The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-11
GENERAL ITEMS.

The minutest fossil horse yet discovered, vas
lately found BY Professor q. G. Marsh, Of YAH
college, in the tertiary deposits OF Nebraska
although full grown, % the osslncstion of the
high. This makes seventeen species of fossil
horses now known TO have lived In North America
although until quite recently IL was generally be.
lieved that there were none indigenous to the
continent.
The wentzville (dissouri) News warns bach.
elore against going to that place ito teach, and
points out the danger of their doing SO In this
wise: Bachelors who desire TO remain such should
not MINK OF applying for situations as teachers In
the Wentsville Academy. That Is q dangerous
place for bachelors. In less than two years three
teachers who went there unmarried have been
eubdued to wear the yoke Of mstrimony.
Captain John Patty, who died recently at Hon
olulu, sailed from Boston many years ago with q
cargo of rum, part Of which he sold at the Sand.
wich Islands and the rest at San Francisco. At
the latter place he took piece Of land in pay
ment for barrel Of rum, and that land was sold,
after the gold discoveries, for SOS 00O which en.
ated the captain to leave his family In good
circumstances.
On Saturday, 18th ult., q couple were married
IN Milwaukee, the bridegroom being sixty.one,
the bride eighty seven. Both are Germans. The
wedding was celebrated at the brides residence.
and after the marriage In the evening. dance
topk place, which was kept up until O'Clock
Sunday morning. The dance opened with reel
p@rfoimed by the newly welded pair. The bride
always desired young husband.
"a young New Yorker recently gave $40, 900 to-
ward the erection of Q church. He owned fine
country seat on the Hudson; an elegant estsb.
ilshment In New York: had his fast team on the
TOAD made seldom less than So, 900 day.
Thirty days ago his name was good for any
amount at the banks. His country house has
gone, ne has given up his city establishment, and
ne has not now money enough to buy bag Of
oats for his fast team. Erie and Pacific Mail car
Iied them under.
The large distery being built near Lexington,
with capacity Of making 24O0 gallons of whisky
January. This is the largest distillery in the
country. Thirty others In that district will com.
mSnce on the same day, and 1t is estimated that
they will manufacture about rs 900 gallons of
Bourbon and copper whisky per day.
yhe following some what doubtful story appears
IN the Western news summary of the st. Louis
Republican Of the 9th ulr: Strange phenomena
are reported IN the Sierra Nevada Mountains, at
tna mead OF Kern river. The earth is said to have
betn shaking for mere than two weeks-almosts
constant shake, rolling rocks down the mountain,
and the earth waving like the sea- Il Ia supposed
that it is volcano getting ready to burst out. |
I. Inc mountain Is supposed to open like hinge, |
hence It Is not felt great distance of. The at
mosphere has been very thick there for weeks.r
A young woman of New Haven, Connecticut.
while walking to Fair Haven recently was followed |
by young man, whe. when she arrived at the |
bridge, stepped up and spoke to her. and at |
tempted to put his arm around her, when she |
drew q revolver and fred at him two or three
times. one shot just grazing his face. He fed in /
great haste, and the woman resumed her walk |
home.
On Tuesday evening, LIST instant, a party of |
negroes stole beef from man Of their own
color: named Virgins, living near Newbern, N.
O., when party Of five blacks started in pursuit
Of the thieves. both parties being in boats. After
D vigorous pursuit the depredators were over
taken, the pursuing party firing on them, killing
one and wounding others, when they took to the
woods. leaving their dead comrsde and the beef
In the boat.