The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-09-20
General News
The Dismal Swamp is on fire.

A few flakes Of snow fell in New York
Wednesday.
The telescope was first invented by
Porta and Janson, in the year 1890.
A little five year old boy was sca!ded
to death by upsetting q coffee pot, III
Lima, OHIO, lus, Monday.
A Grim. Con. case is on the tapis in
indianapolis, wherein the injured husband
sues for $40, 900.
Wathces we're first uadcin Germany in
the year l447.
Grapes have been sent through from
San Francisco to New York, reaching the
latter place in good Older.
The art printing from movable types
was discovered i'll the yeal l44O
A movement is to be made in Congress
this winter to form u new Statc out Of Eas,
Tennessee.
Iu China, the ginseng root is regarded
as highly valuable incidentally, and is sold
for its weight in silver.
The proposition for the introduction of
Chinese labor iu;o the snoe business Of
Lynn meets with general approval from
the manufacturers in that city.
The Supreme Court Of New Brunswick
has decided that u magistrate cannot sit III
any casc to which one Of his relations ISL
party.
A wealthy man who recently died in
Independence, Missouri left ten dollars
each TO his two sous who are working on
u farm at So mun,h.
A raiser ofpoultry in Louisiana has dug
a well at the entrance of his hen house,
aud placed fitting cover on it. His
catch Averages one negro a uight.
4 fellow in Missouri shot the door,
keeper Of u circus because he wouldn't let
linn in without pay. lie was bound to
liave his tuu i'll some shape.
Grceulmcks OF sunall denominations are
so scarce in New York that the bankers
are offering , premium Of one per cent for
tlicm.
There is a war among the livcrymcn III
Pittsburgh, aud the result is reduction
ofrates III favor Of the public.
Eighty newly arrived Cinnamon had
their handsome pig tails cut OF by hair
thieves in San Francisco the other day.
Geo. W. Shanks is establishing in
Florida cotton factory with an immense
number of spiudles. We wish spindle.
Shanks all success.
josiah Mason. Of Birmingham. Eng
land initiating Mr.. Peabody. has endowed
an orphans homc near thut city with
81, 100000.
y Massachusetts, man proposes to sup
ply Boston with heated mir. A good
many of them will get hot air enough il
they are allowed to die.
An English farmer, by picking over his
seed wheat with the utmost care, and
planting grain in place, at intervals
Of foot each way, produced lG2 bushels
to the acre.
The Duke of Edinburg, apiug Presi.
dental manners, was on fearful drunk
during his stay in New Zealand. and even
the natives with his perfornlan.
ces.
The parting between Dan Rice and his
friends is affecting For five years or so
he has been IN, king his farewell tours.
and is tearing himself away again this
summer.
The father Of a deserted wife, Of Sioux
City, has obtained n judgment against the
recrcant husband for bed mud board for
the last two years, amounting to 81, $780,
so.
The Army and Navy journal says
"the Gettysburg gathering seems, from,
the cheerful accounts that reach US, to
have mainly illustrated the historic fact
the town has II very good hotel"
The lInrwick (llassacl,usctts) Press,
wliicl, is sound on the question Of wonlnn's s
tights. announces that fifty able bodie,l
mtn are wanted to do washing and iron.
lug for families in that place.
An exchange says. ''rht stump tailed
Latin used by half.acdgod physicians III
making prescriptions, has been tho means
ofmurdering many persons lately. Would
it not bc well enough to Use tie English
lnngnnge, OF don't they understand it?
W, ought to be very grateful to the
man who proposes to 'clear up mystery
,lmt lus ong agonizcd the American pub
llc." lie dou't say so. but perhaps he's
to fnd 'tle liIau who struck Billy patter-
son."
About eight years ngo prominent
merchant in New York accepted u deed
for d plot Of ground III the vicinity oI
Chicago for M old debt The plot was
then valued at about $500. Ile has re-
Gently sold one.l,ali Of it for S9O,0UO.