, 1870-04-01

Texas marriage notfce closes with the a.
nouneeulene that the 1ady'a nrst husband was shot
for stealing stock.
New fork has be2cBr who olcTs to make
change In Hlver' when the charitable Say they hare
"noth1ng 1ess than dollar uote-~
Seven merchants, all doing business on the
fsnae street In Halifax, were passengers on the
steamer City Of Boston. They had gone ont to
purchase their spring supply Of goods.
Two years ago, Florida negro ~ho was so
afraid Of aTalroad car that he had be blndfold-
ea to get him on tatu, WIS elected to the, Legs
Nature. lie IS now railroad Director.
"A negro woman has Just obtained ! divorce
nom her husband IN Georg!a-the hrst case Of
the Kind ever brought before the courts OF that.
Etate. -H
The New York E<press saJ1: 81 Boston Il de-
terIuiucd not to be behind New York In any par
t!culAt. She has q police of1cer who picked
1adya pocket Of watch while Ia the line OF his
duty he assisted hcE tn = seat in Mu1o Hall"
VERMONT rapess gssc eredence to the following
cattle In Aasshnc@d- Ell Spencer has had 1se
COVE badly eaten by rats while they were tied In
the stahis. Tney nAEe guswed holes two inches
deep and maug!ed them hhockIngly.r
LII 1869 tho rate OF morality In the Brstisn naTy
IVES s.s per 1000 Of mean force--she lowest for
many yeash The total force was ee,sos, and the
tutal number Of death. &2l, Of which rs were oc~
CtaAp{}tN " Vi1E4StsS lulblAS VI
kinds, VIZ: 50 BY drowning, a9 by wounds e In nc
don, 90 Accidentally, Is ~ falling from a1oft, BY
sicoholc poisoning, BY accidental poisoning, by
Suicide, BY exhaustion frum cold-
"a New fesk Jndge, IN { recent charge, de-
scribcI the jail Of Warren County to be "fhe most
Infamous Jail IN the State" and, referring 10 the
case Of criminal -ho escaped fzpu1 It shrrc suc~
I eessiye tuaea, rem ed thos he "~ould Instruct
the turJ rtat brcAk1c9 our Of such ta ~ tt&t did
not create sny Presumption nstslefendan,, and
should not prejudice his casc snd that he thought
the breaking jAll by said defendant was reasona-
Die and proper act y
The Official statistics Of Massachusetts fot1ssY
shcw that notwithstanding the increase Of popula-
uon, paaperlszn Ia rather diminishing, while crime
and vtce arc on the Increase. The whole number
I of State rsnpesz in 1868 whs about &oce; aseraEe
nomhe'. 1851: Hho1e namter tn 1sda, about $500:
Average number, f.soo; whole number OF town
paupe1s IN ls6s, 800 fuDy supported and 24,oa>
partially supported; average number supported,
| 400; whot number fully supported In 1863, 5000;
partially supported. 2, ;asefsge number sup
EdEtcd, <,0o2
BY recent or1es Of the French NaEJ Depart
mcnt, singing Is to bc regularly taught hereafter
OF board tu vessels Of the 1eet Of evolution" and
.you.e4zAs on all earring the Tag Of command
ing officer, and on an carrying the ensign Of a
chief OF division In eertain rquadronA The
| tc4chlng is to be hy Whist Ii known As tho Galln
meshod, noE much Qsed in France Vocal rauac
has long been taught 1t the Naval School At Brcst
but this sthe dEst instance Of its formal iurodae-
| hon adoat
General Plcasauton used to ten An amusing In.
dian story. He was once, white stationed H =
fsonnez post, surrounded by threatening hands d
| ChetcuneA- He wished yery much to negotiate q
treaty with the chiefs bpt theJ were too suspicious
or hoselle to place themselves In bis power. At
| Iast he succeeded In capturing young Indian o1
rank, whom, he held as = hostage- oae dag tals
capure, sullcny stalking about the fort, came up
Oh so!tier who, tor wans Of better amusement
vas p.aytng with Il chlldH Jumping tacS4 The
savage was trar5axed with wonder ana adunfra
tlou- lie watched the antics Of the little dgure II
breathless silence for some minutes, then turned
and ran past the sentnels, leaped all distractions
and escaped from the fost In short time, bow
| eyer, he returned, heading deputshon OF chiefs
| who, after spending An hour OF 50 in wtsQ con
| temptation Of the jumping tack, held soEcmn
council, and negotiated the desired t-eaty, stipu
lAt1ng as the most Important condition, th4t ths
marvellous little toy should always remain 1t ths
| foyt.
The winter Of 1910 is described In an old BIOL
quoted by German pspe1 a. very terrible. Tnil