, 1872-12-11

The "tirst ahad" has already arrived ut 6a-
vannah, Ga.
Fifty square miles of country was burnt
over, recentlysin lower California.
The annual meeting Of the Michigan State
Teachers' Association will be held at Jackson,
Dec. 26 and 27.
The arrival Of immigrants at milwaukee,,
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"A fastidious Connecticut gentleman pre-
ferred to pay $4,000 on breach of promise
rather than marry young lady who did not spell
correctly.
The boiler III the grist and Baw mill Of B. ".
Parsons, at Saline, Mich, exploded Friday morn
ing, 9Th, killing Albert Miller, the fireman, and
damaging the mill to the extent OF $4,000.
Cause, carelessnees.
The Troy Times gives as an Indication OF
the tightness Of the money market, that on
Wednesday last one of the bank tellers Of that
city protested nineteen notes.
The Leavenworth, Lawrence Il Galveston,
and Kansas City Santa Fe Railroad Companies
are building large ma machine hda shops at otta"a,
Particulars have been received OF the burn-
ing Of Hardyville On the Colorado River, Ari-
zona, on the 18th u1t. The loss will not, it is
said, come up to 3100, 1000, as the buildings were
al Of adobe, easily replaced, and very old.
The contract for building new jail at Fort
Wayne, Ind, has been awarded to Christian
Bossiker Of that city, for $81, ,49s. The building
is to be fire-proof and contain all modern i'm
proyements.
AT Hillsda1e, Mich, the other day, an e1-
press upon the Lake Shore Railroad ran over the
team Of Moses Dresser, OF Cambria, killing both
horses and destroying the wagon, and Nr. Dres-
ser YVES seriously injured.
We are not through with Sergeant Bates
was presented with the Union Jack, which he
intends to carry all over the American conti-
Dent.
The walnut crop is quite an item in Los An
COLES County, Cal, where more attention has
been bestowed upon the propagation Of the wal
nut than in any other part Of the State. Fifty
thousand pounds Of this years crop have been
sold st 10 cents per pound.
Hero is the way in which they manage these
matters in Vienna: 4 contractor named Satiny
having defrauded the Austrian municipality OF
%, 600 forms in q contract, the over-ahrewd Vi
ennese Was arrested, tried, convicted, and sen-
fenced to nine years imprisonment.
"A somewhat costly mishap occurred on
Treasurer Of the Hall, Elton d Co. works at
tempted to throw package Of money, contain
ing several thousand dollars, from q passing
train into the door Of the Office. Unfortunately,
the package burst open and the money Was scat
tered to the four Winds but st last accounts most
Of it had been recovered.
In Strasbourg, the display or wearing the
French tri-color was prohibited by the military
authorities. To eTade this law, three OF the
leading ladies' Of the city walked the streets in
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and the third in blue. An engraving Of the fair
promenaderss, passing by groups Of puzzled and
angry Prussians, is Conspicuous in the windows
Of the French print shops.
Mrs. Mary Beckwith, Of Hartsgrove, Ashta-
bula County, Ohio, died suddenly on the 25th Of
November. She was sister Of John Housel,
then on trial at Jefferson for murder, and had
just received summons to attend her brothers
trial. This 80 shocked her that she WAS thrown
into commissions, from the effects Of which abe
died. She was 10 years Of age, and was highly
esteemed in the community where she lived
The Housel trial, which occupied the Court ten
days. terminated on the 7th IN verdict OF
AT Nevada, Story, County, Iowa, Saturday
evening, 7th, a family living over the dry goods
and merchant tailoring store OF e. L. sturgis,
heard pistol shot in the store underneath.
Hearing no disturbance, and thinking it strange,
they called the neighbors and broke open the
store, where they found Mr. Sturgis lying on the
floor, in front Of looking glass, with . CHASTITY
wound in his forehead, and pistol with one
chamber empty by his side. He had lately
shown signs Of insanity, and is supposed to
have committed the act while in an insane fit.
Mrs. Sturgis and two children are on visit to
her father in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. sturgis
mother resides in Terre Haute, Ind.