Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-02-15

shot, to tlnQ and trap Tor each other, or
find a substitute. The match is to take
place at Toronto on Friday next
The Philadelphia papers repor that
at Atlantic City about fifty feet OF the
beach has been washed away since last
season. The White House has been
removed about 500 yards inland, and
the lighthouse will soon be washed
away If steps are hot taken speedily to
arrest the progress OF the sea. There
are now only $50 feet intervening be
tween the lighthouse and high water
mark When the wind is from She
northeast the tide runs very high, and
often the brick paVements surrounding
the lighthouse are flooded with water.
When an officer of the American
navy reaches the age of sixty, and his
further usefulness becomes doubtful he
is placed upon the retired list. II he
has attained to the rank OF Rear Admi-
raj as well as to gray hairs, his coun-
try bestows on him the sum of two
thousand dollars a year if a Commo-
dore, his income is eighteen hundred
dollars while if he the misfortune to
be only Post Captain, he receives
sixteen hundred dollars.
Metallic ceilings which consists in
application to the jostling of very thin
stamped metal in ornamental embossed
panels, have been recently invented
A correspondent wants to know why
it is that SO many people, unable to
manage their own money matters,
think themselves capable Of regulating
the finances of the nation.
Avery heavy rain storm, accompanied
by vivid lightning. visited the vicinity
of Savannah, Ga, yesterday.
Francis McQuade, q machinist, of
Iowa, isunder arrest in Boston, charged
with making bogus fve.cent pieces.
The first locomotive for the Duchess
and Columbia Railroad reached Fishkill
on Saturday. Another engine is ex
pected to day.
A three year old child of Samuel
Whitney. II resident Of Auburn, was
terribly burned on Friday, by the
ignition of matches which the child had
in his pockets when put to bed.
The store Of W. 7. stanwood, at
Lewiston, Main, was robbed by burglars
on Monday night of several hundred
dollars worth Of iewelry and cutlery.
No arrests have been made.
Joel B. Thompson, who was indicted
for the murder of Thomas H. Bailey, by
shooting him in the streets OF Troy on
the Goth of January, 1867, has been
convicted of murder in the second de-
gree. He will he sentenced to-day.
Carefully prepared statistics for the
state of New York, it 1868 and 1866,
shows in that state 81, 242 licensed
liquor shops, $3.50 churches and II, 1852
school houses. Here are IS, 1902 schools
and churches, with 2l,242 liquor stores
opposing them.
A New Orleans lawyer has married
pretty girl whom he found begging on
the streets, ten years ago, and educated
Hernandez, the Spanish contortion-
list, is in prison in Nebraska for fourteen
years, on charge of trying to kill his
wife.
Gen Sanborn, Of Minnesota, urges
that guhs be distributed to the Indians,
because the bullets are far less danger
GUS than their arrows.
The passenger travel between Eng
land and France, last year, was only
306,330, considerably less than between
Boston and New York.
Victor Emmanuel is said to be bank
rupt, SO far as his personal property is
concerned. He is unable to give ex-
pensive municipalities.
A new French book on female beau
ty says the American women are the
most beautiful in the world. Next to
them como the Russian women.
There is house in the town OF
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