The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-04
GENERALITIES.
The Spanish GunbOats. !.
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On Saturday five more of the Spanish gunboat neet
arrived from Mystic and were moored at the foot of
Thirteenth street. North river, where they will
ceve their machinery and final equipment. The pro-
liability is that the question of their Governmental
supervision will not be decided until after Congress
meets but the work on them is going on as if there
was obstacle in the way OF their sailing rapidly
tractor, Mr. John Ericsson, in addition to these
thirty vessels, is designing vessels for other foreign
Governments, which probably will be constructed in
the Navy Yards OF their several countries. The
naval tugs still continue their vigant watch over
the Spanish canoneras, and will do SO for some time
to come. The revenue cutters also keep bright
look out upon them.-M Y. Tribune.
Profits of Small Farming.
The San Jose Patriot, In quoting paragraph from
the Bulletin attempts to rldlcule the idea that
family may be supported from ten or twenty OF
land In California The truth Is, that ten or twenty
acres OF land situated within reasonable distance
OF San Francisco is capable Of bringing a larger in
come than many OF the the hundred-acre farms in
the State have done latterly. There is no limit to
marketing. But In the single item OF chickens and
eggs twenty acres OF land, II properly managed,
would bring in large sum OF money. man with
several hogs, and chickens enough by selling eggs
to bring $1,000 per annum. A farmer might cultivate
some green crops to feed his cattle, and purchase
more or less grain for his stock, and make fine bu-
siness on twenty acres Of land. We know a family
which Is handsomely supported across the bay on
seven eight acres OF land. Butter and eggs, sold
in san Francisco, are making them independents
SGH Francisco Bulletin,
A Strange Scene.
At the Leeds (Eng) Amphitheatre, one night re-
w,
performance member Of the stock company made
bad work with song, which so rritated Mr.. Reeves
that as the chorus singers were making their exit
from the stage he struck out at one OF them hitting
him on the shoulder and sending him spinning
against table, He also gave another man a lift
with his foot he was going OF. All this the audi
ence saw and were astonished. Two or three Kisses
were raised, whereupon the great tenor came for
ward and, addressing the assembly, id:-"0f all
the unseemly rufians ever met with these are the
worst" Some of the audience appeared to agree
with him. for there paudits after this speech.
Among the chorus singers, however there was great
that unless an ample apology was made, legal pro-
ceedings would be Instituted. Mr.. Reeves made no
reply.
Horace Imprecates.
Some years ago the Hon. Horace Greeley was
seated at his desk in the old editorial room OF the
Tribune, at work as usual but rather nervous and
6dpety To add 10 his dlstemper, the pipes which
conveyed the waste water from the composing room
and ran through the editorial room bursted and the
water ran along the ceiling and dropped directly
upon Mr. Greeey's bald head. He hurrledly rang
for the engineer who, in consequence, found the
venerable Journalist In a most excited frame OF
mind vet in the most udicrous situation. The red
coored water streamed down his iace ana upon the
manuscript before him. - -, .,-,
''What in - is the matter with those Internal
pipes 2" shouted Mr. Greeley.
III guess they have bursted," answered the engi-
neer, examining them; ''but why didn't you move
away from the desk when the water fell ~
60 the thing ho0 could tehen uas
trorking Z"
Vote for Horace Greeley, the man who never suf-
fers anything TO interfere with any work which he
has undertaken TO dO.-h y. Sun OF yesterday.