Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-12-01

Miscellaneous Items.

Miscellaneous Items.
THE English bishop who spoke of enthu.
siasmas "that most dangerous of errors, :"
is called - poor iceberg Of q prelate" by
the Christian Register.
AFTER November 18th the Harrison TEX
as) Flag will be merged with the Caddo
Gazette, of Shreveport, and issued ut the
latter place as daily.
THE third days session Of the Virginia
synod was occupied in discussing the pro.
position to divide the synod, but the pro.
position was defeated.
EMIGRANTs are rapidly pouring into
Northern Kansas, and the prospects are
that the time is not far distant when that
section of country will be thickly populat-
ed.
THE Providence Journal says it is be-
lieved that more votes were bought in Pro-
violence, last Tuesday, than ever before in
the whole history of Rhode Island.
AN Indianian, anxious to save valuable
dog from fire, threw him out of the win
dow. The dog was saved, but in dam
aged condition his neck being broken.
A SUBSCRIPTION paper in behalf of the sick
and wounded of the French armies was
circulated few days since at Knoxville,
Tennessee, and obtained generous res.
ponse.
A MAN, named Charles Lopez was re-
Gently cured of ock-jaw, at Hampstead,
L. l., after having suffered from it for
three weeks.
STRAKoscH agreed to take Nillsen to
Springfield, Mass, if they would deposit
$4,000 in bank subject to her order.
Springfield couldn't think of $4,000
audience.
CHATHAM railroad, in North Carolina, is
progressing finely; workmen are within
miles of the western railroad. Abutments
and piers OF Haw-river bridge are all up.
WILLIAM STINsoN (colored) has been
sentenced to death in Raleigh, N. c..
for rape The jury were composed en-
tirely of negroes.
A RICHMOND correspondent of the Alex
andria Gazette says there is much marry
ing and giving in marriage in that city
just now and any quantity OF courtshlp-go-
ing on.
A CONTEMPORARY thinks that however
much physical disease may improve the
spiritual health, no mans spiritual health
was ever greatly improved by the tooth
ache.
In Turkey native doctors who allow
their patients to die are tried by court mar
tial. Foreign disciples Of Esculapius do
not think it pleasant country to practise
medicine in.
THE tongue of church bell in New
Hampshire having been struck from its
place last summer by lightning, local
preacher alluded to the event as a most re-
remarkable case of taps,ts linga@.
Parasitic thrush is disease to which
people have been lately subjected in the
midland counties of England, in consequ-
once of drinking the milk of cows afflicted
with foot and mouth diseases.
A MAN in Ohio, while a collection was
taking to aid the heather, pocketed all the
money in the plate. When asked to ex.
plain his conduct, he replied that he was
the greatest heather in that part of the
country.
Two WEEKS ago Pittsylvania county, vir-
ginia, voted IN favor OF a county subscrip-
ton of $3.50 900 to the Lynchburg and
Danville railroad, and S150,00O. to the Nor
ok and Great Westrn railroad.
As river boat was loading at La Crosse
large gray mule refused to 60 on board.
The mate sung out to deck-hand: s'Twist
his tail and he'll come" Like Casabianca,
that deck hand obeyed orders, and like
Casabianca he nobly died.
AT Canandaugua, New York, is sick
elephant. He has Group, rheumatism, bron-
cbitis, neuralgia and general debility. Five
doctors administer medicine to HIM by the
hogeh head, and daily bulletins are issued
reporting his condition.
CRNAMKNTs of cut jet, oval, medallions,
crosses, &c, are much in vogue. Jet Is
also mingled with passementerie. The
latest style OF jewelry is French enamel
and onyx stone Belgian msrble,) set in
gold, with pearls and diamonds
| A SCOTTISH nobleman one day visited a
lawyer at his Office, in which at the time
there was blazing fire, which led him to
exclaim, "Mr. ----, your office is as hot
as on oven $50 it shound be, my lord"
replied the lawyer, ''as it is here 1 make
my bread.
! AN Albany undertaken has invented a
coffin which folds down" and exposes the
body ut full length, making it appear as if
reclining On sofa. 1t is designed to save
people of weak nerves the shocking sight
of a coffin that looks like a coffin.
The ladies of a church in Chicago ad-
vertise their third annual hot dinners, at
Metropolitan Hall, continuing through the
week. from II to 3 each day. When you
cannot have strawberry festivals, why not
get up taking substitute?
AMONG the novelties in solid garniture
are nedaliions of every form for dress and
cloak trimmings. Some of the passemen-
terie trimmings SO much in vogue this fall
are exceedingly rich, and can hardly be dis
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