Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1869-01-07


-Pickpockets are plenty in New Orleans.
Syracuse is delighted with dancing
bull.
The Russian army is poorly prepared
for war.
New Orleans ate the first strawberries
CT 1869 yesterday.
The Ku-Kluxes in Missouri are pc>teied
by II raid of policemen.
The Cxar is said to be becoming a con
flrmed hypochondriac.
Persia chooses the superintendent for
its navy from the British navy.
Some of the Canadian colleges must
stop, owing to the withdrawal of govern
ment aid.
Fernando Wood is dispensing elegant
hospitality to brother Congressman who
chance to be in New York.
The Town Council of Pottstown, Pa,
have directed that the street lamps be ex-
tinguished at ten p. m. precisely
Queen Olga, OF Greece, walks the streets
Of Athens with her baby in her arms, aud
stops to talk with all the mothers she meets.
"A Dutch painter represented one of The
Magi wearing surplioe and spurs, prcseni
ing the model OF Il Dutch frigate 10 the Sa-
yior.
Over twenty thousand copies Of Miss
Dickinsons "Whut Answer have been
sold by her publishers. That answers very
| well.
--Garrolng is becoming fashionable n,
| Boston again. A man was relieved ct 800
on Portland street in that way On saturday
week.
A colored man ia Cleveland has lecuv-
cred three hundred dollars damages Tor hay
ing been elected from n skating rink ON ac-
count OF his color.
| james NJ. Brewer, Of Troy, and David
Crandali, OF Grafton, N. T., died suddenly
yesterday, the latter while in the cars re-
turning from visit TO Pennsylvania.
Directions have been gives to the Bank
OF Italy TO issue ten million oneffanc necee,
| though the country is already troubled WIN
an enormously expanded currency.
The remarkable proposition is made to
cut up the lava lately thrownsout by Nesuvi'
us, sell it for paying stones, and use the pro
ceeds for the benefit of the sufferers by tht
eruption.
The new mine in the White Pine dis
trict, Nevada, is called the Ebcrharut mine
after the discovercr, but the immortalit,
thus conferred upon him is his only profit il
the discovery.
The Chicago Tribune compliments Sen
ator Morton by saying that one man OF hi
calibre is sufficient for one State TO have II
the Senate, if the doctrine Of State equa'll.
is to be preserved.
, Hop raising was so greatly oyerdone i
Wisconsin last year, that all the papers ar
advising farmers to turn their attention :
other crops. At one central market l7,is
bales were shipped during 1865.
Mr.. L. A. Gobright, the veteran Wash
/ ington agent of the Associated Press, ma
! been writing his "Recollection OF Publ
/ Men and Things in Washington, ana IN
: book will be published this season.
Hon. George A. Haley, of New Jel
sew, has concluded not to contest the seat !
, Congress OF Hon. Orestes Cleveland. He
: satisfied that he was legally elected, but tn
a trouble of a contest is too great and too pre-
tracted, and besides Mr.. Haley did nc
: wish another election, and only consente
4 to be candidate after the most urgent solit
itations.
Those who entertained the largest col
|. ceptions of the splendor of ancient Rom
y are astoundcd by the magni6cence of I'll
q treasures brought to light in the excavation
# of the Emporium Romanum. Beautiful an
4 highly adorned blocks of rare marble ha,
. been taken out in great abundance, land thel
& seems to be no limit to the richness of th
quarry Of antiquities.