New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1871-04-20
NEWS CLIPPINGS.

? The Democratic papers are ridiculin
1 resident GRANT because OF his sympathy wit
: the Germans.
The st. Louis Times claims 81. Louis as IN
proper place for holding the Democratic Ma
toual Convention
The total number OF deaths in Georgetown
during the month March was twenty, of which
eight were colored
About So, 600, 600 worth OF artificial aow
ers are used annually 10 America. They are
chiefly made IN France
Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild. who died
IN Paris last year, left by his will property to
the amount of nine million dollars only
- Fiye-cent nickles, made of lead and coated
WIN SILVER, are again in circulation. They are
/ good mutations Of the genuine, and we'll calcu-
! lated TO deceive
/ The bellies of Newport and Saratora are
outdone by the wife of Mehemet. who REQUIRED
| ave hundred camels TO transport her baggage
when she went visiting
The surveyors on the proposed line If tba
Northern Pacific Railroad report that the snow
was seventeen and half feet deep at Luooue-
lima Pass on March |.
A young man in Elmira has sued his bsr-
Der Tor cutting off his moustache. The barber
Sald he didn't see il. Similar casualties are
liable to occur in this locality.
The following is said to be an excellent
remedy Tor burn Take tart apple and sim
mer IN lard until 1t forms a salve. il will then
neal burn quickly, and always without scar.
A colored man in Florida. convicted on
clrcumStantial evidence, has been sent to Jail
Tor twelve months for killing a white mans
dog' suppose white man had killed a negro?
lP Ittp. L.
samolque after all and if his cannibal friend,
have failed in getting a square meal of him. hs
Is probably still at Ujijljijiiii-or somewhere
else.
y mnie Ream Is a Mason, ard the only
female IN America who has taken eight de-
grees The reports that she is Mason NAV
nave originated IN the fact that she is a stone,
cutter.
-General W. III. Lawrence. late pension
agent al New \ FORK. has been missing since the
2oth OF March, when he was at Chicago. IL
IS feared that he has been murdered to obtain
valuables.
by saving every day only what man who
calls himself a moderate drinker spends for ale
or other liquor, young man of twenty could
$50, 900 ~
The Executive Committee Of the National
COmDleteu
engagements forthe annual meeting and exhibi-
ton In Philadelphia on the 9th Of June to con.
tinue week
The Enterprise Collery aud Hollenbacb
mine, in the Scranton region, are working 20
supply customers who are willing to purchase
at the present high rate of freights The other
collieries remain idle.
Jeremiah O'Donovan Rosa il described
as being six feet in height, straight as a rush.
with a fearless blue eye, somewhat deep under
tue arched brows an acquilne nose, and sensi-
tive as war-Eorse at the nOstrils
At Wheeling, ". Va. the other niOht
some BURGERS performed the operation of break
ing into the penitentiary and stole twelve or
fifteen pairs OF boots meal and other matters,
with which they made their escape.
The value of books imported by the United
States during the year 1869 was eos, 383.
While the value of books exported to England
was tlO,2'I. The total value of exports to all
countries was EG,G, 459, and the total imports
El34, 963
A Charleston IS. e. letter says that more
than 5000 residents of that city. at the firing
on Sumter lost their lives IN the field by sick
ness and wounds, and that fully 10000 more
have quilted the State since the suppression Of
the rebellion.
Sailing vessels built in the United States
during the year ending June 30, 1870, are
othcially reported to number SIC, of which the
ships are Al OF oi,loI tons, and the schooners
5l9 of 81, 9G3 tons-showine the coastinp trade
very near the foreign shipping.
The Ku-Klux Congressman are verv in.
dignant at the South Carolina member. Elliott
not so much because he is black, as because he
exceIs all of them in debate. To be a negro il
bad enough IN the South but to be able at the
same time Is absolutely objectionable.
A convention of manufacturers met at
flttsburg on Wednesday, representing nearly
all the rolling mills and nail factories of West.
ern Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio. Indl-
ana, aud kentucky, and advanced the price of
iron half cent per pound, and nails % cents
per keg.
1t IS said that hundreds of acres of nm
picked cotton, OF the finest quality, is lying on
the banks OF the Mississippi, below Memphis
waiting for harvesters. Those who raised il
have not the force to pick it. and are fire.
quenty Offering three -fourths of the crop TO
pickers.
"A Missouri husband sues another man for
the sum Of $4,000 damages for wickedy con
irving and wrongfulIy depriving him of the
comfort of the society of his wife, and aliena-
ting her affections for the space of 623 DAYS
thus valung the wife society at fraction
J 32 per day
The Cardiff giant is still on exhibition at
New Haven The New Haven Re1ister saws
ne has written several letters on the New
Hampshire election. Which is not surprising
when you come to consider that that election
has brought To life a number of fossils great
deal older than John Henry"
-Soiourner Truth writes to the National
concerning her New ENGLAND POM
to get petitions sent TO Congress to grant lands
to the freed people " have been hoping
that somebody would print a little of what /
am doing but the papers seem to be content
simply IN saying how old / am"
The number of commercial travellers. or
drummers, for New ork city alone is said to
be about 10000 and the cost of maintaining
them in their travels throughout the country
toots up to between fifty and sixty millions of
dollars year. There is serious talk of abandon
ing the drumming system.
--SoiOurner Truth lectured at Syracuse the
other night. She says Of the published accounts
of her life, that, what Mrs Stowe writ wa.
true, but since that it had growed and groyed.
and now it was great book and there WASN'T
a word of truth in it, and what there was that
was true was all hind side afore.'
The Princess Louise-now Lady Lorne-
is said to be very pretty, with fascinating man
ners, aud beautiful mouth and teeth. She like
her eldest sister, paints beautifully, and is also
a sculptor. Eight of Louises pictures have
been exhibited in London, this season. and
sold for the benefit of the hospitals. Some
Of