The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-01-18

hundred different languages. n,
A lost city like Pompeii has been dis
covered near Chalco, Mexico.
The ,millels of,New York City are to
organize q labor union. III,
The Lpcretia Borgia, story in Sussex
county, n. j., is pronounced bosh.
They have found out in Prussia still
more effective, weapon than the needle
gun. It is called tile Morganstern rife.
There were thirty.three hundred bank
rupt cases in Virginia during the year
1865. 81 sn''sl5' a' 81. li9 s9t.l !sg
Canada is pulling over schemes for
getting rid Of its silver; the United States
over schemes to. get its silver back.
= Carswell, under sentence of death for
having ravishcd and murdered Abbie
Sanders. at, Utica, has confessed-to both
crimes.
]. An ardent youth in Chicago, was poi
soned the other day by the cosmetic
bloom which his lips absorbed from the
cheeks Of his sweetheart. s'ui 9a'H ''
An enterprising young lawyer of Lonis-.
vile has provided himself handsomely
wiYestbS marrying two widows and.
one woman whotwas single. aG !s
TIE Frontier lnder, published at5Bear
River City. Wyoming Territory,slsqys
that honest men can walk the streets, of
that city now with safety, provided they
keep sober and are armed to the teeth.
The average of hanging done in the
new tity Of Laramie, On the Pacific Rail-
.way.glis said to bo one man pcrweek tt
is added :: The place, promises alsteady
and secure, growth. Il .lsas- E!g
The Rev. Mr. Boyakin has sued the
Rev, Mr.. Deppe:for slandcr in charging
him with adultery. Deppe offered to
justify and Boypkin withdrew the suit.
Allef BelleTille, Illinois. No Cards,
~ Oh fuil " (sntG blii c!tsia A
q IniGoshen, Iowa, lately, William Il.
.Pearman, eloped with 9 young lady who
had been making her home in his family
,duringtheipast FIVE weeks, leaving, q wife
and three Children saiTQ .igs .,Sl.
Tho iron bridge over the ST. Joseph
river at Niles, Michigan, will be compile
tcd'this week. tits $50 feet in length,
consisting of two spans resting upon a
pier in the middle Of the river, and will
cost$35S000 when completed. -s,' g q
Frank Leslieissuesia new family illus
trated. Paper. 1t iste be called tho Nep
Worlds and willnwe1beliese, get along
without the disgustingly bitter 7partisan-
sliiprwhieh has made Harpers a stencil in
the nostrilsof decent people. sl-l
TIE Psshpsylvapiia Legislature has here
.tofore paid $4,000 for its ,pastihg aud
stitching department; a Lancaster firm
offers to, do il for 81, 900, observing at
the same time that they will make q good
thing out Of i at that price. ...!,f..s
Galveston, Texas, p nov, claims $4,000
inhabitants. 1t boasts of six hundred,
business firms, six lines of steamships,
Ave ssdlihg 5sliips. two banks, six private
bankers, two insurance companies, aud
three cotton-prpss companies. li,saI
A!paper printed at Helena, Montana.
says that in one Of thc famous mines in
that district there are one thousopd tons
Of excellent ore ready to be crushed, and,
ten thousand tons Of equally good quartz
| in sight, and that the ledge contains
Quartz worth $4,000, 600, " y. !. y.
PRoeREss Of rah souru. According
to the report Of The Internal Revenue
Commissioner, the ten Southern States
paid into International treasury during the
year ending June 3Oth, 1868, tile hand
SOME sum Of thirty two millions and three
quarters. This isU large ',increase over
previous years since the war, and shows
that the South is again on the high road
to- wealth and influence '-New York
Herald!ssia d bae .9isa 5aag5s gei1Ey
General Robert =. Lee has congratpla-
ted the President Of the Valley Railroad
Company on the prospect Of speedily
raising tho necessary capital by vote Of
the counties through which the road will
pas-betYcenr Harrisonbprg and Salem.
This road, be, says, will open up the rich
mining interests Of the upper part Of the
Valley, and viii affo,d an avenue by
which capital and labor may be iptrodu-
cod for the Observation-Disclosures
IipobstrveFs must have noticed that Mex
leo under 'Juares is gradually coming
round to order. Our Minister, 9 Rose
Grams, has got through safe from bandits,
aud been received by the Mexican Presi-
dent. The treasury Of the republic has
been making recent payments promptly
when due, and The revolutionary nave
ment in'Tamaulipas, the only one left to
give any trbuBle,iiis about checked. If
,Juarez shall organize government out Of
Fthc Mexican anarchy, he will entitle him
self TO the reputation Of ofgreatness and to
be classsd among the sasiors Ofnations.
There are now before tho, Senate. living