Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1860-11-23

FEMININE PLUCE-A German woman, near the resi-
denee Of Henry Eliot, 10 Helm MIN, whose husband
absent, day or two ago saw huge bear make his
way into the hog pen, all ready cooked and prmed for
OF fresh pork. The woman had idea Of parting
with her TAT hog and, picking up sled stake made for
tie bear hr. Bruin his mouth watering for the break
fast before him. paid bus little attention 10 the woman
bu, pitched into the porker. lncky blow frUa hsr
hands with the stake the Of the bear while
be was engaged with the hog laid him out dead as her
ring. She Is worthy to be the wife Of Daniel Boone,
or any one else
SoNnuiNG NKw In the new French opera-honse about
erected Ia Paris the electric telegraph will sadi
play very prominent part. An instantaneous h1e of
communication is 20 be established between the cabinet
the minister Of state aud that Of the director Of the
theatre wire will also from the bOXoice 10 the
principal hotels that strangers viii be able engage
places Immediately their arrival in Paris, and by the
aid Of the electric power the prompter will be
oed give notice 70 the actors and actresses n their
rooms When the curtain i about to rise.
BLoSpr Js-A boy named Charles Afford, sixteen
years Old astonished the people Of Marietta recently
by walking rope, IA Bondn, stretched from the top
OF the National House TO pole erected Breuan's
Han altitude Of about seventy feet he not ouly
di this but he walked T. backwards stood upon his head
on TIE rope aud walked twice the whole length Of il by
torcblght in the evening. One Of the largest crowds
ever seen in Marietta witnessed the performance.
Way PioU2-In Portland, Maine, on Friday, d.
vorcc case between Warehouse and wife deter
mined From the evidence of the case, appeared that
the wife was an exceedingly pous" woman, and that
she left her husband OF his profanity. Judge
Appleton said she should show her piety in becoming
manner BY returning 70 her husband-that she bad
excuse for leaving him. and that if she continued 10 de-
ser him after this nothing could be recovered of him
for her support
The Portland Transcript states that the last OF the
flight Of steps upon which the Prince of Wales stood
when stepping into the boat At his emblrkation, has
II IL
Of obtaining mementO Of the spot upon which be
last trod upon this continent
game cock at Leeds, England, recently attacked a
child a year and seven months old, and inflicted wounds
which resulted in the death Ct the child and subsequent
u in the death Of the cock for the jury thought the
bird ought be destroyed, and they attended to the
matter personally.
The census-,aker in NelrOse, Mass, found man and
wife who had lived together in the house seventy
years The husband is 81 years Of age and the wife sc
years 10 Maiden there is woman ~ years Of age, who
has been married years and has child Ave years Of
age.
Abd-el Kadsr, the Emir who so efficiently protected
the Greek subjects and Christians generally during the
late events Damascus has received from the King oil
Greece the Grand Gordon of the Royal Order Of the Sa
viour.
There is a woman in Peachlm, VI, who has dress
which she has worn forty-seven years This woman and
the one in New York, who paid 5000 for dress to
wear to the Princes ball. represent the two extremes.
zone Of our leading manufacturing establishments,
SAYS the Winsied Ct) Herald received liberal order
for goods the very day Of Lncoln's election. The
goods ordered were percussion caps!
Frank Brooks killed himself in New Orleans on Mon
day. because he unable to obtain employment enough
70 comfortably supper; bis wife, to whom be had beer
married but few weeks.
modern tourist calls the Niagara River 'the pride o
rivers" Tba, pride, certainly, has tremendous fall
Two Germans, of Detroit drank lager beer on a wager
the other day. One drank sghtyJOaT glasses, AMI tn
other RiHsty-tbrss