Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-03-07
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-usn horse be called. mettie-some when
4 be- is led 6S
-RadicsasqnFe for Tory-ism Territory
Iism!
Wisconsin intends to cover her praires
with forest trees.
The sprouting wheat looks vigorous
throughout Ohio.
-Wikie Collins, the novelist, is dying Of
consumption.
g say, what are you about;, sweeping
out the room ?" mo" answered Pat al
am sweeping out the dirt s.--.-
In some of the villages of Prussia one
third Of the population will leave for Amer
lea in the Spring.
The two closing volumes of Motlcy's
History of the United Netherlands will soon
be published by Murray in London.
"A country boy having heard of sailors
heaving up anchors, wanted to know if It
was sea sickness that made them do II.
| The London Review speaks Of N. p.
Willis as ga writer of some distinction and
of great liveliness and versatility"
-ssDoesn't the air smell awfully strong OF
pigs?" said Smith to Jones. g Yes!' replied
JONES' ~ That's because the wind is from the
sou west"
The following bill was lately presented
to farmer in Sussex 'eTo hanging Two
barn doors and myself seven hours, -four
shillings and sixpence."
An Irish editor, in speaking of the mis-
cries of ireland, says "Hcr cup of misery
has been for ages overlooking, and is not yet
full
John Bright, in one of his late speeches,
declared that one half of Scotland was owned
by twelve persons, and one half of England
by one hundred and fifty.
The poet Bryant writing from Spain to
the New York Evening Post, says the pop
ulaton Of that country are the raggedest he
ever saw in the world
The Nicholson pavement is to be intro
duced in New Orleans Gen. Beauregard is
laying down two squares of this pavement at
5 his own expense.
, Professor Benjamin Perce, of Came
+ bridge University has been appointed Super
+ intendent of the United States Coast Survey,
: In place of ProfessorA D. Bache, deceased.
AT recent wedding in New York the
brides presents silver jewelry, faces, shawls,
: and the rcst-were valued at one hundred
/ thousand dollars.
--Placards, lately posted throughout the
|. workingmen's quarter in Paris, contained
/, the words, "The emperors head,o cheaper
: bread"
3 General Brsbin compliments the editor
n of the Louisville Courier with the remark
l. that "a brass monkey wovld be bnshful
' beast beside him."
Cold feet injure the general health ;
I cool head is a valuable possession n cold
a shoulder is something that has to be occasion
: ally employed.
l. The business of the Atlantic cable will.
be largely increased if it reports all the rheu-
y matte attacks of the members of the Royal
= amily.
;, Prentice says the muddy streets of Louis
( vile are proof that the inhabitants are not
II is hard.
il "A clergyman gave the following toast
d that was not very gallant, at a late firemen's
/ celebration: .'Our fire engines-may they be
= like old maids-ever ready, but never want
= ed 4"
!. Commenting on petitions sent to the
:. New York Legislature, concerning the liquor
d traffic, the Albany Argus suggests that
a licenses be made necessary for drinkers in
/ stead of vendors.
i. The following was found posted on the
r. wall of a country post ofilce Lost red
y KAT He had red spot on of his behind
q, .. eggs. He was a she kaf will give three
d. shillins to evriboddi to bring him hon."
T. If youmake an error. and your com
panon points it out to You, Immediately set
about the discovery of some fault on his
part, real or imaginary; the promotion OF
social harmony is duty.
" An exchange wants to know lift wouldn't
- pay for some stationer to get out cards with
| -
:; one corner. From present appearances the
:. fashion and wealth of the country is likely t.
% he all abroad.
IT. 1t is said that the famous caves droppcr
4 George w. McCracken, is hiding, owing IL
"a, his fear that, in the reconstruction of the Cab
met Mr.. johnson will appoint him Secretary
ITO of State. He swears in that case he will
a never be taken alive.
to The Governor of Idaho Territory, hai
on vetoed a bill for the benefit of Catholic
ID, schools in the Territory. The Council over
,s ruled the veto, but the Lower House sus
as tanned it, thus efGectually defeating the meas
70 ure.
to 1t is currently reported that Sydney
nd Howard Gay, late managing editor of the
mt Tribune, is engaged in gathering materials
for the life of Horace Greeley, work which
mt his long and close association with his dis
,r- tinguished subject will well qualify him tt
an perform.
OF Emigration from Germany to the United
ill., States, according to letters written from Der
nd lin and Munich, will become "complct
En- torrent as the spring advances The trou-
OF bles and disappointments in Germany fol
to lowing the war Of last year add greatly t.
* the tide that is setting toward Amarica.
i'e AN exchange states that rapid and en-
NE phatic recital Of the following narrative vii
on generally cure lisping: :. Hobbs meet
o.- Snobbs and hobbs, Hobbs hobs to Snobb
'ii and Nobbs; Hobbs nobs with Snobbs ant
he robs Nobb's fobs. "This is, says hobbs
ny :" the worst of Hobbs jobs, and Snobb
sobs.n
"A Chicago reporter describing maske,
ball, remarks. "Ifthere are pretter womel
, . than blondes, they are brunettes. Cleopatr
'eu was brunette. Rachel was brunette