Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-09-06
GLEANINGS AND GOSSIP.

this report from India is certainly the
oldest A native, while catching fish
in a tank, put the head of one IN his
mouth and bit it, as the fish was rather
troublesome in the matter of wriggling.
Suddenly one of the sharp points in the
back fin stuck in his hand (; he opened
his mouth to call for help, and the fish
giving a quick plunge, jumped down his
throat, and there finally stuck. IL was
only taken out, and by small pieces,
after he had been carried to the hos
pital. He was so exhausted that he
died as soon as it was removed.
A writer in the Nautical Gazette
soberly affirms that Noah's ark rs now
in a good state of preservation, pu'
living under an eternal mantle OF snow,
hundreds of feet deep, at an altitude Oh
1890 feet above the level OF the sea
Ever since the food dried up. the Gil,
mate of Armenia has been colder, ana
snow always covers the top OF Ararat,
rendering it impossible for any Oh
Noah's descendants to 60 up ana una
the ark"
Down in Pennsylvania they have a
ghosts convention every nlgh1. IL II
made ND of the mangfed spooks Of
those who have been killed on the rail-
roads. and they break forth all torn ana
bleeding. and pen CHASTITY resolutions
of censure on the railroads, and con-
duct themselves in bnsiness-like man.
per generally till the cock crows, when
they peaceably dispense.
Mrs. Darlington now says You
shouldn't be SO glutinOus, Isaac, as
with an anxious expression she remarked
the strong, conclusive effort that young
gent was making to bolt the last quarter
of a mince-pie-" shouldn't be SO
elutinous, dear. You must be very
careful, or you will get something IN
vour elementary canal or sarcophagus
one of these days that will kill you,
Isaac"
In 1884 about fourteen bales of cot
ton were shipped from America to Eng
land, of which eight bales were seized
as improperly entered, on the ground
that so mucn cotton as this could not
have been produced i'll the United
States, and this was more than one hun
bred and fifty years after the first inn
pOrtation Of cotton grown in the same
country. In 1741 the first sample of
Georgia cotton was taken to England.
The market in London for diamonds
continues in very oppressed state,
owing to the abundance of the supply,
and, with the exception of stones OF
very large sizes, and brilliants and
small rose diamonds of the very finest
quality, the fall in value has been gene.
raj, and in some descriptions, such as
rose-cut diamonds of mediocre to mid
ding quality, equal to from 30 to AZ
per cent.
A correspondent says that the mon
arch of Ashantee secures high degre'
of military efficiency among his general:
by warning them that if they fail t.
carry out his orders their heads will b,
cut off. As this promise is religiOusl,
kept, it is an incentive to great celerit,
and vigOr among the Ashantee briga
diers.
There is club in Rochester, N. Y.
called the "Dismal Six" The presid
ing officeris called the "Doleful Grand;
his deputy is known as the "Vice Dole
full" Wretched walls and despairinl
means are heard about the dinner table
and the toasts are the saddest the mem
beers can devise. Their motto is, eve
ne er will smile again."
"A hint for the season-The juice o
watermelons makes fine white vinegar
carefully strain it, put it into jugs will
small glass bottles in their mouths, an(
set them in the sun; thus, in time, j
will ripen through bitterness into
clear, fine favored, strong, white vine
gar.
The senate chamber in the capitol q
Washington is hereafter to be supple,
with fresh air by means of an airduct
10 feet in diameter, through which
constant current is kept up by an i'm
mense fan. The current will be KEEP
cool by sprays of ice water.
"A conductor on the Chicago an
Alton railroad ordered q fellow to re
move his arm from around his girl
waist, the other day, "because," sal
he, az haven't o woman for each ma
on the train to hug, and the law forbid
unjust determinations"
Don Piatt describes the British
house of Peers as ga body of men ex
ceedingly quiet and unpretending il
manner, not remarkably striking il
countenance, and so badly dressed tina
it seemed an affectation."
"A New York lawyer tried to clea
his gambler client, recently, by shown,
that he used marked cards, and there
fore the offense was not within tn,
statute against "games of chance" be
ing, instead, a "dead sure thing" TIL,
dodge didn't work.
"A mothers love is a holy thing
and is beautifully illustrated in the cas-
of the French woman who murdere,
her husband that she might become
widow and thus procure the discharg
of her son from the army.
This is the height of the preservin,
season. We saw through the windo,
of Wooster street house, Saturday.
shirt-sleeved man trying to pull off
pair of boots. and heard him say quit
plainly: Jam the jam stuff to jell.
Mayor Medill of Chicago decline
a seat in the Graphic balloon because
though it will probably start on time
it is liable to land in eternity, and h
wants to land in Queenstown.
Rev. Mr.. Fletcher of Buffalo dis
approves of pool-selling, but he believe
"the spirit of enterprise that prompt
men to make horses 60 for what the
are worth, is the same taught by Chris
and his apostles"
The Italians aro se;d IN oxb;b;