The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-08-09
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The recent freshets in Pennsylvania and |
New Jersey destroyed at least $500, 1000 |
worth of property, and produced a vast
amount of suffering.
The estimated receipts from the sale of
government property, rendered of no fur
ther use by the termination of the war
horses, mules, wagons, &c.-for the next
two or three months will amount to $780,
900, 900.
Two little girls died in Hartford within
the past few weeks from exhaustion in
Jumping the rope. One of them had
jumped more than FIVE hundred times
without stopping.
A lady in Indianapolis committed sui
eide because her husband refused to take
her to an ice cream saloon.
A writer in the New Orleans Times,
styling himself "a retired planter" urges
the introduction of Chinese labor for cot
ton plantations.
A woman in Utah committed suicide
few days since because her daughter mar
ried against her wishes.
A Quincy, Ill, paper says that snow
fell in large fakes in the vicinity Of that
city on the 10th inst 1t thinks that win
ter is either very backward or very for
ward.
A number of rebel Generals have re-
Gently been released from Fort Warren.
Among them was Maj. Gen. Jackson, of
Savannah. and it is understood that Gems.
Marmaduke and p ottle were also Of the
party.
Ben. Butler is trying to get the aboli-
tion nomination for Governor of Massa-
chusetts. IF he fails in the regular Con-
vention, it is intimated that he will run
as temperance candidate.
The demands upon the Treasury amount
now TO the enormous sum Of four or five
millions Of dollars day.
There has been some ill-feoling in
Charleston between the soldiers and the
citizens, in which the negroes have been
mixed up. Gen. Bennett has issued an
order requiring the citizens to deliver up
their firearms, and to remain at home at
ter eight O'Clock in the evening.
The cholera is raging fearfully in Al
exandria, Egypt, at the last accounts
The deaths were up to 250 day. $4,000
people had left the city.
They have had terrible hurricane in
Calcutta. India, ,doingan immense amount
of damage to the shipping.
There have been 81 ,131 Ohio troops re-
ported mustered out since the 29th Of
April last. OF these A 300 are reported
paid and finally discharged.
A woman is in prison in England for
burning her child's eye out with red
hot skewer.
A man in New York jumped twelve
feet and one inch for fifty dollars.
All the military prisoners on Johnson >
Island have been discharged and left the
Island, except Major Styles, of Georgia,
and Captain Cuseman, Of Louisiana, who
refuse to take the oath.
In North Carolina the rebels pardoned
on Governor Holden's recommendation
are said to be extremely hostile to the
Union element and are in a position to
control the approaching Convention. a
ed for, to obviate the necessity of repu-
diation of its action.
Fifteen National Banks were chartered
during last week.
Two hundred French troops Were Ian
ded at Tampico in the beginning OF July.
Gen. Sheridan has started on trip to
Galveston, Brazos, Santiago and Browns
vile.
Orders have been issued requiring reb-
el soldiers arriving in Washington to re-
port Immediately at headquarters,
Two hundred pardons were granted
last week
The rebel ram Stonewall, although in
the service Of the United States, will not
at present be brought to this country, on
account Of the prevalence of yellow te-
yer where she now is.
The Secretary Of the Treasury has de-
cided to make no more clerical appoint
ments excepting in cases of vacancies
which must be supplied. Over 1900 ap-
plications of unsuccessful aspirants tor
clerkship are on file in the Department.,
having accumulated during and since the
rebellion. 1t is estimated there are near
ly 1900 clerks and 400 copyists employ
ed in the treasury building.
Mr.. Theacker, former member of Con-
grcss from Ohio, it is still thought, has
the best chance of obtaining the appoint
ment of Commissioner of Patents, in
place of Mr., Holloway, resigned.
The New York Herald's correspondent
says that James NJ. Mason, one of the
rebel Commissioners to Europe, has gone
to st. Catharines, Canada, to reside.
Tf YOu Can Stand This, Yoa Can
Stand That.