The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1866-05-10
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Two eases of authenticated 6s;o..
cholera have occurred in the CITY Of S Nai1
York. In both instances they are at INV
uted to filth and filthy habits. ''''''o-
One OF the mile stones erectad ;,
Benjamin Franklin when he was pops
master General, and was measuring ~
stage road between Philadelphia and p lie
ton, Is still standing in Stratford. CON-
There are seventeen manufactorio,
paper collars in New Englad. and l ost Of
girl employed makes about one tb v,'ch
and of them daily. '''oos.
The Washington Chronicle save H.
Agricultural Department has recen 1lle
received several highly interestinss
letters rom most of the Southo :
States, which represent this Wear RI
the crops, especially the cotto. that
viii be exceedingly large provid =, :. crop
The Boston Traveller, of
says: \ resident Of New Yo "a pf at, 18th,
lately given by will 3 ,,aa a9rk city has
to Harvard univer ssv " far tha fund
year after year OF ~, ~ iol .he purchse
tion' wit litb9 nm; Interest in the connee.
he hot VI" hna i'm sersiy education that mar
ment. vi ali Important move.
.ases 81 hydrophobia among horses
aSe not frequent, but one occurred on
saturday last near Cincinnati. A rabid
dog snapped at the nose ola horse about
llVe WEE ks ago, infiictinga slight scratch.
On s,at lrday the horse became violent.
~ affected, tore every tsing within reach
|-aased its own legs to the bone, and
died in great agony,
"What does itesst to live in this coun.
3ry?" The New York Tribune saysthat
s2,033 defrayea the expenses of a fami.
~ in the vicfalty of the metropolis, con.
sisting ofanaverage Of five and a half
persons to iced, and one man, two Wo.
men and g girl to clothe. The animals
to feed were one horse, one COW, two
| dozen hens, and one hog fatted for fam.
: ilNsuse.
Three hundred dollars in counterfeit
= e>srreney was detected at the Redemption
Bureau last weell-three fifty dolarcom
pound interest notes. The Government
= has information that several prominent
counterfeiters OF its securities have gone
a to England with plates to carry on their
nefarious business there.
/ On Friday, as a circus was passing
through WestVilie, Connecticut, the el.
/ ephants frightened to death a horse be,
e longing to a Mr.. Baldwin of Wood
s bridge, which was hitched by the side
OF the road. The horse on seeing the e-
ephants, stared at them wildly for an
is instant, and then gave a leap into the
8 air and fell dead.
;, \ Washington correspondent says
)" that during his visit to the Capital Alex
n ander II. Stephens, the late Rebel Vice
= President, was very free in his remarks
=. concerning public and personal affairs.
v Among other things he said that the
Bostonians were persons that one could
II depend upon in any emergency. Ifthey
" peculiar views, they defended them
l. ably, but never had he experienced
# more uniform courtesy or more genial
n could not speak with any degree Of
! satisfaction with regard to Fort Warren.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis arrived at Fort.
- ress Monroe, ON a visit to Mr.. Davis, on
: Thursday last. The conditions of her
- visit are unknown, but as she brought
a large quantity of baggage with her it
is surmised that she has permission to
y remain for some time. In that event
=, we are told, she will probably make nef
u home at the residence of DIR. Cooper, the
post surgeon of the fortress.
e The city of Memphis, Tennessee, had
r not again been disturbed by rioting up
II to the close of yesterday evening. Inc
S number of negroes killed was ten. The
n remainder of them fled to the woods.
n The Merchants National Bank OF
i Washington, which was also IL Govern
e ment depository, failed yesterday: Inc
J, amount of its notes in {: CIRCULATION IS one
j. hundred and eighty thousand dollars;
S These however are secured by unltea
1 States bonds Crowds Of private depoos,-
l itors beset the bank yesterday hewal-
/ ing their losses.
The President has recently appolnfeo
as his private and confidential Secretaf.
the Hon. Edmund Cooper, one OF tilo