, 1870-05-16

"a colorAd pedestrian arrived Al Lynch
burgl1. W.. the other day, after some twenty
five days walk from Now Orleans.
"A candidate for baptism had al hg clothes
"A spidcr-bite last week proved fdl to q
negro WOMAN OF Augusta, Ga
"A native OF South Africa has translated
tho "PlTims Progress" into tho Caffrc
tongue.
embraced in the prohibition OF meaton Good
Friday.
-1ruflles are now manufactured Iat Paris
from potatoes.
Seventy cases containing the bo1ps Of de-
ceased Cinnamon were shipped rom San
Francisco to the Celestial Kingdom pF tho last
steamer.
AT the paris annual "Ginss1breaa Fair"
Ireconclab1cs amuso themselves in publicly
deyouring dough models OF the Empelor and
Prince Imperial.
Il fourteen months old baby in ctnnecti-
cut fell out Of q window to stone steI nine
teen feet below, struck On it's head, but was
not much hurt.
In California they arc erecting IN ''carth-
quakc:proof church. the roof 80 arrtDged on
pillars that a disturbance Of tho ea11l viii tilt
tho whole structure clear Of the foundations,
assuring the safety Of the congregation.
An observer in Washington, speaking about
tho United States Senators, says: "1lost Of
them sit with their hands in their pockets,
walk with their hands in their pockets, and
talk with their hands in their pockets"
AT Belvidere-on-Th Thames, England there is
an asylum for old sailors. Not long since M
election took place, there being twelve times
as many candidates as vacancies. VIM Moses
blanchard was one Of tho candidates elected
to vacancy, and Wa1tor Rynn to an outdoor
pension The announcement OF these facts TO
them occasioned their deaths by excess Of Joy
Edinburgh points with pardonab1o pride to
man rho has been 800 times and 10 years in
jail.
"A Buffalo man Bmothered his child By roll
ing itup in bad, and tho Coroncr's jury, after
due deGbe1ation, have decided that M blame
can be attached to him because he was drunk.
"A Boston juryman signed apetitfon for the
pardon Of convict, because, as he said, be
WIS afraid II he dld not, the man would kill
him.
Tho Rev. James McCarten, (Roman Catho-
1ic), OF Colchester, Conn, and $50 Of his par
iHhiouers, have petitioned the town authorities
to enforce the PfoMbNofy Liquor las, and
promise their assistance.
Secretary Fish is confident that no dill.
Guilty will arise in the question Of the Now
foundland fisheries, and that the rights OF on
citizens will be pcaccably maintained; 49,
was found, on a post nsortem examination, in
the heart Of an o1 which recently died at Tre-
mont Centre. Long Island.
Court at Jacksboro, Tennessee, TaH dis
persed, last week, By the smallpox.
The importation Of Theat into France d1t'
ing the past year was SO per cent less than II
166s. n that Of cotton there was an increase
Of about 2 per cent; in Goals, nearly 10 pol
cent; in metals, about per cent, and IN wool,
2 per cent. In the exports, the item OF m1'
lnery figures for E775, 900, again5t f84o, 600 i
1868, but that Of artificial flowers increased
from G280, 600 to G46i 600.
In the United States Naval Acsdemy, q
Annapolis, on recent Sunday, some tortJ
members of the fourth class, whose recitation.
for the week had not been satisfactory, were
marched to ono OF the recitation rooms ans
compelled to study for Two hours under thi
eve Of an officer, aud that, too, while DIVINE
service was going on in the chapel.
The Eew. York Ebening Post o. I09sda5
de7otes its lending article to "Strnwberr,
Shortcake,r paying it's rcspects to that articlI
IN the following language: tAs an aid TO inai
gestion aud . shortcut TO 1yBpepsIa, th
! strawberry ahort-cake is probably o1cellad p;
mono and equal1cd By fow Of the many inge
/ nious devices Of the Yankee kitchen"
| "A young lady fell ont Of tho doos OF car =
London l. Brighton hallway, and was instant
| 1y killed. The guard, whose duty it WAS T.
| have locked the door, Has 50 horror-atuckel
| at the accident that he cut his throat.
"A New Hampshire man, who has mic
sort Of wife to have about tho premises, Na
rude1y made aware the other morning OF an 81
tempt by her to strangle him. She hsd tie
one end Of rope, made OF twisted cotto
cloth, around tho ted-post, and,b putting u
other around his neck, got good "hold-
This rough treatment, however, awuko hin
and the Wife insists that she Was last aslee
all the time. $500, :,
| - Jon1r
British and Irish produce exported . amoante M
to Eli, ,ooo, ,210 sghinst ELS ,697 ,465 in tho CO
+ resnondiae period Of 1869, showing ad ;;;lcfsat
of e, ,602, IDS. The increase is chiefly app
rent in Goals, cotton g1rn, cotton manufa
fnrea. f:.berfiashe1y aud millinery, hardware
and cptler,. linen yarn, linen manufacture
steam ong1nes. iron and unTrought stee
woollen and worssed yam, and Woouen al
Wprsted manufactures. 4,
great alarm bell Of the Lausanne Gataeaf !,
summoned all the fire. engines and nas1 u
population Of tho town to the gr61t sqqat
But no fire could be seen. At1ength IN En-
liahman Was found in the bell tower, tuGgl,,
away at the rope. When asEed for an exp
nation, he replied that he was connoisses
in bells, and thought he would try thia on
| Cooll
-some years ago the relatire merits
George Cru5kshanE and his brother were co
trasted in IN English review, and George "
spoken Of as "t6s real Simon Pure-tha II
who has iunshated Scenes Of Life IN 10
don'" Unaware Of the real Significance OF
quotation which has become pzoyerbtAy " 1ao; NO;
Us. a German editor began memoir oI ICY
shank By grarely informing his readers saae as
il an English artist, whose real name = ssm
pute. turning to the artists under letter
! Yo accordingly read: 'tPure (simon), the =
na1nb Of the celebrated catcatu1ast, eeo'