The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-05-15
F~orty-six freedmen arrived at Youngs.

F~orty-six freedmen arrived at Youngs-
town, O., recently.
There are thirty.seven thousand chur-
ches in the United States.
Five hundred men have been sci to
work at cleaning up the streets and al.
legs of Chicago.
The cattle plague in Great Britain is
decreasing. The cases have fallen from
10, 900 to 4,704. Over 10, 900 cattle have
been lost altogether since the commence
ment Of the disease.
The immigration to Kansas now aver.
ages, it is thought, about one thousand
persons per day. The larger portion go
to Southern Kansas, where the prairies
are already covered with green grass.
Since May I, 1865. 212, 1873 horses and
mules have been sold by the Government,
bringing $14, 721, 022.
Gen. Sheridan has issued an order re-
leasing the banks of New Orleans from
all military control.
1t is stated that a well defined case of
cholera made its appearance last week in
Waterloo, Illinois.
The consumption of wine in Paris is
increasing greatly, in consequence of its
abundance, and consequent cheapness.
Great freshets have occurred in Wis
consin. The damage at Milwaukee is es-
timated at 500, 900. The railroads
throughout the State have suffered great
ly.
Tax returns for the Eighth Collection
District in New York, show the names Of
householders who are assessed on more
than a thousand ounces OF silver plate.-
E. d. Morgan, now of the United States
Senate, appears to be the banner-holder,
and pays tax on 2,713 ounces. Morris
Ketchum is next, aud pays on 2 800 un-
ces. William B. Astor returns less than
fifty others of his rich %neighbors, his
name being down as owning only 1924
ounces.
The Courts in Virginia have very little
mercy on horse thieves. 1t appears that
Jonathan Huges, of Rockbridge, has
been sent to the Peuitentiary for nineteen
years for horse stealing. In Henrico
%county. also, James R. Shumaker, con.
victed of similar ofense, was sentenced
for nineteen years and eight months.
Sergeant Darragh was lately tried con-
victed and sentenced to be shot for Fe-
nianism by the English authorities; but
Queen Victoria would not give her on
sent to the execution of the sentence
The correspondent of the New York
Tribune says that this 'sact will effect
more toward exterminating Fenianism in
the ranks-if it exist there-than all the
constables, spies, lawyers, judges and
hangmen within the fair seas of Britain,
could do" Is clemeucy better adapted
to English than American soil2
1t is said that the salt mines of Nevada
throw in the shade entirely all others
known in the United States. One bed is
reported to cover Il, $3.50 acres, yielding
2,0O0,0O0 tons annually of salt, ninety
five per cent. fine. No bottom to this
salt bed has ever yet been discovered
As deep as any work has gone the bed is
solid rock salt, and from a depth of thir-
ty-6ve feet the salt water comes in SO
rapidly as to prevent work without eff
cient pumping arrangements. The salt
water swells up to the surface and over
flows the large floor, from which the dnc
white salt is continually gathered. This
floor, several hundred acres in area, has
been so well leveled that the water flows
evenly over it, and this, by exposure to
the atmosphere, is rapidly evaporated,
leaving a stratum Of fine white salt. This
yield aud production 60 OF continually,
and the more rapidly it is removed the
better the quality Of the salt.
In Antrim County, Michigan, a new
species of shale has been found, which,
while it possesses all the qualities of b.
luminous coal. leaves a residum of sand
stone with a natalie lustre. 1t burns
more readily than coal.
Four hundred and thirty four thousand
negroes are being supported by Govern
ment.
A fire destroying property to the amount
of S100, 600, occurred at Cairo on the 7th
inst.
Within the past two weeks. seven horse
thieves have been summarily killed near
J~erseyville, Ill.
1t is estimated that eco new houses will
be built during the present season at
Lawrence City, Kansas.
James Glennon was hung on the 26th
at Elizabeth N j., for the murder of his
wife a year ago.
The CHILEAN war has begun. The
Spaniards have bombarded Valparaiso,
the damage being from fifteen. to twenty
millions of dollars.
Letters from Japan state the iron-clad
vessel built in America for the Tycoon is
a failure The japanese minister who
purchased her committed suicide.
1t is said that paint on lightning rods
destroys their conducting power.
Stockholders, who went into. the British
Provinces to escape duty, are now called
upon to pay a tax of three dollars 20 the
crown and become liable to military duty
if they do not leave the country.