, 1870-11-08

-lHc VH1aAueu AEe 70 DC pfefeh4ed nom tr0ut
nshtng IN California. Tho net used by them IL 10
perfcc. that VIII they cease eshinz In a stsram
there gre no tlah left.
"a gentleman hsa r-c1vered, in the Supreme
Court OF MAsRaehuaetts, the sum Of $sss n dam.
nReA fur cegllEence On the part Of druyatn III
putting up prescription wlleh causcd tie death
Ut plaintiffs ron.
lin The Proceedings Of tho Yearly Meeting
Of Friends ia England for the yeas 1s1e.~ much
eoneefn 10 expressed for so,no OF cur members
Sill engaged IN the Aalc Of Intoxicating 1tonnrs
and erste that "they may see It their duty to ~.
lnqnfah trade 20 dangerous
-Ihe h"lRian authorities have cautioned the
public aRa1nst Using the watera Of the Mci@c.
Wn'ch are poisoned By the carcasses Of deAa
horses aod other refuse from the batsls-da.ds,
"a snort tme since, lad IL Portsmouth,, n.
H., In attt mpttr 9 to separate two roosters VIII,
were fighting, came ueer losing his eyes. Tne
Fookters turned On him and tore some pIeces Of
Eesh from his face, and it WAS Wkh dlflcu,y that
tney could be driven away.
Tho compositions cares In the mission nr4ntano
mouse IN China have each over 5000 coup1rt-
mena for the reception Of the numerous letters
OF tbe Chinese alphabet The cascs are built Ia
the 1o1m Of an amph!ihe2tre, and the compos1tor
staada In the middle. Every letter he sets be se-
lects from The 6,090.
"a curious petition has been presented to Queen
sictotta. signed hy more than $500 women and
Rttls empoged ed in the art OF bookbiud!ug, setting
forth the graf loss aud psfvatlon they suffer ~
Inc stoppage Ct the ttnde In prayer hooks and,
ctu!ch seFvicts In consequence OF The withdrawal
o1 the Iahle ot Leesons bill last session. They
ny Ter Majesty 10 cause It tn bc introduced in,o
latl'onent al the earliest possible moment
Tue largest r1tzc ever offered Freshman
class In any ro'1egc In America has bce2 offered
10 Inc elAss Of II at Princeton. 1t conslsts OF
sa0 present per yeaf for the remainder OF the
college coursc to the student Of tue Freshman
class who shall, at the conclusion OF this college
year, paes the best classical examlnattop. tre-
CURES ~ examination In authors not included tn
the curriculum, snsi TO which the competitor must
therefore, devote extra attention.
- German expcrimcnter has lately discovered
the method Of producing the celebrate, Chinese
gold hacker, his limitations being entirely spccess-
ful als method Of preparing this substance Is to
melt two paris OF cora1 and one OF shel,ac, 10 r.
to form lerfcctly fuid mixture, and then ada
two paris Of hot bottei oil The vessel IL then to
he removed from the ntc and ten parts OF oil OF
sulpent1ne gradually stided. To improve tue
color an addition is made OF soluttnu to turpcn
tine OF gum Entta. for yellow, and tl.u8on's blood
ior red. These are to be mixed In sufficient guam
ttiy to etsc tue t1es!rc.i shade. The Chinese an
rafczfly use tin foil to form ground unou whtrb
the tacker yatnlsh is taII,
Since the close Ct the swar a remarkable Iu-
c5ea*e Is nottccahle ID the production OF peanuts
aod en- many Of the smaller plantations ia the
I"n'e1-Sthtes theE hare largely superseded tob,c
e.. tlrgsEts will send to market this year 10000
huthefs: Tennessee, goU,000: Georgia ana the
casnltnas, 1so,o0o to 9oo, 900 bushels,
In New York city the3 have pirate most
sare. on BroadwaJ, where they charge teu centa
tetttr for delivery, II Is the headausfters OF
nl'tstsons, aHtuuts, intfiguea, plots, rphberles.
and all sorts Of ctn'estine and illicit corespond.
eucc. The man who keera the shnp, says:
Ill ptoposs to keep thoroughly gentee. ot,lcc.
Aept NTH called for. Al claeses OF society by
. q cans OF this once can exchange bifkfs Xawx
nstto1a %'.n%1t gansss o. exnosarc have among ny
brokers, anu prof estonal and hnstness men Of ali
Rtauest many Of whom are well known In tue
Saason 4y:zds L.ds Lea tSS S@ 1ns E
''a 'se q ns.sa|o,1osS FL ass[ sa sa
fSa ns saa5 ,ans to ny once for their
ally, Whe are heavily yeiletl, and whose cntTauce
ana e1it are almost Instantaneous They receive
OF my business who t!ey are. Ii did Know I
sonldn,t Ha TEL never diEussc any secrets may
--An cIl-wel1 has been struck In the armstrong
Valley. Pa, yielding 1900 barrels q day, The
Eat Bsad5 Independent sneaks o1 It as foltows;
"Og Monday night last the dfi1lcrs In the Mel
ulen III serve well reached the oil. On Tuesday
drilling Vas continued, autl ahout four feet VA
nane N NeahesdaF, when the rush OF oil be-
samr .s 81 great a. to cause hasty suspension OF
xHrk, ann tHnrts made to rare It, new tank
had bt en- finished, and pipes having been attached
t9 fhe casltR. rhe oil hogan TO now, nllnx The
@ nf e Ir 1re,s SaaG!,s aad ey careful "asnf
weld. In short time the oil ran down fhn rt!]ev
~ perfect 1nol, 4 pipe was soou attached 10
Armstrong tanks, bQr, mt The rate II Eas to sinfy
thts would be inadequate to retain it. Imnaenss
aaatt1tiea Nerc lost, ard we suppose hundreds Of
can be prt,cufcsl"
The Committee Of tho Women Of the Rue
d'Arras Ia the name Of society formea In Paris
for the preservation Of the city from the attacks
oE the GeEmans. 1t q meeting Of this commit
tee. he'll Uctofer .. several documents were read
amonR which were some arguing that women
should be armed, and takc their place on the rnrn-
partf; and that they should project their honor
from the assaults OF the enemy by meaus Of
pruks'c acid which, 1t was stated. could be used
Win safety, by means OF m instrument called by
the inventor tie "FinRer Of Cod" Tue anna
rains conaists Of little India rubber thimble
such as women place on their nngers, and at the
end Of 1t . small. sharp tube, contatntnX pFussic
aciA According to the theory OF its use, the
German approaches, and the French woman
hclds ont her arm to shake hands, and by this
insldloua courtesy contr1yes to wound the hand OF
the invader. In this way the woman who wears
this Ptu*sic Finger" as It Is also called, mar
eRes to remain untouched, while she is eu1rnuud-
cd By circle OF corpsea At the delivery of the
adt'css describing this apparatus, the women
~ept and applauded; but the men, it IL reported,
were tncTedul0us, ant burst into cts of laughter.
There was next discussion as to the Kind OF mil
form the women Ehoult wear. aud on this potut
tho meeting broke M In t1tscrder.