The Lincoln County herald., 1868-12-24

Jefferson Davis is travelling in Earepc.
Georgia is being legislated out Of the
Union again.
Rosccranz has arrived in Mexico. He
met with an enthusiastic reception.
L'Homms Qui Rnis the title of Hugo's
new novel to be issued in January.
George Francis Train has been re.
leased, and is enroute to New York. he
says he is going to write book.
Alexander II. Stephens has been cho.
sen professor Of History and Political
Science in the Univer.ity of Georgia.
The New York Tribune urges the for.
nation Of companies in the several States
Of the North to colonize the South.
Stanton has returned to his practice in
the Supreme Court. lie is reported to
have said that he has quit politics.
On the lst Of December tho national
debt was 81, ,539, ,03l ,S44. This is thirty
eight millions larger than on December
l, 1867.
A Convention to investigate the causes
and prevention Of tho cattle disease is to
meet in Springfield, Illinois, on the first Of
next month.
The citizens Of Middletown, Conn.,,
have voted to give City acres Of land val.
ued at $4,000, for q site for the State
Industrial School.
Within two months there have been
shipped from Lexington, KY, 10000 bar
rels Of corn to the distilleries Of Bour.
bon and Harrison counties.
The statements that the health Of the
Emperor Napoleon is failing are reitera.
ted. Il is stated that without actual
sick ness. his condition indicates loss oi
physical aud mental powers.
1t is proposed to drain tho Green River
swamps in illinois, and enlarge tho river
at probable expense of 100000. The
expense will be divided between three
counties, Bureau, Henry, and Rock Is
land.
In accordance with the laws Of tL,
State Of Connecticut, all children undo,
Is years Of age have been discharged
from the factories at New Britain, to 60
to school the required three months o
tho year.
A tax collector at Waterbury, Conn.
has been fined $3.50 for having locked
up man who refused to pay his taxes
After having been locked up awhile, the
man produced . receipt for the payment
Of tho taxes in question.
Au Adding Machine has been inveute'
by mechanical accountant Of New York
Tho apparatus is described - certai
and accurate 10 it's operations. Two col
umus Of figures arc added at the sam
time by means Of two circular plates.
At q Christian Temperance Convention
held at tho "Hub" the other day, Senate
Henry Wilson said that "during the Pei
teu years he travelled ton thousand milel
but be had nowhere seen 90 much drum I
enness % in Massachusetts,"
, A man went up in . balloon . fe
I days since from park in San Francisc
before no wss ready for the trip. Will
making his preparations the balloon 60
}, loose from its fastenings and darted u
. to considerable height and COLLAPSED
The ambitious sronaut slid hastily dow
!. . rope which WIS dangling from his ba
ket, thereby saving bis life at the cost I
some severe bruises.
4 Detroit ia to have sleeping match b
y tween two we'll. known somnoleuts of th
:, city. This "struggle" for protracted il
d activity will begin some day this wee
;. Mr. Cahill 10 sponsor for his "sleep
a Larry, while Mr. ONeil backs Mr.. Rice
"sleepy jim" The match Is . bona fl
9 affair, and will be watched with interel
!, The winner 10 to b recommended for Ss
'ofths Navy.