, 1870-06-11

MISCELLANEOUS.
Tho pruaslan executionera hayo struck To-
| more pay.
-Itha been curiously shown in the Frencl
Academy that certain plants are ~ sonsitivet II
the influence OF chloroform a. an5tuals.
down tho nuzzio to SOC il it was loaded. Il,
| didn't etate his conclusions, but the bTst2nd
ers, who saw his head fly of, think it waH.
During violent storm at Luzcrno, Pa.
the other day, large quantities Of sulphur fel
| from tho heavens.
An American bag bought the old hospita
ship Dseadnaushs, at Greenwich, England, To-
| floating theatre.
An entire carload Of parlor matches arr
among The novelties Of railroad arrivals at Ea1
| Francisco from New York.
| The Toronto Telegraph proposes that tht
United States shall pay =4. 600, ,odo in discharge
OF Canads's EXPENSES through the Feniaf
raid, the amount to be expended on the Wei
land Canal.
AN ingenious citizen Of Connecticut lat
invented machine for indicating the condi
ton Of an egg. Dy an ingenious but simple
contriyauce it can he made to boil sn egg soi
or hard, rings bell when they are done, anG
takes them from the water.
IA young shoddyite in New York makes a
great display in hotels and public places by
lighting lis cigars and cigarettes with grcon.
backs.
In Contra Costa County, California, the
bounty for squirrel scalps has induced such a
raid on the little rodents that more have been
Killed already than the fund can pay for. Two
dozen Young men Of Pacheo went out on a
hunt and returned at night with 1880 scaIps,
or more than GO to the man.
The Methodist Episcopal Conference IN New
Jeraey has ruled that no minister III the con
ference shall marry any divorced person.
The dgcnce Haras nar1atea that at Macy
Bun, Iransylvania, few days ago, there
hurst wateT-spout, by which eighty houses
Wero destroyed. The coIpses OF 200 persona
were found streWed about the fields, and four
teen others haEc been got ont Of the river at
SdhatzburE.
"a Ch1narnan was arrested in San Francisco
for shooting and nearly killing his wife, and
plead that be accidentally exploded tho pistol
The woman vas brought on the stand and
swore that she shot herself. The Justice dis-
missed tho case in disgust.
in the old time q Connecticut pastor de-
clfned an addition OF 500 to bis salary for the
reaEon. among others, that the hardest part OF
his lalor, heretofore, had been tho collection Of
biz sa1ary, and it would kill him to try to col
lcct 800 more.
This is to be wonderful year in Holland.
for this Is tho year of the blue tulip. A pre-
diction e1ista that in 1870 some successful
ho1ticullu1ist will raiee blue tulip, aud a
prize OF many Thousand francs awaits tho pro-
duccr Of the rare flower. Already there are
Holland.
"A writer in the last isane OF Good Words
says: "Tle thieves quarter in London is
anpther curious and graphic description, The
statement is made that there and in other
large English cities and towns the thieves i've
people and 10000 houses in tho country en-
listed in the support and practice OF theft.
There are q, 900 known thieves at large in
London, 5000 known receivers, and Sl,054
prisoners IN prisons and reformatozies."
The pavement OF modern Rome is excel
wedge, eight inches in length, which, when
laid On the principle Of the arch, grows more
compact and durable the more it is travelled
over. It also wears smoothly.
--lu Washington, the Mayer is liable to AZ
rest Tor the debts Of the corporation. and sew
eral warrants have been Issued for Mayor
Bowen. on small unpaid bills.
An English sailor boy, not Jet IA. shot and
killed another lad, on the 1evee 1t New Or
leans, last week. The young desperate had to
went off.
The Metropolitan Bishop Of Canada, at
Montreal, has iseued form Of Thanksgiving
Fin acknowledgment Of Gods mercy IN the
recent delivery from Fenian aggression"
which has been read in all the Episcopal
churches in Canada. a general day OF thanks
giving is called fot by the Canadian press.
-OAe u IAe A1teSl&4At Au1 eGo III .4ti3uLAs
Ca, was sick the other day, and the boys en-
ployed another, leaving him in his place in the
cneine-house when they were called out.
After they had gone, Joe, the horse, became
1eetlesB, and in short time broke his haltcr
and gal1oped of to the fire, where he took his
place beside his mate and remained quite con-.
ented.
Tho Providence papers say that singular
story Is being circulated there, to the effect
that lady, Who WAS disturbed by early sing
ing In one Of the Catholic churches Of the
city, made complaint to one Of the clergy
men officiating, who told her she would not be
troubled any more. The wonnn has been deaf
ever since. ....
The courts OF RoumAnis, last year, found
at leaRt one hundred Jews guilty OF highway
robl cry, mostly, there is good rsason to be-
ieye, On entirely insult Gent evidence, And or
dered their throats to be cut by the public exc
cut1aner. The poor Imaelites we're stripped