The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-06-25
NUMBER II
Y a RIETY

on Staten Island.
Two New York editors hada game Of
fsticuf last week.
A canary bird has been sold in Dan
vile N. Y, for $75. K
Partisan fnery has TO pay duty this
year, even when in ladies trunks.
The Russian Emperor is believed to
spend about s1e0,000a day ip Paris.
The New York Times declares in fa-
vor of Gen. Grant for the next Presiden-
cy.
There are thousand acres Of straw
berries on the line of the Illinois Gen.
|tral.
Edwin Booth has been offered $4,000
for an engagement of two weeks at st.
Louis.
a field of turnips, containing $4,000
specimens, of 800 different varieties, is
now in bloom at Rochester. New York.
The Hudson river has become fully
stocked with carp or gold fish. They
originally got into the river from pri-
vate pond at Newburg.
Juarez, having bought Macmillan so
cheaply, might make good thing out
of it BY selling him to his mother, who
it's said, is ready to give Fifty millions
for hin.
Three young men In Albany, N, T.
have agreed on a swimming match, to
come of on the 25th inst The stake is
silver cup, and the distance is only
three miles.
Secretary Seward has lately called the
attention of the Japanese Government to
the ancient unrepealed edict of that coun
try making Christianity capital offence
in japan.
A New York team Of tfotters, Bruno
and Brunette, the property of Mr.. Har.
ker have done q mile in 2:251, beating
by of second, the best time made by
Mr.. Boomers celebrated team.
A Cincinnati photographer caused q
slight sensation the other day BY boil
stering up acorpse on a balcony on one
of the principal streets for the purpose
of taking post mortem portrait.
A town of 900 inhabitants has grown
up on the Pacific railroad within six
weeks, supporting a $4,000 hotel, bill
lard saloons, faro, monte and keno banks
and other necessary establishments.
Galveston, Texas, it is estimated by the
authorities of that city, now has . popu
lation Of 22,50o--an increase since 1860
of about 13.500. OF the present popu.
lation 1850 are whites, and :, 600 COZ
ored,
The proposition for a general stimuli
taneous reduction of the armies of the
Great Powers Of Europe is receiving
much attention, and, it is said, is not un.
favorable considered in Official circles in
France. Il
Prof. s. F. B. Morse, the venerable in.
ventor Of the telegraph. is now residing
with his family at Paris. His health IS
good, and be is busily engaged upon
history of the telegraph, and receives
visikprs but one sfteruoon in the week.
In New Castle, Delaware, last week, d
colored man who had killed his brother
IN drunken rage, was publicly plllo-
ried, then whipped with sixty iashesi
forced to pay nne OF hye thousand dol
lars, and then taken to prison to be COM
fined for life.
A smart telegraph operator in Jersey
City has been paying expenses by send
ing bogus dispatches to citizens and .pock
citing the suns collected. 80 s s
Gerrit Smith has published q longlet-
ter 70 proye that he would hnpe benin
consistent if he had refused TO sign JEFF.
Dayis's bond. s.s..
,rho sso,f,,l ca.tls d;saasa b.a hrak.n
al as.;n s Errsaud and S;th rerews5
s;rnisnes @ Orr = acl dsslsrs .snno, Il
NO carsfnl n rsfus;5r slls ;mnortsd i've
stock from any quarter. A wholesale
slaughter Of animals alone suppressed
this terrible plague last year. but Il seems
has not eradicated It. s..sFs
.,ta AhoI;t;ar ..j1v
,a.ah;r - - ba
i;sSa .ba. az .san Ella Sooma ;a.o s, srs.sss;es
of ,be;r m.stsrs,s n,os.rtv - 'cont;sss.
t;on An eytsnsivs e,Da 'bas hssn
ro;se5 - n~onaoa4o tb;s Pnr;tan ;aaa and
vast numbers Of Thad. Stevens confis-
cation speeches have been circulated
among the blacks. and read to them id
their midnight conclaYes. 3
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