, 1873-09-25

Laborors arc 30 scarco at st. Paul that coM.
tractors are obliged to send to Chicago for thor.
Tho artificial butter nado in Now York ia
becoming very popular. md the producers havo
beon 90 successful TINT thoy announce q1lar-
torly dividend to stockholders 4 nnnlfautory
Ia soon to bo established at Now Hayol.
"a 10-year-old French girl burned ltor fatl,-
er's house because ho Ind whipped hor for not
knowing her catcchism.,
lilo City Of Davenport, according to the
Stato census, taken last spring. bad jncrcaaeI
only 512 since 1870. Tho censtls of Rock Island
shows an increaae, during tho snmo timo, Of
2,47.
in tho midst of Episcopal aervices at Omaha
on Sunday evening last, n live coon entered tho
open door and mado for tho altar and tho la-
dies III q way tho latter dcBpised. They
little quadrupcd, with D pontentiary tail, was
expelled.
-Thirty-one of thirty.six rohelious sttldeuts
Of tho Alankato (alinn.) Normal School have
been expelled therefroul.
AT camp-mceting at S1iddletown, Lake
County, Cal, lady, uuder great o1citomont
and while shouting and clapping hor hands, do
olared she wanted to dio then aud thore. IIor
wish WAS granted, for sho almost instnutly foil
back, aud died III o fow minutes. Tic cxcito-
mont WIS moro than her delicate frame could
bear.
"a correspondent of tho Lewiston {s1o.)
Journal nays that tito Maine Central charges
s4.8o Per ton for freight from Lewiston to Liz
ing freight betweon. tho two places for
$3.50 per ton, and when team has
a load both ways only 90 per tou il charged.
The writer is also informed that ono of tile lis
sAchusotts, because lie has cheaper frcfghts from
Boston to Lisbon than from Lewiston to Lisbon.
Bon Gregory, whilom Of Willalnsport, haa
removed to Indianapolis, All our citizons who
knGw S Ben nann anow lin Iii .s ax gons When aoat
wagons and two toanls. Ny goods will hayo to
bo haulod to the depot here, aud from tho depot
at Indianapolis. gueHs the best plum Ii to haul
thom cloar through" So he loaded hie wagons
land, auil ho himself took tlo traiu for tho capi-
tal.-lLafayetle (IHd.) journal.
Tho extensive tract Of lnl,d for tho now Lako
Shore l. Michigan Southern aailroad shops, near
Euclid, is boing rapidly cleared or aud lsyeled
performing tho work. Clcuclan,l Herald.
Tho Keokuk Northern Line ia doing I'LL in,-
n1enso bnBineas from Minnesota portH in tho
transportation Of grain in bulk. Its stated TREY
arc handling 100000 bushels Of whoat daily,
which il taken to saltwater from beow and tleYo
loaded on tue cars for Duluth.
a gracious 20-year old son OF Mr.. Gatos, Of
Wallingford. Conn, BY forged ortlora on tho
ings Bank, Of New lIayon, tlrow all his tathors
lifa-long Bayings, BONO 81, 100, and Inns Gecanlp-
oil. Mr. Gatos ii blind and unable to work for
tho support Of his family.
Wagner. tho IBlo Of Shoals murderer, dug
out OF his cell OIL Friday night and obtained an
entrance into tho cell Of john Curtis, OF Ni,ilo.
ford. 0nco there Ito went to work oil the lock-
sprang back tho bolt aud stopped out into tho
corridor, and thence to coll occupied by thrco
women. whore he operated OH tho lock and
walkol in, closing tho door after him. lIo ra-
muinod thoro until o'clock In tho morning,
when the jailor found that the door had boon
tampercd With, and inquired tho reason OF tho
women. They denied all knowledge Of tho af-
fair, md eventually Wagner waH found still in
-Jamos High, OF Southern Illinois, Inns stock
Of pot anakoB, which includes ono 1attleslmho,
h butl-snako, copperlIcad, a cottonmonh
moccaBin, a raltloHMake'a pilot tlnnIer-Bl.ako
and some two or tllroo otlior vnriatios. jim il
attentive to hlH pets, and Gun bo Hcon duly with
ono or two about his neck, n few in Ills hut, and
tho roat III hls bosom going to the rlvor to water
them. llo takoH pno Ut in.o and holds it by tho
tail while 1t drinks, aud then returns it to either
hiH bosom or hut.
a merchants clerk in London, aftor nlch-
ing thousands OF pounds from, his employer, con-
fessel to his sweoshoart TINT lc had obtainel ID
exhibiting a hottie, declared he would
Fin. Sic botoyoa ali he told hor, and
did not hesitate TO alaro the SPOIL. lio
stained hiB face brown to represent q snnburnt
silver spurs and ologant attire, dcckod out Ills
bride III eplendid iinory, aud adorned her with
gold aud precious stones worth II ,500 Ilo is
now In Jail. That's all.
"A Detroit lady namod Mrs. Francia arrived
homo from Chicago yesterday morning with q
year old baby III u present for her husband.
Willie waiting in the Chicago depot for tho tral'.
to start, young lady came In with tho child in
her arlns, and asked Alra. Francis to hold 1t. a
moment wlilo gAe went to tho ticket Office. Aa
ahe did not return, tho baby wus brought along
to Detroit, and Mrs. Francis will adopt It. A
noto WAS found pinned to the childs rnderclossl.
Ing asking strangera to 10 good to Il for tho
sake Of 4 heart-broken womhn.-Oe1roa h'~4
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