The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-08-26
NEWS ITEMS,

The Shah cost Queen Victoria $780,
600, and the nation $1,000.
Mrs. John Morrissey has among her
pets a young alligator.
Iowa ladies write ''private" in the cor
hers Of their postal cards.
A woman hung herself in Milwaukee
because "whisky didn't taste Iikeit used
to-"
There is a lady at Saratoga who has so
many diamonds that special policem an
is employed to keep guard over her.
The Missionary Ulion (Baptist) ex.
pended in foreign missions in 1864,
1886, ,O0G in 1873, S216,OOO.
Six tons Of gold coin brought by the
Treasury officials from San Francisco to
Washington have been forwarded to the
New York Sub-Treasury,
The claims under the Southern Claims
Commission thus far amount in number
to 22,295, and their aggregate reaches
about S56,O00,0O0.
The bark Abena, of Liverpool, was
sunk off the Irish coast on the night of
August 4, by the steamer Alabama, which
arrived at New York yesterday. But
three men we're saved from the wreck.
The Kentucky Legislature, recently
elected, will be composed as follows ::
Senate,32 Democrats and Republicans !;
House, 81 Democrats and I9 Republi-
cans. ~. -qie 5F. q. 5..-.. -
The next Legislature of New Jersey
will choose a United States Senator in
place of John P. Stockton. Democrat,
whose term expires on the 4th of March,
1875.
1t is said that the lot on which the
new clearinghouse of Drexel & Co., of
New York, stands is the costliest piece
of terra frn,a on the globe. 1t cost a
million dollars, and measures LOT feet
10 inches by 102 feet 10 inches.
The Lenox plate glass works is turn
ing out about $4,000 square feet of glass
monthly. A window-glass factory will
probably be started, as New York firm
are anxious to engage all the window
glass made at the works.
In 1888 Hon, William Allen first took
his seat as member of Congress from
Ohio. In 1913 he was sworn in for the
second time as a member of the Senate
of the United States. In 1873 he will be
elected Governor OF Ohio. The threes
are lucky numbers in his life.
Prof. Watson, of the Ann Arbor OBJ
servatory, reports the discovery Of new
planet of the twelfth magnitude. 1t is
situated in right ascension twenty three
hours three minutes, and declension
thirty-two degrees eight minutes south,
and is moving slowly to the west.
The King of Hawaii favors the adop.
ton Of the reciprocity treaty with the
United States. An official decision to
that effect, which has been published ,says
the treaty will give new life to the affairs
of the Kingdom He also favors the ces.
sion Of Pearl Island to the United States
for naval station
A Lima, Peru, letter states that on the
4th of July party of American Engi-
neers employed on the Oraga Railroad
hoisted the stars and stripes knee deep in
snow, at Summit, the highest peak of the
Cordilleras traversed by the line, and the
highest point ever honored by the United
States flag.
| A letter from Rome says: The Syndic
has posted up notice prohibiting all per
sons under pretense of making pilgrima
ges, whether singly or in groups, from
passing through the city. tits regarded
as fanaticism not to be encouraged. and
as means used for keeping up a politi
cal excitement, as well as detrimental to
public health"
Van Burenis at length in disgrace.
The Commissioners sent out by the Gov.
eminent to Vienna have reported back
that his management of affairs was lax il
not criminal, and that he brought the
American Government into dishonor.-
Laxity may be regarded as a grave
charge against man in the eyes Of /
Commissioner when criminal completely
in swindling job has already been pro
ven.
1t costs London million dollars an
nually to water her streets. The princi
pal part Of the work is undertaken by /.
few large contractors, who employ som,
1900 horses and carts, with as many
men, for thirty weeks in the year, at al
outlay of about $4,000 per week for eacl
horse, cart and man. It is contended
however, that the whole Of the watering
can be accomplished in far more effec
tual and advantageous manner by sys
tenn Of permanently laid pipes, and meas
ures have been taken for introducin!
them.