Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1873-11-27
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of the country than have been the scs-
sions of this body of lawmakers called
Congress for the last few years.
The United States Senate Cham
Der is now the best ventilated hall in
the country. This is encouraging.
-Spain's love for Cuba is valued at
twenty-six millions year in revenues.
Senator Trumbull has u good
prospect of being Corporation Coun-
sci for Chicago.
Philadelphia prohibits the throw
ing of old hoop.skirts into tie streets,
but rents are no higher
"A single county in California
boasts thousand fast horses Good
place to build u White House.
"A Maryland Congressman has
considerably yeyed his constituents
by establishing himself for the
winter in the residence formerly oc-
cupied by ColfaN.
The Philadelphia Ledger deplores
the overstatements of financial and
manufacturing troubles which have
gone forth from the various districts
of Pennsylvania. 1t considers the
pictures of distress among the labor
ing classes there altogether too highly
colored.
Wisconsin has organized poul-
try association since election.
Judge Dillon and Dunley have
granted an injunction which was ask
ed by the Union Pacific Railroad,
restraining the Treasurer Of Lincoln
county, Nebraska, from issuing $780,
900 of county bonds for the purpose
OF erecting a county building.
The New York doctors complain
of dull business Panic doesn't agree
with dyspepsia.
-Pinchback and Longstraet are
most as earnest as Conkling in their
dcnunciation Of the Spaniards. Com
ing from Louisiana, they ought to
know when folks are outraged.
"A military telegraph from San
Diego to Prescott, Arizona, via Fort
Yuma and Maricopa Wells, has been
completed. The section from Mari
copa Wells southeasterly to Tucson
will be completed Dec. 1 by the con-
nection of this line with the Western
Union at San Diego.
"A South Carolina murder trial
has been postponed until the eighth
juror GETS over the delirium tremens
A carpet bag State.
"A New Hampshire turkey weigh
ing thirty pounds is getting ready for
day of fasting, humiliation and pray
er.
Since the revolution in the Legis-
lature of Ohio it has been mooted here
that an investigation will be ordered
this winter into the manner of cleo
ton of Senator John Sherman, who,
it will be remembered, was declared
elected while several Democratic men,
bers were about changing their votes
to Liberal Republican.
Good authorities estimate the
amount Of logs that will be left over
at the booms in the Main rivers, the
coming winter, at twenty millions of
feet, thirty millions less than last year.
Fifteen or twenty millions more are
in the upper waters Of the Penobscot
The Providence Journal says lit
can hardly be expected that thele
should be much Improvement any
where before the new year; but
Rhode Island is likely as soon as any
State to return to full activity"
The colored citizens of the Dis.
trict of Columbia will hold a mass
meeting on Thanksgiving evening to
give expression Of their sympathies
for the Cuban cause. Frederick
Douglass will be one of the speakers
Cincinnati announces that she
has made good her boast that she
would open the finest library rooms in
this country. The building is pal
ace of marble, iron and glass, and
costs the city $46O,0Oo. 1t will be
formally opened on the 4th Of next
month, Hon. Georgia II. Pendleton
delivering the Grafton. The books
will then be placed on the shelves I'M
der the supervision of the accomplish
ed Librarian, Mr.. Poole, who will then
leave for Chicago to aid in establish
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