The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-16
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.


'Lickskllett" Is the name of {. new settlement
along the line OF the Elizabetntown and Paducah
Railroad.
An Illinois postmaster gives notice as follows--
after this date everybody must lick their own
postage stamps, for my tongues give OUT.
committee of the ST. Louis Board OF Trade has
made favorable report on the feasibility of manu-
featuring plate glass probably at that point.
Only two weddings have ever taken place in the
North church. Middletown, Conn., now over 100
years Oll-One OF which was celebrated this week.
There are manufactured in the United States each
year 1000 600 scythes, at the cost OF about the
same numhcr of dollars, employing not far from
| 1900 hands. 4a-&
| citizen OF Springfield, Mass, has invented
new cartridge, which he moulds at one operation IN
a die chambered to the exact size OF the gun bore
| fO which IL Is intended.
| The New York Central Railroad now has COM
plete double track between Eui1ao and Albany. The
| Churchville. and IL has just been filed.
| A countryman from Danbury, Conn.,, whose load
of hay was found to contain half dozen paving
stones when weighed for sale, said he could not
quite account for Them, but he remembered that In
turning out for team on the road he "druv putty
| clus TO q stun wa.n
brothels in the city night to get items for a
mon. Among other items he obtained a black eye,
AMI had tn pay for sixteen bottles or wine which the
girls ordered ut his expense. He took up collec-
tion for the heather to pay for the wine.
| A Western correspondent Of the Boston Journal
declares the statement that the huffalOes are dcscr
miles and niles. Tue railroad track ebothers them.
Tney consller it snare, and VIII cross II. they
run along by the side Of the train for miles, ana
| when they come to q culvert dive under.
Here is the sons story In Wisconsin divorce
case:-hm thirteen years old remember tax about
pencil one morning; mother was behind the stove
making pancake; father took her by the back Of
the neck and put her mead over the wood box she
took stick Of wood from the box and struck at MIN
over her shoulder; then father put her head under
the pump and pumped water on her face.
The capital in nine steel manufacturing establish
M lifrp ~ IL tn "A Sn.lo
annual products amount TO 1900 tons. The sale of
the various establishments for the year ending 1870
sold in the Eastern and Western cities by the agents
Of the respective firms engaged in the manufacture
OF steel amounts TO Sl,2uO, 900, making total Of
s6,l90,oo0.
The Osceoa Qowa) Sentinel says that Mrs. Asa
Jones, of nopeville, who ran on with a vagabond
empoye OF ner husband, has been heard FROM She
took with her $40. They went to Indianapolis Ind
few days after Mrs. Jones returned to Des Molnes
minus her money, having been lobted and deserted
by her guilty paranour. She is well nigh crazy and
begs her husband TO take her home again, ana he is
about 10 do SO.
the slightest sign either Of floating ice or OF ice
attached TO the banks on the river as yet-a most
remarkable phenomenon al this stage or the season.
Persons VINO have been in the country and had every
opportunity OF watching all the phases OF winter for
the last orty years say that such q thing is unpar-
OF an ice bridge for some weeks TO come and the
traffic VIII be seriously impeded.
The State OF Maine owns more Shipping than any
State III the Union except New York. It's tonnage
being 81 ,2g9, winch is $4,000 tons more than is
owned N Boston and al! Other ports OF Massachu-
setts. The city OF Bath, Me-, RANKS the firth In
the United states IN The amount OF Shipping IL POS
sesses, and the two little towns Of Belfast and wal
known out OF New Engand-cach owns thousands
OF tons more OF vessel property than the important
city OF New Orleans.
At Nepr Utah, two men, named Richard Hoper
and Antoine Sanardie, were arrested CHARGED with
committing rape on their stepdaughters ten, eleven,
twelve and thirteen years Old, BON men having mar.
RED women VINO had children. The prisoners made
fun confession CT guilt, ana while being conveyed
to PRISON under guard they gave yel aud sprlngpu
out OF the wagon ran away, the guard pursuing and
calling them 10 stop, to which they paid no attcn-
ton. when the guard nred ana brought them down.
The prisoners dled shorty alter.
At Cincinnati, Mary A. Brooke has Obtained a
divorce from John ii. Brooke for cruel treatment,
which restores her to all her rights ana privileges
an unmarried woman, ana gives her Charge OF her
two minor children AS amony she was given
the use OF the family residence ana furniture on
From street. in Newport, valued at $4,000, and the
use OF farm in Campbell county: also 1925 Ter
month for the support Of herself ana CHI ldren and
500 as Il fee TO General Hodge, her attorney. Mr.
Brooke has until recently been in business as n
cOfhinR merchant, on FIfth street.
Pittston, Pa. is the home OF a philosopher whose
wife recently elopel with man named Jenkins,
VINO boarder in the family. The woman, with
admirable lorethoughi, took with her all the money
In the house. lie husband and philosopher. arm
ing thai the guilty PAR were al Bethlehem, Obtained
the papers -sary for their arrest and proceeded
al once TO the place, where ne found them snugly
quartcred at a Motel and registered as man and
VIE. lie had them arrested, returned to Pittston
TOOK ms wife home ana Jenkins was committed TO
jail. Upon arriving NJ home the woman cooly in-
formed her husband that she no LONGER loved him
that al her affections centred on the incar.
cciatcd jenkins. Upon hearing this the husband
and philosopher hurried away. had jenkins re-
leased, brought MIN before his wife and then and
there compromised matters lollOws:-lhe wife
to be allowed TO retain one dress and change
oil underclothing jenkins was to give to simmons
the philosopher all ms clothes except one suit.
The two were then 10 leave town Immediately,
agreeing never to return. the evening tram bore
the lovers nom pittston 10 parts unknown, leaving
the philosopher hGsDand the only gamer by Tie
whole transaction,