Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1872-02-22
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CAPE COP fishermen want increased
| bounties.
Fort ScoTT, Kansas, is betting on 25,-
900 population in four years.
THE redwood slaves of California have
grown in favor with italian winners.
THE new reservoir of the Delaware
Water Works, at Philadelphia, has heen
completed. It's capacity is 26,000,000
gallons.
THE children of John Slidell have
brought suit at New Orleans to recover
their fathers estate, con6scated during
the war.
CHEF JUSTICE CHASE (says an ex-
chanpel has already purchased five acres
of Rhode Island, and has an eye on the
other fifteen.
NEARLY twenty-three million pounds
of Australian preserved meat have been
imported into Great Britain during the
last twelve months.
LONDON, with population of 100000,
has only nine daily newspapers-fve
morning and four evening-while Paris
has twenty, and New York twenty-four.
A MEMPHIS mother, finding her son
of sixteen about to engage in duel with
a bov of the same age, gave him severe
spanking with paddle, and broke up
the affair of honor"
A GOOD share of the profits of match
makers comes from the stamp-thev get
ting them at a discount from Uncle
Sans revenue officers, and making con-
sumers pay the full face value.
STILL another japanese expedition is
soon to start out for a tour around the
world. 1t will consist of three or four
vessels, which will circumnavigate the
globe, passing through the Suez canal.
DURING the recent experiments in the
harbor of Boston with submarine tor
pedoes, a 100-pound torpedo was ex-
ploded by electricity and sent up a
column of water to height of 800 feet.
A FOND father in Richmond, Va,
named his first son Joseph. The lad,
years ago, went to sea, and was believed
to be dead. The second son received
the same name, which is now disputed
by the returned wanderer.
A FAMOUS porker, called by his owner
Boss Tweed" and weighing nearly 700
pounds, was killed at Huntip gton, L. l.,
last week. Like his notorious name
sake, he had great power of absorption,
but was unable to save his own bacon.
A CORRESPONDENT at Manistee, Mich,
says: Instead o. running the town,
as a great many predicted, the fire seems
to have given a new impetus to trade in
all branches, and to-day the prospects
of this becominga large city are brighter
than ever.
TWENTY years ago a listener ventured
a compl ment to Professor Agassiz upon
the extent and variety of his investiga
ton into the secrets of nature, to which
his ready aud modest reply was: My
! dear sir, re longer live, ze more find
1 know nos'ingl"
A LOUISVILLE journal marvels at the
striking resemblance borne by Lieut..
Bruder, of the police, to the Duke Alexis.
Whereupon the Louisville C6uyier says
the resemblance is somewhat unac-
countable, for the Lieutenant is certainly
not the Dukes Bruder.
A BUSHNELL, ILL.,, boy had his leg
broken in a singular manner the other
day. He was standing crosslegged,
| talking with a school-mate, when an
other lad thoughtlessly jumped upon,
his back and crushed him to the ground
breaking his leg below the knee.
| MRS. EMMA DE NEVITT SoUTHwoKTH,
the well known writer of sensational
romances, is said to be nervous, pain
fully-bashful woman, utterly without
| confidence in herself. She was married
and the mother of two children when
she made her first essay as an authoress.
ABRAM TAYLOR, residing near Jones
boro, Tenn, was last week engaged in
burning brush in his orchard, when he
was taken with an epileptic FL, and fell
| into the flames. He was soon discovered
by his son, who saw him literally roast
ing alive. He survived the terrible ac-
cident but few hours.
THE american Encyclopedias oi
Printing" gives the amount paid for
advertising in the different cities and
States in the Union in the year 1867.
From this statement we learn that in
one year nearly ten millions of dollars
was expended in advertising, and it is
probable that the amount for 1872 will
reach twenty millions.
A MERCHANT of Biddeford, Me-, has
achieved the proud distinction of being
the meanest man in existence. He re
Gently took barrel of -four from {
destitute tenant in payment of rent
The flour was procured by subscription
by members of the Methodist Church
and presented to him. The mercifu
landlord was also a member of thu
| church.