, 1873-05-30
NEWS DARA,GnAPHS.

"A Willard clock, 50 yoarn old, belonging to
tho cBtato Of tho lato Samuel Diako Pierce,
of Dorchester, Maus, brought 714o by auction,
Tho strike in Woonaockot, Il. l.. which
tna|ly ended. and it has cost tho operatives a
losa Of about St50.o0o.
OF Louisiana lind there Ii now 81, ,GO0 600 of
acreas less under cultivation than in 1SG0-a loss
which Is eatimatoa in production annually "a
equal to f310O,000,000.
IAN omaha farmer went out to dig horace
rndsh and struck Upon kotLlo continuing 81. 900
rntahagas, ns ho might havo found G pot Of dia-
Tho Law authorizes poatmnntcre to destroy
all poatal-cards which arc sont for malicioua
Tho Now Nayon Register doesn't publish
hs as af but It 1oks 5s IL Ike on tss
sssss # | es 9 md s'4 L nss Ct ss
'ouncos"
In tho last number of tho zeitschrir fir
EMnologte, pr. Robert Hartmann, in Lila papor
gu tho rorpaina found In tho lnEo dwellings, Of
switzerl0nt, calls attention to the curious fact
that tho domestic cat IL abuont from the ancient
farnn OF Europe.
Tho Lox!ngton (Ky.) Press tolls this: 5, IA
buanegs man Of covlngton bought poatal card
and, putting II in stamped envelope, mailed 1t
to q friend in Lexington. 10 eays tho cards arc
o great convenience"
"A TonncuHco pnper Of recent dato states thnt
locomotive struck tho wagon Of q farmer Of
that Stntc and himself, wife, and child wore de-
posted on tho other Gidc Of tho fonco, somewhat
hurt in spirit, but not il body. Tho woman'u
first oct waa to knock John down for running
into tho locomotive" aud to ahut up both eyes
tor insiBtiug that ho didn't.
Cottage rents nt Long Drapch Vary from
81, QUO to 900 for tho eoasor, according to
location. Lots aro very high, but ealea arc
Of Which ho ronts to Mr. jesse seligman for
So, QUO. Gen. o. E. Babcocl1's now cottage will
DO finished in July; Jay Gould is building tho
finest coLtage Of al, nud other monoyod mon aro
crocling some Of elegant pattern,
lilo Hamilton (Ga.l vislto, says: "An 49,
year old negro boy, on Mr.. ]. II. kimbrougl'n
place, wns iittcn By uoccsain on tho finger on
Friday night md died Oh Sunday. After being
ing Ills tong1,o, aud struck Mt everything within
his reach, always striking everything he hit at.
Ho would seize tho bad clothing aud shake it,
aud in every way initiate tho actions OF snake."
nor thousnnl. Tho 100, coo, GOO for which it con-
tracted will thorefore cost 3l3G 900. It proposcH
to receive. transport, anl deliver thcso eyory-
whore ia Tho country for cent encl, which will
profit Of 9sGl0oo ovor tho cost Of the simple
card. Whether thero is profit in it after paving
tho expenses Of tho Eorvico iB O question which
experience will enGwor best.
IA corresponding OIL tuc DuHtuu HtVDtl rEluas
ing notice Of life in Vionna, expresses h1a deep
admiration Of tho Vienneso girls. "ln fact, un-
dor rs, there are no ugly onos; whila for evory
third young lady ono moota, ono's heart Jumps
With the c1earcnt Of compilations, beautiful hair,
aud killing eyes; and the samo romarkB apply
equally for tile soryanta. Ilave becn In many
capitals, but mover wan 60 completely prostrat-
| cd by appearance rs am horo,"
lilo Rutland eVt.) He,.ald tclln short story
Of q. brief widowllood, saying that not many
montlih ago there came into tl,o village of North
| Adams, Maga., q widow from tho hill country,
With, the romans Of her husband for burial:
Coming to tho :gravo, ? slight leaving in !"
caused delay in properly placing tho oolin in
| tho ground. 30, having shed her tears and
made hor HoanH, she loft the remains above
ground, and wont to tho minister's houHo aud
was married to a new husband before tho doal
body of the old was covered with ecrth.
| "A fow dayB ago MI English broker who had
forged check for Ell 900, was ecntcnced 10 10
ycars' imprisonment. Let lib hare como Of that
GUS SUCCESSORS they will hayo i'll dofalcation and
forgery. Wo observe that Conk1in, the Now
York savings bank dcfaultor has returned home
from Canada,
Calmly, es to nights ropose
4 What. d mercy the City Government didn't moot
him with joyful salutations and invite him to q
bauluet! Tho machinery Of juatico in occupied
| with prosecuting srch nincoalpoopH' as George
Francis Train while the real criminals go froo.-
Springfield Republican: @ q l., .oouo,,;n.,,,,. T..
Oborlin, O., recently engaged IN old lnan-who
| has wifo and nix children to support-to dig
and'tix hor aero garlen. The old man worlod
about q week, md Oh ns!sing Tor bis pay aho
| slady' banded linn q bundle. which sho Rald con-
tainod valuable waterfall which ho could sell.
1Io took the ti1in to hartlrcssor. anll found
to his chagrin that 1t was not worth q quartor
being III old iuto coucorn which hnd done long
! saryco Ho declined to 60 back to tho lady, as
10 asaid, for eho might poison him for tho pur
pose of Atcailng llia Old boota.'"
In Dodge City, on tho Atchison e. 6anta II
Railroad, q mushroom Wogtcrn town, whcro Ian
il hut slightly observed, ono Of tlseso iutor1nina
bio takers was yarning " In C. ealoon to mum
bor Of the rough loYs OF tho place strangers te
him. -Thc moro loqnacious tho fellow became
the more weary his liotonorn. Finally, not do
srous evidently Of ,ncoting Tho fate Of tho mar
in tic cartoon, the listeners lllcd the wide-oper
pockets OF the etranGcr'a EncIl cont with powder
which, at>s propitions molnont, they touched Of
at tho Same inHtant diAcaarelng couple Of ro
volvors around l4n head. Tho stranger took tht
hint at once, stopped talking and placed distance
between hi,iNolf and notlgo City immediately.
IA Louisyillo lawyer latoly mot with angu
lar mshap. His vito wanted waste paror fol
o. enft Fl u
hustle. Newspapers boing scarce In that house
Mrs. Attorney seized upon cortatn imports
1 legal documents Which sllo found in her hus
bands onsco, and With them constructed tho do
uirol nppendago. Tho case in which those ra
pors wore to bo ,lac!a canlo Gu for trial, but II
consequence of Nladans little thoft thoY couldn'
try it q bit. An inquiry was institute1-in short
tlioro WAS row about it; mud tho ingenious oul
prit confessed, roaIorod tho dcpoBitons, and 81
forth, and NO suppose took snch lecture o.
fore had in lier lifo.
Prof. Agassiz hns already received. appli
catonu from ono-tlsird moro studontB for admia
sion to his nehoul OF natural history on poni
koeo Island than can 10 accommodated, Will
i Q now aud goncsona addition has been maae t
its onttit. i1r. 9. ". G:!lloupo, Of Swasnpscott
has presented to Prof: Agassz, for tho school
superb ynoht Of eighty tons, lnlly ] og]utppee,'
enable lho students aud toachcrs to study th
sea-bottom and its iuhabitantu by dredging, nut
also to mako observations on tho Gull 6troam
-Wo iutlmstcl 'tilo olor :lay that corn plant
ing was pretty mucl1 over ia this motion. i
yoen1s ON informant WAS either mistaken or hi
alaI au,nnt n,,1,liud nl.lY to Lila own iun1a]iat