National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-10-22

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Ida Lewis, the Newport heroine,
says she has told her story to 10000
persons, and is tired Of it.
Josh Billings says he will never
patrOnize lottery 50 long as he can
hire any body else to rob him at rva.
sonable wages.
One of the Wisconsin papers epi
tOmizes the Democratic platform in
that state: If have done any.
thing l am sorry for am glad fit
Mr.. Seward prophecies that Orc.
gon, Washington Territory, British
Columbia, and Alaska, are destined
to become ship yard for the supply
of MI nations.
The Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue has decided that, for tho
purpose Of distillatiOn, sweet pota-
toes are grain, That's decision a.
Is q decision.
The city Of st. Paul, Minnesota,
on Wednesday, celebrated the entry
of the first Eastern train into the
city across the Mississippi by firing
Of cannon and fireworks in the even
ing.
A Frenchman tested his wife's
affection by jumping from New
York ferry.bOat, Saturday, and 10
now perfectly satisfied. Her affec.
ton stood the test without mur-
mur, and she said, Let him go-hs's
an old FOOL
An alligator escaped froms
schooner from Mobile, Is enjoying
himself in Mill Greek, West Phila.
delphia. People who used to swim
there swim there no more.
BY the recent freshets twenty ono
million feet Of lumber in Wisconsin
streams were carried down the river,
and probably one half will be total
loss to the owners.
A Fenchman brought two mugs
to the milk man in place of one, rs
usual, and on being asked the mean
ing of it replied "Dis vOr te milch,
and dis vOr to water; an will mix
them 20 AZ to sOote myself"
Not long ago the workmcn in .
great powder factory in England
were stopped and scearhed just a.
they were entering the works. Fiji
ty-eight Of them were found to have
in their possession Tobacco pipes and
matches and were Immediately dis,
charged.
JEFF. Davis has returned to this
country contrary to expectation,and
is stopping at Baltimore, where he
is considerably lionized. He regis
tered his name at Barnum's Hotel
as from Mississippi, and it is said
that he soon intends to return 10
that state.
The entire cost Of the Snez Canal,
to he opened next December, has
been about eS1 ,OOO,O 900. But to ir
clude improvements. which will be
applied as experience may suggest,
!. we may safely set the total sum as
eS5, 100000.
i At q private trial Of speed ~
Prospect Park, on Saturday, Mr..
Bonner drove his horse Dexter BE-
fore sulky half . mile in one min.
ute and four seconds; the first quar-
ter in 80 seconds, and the second In
81. The track was rough, but Dex-
ter did not break. This Is tho ihss.
est trOtting ever before known.
The number of persons who loet
their lives through the explosion OF
q boiler mt indianapolis Is ~. Tho
number Of wound, d persons IL not
known, "a some Of them were taken
To their homes Immediately, bu /
probably there are enough Of them to
RIM the list Of dead and wounded
up 70 one hundred,-a ftightful ~
turn for holiday.
A patent has recently been grant.
oil for method Of refreshing horses
while in harness. which consists In
making tho bit hollow, and having
perfOrations in IL. A rubber tubo
extends from ono side Of the bit ~
! the carriage, and by pressing n rub.
, BIER bag which contains water, the
driver Is enabled to refresh h IL
horse whenever he chooses without
! stopping, For saddle horses the
water bag is suspended from the
horses neck, or upon the pommcl oi
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