The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-08

Count Philip Segur whose account OF the
disastrous Russian campaign OF 1917 charmed
so many readers nearly nifty years ago, has now,
at the advanced age of eighty-seven years, just
completed history of Napoleon and his con-
temporaries, Active in a very different way
and in an humber way is an old lady OF Athens,
Maine, who is now in her!lOlst year, mas, IN TINS
season, spun and twisted a large quantity of
cotton yarn. The same State can boast OF an
other old lady, aged eighty-seven years, VINO
has spun this season so far four hundred skelns
of yarn, averaging from eight to ten skelns
day.
There have been important discoveries of
gold and silver in Carleton county, Minnesota.
Recent assays of specimens show that the veins
are rich enough to afford large returns to those
who will work them. 1t is anticipated that
there will be great rush of capitalists and
others to these mines in the spring. The
mines are one hundred and twenty-five miles
above ST. Paul.
BY a vote of the West Virginia Legislature,
il has been decided that Morgantown. in Monon-
gala county, is to be the new capital of that
State. Heretofore the seat of government has
been at Wheeling, in the extreme northwest
corner of West Virginia. MorgantoWn Is
situated on the Monongahela river.
The initiatory steps have been taken in Ten
nessee to erect magnificent monument over
the remains OF the lamented General Patrick
Ceburne. Large sums have already been sub
scribed, and il is confidently believed that
S25, 900 will be raised.-SOuther71 Paper
H. F. James, who founded the city of James
vile, wisconsin, in 1886, soon afterwards emf
grated to the Pacific coast, and now writes to
the GAINESVILLE Gazette, saying that, although he
is siXtythree years OF age he has never yet
seen a railroad or telegraph.
Mr.. Abraham Flavill of Newark, N. j.,
| having prophesed that the end of the world
| would be last Thursday, his felloW-seCtarians
are after him. Most of them think the event will
take place within the first six months.
| M. Nicoliades, a Greek, has published in
| Paris work which undertakes to prove that
| all the editors have been wrong in the "Venue"
| of some of the most important scenes in the
| "Iliad."
The Mayor of Lynchburg, Va. having been
| caught riding on the sidewalk of that town, was
| reported to the MaYor. He first heard the evil
| dence and fined himself one dollar.
--Carme, the French billiard player, has been
| in New Orleans two years and can only speak
| two English words, Scratch" and cocktails
The Duke OF Hamilton has broken up ais
! model farm in Scotland, and sold the stock.
| Cause, impecunioslty.
Major H. I. Duncan, OF Kentucky, has sold
his large Bourbon county estate to an English
| company.
Mr.. Riddle, of Roanoke county, Va, made
1000 gallons of excellent wine from his vineyard
last year.
Thomas s. Lang, of North Vassolbourg, Me-
has refused $4,000 for his famous horse, Gene
ral Knox.
Jules Favre is candidate for membership
in the French Institute, made vacant by tue
death of Cousin.
j. G. Breckinridge received one vote n
the Kentucky Legislature Tor United State'
Senator.
-Francis II (Bombino), or King of Naples
has finally determined TO withdraw his repre-
, sentatives from the Papal Court.
-Earl Russell is at Cannes, on a visit TO Lore
BrOugham.