The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-06-25
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ed to $250,000.
A whole colored congregation inclu-
ding Hastor and deacons, has left Macon
Georgia, for Liberia.
Numerous hogsheads filed with the
remains of human bodies, have been
found buried in lot near Corcoran's
building, Washington, D. g. They had
evidently been employed on the dissect-
ing table.
Rev. DR.. Wentworth. Of Troy, on Sun
day, alluded to the last tragedy at Al
bany, and said: "We were worse than
Italians, for in Italy man was assas-
sinated secretly, but here the crime was
committed openly. IF the practice could
not be stopped, the Legislature or Con-
stitutional Convention ought to resusci-
tate and legalize dueling, that man
might have at least half chance for his
life.''
The Charlottesville (Va.,) Chronicle
advises the farmers Of that State TO plant
vines and raise grapes for the manufac
ture of wine. 1t says that the mountain
regions of Virginia-especially those
portions lying along the eastern slope Of
the Blue Ridge-can scarcely be sur
passed for their adaptation to the culture
of fruit.
Two bruisers, Timothy Talley and Dem
ny Simpson, engaged in prize fight on
Thursday, near Fort Lee. After seven
teen rounds Talley was declared the
victor. The police did notinterfere.
The American Magnesium Company of
Boston have lately invented a magnesium
light for signalling at sea, which is yis-
able at distance of sixty-fve miles. The
price Of the prepared magnesium for
burning has decreased from sixteen dol
lars to three dollars and fifty cents per
ounce within short time.
Ben Wade was too i'll to speak in St.
Louis. Bad for Ben, but good for those
who were saved the infiction of Ben's
oratory.
Mrs. Tom Thumb is again announced
to be in an imminently interesting sit
fuation.
/ General Rosecrans is talked of for
Democratic candidate for Governor OF
| California.
The Sultan doesn't intend to get out
Of wives during his journey to Paris; be
takes thirty with him. Oh, Brigham
Young! can't you go and beat old Mus
tapha?
i A Genius out West who wished tc
mark half.dozen new shirts, marked
the first John Jones, and the rest ditto
i The London Morning Herald has rea.
son to believe that Jefferson Davis will
arrive in England in the month Of June
) Out of 1,67s emigra1ts that arrived a
: Montreal last week, only thirty remain
ed there; the balance left for the West
: ern States.
4 Greyhounds. it is said, make the best
sausages. Terriers are utterly unayail
able. Newfoundland dogs, half.grown
are preferred by our German fellow -citi
zens. Splangkna was the Greek for''sas
|. singers"
4 OF thirteen million bottles of cham
lpagne annually exported from Rheims
and its vicinity, the United States ge
two millions Of the poorest kind.
j A verdict Of s367 900 damages wa
r obtained by the Louisville and NashYill,
: Railroad Company in 1861 against th,
rebel General S. B. Buckner, for destroy
ing their bridges and water works. Th,
General now asks for rehearing of tht
] case, on the ground that he. cannot bs
held responsible for obeying military
orders.
The Tennessee papers tell funny
story of the exploits of negro, who ,
short time since, found bag Of gold il
a hollow log: He converted his golG
into FIVE twenties and had over $4,000
He went to New Orleans, worked in /
| barber-shop, studied evenings, acquired i
| good knowledge Of English and French
and IN March last went to Europe as the
| attendant of an ex-Confederate General
and now turns up as the proprietor of {
! frst-class American restaurant in the Par,
is Exposition.
! Both Houses of the Connecticut Leg
islature have passed resolution to vel
come the President to Hartford.
i Fresh victories are claimed for the Gre
tans over the Turks, and it is said tha
0mer Pacha has retreated, burning villa
ges and massacreing the inhabitants.
| 1t is rumored in New York that freed
men are being shipped to Cuba and sole
as slaves, instead Of to Liberia, wher,
they intended to emigrate.
Minister Campbell has resigned ths
Mexican mission. His resignation wal
accepted.
i The London Canada Free Press pro.
poses, as a peace offering, to release the
Fenian convicts upon the Inauguration o.
the new Confederacy or "Dominion o.
Canada
| A special telegram from Chicago gives
the particulars Of q fire and loss Of life
which occurred there last week. Sixteen
persons were in the premises; how many
escaped is not known, but the charred
bodies of FIVE have been recovered from
the ruins. The fire lis thought to have
been the work Of an incendiary.
Late adyices from Mexico state that the
trial of Maximilian is concluded and that
number Of ladies had waited upon Ju-
arez to entreat him to spare the life of his
prisoners, as also the lives of the Impe-
rial officers. Juarez returned vague re-
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