The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-29
General Notes.


There is an old man worth $50 600 working a. day
wages in Merden
There are only ten stockholders in the Whitins-
The Metropolitan Horse Railroad of Boston has
fOrty-fve miles OF tracks.
Only twelve naval O1hcers OF the War OF 1Sl2 are
left on the naval register
Ten candidates for the Mayoralty are talked of
In Boston, although only one is to be elected.
st. Louis sends down the Mississippi twice the
amount OF produce than she did before the war.
-Lansingburg, New York, has bread machine
"A hfty-seven-y year-Old farmer in New Hampshire
owns large orchard, but have never tasted raw
IThe Rochester savings banks have resolved to
distribute some fifty thousand dollars surplus among
The California Immigrant Union offers one hun
dred dollars for the best pamphlet on the advantages
OF California.
An indignant San Franciscan captured the city
grave-digger and hauled him up before the court as
q aresurreCtiOnst.
"A California Chinaman made all his arrange
ments to sell his wife for debt when she defaulted
by killing herself
'-FX-Iresident johnson has no intention of re-
trng private life yet but has taken rooms for the
winter at a Washington hotel. Is he watching for
ga man named Smiler has confessed the murder
OF young woman in Virginia, on the ground that
he wasn't her suitOr himself, but reared that MS
"A Huntington, Connecticut woman has eaten
bushel of roasted oysters on wager OF ten dollars
against two weeks board
"A Canterbury, Connecticut, man was buried
the other day in suit of clothes which he bought
when a young man, more than fifty wears since.
Boston has had a four dial clock placed on Christ
Church. to take,the place of the one destroyed in the
Hanover Street Church tower during the September
gale
twenty dollars who shall stand upon any walk, or in
any doorway, to the obstruction and hindrance OF
passeTs-by
Here is the wav live Yankees settle in the West:
"A man recently arrived in town in Minnesota
bought lot, built a house. and set up housekeep-
ing within the space OF fory-eight hours, and had
son and heir born to him before the first meal was
eaten in the house.
The servants OF a French Countess were so ex-
cited and busy, recently the occasion OF the death
Of their MISTRESS that they forgot to feed the hounds
and soon afterwards one of the domestcs having
tered the kennel was set upon, torn to pieces, and
eaten 10y the hungry beasts
An oil spring has been discovered in Wyoming
Territory, about five miles north Of Aspen Station
on the Union Pacific Railroad. and well has been
bored to the depth OF one hundred feet. Three
small leaders OF oil have already been struck, and
the indications are very favorable for rich vein.
The crew of Toledo scow declare that the
ghost Of the murdered captain Of the craft appeared
during the late dangerous storm on the lake, took
hand at the pumps, and saved his old vessel from
laundering. The crew have deserted in terror at
the thought of having been saved from death 10y q
An Indiana correspondent deserves niche in
the temple of Fame by the side OF the "Great Ame-
rican Condenser" In speaking OF a recent lynching
he says 1--WE arrived on the ground at o'clock in
| the morning, and found Billy stark hanging to the
| limb Of beech tree. AT O'Clock We cut him
| down"
"A young man who had come into possession of a
large property by the death of his brother, was
| asked how he was getting along. con" said he,
81 am having dreadful time; what with getting out
| letters Of administration, ana attending probate
| court, and settling claims, / sometimes wish he
| hadn't died"
| Some Of the sherins and the officers of the San
| Quentin Prison. in California, Guarreling over
| the queues Of the Chinese prisoners. BY a rule OF
the prison every convict must have his hair closely
cropped, and the sherils did the Job before sending
| the Cinnamon to jail, pocketng the queues. The
prison officers claim the hair their own peruuiste
| In the Louisiana supreme Court last week three
| cases were called in successon-thOsc Of the State
| against Garibaldi, Orsini, and Mazzini-and when
| every one expecting to hear Victor Emanuel,
Louis Napoleon, or victor Hugo called to answer in
| court for his crimes the Clerk fell back on the
| State OF Louisiana VS.. johnny snapper.
| The following explanation Is given of the appli-
| cation OF the term "Nade' to OF the Turkish
Sultanas 1.-THE wife who first gives birth to son is
| proclaimed Grand Sultana, or AZachi Sutina, and
| is solemny crowned with q small gold diadem. en-
rChed with precious stones. If the prince thus born
ascends the throne, then his mother takes the title
| of Sultana Nalide."
| Although the proposed tunnel under the Severn
river will be only three-quartCrs of mile long, its
| construction would shorten the railway distance
| from London to the South Walessdstrct by almost
eighteen miles, will save half an hour on every eX
trains and win reduce the cost of bringing coal Il
| London by more than q shilling ton.
| MIR. lockwood, the photographer, recently tin
terViewed" ThurOw Weed while riding in stree
car According to the former, Mr.. Weed thus al
luded to Mr.. Greeley: Greeley is a man o
great ability, but he is wearing himself out with in
Cessant hard work. He knows enough to rest Whel
| he is tired, but he don't know how to take recrea
tiOn. He has never formed the habit of it. Henr,
Ward Beecher, now, not only rests but takes reCrea
ton. He will at times fTolic Ike child"
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