Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-08-10
Miscellaneous Items.

men III GREAT Britain.
A CHARLESTON child was drowned in
barrel of molasses.
A NEGRO owns one of the best dry
goods stores in Richmond
BUFFALO, n. Y. is to have a new
park, containing LOCO acres.
TWENTY FIVE dollars is the average
price paid for the manuscript of dime
novel
NEW YORK has twenty-nine miles OF
water front and over seventeen miles of
saloons.
AUGUSTA, Ga, sent North in four days
recently Is, 500 watermellons. And vet
the season has hardly opened.
A MAN who once peddled apples in
Norfolk is now worth million dollars.
He made it all by being an honest dis
tiller
THE New York policemen, since the
adoption of the new city charter, have
paid S31. 669 in fines for dereliction of
of duty.
AT Cambridge, Mass, last week, the
Tightening struck the house OF light
ening-rod- maker Just to show its impair
TALLY.
PISK-LISED sunshades are going out
of fashion among the ladies, inasmuch
as they give to the complexion very
| trying color.
A BRIcKLAYER in Philadelphia has
been bound over for trial on charge Of
maliciously throwing mortar into the
eyes of little girl
TWELVE drinking fountains are to be
placed in the streets of st. Louis, i'm
mediately, $1,000 having been appro-
priated for that purpose.
THE longest stream of water ever
thrown by a steam fire-engine, is said
to have been 327 feet The engine was
the "Gift, of Cincinnati, in 1856.
MAINE reports only two-fifth hay
crop. New hay is now selling in Lew
iston at $50. Last year it was only
15
The champion pardoner" of Amer
lea is said to be the governor of Geor-
gia, who has granted 346 pardons since
August, 1868, including As cases of
murder.
Mr.. Postotfice-man, want to pay
the postage on this letter. "Single
or double, miss Double, Sir" with
courtesy; Il was married last
week
SOME bear hunters in Maine having
received SIS bounty for three bears
killed on Sunday, have quoted their
consciences by giving the money to
Sunday School library.
II the dressing room; "Mary,
dear, aren't you we'll, why don't you
come down stairs {? " Wife" Oh,
I've got one eyebrow blacker than the
other, and | can't find pencil any
where, and it won't wash off, l don't
know what to do at all.
TRAVEL to Europe continues brisk.
During the last fortnight twenty-six
steamships have left New York, all
taking out full compliments of pleasure
seekers The companies are bidding
for customers by putting down the
fares to the lowest limit.
VERY beautiful cloaks for driving
and theatres are of black cashmere,
made in the shape of circular with
deep cape open at the back, and elabor-
atelv embroidered with white Prussian
braid and trimmed with black and
white fringe a finger deep.
A HUSBAND advertises thus: My wife
Maria has strayed or been stolen.
Whoever returns her will get his head
broke As to trusting her, anybody can
do so if they see fit for as | never pay
my own debts, it's not likely I'll pay
her
A CASE of much interest to newspaper
conductors has just been tried in an
English court. A gentleman had sent
voluntary contribution to daily
newspaper, which was committed to the
editorial waste-basket; whereupon the
aggrieved writer brought an action for
the recovery of lis value. 1t was held
bv the court that contribution sent
unsolicited to a newspaper ceases to be
the property of the writer precisely as
though it were an ordinary letter, and
that he cannot insist upon its return
in case it is not used.
THE New Bedford Mass Mercury
SAYS that a seaman, returning from has
first voyage in a whaleship recently ar
rived at this port, found awaiting hlm
a letter from the executor of his father,
who had deceased during his sons alb
sence, announcing a bequest of about
$50, 900. The herr was of course pleas
ed at this substantial token Of his
fathers affection; but to the suggestion
that he would now give up the sea, re-
piled: No; / shall look after my prop
ertv, and then probably ship tor an
other whaling voyage.
A MEMBER of the Arkansas Legisla-
ture, who goes for economy in public
ny-nnn, lit-,rn in snnnEin.. an an eXtrAEa-