The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-07-12
EncidentaIs.

-Abbe Heylots prize to the most virtuous
woman in France has been won this year by
Leontine Melin, handsome blonde of eighteen.
A 'three-year-old colt" in Buchanan county,
No. is having growth of deer's horns. There
is mystery in the way as to how his young
ideas were taught to shoot.
"A Kentucky sheriff has notified the tax
payers in his district that he is ''tyred of dun
ming for talks, and that ''taks-paiers OF to know
tina OF to pay without biung dunea."
"A Missouri newspaper claims that the hogs
of that State are so fat that, in order to find
out where their heads are, it is necessary to
make them squeal, and then judge by the sound.
Mr.. Minard of Morristown, who recently
erected a large and handsome building on South
street, as a home for orphan girls at cost of
$50, ,000 had an infant left at his residence few
nights since, with request to care for it.
Now another scientific party, who has sat
up night after night, and consumed gallon after
gallon of kerosene, comes out and jubilantly de-
cares that he has discovered a pleasant and
comfortable route (on papeo to the North pole.
"A Paris omnibus conductor of fascinating
exterior has been in the habit of handing the
pretty girls in his carriage thrilling bilets-do1tI
with their change, and thus secures much GUS
tom for his particular bus.
Some of the posters which advertised the
anti-coolie meeting in Boston last week were
adorned with the figure of q Chinaman with
half-a-dozen rats hung to stick resting on his
shoulders.
Cincinnati claims to be the fourth manufac-
turing city in the United States only New York,
1QDaQelplld, anu DOsIOl cACelliuR IL. LdbL year
the total manufactures in the city were $119,-
140.S9 employing SO, 354 mechanics.
Charles Reade's new novel has a frontis-
piece representing a young man seated very
close to pretty girl, and the Louisville Journal
SAYS that ''every time we look at this picture,
and are told by the title-page to Put Yourself
in his Place. we feel most decidedly like taking
the advice"
An enterprising hotel-keeper at New Lon
don undertook to make a monopoly of the en-
tertainment of General Grant during the Fourth
of-July visit of the President to that place. His
plan was to shut the President up in his hotel
and invite few of his select friends to see the
''show." The people got wind of what was
going on, however, and blocked the little game.
The distinguished visitor was entertained by the
proper authorities.
Within the last twelve months a large num-
ber of people in New York have mysteriously
disappeared; but since the free baths have
been opened about nine-tenths of them have re-
appeared, and manyla. bereaved family, restored
to happiness, thank heaven for the power of
soap and water.
"A ludicrous incident occurred at Cheyenne
the other day on the arrival of the Pullman train
from the East. A new hand had been employed
to supply the cars with water, ice, etc.. and pro-
ceeding to discharge his duties, climbed to the
top of sleeping car, and opening the top of a
yentilator, poured bucket of water into 1t in
stead of the tank near 1t. A shower bath from
q quarter not expected was the result, and the
man learned where the tank wasn't by that ex-
| cellent instructor, experience.