Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-12-23

General News.
Count du Bison, being before the
Paris police court, the other day, Tor A.
sault, was asked wbether dirk which be
carried was poisoned. "Tll see.' said be,
and thereupon stall ed himself in the Left
arm 90 violently that the blood spurted
out in abundance, the wound being near
" two inches deep. The court rsbuked
him and characterized the act rs unneces
sary and improper.
The astonishing prevalence Of span
ish orders and decorations TO be met With
in Paris IL explsioed by the fact that one
of Queen Issbells's courtisrs psys has bills
by telling the merchants fhsth they wii
give him receipts in full. and somethine
to boot, be viii procure them crosses OF
the various Spanish orders at the disPossi
of Isabella.
Lord Pslmerston, eleven years ago,
expressed the opinion that the Suez csnsi
.beme VS. the greatest bubble eves I'M
posed upon The creduiity and simplicity
Of the country" Robsrt Stephenson the
great engineer, who had conquered the
dificuities Of the Kilrby tunnel. and
built the Meuai bridge, indorsed Palness-
toms opinion, stating that the canal vss
physically impossible"
The Sultan was pleased with none of
his royal guests 70 much % With the crown
Prince of Prusui,. The manner Of the
Sultan il generally rather expressive OF
Incidence and indifference. In the COM
PAW of the crown Prince. however, he
vas lively and spirited, and quite amazed
his courtiers by an unusual Gov OF con-
versation. Once or twice be claPPed tie
Prince ON the shoulder, and exclaimed In
Turkish, I'm very happy.
The Cardiff giant has commenced lite
pilgrimage, and IL nov exhibiting In Se~
York A new explanation from way GU.
at Fort Dodge, La, il going the round-
IL seems that shout year sgo mys'sri-
ous party carried of huge block OF
yyp-um from that locality. The giant 3
made from this peculiar gypsum snd ns
to the testimony Of geologists. they claim
that gypsum being . great shsorosnt Of
water, mo- one can tell after three months
submer.ion whether il had been In tbs
water three years or 300 yeara
Just fancy . group Of medical stu
dents counting the pulse Of . patient four-
teen miles away-yet that vas done .
short time since, when DIR. Uphsm. 81
salem. exhibited to his class the pulsation
/ of p~,ients in the Boston Hospital. four
teen miles OF. A telegraph wire on the
pulse received the pulsations and recorded
) them in the distant lecture room, by the
oscillations Of ray Of magnetic light
A student at Ann Arbor, having re-
; marked that men had more endurspee
than women. q lady pre-~nt answered
:, that -h- would like 10 - the BUD youos
, men in the university laced mp in sfesl.
ribbed corssfs. with hoops. heavy skirt
|. trxils, high b~-l-. psniers, chixnopr. and
dozens Of hair pine sticking in their scslp-
!. cooped up in the house year after yesr
with no exhiiirsting exercise. NO bop-~
aims nor ambitions in life. and see II they
could stand IL ss well ~ the giris
Nothing. r.,d -he, but the fact that women
!, like cai-. have nine lives. ensblrs them u
; survive the present regime % which
custom doouss the sex
3 having been discovered the p.st summ~l
nv the Canadian exploring expedition IN
= the Northves'. called Lake N~pigon
e. 60 Like Erie ar Like Osf.rio. 10 nov s.i'
y Ia have mo- such proportions. Thsre IT,
d small hoy ~ water where the sllsrs'
II uev d,.rov.r nv il located. which hss t<-~I
u known o. the agents Of fhs Hudsn Re.
4, Comrupy far q century. The CspsoisI
e ex pi.r~r. induls~d in n renssti"n, Nhic
m has been Pro@Itiy sxllod~d-
IL "A younx man thought tn trirbt~n ~
= Young ladies' ut.sn fbeir return sn'm
- party in SI~srs. Tenn. few uiebts 40
v by wrapping him-sif sn . sheet ssd sud
!" denly appearing tessse then an loo~i
Dc road. One al the ladies fsint~d and se
II 10 the ground. and the Other ran benz
Z, reaching there rsving msnisc-
IT r Freeman, ooDvirs~d last wes
H. nj a deliberate murder IN Mis~ouri. vhe
"A .shrd vhv sentence os death sss'usd nd
=, be pssssd upou hin. ssid. +" I've pos Duc
To s.y. ssppnss IL an 60 b husg.
n vill Do hung ineocently. There 10 -
4, "a srudxe .wsinst me- Doa't care for =,
- ali: have spme lifsIs chiIdrso thss IL ish
=. 10 have suiss1- Nothfag Dsss ss pssssss
~ They hire out drss csats nSw
~ Ioodou. % the s1vastags - ~ -
y 10 hvo On ths- isssrssa q thetr -
- nd vet want Occasionally 70 dr. =
n Hars Il an savertisspsst lroo % Bagil1
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