The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-11-15


that Of jefferson Davis. It was not much
Of compliment to Davis, but it was sad
slap at Greeley.
IT is announced that. the British Gov
ernment is prepared to agree with onr
Post Ofice Department in reducing the
rates of prepaid letter postage between
the two countries to six cents.
Grant has been invited to visit Georgia
by Governor Bullock, and has declined
the otFea, and he deserves the more credit
for his self-abuegation, considering that
there vas the p.Obabibility of horse
race. Hero is what he says: "As Con-
gress meets about the 1st Of December,
and would expect to hear from him about
that time, he could not leave the city 10
60 any place"
A St. Pail niger tried to kill color
ed friend with brick, but sad to relate,
he failed in his lauduble undertaking, and
broke $500 pane of glass. He says it
would have been money in bis pocket II
he had missed the window and killed hall
dozen niggers.
There are now in the United States
navy four iron-clads in commission, and
twenty-nine more that can be ready for
sea in tive weeks. The number of sailing
national vessels Of all kinds attached to
thenayy is fifty. us
There never was but ono Irish Nor
mon,: and it killed him; and.a Mormon
Irishwoman never was,known. Bully for
any nationality that can get along single
handed.
The radicals Of Illinois claim a majori-
ty Of eleven in the Constitutional Conven-
ton to which delegates have just been
elected.
An idiOtic country newspaper man in
Missouri dominates the windy Senator
Drake for President, to succeed Grant in
1872.
The three most pestileat "isms:' Of the
day are on the decline. Imperialism,
Tadicalism and Normouism are all going
down. and their chief opponents, the po-
li'ical ''ism''nlites Of tic day, are going
down with them.
The staunch Democratic Monumental
City, Notwithstanding that there were
three different tickets in the field, elected
the whole Democratic ticket by MAORI
ty ranging from four to FIVE thousand.
Baltimore still as sound as ever, and will
always remain so.
Mexieaas steal over a million dollars
worth cattle from Texas every year.
The Lone Star people stand It we'll, but
if they ever do get ut those Grcase-s, the
Lord have mercy on them. Texas papers
arcjust beginning to get warmed up, and
there will be muss there soon.
A female Fifteenth Amendment in
Rockford, Illinois, has got $500 dana.
gcs from the Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad, through verdict of Wiuneba.
go County jury. The wench had been
refused scat in the ladies' car.
There is something marvellous in the
spread Of american ideas and habits IN
Europe Of late. Witness the fact that the
Cashier Of the Zurich branch of the Bank
of Switzerland is adefaulter in the sum
ofS350, LOCO.
Necessity is the mother-in-lau ofin-
T0ntion. ASOutb Carolina negro who
had outraged a white girl was caught
and skinned alive. The people will stop
them things down that way, or stop the
negro race altogether.
The Democrats of New York have a
good working majority in both branches
OfthO Legislature.
Benjamin F. Wade. the inpeached
Senator from Ohio. bas swung around the
circle and got back again to Washington,
aadhas. interviewed Grant over a bottle
or two Of Dose-OOloriug extract of corp.
Ben Wade wants Cuba recognized.
Grant does not. bar while they could not
sgres upon this point, they eosld urou
drinks.