The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-02
NEWSPAPER CURRENCY.

Ebenezsr Atkins, an aged and worthy citizen Of Eas,
Boston, is dead.
No ''dead.heads'' ON the Rutland and Bennington
Railroad after to-day.
Thomas 8 Brigham shot dead his uncle, Michao,
Brigham in an ARRAY Buckheld Me-, Saturday
ing. He claims to have acted in self-defence.
The marks Of pencil writing may be made inde,ible y
the lines protects them from erasura 50
There Is a project on foot to stock Berks county,
Pa with partrdges, and al agent has been sent Woss
TO procure some eight thousand birds to begin with.
The Maine politicians already excited over tie
rivalry Of Monl and Hamn for Mr.. Morrilps seatin
the United states Senate although tho election does 100
occur till next wntor.
The principal business going on about this time al he
United States navy yards s the discharge Of worknn,
many hundreds having been thrown out Of employ upnt
this most bitter and Indictment season OF the year
A letter received in Nantucket reports ship Milon,
Captain Grant, OF New Bedford, twenty-threo moths
out from home having taken seventeen hundred barsp
sperm oil.
portion OF the employees In the Durfce MIL 1t Fall
River stopped work yesterday their wages havnabesn
reduced eighteen per cent
The body OF Captain Benjamin G. Townsend whit was
lost the OF Wales in the bark Guardian ANs
recovered from the eight days after the dissasr
and received lifting rites Of seputure.
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Randall OF Lyndon, w., we're
arrested recently for the murder Of boy Of swen
years, the child Of Mr. Randall by former vile 40
child having died Of spottedfever.
Prominent among the measures 10 DO submittelto
the Missouri Legislature in January is bill TO re9uAte
'thc social evil" by licensing dsreputable houses nd
II Ia said large sum Is being made up by the Fang
of St. Louis TO lobby the bill through to help the mve-
ment.
The last development Of the Weston fever tho Fest
10 the wager Of soldier under Mcclellan TO walk sew
enty miles in twenty -four hours carrying stot
knapsack and other acc0utrements The feat to per-
formed at the Dexter PARK, Chicago and the wapr 70
be 81, 600.
poor Massachusetts, editor wroto New Fears
cve:-How odd IL would seem TO wake up to-uorrow
and find Of rich relations had rene bered
US with handsome eifts. We don't know whichwouid
starte the most-the gifts or the discoveryd the
rich relations.
Mr. william Buchanan, OF Malta township, Ohio,
passed peacefully away Thursday evening asbat ho
advanced age Of nearly eighty, from single eleeaness
TO matrimonial bliss being taken OF by sudderatack
OF Mrs. Rebecca Hanson, dashng young wdV agoa
ihirty.dve. No cards.
MAJOR John Thompson, Of vereennes, VI, dieda few
DAYS since In that CITY aged eghty.hve years he was
one of the early settlers that place. held opainn
commission and commanded company of Greet Noun
tain boys al the battle OF Pattsburg and Germany OK
/ British regulars surrendered to him during the mt
] Hon Colonel Henry 9. Lowther, who died ihe 9th
! uIt was 1.-The father OF the House OF Commos hav-
ing been member for the county OF wostmorelan nearly
nifty years in succession since 1918. He 'as heir
presumptiye 10 the Esridom OF Lonsdale; wa ct ths
battle OF Corunns In 1902 and served under Wellington
| In Spain In 1919 and 1913.
! gentleman who has been visiting Springfield, III,
mentions the following incident in connection th tho
monumental tomb built for Abe ncoln:--Thsmassivo
door of tins unoccupied mausoleum being ~ open,
SWINE have made Judgment within its sacrd walls
We noticed with DISGUST that obscene hog the To-
male had made her bed IN It's very INTERIOR
| and given birth TO litter Of pigs
| Tho directors OF the shawmut National Bank Of Bos-
tom have offered reward OF 81 500 for the pprshen.
son and delivery to tho proper authorities Of ryant r.
Henry, receiving teller OF that bank who absonded on
the 10Th ut With about $50 600 OF the fuuis OF the
bark and 81 500 for the OF the sosn funds
percentage for sny par. Of the same int may b
| recovered.