Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-01-07
Miscellaneous Items.

The presence of red-headod woodpeck-
SJrs ia Kontucky woods betokens an open
winter.
North Carolina is tn locate ponitentary
in the cent lr OF a park containing eight thou
sand acres, Fi3 n " 4
"a Pork sells in Anderson County, Texas at
two and o half cents pound, and corn meal
at 85 cents bushel. erte.Af
NO species Of property, however guarded
in private residences, is safe from the hordos
q, of thieves who infost tho city ofRome.
An Oregon paper contradicts the story
that a street sprinkler has been hired To lay
tho duet In tho bed Of the Wallamet River, 3
"A car is building in California for the first
through trip 10 Now York over the Pacific
Railroad, Tho finish is, to be Of California
laurel. l5itfNf FIyGf rN yr.
An ingenious Nebraska postmaster has
returned TO apublisher the paper on which
he owes considerable amount, 'by lnstruc-
hons from The Postmaster General, because
II was not taken from the ofiico. -Jr ~
st. Louis Ia perturbed by tho arrival thore
OF FrenchmaI, count, who puts in u
modest claimas tho rightful heir TO tract
of land covered with flno buildings, which is
worth, exclusive Of those structures, mil
lion and n half dollars. Ho has brought
enits to test the titlos. gN} tffH
Ia --Thiers was discussing with a friend tho
recent English and French elections, when
helatter Huid. "FOr my part think wo nre
all going down hill, every year moro and
more radical; firmly b0lieye that in fifty
years all Europe will bo republican" Fifty
yoars |" replied NJ. Theirs; II only give
twenty-five, "lUf tl {stfF}"
The Now York Tribune comments on the
recent "corner" in corn at Chicago; ''Chi-
! cago isa fast, shrewd city. ltis 70 be hoped
that some of its brokers WHO soil their souls
short will bo ablo, when tho devil makes q
GALL 10 deliver. They may not find him will
Z ling 10 lot them OH for twenty cents o
bushel" q, i.r,.. =. ,,il..l hti
In one Of his recent essays on words, Mr..
Richard Grant White discusses the interest.
ing question why women will call their first
untlof garment choni 20. Thisword means
shirt, and nothing else and its meaning Is
not changed, on Tho sound improved, whom
(, IL H. proeouno9d shimmy. Shirt 10 tho
Noriginal English namo for this garment, as
l well M the corresponding garment for mon.
--somo Of tho jewels Of tbs Duchess do
Morny now Duchess do Sesto, wero sold AZ
auction In Paris lately, Tho prices realized
wero very high aid much beyond what had
originally been paid for tho jowelry. The to-
tai proceeds o. tho salo were. o5O, 1000 francs,
or $4,000 Stmo surprise was Expressed
that tho lady should not koop her paraphor-
nalia when sho has just.niaffied wealthy
Spanish Dnke but II 10 said TO be in accord.
ailco with her lato husbands will. lc ia
y There IL an attempt in Lima To induce
the women To abandon tho uso OF the manta,
on black hood-like shawl, which they wear In
public, and in which thcs are disguised 80
thom,f But tho effort is not likely TO succeed.
II thoy leave II on, thoy will havo 10 dress
thoir hair, and that willhe too laboriony an
enterprises. Tho native Beryant women also
wear Tho manta about tho house. covering