Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-07-14

The reports concerning the retirement of
Secretary Fish, even il true, are somewhat Fishy.
Whitley County, Ind, has ghost fifteen
feet high. Now are not going to ask How is
that for high, hut merely remark that we never
before heard of so much spirit on the loose
| in Indiana.
Charles Dickens. Jr,. is to edit new month
~ called polhy's Circular'-a magazine that
will, OF course, circulate all round
| On Friday. the Chicago club beat the Unions
Of New York, % to l2, and the Sun calls it % the
White Stockings worst game" The Chicagoans
should be perfectly satisfied if they neverdo any
better.
Both Houses of Congress have agreed upon
the proposition to give the same pay to female
as to male clerks, where they perform this same
labor Aud why shouldn't they;
The Indian Fed Cloud. gives an opinion of
whisky; bad rum, bad lndian-good rum, In
dian feel good" lie forgot to add, mo rum, In
dian happy
A Western hen is reported to have laid five
eggs, strung together on piece of yarr--a yarn
we don't believe
- Georgia farmer has a three hundred and
fifty pound alligator before the plow." Miles
before 1t, no doubt.
"A belt of black crickets. mile wide, and
reaching to shutdown, is sight in Nevada" A
sight too many, we should say.
Edward A. Pollard is out in lengthy adj
dress to his .'Culored Fellow Citizens" in which
lie hegs the colored yote---as many other demo-
Gratis will do before another six months.
= Ten years ago a New York journalist invest
ed from his scanty earnings, $40 in as many acres
in Western township. For the same property
lie has lust been offered s2i0.0O0. And now
hundreds of y. Y. journalists are investing their
''scanty earnings" in acres in another Western
township.
The West Chester Jeifersonian, tells its read
ers that both the colored cadets at West Point
We're rejected. and adds: 'We thought these
radical examiners couldn't stand the pressure"
''wlen il came right home TO them; and there
fore they have to hatch mp some excuse to get
these two negro boys OFF their hands What
will Sumner FAY Z" Why, he will probably say
You lic--undcr mistake; for one OF the boys
passed successful examination.
A little over a Thousand meters Of the Mt
Gents tunnel l. Still 70 he excayated before they
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Astronomers predict that this will lie the
4 hottest season experienced by the present gener-
anon bl' as these '"ea'ner-pfoihet7 lfelic-
tQ's h'alah'y 'ufn oi' wrong we anticipate
/ c@e' summer
-lhnlM'apo.H mas gwen iir'h toa paper called
lhc "haNe4"oIe'
Nii We heAeNe ouF own ears We are
told uA' a Boston Young lady troubled with
lafse ears mas lnl couple oi inches trimmed
IRON il'ehi ~ round ~ an ingenious surgeon
my more men, beng dlsaiiected Mormohs
WHO don't want more Women have arrived III
Detroit lhcy report large numbers leaving
y recent earthquake iii Greece destroyed a
whole iown-didnt Leave Greece spot.
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Inc HES mat wont "shoo' are almost as
lh'olerahle a nuisance as the " Shoo-Fly.
me " hNihs skeleton On exhibition here at
Ole time. WNh Other monstrosiies. is now a
ueau skeleton haFinS dei ~ Massachusetts,, a
week OF 20 aso'
Tile Hr0h writes up New York City as n
Summer Resort" II is fact that New Workers
10 resort 10 al manner "i means to get ont OF
'he 'i'y curing the summer
Mary lenlmerAmes goes for Tcnnic Claiin'-
scalp because She holds to the silly school
siri name Icnnie' and wears mans hat. But
we tlilhk me iaei That she wears mans hat
should make ample amends for her retaining
her " schoolgirl name. We do, indeed
= gentleman debating cub, IN the West, il
''iS'lssii's t''e question: "it females to take