The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-02-07
CLIPPINGS.
The American Bible Society printed
1,1l9, 250 Bibles last year

The American Bible Society printed
Liz, 25O Bibles last year.
Green peas are fered for sale in the
Tallahassee, Florida, market.
Over one hundred ;houssnd sheep
perishcd near San Antonio, Texas, dur
ing recent snow storm.
At dinner, given recently in Paris,
the principal dishes were shark, horse,
dog and rat
A young man, only twenty years Of
age, was married in Wheeling, Va, q
few days since, to woman Of sixty.
An English yauhtman has challenged
Mr.. Bennett to another yacht race ovor
the ocean from Cowes to New York.
Chicago has professional skater, g
Russian, who performs wonders On
stills twenty eight inches high.
Since the abolition Of slavery tho
valuation of property in Missouri has
increased Sixty-fve million dollars.
Mrs General Williams, formerly Mrs.
Stephen A. Douglas, celebrated tho
first anniversary OF her last marriage
by twins.
The rope walker, Blondin, who has
just finished successful tour on the
continent, goes to Paris for the Expo
sition. -
The cost Of cleaning the Boston
streets OF snow after the two last great
storms was $4,000. Over 1000 men
were employed.
Colorado Jewett has written letter,
placing himself on the extreme radi-
cal platform in entire accord with
Messrs. Sumner and Stevens.
Col. Darlington commanding at For.
Reno has been removed from his COM
mand. The losses by Indian depredA-
tons are attributed to his inefficicney.
There occurred in New York, du-
ring the year Just closed, thirty five
homicides, thirty seven infauticides,
and sixty one suicides.
Tue case of tho Greenfield ladies,
who were tried at Hiilsboro for des-
troying the liquors of several dealers
in their town, has been decided against
them. Tho damages are assessed at
S625.
Oue Cincinnati firm sold during the
past year psper collars to the valve of
sixty Eve thousand dollars.
A southern journal, in commenting
on the fact that Ere d Douglass enjoys
the reputation ola very talented man,
says, of course he is smart; he is the
SON Of Il Southern
A company for the manufacture of
lead pencils is in operation at Hudson,
n. J The materials used are Ameri-
can, and the works employ one hum
dred and seventy. Ave men.
Ia Troy Township, Athens county,
Ohio. on Friday week, William Taylor
auarreIled with a man named LhootE
aud his son, and struck the latter with
An AK, from the sffects of which he
died soon after. Taylor was arrested.
The Narysvills Eagle Gays that tho
reports from the wheat crop in all sec
tions of Northeastern Kentucky are
most encouraging. Tho usual broadth
of land has not been sown, bat all shat
has been planted is in asplendid con-
dition. fi
A New York dispatch says it is re-
ported that two millions of dollars were
offered, last week, by anumber of prom
inent politicians, for the Tribune estab-
lishment, and that the same was
promptly refused, with the assurance
that the Office was not for sale.
Emmitt Bros. of this city have man
ufactured and placed in bond, within
forty days, out of new corn, l45'A63
gallons Of whiskey, which has furnish
ed a revenue to the Government Of
S26O 962. and the Distllery has only
been run to two-thirds OF its capacity.
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