The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-24

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ransacked. George Barnum and his sis
ter are the supposed murderers.
"Sitdown," were Mr.. Summers last
words-spoken to Mr.. Hooper, who had
just come to his bedside. "The food is
palatable,' were the last words of Mr..
Fillmore.
For an instance of remarkable presence
Of mind. commend us to the sagacious
Illinois woman, who, when her husband
was bitten by mad dog, drew a pistol
and promptly shot the man.
Andrew Jackson was accused of bad
spelling but John Randolph defended
him 6y declaring that va man must be a
fool who could not spell words more ways
than one"
Mrs isabella Beecher Hooker, of Hart
ford, the Smith sisters Of Glastonbury,
and several other women Of Connecticut,
propose to apply for registration as vo-
ters in the approaching election.
The ladies in Indianapolis are inaugu.
rating the Temperance crusade, aud the
Mayor of the city has promised to strict,
ly enforce the existinataws in relation to
the sale of liquors. Rily prayer meet
ings are held.
There are indications of a volcanic &C.
ton in Bald Mountain, North Carolina,
and frightened people are leaving the To-
cality. Rumbling noises are heard and
shocks bling earthquakes have been
felt
Temperance prayer meetings are to be
held next week in Washington City,
Congress is to be importuued to pass Ger
tain bills in relation to the liquor traffic,
and the Catholic clergymen are invited
to Join in the movement.
VIM. .McGinnis, wealthy farmer Of
McCracken County, KY, was found dead
near West Point, in Hardin County, last
Friday, with his horse standing guard
ovel the body. He had evidently fallen
from the horse, probably with heart dis
ease
The Wisconsin Legislature has done an
unheard Of thing: 1t had fixed Saturday,
the l4th inst, as the day for adjournment,
but finding all its work done two days
sooner than that, the members all went
home. They passed $40 laws and Is
| joint resolutions.
New Jersey refuses 20 accept the statue
Of Phil. Kearncy because there are no
military buttons on the coat tail That
is species of nonsense that gallant Phil.
Kearney, if living, would speedily settle,
by stripping the coat off and letting the
critter 90 in its shirt sleeves.
Dispatches from numerous towns and
cities in Ohio and elsewhere show that
the women's temperance crusade is still
in progress, but with various results. Sa-
looms have been closed in several places
and good deal Of excitement is mani
tested in Chicago and New York and 9th
er large cities.
ST Patrick's Day was honored in New
York by a pontifcial mass in the Csthe-
dral and high mass in most of the chnr.
ches. The customary march of Irish
sorieties took place, notwithstanding the
unceasing rain. Brooklyn, Jersey City,
and neighboring towns had their process.
sions also, but the rain played havoc with
glitter and show. 1
The body of Evans, the murderer, was
sold to Dartmouth College for dissection
At the general assemblage for prayers in
the chapel the morning after its arrival it
was found sitting in one of the pews,
where some of the frisky students had
slyly put it. The President omitted the
customary services, and the corpse was
taken back to the dissecting room.
A mob Of Mexicans melted by the
priests of Abualulco, in the State Of Jo-
| lisco, have murdered Rev James Ste
phens, a Congregational minister recent
| lv stationed there, sacked his house and
carried off everything of value. 1t is
reported that the Mexican authorities
have ordered the arrest of the offenders
| Adelina PATHS last benefit at the
Grand Theater, St Petersburg, was a
brilliant affair. A diamond coronal and
great boquets and wreaths without mum.
ber were presented between the acts, and
at the conclusion of the opera the stage
was literally heaped with flowers and
wreaths. Attendants had to come on
with baskets and then had hard work to
clear the stage. The opera was La Ira
vita.
There was an increase of 8 4-10 in the
area sown with winter wheat last fall in
the States OF Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kan
sas. Missouri, and Ohio, according to the
information Of the National Crop Regis
ter. In Illinois the increase is % per
cent Iowa shows decrease of 10 per
cent, to be attributed to the severe drouth
last summer. The condition Of the fruit
trees is good, and fine yields expect.
ed.
The Montgomery (Ala.) Mail says
"Some days since lady in this city mis-
laid bonnet of her little daughter. Wig
orous search was made for it, but to nc
avail. On Friday night little niece OF
the lady, staying with her, dreamed that
the bonnet was in the parlor in a certain
iplace where no one had thought of look.
ing, and sure enough,upon looking at the
place mentioned, the little bonnet was
found This is a genuine occurrence.
II aload Of coal is left out of doors.
exposed to the weather until it is burned
up in one grate-say month-it loses
one-third of its heating quality. Ii a ton
of coal is placed on the ground. and left
there, and another ton is placed under a
shed, the latter loses about IS per cent OF
its heating power,the former about AZ pei
cent. Henceit is a great saving Of coal
to have it ina dry place, covered over and
on all sides. The softer the'coal the more
it loses. because the most volatile and
valuable constituents undergo slow
combustion.