Mariposa Democrat., 1857-08-27
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MISCELLANEOUS.

-Bayard Taylor has surrendered at last
After travelling over more lands than Ulysses
ever could have dreamed Of he has found a
Penelope. He has gone from China to Peru y
for the purpose of surveying mankind, and
has found woman to his taste. He is about
10 take a wife Miss Hansen, daughter Of the
eminent German astronomer, now residing in
Gotha. We know nothing Of the lady, but
the gentleman's taste is excellent, and Germany
has an abundance of beautiful and accomplish
ed women. He is not to be married until
after his return from tour that he purposes
to make to the Crimea and the Caucasus.
We suppose the wedding tour will be made in
search of the Island of ST. Brandon, the only
place that he has not visited
The Tribune confirms the taking-off, and
adds: "The wedding will take place at Gotha,
the residence of the brides family, in the
autumn, after Mr.. Taylor's return from the
North Cape. The happy couple will spend the
next winter at Moscow. This event will not
prevent the execution of Mr. Taylor's plan of
an exploration of Central Asia previous to his
return to this country
Mr.. l. d. Andrews, the able and efficient
U. S. Consul General to Canada, has resigned,
and is to be succeeded by W. S. B. Moore, a
noted Democrat politician from Maine.
Capt. Corprew, City Sergeant of Norfolk,
Va, and E. L. Cunningham, his deputy, were
qualified Saturday. The united height of the
Sergeant and his deputy is over thirteen feet,
their united weight full three hundred and
eighty.
AT Waterbury, Ct, on the 4th Mons.
Reynard made balloon ascension, says the
Bridgeport Standard. He took up with him
two chickens and cat, which he let out at
intervals--the chickens first, and the cat in a
parachute last. The fowls came safely down
on the wing, and the cat reached the earth in
a straight line about three miles north of the
town.
The cornerstone of the monument to COM
memerate the Storming of Stony Point and
tilC lOlOloll vi ihN W 70 " bt
on the 18th inst, by patriotic citizens Of Rock
land County, N. Y, who have formed them
selves into an association under the presiden-
cy of A. B. Conger for that purpose.
In New York. on Monday, boy was at
tackled by dog which was SET upon him by an
older lad. The boy defended himself by Striking
the dog, when the older lad, with a yiley
worded enquiry as to what he was doing to
the dog, drew knife and killed the boy.
"A large portion Of the swamp of Florida
is said TO be capable of producing 500 bushels
of frogs to the acre, with agators enough for
fencing. Besides these, the mosquitoes can
present bills enough to drive off all who may
venture to dispute the title Of the present
"squatter sovereigns" off the place.
The hands working on a single plantation
in Talahatche Co., Mississippi, killed sixty
rattle-snakes during the month of June.
The Gazette of Cincinnati, in leader on
the Railroad Movement" states that in Ohio
they have $500 miles of finished railroad, the
cost of which has been about 90000000
They employ constantly about thirty thousand
men, six hundred locomotives, five thousand
cars, and consume two hundred and fifty
thousand cords of wood yearly.
When single gentleman can't pass a
clothes line without counting all the long stock
ings, it is sign he ought to get married, and
the sooner the better.