The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-08-23
( General lei t.rsI'1Nl News VS.

Richmond people complain Of the mig
ger prayer meetings as nuisances. at n
The first tea was brought from China
to England in 1901. '7'75'l2u' t' vi
An inchoate city in California is named
Humbug Point. l5, "a
A snow.storm prevailed at Concord,
New Hampshire, on Friday last. 4.
Garribaldi is to visit England this fum.
mer. asa7t Bl5aa d5
Its expected that Queen Victoria will
shortly visit Paris = 60 svol e5i IA.
France and Russia have recognized the
Spanish Regency. a4 .lp l5lis sfa
General Bragg. the e1-Confederato, is
taking his grape" in Canada. az s's
A ho:se banquet is talked Of in Paris.
Let Grant bo invited :; he will discuss the
boss with an appetite. 'hs -api.i
A company is being organized in Eng.
land to lay Q telegraph cable from Scot
land to Quebec, q ag'tsii sfi ;
A man in Patterson had his child bap-
tiscd, got drunk. beat his vito, and died,
all on tue same day. iad
"A Mr.. Cresswell, Of South Carolina,
who ruined young lady, was promptly
killed by her brother.
One fash Of lightning killed thirty
sheep in Fayette county, Iowa, a few days
ago. III s.r,
A haunted house Of ill-fame, vacant for
two months past, is IN Indianapolis sensa-
ton! l l As3 tF'a7fi
a Wisconsin physician kindly poison.
ed newborn infant at tho request Of the
parents, because it was sickly. Io5Ia
/ They make hay by machinery 10 Eng
land, no matter whether the sun shines OF
not. ia.4e o. ...,., .Igt5l,-a .,i'.a.si.
i Andrew Jackson Intends to cross Mag
ara. on a velocipede over . tight rope,
Andrews obituary is iu preparation.
A negro man in Atlanta Georgia, ha.
been fined fifty dollars for marrying a
white woman. ''''4'ia ssai .i9frlls
I The tax on death has been reduced in
Pittsburg. Funeral carriages are only
two dollars each.& .l.a3 'ssl 3t4A
Cholera, Remington rifles aud Yellow
Jack are bringing the Cuban insurrection
to rapid conclusion. s.ieisssg
Several prominent bankers in Now
York have been arrested for violating the
usury law 3l 4l59f
The cane.brakes Of the South are now
used extensively for making wrapping
paper in New York. i''
The Methodist Church at Tecumseh,
Michigan, has expelled a member for bet.
ting on the elections. 9 'a'siE {
Jonathan Smith, Of Butler county,
Ohio, raised 1928 bushels Of barley from
Is acres. That's 45a bushels to The acre
Revenue stamps are in future to be
| printed on Government paper-the work to
be done by the bank companies the same
as currency. 17al'gis t -tI i9l' s.
That centenarian nrgress is heard frou
again. She is in Albany, Kentucky, and
was born either in 1850 or 1750-not
positive which. 'II6, 5
| Rumors Of Fenian movements have
scared the Canadians again, and thesgun.
boats on the lakes arc ordered to DO ready
for immediate service. asI
A New York journal has tho following
curious notics-"Wanted, nurse to take
charge of q basket Of children left at thi.
office short time ago." y .1-
According to q Cincinnati paper, The
railroad to Louisville will bind the two
Fcities together like pair Of cats tied by
the tails. s'tl '''' ''''
a turtle weighing over 400 pounds wa,
to Florida port FROM Cumber.
land Island. In butchering it over 6O(
eggs we're found.
. The editor Of the New York Tribune
whcn he sees men without dime in their
pockets or the means Of getting any, ad.
vises them to enigrate, buy afarm, unt
60 TO work. .a5li 10 ysa4l!h
Colonel Fitzpatrick killed bis wife Il
Elgefeld, South Carolina, last week, aut
attended her funeral ID custody Of polio,
officer. !, m 3lsr r.fs'yu4' 4 Il
!. !, In Massachusetts, since tho pretended
enforcement Of the prohibitory law, NOR
drunken men arc seen on tho streets 0
tie large cities al night than ever before
Mark Twain, a. the Parker House
Boston. rang, for a copy Of the laws 0
Massachusetts, 10 soc II there was any
thing prevent him from drinking Toe
water. 's't sA siiE7d }