, 1870-06-07
MISCELLANEOUS,

M4cCEJtLaNEVuS.
An impecunious 1ississippian recently sold
his wife for go at auction
The Cnnard ateamers nov, for the iirst
time, give passengers napkins at table.
"a barefoot fisherman went to sleep in q
field, near Milford, Mass, rccont]s, and 3
grazing colt bit piece Oh his big toe.
The International Chess Congress at b.
den, July Is, will bring together nearly all the
most important players in Europe.
on the subject OF house-cleaning, and fre-
quentiy sweeps OF the roof and ru6s down the
cAimneyB.
"A West Chester boy, eleven years old, got
up before lie got awake, tho other morning,
jumped out Of tie second story T1ndoW to the
ground. and then, in q somewhat battered con
dillon, rang for admission to the house. such
10 the cad Effect Of -oaI1y rieiug.
-T1lere are 156 7uv7, lIere7ne, or associa-
sions Of Turner's, in the United States, with
1920 members: of.thesa.. only 500 are ae-
tho others merely belong to the society as pas
Rivc members.
Massachusetts is to have an editorial con-
yentioD, whereupon the Boston Times says !:
''Tho Massachusetts e1itors are to meet to-
gether and make an effort to treat each other
civiliy."
AN mronaut near London WAS precipitated
from his balloon when at tho height Of two
hundred and fifty feet. A report Of the oc-
cur1ence states that he landed safely on a
neiglboring roof, but, tho tiles being slippery,
he could not maintain his bold, and rolled to
the earth, striking LIS head on tie pavement
and dashiDg out bis brains.
-E1orts are being made in India to put n
stop to the ancient custom Of destroying TO-
malo infants, and bill for this purpose is
now before tha Council in Calcutts. So gen.
eral had the practice become that in one na-
tive community OF 10000 not one girl was to
The Mayor Of Lynchburg, Vs., is sick and
confined to his bed, and it being impossible
Otherwise to obtain quorum, q meeting of
the City Council was held on Monday in his
private apartment. Notwithstanding Lis in-
ability to rise, he presided, and attended prop
The New York HerdlFs Washington CORE
spondent says: II last might've negroes oscu-
pied conspicuous places III the orchestra at the
National Theatre, enjoying the English opera.
Tho night preceding an officer Of tie House Of
Representatives created an immense sensation
by appearing at the same theatre with two
dashing and elegantly dressed colorod ladies'"
An English writer is making war upon the
vowel II, demanding its expulsion from allauch
words az labor, favor, aud honor He says
the useless nee Of this letter in single NUM-
Der Of the London Times cost ten pounds, and
that in English books aud periodicals alono it
increases lie cost Of publication fully elo,o0O
The Nashville C1enn.j Union Of June
says: ."Senator Cooper, Of Bedford, intro
dnced,. yesterday, from the joint Judiciary
Committee, two very important bills. The OBJ
tect Of one is 10 prevent the payment by tho
Comptroller or Treasurer Of 885 bonds of tho
road. and to prevent the payment, or rcccI~
ton in payment. Of State indebtedness Of any
Of the coupons belonging to these bonds. Tho
otEer bill is introduced TO accomplish the same
purpose with reference to LOO bonds, with
coupons, issued to the IMMORAL Home Rail
road" The effect of the measure is to declare
void $685. OF State bonds.
As 4 train Of carr was leaving West Rat
land, Vt, . few days since, the engineer, Chas.
Mckeougb, saw a man on the track. He
whibt]ed for the brakes and shut off steam,
Seeing that the man paid no attention, he
NeonGh kicked open tho door or window OF
the cab and went TO the front Of the engine,
near the headlight, and, as the engine was
about to sttiko the man, he caught him by the
hair Of his head and lifted him nppp tho On
gine under the headlight, and held him there
until the train could DO stopped, which was
not done until It lad gone about twenty rods:
His name was George Wise. He was deaf, and
did not hear tho engine or whistle.
In tho last Six yesrs, according to the Off
cia1 records. 4,213 persons have been killed in
Bengal By tigers, 1,407 BY leopards, 174 by
hyenas, and 3,o10 BY other animals -bosrd,
5ackals, elephants, etc. Man has taken re-
yenge By slau,ghtesing 7,278 tigers, $500
other wild beasts-in nll Is, 400 mnrderous ami
mails for 3.4o0 human lives. Tigers a1o much
dreaded, eince one taste Of human flesh makes
them hungry for it ever after; one tiger has
been known to devour fifty people ia three
years at Cha, agh1t, and ona tiger in nine
months Of 1867 killed Ei1ty-four persons at
kuraul.
The British Government is selling off
some more old-faehioncd war chips. They
seem to 60 of, as compared with original cost,
bayouche. The screw steamship Agamemnou,
:, ,l02 tons, 600horss power, brought E10, 500;
the paddle-wheel steam vessel Caradoc G60 tons,
power, e, $50; the serew steamship
r. 900; the screw sioop cordelia, $40 tons,
l50horse power, bought in at .s2,590; the
screw gunyessel Spider, 23s tons. G0-horse
power, $3.50 the screw gunvessel Steady, AS
tons, 6o-horse power, e, 600; the paddle
wheel steam vessel Advice, E725.
The Worcester Spy says: 1.-Two boot
lay, as to which Of them could give boot the
best shine The one who was beaten deter
mined TO be champion IN something, and TAX
ng q threaded needle, he pinched up large |
piece Of flesh on one leg, and t1iumphantly |
lrew tho needle and thread through: to DO |
,eaten would neyer do for the champion |
shine so ho took the needle. and, placing it
md pulled it through from the outside. This
'nded the strife, and the audience dispersed"
1t was in New South Wales that the crystal
vas lately discovered. That there were dia-
nonds in Now South Wales Was undeniable.
\ diamond company had been started. Ac-
oldlngiy this newly discovered stone must be
! diamond. II 1t wasn't it ought to be. It (
Weighed seven ounces. Such diamond never
Fas seeu. The manager Of q bank advanced
:s, 500 upon it without seeing it. Tie steam
lip company claimed eight per cent frcirht
N it without looked at it. The owner refusod
o sell it he alone looking at it. What re-
naiued but to start company to buy it With
ut seeing it aleo No sooner said than done.
Ire thousand dollars to bo given for the dia-
1ond, in any case, money down, aud twenty |