, 1870-08-29
San francisco has child, years oil, Weighing
leo pouns1s

san Francisco has child, years oil, Weighing
leo pounds.
Two blue '1sh, united like the Slamese Twins,
have bssn caught on the coast Of Long Island.
Inc southern cotton-g7owers want 10 oolouIza
| ths English srastpws there, to light the insects
that tntura The cotton crop.
An Atlanta stoyc-icalcr Offers rs store tn ths
5osng lady, between II and IS yeals OF ase, who
shall, during The Georgia State fair, best Illus
sEate her Inowtedge Of the use Of such articles b.
cooking dinner for six peEaous on the fair
grounds
An unnatural parent, It Albany, recently Re.
fused 70 pay cnt of Il 70 save bis son. q lad OF
10 years, from Imprisonment for lounxtug about
the Opera HOUSE. The commitment Was about
being made oos' when colorct1 mau, with his
81 cs full Of sympathetic tears, stepped forward
and handed the amount 70 the Justice.
The American Scientific Association has re-
solved TO ask government aid for the cstabll.n-
ment OF an Observatory On one Of tho highest
points of The Pscine Railroad. where scientific
corps nlaJ bo maintained for Z yea. 1t least. IN
Investigate certain Important points In ss,,on-
omy and rhTslcs
-Aman In Hoonsockct, Rhode Islnnt lost !.
~anet containing ts,e01 j poor gentleman with
latge family found It, and. after spending
much time znd trouble, aseerts4ne.1 Who II be-.
songed to and restored II The owner told him
he ~as N honest uAn and tha. God would ~
warn MIN t0r his h0nesty-And thask xfl
-Rmte business In islAnda has recently sprung
up at different points along our Atlantic c.1sst
The pioneers In the trade were paxs5 Of Lev
1e"n gentlemen, who some ume ago formed
1o'ne stock company and purchased So alrrel
lssaua. which they are fitting up ~ q
suunez1nK place. Th&ir example has slresar
bsen Initiated bT several other parties, and the
oua1cess promises to become 4 pretty lively one
Fair 10 Gpsd islands are quoted all the way f,ou
ss"e ap 10 &to,0oo: oWners Of nsst-caas lslsntss
Afc IN some csses demanding f7c,ooo but dad no
takers II that nguse-
-lo Newport, the other Sunday, quite 4 number
u peEtona were sttp11lng about tho cemeteries a.
usual. and amung them = 1nan who turned aside.
and, fnec!i1E on the Gr4Se OF = departed fncnd
be was pouring forth his soul IN prayer, when he
caught The sonnd OF laughter on the pars Of some
ladies'. and. snppostng it xas aimed 1t him, the
Worsh1pper afoac, sctxed some stones In his hand
and beiehed forth \ vollcy Of oaths Of the most
blasphtu1ous nature. After 1hus freeing his mind
be t"l1 uron his knees again, and wHs as devoted
as ever.
According to an oc1cial report, the British
AIRY, on peace footing, In 1sss, WAS composed
Of ss1 - men, 2o4 $50 being British forces, aud
l+s,s3+ being foreign and co1ored troops The
total var establishment Is placed at rs, ,sss men,
Including the above army Of IS. go soldiers on =
Feacc footing, sos, IS troops Of reserTc in Great
Brtt5in, anh 11s leo troops Of reserve In the Bit
i>h possessions abroad. The "actye regular
io:ccs furnish = total OF iss,Aa officers and
II IT, ~, ,sa1 hcf*cs, and 64s guns These forces
arr titv11ed At follows; cara!1r-1jfc and Hotse
Guards. regiments: Dragons, 10: Lxncers,
.: Hussafs, 5, with \ total OF 1865
Gf1eers and men. and Is.ios horses.
Arillc'y-tlossc batteries, n: neld, IS; gar1son,
1lss mixed, 10; with total Of ot1ccrs and men.
s>vsls; ho1fes, 9,136; guns, s@s Engtneers-FoEJ
companies 2nd two train troops, with tntal Of
oAee1s aad men. a,oG6; and hosseA. so1. Ml1ta1y
stnn. ~ al ranks, 1,'6s, and horses. 1,u3a The
n'snsfs IS divided into hattaltons Of guards
~ 'eeimeass Of the tinc, with total Of l7',-
~ u'cn, ana horses, LOT. The commtss.r4st
me.tcn and other departments Of the asmy e1ve
atsS' men AND lbs horses. The depot and Rar.
rs ssoops give m addition OF 81 Of Ill rauta.
.nd ss6 horses.
THO English army Il now being ran.d1r an,