The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-03-26

Josey Mansfield has revived her suit
against Fisk's estate. Mr.. CoutEey,
her attorney,says Josey has Fisk's note,
in the handwriting of the late Prince of
Eric, for $4,000 He says also that
Josey is left in very good circumstan-
ces. There is mortgage on her Twen
ty-third street house, but otherwise it is
unincumbered. The story reported by
the spirits that Fisk has formed "Sul-
phur Ring" in the lower regions, and
that they have ''cornered" the sulphur
market. to the great dismay Of the dew
il, is not credited at the Erie office.
These galleries, and especially the
diplomatic galleries, are famous places
for Irritation. Next to the library, where
the necessity for whispers and low tones
facilitate soft nonsense, the galleries are
the best places about the Capitol. No
end Of dear girls frequent these places
under pretense Of enjoying the debates,
who never hear any thing but the deli
cious twaddle of their heaux,or subdued
talks about that most important of all
suhjects-dress The French arms were
nothing to the Americans they long for.
Washington Capital.
The most popular man in Vienna just
now is Turkish magnate called Kalil-
pacha. Very few will attempt, we should
imagine, to contest his supremacy over
the feminine heart which he asserts with
Montecriston wiles. Recently, at fete
which cost $4,000, numbers Of cold
pheasants were served at supper. Ser-
wants picked out the birds eyes and laid
them on ladies' napkins-they were
emeraldsl 1t was rumored that This
delightful host was en- route for Paris
Paris was enchanted. He says now he
won't leave Vienna, Paris is in tears
The number Of stars visible to the
naked eye, in the entire circuit of the
heavens, has been usually estimated al
about 5000; all ordinary opera glass
will exhibit something like ten times
that number; comparatively small tel
escopc easily shows 200, 200; while there
are telescopes in existence with which,
there is reason to believe, not less than
25,OO0,0OO stars are visible.
An cmploye of the Hazardyillc ICON
-, necticut) )powder works,upoa going into {
storehouse where one hundred open bar
reis of powder were waiting to be headed
put pipe he was smoking in his pocket
as no smoking is allowed on the premi
ses. He sat down on the edge Of one o
the barrels few minutes, when lie wa:
called out to see avisitor Arriving out
side the door he discovered that his Goa
was on fire, the pipe not having been ex
tinguished. A moment more and TIL,
whole establishment would have bsel
blown into atoms.
A visitor to the Supreme Court Of th
. United States says: Facing the door q!
you enter, on a raised platform, in silkel
robes, sit the nine Jldges-supposed tt
be the most dignifed trihunsl in Americ
and | have no doubt it is,notwithstand
ing have seen one Of the Judges eat al
apple with great gusto while seated o.
f ;he bench, and another partaka of molas
f ses candy, and after the repast lick ever.
one of his ten fingers with great satisfac
ton"
, An estimate of the expenditure of til
last class which Yale College graduate
shows all average cost to each membe
OF LOOP. The expenses of the richie
or more extravagant students of cours
raised this average--the lowest cost t
one student was $3.50, while the lighes
was $500