The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-05-04
ALL SORTS.

The approaching season at Long
Branch promises to be unusually brill
liant,
i, The Buffalo Express thinks that
morning papers may very properly be
called "Night Thoughts.
i , Mrs. Jane &. Swisshelm has re-
turned to the editorial management
of the st. Dloud Visitor.
ALI the compositors on an Indi-
= ana paper were recently baptized to-
gether. Where was the deyii?
| Mark Twain says that the stand
ing toast in California mining camps
is; "Here's hoping your dirtH pan
out gay"
Mr. Boutwell, does not want the
income tax reduced. 1t will lessen
his tallow candle glory.
- -Aanegro in North Carolina says
fr,de q carpet baggers is all alike; dey'li
all suck aigs."I
The heaviest tax on the country
is laid on its patience by an obstruct-
ing Congress. "
commissioner Delano has for
hidden the publication of the annual
list Of assessments of income returns.
1t is understood that General
Candy will be recommended to ill
the Major Generalship made vacant
| by the death Of Gen. Thomas.
|
The Chinese laborers on the
Texas Central Railroad drink No water
during the day, but keep one hand
busy handing around tea.
"A brother and sister in an Indi.
ana town weigh respectively FIVE
hundred and eighty pounds, and the
oldest is only twenty-one years of age.
1t is reported that Judge Fisher,
of the District Court at Washington,
aspires to the seat in the United
States Senate now occupied by Mr..
Salisbury. of Delaware.
A soldier of the Pennsylvania
whisky insurrection survived that
struggle only to be cut off at the ear
ly age of 98 in a Kentucky poor
house, the other day.
Will Cumback of Indiana, thinks
he will come back into the gubelna-
tor;al chair, but another Radical is
after it, with the inside track.
The words of the last Virginia
murderer, just as he swung off, was
that he hoped all good republicans
would vote to re-elect the Sheriff.
The Texas girls are so generally
namely that lady is compelled to
find an excuse for it in the prevalence
of-snuff dipping.
Those women in Rome who are
ardently interested in the proceedings
of the Ecumenical Council, and who
are therefore constantly discussing the
questions which agitate the prelates,
have been nicknamed "Matriarchs."
Two Baltimore cabinet makers,
getting short of wood the other day,
used their tools on each others heads
One of them has deceased.
A Cincinnati circus rider undertook
to go around the ring 200 times the
other day, standing on his head. His
brains all ran down into his skull and
killed him.
A Connecticut woman who mar
ried her father-in-law few years ago,
now thinks the marriage null, and
sues him for services as housekeeper-
-Apropos of Dana's suit against
the Chicago Republican, the Times Of
that city is reminded of the saying
"Sue beggar and catch parasite"
"A Minnesota boot-maker has re-
fused to take an order for pair of
No. % boots, and a gigantic Norwegi-
an will have to plough barefoot.
Two negroes and white man
had a little game of poker in Bristol
last week. Among other things poked
we're holes through the scalp of enc Of
the negroes and the arm of the other.
"A Pittsburg wife who preferred
1 charge Of desertion against her hus-
band, melted when he was brought In
oy policeman, and paying the costs
the withdrew the suit and took him
lone.
1t is believed there is no more
striking example in all creation of pa
ience and faith, than stout hen ''sit-
ing; on chalk eggs with view to
her own indomitable teath-
r.
The author ofnearly six hundred
'olumes of political essays, novels, po-
try, and so forth, died the other day
It the age of seventy five in Paris
ospital and was. followed to a pau
'er's grave by his daughter alone.
His name was Francis Raban, and
e was an intimate friend Of Balzac,
Benjamin Constant and Paul de Kock-
An important scrap of news has
ONE from the ancient land of Moab.
An inscribed stone was found al
1ost in the heart of that once war
Ike kingdom oD which Mesha, mon
reh whose name appears in the
,ook of Kings" has recorded some of
is exploits. There are also names
f places which occur in Scripture.
nd these being Unidentified, facilitate
,e work of translation.
There is sometimes distinction
18th and sometimes without a differ
nee. AS for instance, may not even
lie most ordinary of school-teachers
e master-ly?-May not a female in
lale toggery look manly? May not
dummy be taken for philosopher?
"A judge ipaMecklinburg, whose
,st;no, vote hrhSIOht about sentenco