The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-06-30
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A hurricane in India has destroyed
So, 600, 900 worth of growing cotton.
The Sutro tunnel has been bored
2OS5 feet. no. fi e-.rrF.. 49, r.
Brussels is called by Victor . "den."
At fiiatka, Florida, a certain pota-
to patch produces four crops yearly. 20
London is said to contain male stu
dents Of medicine. 80 s...3 49, .-.....
The neighborhood of the Hoosac
Tunnel is becoming favorite summer
resort. E@- "'-.I --r-5 ri
Rags to the value Of $3.50, 900 are an
nually shipped from New Orleans.
The recent rains are said TO have
probably saved the grass crop in New
England. ingiEs iaa1g .Ga ot
No class are said to put more real
feeling into their vocation than pick
pockets.
In Arkansas the horse-fiies are so
abundant that plowings has to be done
bymoonlight.
1t is feared that Mrs. Vallandigham
will become insane from her recent Sc
we're family affections.
The New York Erening Post thinks
that Capt. Halls Artic Expedition will
be an useless venture. go "I.Es
The election in Texas for four MEM
beers of Congress is ordered by the Gov
error to take place on October Sd.
In New York after July LIST, dealers
in coal oil are to be licensed by the
Commissioners of the Fire Depart
ment. iGs -3s.i HEl.1s--- l. .s.--.
One of the Chinese shoemakers at
North Adams, Mass, having caught
the prevailing infection of that region,
contemplates lecture tour.
There is rurnor in California that a
large quicksilver deposit has been dis
covered In the coast mountains east
ward Of San Jose. 81. aar
A block of marble said to be the lar
gest ever quarrled in this country, has
Just arrived In Boston from San Fran
cisco. 1t weighs seventy tons, and
cost $4,000. ,sI-f
The New York Tribune says the
death of VallandIgham makes void
in the ranks of his party, but 18th e
success of the bold new countermarch,
with which his name is identified, is
already assured.n i0
The peach crop OF Georgia aud
South Carolina is very large this sea-
son, and heavy shipments are being
made to New York and Eastern
cities 4I57Gas s-rc. rU .seggai-g,lss
The second volume VI Lord Broug-
HAMS Alto oerspby win appear
shortly. In it the narrative viii be
brought down to the passing Of the
Catholic Emancipation bill in 1858,
and a large portion Of the book will be
taken up with the affairs Of the Queen
Caroline and her trial. .A 80 -.s'i'
New York city has three hundred
and eighty three magazines. reviews,
newspapers and other periodicals.
The papers left by President Lincoln
are to be published. Judge David Da-
Wis, Of Illinois, is now revising them.
The SECRETARY OF War has establish
ed series Of water gauges on the Mis-
sissippi river and Its tributaries, at
which observations will be made and
reported en- the same plan as the
weather reports, to give Information
required for the protection of alluvial
land against overflow.
In United Germany there are o.
a53. OlS Professionals, 14,55l,771 Roman
Catholics, and 4, 237 $3.50 Jews.
Oftwo hundred and fifty-nine Oe-
cupauts Of the Papal chair, but ten
have filled the place more than twen-
ty years. ss 80
There are in the United States one
hundred and fifty-three monasteries,
or religious houses for men Leaning
the monastic life of the Roman Catho.
lie Church, and three hundred ana
thirty six converts, or cloistels Ior
women.
OF the 800 collegiates in the United
States, 80 are Methodist, AZ Roman
Catholic, IS Presbyterian, ~ Congre-
gational, and IL Episcopal.
Rev. Mr.! Punshcn, the great pulpit
orator, has been appointed by the
Canadian Wesleyan Conference to
represent them at the next English
Conference.
The Unitariaus of Boston declare
themselves in hearty accord with the
evangelical. churches in the battle
against rationalism, and ritualism
materialism.
The Methodists are about to erect,
risht under the nose OF Brigham
Young, in Salt Lake City, . Gentlle
thirty Thousand dollars.
The colored Presbylefisns OF Pitts
burg have secured site for new
church, which they pEoposs to erect
as soon as possible. The necessary
funds are secured in part.
The late Cumberland Presbyterian
General Assembly took steps toorgan-
| lie two proebyteries Of colOred mem
horo in = senarate SYNOD. The total