The New York herald., 1867-12-25
NEWSPAPER CURRENCY.


Hon Edward WasIan, Quscus printer 81 Fnncs 3D.
wards Island is dead.
Tho editor Of tho charsosesvs VA Chronicle hss =
been presented with interesting rcc In ne shape OF
BENJAMIN Franklin's tobacco boz.
walker Edmonds, a bookkcspcr in Memphis, was sho =
on the l4th in. in the outskirts OF that Sy ~ sWe
j. D. Perkins 9 basket maker resi- ding near Frank.
fort Kentucky blew his brains wia pistol ON the
10Th No cause for the act Is known.
Joseph G. Gardner took laudanum' at nn Evsssvilss
Indiana, hotel Tuesday and died "Wednesday lass
week.
The vicksburg Herald says the counties 81 washing-
tyn Bolivar aud lsaQuena are in mcfe caHitute GOA.
dton than ANY other portion OF the country.
Governor Humphrey refuses TO acceps the rosgnaton
OF Judges Harris and Elicit Of the high tsupromsD
Court OF Mississippi.
man named coburn was killed on rriAey wssk near
Florence Ala, By party Of Tonnsssoeans who were
hunting stolen mules.
The earthquake which sensibiy feis in YER
mont, New York and Canada felt snghtly IN Ban
gor, Ne
William Rogers a railroad empoy6 at CnaitNn osgA-
shot his wife fatally on tho iah inst He esfirans
charged her with inddey and demanded cosses
She protested that she had no coniesson to make Ar
was shot
Mr. Joseph Jefferson the VOL known sspvs.eniatlvs
0, Rip Van winkle, was married in chicago the 2on
inst, to Miss Mary Warren, daughter of sne ssse
Of Mavckors theatre, and niece 'of .o6n >
Wisconsin Judge recently made mistake 70 the
OF holding In Lafayette county and arrived
week late. The clerk had adjourned the ooust ana
lawyers, clients, jurymen and everybody had gone
home.
A Methods. preacher named Briggs killed two nsg
and woman q Msvie. Aia. He ~ss iunstic whs
murder with handle. The victims we're al aos4
persons In the house wnero he Was staying.
man who shutters somc thus ssssyed recently -
compliment Anna Dickinson. Meeting friend, he
sa,d:-"I rode o.o-vsr 10 P--lass night 70 heer aee
D.d-dckinson She is wo-wo. wonderful woman ts
s.s-sti while she sp-sp pspoke, you could have
p.p-picked up PM"
In Montreal from the 1st to the 10th Of Decembss.
Che mercury did not rise TO zero, but was most OF the
time from five twenty.nv degrees below. UP 70 the
last storm there was not more snow ,neIe snan nsss:
month earlier In the season than usual
roverdy Sonuson 5~rnes A. L. Mcclure have
been employed counsel for George D. Wise and John
Edward A. Pollard, In Baltimore. The trial OF the
s 70 ssks place :. an oary day Of The sn.uise
the counsel fo Pollard
L. w. Acker, a member or Captain Crsp's theatrical
company, M Atlanta felt agarisyed last week because
he thought hts due. On Friday he Indignantly up.
braided Mrs. Crisp about tho matter. Her son. inaw.
". r Moblev, followed him and demanded an apoi-
ogy instead OF which Acker produced pistol and shos
him seriously In the hip The actor was arrested.
Lydia A. Holmes. Of East Haddam. Conn, on the
night Of the l7th inst whe her husband as he alleges
asleep took from his pocket $500. Then going 70
the barn she harnessed the horse and Sleigh takinS
several sewing machines, whip ashes and two watches
and started for New London. The husband was In Neg
London Thursday, and with an oniccrs assstance.
found that his wife, accompanied by man, had left foe
Boston The husband says he would ike the goods,
but would be willing TO part with the wife,
Tho ST. Louis Republican OF tho 10Th inst says
"Fftytwo women called, out OF courtesy, beer jork-
ers arrested last night and committed 20 the
booso. Ff,y.two women dressed In Babyionish mag
making night bideous with their vulgar jcsts and OBJ
scene songs, presented altogether scene which nos
every creature OF this mundane ball 10 privileged 10
witness" They we're all aned next morning and dis-
charged.