The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-02-23
BREVITIES.

fire, as to issue his paper in a new
dress, The. Democracy of Lorain,
shouldpromptly step forward with ma
terial aid, in the shape of hundreds of
new subscribers, who viii pay in adj
vance for his paper. The Constitu
tionalist is worthy of a liberal support,
and we feel certain the Democracy of
Lorain will freely give it.
Rothchild says: cit requires a great
deal of boldness, and a great deal Of
caution to make a great fortune; and
when you have got it, it requires ten
times as much wit to keep il, That is
the rub, "to keep it." Not more than
three out of a hundred do it. The
ninety-seYen die without making the
fortune, or if made, without having
kept it. -iS -.t"
General Charles Parish, a loyal law
yer of Wabash, Indiana, absquatula-
ted last week with a large amount of
money belonging to, soldiers, which he
had collected as bounty and pensions.
He was "a very strong supporter Of
Grant, and for years has taken every
occasion to show his loyalty-even in
this last transaction it sticks out.
A young man in Vande rberg coun-
ty, Ind, worked all last summer to
clear anaeight acre tract Of land be
longingitoa young who had
promised to marry him, when, just as
the weather. began, to get cold, he
went to claim his reward, she married
another fellow who looked on to see
the victim work all summer. 80, |
cussedness, thy name is feminine"
The case of Brown, who robbed the
Coshocton County Treasury, was be-
fore the Supreme; Court on Tuesday,
a writ of error. The judgement
of the Court below, sentencing Brown
to a fine of. forty thousand dollars and
ten years. in the Pe~niteutiary, was
affirmed. p g..
President Grant has nominated to
the Senate, and that body has con-
firmed, q negro by the name of Cook,
rs Justice of the Peace in Washing
ton City, As Mrs. Darlington would
say, this darkey ''can dispense with
Justice" as well as any of his col
leagues, n.rei
The Syracuse, New York, Journal {
says: ga new sensation in social rec
is what is termed pillow case T
and sheet nasquerades. Ladies and I
in sheets t
and pillow cases, and mask themselves
SO that-by reason of the sameness Of c
apparel one person cannot be -distin-
from another. Several of s
these parties have recently been held C
Syracuse, and have afforded great t
amusement to the participants"
Henry Ward Reecher says, in his ? !
asst letter to Robert Bonner: eff I :
we're malicious and had an enemy !
hat desired to torment, I would sedu- "
ously spreadIthe report that he was :
Tery rich and very liberal. Ten thou =
and flies on a summer day around a =
nelasses hogshead,ai s n 4" extravagant
picture Of What his condition would be. y
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The Senate 5adiciary Committee on 7,
Saturday gave "a hearing to the Geors .,
ia delegation representing the pres
mt State g6vernment. They assured
he com6fitteE that the charges pre- J;
erred yagsinsf Governor Bullock were =,
any real foundation, and orig =
mated IN the fact of their: political de :
eat. The committee is not disposed :
lace much reliance ON the statements
# either party, q p
Vi OF ,TEas85 ffs.af[ sr
Miss Sweet an old maid, whose par
nts lived near Broad Ripple; eight &c
niles from indianapolis, and who was 1
lisehafged from the Insane Hospital I
s ~incurable, but not dangerous, dis a
ppeared; about six weeks ago, and o.
he was advertised as missing. Her
was found on Friday in White ~
liver, nearher old home, with one n,
nd of a'fope!tied to her leg and the #
Their to the root Of tree, in the river. Il
he committed suicide. and took this =.
recautiOu to Prexent her body floating m
way. "f5a ~sT'A'Hy5t i' tt
The New York Herga terminates >
n article, in which a breaking up of ~
ne Republican party is, predicted, by
aying that EsuRder the present condi- .:
ton andterideneies of things the adj -
ninistratioh IS drifting with Congress e,
to disqualification, failure and.defeat.' Of
III we have to say is, Let her break. p
Davyd Crockett happened once to b, al
resent at an exhibition of animals in b.
he city of Washington, when a mon y
seemed to attract his particular F.
ttentions and he abstractedly OBJ tt
eryed2 IF that fellow had ON a pair ia
f s~peetacles, he would look like MAJ Q q
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