The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-05-03
General News.

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Since January 1st, 1869, II English
baronets have died.
A gypsum mine has been discovered in
Fairfax county, Virginia.
The Mississippi election will probably
be postponed until Fall.
"A. j. Hamilton is the favorite candi-
da'e for Governor in Texas.
Great quantities of slate are now mar
blcized in Vermont quarries.
It's rumorcd that ex-senator Doolittle
is about to settle in Chicago.
Paris has fiddler named Bellatoni
who is said TO be equal to Psganiuni.
The New York papers say that the con.
dition ct the streets in that city is awful.
Lumber and whiskey arc said to be
scarce in the White Pine regions.
The dismissed clerks at Washington
are vanly laboring ior reinstation. ~
Cigars which are bought in Cuba for
$50 a thousand, cost in New Orleans
$3.50.
Mount Vernon is being repaired, Con-
grcss having opriated $500 for
the purpose.
. sl65ois the highest salary paid to a
teacher in the Philadelphia public
schools. b sa4 9#
The Becfsteak Club, of London, ono
hundred aud thir:y-fye years old, has
broken up aud sold out.
estimated that four thousand mil
lions ofpnpcr rags arc made every year
into paper in the world.
Ten millions Of Berdan cartridges
have lately been ordered from a Connec-
ticut factory fer the Spanish army.
Since the slave trade has been abolished
the tribes in Africa cat their priso.
ncrs, us they cannot sell them.
The largest roof in the world is at The
railway station at Kings Cross, London
covering some four acres.
Queen Nic:oriallas spoiled the Kohl
moor diamond, in having it cut Itwa.
tho largest in the world.
/. The De Kalb Grand Jury presented
the last Legislature Of Georgia for rcck-
less extravaganza in voting themselves
S9a day. =
The population in Great Eritain in
1868 was $50, So ,s45 distributed as fol-
loss: England, 21.50o. 900; Scotland,
3,155,O00; anl Ireland, $500, 600.
Prize fighters in Michigan are hereafter
to be punished By fine ofnot less than
1000, or imprisonment from one to FIVE
years, or by fine and Imprisonment.
A confidence operator, swindled the
citizens Of Richmond. Va, out of So5-
600 last week. BY tile means Of forged
checks. lie was arrested in Pittshurg.
The income of the Sheriff Of New
York city is estimated at $4,000 per
annnm; and the fees OF the Ludlow street
jnil alone arc worth about $4,000 per
year.
The Republican River Bridge Com
pany. atyJunction City, Kansas, sold at
auction $4,000 acres of lnnlin tile vicinity
Of the city, realizing about S150,00o
therefor.
Two negroes, prominent in the radical
party, went before Tie Mayor Of Brook
haven, Miss, the otller day, and gravcly
inquired if Adam and Eve were both
white men.
Queen Isabella has given orders to the
effect that no more newspaper reporters
and editors shall be admitted TO her new
p4lOre. Her conduct can only be account
ed fnr on the score Of the dislike which
tI.r vicious always have for the vir,uous.
Mrs. Van Coot. widow and licensed
p acller Of the Methodist faith, is said
to'avc converted over 1000 persons du.
ri & .lic past year, and yet it is proposed
to tnrn her out Of tie ministry, probably
Tor lar that if kept at work, she would
socn leave nothing for the other preach.
'tsto do.
Ibout two weeks ago, a negro BY Tic
unms Of Ilaryc Tucket, whose character
is to.oriCusly bad, violated the person o.
1t Nnng whitc woman, in the neighbor.
ii,oj Of lIull's Gap Station, lincolt
county, Kentucky. The young won'at
went before magistrate and swore out I