The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-03-31
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the United States.
Wheat seeds can hear for several hours
Temperature as high as the boiling point
of water without losing the power of ger
minating.
Potter Valley, in lake County. is one
Of the richest agricultural districts in CAL
ifornia. It lis 7 miles long and miles
wide.
j., A company has been formed on Bear
River, California, for the purpose of man.
ufactIrine butter from the fat of the seal
and sea lion.
Mr.. Kinner Of Catlettsbug, Ky has an
old Spanish coin Of date Of I'LL. 1763
years old.) found on Taber Creek in
Wayne County
A deputation of royaists will soon
visit Count de Chambord and make last
effort to effect restoration of the French
monarchy.
Senator Schurz has accepted the invi-
tation by the people Of Boston to deliver
the commemorative oration on the late
CharleS sumner.
Fred Douglass has been elected Presi-
dent of the Freedmen's Savings Bank Of
Washington, which has branches in all
Of the Southern States
! Detective Allen, of Chicago. who was
wounded by the Missouri desperadoes,
known as the Younger brothers, is now
expected to recover
The Pope has intimated that Arch
bishop Manning and nine other arch
bishops will be created cardinals at the
next consistory.
The English steamship Faradav, built
especially for laying cab 'es, will begin the
18th Of April to lake on board a cable to
be laid direct to the United States.
The California Senate has sustained
Gov Booths veto of the har Dor commits
sion bill. which is regarded as another
victory for the Independents
Serious disturbances are reported in
the vicinity of Gowsn, Montcalm Conn
ty, Michigan, caused by the efforts of
raftsmen to destroy dams on Fat RIVER.
DR.. Barton is experimenting, at San
Bernardino, California, in tea culture -
He is TO plant also 40 acres of figs. 20
acres Of oranges, and 81 acres to al.
monds
Large quantities of grape clips are nov
shipping from Missouri to France. 1t is
said that the vine gives double the growth
in single season Of those grown in
French soil
A number OF New York gentlemen re
ally earnest and Jealous in their effort to
restore the practice OF burning the dead
instead of burying them, propose TO call
apublic meeting on the subject.
| Postmaster William T. Clarke, of Gal
weston, Texas. has resigned A deficit of
between $4,000 and $4,000 in Cla,ke's
accounts is said to have been reported by
special agent of the Postoffice Depart.
ment
, The Mississippi below Napoleon is re.
ported higher than ever before known
About 25 miles of the Chicot and Pine
Bluff Railway hsve been swept away ,and
/ the country adjacent to Chicot, Ark and
Bolivar. Miss, is under water.
At a conference of Republican mem
) hers Of the Massachusetts Legislature
d Wednesday evening, letter from Mr.
e Dawes was read, in which he refused tc
e make any bargain, and expressed pref
, erence for "dea,h in the open field" The
letter created sensation.
The anvil for the thirtv.ton steam ham
mer to be erected a, the Woolwich Arse
: nal, England, will weigh sixty tons; the
anvil block weighs one hundred and three
tons, and took six months TO cool. Alto
: gether six hundred and sixty tons Of fitor
> will he used in the foundation work.
The bribery investigation committee O
. the California State Senate has reported
that no improper influences we're used tc
;, ;, secure the election of Senators Booth anC
!, Hagar, but that improper advances wer'
= made to legislators BY certain persons
\ who acted wholly on their own authorit,
, and with no other responsibility.
II The Governor of Missouri has sent
It message to the Legislature calling atten
g tion to the fact that a band of outlaws ex
ists in the State, robhing and murderin!
n with impunity, and that he has no ade
quate power or means to bring these des
r, peradoes to justice, and asks that prope
It legislation be had al once.
r 1t is estimated that there are eigh
hundred Thousand life insurance policy
t. holders in this country, the amour
It they are insured for being equal to tn
e National debt. By killing them all OF
o and making away with their relative
J. perhaps We could cancel our obligation
e and resume at once. Congressmel
j. should consider this.
( Miss Hulett, the Chicago lawyer, look
e after the interests of her clients in
II way that is energetic, if not accordin!
u to the code She snatched hundred
dollars from the hands of Mr. Holder
e and gave it to her client, that being tn
!. amount for which she had sued Tha
u shortening of the laws processes, how
i ever, has resulted in her arrest
# John Hay, of the New York Tribune
!. and John G. Nicolay. the present Mar
shal of the Supreme Court, are writin.
life of Abraham Lincoln Both O
4 these gentlemen we're formerly Privat
4 Secretaries to President Lincoln, ant
d will prepare their biography with grea
~ care
Captain King, of Texas, formerly o
Vermont, has an inclosed pasture Of 70
J. 900 acres, though he owns about $50,
= 900 acres of land in Nueces and Duvs
. counties The entire stock held by hin
;. at the present time is $4,000 head O
, cattle, 10000 head of sheep and 1000
y head of horses.
Gen. Washington's private seal i
s now in the possession Of Mr.. Bushro
J. D. Washington, of Illinois. 1t is o
e white cornelian in the form of shield