The Cairo daily bulletin., 1870-09-02
The 8ul1etin.
MISCELLANEOUS lTEMS.

An tNfnlllb VI '''' ~
English Earl El00,0 600, lately.
1t is estimated that the whole number
of Goldfish caught annually on the New
foundland coast is l4o,0o0,O00.
The German clerks 10 the departments
in Washington are paying Prussia s. per
month.
-Petersburg, Va received 100000
pounds Of sumsch, gathered in the western
part of the State, one day last week.
The Chinese make the most beautifN
vermilion in the world from quicksilver.
Mosquitoes were almost unknown 10
England u few years ago, but now they
thrive as well there ns in America.
"A London paper declares that Eng
land could not got 1000 troops ready for
foreign service within month
A party Of workmen engaged in Dig
! ging IA canal ut Sherman, Ne, found live
turtle, eighteen inches across the back, ten
feet below the surface.
1t will take 800 volumes, 1000 pages
each, to record all the names returned by
census takers.
There are rumors Of the invention Of
new style Of hair-pin, which screws into
the head 20 a' TO fix the chignon immova-
bly,.
Some Of the taxpayer. in Dorchester
county, Maryland, object because 5000
have been paid for paupers coffin. with
silver plates during the past year.
The New York Times says; In the
port Of New York. to-day, not Il single
vessel Of any magnitude !. in course Of
construction. 4 steam barge, 10 carry
market produce on tho North River, is
the only craft in the hands Of the builders.
Within u week, the Gucrrierrc, She
nandOah, and Brooklyn, will sail for Eu-
rope, making, with the Franklin, Juniata,
Plymouth aud Richmond already there
fleet OF seven vessels.
The Turkish government has ordered
200 mitrailleurs, on the eating principle.
to be made and delivered with speed.
1t !. said that the mitrailleur is much
the sarno machine n. that which inspired
Texas Ranger at Atlanta % offer 10 stand
off = hundred yards and let the inventor
turn the thing loose u, him for six week.
a, 81 jOa day.
They have had Il very interesting sui,
in New Orleans, the result of which hu.
been a decision in effect that calling a
man small potatoes doe. not render II
legal 10 knock him down with a water.
melon.
Domestic discipline is maintained in
Dahomeny by the dread every wiz, feel,
least her hu, band may give her to ,hc King
for n soldier
Two men in Rutland, VI, claim tho
same woman for wife, and, pending the
dispute, the lady declares her.elfwillfng 10
..ts Ill %. a. -
law can be obtained IL the latter case.
--Tweniy.fye Of the naval apprentice,
Of the New York school.hip Mercury.
while having = rowing exercise ia the
hsrbOr, on Thursday mu,iniod tried TO
drown the boat,wain exercising them, and
pulled 10 shore, whom they ran away,
AMI unlyten Of them have yet been re.
covered.
"A fisherman, wife at Mobile. Ala, Z
Who had been deserted By her husband.
took an overdose ofmorphine. n fow days
'iuce, aud died. When her re,reHnt lord
heard Of the occurrence, 10 tore out his
lair by handfuls, and singular enough. in-
i'tcd on hi, paramour doing likewise.
A writer complains that tho waiter Of
he period has the decidedly unpleasant
Iab.t Of treating hi. forehead, during the
warm Nthtltft a. lNbAEN Ut were "A llhNc, ]
md causing his napkin TO perform those
eryicos which are generally entrusted TO
he confidence of n pocket handkerchief
i, Ia proposed 10 attach some kind of
to the New Iogk street
amps, At an estimated expense Of over
inlf million dollar. The H,raH says.
Z any one suppose, the city will be ANY
ighier on account Of this expenditure, Ae
: novice IN the way thing. are dono In
la, metropolis, |, j. simply one more
,re,eI, FOR putting the public money Il
no city into the private pockets Of Alder
men.
Rip Van Winkle, home has been
ound Orange, y. j., i, the place. The
New York newsbOys penetrated there, and
be sleepy citizens complained against the
oud cries Of Extras, all about the war
nd the authorities drove the boys from
own. They were informed that, If they
ONE again, they would be arrested and
made to pay $40 for u peddlers Ii.
cusc.
"A youn. Pit te,Indian arrived in
Washington day or two since, who came
{ Li. own accord from ttah, 10 ask that
e might he educated among the white
ouths. He is without means, and his
ase is now being considered BY DR., Cady,
he acting Commissioner Of lnnian Affairs.
I is quite likely that ho will hc provided
nth u scholarship at the Howard Cnivcr-
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