, 1872-12-12
GEN ERAL NEWS ITEMS.

CarHon & browns paper-min, at Dalton
Mass was burned Saturday evening. Loss,
Colonel Overton's experiment Of importing
Kentucky cattle to Florida, for dairy PURPOSES
has proved failure.
"A young lady at Gratiot, Mich, stilln minor,
has two husbands living, to each Of whom she
has been married twice within few months.
a fearful political struggle is going for
ward for the office Of State Librarian Of Indiana,
between colored man and a white woman.
Maria Mangin Brown, lately OF Mayfair,
England, having neglected to make will, and
being without heirs, has enriched the British
Government BY some ST, ,250,000.
"A Maine Democrat, after vainly gcrutinizing
the election returns in quest, Of gains for his
RaEFa TIA the opinion that Democracy
There is q movement revived to annex West
Florida to Alabama, Middle Florida to Georgia,
and make Eest Florida constitute the State.
The Young Mems Christian Association of
Grand Rapids, Mich, contemplate the erection
Of largo building to contain q hall, ETC., at q
cost Of $50 900.
One firm in Saginaw, Mich, has shipped dur
ing the season about closing 1G2, $50 barrels Of
salt, tho greater part Of which was shipped by
The Mobile (Ala.) & Northwestern Railroad
Company has built twenty-five miles Of road,
spent $3.50 900 and "busted." It's assets are
placed at $4,000.
General Mix proposes to organize company,
and erect car building shops at Allegan, Mich,
at an expense Of 100000, provided the citizens
subscribe S25,000,
Tho Supreme Court Of California haa just
decided that IT., until the new code goes into effect
goian witness is not admissible, under existing
law, against q white person.
a party Of eight gentlemen hunting in
Florida secured five bears, fifteen deer, ten
gator, aud caught sos pounds Of catfish and
Dream, one opposum. and five parroquets. Deer
are represented to be very plentiful
William Teal, OF Rutherford County, n. c.,
died on the way homo from Albany, N. T.: where
he WAS sent to eervo throo years as dreadful
ku-Klux. BE WAS dying of consumption; and
his devoted wife, who had secured lis pardon,
had brought him to Norfolk, Va, on his way
home, when death put an end to his suffcringg,
He was 2s years old, and leaves widow and
three small children III very necessitous circum-
stances.
a Brooklyn Justice recently dismissed the
case before him and discharged all the prisoners,
because he waa too drunk to proceed with the
business before the court.
FOR the past two weeks thero has been con-
siderable conmotlon among number of BaIti-
more building societies, caused BY two Secre-
taries absconding, and taking with them upwards
Of 932, 600 in cash: Ono Of these said to have
absconded is credited with fleeing i've societies
ont Of 32o,0o0 whilst the other worthy was con-
tent to secure $4,000. Scores Of poor men and
women have heon robbed OF tho savings Of
years.
Some years ago young woman in the City
Of New York wore $50, 600 worth Of diamonds at
her wedding, and now We find poor sewing
woman in louisville who supports disabled
husband and large family and pays rent by
making sixteen pairs Of pantaloons week for
only ~. However, the young woman who was
married in New York is not the poor woman who
GGes in Louisville.
The nerrowsst gauge yot attempted to, q
railway IS Doubtless that constructed in one Of
the English mining districts, where the line is
only eight inches wide. The same engineer was
afterward engaged BY the Government to con
struct line at Adershot for military PURPOSES.
Tho gauge is eighteen inches, and speed Of be-
tween twenty aud thirty miles an hour has been
Two Pittsburgh ladies' presented an enor-
nous American flag during the compaign to
poltleo-miltary association whose views agreed
with their OWL: After the battle was fought and
Won, the association having no further use for
it. He complied, and now the ladies, offended
at this disposition Of their gift, have brought
suit asninst the recipient
The Vatley T11glniu7 learns that o young
County, desired to visit her neighbor on tie op-
posita bank, and not having her horse or vehicle
whether from The prevalence of the
epzootic or not We did not learn, resorted to the
novel ezpedlent Of taking two chairs. md con
her US she stepped On the other, succeeded in
crossing the stream dry-shod
The following statement gives summary
Of the wrecks On the Long Island and New Jer- |
sey coasts in the season Of 1S71-72: Number Of |
vessels wrecked, %; total value OF vessels |
wrecked, so far as reported, 92s1, 500; total |
value Of property saved, $685., 956; total value !
of property lost, $685. 144; total number Of lyes
saved, 2o6. On tho entire line Of this terrible |
coast, upon which "a vessels we're wrecked, not |
one life was lost.
in Wyoming women not only vote but sit on
uries. They are not, however, deprived Of
other 'sheaven-siven ri ghts," SO long conceded
o them By common consent Of all mankind.
Fomen IN that progressive Territory being
ntely obliged to serve on q jury against her
sil took her baby along, and the yonngster set
lp such d vigorous protest that the Court WAS
ain to EXCUSE the juror from serving. Even in
Wyoming the right Of taking care Of babies is
oneeded to women as having precedence over
hat of serving the public
a young woman named Hildebrand recently
lad narrow escape Of her life while working il
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