, 1864-02-27
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.

| mASCELlsANEOUS NE"s ETlSmss
The London Times saws il is almost certain
that war will be averted between England and
Japan.
The Supreme Court of California has de.
c!ared the soldiers vote of that State uncon.
stitutional.
A pious editor in Dixie writes a description
Of hcii. It reads like the journal Of q tourist
through the Southern COnfederacy.
It does not follow that two persons are fit to
marry because they are good. Milk is good,
and mustard Is good, bit they are not good for
each other.
ltis said that certain parties dt Liverpool
will shortly be brought before magistrate on
a charge Of enlisting British subjects for the
rebel service.
An exchange says that, as babies are sort
Of marriage certificate, under the new law, II
will be necessary to have ten cent stamp af
Gxed to them.
Secretary Welles gives to patient and slffer.
ing auditors throughout the land comfortable
assurance that he has an abundance Of shot
and shell for smooth boresl
son Of Ex.Secretary Cameron has just,
after two years service, been placed on the
retired list as an army paymaster,. with sal
ary Of $4,000 ayear for life
In the Thanksgiving prayer which preceded
his SERMON, Henry Ward Beecher prayed
heartily for the newspapers Of the country,
which he styled the "Monarchs Of the Land"
II said that the rebel guerrillas have killed
and carried off more than five thousand hogs
on the Kansas border-a fact which proves
concusivcly that the sword is mightier than the
pen.
A communication in the Charleston Uremy
signed Ladies" complains that the mulatto
women monopolizo the shoe and dry goods
stores, and crowd them out, which argues q
queer state OF society.
The latest style Of hoop skirts is the self.
adjusting, double back action, hustle estrucean,
face.expansion, Piccolomini attachment, gos.
amcr.indcstructible, pOlocticamorama. It is
very sweet thing
The London Lancet says that if q meat.pie
has no hole in the cover, to let out certain EN-.
nnntionS from the meat, collie, vomiting, and
slight poisoning will occur. Odd, for the EN-.
anationS from mcat-pic are not disagrceab'e
to sniiFat
A public execution in London produced q
strong anti hanging demonstration and loud in.
disnation against the Home Secretary, who re-
Gently remittCd sentence against n respectfully
connected murderer, but refused in the case Of
n laboring an.
A California Judge recently said, from the
bench, that "the rebels have been prospecting
for he'll, and struck il rich at Vicksburg and
Gettysburg" To which the Denver Ncus
says: 1T seems to be panning out pretty well,
just now, over all their diggings."
There is something inexpressibly sweet in
little girls. Lovely, pure, innocent, ingenious,
unsuspcetiug, full Of kindness to brothers,
babies aud everything They arc sweet little
flowers, diamond dew.droTs In the breath Of
morn. What pity they should ever become
women, airts and heartless coquettes?
LOtchcr, Of Virginia, in his recent message
cautions the rebels that their previous con.
tempt Of the Yankees has not been well founded
that in fact it has been great weakness OF
theirs and that It would be well in future not
to underestimate the power, number, and
preparations Of the enemy. Very well said
though little late in the day.