The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-11
MISCELLANEOUS TTFMS.
Cincinnati cries for rain.

cincinnati cries for rain.
Montreal has produced q magazine.
The prairie chickens are dying of cholera.
-lhe Germans use grape seeds for coffee.
The mosquito is said to "bite with a sue
ton pipe and warble with 8 pinions"
"A female cricket match was played re-
Gently IN southampton, England.
"A New Orleans editor talks about water
melon weighing sixty pounds.
The cornerstone Of new Jewish hospital
has been laid at Chicago
The Russian papers insist that a great
European struggle is not far distant.
Two hundred thousand cigars are made
at the Michigan State Prison per month
-Lemuel Richardson, the Vermont fox
nuiter, says he has killed 1889 foxes.
-MF 8eorge w. Morgan is giving organ
concerts in Ohio.
Aaron Jones' fighting ardor is Cooled
down.
Out West they call Pope "old Head
quarters"
August Belmont has been importing Eng
lish brood mares.
-Wehli's left hand is not eulogized by the
Pail Mall Gazette.
1t is reported that A. T. Stewart. of New
York, is to have branch house in Boston.
any attefGttiop in England.
The Prince Imperial of France is again
doomed by his physicians to an early death.
The skull of murderer left as a relic by
st. Louis physician, has been stolen.
Twenty five Of the leading New Orleans
editors were Confederate officers.
Chicago has forty eight daily and weekly
papers, besides eight monthly magazines.
MIR. Percy Fitzgerald will commence a new
serial novel in the next number of BelgraUiG.
Mr.. J. S. lie Fanu has a new novel in press,
entitled the ''Tenants of Mallory"
Mr.. Algernon Charles Swinbune has
poem entitled ''Regret' in the September
number of the FortnjghHy Revie,o.
Mr.. James Hannay has paper in the
Temple Bar for September, entitled "Lucia
Neale, Carmen Eroticum."
v-Wolves are very numerous in the vicinity
Houton, Ludlow, and other towns in
lstern Maine. They dote on spring lambs.
Queen Vic will contribute to the Leeds
Art Exhibition. She is usually not given to
contributions.
"A murder was recently attempted by q
youth in Derbyshire, England, who had been
Pled to the act by reading Jack Sheppard and
Dick Turpin.
i'm order to Keep up with the progress of
the, age, Time has abandoned the scythe and
hour glass, and purchased moving machine
and a,watch.
--Viseount Amberly, or Mr.. Russell, as he
calls himself, eldest son of the Earl, is coming
to America correspondent says he is a
''yery cleveB and agreeable little fellow
Dumas says that he could make more
money in this country by selling his photo
graph than by lecturing. He is quite as severe
upon his own lectures as upon American taste.s
There is Methodist preacher IL England
only one inch taller than Tor thumb. As
curiosity he draws crowds audiences Of four
thousand-and then he ta'ks to them.
The Long Branct Press says: -" "It is
ascertained that we have had nearly forty
thousand visitors here within the present
season."
IUne Broad,oay must be considered a sue
Tess among recent English magazines, the first
number having already reached three editions
of thirty thousand each.
An analysis of six specimens of lie 1or
purchased of the Maine State Liquor agent
Showed that only one was pure or suitable for
medicinal use, and that was rum made from
molasses.
Among the ''stars' who are to shine on
WASHINGTON boards this winter will be Jefer-
son. Owens, Chanfrau Brougham, Murdoch,
Julia Dean, Avonia Jones, Lucille Western,
Lady Don, Clarke, and Forrest.
Dickens first appearance as a public
reader was in the sleepy old town OF Peter
borough, twelve or fourteen years ago. I'm
certain of his powers, and difident, the read
ing was great triumph.
An irruption of feas seems to have oc-
CURED throughout the country visited by the
rainy summer. In Boston and the towns
around the presence of these lively but unwel-
come visitors is complained of in hundreds OF
dwellings where they never appeared before.
The same thing is true Of Hartford and New
York.
"A costly edition of the late Mrs Austin's
"Story Without an End'' is about to be pub
lished in England with sixteen colored draw
ings by Hon. M rs. Boyle, better known as al
illustrator of children's book by the initials
"E. V. B." Mrs. B, yle is about to issue "a
Book of Day Dreams" which will contain pho
tographs of dozen or more OF her airy anC
graceful drawings.
1t is recommended that, in view Of tn,
snaeehes to be made at Charles Dickens on hi
arrival in this country, and to secure correc
allusion to the characters in his works, SOM
one get up "First Lessons in NichOla
Nickleby," the "Oliver Twist Primer,
"Pickwick in Six Easy Lessons" "Barnaby
Rudge, in short words of not more than tw
syllables, and 'American Notes" and "Martil
Chuzzlewit," T" with question and answer.
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