Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-10-18
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Items of Interest,

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country are not as well paid as base ball
professionals.
The English met with slight reverse
in opening the Ashantee campaign,
losing a number of men.
AMOS, Brazil, is overrun with agents
of menageries, who are buying boa
constructors for dollar piece.
Is it becatlse colds are to be sneezed
at that so many people are ready to
take them whenever they catch them?
A Paduacah (Ky:) court has decided
that marriage between a white and
black is just as valid as between two
whites.
A gentleman who was once betrothed
to Susan B. Anthony resides at Dubu-
nue, and has an air of hopeless melan-
choly.
The bombardment of Alicante, Spain
by the insurgents resulted in much
damage to the town. Another attempt
will be made.
One of the " toughest and healthiest
men" in Sioux City, according to the
Journal, ests but one meal day, and
that he takes Just before going to bed.
Indians in Kansas are on the war
path, and have caused much excite
ment among settlers and railroad men
by reason of capturing supplies intend
| ed for hunters.
The Sandwich Islands are threatened
with revolution. King Lunalilo is serl-
ously III, and not likely to recover, and
his kinsman, David Kalakaua, is already
drilling a company preparatory to selz-
ing the crown.
The citizens of Uniontown, Va, feel
a little cold toward henry Snyder. His
wife fell down well, ard he rode three
miles to borrow rope, when there was
q ladder long enough for the purpose
leaning against the house.
There are now in the harbor of Zans
zibar two Admirals with nine ships OF
war; Such force has never been seen
/ there heretofore, and the Sultan is SAID
to be cot.4inced that England means to
put down the slave trade.
A few months age a famous Prussian
General was inspecting some military
stables. "What do I see there ?" he
said, in tones of thunder, to a sergeant;
" cobwebs |" eyes, sir, was the re-
spectful reply; "we must keep them
there to catch the flies and prevent
them from teasing the horses.
The first premium on matched horses
at the Oneida county fair was awarded
to a resident of Utica AS the judges
were tying the ribbons on an unsuccess-
full exhibitor demurred at their decls-
ion, saving. "On what grounds do you
give the premium to Mr.. IS horses ??
" "On fair grounds" was the witty re-
ply.
The Scotch journals thinks that had
the Polaris been as well adapted Tor
Arctic navigation as are the Dundee
whalers-one of which rescued the crew
of the Polaris-and had her officers and
crew been selected on more intelligent
principle, the geographical and scienti-
fic results of the expedition would have
been invaluable.
Eighty-eight ladies have entered the
Michigan University, an exchange says.
One reason why this institution is SO
popular is, that hazling is done by the
lady students blindfolding the young
men and then kissing them. A hand
some young man named Gates, from
Worchester, Mass, was nearly smoth-
cred in this manner recently.
Of the 956 cotton manufactures in
the United States, 191 are in Massa-
chusetts, 139 in Rhode Island, 1873 IN
Pennsylvania, Ill in Connecticut, and
81 in New York, aggregating 667, or
more than two-thirds of the whole.
New Jersey has 27 New Hampshire,
Sc; Maine, %; Maryland, %; North
Carolina, %; Georgia, 81, and Ten
nessee, %.
We are quite sure that even his bitter
est political enemies will pathize with
Andrew Johnson in his loss through the
First National Bank failure at Wash
ington. All the money he possessed,
$50, 900, was deposited there. He lived
on the interest, and until some settle
ment is made will be penniless. 1t is
severe blow to the old and not over
provident man.
The charge of the VoT Pu6lica that
armed United States soldiers had again
invaded Mexico is untrue. When the
steamboat Little Fleta stranded on the
Mexican bank of the Rio Grande Army
Paymaster Nicholas was passenger,
with guard of United States soldiers,
who assisted in saving the cargo and
guarded it and the paymaster'S safe
after landing it from the wreck.