, 1864-03-26

Let virtue triumph and peace forever reign.
| INSPECTOR.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.
Prayers are offered up in the California
churches for rain.
One thousand Japan fruit baskets have ar
rived at San Francisco.
OF the twenty political journals Of Paris, six
teen are opposed to the Emperor.
Green peas anG Strawberries are making theil
appearance in the San Francisco market.
The estimated sugar product of the Sand
wich Islands for lsG4is 100000 pounds.
Farmers in some sections Of California arc
abandoning their claims, owing to the droutb
An auxiliary depot for the use Of the Suni'
tary Commission has been organized in Lon.
don.
The income of Sandy Bowers, Of washoc, is
estimated at so, 900 month, or nearly q mil
lion year.
The French wits call the Imperial Senate the
gaierie des refuses. II is also styled by others
Botany Bay.
Gen. Grants plainncss is proverbial At
St. Louis he registered his name simply as ~.
S. Grant, Chattanooga"
Two church going women in Canada met a
large wolf killed him, and went on to church
as il nothir had happened.
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The New Workers are having jolly times.
Men, women and children are skating aid
slcighing, and all is hilarity.
The imports Of foreign wools into the port
Of New York, during 1868, were 1900, 600
greater in value than in 1862
Twelve hundred rebel prisoners lately ar
rived at Philadelphia, who took the oath, and
enlisted as marines and sailors.
It is considered to be cool to take mans
hat with his name written in it, simply be
cause you wrnt to get his autograph.
PeEin, China, has the oldest newspaper in
the world. It has been published l,OGO years,
and is printed on large piece Of silk.
A monster California vulture, measuring 0
feet 8 inches from tip to tip Of the wings. was
exhibited at San Francisco few days ago.
Mrs Mary Caroline Allen has been arrested
in Richmond as spy. She was trapped by a
rebel lemale detective who won her confidence.
Ohio and California are the great wine pro-
ducng states as yet-the former producing, in
isoo' o's'Slo gallons, and the latter 494,5l
gallons
NJ. kenan, the author Of the scandalous work
called " Ihe Life OF jesus, has been elected
PRESIDENT Of the Antiquarian Society Of France,
Tor lsO4. ....
Inc stockholders OF the New York Tribune
nave unanimously invited Mr.. Thomas McEl
ra'n 10 resume MS old position as publisher Of
mat paper
ihe State OF New York stands first Of all
.he states as the manufacturer Of whiskey,
h'gh wines aud alcohol Illinois stands next,
anu oh'o next .r.
:" s"" rr""e'Sco tue ram Ia''en this winter
""' o"9 a"o""'V" !" sA INCHES ana 'rac
uo"' 'no s,na''es' qua"'''y since the winters o.
81 anu o.
havc rank explanations with ffiendsin cases
., "n'on'S' iney SOme'''nes save per'shing
','c"usn'p; Out secret d'Scon'en' ana mstrust
a'wa!se"o oao'y'
Punch says that ankce baby will crawl
out Of ms cradle take survey Of It, invent
an Improvement ana Apply ior patent before
ne !" SIX mon'hS o"'
Tie Russian fleet, at San Francisco, joined
in the 22d Of February celebration. Salutes
were nre"' A"u ,%e'r s"'PS 'scO'A'e' VII" nagS
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Ihe next grand opera 70 oe pr"duc'd al C''
vent uardens U.s. /" Is saiu, an adaptation, oy Mr..
fizoaI'' Of IoIdsm'th . 'oAe StOops" conquer,
SET 70 music oy Mr. Mac'arren'
The Democratic Pres calls Meagher and
snys no loa,h.a rannd;,tes and ox ,crai,a Can