The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-06-06
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

DNxSt ELAAy ElVOS Al'ASs
There are two hundred and ten beer
in Ohio 81
Illinois has 200 cheese factories, to
which 1000, 900 mich COWS make daily
+
kilograms from Cuba say the insurrec'
ion is increasing.
The Vermont Democrats have nomi-
mated William II Bingham for Cover
nor 4.s- ,ss 4..4 -. @a
Don Cameron qualified as Secretarysos
War, and Judge Taft as Attorney Gene
raj, on the 1st inst.
1t is proposed to amend the Constitu-
ton of Connecticut by adding section
making nine members Of. jury compe-
tent to render verdict
Look GU, for Secor Robeson's spcedi
ly following tue example Of Belknap, and
resisning to escape Impeachment
Though he may pretend to he jolly, he Is
thoroughly frightened, as we'll he may be;
Caster committed his great indi cre-
lion when he wrote in the Galaxy that
Mcclellan was soldier "whose men
tai training and abilities were Of high
er order, and whose military qualifica-
,iors and knowledge we're superior to
those possessed by any officer who sub
scorently led the Army of the Potomac
to battle" 81 ai# - 30 oHt af
Fifty thousand men in South Austria
liza support thrice that number Of wo-
men and children, occupy zoe, 900 square
miles of pastoral country, own 6,000,-
600 acres of land and 4.000, 900 sheep,
grow IL, ,0O0, 600 bushels of wheat, con-
duct ar external commerce Of f9,OO0,-
600 sterling, and raise fl 100000 of
revenue.
Tennessee has produced the Centen-
NAL baby, but, unfortunately, it did not
Hive. It was girl, weighed twenty and
a half pounds, and was half an inch
over two feet in height. The remarka-
BILE circumstance is that the mother, a
j Mrs. Hensley. is only sixteen years old
and weighs ninety pounds, while its ia
!, ther is seventeen, and weighs one hun
dred and twenty pounds.
} In the decisions of the United State:
Supreme Court there will be found ont
of interest from its antiquity and appro
t priateness to the centennial year. 1t il
favorable to the payment of claim fo
the cost of an expedition fitted out du
ring the war of the Revolution, and thu
court decides that the claimant is aist
entitled to interest upon it, probably TO
3 about hundred years.
: St. Louis Globe Democrat: Account
:, from the growing CROPS of Western
/. Missouri and Kansas give assurance
It that there is no danger Of scarcity 0
1 distress this summer. Crops are good
n in general, SO far as may be judged .
n this early day, much better than thos
n of average years. Grasshoppers are re
n ported to be appearing in. one or .tw
e localities, but in very small numbers
and no damage from them during th
n coming season is anticipated. n.,.;
# The Peking Gazette of the 9th Q
g March contains an edict curiously illus
K trativeaof Chinese official routine. Th
r Governor of Shantung is "overwheln
ID ed with trepidation," and submits hin
y self for punishment because an officer
d name was wrongly spelled in q despatch
d, that is to say, because a copying clel
r put one character by mistake for anot
t er, and the Governor signed without N
ut ticing it. "As special act of grace
30 no proceedings are to be taken again
c- the offender.
e Brigham Young, d Salt Lake City CO
lis respondent OF the Detroit Free Pre-
saws. acknowledged, during a rece
conversation, that the Mormons "
in soon emigrate to New Mexico or Ariz
", Ina. Mr.. Young admitted that Congre
,rt and the Courts had begun to make 7
ed situation of the Mormon brethren
I'd Salt Lake City rather unpleasant, but
of serted the direct, cause Of the remo1
an was a s.revelation'' which disclosed I'll
'or the outlet of Salt Lake was filing vi
I'm deposit Of salt which in less than q
IN, years would cause an inundation. OF t
OF present site OF Oait LAKE Oity'
an Mr. Bristos's campaign against I
,rs Whisky Ring during the past year !
Der yielded these results: Value OF proper
ng seized, $500, 600; value Of asse
OF ments, SI,A00,000; suits on ofic
,rn bonds, 8250,000; total, SO, LOO, 600.
rec Cash turned into the Treasury frt
these sources to May l, 1875, S60O,0
j Criminal indictments as follows: Dist
ers and rectiiers, o.. Supervisors,
ON r ssesue Agents, s.; Collectors. 8 g
Ing gers, 80; Storekeepers, 10; other p
ms, sons, 10; total, 176. Convictions 9
m pleas of guilty, ITO; absconded to I
the eign countries, IL; tried and acquitt
vas IL Total expenses to the Treas'
80 Department in detecting the frauds
Fhe preparing the cases for Court, less Il
inn S25,O00. M ~