Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-30
PERSONAL lAhn PARTICULAR.

Tho reports from ali the Western States are
favorable for wheat.
The biggest dog in Iowa lives at Bones
borol and weighs l21 pounds. t4 sl
"A three minute earthquake happened last
week in Materyille village, Me-
New Orleans had recently a baby show, with
nearly two hunded contestants
Postmaster General Dreswell resumed the
duties of his office Yesterday.
-Ex. Governor W. L. Sharkey, of Mississippi,
died in Washington, yesterday, aged 80.
There are elephants in Kansas, but you
have to dig for them il you want them.
!, "A Georgia Judge fined four lawyers S5 each
for laughing in court, the other day.
-Ihe salary OF a Grst-class church tenor in
New York, this year, il from $25OO to $4,000.
.-lhe daughter of the Emperor of Russia is
said to be one of the best lingusta in Europe.
Insanity has been successfully pleaded by
Mr.. William Hibben, Of Des Moines, Iowa, in a
forgery case. tgI.
THE Journal of Chicago says that real estate
there is from ten to thirty-three per cent higher
than last year.
In Kansas City, woman levied on and car
ried away another woman's BABY, to satisfy
debt OF six dollars
A Michigan man says he has discovered how
to temper steel, and even iron, that it will cut
glass like diamond.
"A Detroit man has been fined $40 for knock
ing down an opponent with q roll of butter.
The butter must have been very strong.
A Brooklyn burglar pleaded guilty, the other
day. to having committed ten burglaries. He
was sentenced to twenty years imprisonment.
Some Philadelphia ladies' are petitioning for
female inspectors of the female prisoners A
very proper and judicious reform it strikes us.
The general topic of conversation at Little
Rock, Ark at present, il the discovery of a val
liable silver mine just outside OF that city.
There is coal under the city of Council Butfs
but the people prefer sending elsewhere for fuel
to digging down seven hundred feet to obtain It,.
Albert Fortune, a Virginia horse thief, pur-
sued by men and hounds for fifty miles, was
captured at Fredericksburg, Va, on Wednes-
day. u. ma. s.Ui, ..........
Secretary Belknap and General Sheridan left
Brownsville on Monday, by steamer, for New
Orleans via Galveston They are expected to
reach New Orleans to-day. .-.
1t is said that in Scotland one man in every
Thousand goes to college; in Germany the pro-
portion is one for every two thousand; in Eng
land it is one for every $500.
On removing the body of John Sallie from a
cemetery at Virginia, Cass county, ILL.,, last
week but SNAKE four feet long was found in
he box containing the colin.
"A dry-goods dealer Of Amoricus, Ga, availed
himself OF the recent hanging of criminal to
| impruvise an auction sale among the crowd as
sembled in the public square.
The homeepathists have won victory in
| the Michigan Legislature, for 1t is now provided
| by law that two of the medical department OF the
State university shall be of that faith.
"A colored traveller on the Delaware II. II.
stood still and saw the train move off this morn
ing After it had got as far down as West street,
| ne instituted semi-liVely chase but gave up in
despair at Orange street. He had no idea the
l-,sold thing" ran so fast.
"A member of the Trustees Of the Poor from
| ono of the lower hundreds came on the Della
ware train this morning and was rushing around
| inquiring for the alms-hOuse carriage. He was
informed that it stood in street near by in the
/ shape of a cart. When last seen he was footing
| it up p oor-house hill.