Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-09-22
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it is among the hogs.
A black baby took the priz at the Keo-
kuk baby show.
The Ku Klux Committees romance will
make volume of 2 600 pages.
Gottscha!k wrote 1000 pages of autobi-
ography before he died.
st. Paul. MINI, prides itself on a case
of Asiatic cholera.
The new postal rates commence in
England, Oct. 5. A letter weighing one
ounce gees for one penny.
Diamonds to the value of 800, 600 were
admired on one woman at recent Sarato-
ga ball.
Mr.. 81. N. Smith. the owner of Gold
smith Maid, has $3.50, 900 worth of trot-
ters.
TiIton says Victoria Woodruff is only 80
This makes her too young :or the next
Presidency.
A romantic couple, whose ages aggregated
145 years. ran away from Springfield to be
married in Willimantic, the other day.
Bjornstjerne Biornson, the norwegian
novelist, has $4,000 income from his
books, aud is preacher besides.
The Cleaveland Herald mentions Con-
necticut politician as having General But
Ter by the hair. A very bald attempt.
The Arizona Miner complains that the
Apaches are reducing its subscription list
at the rate of ten fcalps per annum.
The total expenses of the Mon Gents
Tunnel amount to $13. O.O. 900, of which
France pays SO, 100000.
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says Ohio will go Republican. We had
John Hussey, of New York, has received
8 gold medal for saving the life of
drowning horse.
The volcano Of Mama Loa, Hawaii, is
in full eruption, and the light of it is seen
q long distance at sea.
Butler, ii his WestGeld speech, 18th in
slant, says it is part of his mission in the
world to break up the CAUCUS system.
One of the Dupont powder mills near
Del, was blown up on the
7th instant and demolished. No lives lost.
Vitriol throwing is becoming epidemic
in Wilmington, Del. On the 18th Instant
Patrick and JAS. Martin had their clothes
ruined by the acid.
The Catholics of Australia are forming
a political association in opposition to the
Orange organization. The Catholic Arch
bishop has denounced the movement
The bellies of New York are not at ali
abashed by the information that the Grand
Duke Alexis will not be permitted to marry
out of royal line.
Mr.. Bergh insists that the slaughtering
Of animals in the presence of each other il
4 needless cruelty, and urges the butchers
TO do their executions privately.
The Princess Mary of Holland is said to
be five years older than her new husband,
the Prince of Wied. She is very wealthy,
and made her own wedding cake.
The Grand Duke Alexis is engaged to
the young Prussian Princess Mary Eliza
beth, daughter OF Prince Frederick Charles,
nephew of the Emperor of Germany.
The exports from Great Britain during
the month of August were nprecedented.
The value of the goods was 922, 221, 245.
thirty per cent. more than the same
month of 1870.
A son-in-law of one OF Grants brothers.
in-law is without an Office. It is but fair 10
say. however, that a good appointment
was once made out for him, though subs
equently withdrawn.
The social reforners of Washington are
working with desperate energy inspired
by the reflection that the demi monde
of the capital are to be dispersed before
the meeting of Congress.
A Georgia negro thought he would
economize by sending his Sun to school
and then make the boy teach him. The
plan worked we'll until the young teacher,
the custom of the seminary
where he was taught, gave the old man a
thrashing for spelling dog d-o-r-g, and
then the latter became disgusted and ran
away.
Rosky Point, Rhode Island, afford a
good field for missionary labor. A gen
tIeman who passed there last Sunday say
he saw enacted scenes which would dis
grace any half-civilized community. A
cotillion party was in progress. roulette
and tbree-car monte tables were spread
openly, and gambling, fighting, and al
most every species of v:ca revelled undis-
turbed.
"a Taxpayer writes from Boston to
the New York Tribune that he lately Wis
tied Congressman B. F. Buffers place of
business, where he found United States
official who is paid good salary for at
tending to the Soldiers Asylum in Mai ne.
writing Mr.. Buffers name on a wheelbar-
row load of his speeches to be distributed
by the Postoffice Department.
A most disreputable scene is reported
to have occurred recently at Lyons. The
council of the city, which is
ultrated in its politics. gave the children
of the public schools a holiday. The
watchword of the day being Liberty"
there was no restraint of any sort. Chill
dren of both sexes became very drunk.
and all Of them were encouraged to utter
It is the Presidency Sahib Seward has
his eye fixed upon, and he expects to bowl
out all competitors. The Kinkob turban
and the flowing robe OF the Parsee have
now become his adopted costume. He
will stump the Union on an elephant,
attended with a troupe Of Samarcand dan
cling girls aud Nubians with symbols.
Oriental habits he has found much
TO his taste, and one OF the prominent
planks of his platform will assert the supe-
riority of the chiboque 10 the present
cigar.
The New York Herald is, for ali prac-