Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-08-12
CURRENT NOTES.


Whenever you hear person accuse Gen.
Butler Of stealing spoons yen can set that person
down ''spooney."
The key to The origin Of the late destructive
fire in Philadelphia appears to have been whiskcy.
The noted Five Points buildings in New York
are being demolished, rs consequence of open
ing Worth street from Centre to Catham.
The Empress Eugcnic will consume about
three months ON her trip through Turkey We
know some ladies who could go through dozen
turkies in less time than that
Every day brings something new. A man in
Buffalo is organizing divorce excursion TO Chi
cago Tickets will be sold cheap to any one de-
string divorce.
1t will take Winnie Rcam eighteen months to
chisel Lincoln out of stone. Itdidn't take Con-
gross one month to 'chisel'' Mrs. Lincoln out Of
n pension.
Nevada Is reported alive with grasshop-
pcrs. Well, better be alive with them, than to
be dead without them.
The Philadelphia Age says Grant has al
ready shocked decency." Then Democratic cdi-
tors have not felt the shock.
a Mr. Saltcr has confirmed Andrews story
OF sea serpent in Newark Bay. Mr.. Salter is
an g Old Salt" no doubt, and is used to spinning
yarns
Motto for bathers at the seaside "Wade in"
la the race for Governor of Tennessee Sen
ter came out ahead so we suppose he is a-head
Scntcr.
A man called the "Canadian Blondin," abou,
the 10Th OF August, intends TO essay the perilous
feat Of crossing the chasm OF Niagara River below
The falls, by the means of vclocipede ridden
over tight rope. Fears are entertained that he
will accomplish the feat without falling
a colorcd couple now of Indiana, but form
crly slaves, who have lived together for twenty
seven years and have numerous progeny, have
Just been married to their great satisfaction.
"A Cleveland newspaper recently advertised
that it would send copy free to any person send
lug club Of ten" A young lady in the
country sent il the ten spot of clubs. The ten
spot took it.
There was frost nine inches thick at one Of
the watering places last week. 1t wasn't Jack
| Frost--his front name was William.
"A Frcnchman has purchased 5000 acres Of
swamp in Tennessee and proposes raising frogs
/ iOl LlC MAJ hSt. iio SApeSls W uuhc Y
fortune at n jump.
"A neck-tie has prevented a matrimonial knot
A lady in Portsmouth refused ON offer of mar
riagc of gentleman on the ground that he had
no taste in arranging his neck-tc.
Young ladies with "cruel parents" will
bless the Cur. He has dccrced that no paren
shall compel his daughter TO marry against hel
will.
Wade Bolton, who was lately shot in Ith,
streets Of Memphis by Col. Dickens, was about
the twelfth victim OF tho family feud which ha
existed in these families for many years.
1t is stated that Mr.. Gilmore will rsceiy,
about S40, 600 from the Peace Jubilee. Now lie
somebody state how much of the proceeds hav,
been distributed among soldiers widows and
orphans.
Mrs. Ann $. Stephens Is going to write, Il
Mullbacl, a complete set OF American Historical
novels. II is not announced whether they will
appear weekly or monthly
bingham Young says he marries so often ht
fotgets IT, Don't believe his wives do!
"A half dozen ready-made houses are to bt
shipped to Yokohama from Chicago. Chicago
understands moving houses, an If she is no
watched she will move the Capital next.
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