, 1870-07-06
MISCELLANEOUS.

A Bridgeport Conn., dog Las been dyed
red, white and blue to make him look pretty.
"A "female university" a0mewhgre il
Now York State divides lts IL pupils into
mariaus, "MatIane. anu 'tadsanceo Aath1-
ans"
AT the police courts IN Bosnia, no other
penalty Il known than hoggang, and sentences
are Immediately executed
"A non-Getman speaking census-taker IN
Teuto1ic New York district has resigned. He
found every family named Nichtsrerstas, aad
that Tas all the information he could gather
1t is alleged Tint in some parts Of Penn
sylvauia mosquitoes nro 70 thick that after
you punch your fist into q flock of them it
takes about half an hour to fill up tho bole.
Near Troppau, Austria, is the Catholic VII
lace Of GilechHitx, inhabited mainly by rich
farmers. The village has risen en- 7nuase aud
declared its intention Of turning Protestant
should tie Archbishop persist in opposing its
indenendent choice for parish prie6t,
The London police have new head-dress,
which somevIat resemDles the helmet worn
h.. snidicrH of if,e rr11ssian arr1y but il is not
snrmonntefl hv enike. A peak ii front comes
down 60 far as to cover part Of the wearer's
noge. and a peak at tic back will protect the
neek from leat OK rain. as the case may be.
when tie eeyen Greek bandits, after be-
ing senteuced to death in Athens had been
tafen mack to their prison. they behaved like
madrneu. aud threntened to Xii any jailor that
would dare to lay hands on them. 4 powerful
kecner then took 3 club, and alone whipped
tLe tcoundreIs into submission. They wore
then ironed, and put for two days on a diet Of
bread and water. They behaved very meokly
sftnrwarf7
"A blind woman in London, 40 years old,
fell in loye with . Young artisan whom she
hoard hammerinc near br, and. becoming ac-
ouainted, made lin presents, and loaned him
t1O 10 nseist him in business. Learning he
intendet to leave, sle had him arrested for
dcbt. and then induced him to marry her by
Offering to release him.
There is now building by a New York
family ono OF tho most remarkable mauso-
1cuns iu America It is located in tho Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery at Tar1ytowu, but few rods
distant from the humble stone that marks the
last resting placo Of Washington Irving, and
ia specially designed to commemorate lead
ipg New York city official, who died about a
year ago. It will be great marble temple.
costing about one hundred thousand dollars,
and viii be 80 high that it can be seen from
! tLo decks Of lie North River steamboats,,
though the cemetery is some distance from
the shore. On it's completion, next fall, the
| family Of the deceased will invite their friends
to g formal Inauguration Of the mortuary
monument. m Tho sculpture that Will aaorn it
/ h nov being carved in italy.
a TeU- -EpoWn Newark detective in the gov.
| e5nncut service suspected one johnny Snool
| of dealjp in tho 'quecr.' To catch Snook
thc f7etectiye employed Broad street saloon
kccper to win his confidence and purchnst
some of the queer Tie detective furnished
bis man with a75 in greenbacks with which te
nav for The climber Shook had learned il
Eome way Of the trnp, and resolved to beat hit
men. He had auantity of brown paper cut
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