Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-03-31
Miscellaneous Items.

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digging well at Pilot Point, Texas, ho found
solid log 70 feet under ground, and after
digging through forty-l0ut rock. Also, at
the same time and place, several pieces Of
silver ore
Florence is to have great medical con-
gress in September, to last fortnight. Med
ical men OF ali nations are expected To at
tend.
Those two unsightly, unsavory struc-
lures, entitled the "New York" and Broad.
way theatres, in New York, are 10 be torn
down.
1t is said that the whole number Of books
published and sold in the United states by
subscription agency during the past eight
years, docs not exceed one hundred. Yet
the business in Hartford alone involved over
five million dollars, aud required ten thou
sand agents to sell less than thirty books.
The warm springs near Carson City, Ne
yalla. have sunk two feet in Il very sudden
and mysterious manner and the prisoners
confined In the penitentiary, which is immc-
diatey over the springs, are in constant
state ofterror, expecting to be blown up by a
natural ConvulslOn.
Marshal Mcmahon, the Duke dc Magen-
ia, told one of the Algerino editors. n short
time ago, that he did not care what the press
laws authorized editors to write; II they up A..
posed his policy in Algeria he would have
them tried by c0urtmartial, and, If need be,
summary shot.
"A boa-constrictor in Singapore has
swallowed young lady who had on a dm-
mond necklace valued at fifteen thousand
dollars, and the natives are hunting up the
snake.
Five lucky White Pine spectators re-
Gently arrived in San Francisco, each with
500, ,OOO to his credit. in bank. All these
fortune were mado by selling ont, not by
mining,
Canada is receiving the bulk of this
winters snow. There has been another great
fall of snow there, blocking mp the railroads.
The snow is reported eight feet deep on the
level
fudge Hoar is tho third Attorney Gen.
eral from Massachusetts,. Levi Lincoln
father OF the Governor) served in Joflersons
Cabinet during his first term, and Caleb
Gushing was Attorney General through the
Presidency of Franklin Pierce. Theophilus
Parsons was invited to the position by John
Adams, but declined.
The German who lately, at Pleasant
Ridge, Mo-, put little girl in a corn-crib,
tied her there, and crushed her to death by
pilng on her sacks Of wheat, and who after.
wards robbed the house of Mr. Weiss, has
been arrested at Edwardsvlle. Mo-, and has
confessed the crimes.
"A newspaper published in the regions Of
Lakes Memphremagog and Winncpesaukee
says that "thc fsh in Lake Hol!eyhunke-
munk, Me-, are said 10 be superior to those
Of either Lake Weeleybac0oOk or MOOaetOck-
megantuc Those of ChauhungOgunga
maung were very good, but they all got
choked to death in trying TO tell where they
lived"
1t Ia pleasant pieco of fashionable in
telligence, that tho dirty fashion Of long
skirts, and tho horrible fashion Of pannicr
dresses are entirely out OF style for Bpnng
wear; and that short dresses, generally with
two skirta, are 10 be worn on all occasions.
TO make up for length and panmer, howev-
or an unlimited numberof skirts two, three,
oven fouT-is to DO allowed, and ilounces dd
hbiiltm.
Russia has conhscated the treasury ofa
Catholic convent in Poland for having allow.
ed insurgents TO use its printing press du-
ring tho late rebellion
Two delegations viited the President on
Saturday afternoon, one representing the
soldiers and sailors Of tho war of 1919.
headed by Con. Skinner They simply paid
their respects. The interview lasted about
five minutes. Ta
-Four miles and a half Of tho track Of the
Central Pacific Railroad was laid on tho 10th
of February. II was anticipated that fvo
miles would DO laid tho next day.
Fractional currency printed during last
week, 1850, 700; national bank notes issuod,
Si45, 500; actual circulation, 5000, 0Ol 1928 frac.
tional currency destroyed '59,6OO