The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-09-23
NEWS ITEMS.

LleuIellallC COlIlIDdUt|eT n. lN W GCHtil,
commanding the Pawnec at Key West,
died on the l4th inst. of yellow fever.
A billiard tournament will take place in
Chicago in November. Prizes to the
value of 100 will be awarded.
A number of emigrants who left Eu-
gland for Brazil, have returned with dole
ful accounts of their treatment.
The Philadelphia Police, on the 18th,
raided the Italian padrones of that city
and made $50 arrests, including 30 girls.
Representations relative to the early
frosts are to be furnishad by the Signal
Service Bureau.
Ground will be broken for the railroad
from Tuscon, Arizona,to Guaymas, about
the 9th Of November. ....
The public debt of St. Louis is over
5 5000 ,000, and the annual interest
char ge thereon over million.
Counterfeits of the last issue of fifty
cent notes. so skilfully executed as to
almost defy detection by experts are re-
ported to be circulating in New York.
One thousand miles in 1000 consecu.
tive hours was the little walk which Jack
Sheppard, of San Francisco, successfully
accomplished.
Elk President Johnson is expected to
arrive in Washington City soon, for the
purpose of taking part in the contro
versy regarding the murder of Mrs. Sur
ratt. ~u.r gl ,
The negroes in the neighborhood oi
Panama are reported uneasy, and threat.
ening to rise in opposition to the presen,
Government, which is regarded as very
weak. 'eH tr
Heavy rains have swollen the rivers
and streams and caused inundations in
Fortfarshire, Scotland. Much property
has been destroyed, and the loss is con
siderable. i-r#. ...-
Gen. Butler did something after all fol
Virginia, when he dug his famous ditch
1t is acknowledged to be of the most ma
terial benefit to the commerce of Rich.
mond. .a.a.,-'
Wintermute, the assassin of Gen. E S
McCook in Yankton, Dakotah, waived an
examination Monday and was committed
to Jail to await the October term of the
U. s. District Court.
The Pennsylvania Constitutional Con
vention reassembled the 18th inst. aftel
two months vacation. John A. Walker,
of Erie, was elected President by accla
mationto fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Mr. Meredith.
Gordon Gordon. who fed from Fort
Garry to the Rocky Mountains a few
weeks ago, has been captured few hun.
dred miles west of Fort Garry by Man,
itoba detective, and now finds himself be
hind the bars in Winnipeg.
The latest Maine returns divide the
new House into 10S Republicans. IS
Democrats and Independents. Last
year the House was divided into Repub
licans 12S, Democrats 81, and 2 Indepen
dents. 81; Fas. ,...
The slave trade has been prohibited
along the Arabian coast Of the Red Sea
by the lately appointed Governor Gene
raj of Yemen. Any attempt to export
orimport slaves will be punished With i'm
prisonment for five years.
A telegram from the Special Agent en-
gagged in examining The accounts of In
ternal Revenue Collector Harper, in Hi
nois, states that the amount of defalca
tion is $106,74S, of which 81 ,94S is def
cheney in stamps and on lists.
A General Irrigation Convention fo
the Territories has been called to meet a
Denver on the 18th Of November. !Th,
system of irrigation adopted by the Nor
mons in Utah has done wonders toward
fertilizing the soil of that Territory.
The report Of the Michigan State Sal
Inspector for August shows that las ,34'
barrels were manufactured during tn
past month, being the largest yield TO
one month in the history of salt manu-
facture in Michigan.
Admiral Pennock, commanding tn
North Pacific squadron, reports that tn
population Of Alaska has much decreas
ed, and there has been great falling OF
in trade. Exclusive o. the garrison ther
are not more than 300 inhabitants, ,mostl,
Russians and half-breeds.
r The American Bible Society consist
of 2,125 life directors, and 425,000 lit
members, The receipts the last fiscs
year were $737,S3l, of which SIS, 7S9 re
mains unexpended. During the 81 year
Of its existence it has published 29,9S2
2I2 volumes, in S5 dialects aud langua
ges. .as 1o7 b7G ~ va.iai.
The King of Dshomey died lastmontt
The deceased monarch was not loved b.
his subjects, hence there were no ':vai
regrets this death. And for the sam
reason only "a women were immediate
on his grave, instead of several thousan
that are usually required on such an oc
casion.
In accordance with decision given b
the Secretary of the Treasury, there is n
provision of law that requires the render
ing of bills Of sale of vessels before ne,
marine papers can be issued, although
is advisable that such bills should be re
corded, to insure their validity agains
the grantors. i r
A negotiation is now pending betw ee
the Illinois Central Railroad Compan
and certain English capitalists for tn
sale Of all the Glands owned by the com
pnay in Illinois, south of the Ohio an
Mississippi Railroad. These amount t
about $4,000 acres. and the price offel
ed is said to be 50 50per acre.
Col. John H. Lee, Of Orange Count.
Virginia, is dead. He expired in his chai
while reading newspaper, and was ar
parently in good health only few min
utes before. He took prominent pal
in State affairs having served in the Ger
eraI Assembly for many years. He wa
in his 74th year.
The California Acclima,izing Societ
have raised this year $4,000 trout fror
ova obtained at the East, the fish now ht
ing from two to four inches in length
they had 40, 900 native trout hatched