The New York herald., 1869-08-25
CE.ERaL NOTES.

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crowded with wneas cwating shipment.
The expense OF taking tho census Of South Caro-
na ordered by the last Legislature, VIII be $780, 600
Le-potai, the celebrated Chinese physician OF
California, has some 700 paA tents and an income Of
$1,000 per week.
Providence, n. l., claims to- have two old ladies'
nvins In the same house in that c.ty slsters) each
| over ITO years. They both born l., ireland.
canary bird belonging to Mr.. Henry M. smilh'
lighthouse keeper at Clark's Point, New .Bed1ord,
died recently at the great age OF twenty-five ye>us'
The new opera house at Kansas City, NO., ia NOD
elled after the opera house at Detroit and will cos
S0o0oo us dimensions ~ by ITO feet and 1t Is
| designed to seat $500 people.
There are eighty-seven chartered Masonic lodges
IN Vermont The whole number OF Masons IN the
| State, according 10 reports IN tile hands or the
| Grand Secretary. exceeds 5000.
| 1t Is claimed for the Arkansas Hot Springs that
thc waters wll not only destroy the taste Tor liquor,
but will clear from ones system la very short time
| oil effects Of previous dissipation.
! One OF the California papers objects TO paying
money ~, Tor tesgrpc deSpaenes on the ground
Ike oxygen, ought to be free to the multitude.
! Tnrty-nine suicides in single year, eleven
dying in despair or sudden calamity In sau Fran.
cisco. Such Is the brief story OF the County Coroner
Mrs. A. X. Bailey. edltress OF the Decorah iowa
| Republican,, apologies for the detention OF her
male"
The Gshing fleet now on the coast of Maine is ur.
usually large. They have not mad much good luck.
vessels arriving from the Bay Chaieur report fair
catch.
! During the past three months about 5000 persons
have moved into Dacotah Territory In the month
of June 1000 acres OF land were taken up by actual
settlers.
J. Henry Hart, Of New Britain, Conn.,. committed
| suicide by drowing Saturday. His body was
| found IN Russell & Erwin's pond Monday. He
| had been in despondent state for some time.
| White the funeral Of DR.. Movers, q 'beIoved pnysi-
| Presbyterian churcn, of which he was member,
mass was recitcd for hun In both the Catholic
| churches.
The close of the month will find the excavators
$500 feet Inside the eastern end Of the HOoSac tun
mel, aud 5000 from the mouth OF the western end
| being Two OF tho four and threeQuarter miles
| to be tunneled IN all.
| Thomas Hoskins was killed by mis- own son .in-aw
Joseph liemphlll, near Bastrop, Texas, short time
| since. HOsklns was abusing his family and al
tempted to kill Hemphill, when the later fired, with
| the above result.
Rev. Mr.. Richardson. OF Washington. OHIO, Is pro-
badly the Oldest living American Clergyman Yet he
| appears by no means superannuated; for, although
LOG years OF age, he walks Ave miles on Sundays and
breaches sermon.
| acres Of land, belonging to the Texas Monumental
and Military Institute, recently sold at auction for
81 800 IN currency and the library OF the Institute
| for sixty yone dollars.
The silver mines Of the White Pine region now
yield about S5ooo per mouth but the milling IA
ctes for crushing the ores are insufficient. It Is
estimated that il they were adequate the yield Of bull
| lion would be doubled.
| The citizens Of stratford. N. H. held meeting on
Saturday to II the town would five per cent
Its valuation in favor OF the Concord and R0ches-
ter Railroad and the necessary twOthrds vote was
| defeated.
| large crowd OF people attended the base ball
| match between the S0utherns, OF New Orleans, and
| the Red Stockings OF Cincinnati, yesterday. The
| game at the close stood-Red Stockings, 80;
Southerns, 8.
| The carpenter shop Of Travers. Carter & Co., and
| the Christian church at Seymour, lnd... were de-
strOyed by fire yesterday. The church had just been
completed. Mr.. Carter's loss Is about $4,000 upon
winch there is no insurance.
| In the Mississippi river trade there are now 010
More are enroea at
| st. Paul than any other port on the Mississippi
| river proper, except st. Louis, New Orleans and
Memphis.
| There was race between two trains one on the
Chicago and Alton and the other the Terre Haure
Railroad last week. the locomotives ran eighteen
OF the distance the local journals say at the rate OF
| seventy-hve miles an hour
The question OF annexing Western Florida to Ala
bama Is to be voted upon by all the people Of Florida
the I'd OF November, according to the Governors
| proclamation There are eight counties In Western
Florida and they comprise the best cotton and sugar
| lands in the State.
The Press ball at White sulphur Springs, Va,
comes cfr on Tuesday, August 81. Among the man
ayers are Genefal Beauregard. the Turkish Minister,
| General Wise, ex-senator Bright aud Others. Ten
Confederate generals are here among them General
| Lee.
The First regiment of the Connecticut National
Guard. Colonel Proutty, went into camp at Wehers-
Hiiyer Guard, of Hartford was drowned in in the the
! Connections river, near the camp ground, while
| bathing.
| The President OF the Irish Republican Association
of Pennsylvania has issued card declaring chat the
| Irish Convention, lately in session In Chicago,
elected no PRESIDENT OF te irsh Kepuoean Asso.
as O special organ and that all claimants Of such
positions are imp0stors.
| George Hills q dlsspated young man, In East
/ N n and
bound over to the Superior Court on the charge OF
| burning his mothers barn. He came home about
| two O'Clock Monday morning, and IL Is supposed
set fire to the barn out Of spite because his mother
and sisters had locked him out OF the house.
On Sunday night party OF young men in Staunton
| Va, who were out in search OF John Stanley, pro-
prietor OF livery stable, entered q house and were
tired upon, Jacob Scnerrer, one OF their number,
| being shot through the heart. Stanley, who was
suspected OF being in the house at the me has been
arrested. All the parties are OF respectable position.
wooden building in Court street in Bingham.
| on Saturday night. The fire originated from the
| ignition OF kerosene which clerk was drawing
| from barrel. The clerk and another man who
went to his assistance were badly burned. Two
| other buildings were damaged by the flames. the
! loss Is $4,000, partially insured.
| reign OF terror prevails in Nuecas San Patrico
| Live Oak, Refugio and part Of Washington cOun-
| tics, Texas band OF about 800 desperadoes, or
| Tuneston and man named Helm, are cleaning out
things generally. 1t is stated that 103 have been
shot and cut to pieces by this band during the last
| two months.
Late accounts from Florida In relation to the crop
prospects decidedly cheering, and show that the
Florida planters were far worse scared than hurt
Having lost every crop since the war they may be
excused for being a little dem0raized by few
showers and the appearance OF q caterpillar here
and there Late letters say that the caterpllars
still there but In no great numbers ana thus
apprcciable damage has been done by them. The
corn crop is represented Us the best ever made In
the State and the present prospect for cotton s sat-
sfact0ry.
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