The union Democrat., 1869-01-23
General News Brevities.

0din Bowie was installed Governor of Ma
ryland on the 18th.
The Radical. Red Republican. Carl Schurz,
has been elected t. S. Senator from Missouri.
Turnips yield thousand bushels per acre
in Great Britain.
| The expenditures Of the Patent Office have
exceeded the receipts only Sill.
Twelve per cent. of English criminals are
under sixteen.
The public debt is supposed to have in
creased 5000, 900 during November.
American steamers, aggregating more than
thirty thousand tons, are now running in
Chinese waters.
| Queen Nictoria's cousin, the Duke Of Cam
bridge Is obliged to scrape along on salary
of Sl3o, 600 year.
louisiana is going extensively into rice cul-
tnre, and expects to raise a greater crop than
the Carolinas.
Earl Derby is about to publish another vol
ume OF metrical translations from the Greek
and Latin poets.
| FarGsworth from the Post Office Commit
tee of the House, has reported bill to resrict
and restrain the franking privilege.
The Democratic caucus of the New Jersey
Legislature, nominated John P. Stockton for
L. 5. Senator, on the 18th inst.
Ex-Queen Isabella of Spain is only worth
about 81, 100000. 1t was enormously suppos-
ed some time ago that she was rich.
dispatch from Washington saws that Mr..
Evarts has issued instructions to District At
| torneys, directing that all suits for the crime
of treason be discontinued.
Careful observations by scientific men has
proved that the greatest known velocity of
the largest ocean waves is nine hundred miles
an hour.
convention of negroes with delegates
from all the States, assembled at Washington
on the 18th inst. 800 delegates were present.
Fred. Douglass was made permanent chair
man.
Malon Loris, Of the District of Columbia.
petitions Congress for an appropriation of
$50, 900 to enable him to complete his dem
onstration of the alleged new mode of tele-
graphing, dispensing with the use of wire.
The 500 acres of land assigned to Kosciuskp
for his services in the Revolutionary War
we're located in the northern part of Perry
| township, Franklin county, Ohio, a few miles
above Columbus.
Massachusetts has one miles of railway to
every six square miles of territory, Connect
cut one to every y-seven, Rhode Island one to
eleven, New Hampshire one to fourteen, Yer
| mont one to seventeen, while MLine has one
! to sixty-two square miles of territory.
The total expense of assessing the revenue
c.. ..Io cH
lecting it, s., 1856, ,369 These estimates take
collected was 1924, ,400,Gl4; which is over
thirty-six million dollars less than the amount
assessed.
scheme is proposed for constructing
tunnel under the Irish sea, between the north
coast of Antrim and the opposite point of
Null of Cantyre, the object being to bring
the chief commercial centers of Ulster Into
speedy communication with Glasgow. The
estimated cost Of the undertaking is set down
at G3, l50,00
The U. S. Senate is believed to be favorable
to the repeal of the Tenure of Office Law. but
will not act on the bill until the close of the
| session. Senator Ferry of Connecticut saws
its repeal now would defeat the Republicans
at the next election in his State He thinks
all the Republican Office holders would be
turned out.
THE LONGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGE.-Thc
new suspension bridge across the Hudson will
have clear span of l 600 feet; the longest
yet built upon the continent. The twenty
cables will contain seventy thousand miles of
steel wire. The bridge will be capable of
carrying at one time 80 passenger cars.
A wonderful discovery has been made by
the citizens of Elizabeth, n. j., in the vicini-
ty of the Cross Roads. 1t is cavern of i'm
penetrable depth, which promises, when fully
explored, to take rank among the wonders of
the country. 1t has been but partially ex-
| plored. and found to contain many beautiful
chambers, which are adorned with strangely
shaped and handsome staactites
| Within period of less than eighteen years
| the Rothschilds have furnished in loans 5000,
| 600. 900 to England, $50 000. 900 to Austria,
$50, 900, 900 to France, $50. 600, 900 to Naples,
S25 900, 900 to Russia, SO, 900, 900 to Brazil,
and many lesser sums to some Of the smaller
States. James Rothschild was the last of this
famous house. and the last of the FIVE brothers.
His death throws the responsibilities of the
house upon the third, fourth and fifth genera
tons of the family.
| Those who are in any manner interested in
bankruptcies are reminded that up to the first
of January, discharges by the bankrupt law
have been issued without regard to the
amount of assets or property surrendered
that is, debtor having no property beyoud
what the law exempted and allowed him to
retain, might still be relieved of his debts.
| Upon petitions filed after that date the debts
will not be discharged unless at least fifty per
cent of the amount proved shall be paid. or
majority OF the creditors give their consent in
writing.
| FEMALE WEAKNESS AND IGNoRANcE.-The
following, which has long beer going the
rounds, aptiy illustrates the weakness Of the
feminine mind for beating down" prices,
as well as feminine ignorance of the real val.
ue OF articles they purchase. As most ladies
have en- almost uncomfortable nronanS;t,