, 1872-10-28
MISCELLANEOUS.

Up to this time, 199, 600 patents have beer
sued by the Patent Office.
Nov. IS will be generally observed
Thanksgiving, by Protestants in Canada.
Paris is to have an English thea tire,
upon the building having been commence S.
time ago.
The Oregon Legislature ms indefni
postponed 3 proposition to establish female
frage in that State
- The Directresses Of the Woman's Chris
Association IN Hartford, Conn.,, have voted
to admit colo1ed girls into the Home.
- The Topeka Bridge Company has ohtai
the contract for bridging the Missouri at
Gibson.
The mechanics Of Leavenworth have ha
meeting to protest against being forced to
pete with penitentiary labor.
Among the industries Of Waterloo, n
NOW rising into importance, is that OF manu-
turing yeast-cakes, $4,000, 1000 of which
made last year.
1t took exactly three days and six hours
weigh the 100000 francs recently sent by
French Government to Emperor William
Germany. $500.
n:z 59a1 5 t1s nysF r. s s2 5saseg gns hSys So
has fallen since July, and the whole regio
destitute OF water
The Rev. Olaf oleson, recently execute
Tromsoe, Norway, committed murder to gra
| his penchunt for rare manuscripts and books
| The Hon. Daniel Needham, Of Gro
Mass, has offered to the Commonwealth,
| of cost, forty acres OF land in aver, on whie
| erect State Prison, in case it should be Il
desirable to abandon the present one at Cha
| town.
| Two hugh African slaves, with their
| much tatooed, driving with long relps pa
ostriches, are among the present sensatlo1
Paris. They are invariably followed by an
| mense crowd OF men, women, and children.
| The cholera has broken out With great
| lence in different parts OF India. Up tot
25. the deaths Of 227 Europeans, all in the 81
had been reported. The natives are also su
| ing terribly. -.
"A young 1,dy in New York recently paid
for having q single dress made. Ih9 carer
look Of her intended since he heard OF it
caused the deepest anxiety among his friend
The scheme OF anne1ing to the City Of
York the Town Of Morrisanis, and possibly
Town Of West Farms, and that portion Of
| kers lying south Of the limits OF the Git.
Yonkers, has been revived, and seems to I
with considerable encouragement.
An English theatrical manager has ser
Intentions Of bringing out Hamlet" vii
practicable and very beautiful scene Of b
Wherein Ophelia shall drown herself in sigt
the audienc. Genuine water is to be used
New York burns about 1000. .00o, 0oo e
feet OF gas per annum Chicago, 40o, ,ooo,t
st. Louis, 250, ,000, ,0Q0 Cnc1nnall, 4uu,uuO,t
Pittsburgh, 200 ,000, coo; San Francisco, 25o,t
600, and Baltimore, 400, ,000, GOO.
Boston proposes to become second yer
This she will do by extending several 4
bridges, over the water which divide her
her suburbs, and by draining, reclalm1ng,
filing in the marshes which border the Cha
River.
Tho authorities Of Ottawa University, g:
da, are having plans prepared for magnlh'
pile Of buildings to be erected for the purp
Of the institution on the site Of the pres
University. The new buildings Will cost
S400, 900. 1880
an Indian comes before al Omaha Court
Of the panel, being asked il he had any pr
dice, replied: "No; only I've bin chased
'em, bin in several battles with EN-, and VI
hang every devil Of 'em at sight"
-Messrs. A. l. II. sprague, ct Providence
T., have recently purchased 45o, 600 acres OF
ber lands in Maine, paying therefor SS per
or 81, $50, 600 for the whole. They paid
1851, ZOO to bind the bargain. This is one OF
largest transactions in real estate On record.
During the last year, 226 new streets
been. opened in London, with an aggre,
length Of 9319 miles. During the past
years, $50, 900 houses have been built in Lont
and new streets opened involving alangth Of
miles.