The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-08
INTERESTING ITEMS.

WOLFIsH.-A negro man was attacked and
eaten up by wolves in Arkansas, short time
since. He had defended himself with a knife
which he had used in slaughtering hogs, and
killed five wolves before he was Overpowered.
AN ANCIENT STREET.-A Boston exchange says
that the workmeE engaged in digging the fOun-
dauon of new siX-story hotel, IN Charlestown
Square, SATURDAY discovered a neatly paved
space OF ground about twelve feet below the sur
face. 1t was quite large spot, and is supposed
to have been a street in former years.
SMOOTH PATHWAY IN LIFE.-A man named
Fleming died at LOckport, VIII county, Hi
nols, recently, aged one hundred and two
years, having been born in 1894. He was never
sick in his lite, not even TO the extent of head
ache or tOothaChC, and was never sufferer from
anything IN the way of accident
MONEY LEFT IN TEUsT.-Th amount ofmoney
left in trust Dy VIII is yearly increasing in Mas
sachusetts. Several heavy fortunes left by de-
ceased persons have recently been disposed of
in this way. The late H. L. Richardson, of
Brooklne, left an estate of the value of about
5000, 900, nearly all in trust.
A STEAM WHALING VEssEL.-The baruue Pho
neer, three hundred and twenty-five tons bur-
Gen, which left New London on Saturday for
DAVIS Straits is the irst American whaling YES
sci to use steam as a motive power. The result
Of the experiment OF using steam whaling YES
sells will be awaited with great interest.
SALT WATER ON ITS TRIAL.-The people of New
London are earnestly labored with by the New
London Star and eight doctors TO allow their
SueeJS 10 De Sprlnkleu J0lS summer Win salt
water, inasmuch as that is the only kind they
can have. The doctors say it will be better for
health than fresh water.
PRoDIGIoUsLY BEHIND THE TIMEs.-Miss Polly
Brown, aged So Years and months, died in
Warren, r. l., on Saturday. She had always
lived IN the same house in which she was born; ;
never was i'll a steamboat; never saw a railroad
aud was never in Providence, which is remark
able thing for Rhode Islander.
MANUFACTURES AT THE SoUTH.-A large cotton
factory, called the Manassas manufaCtory, has
been built at Carrolton, Miss. 1t contains one
hundred and eighty thousand spindes, thirteen
hundred looms, and will go into operation July
l. The company own seventeen hundred acres
of land contiguous to the factory, all well
wooded
The MIsFoRTUNEs OF CHICAGo.-Work on the
lake tunnel at CHICAGO has been delayed by an
accumulation of Gas. An unusually large
amount recently collected and exploded, the
flames extending along the ceiling for one hun
dred feet BY the explosion several of the miners
were knocked down and others slightly burned
by the fames
UNION LEAGUES IN ALABAMA.-A gentleman
from Alabama ha: furnished a tabular statement
by counties, showing the number OF men belong
ing to the Tn on leagues which have been
organized in that State since the close of the
war. The aggregate is eighteen thousand and
upW ard, OF whom, Is said, two"thirds can take
the test oath.
ASSASSINATION or AN AGENT OF THE FREED
MEMS BUREAU.-The following despatch was
received on Saiuroay by General Howard:-
''Vlcksburg, May Am Assistant SubCom-
missioner OF the Bureau, Lieutenant j. B. Blan-
dig, was assassinated at Grenada on the night OF
the 3Oth ult Every effort will be made to ferret
out and bring the murderer to Justice.
"THOMAs j. WoOD Maor-General."
A QUESTIONABLE CAsE.-Dr. Lage, of Lyons,
France, has made discovery of questionable
utllity-the artificial production of wens. AS
usual. the unfortunate rats are the victims to this
new phase in the development of science, and
human progress. The wens are produced by the
introduction Of certain metallic sulphates, and
the philosopher has succeeded in confeTring
some remarkable ornaments of this description
on his tOUr-fuoted 'elloW-animals.
EX-SENATOR GwINN.-The New Orleans PiCd-
y1tEe of the 29th ult. says:-
ave learn that Hon. William NJ. Gwinn. late
Senator from California, and formerly member
of Congress from Mississippi, now in conine-
ment as State prisoner in Fort jackson, but
upon what charge has never yet transpired or
seems easily 10 be OWNED, was offered his
liberty the other day, upon condition that he
would give his parole to leave the country and
never return. and that he Immediately declined,
preierring TO IemaIn a prisoner in his native
land rather than 60 INTO Punishment elsewhere" :"