The Montana post., 1869-02-26
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the bonds of Matrimony at Glen's Falls,
New York. This is his first marriage,
and is quite likely to be his last.
Rev. Mr. Mitchell, of Harrisburg, Pa,
is to succeed Rev. DIR. Gurley as pastor
OF the New York Avenue Presbyterian
church at Washington
young lady who saw steam fire
engine for the first time, innocently in
quired why they boiled the water before
they threw il ON the fire.
The Empress Eugenie still looks hand
some at a distance, but her face is thick
ly powdered, and painted under the
eSes, and the eyebrows penciled.
Wendell Philips tremoles with fear
respecting Grants administration, and
says he onlv ventures TO hope, that Mr.,
Seward will not be retained in the Cab
met.
Lorenzo Thomas is now on a tour of
inspection of national cemeteries. Be-
ing thus around after death. he should
be entitled Post NOrtem. rather than
Id IRterem
The bellies of Paris have been pleased
lately because NJ. Nelaton has discov-
cred that their favorite i'Omddc de Lyons
is made of human fat obtained from the
dissecting rooms of Paris.
Belfast, Maine, claims a precocious
authoress of nine years. who has written
the first chapter Of a novel Two of her
characters are twins-one of them five
and the other six years old"
A New York halter is making a hat
for Gen. Grant 10 wear on Inauguration
day. The size of the Generals head is
It. The size OF his boots can be learned
from some of the present office holders,
early in March
We clip this item from the Methodist.
1t is important, if true: cover two
thousand persons in England have. du-
ring the past year, left the established
Church for the Church of Rome. Among
these are two peers. nineteen clergy~
men and seven or eight university
graduates.
Uncle-"l dare say when | take you
home again, Charlie. your mamma will
have a nice present for you. What would
you like best, my boy-a little brother
or sister" Charlie (after little cons
sideration)-"W If il makes no dit
ference to ma, I'd rather have a little
pony.
The Lieut.. Governor of Louisiana,
Dunn, was born in New Orleans, of free
parents. He has been in business in
that city many years, is well educated,
speaks English perfectly, including
every 9TH, has considerable property,
/ is full black, over six feet high, and
broad and stout in proportion.
Necessity begot invention, invention
/ begot convenience, convenience begot
pleasure, pleasure begot luxury, luxury
begot riot and disease. between them
they begot poverty, and poverty begot
necessity again-and this is the revolu~
tion of man and is about all he can brag
| of.
/ Over a thousand suits have been in
stituted during the last year to avoid
/ Federal taxation. The amount of judg-
ments against such cases was S741 .167
47-majority of the cases being decided
/ in favor of the government. The for
FIXTURES in the same time amounted to
81 1869 81.
| During the past three months there
have been 10000 new rifles sent from
/ Providence, Rhode Island, TO Europe.
Over 5000 have been sent to Cuba. and
5000 muzzle-lOaders, transformed to
breech-loading, shipped to Mexico.
A New York Poet has written what
he calls modern drinking song" in
scribed 10 the whisky ring" and of
which the following is a stanza
| Fill high the bowl with fusil oil!
| With tannin let your cups be crowned!
/ If strychnine gives relief to toll,
Let strychnine's generous juice abound!
! Let oil of Aitrol cool your brains,
Or, animated atoms brew
I And fill your arteries, hearts and veins,
With glee-and infusorIal glue,
Jenkins, after perusal of the latest
| fashion plates, reports:
Necks are small, but bare
Shoulders, ditto.
Eyes are worn large, with long lashes.
Null dresses are in vogue. They are
not improved by the use of mulled ale
upon them.
Chignons have emigrated TO the kitch-
en-. and hair looks honest in neat puffs
and rells.
Flounces are fiat.
Trains have lost foot and waists
have gained an inch at the top-thank
modesty!
There are $50 styles of skirt, all equal
! ly fashionable. Anything is stylish,
provided it is expensive.
Waists are as tight as ever, and
/ papas are becoming little more so.
We were yesterday permitted to read
private letter written by an old resi-