, 1872-12-05

leave his praises to the poor whom be succored~
to the lowly whom he lifted up, to the slave
whose back he saved from the lash, to the op-
pressed whose wrongs he made his own.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Nellie Grant Blues is 8 San Francisco
military company.
Chickens in Georgia are so scarcs they are
hunted with hounds.
1t takes three days for California China-
man to go through the ceremony of marriage.
They have possum lunches st church festi-
walls in Georgia.
The cable despatch about the Boston ire
cost the English press about 9600.
The Astor House, in New York, Us soon as
its lease expires, will be converted into stores
and Offices.
A man in Pine Island, Mich, whose wife
died short time since, refuses to eat and drink
for days at 3 time, and sleeps in aheet-iron
boz. where he says he can commune with her
spirit
The italian Government is about to issue
orders to prevent any more Italians from emf
grating.
The English Secretary OF War has concluded
to let the soldiers pny cards in their recreation-
rooms, and see If it won't keep them out Of the
grog-shops.
Potatoes are 80 scarce and dear throughout
Ireland that the Governors Of various County
Jai1s have been directed BY the Inspector Cen
eral to substitute for them in the diet Of tha
prisoner q ration Of bread three times week.
General Lees college is oyercrowded with
applications. and is well of financially.
"A Wisconsin Congressman is taken to task
by the press Of that State for sending out under,
his frank over five hundred wedding cards for a,
relative.
A little girl at Walpo1e, n H., fell while
playing the other day, and disocated her elbow.
surgeon WAS sent for, but just before his ar
rival she had another and 1uckier fall, which set
the dislocated joint
"A Brahma rooster, named ss Colossus;'' died
Of apople1y in Connecticut few days since
He weighed over sixteen pounds, doubtless the
largest chanticleer in AmeTica. and vas valued
at about 910o by his owner.
In all the new streets Of Paris the buildings
at the corne1s are rounded, or the angle cut OF,
80 that the sidewalks are curved thus faciitat-
ing locomosion and avoiding the many accidents
caused by turning around sharp angles.
Aaant asna hss ha sza to be
signed, commissions filed with names for about
200 Co1onels, Lieutenant Colone]s, and Majors
in the State militia: This batch will probably
provide for al untitled Virginians.'
Buchanan County, Virginia. enjoys the proud
distinction Of being the only county in the
United States from which no returns whateyer
Of the recent election have been received
By its position it is isolated from
terra incognita. The Richmond Enquirer Gays
the vote Of the county will probably never be as
certained until the Secretary Of the Common
wealth sends special messenger thithsr for
that purpose.
a correspondent Of the London Daily Nezos,
stationed on this side OF the water, writes honne
in unfeigned astoniahment "that on election
day 1sde Bromenaded the streets just as on any
1t was reported some time since that q
young lady Of Washington vas determined to
marry youthful Indian, who had become in
fatuated and fingered around her house; but 1t
transpires that the story was only partially true
was pleased; but the brave explained in few
brief words on being arrested, "Big scalp
much, ugh!" that his Intentions we're not hon
orable: Goyerner Walker procured him full
suit Of hair, and he started for the setting sun
as completely happy IS if he had had the entire
girl.
a fremont street Boston) auction store
has yielded up genuine art treasure, grimy
which, when the buyer had cleansed it with
warm water proved to be fine portrait, ani to
bear upon it's back 81 italian inscription, with
this import: "Bartolomeo Passerotti painted
IN % Bologna. 3 % Presented @ 5y him mt to IL. GioTana
Battista Deti on the ninth day Of the year 1N1-'
Passeroti Was the founder Of the Academy Of
Bologna; according to, Nsgels dictionary,
ranked next to Titan; and died IN 1882. The
portrait is remarkably clear and distinct, With
ont single restoration" or defect, but Just as
it came from the hand Of the master. Photo
graphs Of it have been sent to Dresden to be
compared with another portrait in the Dresden
gallery, besides which there is only one other in
existence. The face resembles Shakespeare in &
striking degree.
"A Boston letter QSov. 800 to the sspringhel6
Republican says: 81 The re1ief fund is gaining
now faster than for week or two, aad has got
above S200, 900. There are also small subsidiary
funds, managed by religious and charitable
societies, that make the amount much larger
than this +; but the demand outruns the supply,
and will for some time to come. The natural
but foolish pride which led Bostonians to refuse
contributions from other cities and communi-
ties has mostly gone into retirement and closed
its mouth and Mayor CASTOR has risen in pub
lie favor pretty steadily for the last week. as the
wisdom and humanity Of his first impulsive ac-
ton appears to be justified by the facts. The
Harvard College fund has rolled up astonishing
II fast, averaging nearly SIC, 600 day since it
began"