Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-03-19
MUCH in LITTLE.


An early pring7-jumping- out Of
bed at 1--we o'clock In the morning. =
IIot0ep Courier. :.
A Hartford mechanics have invented
! machine that viii make 1900 pins m
hour, which is $50 per minnie and five
in two seconds.
1t is said that when Russian hus-
band neglects to beat his Wife- for q
month or two, shs begins to be alarmed
at his indifference. ME y0E ,t,'
An excellent bed OF coal has been
discovered few miles below Denver,
on the projected line Of the Denver Pa.
Icific Railroad, aii8
San Jose, California, has gone into
silk culture with q company having
capital OF 100000 The machinery
has arrived, the foundation of the build.
ing is laid, and the worms are at work.
The Hon. John Morrissey, M. O.,
il is said, offers to bet that his boy.
twelve years old, can whip any boy of
his years in the country. Who bids
for the fieldP $50 ls
Princes Alexandra, the English
papers saw, "can now walk without
stick" Do they mean that Albert Ed
ward is no longer the partner Of her
ramblesP ~
The Legislature Of the Cherokees,
at its late session. passed an act apprc-
priatiug ten thousand dollars for the
erection of building suitable for
capitol, at Taiehqah, the capital of the
nation.
The wages Of four prominent Euro.
peans are as follows: Louis Napoleon.
$13, $40 a day; Queen Victoria, $6,027;
Francis Josepb, $40, $50; and the King
of Prussia, IS. 210.
-Vitriol-throwing is in vogue in San
Francisco. One man has died OF the
effects of having vitriol thrown at him,
and another has died (suddenIy) OF the
effects Of throwing vitriol at somebody
else.
Nashville is of present infested by
gangs of bold and adroit burglars, who
make nightly excursions in the resi-
dences OF wealthy citizens in pursuit
of plate, money and other plunder.
The night police force, which they have
eluded heretofore, has been doubled.
The latest Boston notion is 'rhe
Marriage Fund Association" which
agrees to give a dover. to married and
marriageable members, premiums on
the birth of children, aud aids all in
obtaining husbanos or wives, homes,
''health and happiness"
On the night OF the 22d, party Of
bold free-booters made descent upon
the village tf Holden, in Johnson Co.,
Missouri, broke into several stores, and
we're fred upon, but escaped. They
had two wagons, one of which was
captured. They failed to load their
wagons, and so took away very little Of
value.
The treasure-seeking mania has
broken oat again in California. A
'Cocos Island Guano and Piroot Treas
ure Expedition" has been organized,
and parties ore endeavoring to ger mp
an expedition to raise frigate laden
with gold and silver ingots, doubloons,
&C., sunk on the Peruvian coast nine
hundred years ago A remarkable
circumstance connected with thu
frigate is that it is sunk in only fifteen
feet of water.
New Orleans. it is claimed, pos
sesses more miles of street railroad
than any city of its size in the world.
The lines completed and in process of
construction probably amount to twen-
ty-fve miles. Each car is drawn by q
single mule, and in default of a con-
dnGtnr each passenger drops his own
fare into glass box near the driver. -
This mode diminishes company ex-
penses in the way of conductors sala-
ries and stealings, but does not con-
duce TO the safety or convenience of
the public.
There is lively matrimonial busi-
ness in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Four. hundred and seventy-eight mar
riages took place in that city last year.
One blushing bride had reached the
age of IS years; but three others were
on the pinafore side of 16. There was
also a resolute Young. woman who en-
tered boldly upon her third connu-
bial voyage at the age of 20, A damsel
of Is likewise Aouted "Mrs. Grundy"
by wedding swain of 55.