The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-02-24
NEWS ITEMS.

Havana cigars have advanced from
500 to $40 per thousand.
Simmons, the New York gambler who
killed Duryea, has been found guilty of
manslaughter in the third degree.
The amount of money paid to Sanborn,
under his contracts with the Treasury
Department as spy and infarmer was only
s247,l1S
Bonds to the amount of S263,0SO, is.
sued to the Paris and Decatur Railroad
Company, by municipal corporations
along ins lire, have been declered ilfsgal
by the Illinois Supreme Court. ~
committee of the New York Catholic
Union is preparing for pilgrimage to
Rome and elsewhere by Catholics of this
country It's proposed to leave not later
than the middle of May.
Six entirely new dresses worn by an
actress IN a single play in New York the
other night, were imported from Paris
at cost of $4,000, exclusive of dia
monds and other accessories.
The indications are that the Senate
Committee on Appointments will agree
to the action of the House providing for
reduction in the rank and file Of the
army to 10000 men by stopping recruit
ing. A'if'1
The annual Trade Report of Denver
shows the population of that city to be
over %, 800, gain of $500 during the
year. The real and personal property
valuation of Denver for 1873 was S9,-
S3l 100; in 1868 it was but S596, ,290.
A Kansas gentleman has thoughtfully
put his front gate in the parlor, 30 thai
his daughter and her young man can
swing on it without taking cold during
the cold weather. This is a humane sug
gestion to all fathers A front gate in
the parlor may save good many dollars
that would otherwise be paid out fol
soothing syrups and cough balsam.
Brownlow attracts considerable at
tention from the Senate galleries HI
never speaks, nor moves, nor calls s
page, nor smiles. nor talks TO his neigh
Dor. Attendants carry him to his sea-
at twelve and back to his solitary home
at five. There he sits during the long
hours, silent and ghost like, twitchins
perpetually with terrible palsy.
A third Alpine tunnel is how propos
ed 1t is to pass under the St. Bernart
aud will be nearly 10000 feet long. Un
der the summit it is proposed to wider
the tunnel 80 as to make a station, ant
to connect by means of an elevator will
the open air. At the mouth of the ele
vator shaft hotel will be built, so tina
Alpine scenery and sunrises may be en-
1joyed without any personal exertion
Japan has S25 100000 in her Treasu
ry The surplus revenue of last year wa
nearly S. 100000 The great Temple o
Tenshig Daijon, at Jeddo, was burned
January The relations of the Govern
ment with all foreign powers, except tn
United States, are becoming very compli
Gated and unsatisfactory. The Prussia
minister's recall will shortly be demand
ed
Some Of the people of Dubuque ar
indignant because their fellow citizen
Mr. Hoffman, took out his wife's falls
teeth just before burying her. But they
should not be. In the world to whicl
Mrs. Hoffman has gone there may b
weeping and wailing, but Mr.. Hoffman
simply determined that, 50 far as his wifi
was concerned, there should be no gnash
ing of teeth Courier Journal.
The passion which the colored peopl
have for getting into Courts is notice.
by the Montgomery Gala. State Jour
nal. If one owes another dollar ant
doesn't pay it on demand, the credito
forthwith brings suit ,and the costs amou
to greatly more than the debt, So, toe
if one calls another liar, there is sui
for defamation, and one or the other ha
the costs to pay Law, to these simpl
people, is new luxury.
England has another small war o.
her hands, or might have had, for W
hardly know how it is The chief of th
Kossohs, another African tribe, ha
burned British town and carried Brit
ish subjects into slavery; upon whic
] facts coming to the ears OF Mr.. Glad
stones Government, they at once deter
mined to take prompt action to punis
/ tue savage, and to organize an exped
ton against him How the dissolutio
. of Parliament will affect this has not ye
, become apparent
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