Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-01-15


Various Things.
The human body, in SO advanced stage
Of decomposition as to be entirely un-
recognizable, can now be restored by chem
ical means, as to present an almost COM
pletely Ms ursl appearance. This process
was lately practiced with success in Lon
/ don, in the case Of body found in the
| Thames, which wss suspected to be that of
an escaped murderer who had committed
suicide. After the body had been subject
ed to the new process the witnesses were
enabled to swear that he was not the sup
posed murderer.
The Croton Board Of New York city laid
LAST year 28, ,546 feet Of water pipe; the
total length Of mains now in use is 296
miles The new reservoir holds 1,000,-
100000 of gallons, all others los, 900, 600.
The city demands 81, ,405,5l7 gallons per
day, about 60 gallons or two barrels for
each inhabitant. The amount received
from water rents and penalties was $780,
958 30, being an increase over the pre-
viOus year Of $97723 30.
The statement that the quota of troops
assigned to Indiana was full, proves to be
untrue. The Anjutsnt General Of that
State says the announcement that the
quota is full is premature, unofficial and
unauthorized"
The New York Tribune announces the
perfection Of an electromagnetic rotary
engine, by Captain John Reeves, Of New
York, producing 8 new motive power,
which, it is claimed, will make the most
powerful machinery, and at an expense
immensely reduced from that of steam.
The 7ih, 19lh, and 4lst regiments Of o.
7. I, have Ie-enlisted, en- mssse, with
the exception of one man in the 18Th, as
veteran soldiers, and will, of course, re-
ceive the largest bounties Trumbull
County has one Company in the 7th, and
4Ist aud two in the 18th. They will pro-
baby be home soon, on furlougb, and we
hope they will receive such warm welcome
as they Deserve Warren Chr. niele.
During the last ten years the agricul-
tural population of England has fallen off
as follows: The number Of farmers and
graZiers has decreased from 306, 766 10
249,2 ,275, or about twenty per cent; of
farmers wives, from 20l, ,735 to l53, 765;
of their suns and daughters, from 275, ,17O
to 176, l6I; Of lsndholderF, from 81, 627 TO
30, 1856; Of indoor male farm laborers,
from 235, ,943 to I5S, ,4Ol; of ditto females,
from 12s,2 10 &c Sol; Of outdoor labor |
ers, l, or, 81 to e5s,27O.
The Eclectic Journal, in an article on
small poE, admoDishes physicians not 10 |
be hasty in passing their opinion that |
any eruptiTe disorder ia that losihsome !
disease until they prove the following |
system:
Nov We offer this secret TO- the profession |
80 s0ou as the eruptions appear, and By !
pressure with the point Of the finger may
distinctly be felt the small, hard substance,
precisely as if small, fine shot, hsd been
placed under the cutiole of the skIn. |
This peculiar appearance belongs to no !
other eruptive disease. We have applied |
the terms secret, here for whilst it is and |
has been known to few physicians, it |
Is not mentioned in any of the standard |
nor does The writer claim the |
credit Of the discovery. After this, sll |
works upon practice will add this unfail
ing diagnostic system.
The following elegant specimen Ofgram-
msticsl composition exhibits itself in the
last message Of Governor Latcher Of
ViIginis;
"No State has been so loyal, go faithful,
so devoted, mona has contributed more
literally in means and men, none has
barred their breasts more boldly and de.
Family to the storms, and none haze sent
her Teapers to the harvest Of death with
more of self sacrificing devotion, than the
the Commonwealth of Virginia.
WE'LL" said Yankee, proudly, to
travelling Scot, as they stood By the Falls
of Niagara, " is not that wonderful 2 In
your country you never saw anything
like that n
" Like that ?" quoih the latter; there's
a far mair wonderful concern twa miles
frse wbaur l was born"
"Indeed," Gays Jonathan, "snd pray
what kind of concern may it be ?"
"Wby, noD," replied the other, ats
peacock wi wooden leg !"
aAh," said old Mrs. Rosebury, alarming
is q great thing; I've often felt the need
of it Why, would you believes it, am
low sixty years old, and only know the
names of three months in the year, and
them's spring, fall and autumn lsrut
the names Of them when wac little
gal"
What throat is best for singer to reach
high notes with ? A sore throat.
How many osme,ouE Of the ark before
Noah Three-for Noah came forth.
Why is the plot of q ballot like the air
tight costume in which submarine exeur-
sions are made Because itsffor diver
tig.mesut