Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-09-01
MIs0oIlananna llems, -
Philadelphia is suffering for want OF
.,at a ill,a, Gehrvlkil1 being unusually low.

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"A PENNSYLVANIA, who has kept
record feports twenty-five deaths in that
state, last week, from kerosene oil explo-
..AA---Indlanopolis has first class Grim con
sensation, in the elopement OF the wife OF
aprominentcitizen with political adven-
tuler.
George W. Gilson a local editor Of the
Missouri Democrat, was thrown from his
carriage and seriously injured on the l7th
inst. -.
= As result OF the strife between riya.
freight lines q piano WIS shipped through
from New York to Evansville, Ind, last
week, for so.
Twelve car loads Of through freight
from Boston to San francisco. passed
Omaha .on the .21st by what is knownas
the aRodLine." ~ {, 10 'f'L- '--'''i
"A company has been foamed at Paines-
Vile, Ohio, for the manufacture OF nitro
glycerine, their works having o capacity
for 1000 pounds day.
"A theatre was struck by lightning in
Chicago on the goth, This was providen-
tial. A church was struck at the same time,
and that was accidental.
The cotton seed oil mills, at Memphis,
have produced about 1000 barrels of oil
during the season now drawing to o close.
Scarcity of seed has compelled all but one
to close. f s.s., M
"A horse jockey in Manchester, N H.,
has traded 5000 times in five years, and
never lost dollar in his bargains. The av-
Leo, .Nrt los
ted at $15.
In July, 1884, 277 citizens of Boston,
men, women and children, availed them
selves of the privileges and advantages,
afforded by the various public bathing
houses in that city.
The other day lady in the Dark Cor
ner of Carroll county, Georgia, gave birth
to twins. On the same day and in the
same house two of her daughters brought
forth twins-all boys.
A bulldog and large bald-headed
eagle, owned in New Haven, have become
strangely attached to each other. They
sleep and eat together, and neither permits
any interference with the other.
1t is claimed for the Arkansas Hot
Springs that the waters will not only de-
stroy the taste for liquor, but will clear
from one's system in very short time all
the effects of previous dissipation. jy@ ia
1t is stated that, at Philadelphia, the
mean velocity of the wind during the en-
tire year., is found to be about eleven miles
an hour at Toronto its average velocity is
nine miles; and at sea it is estimated at
eighteen miles.
"A woman of rare presence OF mind was
overtaken by train on high trestle
work near Marietta, Ohio, on Saturday,
and dropped between the ties, holding
herself Suspended by her arms until the
train passed over, when she climbed back
again; allwithout scream.
The New York Telegram gives the fol.
lowing definition, which is worthy of II
place in Webster; "E,,n6 is q French
word, for an American malady which gem
orally arises from the want ofa want, and
constitutes the complaint of those who
who have nothing to complain of"
Tile New York Sum- in speakingof the
proposition TO establish in this country q
great university after the pattern of those
in Europe, says: "po our mind this
seems the perfection of nonsense. We
want workers in this country, not idle
dreamers among books; and next to hang
ing man, the worst use you can put him
to is shutting him up in a college library"
The Albany Express intimates that
James Fisk Jr., it is said, proposed to MIR,
Ramsey to settle the Susquehanna Rail
road difficulties by playing game of "seven
up" more commonly known as "old
sledge." Mr. Ramsey quietly replied to
to the Admiral that he did not know how
to play cards, he would surely lose the
game.
DIR. Austin Flint writes long article
in the Quarterly Journal of Psychological
Medicine to prove that the "Rocheser
Rappings" were produced by the medium
consciously dsplacing her knee,ioint. He
experimental upon her with great ingenui-
iy and perseverance,, and appears to have
made out his case SO far as the Fox girls
are concerned.
Henry Vincent writes that his forth
coming visit this country must be his last.
"Indeed" he says, II should have de-
cided not to have come again, did / not
feel the strongest desire TO take personal
farewell OF the many generous friends who
have so warmly greeted me on former oc-
New York State and Pennsylvania, up to
the end of December Ha
Asa Rhodes, of Richmond, VT, whose
safe was mysteriously robbed of nearly
$4,000 three weeks since, recovered the
money in rather strange way, at Green
field, few days ago. 1t seems that, while
the agents OF q circus were in the latter
town making arrangements for on exhibi-
ton, they found among tho robes of their
buggy between ST. 900 and $9000in money
and notes, some of the latter being drawn
in the name Of Mr.. Rhodes. A telegram
was Immediately sent TO Mr.. Rhodes who
went down to Greenfield and identified his
property, every dollar of the amount stolen
being recovered tits supposed that the
burglar placed his plunder in this odd
place to escape detection, while tho circus
mel were at Richmond few day after the
robbery. tc,,. l.oJ. N. i.,..
AN EARTHoUAKE PERDIoTED. "A very gen
eral excitement was caused in Peru by
the publication Of the prophecy Of a Ger
mar, astronomer, asserting that on the