The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-01-13
Miscellaneous Items.

the labor of the conyiets.
We learn, on the authority of a New York CORES
pondent of the Boston Post that Miss Susan B. Antht
| nv and Miss Anna Dickinson are accomplished rider
that most fascinating Of vehicles, the two wheee
: yelocipede
Ten pews in Boston First Church are valued at $40
0aD each
There are forty tobacco factories in Richmond, Va
employing 5000 persons.
y Duncan Sherman & Co., of New York have tire
adding machines" in operation.
Hon. Alex. H. Stephens has been elected to Fill tn
newly created Chair of History and Political Scienc
in the University of Georgia.
Barnum denies any intention Of humbugging th'
Lohdoners but then he does not see his museum from
the right stand point.
The official census returns place the total population
of st. Louis county, Missouri, at 24I071, which is
large increase. The white population of the city o
ST. Louis is $50, 202
New York is believed to have at least two hundred
fences establishments for the receipts of stoeI
goods TIE ostensble occupation Of most of the pro
prietors is that of repairing jewery
Oysters are shipped from Mobile to Salt Lake City
4 Charlottesville, Va, has planchette which will
make beautiful pastry.
Alexander Dumas, ST., has been, it is said, canght in
another gross plagiarism. His " Count Moret,n it has
been ascertaned consists, in great part of literal
TRANSACTIONS from work written by an obscure Ne
I apoitan ronlancist.
Fifty thousand people in New York wear wigs and
1000 wigs and scratches are sold every year Five
hundred merchants in human hair have all they can
do with the city and country trade which amounts to
nearly S. COO 600 for New York and $780, 600 for the
country.
Photographing Oh enameled leather has been sue
cessfnly accomplished in Philadelphia
Brick Pomeroy styles Boston E" an interior village
on the ripht hand edoe of Massachusetts y
Some wicked fellow says Cofax refuses to lecture
any more, because he is now having that done for him
at home.
It is said that Chicago derives revenue Of five
hundred dollars from licenses to newsboys and shoe
blacks.
The largest bell in the world is one in Moscow, whose
weight is estimated at $4,000 pounds and it requires
twentyfour men to ring it, which is done simply by
pulling til capper.
The New York Herald characteristics the exposure
Of the stofekeepers who give light weights and sell
adnlterated goods bohemian trick to supply
their storereoms." X
A" Perpetual Trust Company has been incorpo-
rated in Massachusetts How much it costs to be per-
petually trusted is not stated.
The transactions for the last month with Europe.
through tie New York postotce show that $50, "a
letters sent aad l37 received the total being
693. 05l, while the postage collected on those sent
away amounted to s45 26l 10, and on those received
$i5,9S3 81 amounting in the aggregate to $50 pa 6S
The Republican is informed that the press aid print
ing materials of the Marksville, La. Register we're
completely destroyed on the 3oth ut, by a mob.
Sunday is the ftvorte day for velocipede races in
Paris. The mounted Brigade of Yelocipedes of that
city have riding school, and even species of drill
which is daily becoming not only more popular butI
more useful.
The New York papers are discussing the propriety1
of dispensing altogether with their seventh or Sunday
editions. The argument advanced is that such unbrok
en- work gives employee no time for rest violates the
scrptural and moral injunction, and is necessary
1t was decided, on Tuesday, in spading Superior
Court at Griffin, Ga that where note due Northern
creditor before tile had been sequestrated by the
Confederate Government the creditor could not recoy
er from the maker of the note.
The Savannah papers Of the 10th reported the fu-
neral OF Francis Mcneil eolored citizen of Savatlfab
held in universal respect. It attended by more
than four hundred white citizens and most of the re-
spectacle people of color. HIS palbearers were six
leading citizens of Savannah and the funeral expenses
were borne BY the Democratic Executive Committee
Of the county E.
The Worlds Washington correspondent has had
talk with Col MosbF, who deposeth and saith that the
Virginia Democrats will defeat the black and tan con
stitution, with its white acknowledgements no matter
when the vote is taken, who is Presidents that their
majority sat least 80 600 and that they are resolved I
rage +.4
A method of sewing boots and shoes with copper
wire instead of the common thread has been patented
the advantage being that at at very small increase in
expense the strengt and durability Of the work are
much improved
reconciliation it said has been effected between
g. A. Pollard and@Mr. Geo. D. Wise, who, in company
with his cousin, John S. Wise, attacked and shot Mr.
Pollard at the Maltby House. in Baltimore, last spring
tits understood that magnanmous remark, made by
Mr. Wise, in reference to the assassination of Mr. Poll
lard BROTHER reached Mr. Poard's ears and was the
direct cause of the reconciliation.
lady of distinction gayea fancy ball not long since
u New York, and in order to be distinguished placed
announce the costumes as they
entered. A couple ofladies appeared in full ballroom
iress M What costumes shall annonnce?n asked I
the servant We are not costume, they replied
8 Two ladies without costume shouted the servant
70 the horrorof everybody.
The annual incomes Of the various glish Bishop
les range from $40 900 to about SO 600 Ganter-
oury rejoces in the latter figure, and Sodor in the
former. London and Winchester are each set down
$50, 900 year, and Durham at $40 coo. The other
8shoprics are worth from $40 0000 to ST. 600 year.
The ADDING MAeuiNE.-4 Nesc HIND of s4dritl-
laetics. "A little machine has been invented in this
:ty which bids fair to revolutionse many of the time
ionored practices Of every day life Cannot this be
said of cheap, handy pocket instrument which obvi-
ties the necessity of the scEoolboys learning the mys
cry of carrying from units to tens, which does away
with the pefple&ity Of the young housekeeper over
columns Of accounts which finds the total for the bur
red entry clerk and has it all ready his last
entry is made, which mades the possibility of error
IN footing up out of the question when the book
keepers accounts mixed" which tells the sur
veyor how many links he has gone or the shipping
llek how many barrels he has slowed with as little
trouble it costs to look watch to learn tie time
Of day. All this can be done by the new Adder"
and much more, indeed for it is Of those articles
whose qualities come out upon occasion. One cannot
always mapoge paper and pencil eyenif one has them
At hand. Wind rain noise, or iostling make Il
impossible to carry on any extended mathematical cal
rulaton, but appeal TO the ADDER say in
the midst Of the crowd in front OF the Tribune
office on election night, would give instantly aud un.
eringly the maortes at the bottoms of the ward and
county tables. Of all the calculating machines ever
invented we have no hesitation in saying that the
Adder is The one that will confer TIE greatest amount
IF real good upon mankind The profound Colmar
md the Ingenious Babbage might 60 on refining upon
heir different machines to the end of time, and even
they should achieve the calculation of the Seventh
Order, they couldhardly claim to have benefited any
body But The simple little silver and morocco case
hat everybody can carry in his pocket with his diary