Delaware State journal and statesman., 1869-05-18
Things Said and Done.

tain and Ireland.
The Indians call Gen. Custer the Creep
ing Panther"
San Francisco is out $500, 900 by earth
quake and smallpox.
They bore for silver at White Pine, and
find it costs only 20 per cent. as much as
digging.
Alexandria girls have saved tile gloves
which they wore at Lees reception, as
legacies to their expected descendants.
An ancient vase has been dug up in
Limerick, Ireland, dating before the time OF
Brian Boroihme.
At the first opening of the county court at
White Pine, one hundred and fifty lawyers
were on hand.
There have been-two hundred patents
issued at the Patent Office, Washington, for
velocipedes during the past twelve months.
A quack doctor in Wisconsin has been
arrested for poisoning three wives IN sue
cession. He probably gave them his own
medicines
The question is, was Napoleon born in
the year 1709 or or 1863? Ii in '69 he was
not Frenchman, because Corsica was an
nexed IN '69.
1.-THE army will bo reduced one half"
said the Administration. 1.-THE recruiting
service is hereby resumed" says the War
Department.
A fellow attempted 10 kiss young woman
in a dark tunnel on Kentucky railroad, but
with great sell possession she prevented him
by biting piece out of his cheek.
"Full many gem of purest ray serene
the dark unnthomed caves Of ocean bear"
for sn oyster was recently found in New
Haven containing 293 pearls.
Although Massachusetts has some queer
names for towns, none of them have such
musical sound US one IL Caliiornia--"Fiddle-
town.
A soldier with bullet in his breast-not
back-recoved at Bull Run, hes been re-
moved iiom an Indiana post Office to make
place for a rich Iedca.
It is said that Mr. Pratt, the big Senator
from Indiana, lost a hundred pounds in
weight during his late brel experience IN
Washington, on account OF the worry and
opportunities OF office sstkers.
a clergyman in Ohio, who recently ran
away with the vile OF parishioner, has
brought libel suit against the husband for
telling OF il, and actually had him put under
bonds.
Even the small concession of the right Of
public meeting recently given to the French,
has had an effect to iniure the suburban
theatres. The people prefer to go upon the
| stage themselves rather Laan sit In front of it,
the failure OF t,at interest. that u lleal paper
says that any oae who SHOULD offer to sell
| hop roots TO d Sank county man would gel
| his eve punched i0r the insult
Ice gathering has not paid in Canada the
past season. A vessel load OF ii was recent,
| ly empued into tine bay at Hamilton, be
cause the prics to be received would not pay
the cost OF transportation.
The last job of the Pennsylvania Legisla
ture was an attempt to put through bill fol
a fifteen hundred dollar piano for Goyernu
Geary, under the tilie of ''coal, fuel ant
incidental expenses"
Certain Western mail contractors hav
come TO grief, or, which is the same thing il
their cases, 10 fine Of 81 900, for haYin
uuceremoniously thrown OF the mails Ii
order to mako room Tor the passengers.
"A gentleman in New Jersey holds th
position OF Judge, Deacon, Banker, Ageni
brarlan. An offices are independent of eae
other, and all are filed with ability.
Tho high price asked lor piano.iortes, it
] stated, Is due to the great strength require
in the frame of the instrument to resist tel
!. sion OF the strings, which, in some instance
!. amounts TO sixteen tons.
Iron roofs were FIRST introduced In 17s
9 when Robert Ransome obtained patent
i England for their construction. In 1912 o
: iron palace, 50'by 80 feet, three stories higl
fnr In af Etrpts 4
e Calabar river, in Africa.
4 4 The body Of Ensign Whitaker, who VI
i. killed by young Chaloner, at Quebec, VI
N embalmed aud sent lU England. Ills meinol
le is pretty we'll embalmed also; but ia a sty
, moi at all complimentary 10 his family or
ID class.
le A family OF emigrants from Maine reach
~ Usage, Iowa, on Friday, and on the saI
VI day took possession OF a tract of unimprov
" land On Saturday they went to houI
D. keeping, and on Monday were busy sowi
- wheat.
ly Belt buckles for 200, 900 soldiers were
or Gently sold Tor old brass by the GOyernme
he at a loss of ninety three cents Il pound.
as this useless truck we gave our bonds, VIII
i'd we now exempt from taxation, while we i
M. the interest.
,u ,u' Gen. Thomas is modest man. He
Wne W clined 10 be made into statue, and now
W. rejects "a magnificent silver servic
" Evidently he means TO have no "prese
M Mna, claims upon him should he ever be exal
~. 10 high civil office.
by Miss Cetharine F. B. Macready, ell
rae surviving daughter Of the tragedian, died
les the 24ih ult., on her homeward voyage fl
lis Madeira. Sue was 81 years old, and
M utvan pufdpupa nj pOusilRra lille n0pt
ent talent
ete 't The Charleston (West VirginiaJ pee
'ns are so delighted with their street oil lal
that they burn them right straight alu
seu moonlight nights us well as nights Egypt
MS Il don't appear whether they keep u
yiy lighted during the day or not
ere Danvile has "a little girl who, sew
lout weeks ago, was ruu over by two carria
4 i'll Aner she had recovered fiUm that acclt
de- sbe fell into stream, aud was restored
ind consciousness tue next day. Whit o
any mishaps arc in store Tor her we must
ring tor the future and see.
70 Fourteen old girls assembled at part
Wy Saxton's River the other day, whose III
psr, are was !, ,043 years. The oldest, who
ielal ninety.one, on being invited 10 rude hon
" tie evening after the party, resented
aie imputation and answered testify that IS
rather walk
nde. At q place on the Hudson River kai
orac- called Denuing's Point l. swamp has
/ for disturbed, and thousands Of snakes sy
[ he out of il upon the track. "ney "at
~ 10 the trains to run over them, They arc
Ming, Ter snakes, and are harmless; more harl
airing than great many pretty human snaks'
wRar gsEIsrs'