt DAYS. Let
US guess at wha, tacy "!,i Lr"'ally he:
The President, ovlr;oNered ty mrutai
anxietieS, will retire 10 the shades Of la,
natic asylum.
Hail-ek Viii be sent t. Corihth 10 Ill.
last ditch
Stanton viii call all the troops in the
Geld to protect his house.
Chase viii paint hi> back green and try
to pass as ii legal tender out Of the Al
ministration.
Seward will have the alternative to read
his eight hundred pages Of cotrc~pan.
dence and the Presidents message, Or re-
tire.
The Attorney General will try tog.t
naturalization papers hy painting himself
black; because, according to his opinion,
blacks are citizens of the United States.
Hamlin will be arrested as a fugitive
slave.
The Secretary of the Navy will have
learned Of the loss of the Monitor.
The foreign powers will make it an NJ
timatum that We shall recognize the South
as a part Of the Union.
All the slaves emancipated ty military
authority in he South will be set free by
JEFF Davis.
The telegraph will announce that most
Astounding developments will be mAIc
within the next twenty days.
->~S
New bills to be laid before Congress
at the present session
A bill to make buttons legal tender.
a bill to prevent private parties from
making buttons.
A bill to order said buttons to be made
from the bones Of mules that died "kick-
ing" for the a. Union"
A bill for whtewashing negroes. (Car-
ried)
A bill to prove the Constitution hum
bug, as we'll as the trainers thereof -
A bill to make buttons superior to
gold.
A bin to cheat persons generally.
cally. ''N'''"''
A bill to provide Greek Lexicons for
each Intelligent contraband. (CarrleD
o'', 10 alter the shape OF the negroe's
head. Laid on the tabIe.)
A bill TO shorten heels. &c.
A bill prohibiting the mention Of any
liquors. &c, and regulating the number
OF sneezes per diem.
A bill compelling every white person
to take the oath Of allegiance at least
once every "a hours.
A bill calling upon members to propose
similar bills to the above.
LOBBY MEMBER