, 1870-07-01


| "A cabbage which, branches out every yea,
and bears great number of small cabbages
each about az big as an orange, is ono Of the
attractions at Les. Angeles, Cal.
"A Practical man wants to make a ltce
beor vault OF the Mammoth Cave.
,.-ITo young fellows from Big Creek, near
Memph1s, got out license to marry tho same
| gi1l tho other day: The lady couldn't make up
her mind until thia vas done.
IA New Hampshire Womun told the census
her Oldest son was Fl. The G. Z. thought
| there must be some mistake here
Two months miscellaneous refrcsT,-
ments for tho City Council have cost Boston
| a2,859.75.
The men WHO work the AIenhadeu fisher
les Of Long Island Sound say it is not uucon,-
mon Tor them to take one million Of fish at q
manure and oil. :,
Tho remains Of young laay we're con-
signed to the grave in Troy On Sunday under
the escort OF eight female pa1l-bearers, who
were uniformly dressed in white dresses and
wells.
"A Boston paper reports that gentleman
IN IN that city was SO indignant on fnding a
that his first thought was to throw him out OF
tie window; but be Thought better Of it, and
marched him in triumph to the St1tion.hnuse.
not even permitting him to put on his shocs,
which be Lad taken OF before entering the
house through window,
a wealthy old lady lirine in Brookliue.
MASS, called in her ncighbora enc iny last
week, and told them to take avcrythin. in the
house They went energetica1ly to WORK, aud
before any Of her friends knew it, there was
not m arllcle Of furniture left. A religious
mania did it; and now legal forco ia trying to
get tie furniture back again.
-" We've heard irrevercntly says Mem
plsis paper, 'of people who get religion
but religion got the negro who stole the vaise
OF an itinerant Methodist preacher at holly
Der OF others, on account Of it's weight. He
carried i, pulling and sweating, in aeorchios
sun, eight miles before he discovered that Il
contained nothing but Bibles.'
"a new daily paper will be begun in o few
days, in Montreal, to be called tho Indepen-
Canadian annexation to tho United States,
The Emperor of Morocco has Just decided
that certain number OF young men, belong
ing to tho flrst families Of tho realm, shall 80
sent to Paris to be educated. His Maiesty
aiso, having remarked tho effects produced LY
the new French nusket in the expedition
against the Du1ed-Sidi schcik, has given Or
ders that the infantry in his dominions shalt
be armed as soon as possible with the needle
gun.
Tho agony Of suspense is over in Nassa-
chusetts. The Governor has signed tho bill
cider, ale, porter, strong beer, and lager beer
Is stricken from the list or crimes.
Immediately after Partisan wedding tic
party usnnlly retire to The suburbs, wl1erc tic
,1oce is celebrated. It is rarely that tho Gus
toms officers ut the barriers examine tho car
official found recently, under the seat Of the
bride, lot OF Emuggled brandy, and it was
discovered that the orange flowers mud Valen-
cicnnea had long been used "to do the gau-
ger"
In speaking Of the nitro-glycerino ezp1o-
son y u Worcester the other day. the Worces-
ter spy says: :" Tho fhock was felt and tho re-
port heard distinctly IN all the towns within
twenty-five miles, and at Millbu4y and New
England Village the inhabitants thought 1t to
be III their u,ldet; and at Oxford people rau
into the street in their fright. In Charlton it
vas equally plain, aud gentleman who wac
on pond in South Spencer fishing ut the
time, says that the fishes we're seen to jump
from tie water at the tino Of the explosion
-Ihe seileation in Rome at present is tho
diecovery OF acardalous love affair between
q haEdsnne young abbc Attending the Council
and the fascinating roung wifeof IN influential
Roman Senator. tie latter, having some sus-
piciona, informed his wife that lie was going to
Naples for several days, but returning at night
~ eecret staircase, ho surprised tho guilty
couple 4 terrible struggle ensued noy be-
tween tho Senator aud churclln1in. but tie !!
latter succeeded at Inst iu escaping, although
NOT without receiving terrible atab in lilo |
sue. LIS condition is said to be critical. OF 4
course the faPal Government attempts to husL |
it up-
Tho Commissioner Of Internal Revenue 4
nas recently published q circular, declaring /
l!iat, u Difference to the decisions Of some Of |
Ibo United States Districts, tie word .sgaI-
lon, as Tsed in that part Of the act Of Con-
sress 81 April 10, 1869, defining wholesale and
retail dealers, sl,all hereafter bo conatrned "a
meaning "wine gallon" whether applied 10
llsIilled spirits, wiues, or malt liquors. Whole
'alc liquor dealers, therefore, are those who
sell in quantitica Of five wine gallons and over,
ana feaa1l hluor dealers are those who sell in
Quantities less than five vine GALLONS. Tho
vino gallon holds 230. IS cnbic inches, and The
lie gallon 2s2 cubic inches, or five VINO raj
ons are ucEr]y d.1 ale gallons.
The New FORK Sun of Juno e9. saws
iestctday morning at O'Clock, two un-
aouse Of Mrs. Cat1arine Burhans in Rondout,
They went to tho apartment where Mira. Bur
lans was in bed with young child, and tic
ta5tled and helpless womnn was dragged forth
nd hurried from tie honse with her infant in
!er arms. In the reckless haste Of tho ruilians,
and tho child was killed. Tic
estimony taken at the Coroner inquest show
d that MIs- Durhans owed IS cents for ront,
nd for this she was elected from tho house
u tie manner stated. sNo arrests ~-
The AorA Her7"an Correspondent, the
lglt into tue intricncics Of German politics,
ontaina an important statement With rcfa-
ence to the contemplated action Of the Aus
70 Hungarian Government in regard to the
ogma OF infallihility. The Hungarian Bishops
'ho favor infalibll;ty have been threatened
oralltles in case they. assist the project OF tho
eEuit party in Home. or If thny nffaurf n |