The Sweetwater forerunner. [volume] (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1868-10-22
Items of Interest.

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The Detroit papers saythat an Eastern agent
sold three bales Of NGrecian bend harness" in
that city last week.
A turkey gobbler made his appearance m
Jesamins county withga waterfall, made 81
feathers, on the back Of his head.
y A letter from the United State Consul at Liver
pool says typhoid fever is raging there, and he,
refuses to give clean bills Of health. a
A. I. Stewart purposes erecting an immense
block.in New York, divided into family apart
menss, to be offered as houses, rent free, for the
families Of ruined merchants. 1t will cost o
million of dollars. "a
Governor, Clayton, of Arkansas, accidentally
shot himself in the wrist, the other day. The
hand has been amputated.
{ A State Convention Of the Orthodox churches
is to be held at Peoria, Illinois, the 10th inst.
Hon. Jacob shafer, Democrat, anative of
Rockingham county, Virginia, and brother-in-
l6wLo Of Governor Letehsr, has been elected to
Congress from Montana.
The contract for the construction Of ON under
ground railroad through New York city has been
taken by English capitalists, and sent to the
United States for ratification.
The popular actor John Brougham has been
naturalized. He declared his intention" eigh-
teen years ago, but has just taken out hispapers.
Reverdy Johnson writes to friends in Mary.
land that the prospect for settling all the claims
in dispute between this country and England
was never SO good as now.
The smoke is so denae in Goose Bay, Oregon,
that it ObstrUeted the progress of vessels. Three
hundred birds fell dead on the deck of a. vessel
suffocated. The people of Goose Bay and vicini-
ty cannot account for the smoke. -,-.-....-
The shipment of wheat for September was the
largest ever made in single month from Cali
fornia, and amounted to. Al 900 tons.
Mayor G. W. Clark, of Charleston, was COM
ing down the Columbia railroad the other day,
and at q wood station negro put q basket on
the train containing white baby directed to
Sc. W. Clark, Mayor of Charleston The
stewardess took charge of the youngster.
VIM. Cumming, a Well-knOwn blacksmith, Of
Petersburg, Va, laid down on the track of the
railroad and was killed by the tender running
over him. He is supposed to have committed
suicide, .......
Mrs. Martha Trimble, of Lexington, Va, is
dead. She was born in Culpepper county in
l772, and married in 1916. She was one of the
gentlewOmen of the old school.
The Astor House in New York pays $4,000
per year for butter, $1,000 for -four, si5o,OQO
for meat, $4,000 for eggs, $4,000 for milk and
cream, $500 for friction matches, $4,000 for gas
and $4,000 for coal. lcr9 C.LCGI
DR.. Leonard Bacon, the ablest Congregational
list clergyman in New England has written a
letter denouncing the,ra(lical Treatment Of the
Southern people as fragrant violation of public
faith, and urging Union and peace substantially
upon the Democratic basis.
A year ago poor young man of Richmond
Va, WAS rejected as sutton by the "cruel pari-
ent" of his duleinee, on account Of his poverty
He went to California, and surprised all parties
the other day, by suddenly turning up" and
laying $4,000 in gold at the loved ones feet
All objections disappeared, and they are al
right now. a-1'it p -
A circular has been issued from ehe War De
partment, directing persons who were actually
present and rendering service in the capture Of
Jefferson Davis, and who are entitled to rewards
under the act of Congress, to send evidence o.
their claims to the Adjutant General before thu
first of January next. -4tt 'e2 4
The following is list of cadets from thu
Southern States admitted to West Point.
number of others who were appointed did no
pass their examinations Tennessee-W. IT. w
James. North Carolina-T. W. Jones, W. Las
sitter, II. R. Lemby, ). 3. Tyler South Carroll
OBJ. Warwick. FlOrida-C. B.. Varnum, Ar,
kanSas-H. Wygant. / El..f Il. fF t5.
The fine piano to be given to the young lady
of Atlanta who should receive the most votes al
the Baptist Fair, now being held there, was
awarded to Miss Laura Harris. She is said tc
be charming musician. Hon. A.. H. Stephens
gets the cane Of 'sThe most popular man lin
Georgia"
The Grand Lodge of Good Templars in Maine
closed its semf-annual session on the 18th inst
There was general expression that the time
had come for temperance men to support for
public officers only those who will indorse, vote
for and support prohibitory laws. The order
has 28, 900 members in Maine.
The Treasurer of Pepin county, Wisconsin,
had his safe blown open, a few evenings since
by burglars, and $4,000 stolen therefrom. Mr.
Fayette Allen was q heavy loser, he having all
of his money deposited in the County Treasurer's
safe for safekeeping, every dollar Of which was
stolen.s t!l4ftA Y u - tJIc Gin 6C'J
The "Nofthern capitalists who astonished
the natives of the Old Dominion lately with a
scheme for building new city at the terminus
of the Yorl, River railroad purchased 5000 acres