Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-05-11
Things Said and Done.


ID lnianticlde seems ON the increase In Bal
tim0re. The bodies of no less than three
d children were found on Friday In the ponds
, and ditches in that city.
4 Fanny Fern, in the last New York Ledger
. neads an article MY Unfortunate Nose.
! Her next one should be under the caption OF
: "My Unfortunate Tongue
In tie village of Upton, Indiana. all the
llquor saloons are closed, and have Grape on
tueir doors, the combined effects OF a reyl.
val and oil raid by the ladies.
I! Boston firms sends about II. 900 casks of
nails Tor bdiiding purposes monthly all over
the country, and dispose OF nearly 900 each
mouth at home.
General D. 8. stapioy reports that alltbss
has ueen doue TO make peace with the Sioux
Is an entire failure; that they arc bout upou
| wal, anu that they intend shortly to depre-
dats along tbe line OF the Pacidc railroad.
Albert Brisbane, the well known Fourier
ne, mas bought large tract OF land in Kan.
ans, Tor colony OF Frenchmen, who will
cultivate 1t on the cooperative principle. and
also manufacture sllk goods.
~ never complained Of my condition bur
once, said an old man, ''whan nv ieet
were bare. and had no money 10 buy
shoes; but met man without ieet and be-
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Louisiana paper says; ga mother and
heI chilu were accidentally ground up in
boog's sugarcaue mill last week We re-
gret the accident, as the quality OF sugar
furnished at this place has been yerv rood.
An Indiana husband adVertlses his runa.
way Wlle, saying that she "has left him lust
as the summer'a work is beginning, nolwitl-
standing he has had the expense Of winter.
ing her"
The Dana Young scandal has had its dsy.
Inc people are weary OF It. Public opinion
10 now pretty well made up on the subject.
therefore, all further agitation of it il 40
much time and talent thrown away. Lei
US have peace.
Edward Thornton, British minister. has
appled 70 Gov. Palmer, OF Illinois, 10 ftr--
nish her Britanic Majesty's Government fha
laws aud regulations in force IN that State
cor nes5 nlns ihe lezas eatlr spiA sssi a.l.-
q contagious diseases shecli.tr snip,gIs
When steel pens were introduced nine
% WsIs Hoie ior dollar, with. the common
quill ior handle. Aegfess ii - much be,-
ter quality that the IA 81 coIl 4 wonid NJ,
be looked al in icomparlsea, esa now be
bought for go cents. " -" W
A Nevada letter reports A. AZ, ys,,s,,...
TACT That mining tunnel has struck a tlree,n
Of water. The scarcity Of that article In fl,s
mountains is 10 one bred ia a cold water re-.
gion the most serious drawback 10 resi.
dence at White Pine.
gentleman received an unnaid letter
commsncing, ''5ir, your letter Of vautarla1,
gears Its upon It's lace the stamp of taisehood. u
nus answer was brief and to the purpose-
ha' Su' Oily WISH your letter OF yesterday
poAe upon i's lace slainp OF any kind -
Kansas expects 10 be exempted from the
plague OF ,ocusls or grasshoppers this year,
uul the red legged pests have made their ar
pearance 10 countless millions in Iowa. and
1t Is thought they will make sad havoc with
portions OF the crops In that State.
They propose, IN Ohio, to tax heavily nj.
umnm m married men over the age of twenty-five.
4 hey should further propose TO furnish such
bachelors with wives as want to get married
out cannot tnd ladies who, like Barkis, arc
"w1llin'.n
A Newport painter, at work on house in
mat city, TO save the necessity of answering
questions, hangs out the following bulletin:
! answers to all questions Building red.
sashes blue. Bricks to be psnciled If the
money holds out Only one coat Hudson.
Iainter"
Gen. Burnside, having been charged with
,owardlee by Senator sprague, was lately
invited TO public dinner by citizens Of
Rhode Island. The General, we have no
lount, IS brave man, but could he prove it
~ attacking eirlolns, turkeys, and capons
With carving knifeS
A number Of oyater sloops were recently
eized by the Virginia State officers ior ta
ling oysters contrary TO State laws. and
helr owners were fined $500 each by a mag.
airate' An appeal was taken, but the couit
'boVe has Just decided the law constitutions
v, and directed payment OF the fines.
When Ash is wounded, tie other fishes
all upon and devour him. 30 il is with
nanklndi The momsnta man or woman gets
yoing down hill, almost everybody gives
hem push and keeps them continually
umbling. Human nature has many queer
phase, and this is one Of them.
It is said that shipwrecked Yankee was
ately rescued from one Ot the Malluesz
Islands, whose FIRST question on being dis-
covered was, "How did the Mexican wgr
insllY come outr' He had been soldier
Who left Gen, scOtt's army before tue cam.
,aigu closed.
There Is great misery and poverty ia the
NY o. Mexico. Wealthy families are re-
lueed % oeggary, and ior the poor there Is
10 employment. Real estate caunot be dis.
'oseu of any terms, because ;Lsre are very
eW people who can pay even the most mod
rate rents
Last week negro woman living in Bour-
on conntys KY, deliberately murdered pue
l her children by striking 1t on Tue head
I'd breast with club, AID tnen threw j.
yer the fence into the garden, where it wa.
1und shortly afterWsrd. When asked why
he did it, she replied that she had too mauy
them anyhow,
An exchange says that champagne is tan
ispensa billy with our eocial Iie.n That
epends upon what kind of people make uu
our society. Champagne is generally
fell liked, but there are thousands of pto-
lie who find good and choice cider quite as
'elcome a social beverage-as it is Il purer
nd healthier one
The Ramle, the new grass said to be suit
Die ior the manufacture OF paper, 10 about
be cultivated in Egypt, several PAchas
aylng written 10 the United States to Obtain,
he seed, The papyrus, from which tue
anne OF paper ls derived, was first grown
long the banks of the Nile, ior the use OF
he seTibss OF Alexandria.
Boston Is agitsted on the license auesliop.
he Licenses OF last year expired ON Satur-
lay, aud owing 10 Legislative talnneriue
Mn The law, no new ones were issued. Tho
iealers continue TO sell their beverages. not
Nithstanding the State Constable hea noti-
1ed them 10 deHist. This will Doubtless
make rich harvest for the lawyers