The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-16
INTERESTING ITEMS.

Oyster Observation-Disclosures '''''''''''' 695 10
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Auendng Concerts, shews Dances Fesh
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@ @Ine young man aforesaid has abjured the female
~ seA Hs .OtO, with divers comments thereupon bv
%nS eolt0r, approbatory of his decision.
aAe Cleveland Leader enters an emphatic pro-
AIest against such sentiments. II saws that at
Ieast hal of the above amount went for the
tBBsneu, OF lhe young man himself leaving but
.$l4,4fs with which the lady should be debited
IT, sle s4sh Item IN the bill 'snt worth that sum
PEI month, we are no judge. 1t is an error TO
(. )lace that item in the bill 1t ought to appear
N lne credit side, and like CHARITY ''cover a
Wnultitude oi"-eXpenses.
s. A Rich Couple-A London corresnondent
aYs:-.Ihe betrothal is just declared OF per-
Mlaps our very wealt hest marriageable lady 1for
# liss Bnrdetta Coutts | look upon as already
'5We1Oeo 10 her good works., and Dame Fortune
NJ ner blindest mood, has decreed that she shall
|51nd Dr,dt groom nearly as wealthy as herself
'HSucn WIZ De the case in the marriage of Earl
|h5eauchamp with Miss Dunlas-C Christopher
Z Ndamllton- Nisbett, in whom each patronymic is
.pndeIstood to imply fortune. Lord Beau
#ehamp well known in the House of tlommons
Nas the stauneh Conservative member of Wor.
K estershlre, succeeded last year, by the death of
Hhs younger brother, to the title and estates,
testimated at over forty thousand year. But
Ihls bride is even more richly endowed. for it is
*admitted that she will ultimately succeed to an
7 income OF more than sixty thousand a year, to
#say nothing OF an immense and increasing
Iamount Of ready money. How came the band
~ fascinating younger brothers to let slip such
ID prize ?"
Double Homicide at Fort Ellsworth.-An affrav
(which ended fatally to both the parties con
<eerned. took place at or near Fort Ellis worth
hansas, October 2S. The names of the parties
8Vere Scott Q. Meryin and III. g. Brown, both
&tone masons in the employ OF the Quartermaster
F ~ that post. 1t seems that for some time Dre-
#loUs bad feeling existed between these men.
z On the night in question, MerVin, being under
ehe influence of liquor, brandshed a sheath
ESnife, threatened to kill Brown, and was making
ItOwarOs him with the knife upftcd TO stab him
swhen Brown discharged pistol at him, the ball
.taking effect in his (Mervln'sl breast, and he
Piled almost instantly. When shot, Mervin fell
|On Brown with the uplifted knife and stabbed
6im in the abdon en- of which wound Brown
4hed abont eleven o'clock the next day.
Thanksgiving Day in Maryland His Excel
tenCy Governor Swami has issued his proCla- |
nation setting apart Thursday, the 29th of
as a day Of thanksgiving and PRAYER |
Throughout the Slate of Maryland. The day !
lthus designated is the same as that set apart
President Of the United States. The Governors |
lof nearly all the States have concurred in the |
Presidents recommendation, and it is probable |
Ithere will be national observance of Thanks
giving Day."
Reward for Murderer-A proclamation has
kbeen issued by Governor Swami, of MARYLAND,
offering reward of five hundred dollars for the
klrrest and conviction of Henry Richards, alias
Richardson, alleged to have aided in the late
1nurder of William Lyles, in Prince GEORGES
Nv nd fOT WI four
were executed at Upper Marlboro, on the I'd
instant. Richards was implicated in the traoedv
By the confession OF those who were executed.
Elective Judiciary-The people of the State of
New York decided, at the late election, that a
Convention shall be called for the purpose of
proposing amendments TO their constitution,
There are various matters which are mentioned
for consideration, wherein the organic law, it is
Thought requires alteration. Among them is the
Eenure and manner Of choosing Judges. There
seems to be considerable dissatisfaction in that
(5tate with an elective judiciary.
Illegitimacy in England-No less than AZ 448
children were registered in England III 1864 a.
born out OF wedlock Even this number does
bot represent the actual state of things. Owing
70 q detect in the English registration act
which does not make the registration OF births
many cases are never recorded
IOr. L8nBester has stated 1t as his deliberate
Judgment that sixteen thousand women are liy-
ing IN London whose infant children have been
1murdered by their hands.
Seven Thousand Pardons-A work has recently
been published in Paris, by NJ. Tetot of the
tiinistry of Foreign Affairs, giving an account
|bf all the treaties OF peace and commerce, the
conventions and other alliances concluded be-
tween all the powers OF the globe, principally
From the peace OF Westphalia to the wear 1866
III appears from this laOoriOus work that in the
Epace of two hundred years no less than 1905
treaties of peace have been signed
The Arkansas Legisature-Tbe State Legisla-
Nrr,rfrr a# AYl-
Rlay. On Thursday the Governors message was
bead 1t depreCates political excitement and
'faVOrs the encouragement Of education, rail
roads, and improvements. The Governor re-
.commends the State Legislature to carry into
,efect The principles OF the Civil Riehts bill; but
Intln ates his preference for the Constitutional
amendment It's general tone is mild.
French Errors in English An amusing illus
! tratiOn of the bundeTs which Frenchmen make
! n writing or speaking English, is given by the
International q journal which is published N
London a. well as Paris. Among the SDeCtdCles
pc LOndTes il announces ''My Hus band GhostD
lat the Haymarket Nursery ChiCkW eedn at the
lyceum, "a sheep in Wolst's Clothing" at the
hdelphi, and "weeharts and Wives" at Sader's
Wells.
|well as the Master of the Rolls, in England.
have 10000 year EACH and the Vice-Chance |
ors each G5O00 The Lord Chief Justice Of the !
Queens Bench receives fS0OO, and the other |
EUdges $4,000; the CHIEF Justice OF the Common |
Pleas $1,000, and the other Judges $4,000. The |
Salary of the Chief Baron of the EXchequer is |
|e700J, and $4,000 TO each of the Barons OF the |
lyourt.
swords.-Sword blades resembling those of |
Damascus are made at Solingen, in Germany |
ron and steel. 1t is drawn out doubled aud |
4 nW1sted several times and then formed into "a |
Ribbon. Two such ribbons are welded together, |
Enclosing between them a thin blade of the best |
.cuttiUu inn 4c