, 1869-04-20

jan. ], 1871, and the locomotives will be running
through By April Of that year.
At Covington, La, on Monday OF 1ast week,
Mira. Kate He1bes, taxing pistol which she had
borrowed OF ne!ghbor, placed the Muzzlc at her
breast AMI, pulled the trigger, but the cap faIled to
explode. She now put the barrel against her lett
breast, and, applying lighted match to the vent
nred the pstol-the ball passing through her body
and coming out at the right side, and the powder
setting her clothes on IRE. After committing the
deed, Mrs Herbes placed the pistol in her work
basket, about which time some neIghbors entered
nnd found her breathing her last
personal.
The estate Of Sl1 Edward Cuuar0 ia estimated at
g., ooe, 900.
A Dumas, Jr, is writing book on "The Mod
efn Woman" ditto, J. Stuart MIL
1t Is reported that James Fisk, Jr., contemplates
purchasing the Ocean House at Newport.
Gnstaye Dore's picture Of "Iftau!a Is the sub
ect of much talk in Paris. 1t coSers only square
foot ol eanvns*
Mr.. Marshall o. Roberta did not present his
daughter with one hundred Thousand dollars on
her wedding day, as was reported In some Of the
New York papers.
MrH President Grants second reception, on
Tuesday OF last week was lnrgeIy attended. Mrs
Grant was assisted In the reception Of her Eis-
tors BY Mira Senator Sherman AfH, Secretary Fish,
Mrs. Secretary Kawlns, and Mrs. Attorney Cen
cras Ioar. General n. Micnler introduced the
callers to Mrs, Grant. Mra- G. was attired in an
azullne silI, looped up tastefully over tne white
satin stdr, terminating In blue, With white !Ace
trimmings. The basque and stomachers we're
elaborately trimmed with white lace In fringe puns
and ruches. Her hair Was dressed Ia chlgnon,
and without any other ornament
Mr. PonteSose, proprietor OF the Pension Russo,
at Nice, surprised his wife IN tagranes d>sisso with
one Baby, a working jeweller. The husband i'm
mcdfatcly fred four shots with o revolver at the
man, killing him on the spot and nth at his
Htfc, nho managed to escape unWounded INTO the
street, where she was taken into custody by d
patrol The perpet1ator then went and delivered
hmse1f up to Justice. According TO French law,
the man will not be punished, although he must
go through the fornalitics Of trial OF judicial In
vestteation.
In the Supreme Court, at New York, the other
day, the widow OF man named Ward recovered
thirty-1hEee Thousand dollars from the estate Of
| her husband under the following peculiar circum-
| stances: Ward was married In 1884, In Ireland,
and Immediately afterwards came to this country,
where he realized urge fortune, Mrs. Ward fol-
lowed him, but he refused to recognize her a. his
| wife Dying In 1864, his body ~as boxed up IN
orler to prevent Identification, 1nd buried. Mrs.
| Ward proEed her marriage, and, although neither
she any OF her witnesses could swear to having
seen the dead body Of Ward, the case was decided
| In her favor.
| RAILROADS.
The Dansille tnl) 71mes Of the 18th says: 'Mr.
| Gr1ggs, President Of the D., o., B. / Pekn Rail-
road, was 10 town yesterday. lie Informs Us that
I on Monday last he rode over mile and half Of
trsin-ioad 81 ties being Of secona-srowth hem
| lock, hare been unoaded Mt Champaign and q
By th.s time The road Wili be Completed between
Dany!lle and U1bana il July OF August"
A Newton County {ho> paper IS informed BY
that he there kaw two or three Of the contractors
on the South Pacific Railroad, who Informed hin,
TINT the cars would without a doubt, be running
! September next
statement Of the condition Of tho Baltimore
i Ohio Railroad shows that the revenues Of the
main stem and branches during the past month
were so36 s9s Sc Against during the cor
aosis. It :s,ows % thai . humber of Improvement.
and extensions hare been vigorously prosecuted
Including the construction OF Point Of Nocfs
Winchester 4 Strasbu1g, and Pittsburgh + Con,
nellsr1!le Roads, while semt-anuua dietdend ol
per cent On The main stem and per cant on tht
Washington Branch has been declared. Furthel
improvements are promised, Including the estab
li.hment Of q through line from Baltimore to Gin
cinnau ria patIcrsburB, to run In tWenty-fou
| hours -...--.
The hali-ycarly report OF tho Directors Of tht
Crank Trunk Railway OF Canada for the half Tea
ending December 81, 1865, Is published In the Lon
B1ffalo and Champiain lines
IL 5bela1 i tke nc 's q 5sts r. per a eent,
'eSs.s rcsm.nens sna va snna .s1fs .e M aH
year dcbted to revenue ...........,.. 1es,719
- s;dees
.,.o -
Deduct Loss American currency. {si
.els1ss
To- this sum has to he added the bAlanes carried
from the ret revenue accnunt Of last half year
. |
1r.1,,-. .ot,1h.,,,,a ~ .......- c1is x
Fron ihi.. ho.c;er. IL e s. dedaeisd .he
hall yeaI 10 he r.setl bondholaers of....... 1871;
~ ....-...-...- c;.o .:
1!ost Of thls s lae for Interest, ets:. lesyiiag
oa!aheG o. ony 1..ss., .S ~ tns Igolss
the hslt Esars WORKING w1th me cortespondh
ystou " toos, snere Is n! MGtsAse ~ kuG III EIoa
Ecsenus " tol,tS, GHua! 70 t.so peg eSnt3 "!H
nesnis and In improVemsets, Of ony ssisl % q i
increased trAtac carried.
The Supreme Court OF Wisconsin has been col
The extension > d oi the sae5oJSsn @ Fond Fond ID ia La
pea Il aaa. S e1 81 Il
. ta1 therefor, Oh The ground that no stock va
, taken giving an interest in the road in exchanG
, particular locality resisting was not oenefted b
The coust1uctIon Of the road
meeting Sl The prsstG5s of the
buGuc, On the l7th, 1t Haa slated that. notTiit
: stand!nc.tbe recent tar s1ecsion Of the roEa at
pretne Court the peoplc non0 the llne Of the nj
posed road are not 1t ali discouraged. bpt ar
coming m with priva;e eubscTptions ! uumbe
Of townships pledeiHG themselves to gtrc $50 oe
each-
/ eli, On The 12th, the Mayor brought np tie repe,
OF the ordinance granting bonds In aid OF the col
i struction Of the St Pauld Chicago Railway, bI
i no action WAS taken At the same meeting
. communication was presented from about on
3 hundred Taxpayers thanking the Council for II
; ! pealng the ordinance. The 1lRnets kay that the
r this hurdcn On the sax.paJefs were extzaoIdinal
a and unj1statable-''
a The engineer corpe Of the Louisiana and Fans.
City Railroad nave just complets1 7 Their pssni'
tpIerSecS the Missouri River, Fort Scott / Gu
n Railroad near G!Iliss farm -
70 secure The construction 1s Of Tho Bu1,instoa
n Of that town are called upon to raise Isl. .ooa
l. Tna County Court Of Madison Cnnnty ~ as
sn;, e. ~ sefon % a. 1Es &C. etrc2 pEap
the uecatura East St Louis railroad.
The machine shops Of the Ohio AiRsiss!p
Railroad now lncated q seJmour. arc TO
moved to North Vernon The iuaAblsants Of vt
cennes are making strenuous e1orfs 70 induce II
Ohio Mississippi Railroad Company 70 fcfuoi
thsis eh1rs fEom East s. Louis to tnas cT. ", ~,
Dehao County, Ind, has subscribed sle',oeo
N the Fort WAYNE Saginaw Railroad.
WorE Vtli commence unlned!aieiy ~, on ine tt eH1e
eion 81 tec HcAGSue sootaesu 1tuuols liallns
four mouths from re tfst q H. A.s; e " Bellevue
v | vote Whethef 41n,NN q me *s,Nu ,tlcsious
yoset fot any ioa1 !lom = LOUIS ~ htnts t ns =.
+, otnef po!ht shou1u nos .h te 9,nT o JUS IVA
es The location Of tho route OF tae East ~ p LOU M
Decatur Railroad !s completed- Ihs , e,ns
report the Hhole distance t9 ne one nqna. ns
ana seren aes M 9aa 1od tne ihro
~ Gen9omea ~ q INC 1oa1 ~ ae inS,snsnol,s nuS