The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1869-05-18

pureSt milk that can be obtained III that
city contains fully one third water
Chinese laborers are still employed to
a considerable extent in some of the par
ishes of Louisiana, and seems to give
very good satisfaction.
A New Hampshire magistrate has de-
cided that language which does not en-
brace the name of God is not profane
swearing punishable by law.
a French engineer has invented an IN,
genious one rail system, which, it is pre-
dicted, will bring about a complete rcyo-
luton in railroad affairs.
A mans wife is his best lawyer, his
best counsel, his best judge, his best ad-
wiser, and also the cheapest and most
reasonable.
A movement is organizing in Texas to
ship to the North a large number OF ne
groes who desire change Of climate
and labor.
1t is stated that the number of Ger
man newspapers published in the United
States is over $50, about 50 Of them be-
ing dailies.
a dancer once said to Socrates, You
can not stand on one leg so long as l
can" True" replied the philosopher,
but a goose can"
In Lynn, Mass, there is Young wo-
man, unmarried, who makes fine serge
bottom boots,on quite an extensive scale
for retailers in Boston. She is said to
possess a thorough knowledge OF bust
ness.
The splendid locomotive "America," :"
which took the gold medal at the Paris
Exposition, has been purchased by the
Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Rail
road Company. This engine was built
at cost Of 100000.
4 young woman near Tideoute, Penn
sylvania, packs eight thousand shingles
every day, and earns one dollar thereby
She has kept this up for the past two
months, and says she will helceforth
pack ten thousand daily.
A female custom house officer at New
York recently examined portly and
digniied lady, who had just returned
from Europe, and found that Sl,1Q0
worth of point lace had much to do with
the graceful rounding-out of her figure
\ clergyman in Ohio. who recently
ran away with the wife Of parisbioner,
has brought libel suit against the hus-
band for telling of it, and actually had
him put under bonds.
In and around New York city are six
ty-two breweries, with an.invested capt
tai OF $G,7S0,000, which make 100000
gallons of lager for summer use and
about an equal number for winter
At the granite quarries above Rich
mond block Of granite % feet long, 3S
feet wide, and 81 feet deep was blasted
out. 1t contains 1,910 cubic feet, and
weighs 1926 tons, or Is, 1852 900 pounds.
An opponent of "women's rights
says it is a great convenience to have
women for postmistresses. They can
not only Inform an applicant if there is
a letter for him without looking, but can
also tell him what's in it,
The Colorado Miner, OF March 25,
says that the largest piece of silver bul
lion ever produced in the United States
was recently taken of the cupel, at the
Brown Company's Works. The weight
was 532 pounds troy; currency value
$4,000 The amount of ore run was
between twenty nine and thirty tons.
Paris consumed in 1867, $4,000 deer,
5000 partridges, $4,000 pheasants,
100000 snipcs, 10000 quails, $4,000 plo-
veTs, 100000 turkeys, 100000 capons,
100000 ducks, l, 100000 geese,4 SOC, 600
chickens. 1,100,QG0 larks, 100000 rab-
bits The value OF all is stated at 81,
04Q,00O.
Accounts from the wine growing dis.
tricts in the south of France give details
of new malady in the vines, attributed
to a vermin which is found on the leaves
of the diseased plants. In the district of
Orange (Vancluse, J ,of 10000 hectares
(244 acres each) of vines, $500 are de-
stroyed. The disease was increasing
daily and gradually advancing.
Within month past Savannah has
made cotton shipments as follows: Di-
rect to foreign ports, "A, 500 bales of up
lands and TAB bales OF Sea Island coast
wise, 1891 bales of uplands and 253
bales OF Sea Island. Another promi-
nent article in the trade of Savannah Is
guano. During the past four months
the Georgia Central Railroad alone trans
ported about $4,000 tons, valued at over
S2,000,000.