Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-19
INTERESTING ITEMS.


forming on the violin beautiful air
a religious song and her brother
playing an accompaniment on the
hageolet- It has been noticed fol-
some time, when this air is played
that beautiful bird, is known as
the golden warbler, comes and
hovers on the wing only comes
when this piece is being played,
and is not seen at any other time.
When any one desires to see the
bird the lady plays this air on the
violin, but it never comes in res
ponse to any other song, and only
when the young lady plays.
%Goldsmith maid, now pro-
nounced the fastest trotter in the
world, is fourteen years old and
never did anything until she was
eight years old.
1@"Coffin Pitts, a we'll known
and much respected colored citizen
OF Boston, recently died, and was
buried from the Joy street church,
of which he was deacon.
@-The Talmadge Tabernacle in
New York, new church edifice
constructed of iron, is pronounced
SO far a failure that it is believed
no moro such edifces will be erect
ed.
@The Cardiff giant, after a
long series of thrilling adventures,
now lies boxed up in a commission
merchants store in Indianapolis,
awaiting the liquidation of SIG
against him.
MA last years graduate of
Dartmouth, residing in st. Louis.
has forwarded to President Smith
$1,000 with which to found a schol-
arship, having long purposed to be-
gin the work with his first earn
ings.
g Alexander H. Stephens is
now called a venerable calamity. "
~'Gen. Jos. E. Johnston has
been nominated for Mayor OF
Savannah.
E~No cases viii be heard by the
United States and British claims
commission before December. The
rules adopted do not exclude any
claims having the color of justice.
The claims of British subjects re-
siding in the south during the late
war will not exceed 100000.
%Mr. Grants History of the
Newspaper Press, announced some
months ago in England, is now
completed, and will be published
Immediately in London. 1t con-
sists of two large octave volumes,
and traces the history of journalism
In England from its commence
pent down to the present year.
%A Xenia gentleman saw q
modest looking carriage at the
Cincinnati exposition, and tlo1ght
it would be just the thing for his
modest self and family when
taking their summer evening rides
Stepping up to the exhibitor, he
asked the price, and was politely
informed that it was worth only
$1,000. He didn't buy.
e~ Always consult discretion
it is more discreet to be silent than
to speak when it is not accompanied
by sense and reason.
S|The postal money-order sys-
tenn between the United States and
England will go into operation on
the I'd of October.
B@Ann Riding is an English
girl who lost her appetite sixteen
months ago, and has eaten nothing
since. She is blessing to the
newspapers.
b@- France produced silk and
mixed goods to the value OF
$240,0O0,00O in the year previous
to the war, having had upwards Of
100000, 900 looms in operation.
p9-It is reported that pine lands
in Wisconsin to the value o.
100000, belonging to the Govern
ment, were lately bought up by one
or two corporations for $4,000.
%Trying to do business with
out advertising is like winking at a
pretty girl through pair ofgreen