, 1872-12-06
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS
Virginia, which didn't have . cotton factory
before the var. has erected welve OF them
since.
"A member of the Virginia Legislature vas
recently fined $50 for "habitual1y carrying COL
cealed deadly Weapons"
The Sultan Of Benouw recently caugnt sl3-
teen Of his subjects who had been engagea N
piracy on the coast Of Borneo, and AFTER penead-
ing then1 stuck their heads upon poles BY the
Bhore as 9 warning to others. ,
49,, -aastfo5d 4 Conn, is ;r1p importing large nu-
for measure of ml1et each.
There is in the County House Of Laporte
County, Ind grl only Is years @ oia n wno oi,a =
a vonng rentleman in Oberlin went to see
his sweetheart the other night, and On his way
home tried to catch one OF those nlaek and Wnlte
! his Clothes
A method adopted in Portugal for preserv-
ing fish consists in removing the viscera and
epIinkling sugar over the interior, Keeping the
| may penetrate as much as possible. One table,
spoonful Of sugar is sufficient for dye-pound
| fish.
| Port Of Sebastopol to Balaklava has been re-
| solved upon by the Government at an estimated
cost Of II, ,o0o, 600 roubles. Sebastopol is to be
! merely commercial harbor, and Balaklaya war
! 1arbor. Their connection is therefore lndlB-
| pensable. -........
"A woman has sued LeaYenworth, Kan. for
SIC, ,0D0, because crazy man, some months ago.
! killed her husband while confined in the city
| calaboose. Two thousand dollars has been
offered her as a compromise, but the proposition
| WAS not accepted.
AT an English funeral, the other day, one Of
the six bearers slipped and fell !; the others
I }11a md ffa
| man in such manner as to in1lict injuries OF
which he died within week.
| --Woman's rights are practically e1emplified
in Spain. A correspondent thus describes the
loading Of the iron ore in Bilboa ut is curl
GUS sight to see the women loading the ships
with their bulky cargoes, carrying it in baskets
on their heads, singing gayly the while, and
tripping up and down the steep plhnks with their
supple backs"
"A mining engineer, who has spent some
time in exploring upon the north shore Of Lake
SUPERIOR reports that the gold discoveries On
| O year since, turn out to be Of little practical
| Importance. There is gold there in quartz rock
| in well defined veins, but it cannot be made to
yield more than forty dollars ton, and this ls
not enough to pay the cost Of getting it out.
The oysters IN several Of the tributaries Of
Chesapeake Bay. hare become green, and in
consequence unmarketable. Green is not d
fashionable color among oyster eaters IN the
| will sell for twice as much as a white one. The
| French oystermen have "greening ponds" IN
which the oysters are placed for the purpose OF
| being brought to the favorite color.
| "A neat little t1agedy was enacted at Verona
the other day, by two officers Of Austrian cav
airy. One Of them, signor s. H., had surprised
his wife in criminal conversation with one OF bis
friends. The husband and the lover agreed to
draw lots as to which Of the two should kill him
self. Fate decided against the lover, and an
hour later this gentleman shot himself through
the head in his own apartment, and expired IN
stantly.
Here is an indication Of the charming way
In which woman is to adorn our politics: At
Pittshe1d's Maplewood Institute, yesterday morn
ing, the young ladies Of Republican proc1ivities
al came into chapel for prayers IN bright coiored
about their pretty necks and twined in their hair
while their Democratic sisters appeared in black
dresses and sashes, and with Grape ties. Who
says the coming woman won't vote -
The women of Italy are beginning novel
crusade against foreign fashions in dress. It ia
to be hoped that it will be an effectual one, for
the models with which they propose to replace
those of the French are to be taken partly from
the most graceful and artistic Of the antique
garments pictured by famous Italian painters.
Native artists in gowns will aid in this queer
reformation, and monthly journal will advocate
it atrenuously.
"A masculine lady OF Halifax, who lost heavily
by the failure of the Commercial Bank OF New
Brunswick, encountered the bank officials Inst
week, and persuaded them to let her inspect the
books. She did 60, and conoealing one Of them
took it home. Next day crowd Of bank clerks
and police officers surrounded the door to recover
the missing volume. She would not give it up,
however, but slammed the door In their faces,
and in the end she was roughly handled, the
house searched, and the book found in the muddy
backyard.
They have strange chambermaids at shep-
herds Hotel in Cairo (says g. lady trayeller):
The one who waited eu our room, and attended
to all the various duties OF the calling, even to
the making Of beds, WAS Frenchman, dressed
if for dinner party, white vest and dress coat
and having the air Of q refined gentleman. It
was really embarrassing to accept bis services
in such a capacity. One OF the ladies', on ar
irving at the hotel, rang for the chambermald.
This gentleman presented himself. Supposing
him to be the proprietor or his chief clerk, she
expressed her wish to see the chambermaid.
he very politely replied, in the best English he
"A few days ago the Inhabitants Of country
town in England we're filed with conjecture at
thefollowing sign painted in large capitals On
the front Of a house recently fitted up and re-
paired: "Alra. Brown, Dealer in all sorts Of
Ladies'" All was coneternation: Inquiry was
instantly set on foot as to who this Mrs. Brown
might be, but no one could tell. She YVES a
stranger in the town. The second week after the
mystery was un1arelled. The house painter re-
turned to finish his work, and concluded by
adding-t'and Gentlemens Wearing Apparel"
Judgment has been given in the Court Of
Session, Edinburgh, in curious divorce case.
The pursuer was shipmaster, who, after hia
marriage in 1856, vent to Australia. During his
absence his wife, who had received money from
him, married mother man, who, four 1nonths
ago also left her and went to Australia. The frat
husband returned this year, and raised the action
: for divorce, which was resisted on the ground
that the decree was not sought till more than ten
years after he the first husband, knew Of the
second marriage. The Lord Ordinary Vas satis-
fed that the pursuer Was following his regular
calling, and could not, without serious injury,
have returned to this country. He, therefore,
made the decree.
What Came Of Firing Turkey Shot al
a Rabbit in Arkansas.
From The Vicksburg Herald,
Mr. James Reedus, while out hunting. on .
piece of land known as the Black Hammock, in
Chicot County, Arkansas, fred a charge Of tur-
key shot at rabbit very short distance off,
and, firing up hill, the whole load entered
the hm @ ths Saz1 nda
11r. Reedus was, as q, matter OF course, very