Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-03-30
GLEANINGS.

IMPORTANT THE Adventists tell us that
the whole of this wicked world is to be smash
ed and burnt up onth 10th of May next. The
Springfield Post suggests that those who do
not wish to leave the world with printers /
bill on their conscience should fork over be-
fore that time.
ass- Mrs. Partington informs the Boston I
Post that flour rises so fast, there isn't the
least need of ''emptins" in making bread.
MS Nebraska embraces all the unorgan-
lied territory of the Union-the extent of its
boundary is over three thousand miles Its
area about five hundred thousand square
miles capable of being formed into dozen
states each as large as Ohio.
rs The ST. Louis Intelligencer, says the
exact number of hogs slaughtered in that city
this season. is 81, ,2O4, which is an advance of
: 25,20O over the former year.
@~ Miss Susan Nipper says that the Rus
slams have an awful responsibility resting on
them for killing Turks, for every Turk who
is killed leaves dozen widows.
The Baltimore American says that the pro-
duct of the oyster trade of that city is equal
to the product of all the wheat and corn rails
ed in the state Of Maryland. There is annu-
ally sold in the Baltimore market 1900, 900
bushels of oysters. The shells are carried to
Virginia and North Carolina for manure, and
bring, it is said, $12O,OOO annually.
The widow of Alexander Hamilton, though
SO years old, still retains her faculties in an
astonishing degree, and converses with ease
and brilliancy. She always insists upon Wis
itors taking merry glass from General
Washington's punch bowl, which is choicely
cherished,
% A singular petition is now before Con-
gress. In 1916, Mrs. Elisabeth c. Smith. of
Missouri, under the assumed name of Ben
Newman, enlisted as a soldier in the Mexican
war. She discharged her duties faithfully as
soldier for ten months, when her sex was
discovered and she was discharged from ser
vice. She has since married, and now applies
for her pay and bounty land which she GER
tainly ought to have-.NortCich Courier.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ILLINoIs-A re
suit, not anticipated, probably, even by those
engaged in the work, has grown out of the
State Geological survey, now in progress.
We refer to the discovery, among other bull
ding materials. Of several beds of beautiful |
marble; superior to any rocks of the kind we
have before seen, from any part of the valley |
of the Mississippi, and equaling many of the
imported marbles in beauty of colors and sus-
ceptibility of high polish.-[ Alton Courier
PRICE OF FLoUR-There seems to be a
general opinion that about half of the present
high price of Flour, is the work of specula-
tors but that even they cannot keep it up
many months longer. The N. York Tribune
says:
Let us take courage. We shall not starve
yet Wait till the canal opens, and it will
take more yeast than the -four spectators can
raise to keep flour effervescing as it has lately
There is lot of land in the center of Mel
bourne, Australia, just large enough for
store, which has been sold and re-sold to so
many hands thatall the lawyers in Melbourne
and their name is legion, have their hands
full making out the titles. AS, however, this
takes time, no one is legally in possession
and down squats Yankee upon the spot,
runs up bark and shingle store, and drives
roaring trade, rent free, his neighbor paying
at least fifty week for the same accommoda-
ton.
SHOOTING AFFRAY AT SAN FRANCIsco-Th
Bay papers, state that, on Thursday last
young man, named Thomas Burke, was shot
in the Union Hotel, in San Francisco, by Jas
Smith.
CAPT. JUDAH; with a company of seventy |
dragons, is on his way to Fort Lane, Rogue |
River Valley, where they are to be stationed.
rs. F. San.
TRADE.-Busness has been quite brisk r
the past two or three days. AS soon as tn
going becomes good we shall realize lively
time Of it San Joaquin Republican.
Consul AT GUAYMAs-From private adyic-
es received in this city we learn that Major
Richard Roman, late State Treasurer has
been appointed United States Consul at the
port of Guaymas- Conn., .4dvertiser.
KENTUcKY.-A bill has been introduced
into the Legislature of Kentucky, to prohibit
the sale of slave children under the age of
five years. separate from their mothers.
CITY ScRIP.-We are gratiied to be able to
state that our city scrip is worth its face, and
that there is not now outstanding. with the
exception of those celebrated eight per cent
bonds, evidence Of the city's indebtedness to
the amount of five hundred dollars.-[ Eveps-
ing Journal.
A FRESH IMPoRTATIoN.-In the sMoseIe. |
which arrived on Friday from Hongkong,
about two hundred and fifty more long-tailed
Celestials were brought to this city. Within