The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-12-23
NEWS ITEMs.

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The official inquiry into the Vile du
Havre disaster on the part of the British
authorities will open at Greenwich on the
30th inst.
Mrs. Sam Colt, Of Hartford, signs
every check and order for money used
by her revolver foundry, ,and takes walk
through the establishment twice week,
The owners Of the steamship Ismalia,
from New York for Glasgow, have given
up all hopes of her safety. She had a
crew Of 45 men.
Colorado has, the past year, received
more thoroughbred stock within her bor-
ders than during any former year since
the settlement of the Territory
The report lof an Acheenese victory
over the Dutch troops is contradicted =
The latter captured an Acheenese for
tress, losing only six men in the assault.
William NJ Boggs, who has resided
in Napa Valley, California, since 1876,
thinks the recent snow storm the heavi.
est that has occurred in q years.
=, Minister oickles has announced to the
Secretary of State the cancellation of
conflicting interests in the Spanish Cor
tes and establishment of the CASTELAR,
Government
The low price of produce in Montana
wheat 20 cents bushel--and the gen.
eral depression in all branches Of trade,
is driving many people out of that coun-
try.
A terrible tornado passed through
Pemiscot County, Missouri, a few days
since,and houses were demolished, trees
torn up by the roots, and fences leyeled
to the ground.
The proper" wheat is said to be the
best variety grown in California. 1t came
from Chill. 1t is remarkably white in
color, producing more wheat and less
offal than any other variety.
The steamer Edgar Stewart, which
made successful laIding of her fifth
cargo of arms and men upon the island
of Cuba, is said to be fitting out at Balti
more for another run.
Mr.. Lyman Sheldon, of Webster, Mas
sachusetts, indulges in the eccentric hab-
it of celebrating his birthday by treating
his friends to pea-soup. This he has done
for 80 years.
Gen Chas P. Stone and Gen VIM. W
Loring, American officers in the service
of the Khedive Of Egypt, have each been
advanced to the grade of Major Genera
in the Egyptian army.
p. j. Patterson and F. H. Brandit,the
original discoveries of the Little Annie
Del Norte and Margretta lodes in Colo
RADIO, have just sold out their claims fol
$4,000 cash. Two years ago they
were not worth SO piece.
He said it was too cold to get up, ant
she said it wasn't her place TO kindle fires
and she wouldn't, and they both lay abet
thirty odd hours in Portland, Maine
She, pretty, hungry by that time, though
better Of it.
''The evidence shows that he sot VI
with her night after night, and they
squoze hands and talked soft, and l thinl
she ought to have about S23 damages,
was the charge of Kansas judge to s
jury in breach of promise case.
There was wedding and baby whicl
they didn't see on the bed where the,
piled their things" and it was asleep
and it didn't wake up, and when they wer'
going home they found it lying peaceful
! ly in the slumber that knows no waking
And this occurred in Appolnattox Coun
ty, Va.
APennsylvania lady softened the shel
of an egg in vinegar, inserted the egg il
a FIVE. gallon demijohn, placed it in
Matching oven, and 10! she possesses
half grown chicken in this curious coop
She proposes 10 raise an American eagl
next, in a similar manner, for the centen
nial exhibition.
The Santa Cruz (Cal. J Sentinel advo
Gates the cultivation of the Californi
torrega or "nutmeg" tree, which in tha
country grows to height of so to 1O'
feet, and 4 feet in diameter. The frui
is of good flavor. and the wood is pc
culiarly we'll adapted for fancy articles
as it possesses an aroma somewhat lik
the camphor wood.
Judge Welker celebrated his entranc
upon the duties of a Judge by infiictin
fine of $500 upon John A. Liant, pub
Usher of the Toledo 60 Sun, for circu
: lating obscene literature. Tue penalt
, was light, but the Judge gave the crimi
nal to understand that if he violated th
law again, somewhat more than sma
fine would be imposed.
When threshing wheat, rye or barley
the top and bottom bundles ought alway
to be thrown out and shelled out seps
rately for chicken feed. lfpermitted
90 through the machine with the balanc
Of the stack.it will deterorate the whol
crop from 10 to Is cents per bushel.-
!, Better throw these top and bottom bun
dies entirely away than suffer this to hal
pen.
Pastarsge throughout California is "
= ry scarce, and cattle are poor in cons
! quence. The winter rains will make ma
ters worse, and in anticipation of ii
coming hardship for cattle thousant
;. have been driven into the tule lands fro
o the coast range pastures, while mar
o stock men have begun sending their al
|l mails across the mountains to the pere
NAL pastures Of Nevada.