The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-12-18
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Gen. Thomas says every Northerner
engaged in cotton growing has lost mon
ey.
Queen Victoria got out of bed to see
the meteoric shower.
An Indian delegation with squaws and
wigwams from the Northwest is going to
the Paris Exposition.
It is again proposed to unite the Ber-
mnda Islands with Nova Scotia by sub
marine telegraph.
We have private information that the
latest Partisan Style of ladies' dresses is
something about midway between Ma
zeppa and the French Spy.
The city Of Turin has ordered bed
cover Of the finest lace as bridal pres
ent for the Austrian Princess who is soon
to marry the oldest son of Victor Eman-
uel.
In Elizabeth, N. j the single men are
assessed one dollar more poll tax than the
married men. They pay it cheerf1lly as.
tax on luxuries.-Ec.
The albany Journal says Republicans
have confidence in Greeley's patriotism,
but none in the soundness of his judg-
ment
In the suit of Repon, charged with
counterfeiting, now pending before the
courts of New York, Mr.. Spencer in
pleading for the defense said, shat three
fourths of the detectives engaged to
break up counterfeiting were in league
with the counterfeiters.
The removal ofthe Marquis Montholen,
French Minister at Washington, from his
position there, with the statement that
he is to be transferred to Lisbon, as rep
resentative of France in Portugal, is de-
clared to be promotion, because Portu-
gal is monarchy! Oh dearl
Fifth avenue, New York, is all, agog
in regard to an important breach of prom,
ise case that is soon to be commenced
The scions of two aristocratic families
are the parties. The lady is reported to
be extremely beautiful, while the gen
tleman is pitted with the small pox.
A generous New York manufacturer
proposes to present Yale College with a
picture gallery valued at $4,000.
A reward of $4,000, is offered for the
apprehension of Head Center Stephens
in Dublin.
The very weak minded women, of New
York, and other States, have been hold.
ing another meeting in New York city
They preservere in their determination
to run for seats in the New York Consti-
tutional Convention. There seems to be
feeling among them as though they had
better unhitch from the same team with
Sambo, and let the latter go it alone.
John H. Surratt, one of the Lincoln
conspirators has been captured in Alex.
andria, Egypt, and will be sent to the
United States for trial.
Richard Lewis, who murdered the Rev
J, G. Richmond,of the Episcopal Church
at Poughkeepsie, New York, last sum
mer, was on Wednesday found guilty O
murder in the first degree, and sentenced
to be hung on the 25th of January next
Judge Grier, one of the Judges of th'
Supreme Court Of the United States, has
lost the use of his limbs.
A colored individual, up before one oi
the Boston courts recently, was asked b.
the Judge what his business was? He re
piled, 81 have been servant, but have
come down to laborer."
! In 1901 the city expenses of New Yorl
were $17, 900, now they arc S17, ,0O0,0 00o
A Chicago oculist has been sued 70
malpractice, the patient fixing his damage
at $4,000.
A rst-hunt at Spring Valley, below
Xenia, Ohio, resulted in the total slaugh
ter of 1878 rats.
| Hogan, little boy, in Albany, Ne,
York, was playing few days since amonI
some empty potato barrels with three o
four of his young comrades. He got in
to the barrel feet formost, and his com
panions raised the barrel upon its end
thus placing him upon his head. In thi
positivn he was left until the blood rush
ed to his head and his face had becom
black. When removed he was taken t
his home, but died an few hours after
ward.
/ Don't put out kerosene lamps by blow
ing down the chimney. A doctor in Pc
oria tried it the other night;the lamp ex
lploded, and the doctor narrowly escape
losing his eyes.
j The official report gives the number Q
deaths from cholera, in St. Louis, fror
July 27 to November Gas three thousau
five hundred and twenty seven.
Heavy SHOWS have fallen on the Plain:
, and the outgoing trains are suffering.
j A New York dispatch says: Henr
Marsh, at one time messenger for th
Chemical Bank, blew out his brains O.
account of illness and poverty, leaving +;
wife and two small children.
A man named Henry CATER last wee
recovered judgment against the Ghicag
i and Alton Railroad for seven thousan
five hundred dollars, for injuries receive
on that road.
! A Washington dispatch says: Prom
inent Fenians have petitioned Govern
| mont in hahalf of Colonel Maonv orrae