, 1873-07-31

about forty foot Of sheep twlno to IN umbrella
and thon stood tho protector in tho door Of n
olovcn different personn aaw tho umbrella, know
that its ownoY had lostit, md wanted tliom to
tako Charge Of it, md carriod 1t the length Of
tho string only to lot 90 Of 1t, md wondered
Thore IL somotling in tho sight Of q nlco nm
| hrol1a which gooB right to tho public heart
Detroit FREQ Press.
Tho vito Of 1tonry r. Norcross, coal ilenlor
Of Dorby. Ct, while sitting In her parlor Friday
donly falt an un9aunl warmtl about her foot, ard
looking down discovered TINT l,or clothes woto
| on lire. blo put down tllo child In place Of
nafoty, mud then attempted to extiugnlsh tho
aancs, but they Ind by Tint timo 30 far cnvcl-
waa fatally burned in consequence, dying during
tho night. The mysterious origin Of tic flro Is
| supposed to have boon L. parlor match on wlliol
Hh1 '1nconscloualy trod while rocking hor infant
child. H1r. NorcroaB in d prominent citixon Of
Derby, mud this terriblo calamity oxcitos nuiver-
aal sympathy.
Two froBcoes by Nafaelc, carefully romoy-
cd from tho wallB Of MI Italian monastery. wore
recently aold In Paris ut auction for $4,000,
n follow haH boon arrested at Hudson, N.
T., for splitting tobacco Juice Oh tho back
broadths of young laay'B dress. Bllo hal do
cltned his company front church, md 30 lo
walked beflina and had hiB royougo.
lilo IariB Cll1rera an1lon'iceB with great Joy
ttet hir. Darwin waa ro}ectod by ~ against 6
yotoa as Corresponding hTombor Of tho French
Academy Of Science.
t;Nc American says: ''To lis tho probabilities Of
hH HaccesH appear to bo little bottor than thoso
OF oil individual who, IN all opon boat, without
aail or oars, should nttompt 10 float across the
Atlantic upon tho surface Of tho Gnif stream"
"A Virginhn wlitea 10 Richmond paper that
ho il opposed to tho election Of nn unmarried
nun for Governor, and that ho would not vote
for Lily own brother wore llo Q bachelor.
Tho Louisville Courier Journal thinks that
# tho adago DO true TINT "Hypocrsy is tho
iai'. Of tho Washington Chronicle, pnya creator
homage to virtuo than my Other man in tho
country.
In tho Wimbledon shooting matches, TINT
gront attention. Tho Commons won as usual.
Tho Marquis Of Lorne shot with tho Lords by au
arrangom cut, though ho III not q peor and not
only nlado tho largest Hcore on His own sde, but
waB benton BY only one Of tho Commons.
-IntcnBo excitement has arisen in Agassiz'
school, at Ionekese, on account Of the discoy-
cry by student Of a m.tBclo in a dogs log,
which hlr. Huxley has hitherto deuied tic dog.
IA report Of an old-fashioned sermon aayH :
"J,lat at thia point he stopped speaking q fow
moments, wiped his forehead, turned back his
wristbands, ran his fingers through his liair spit
and rubbed bis boot III it, drank little water
commenced on alowor key, and proceeded as fol-
"A pnper In Provincetown, Mass. tells tho
story Of q ssupposod mermaid, Hecn upon tho
beach ut Brewster Village, on tho 10Th inst, by
Mrs. Young and several children. Tho head Of
tug object, it says, reaombled exactly TINT OF q
child, willie the roat OF the body wnB Of fab form.
When first seen the lady became frightened, but
the children, less timid, approached it and throw
some sand into its eyes, whoreupon 1t uttered
cries like child, and commenced rolling over
mud over down to tho water, and darted OF into
the aea, Keeping ta head above the surface, aud
Resembling, In every manner TINT nf q child