, 1873-02-12
NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

It ig proposed to teaoh Spanish in the public
schools Of San Francisco.
THE project for Union Railroad Depot In
Or 9pnG;lnnati for some tme under consideration,
Tile contract for the woodwork Of tho now
Capitol at Hartford hos been awarded TO Larkin,
tho Mew y Haven Haven builder I1 for s29o ogo.
burgh Railroad will be finished to within eight
miles Of the White Mountain Notch the coming
summer.
.-proyincetown, Mass, hus retolcod in a woels
Of sleigh-rding, an event ALMOST unhoard Of
before in the momory of the Oldest inhabitant
Baltimore ranks among its property ovnera
the Duchess Of Leeds, Lady Stafford, Lady
Emily NIcTayish, the Marchiouess OF Wellesley
and AIadnme BonAparte Patterson.
Among THO articles from Amcrica to be OK.
hibitcd at the Vienna Exhibition is log Of black
walnut, tho largest ever grown, si1 feet in diam-
eter and olghtoen feet long, which WAS cut in
1t seems to bo the impression In somo quar-
tors that tho repeal Of tue franEing privilege
carries with 1t tho freedom OF exchanges among
newspapers. This in miatake.1 Free exchanges
arc not affected Washington Chronicle.
by curious and melancholy coincidenco
two deAths occurred at nearly tho aamo time aud
place, and on tho same train, on tho Central
Pacific, few days ago., Ono passenger died OF
quick consumption and tho other OF intammatory
rheu!natfsm which struck to tho heart.
Two Of the most famous Of tho former
daimios Of Japan have loft homo for an An1cr-
can tour. Thoy arc gonslemon OF tho old school,
descendants OF historical houses, and Of oollrgo
very much opposed to the innovations ot. tho
plosont rogimo. Still they would soom to havo
an Investigating turn Of mind, and bound to find
out what Tho now civilization TINT ia milking
such rurnpus at home, Ia like,
The United States Supreme Court has de-
oidod THAT o desorter from tho army, who has
beon caught aud made to soryo out tho ontiro
charge from tic army, is, in effect, jusf az good.
as II ho Ind been faithful from the first, and il
LOCALLY entitled to his bounty. This will be good
news to those who have suffered by the decision
OF the Paymastor General, which was exactly op-
poato.
III 1t Is according to etiquette for gentlemen
to remove thoir hata at ooncort or the theatre,
why should 1t DO etiquette Tor lady to koop
S % Dehnd lin womsS &c no @ LoalS ss whoso
immense chignon, with second story Ut ailk.
ribbons, iace5, and artificial tlowors, intorposed
botweon your limo OF vision and tho stage, when
you at4 trying to follow tlrc movements Of the
Tho society editor Of tho Washington Re-
publican notitoa all ladieR that his calls aro
maao aooly IN discharge Of his Journalistic duty,
presence waa not pleasing, ho sincerely rogreta
tho occurrence, and adda,
The aoelety editor j. constrained to thus deanc his
position from ~ unpleasant occurrence that happened
psased to state that 10 has oxpsrloncoi since he con-.
Ts q e s Sy he
Evidently the fellow haA had his nose pulled or
received o storm rebuko.
Tho Belfast (Me.) Age is reeponaiblo for tho
remarkable statement that afr. l.. M Poor, Of
searsmont, on taking some eggs from hons
tho ond Of ono, but thought nothing Of It TIL ho
heard the ahell snap. Upon looking lie saw
singular substance oozlng out, which proved to
bo fully developed serpsnt soyen inches long,
Which had apparently lain coiled up in tho end ot
SFNR fta rn1 NJ la ygl,i ifa pf
the egg, and exhibited some aigus Of Ito when
1t frat cRma out,