The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-17
GENERAL N0TAs.

A boy ten years old recently had dcirium tremens
In Richmond, Ind.
in Cairo, on the sth somebody stole a lamppost
weighing 1000 pounis.
The overflow OF the Illinois river covers over
500, 900 acres Of bottom land
The yield Of wheat in the Miami Valley is the
largest ever known IN that region.
There were 1892 arrests during the past three
months in the moral city oil Chicago.
Lead ore has been discovered In mountain To-
Gated In Wallingford AMI Shrewsbury, W.
Miss Sarah p Morrison, OF Indianapolis is the first
lady graduate of Indiana State University.
The total amount OF logs scael In Black River
Mich this season. up tn June 3D. is 81, 900 feet
1t il estimated that at least $1,000 Americans are
now travelling IN Europe for enjoyment and nstruc
ton.
young woman In Michigan has applied for
divorce alter protracted wed led life 0. exactly two
weeks.
The next convention OF the Maine editors and pub
lishers Is to be held IN Portland, in the rst week in
August
They have improved upon the square meal" In
Montana saloon IN Helena gives 'caoe meals"
at low rate.
An Indiana court has decided in favor Of the ma.
iority ballotthat man with more white than negro
blood can vote.
There has been 90 much swindllng In the income
tax returns in New Orleans that new assessment
has been ordered.
A red petticoat waved on an umbrella stopped
railroad train IN Vermont, the other day, and the
One Of the emigrant agents Of the State Of Mime.
sofa reports that he mas succeeded in inducing
$4,000 Swedes to come to that State this year.
Six or eight hundred Chinese nave been engaged
to WORK on the branch OF the Ohio ana Mississippi
Railroad between JeaersOnvie and North Vernon,
WIS.,
The Maine State billiard tournament will take
place in Portland on the "a day OF August. A nun.
Der Of the finest players In the state have already
entered.
The california Farmer says that the wool clip
taken there much Larger than that OF last year.
and that It comes IN better condition and VIII bring
better prices.
Arrangements have bsen made for single SOUL
race for New England oarsme1 over two mile
course in Charles river, July 20. Walter Brown Will
| not contend, 1t Is said.
The fort on Medicine Bluff creek in the Indian
Territory, heretofore known as Camp Washta. has
been renamed Camp SILL In honor OF Gen. James A.
sill, killed at Stone river.
The Lewiston (ue.l Jowna. says the lager beer
dealers there have been warned TO stop their traic
II does not say whether hard CIDER Is recognized
a temperance beverage.
The Cincinnati times says Secretary Fish "win
find 1t as difficult to pres,r strict neutrality In
the Cuban business as he would to balance o live
eel on the top OF his venerable proboscls."
One Of those singular optical phenomena known
as mirages was lately seen at Port DalhOusie; the
north shore or Lake Ontario thirty miles distant,
being plainly visible to the unassisted eye.
The case OF the Rev. Mr.. Tate, OF Ohio, who was
presented for trial for employing surpIiced choir
IN his church. has come TO an abrupt termination,
the court organized to try him having decided that
! 1t had no jurisdiction in the case.
The railways OF Indiana, projected and In opera
tion follows:-Number OF mile, OF railway IN
operation, 2,720; number Of miles projected with
companies fully organized, 500; total number OF
miles IN operation and organized, 6272.
| justice In GofbaiD, N. H.. recently required q
prisoner arrested Tor assault ana battery to give
bonds IN the sum OF $3.50 TO keep the peace and pay
one haf the cost OF prosecution the other moiety OF
costs he ordered to be paid by the prosecutor.
The Clinton Mo-. Advocate has the following sig
| nihcant item-''rhe horse thief that sold Henry
| lick er a pony last week. and then went down to
| IeesvllIe ahd stole Henry Bradiey's mule. was
caught lie VIII not steal any more In this world ~
| The Macon (Ga.) Te,egrdph has been shown q stalk
or Persian clover eight feet high and half an inch
mick al lhe base III grew at the rate OF four inches
aday Tne seed was brought from the Paris Expo
s,tlon IN 1857. When dry II Is as fragrant as Ie
Vanilla bean. 1t IS perennial.
The recent furious floods sweeping down the
Platin river In Jefferson county NO.. cleaned thou
sands OF acres or their just CIT wheat crop and
| lodged II at bend OF the river, making n natural
| bridge, as the waters subsidized as high as q mousse
| The loss IL estimated at over $4,000.
A German, named Carl Schell married a Young
girl Just IRON the Faderland, at Omaha some three
| weeks ago, IN a most peculiar manner. He pur-
chased pair Of ear hobs put them in her ears and
informed the young lady that 'thls little ceremony
| constitutes marriage IN AMERICA After week
| mad passed he took them out, and Informed her of
| another piece OF news, viz, 'Ibis little ceremony
! constitutes divorce 10 America lie is now IN
| Jail tor stealing trunk.