Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-11-25

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...lt is estimated that Pennsylvania has
nova population Of 3,9s3,s97.
Tho French lunatic asylums contain
10000 patients. (
..England receives kangaroo sausages
from Australia.
...Gen. Sheridan reports herd of buffa.
loes ninety miles in length and twenty-five
in width, estimated to contain 100000.
."According to tho vote ut the last cleo.
tion, Chicago ranksas the fourth city 10 the
Union in population. ~ o..
...if all accounts are true, tho cranberry
crop is large this year, and markets will SOON
be supplied with this sort Of fruit. .
...lt is reported that at Fort Scott, Kan
sas, the inhabitants procure all their coal by
grading the streets, where it is found in
abundance.
High buttoncd vests, bright colored
plain silk scarfs, tight trowsers, longer coats,
and tapped talmas for overcoats, ore the
fall fashions for gentlemen.
IA gentleman, who probably does not
read the Rcrolution, gave the following
toast: "Thc coming woman may it be q
long tiuse before she arrives"
IA man in Louisville was killed last
week by tight boot Modification set in
on the instep Of his foot, and he died in
three days.
...Gen. Grant has directed that large
number Of troups now At Carlisle Barracks
be sent to Texas to GIL up the regular COM
panies now there. Other recruits in vari.
Gus dcpots will be sent South at once.
The Iowa Agricultural College opens
this month; receives pupils without dis.
tincticn Of sex. While the young men
learn farming, the young women learn to
cook and keep house.
IA terrible storm devastated portions Of
Northern Mexico, from October 18th to
18th. The city Of Alamo, in Sonora, and
| several towns in Lower California, were en-
tirely destroyed. Many lives were lost, and
herds of cattle were swept away.
....EIow eloquent is the old, homcly word,
Fall The flowers fall in the garden; the
fruits fall 10 the orchards, the nuts fall in
the woods, the rain falls from the clouds,
the mercury falls in the tubes, the leaves
fall everywhere, aud man falls into eternity!
IA Maine editor says pumpkin in that
State grew SO large that eight men could
stand around it, which statement was only
cqual!cd by that of tho lIoosier who saw
Aock Of pigeons fly so low that he could
shake stick at them.
BLACK dresses were never more fashion
able than now. The material is fine al
paca, called by courtesy ''lnohair lustre. -
Relief is given to the darkness Of the tone
by small, highly colored trimmings. Few
people look otherwise than we'll in black
Many young widow attired in it, for the
first time realizes that she is beautiful.
..An evening paper reports that an at
tempt will be made at the next session Of
Congress to have the Freeda.ens Bureau
continued for at least another year from the
lst Of next January, for the protection Of
freedmen, as well as for their education and
the collection Of their bounty, pensions, and
back pay.
...Gilbert, the murderer, serving life
sentence in the Connecticut State prison,
made bold escape. BY means Of a step
ladder and bench he scaled the wallis early
in the morning before the guards were
placed, when he was supposed TO be firing
up the engine, and made good his flight,
followed by barking dog that gave the
a!a-,p TOO latc.
Samuel a. Townsend, Of Kent, Conn,
raised on his farm the past season a mann
moth pumpkin, which measured in circum-
ference seven feet, and weighed one hun
dred aud thirty-two and half pounds
From the time it budded till it ripened and
was picked, By actual calculation, it must
have grown two and half pounds per day,
or one ounce and three quarters per hour.
1t is estimated that it would require ten
cans Of milk to make it into pies.
Congressman Dickey and Hon. Ed.
McPherson are engaged in winding up the
affairs of the late Thaddcus Stevens. They
find only about enough personal property to
pay his debts, and his real estate consists Of
house in Lancaster estimated at $4,000,
and his iron furnace property, estimated at
from $50, 600 to 100000. 1t was damaged
by the rebels in their Chambersburg raid to
the extent Of over 100000, or more than
one.half of all Mr. Stevens was worth.
Our Radical friends are congratulating
themselves upon the result Of the late cleo
tion. All right, gentlemen, rejoice whilst
you may, there will come time when you
will bc as anxious Tor Democratic loavcs and
fishes, as you are now for Radical ones.