Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-07-02
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on in tho West on a collosa
scale. Mr.. Thompson. who live,
saaear the town Of Wells, Minnesota
has ! 400 acres Of wheat, 1850 O
lax, 800 of oats, and 400 OF corn
About 4,490 acres altogether arc
under cultivation. He has set out
$4,000 cuttings, cottonwood and
white willow, and eighteen miles Of
fence, consuming 10000 pounds OF
wire and 10000 posts. He owns
twenty brick farm-houses, with
barns and other improvements, and
expects TO open twenty new farms
this summer, putting up the neces-
sary buildings for each.
A FEW days ago, rs Mr.. Hackett
of Carver, Mass, was driving ball,
owned by a neighbor named Faunce,
to pasture, the animal suddenly
tarned upon him and threw him
into the ar. As he descended, the
infuriatel beass caught him upon
his horns and threw him again.
Mr.. Faunce, hearing the cutlery,
ran to his assistance, but fell into "a
hole, breaking his leg. MIR. Hackett
providentially escaped from his
perilons position with his life, al
though severely injured.
a HoLYoKE Mass grocer en-
.dorsed notes for his wife's brother,
at her request, and lost $1,000 by
it. On learning of his loss, he
became so enraged at his wife that
he attempted to cut her throat with
a pocket knife; but. though inilicting
a frightful wound, it was not fatal
He was arrested and held for ex-
animation.
A MILK dealer. living in Batavia,
n. u, after washing his tin pans on
the late hottest day of the season,
set them against the side of his
house to. dry, and the reflection of
the sun upon the dry clapboard,
set the building on fire. The house
had been insured only about thirty
minutes before, and the flames were
.extinguished.
A YOUNG lady who resided in
Wilton, n. H., eyed sixteen years,
was found dead in her bed few
morning ago. She was in usual
health the day before, but COM
planned of feeling unwell on retiring.
Her sister, with whom she slept,
was not aware Of her death till
arising in the morning.
A HORRIBLE story is told in late
California papers of the stoning to
death of an innocent Chinaman, in
the streets of San Francisco, by a
gang of boys, while men looked on
without offering to save the poor
victim. That kind OF thing cannot
go unavenged Of Heaven.
A DREss-MAkER in this city is re-
ported to have been fatally poisoned
recently, from making up green
tarlatan dress, the colors of which
were set with poisonous mineral
dyes of great virulency, which are
used to give brilliant tone to tie
emerald hue.
A LITTLE incendiary, aged only
two years, threw some lighted
matches on q bed in a house in
North Hanson, Mass, and then
toddled'ont doors to await results.
The house was burned down.
The wcrkmen n a stone gu Try
near Franklin Springs Pa, recent
ly found large can filled with half
dollars, but were sadly disappointed
on learning that they were all cour-
terfeit.
A CITIZEN OF Lowell cut his hand
with a broken glass bottle several
weeks ago, and died the other day
with the lock-jaw, resulting from
the wound.
WE see it stated that 'the Bap- |
tist church at North Wilmington, N. |
H., was badly struck by lightning
the other day, and the bell-rope
burnt in twain"
A NEW Brunswick Court has de-
cided, in an important case, that a
lunatic may make an affidavit, but
that it will be good for nothing after
it is been made.
IT has been discovered that pure
rain water is the best cosmetic for