The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-01-09
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

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ried Sjut5 Carolina.
1t is hinled that the Pope will very
likely appoint another American Cardi-
nal shortly, and that the appointment
will fall upon Archbishop Bailey, of Bal
timore.
Since April last nearly S26,000,000 in
subsidiary silver coins have been paid
out by the Treasury Department. The
weight of coins thus paid out is seven
hundred and twenty tons.
European medical journals report the
discovery of a new cure for diphtheria.
1t consists of the local use Of chloral
and glycerine and the internal admins.
tration of chlorate of potash.
One by one the props of Kellogg& &
Co. fall away from them, 1t now appears
that through registration machihery, 29,-
600 false registrations were made at the
last election in the interest OF the Re-
publican ticket. I l|I
About 1000 ponies taken from the In
dians at the Missouri River agencies were
sold by auction at ST Paul. They are
described as scrubby, lean little beasts,yet
spirited and enduring They were sold
at from sS to $40 apiece.
Less than 100 years ago, Washington,
writing an order for some London
goods, made one item for five pounds of
''sugar candy" In those days ayoung
lady did not sit in her coupe on Broad
way and feed her puppy with creams
~ 7. Herald.
The death Of another centenarian in
Paris is announced Aida Marchaud
expired recently in her l0Sth year. At
the age of 10 she danced in the ballets
at the opera, by the side of Mile. Gui-
mard, she is believed to have left some
curious theatrical memoirs. =. -.
The men of honest regulations in the
Republican party are not prominent in
the movement to count in Governor
Hayes as President. Should the other
sort, who are active, succeed, Hayes
must reward them to the injury of the
country or he must prove ungrateful.
Vanderbilt obtained his start in life
by pleasing a gentleman whose horse he
held at hotel door, and Admiral Far.
ragut in boy-bood was adopted by Com
.nodore Porter in recognition Of kind
ness shown 10y the father of the former
to the latter when prostrated by asun
stroke.
There died in England recently, Sil
Henry de Houghton, wealthy Baronet
who has proved his confidence in the
stability of the Southern Confederacy
by investing 100000 in its bonds. HI
lost by the transaction Sl,000,0OO in
gold, bat had a still larger fortune re-
naming. sail
Mr.. James Adams, F. R. C. S, a sur
geon who WAS engaged three weeks age
at the London Hospital in removing th'
leg of boy at the hip joint, saw symp
toms of death from exhaustion, and i'm
mediately undertook the operation o
TRANSMISSION, supplying eight ounces o
blood from his own arm. He then con
tinued his work, and completed it sue
cessfully. .E
The men who were arrested SOM
weeks since for an attempt to steel tn,
remains of President Lincoln from thei
tomb are now on trial at Springfield, II
linois, and it seems doubtful whethe
they will be convicted. The opinion i
gaining ground thst the whole thing wa
plot to bring the Importance of Ma
tional detective force before the mind
of the people. jisy
A sad example of the fatal nature o
diphtheria has just occurred in Paris
A whole family, consisting of-father ant
WHIT WITH f. and and carried of In n short time
Dr. Regnault, who attended them
caught the malady, and in spite of th
care of one of his colleagues, DR. Bise,
died also in twenty-four hours. DR.. b
set was then attacked in his turn, an
he expired.
Empress Eugenie and Prince Loui
called on the Pope the other day, an
,, we're received with royal honors. 1t wa
rather melancholy interview. N
sooner did the widow see the Pope tha
she fell upon her knees and wept bitterly
and it was not until after some minute
that she yielded to the good old man
entreaties and permitted Cardinal Bona
parte and Prince Louis to lift her to he
feet Ira retn sasd 7s
The Gold Hill New News boast
that there are, on the Comstock lode
) more saloons in proportion to the POP
ulation than in any other place on tn
Continent. Every month there is
prize fight, and every Sunday there is
town show, horse race, fight betwec
. bull dog and wild cat, cock fight
or something else that is entertaining
Faro, keno, chuck-a-luck, or roulett
can be found in every other saloon.
Cardinal Antonelli was frugal in tn
bestowment of his great wealth to char
table purposes. He left to the Pope
lapis laznli cross ornamented with silver
S240 to be spent in masses at thirt,
: cents each Tor his own soul, within eigh
days of his death, S5 to the holy place
at Jerusalem, and IS to hospital q
Rome. All the rest of his immens,
wealth, including his collections of gems
went to his nephews. = a,, 81
i. Scene Room of Louisiana lnvestiga
ting Committee. Republican Congress
man. "What effect did the outrages o
the bull dozers have on the country p
Did they not demoralize the country
and create lawlessness and riot" Wit
ness-"Don't know bout that, sir AL
l seed is that we kin raise hogs in Fell
ciana now, an we couldn't before tht
Regulators started" r, c. (swallowins
his emotion with great gulp )-"Yo,
can stand aside." (The curtain falls
Thirty years ago Texas entered tht
Union as State with l42, 900 popula
tion-white. black and Mexican To day
she has 100000 population. AT thu
rate of increase, she would have in 81
years hence half as many people as ar,
now in the United States. The territory
is 274,000 square miles, larger thar
France, Belgium, Holland, Switzerland
and Portugal combined, and better capa
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