The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-02-14
General News

in Ohio n ll'll;- iHglr " -
The Emperor Of Austria teaches his
own children. -
~ The Roman Catholic Churches 10 this
country nuhbor 3639. yis lngtl !.
Boston is 240 years old--certainly cd
enough to know better.
There ara twenty.cight farmers in tho
Minnesota Legislature. r9a
|. Illinois is the only State that has yet
reportedla good ice crop.
Abou. one.half the carpets sold a, for.
eign are made in America.
Ohio cOtrts divorced 900 couples last
year. ~ III elHi rpe H'AfN
r. Five thousand eonsumptive patients re-.
sort to Minnesota every year.
Tie Red River insurgents arc said to
be under the leadership ofa Feninn.
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Nevada aul California wore slightly
ear,hquaked again The other day.
Z. About one hanging per week takes place
in the United States, S' z 5@.'.'' %
Tho Mormons arc qaiarrelius,. among
themselves. fy.g .6al .aati
A Schenectady justice lately decided
that verbal contract requires . stamp.
A couple Of doctors have chartered a
steam yacht to take, their patients, about
F.uiida this winter. il.,.sa,.,.,.i.s
Eighteen Roman Catholic. hi4vo seats
in tho new Alasssohusetl, Legislature.
IA California paper is down on, man
because he backed ont Of a fig after got
ting both ears chawed of.
An alligator ha. been killed at Colum-
bin, South Carolina, seventeen feet ::ong.
aud weighing $50 pounds.
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Dollar stores have proved such a sue.
cess that Boston is to open ono.ccnt
stora. Any ono sent tLcre will get all
they want for one-ccnt. ann.
The planters Of Mississippi arc talking
of throwing another boiubshell at New
England BY establishing co-opeta,ise sot-
ton factories. f.ft.
A negro couple in Kentucky hare had
% children in Al years ofmarried life,
and the County RENTS their taxes in con-
sidrrntion Of ..disting guishcd services done
to tho State"
1 The San Francisco Figaro says tho fast
life Of that city i..to be,prcfsrred to "the
Connecticut style Of stagnating through
life and forgetting who you are before you
are dead."5ii. a IT.
Pews in tie churches at Dubuque, foNa,
are kept locked. Probably for fear. some
poor devil will get religion tha. don't help
pay tllc rent, which would be uncommon
bad, you know. v !, sal
"A eanadiar postmaster had q keg Of
damaged powder. aud threw lamp in
the stove to see whether it was good for
any thing. Hi. widow is now repairing
the house.
Tho mail coaches from Cheyenne to
Denver uro to be accompanied by mounted
soldiers on account Of robbery. This will
make dozon Of our standing army earn
their rations. ~ 2e..e ~
i, There is a steam hammer at Danville,
PENNSYLVANIA. which cost $40, 1000, and
witch will crack a nut without breaking
Tho Kernel, or crush solid cpnuon ball
with usixty-ton blow loa e,ll l'a
4 mat, in Illinois used some chemical
iEyc-snlvc" thc &ser day. aud now wants
$4,000 d1mages.' II blinded him il
three hours. 10 make sure twas the
snlve, he put SOME On tile eyes Of his dog.
uad now lie has blind dog. 1859
The Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad Com.
pnhy have refused to pay q draft for
500, 900 demanded by the State Of Mary
lsrd ON account Of tile Compnny's re.
ceirts from passttisers otet the Washing.
ton branch. 8 pie.sst2 H3fF ~ "A
Ipug. .HJNH Na. ~. N I..ril .Nt
A man at stockbiidgc, Massachusetts,.
got a prescription to cure thsuiantisln, aud
took tic Whole bottleful at Il dose Tie
next morning six ucig!ibors were sitting
on him. aud there wasn't particle Of
rheumatism there. ~ si4f't-H Hs g,
Life in Texas makes a MIN snsticOus;
A gentleman struck . match in a lutel
room tile other day. and his btgther im-
mediately Cred 4. HE sound. surprising il
to 10 the cooking ofa pistol. aud slot linn
dead. ID n '7.'.' i
| Tie latest exploit Of The champion fool
Of Indiana was putting the bu end Of Il
gun barrel id tie fire aud looking in At the
hu1ze to see If it was loaded. The ln-
lian,polis lfrtor reports thu champion
ship vacant.
A 10y near St. Louis was siot tllrsagli
the haart sonic lime since Fl. III eareiassnfss
with GIN Ills iotlies causi frc OH
sta.L.S IL ...I A. - - ! lII.. :. 4. i.