The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-09-06
General News

The young king of Greece is said tc
have become q drunkard. ..!' ~ -iH-
Voorhees, positively declines to run fol
Governor Of Indiana uai IN ir.
A catfish was caught at Kansas City
recently that weighed 300 pounds.
One hotel at Saratoga holds twenty
three three mnlllionapilres' mill pi ia..-asoig ls,ssa
The strike of the Pennsylvania Goa
Company's miners is ended. 9'f ,iig
Atlanta, Georgia, has $1,000 inLabi-
tants ~ % .''I'.'. - a.s,"' pi''R
A man in Savannah was neatly shaved
and killed by lightning. S ayfep2
No member Of tho Cabinet is now in
Washington. "E '.'.'i#-
Blacquo Bey is tho best whist player
and his wife is the ypretticst woman at
White Sulphur Springs. - 4si,g
Cinnamon wash for fifteen cents per
dozen. Chicago is organizing laundry
for, them. e r.. sl,4 z 2 b !.
ANashville detective estimates that
there arc over 1000 murderers loose in
Tennessee. r.,yelP ~.
a New Orleans merchant jumped from
an Ohio river steamboat. and was nicely
groundfup by the paddle.whcel. g5s .El
Chinese secret societies offer rewards
for the murder Of foreigners. A dead
Yankee is worth $40, e
a rattlcsnakc bi. Mrs. Wood, Of Glinn,
Wisconsin. but she and two quartsSof
whiskcy were too much forit. .;.,!,.t7 81
The last words ola negro hung at St.
Louis were-"See what q woman will
bring man to. ."s14S"s q '197is aip;st t9
The landings along the Missouri river
are all crowded with, wheat awaiting
shipment. .fnSje5 5.ljTI 8
Distressing accounts Of the effects Oft
presentlopg drought upon the crops in
Virginia have been received. s93 5i''
\ Fora change they have sent one horse
thiefIto tho peuitcntiary in Missouri. They
generally choko'om. a'sH ~. stiis
:. a New York swell bought the largest
diamond in the country Of q Saratoga Jew.
eler the other da5, for $11,5O0. sE,i a.2
Ex- President Pierce remains a member
Of tho law firmiof Pierce & Miuot, which
was formed ab0uttwenty-dve years ago.
Brigham Young's sons are marrying as
fast as they can, in hopes to catch up with
the old man. 4 ia.lf5a,ii. 81, ,sgs S.,'s
An advertisement in an Australian pa pa
per invites proposals for clergymen for
marrying one or more couples. Z
A corner lot in Cincinnati, which was
sold in 170S for .$5, was lately sold at
auction for the sum of$12O,Q00.
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Vice. President Colfax has been pre-
scntcd in Denver City with picture
mado Of Colorado silver and gold.
Since the first day Of January last, two
hundred and two persons have been buried
in Richmond at the expense 'ofthe city.
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A Board of officers has been. appointed
to make q general review Of army affairs
in the United States, and to reform aud
improve them. .la.d faiasl5ysllu
A pig with human head is astonish-
ing North Carol!ua. A pig with an en-
tire human body is not uncommon any
where.a sHftt tfg. g llsb aUl81 qSlLa
IA steam shovel. capable of doing the
work Of a hundred mon. has bceu put to
use on one Of tho Illinois railroads, with
the purpose Of loading cars with gravel.
A little hoyin Iowa rolled down. a l,ill
with a rattlesnakc clingiug tohim. Be-
fore llo died bis body was the color Of the
reptile. 5. ii. .Hy. t,,sj ,sj.It, \
The last box Of cigars sent to Grant
had bis monogram on the cover, and the
weeds tipped With gold leaf. He cheer
fully accepted. @
The Chicago Times says that Fisk and
Vanderbilt go US cautiously aud deliber.
atcly to work to steal railroad as horse
thief does to steal horse. Ugw ,ai \ 81
A Chicago paper Of Friday last chroni.
clcs the murder Of two females by the
.blunder Of druggist filling a prescription
incorrectly. 'lA Id q '7
Brigham Young and his wife Are hav.
ing their portraits painted. The latter
will be done In group. Mrs. Brigham's
name is Legion.' c5' ,''t 4 ~ e'si. ?
A guest at Saratoga mistook large sil.
yer-liandled dinncr.knife for his pocket
knife. A policeman pointed out tile
error. t. tg, g5r i5 84
An Indiana town boasts Of a thief wbc
certainly touches bottom in his meanness
His peculiar talent is taking the Grape
from the doors Of houses where aperson i
lying dead. sl9iIT,5-1I = WI
In. Cincinnati, last week, a man had ,