The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-11-17
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The United States Supreme Court has
recently made IN important decision on
the subject of the transfers of lands. pro.
Tossing to be an absolute conveyance
but accompanied with a concealed yer.
bal agreement between the parties, secu
ring benefit to the grantor at the ex
pcnso Of his creditors. The Court says
that the law will not permit a debtor, il
falling circumstances to convey his lands
by deed without reservations, and yet
occupy IT. for limited time for his OWL
benefit. Hence. when a debtor,in pursll-
ance of private understanding, retains
possession, rent free, for one year, OF
lands sold by him, such. conduct ere
ates q secret trust for his benefit, and
renders the conveyance fraudulent
as to creditors, and void. And it makes
no difference in the legal aspect of the
case before the Court, that the interest
reserved was not of great value,and that
the debtor did not intend to defraud his
creditors.
The debt of Virginia is S46,000,000.
Goodman, Miss, is to have Catholic
Church.
The corn crop of Ohio is estimated,
this year, at 141 100000 bushels.
English capitalists have S90,00O,0OO
invested in East India railways.
The Southern crops this year are val
ued at $400,000,000.
China and Japan exported S4,500,00
pounds Of tea this year, down to the Goth
Of August.
The Minnesota lumbermen are making
active preparations for winters cam
paign in the pineries.
The annual manufactures of Chicago
are estimated to amount to nearly ST5,.
100000, employing a capital Of about
s30,0OO,00O.
They had fair in Marshall County
Iowa, recently, at which & feature was s
foot-race by three girls.
If revenue officer engages actively in
politics, in England, he is fined and dis
missed from Office.
Three girls joined hands and jumped
off London bridge recently, commit
ting suicide i'll company.
The Australian colonies have 100000
horses, 100000 cattle, ,3S, 100000 sheep
100000 pigs and 100000 acres OF
cultivated land.
Over $4,000 were expended in
keeping alive the John Allen prayer meet
ings, at New York, and now Water street
is worse than ever before.
The entire cost of the Fire Depart
ment in st. Louis for the first six months
was $4,000. The cost of the Chicago
department for the same period was
100000.
The Philadelphia Age says that oyel
1900 new buildings, estimated to have
cost $4,000, 0,000,were put up in that city
during the months from January | to Oc-
tOber /.
The pluck of an expected bridegroom,
failed him before the ceremony, in Rich
mond, the other day, and he sent note
to his waiting bride to that effect. He
brothers then soused him in duck pond
Michigan offers for sale 100000 acres
Of public land, given to the State by the
General Government for an agricultural
college The land is all in Michigan.
Lord Brougham was ''eminent in many
things says Lord Carnaryon, '.and in
none more than this, that he never ceased
to hold out to his country the living
principle Of constant work.
The State of illinois has adopted .
new seal. The design is an eagle on {
boulder in prairie, the rising sun in tn,
distant horizon; in the beall OF the eagle
is scroll bearing the words: estate
Sovereignty-National Union"
The Chicago Pork Packers Associa
ton has passed resolution that th'
name OF each packer shall be branded
upon each barrel of mess pork, instead
of the word "standard," as has hereto
fore been the practice.
Mr Beeoher differs with his church OF
the matter of baptism. BY a formal vori
baptism. is forbidden to any child whost
parents are not both members. Mr.
Beecher announces that, outside of th'
church,he will administer baptism to an,
child, one Of whose parents is Chris
tian, =