, 1870-05-14

h1ir is saturated with oil. Running through
the knot Of tho back Of her head is An ivory
dumb-bel. On her head-gracefu11y waving
il the wind-is flower, which. from the fer
tillzing effects oil is supposed to have is
tndged e b Indigenous. Hsr sho1t highly
and he3-feet Il -eneased in the customary
canoe ahaped 'sanaAls.t
"A girl, year1 old, ia exciting considerable
wonder 1T Zurich, Switzerland, by her per-
fo.nances On the piano.
PArkea, Of Woods Mussum, is now rejoicing
in the possession Of young lady, fat and T4ir,
and weighing Elk hundred pounds. He has
measured, and Says her Arms are Twenty-Five
inches round, and her ankle twenty and
half How's thst for thick :"
namo Of Roes. attempted to dispose Of a.
stolen horse and buggy in New Haven, Conn,
for 375, and was taken into custody dlodged
IN the station houBe.- About IN hour after his
lodgment therein ho attempted suicide by TAX
ing q Quantity Of opium A stomsch pump,
: On his person was found copy Of railway
guide, on blank page in which Eas written
the following farewell letter to his family:
ITO FA1aER: Dont.cry foE me, Brothers and
s5s 5s az Up ons tea III rataer at dc IKE horse
~ ~ " N "a A Rosar
"A gentleman recently tried to sell, at q
New York jewelIy store. a beautiful diamond
ring which be had bought there few weeks
previous, saying that, as the engagement was
now broken OF, he had no further use for it.
In consideration OF his suirerings they allowed
him half price for it.
IA queer wedding took p1aoa few. days
ngo&n New York city, where father and
son! married q mother and = daughtor, the
strange part Of it being that the father mar
tied the daughter and tho mother married the
son. Madame Grundy ls in great tnbuation
to find out tho relationship between them
now
-rTho Legislature Of Massachusetts has
passed b law providing that ali anthracite,
bitnminous or mineral coal shall hereafter, in
thai State, be sold by weight, and that, e1cept
when sold BY the cargo, the standard ct the
ton shall be 1900 pounds avoirdupois. An
other section provides for the appointment Of
euo1n weigher by the Mayor OF Selectmeu Of
the:towns where coal ia sold. The sellers Of
coal arc required SO have the same weighed BY
3 sworn weigher, who must keep q record for
the.use Of the vender and the purchaser, and
shall, when required, give certificate Of the
weight
AN amusing Fenian scare was suffered by
the people Of Windsor, Canada, 4 few days
since. 4 spar WIS erected upon the wreck OF
the propeller Nile, upon which it is designed
to place Light at night for the purpose Of in
dlc4ung lts ppsuon g mA1iue1e- Caneu1au
officer, deeming Il Fenian signal turned out
the, gawd," and then put OF in boat 70
reconnoitro. He ascettained its use, and mat
tera have again become quiet at Windsor.
Tho War Department. building, at Wash-
-iDgton, D. G., it is asserted, is in danger Of
cayinG in, as the State Capitol At Richmond
did, recently. Three yoats ago, it ia alleged,
| thorough examination of tho premises WAS
| made, the building was pronounced unsafe,
and tho erection Of another recommended.
thehoors in some Of tho rooms tho walls tre1,:
blo.so that the clerks aro unable to write
1egiesiEy and that the ceilings show depression;
In !b61, Two, nPper stories wore ndded upon
foundations laid without any regard to the
probability Of foture additions, At present
the fourth floor Is loaded With m immense
collection of books and papers, and this over
weight may canso the Whole building TO crrm-
ble,ln.
AT late dinner OF thu Pa!nontogeaphic
VAS called. was curious mixture Of Latin sni
Greek, ana the TRANSFORMATIONS tnat; so1ao OF