, 1870-08-09

census of Sweden, Just completed, shows a
population Of 4,l7s,oso sonls-a decrease In two
yeara Of s9,o6l.
The cultivation OF bananas is gradually
spreading In our Southern States, and Savannah
man has nne grore Of seventy trees IN tbs, city.
scott con1ty. Ky, boasts uf hen that Is
nursing pup, which she saelters aud scratches
for 70 the neglect Of her own offspring.
"A new dance Is to be Introduced into society
ne1t winter, which II said 10 be something b.
tween Highland fling and IN Irish tlg.
"a New Orleans paper has discovered that
self.dcstruction implies suspension Of the love
OF life for the time, at least during which the act
OF suicide ts committed"
Most OF the conductors on the Albany l.
Sus4ueharnA Railroad hGyc been discharged. The
directors secured evidence that they were in the
habit OF retaining 1argc postlou Of the money
thai came tnlo their hands.
The oN!cial report dlspels the exaggeratioas
as TO the loss by the C0nstanttnorle rc. Only $50
persons peslst,el.
The tu1lp mania has broken out again In Paris,
crt man boaztlng OF collection comprising oret
COO vaIlcttes.
San Francisco proposes another musical jubilee.
4 thousand Chinese lanterns, fountain throwing
tuu ate eoioynf, and m electric lamp shining
through colorel glass seem to be the cnef featurcs
though there ia some talk Of IN orchestra
An cnte1rris!ng deputy sheriff In utchrcid
County, Conn.,, recently seized nt grocery store
AMI removed with great care two casks, one
MARKED Bourbon and tho other rum, which were
found On examination to contain eighty-e!ght GIL
Ions OF atnle raia water.
u German in plttsneld, MasA. refusing 10
give aid and comfort TO Prussia, a bystanler ex.
pressed surprise, whercupon he remarked th4t he
"bled tor this country, and was going to stick to
Il "1Iow BOT" was naktsi. "Weli had two
IONS drafted, and paid 1900 Apiece for them"
In hut spring IN Manila, which rises the thcr-
mometcr 10 fs1 degrees, and IN another Ia BaE-
bary, where the usual temperature Is 112 degrees,
hshes hare been known 70 flourish. Carpenter
iel1s OF small ca1crpl1a.s found In hot springs
beetles that died when taken ont Of the hot sus-
rhur baths Of AhanO and pat In cold water.
Allegheny City, Pa, has queer CASE. gen.
ueman got Into quarrel with some OF his rcl2-
nveA In the courEe Of 1t he endcnvored to Kick
one Of them, named Eagle, but Mrs. Eagle caught
his foot and stopped 1t. Hence arises the suit,
which Is to decide whether the kicker was guilty
OF assault and hatserJ by bis Intellectual kick, o,
whether ME- Eagle WAS guilty OF q similar offence
by mating the Kick tneHectual.
The Lewiston {Pa-} Gazette ssys: "The hands
Of the Ross Mining Company had an extensive
l. II In their mines a few days ago. 1t WAS ne
wlulfall, but fall or slide OF solid hematte Iron
ore, measuring nftJ-four feet long, rtght feet
Wide aud twenty feet In height, making cIghs
thousand six hundred and forty cubic feet sup
posed, By calculation, TO contain i've hundred and
forty net tona- Il Is splendid mass Of clean
ORE
Tho complete series OF the new STYLES oi
stamped envelopes will not be ready for Issue by
tho rott Once Department until October. Posi-
masters will be Instructed 10 make every effort 10
dispose Of the old style. 1t u expected under new
contracts that q material reduction Will be mAlr
In the prices Of the nrw serte'.
-naJt! proposed to Issue $4o0 0c1, 900 new rape,
currency to replace all now In clrculttton, but this
did not suit, and commission Ii to III 10 BOTTOM
s., coo 9cld IN Eurppc- Thc object Of the
proposed loan Is to enable the government II e..
talllsh bank on specie basis, for the benefit Of
| agriculture md commerce. A decree has been
promulgated authorizing the abolition Of paper
money and the raising Of the loan: The decree
guarantees the revenue receipts for the payment
OF the principal and interest Of the loan, but for.
bids that any laui shall be ortgagei tor It's pay
ment
The Buffalo E1prtss says: The recent asser.
tons that the ST. CLalr Flats Shtp Canal has been
| constructed within Canadian Territory appear u
| have met With their beAt rcsuta,lon In tho fact
that the works arc still belng proceeded with b..
our government 4 very large and increased
force Is now at work In Improving the channel.
and substantial docks arc being b1ilt. 1t Is safe
10 assume that, II anr doubt whatever as TO terri.
tonsl sovereignty existed on the part Of til.
! United States Government, a new surrey woull
! at ouce have been made In the absence Of such
action, 1t is fair to assume that the pyetensloas
set up fJ the Dominion ART entirely unsenahse, or
10 rrrnr to our n1na1 language. that they are pre-
rostevGus. The new contract for the completion
Of the work covers an additional slG0 60 In excess
{. TIC largc AMOUNT already expended