, 1873-01-04
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS,

GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
Boston flro relief fund: $3.50 col.
lilo income Of Virginia from convict hiro
last yoar was s31, ,0n0.
Tho plan for tho ncw, union railway station
III Woree,ter, Mass, has heon decided on.
.-Tle oyster tsx of Virginia, last yoar, was
GAG, ,oo4, and cost ,202 to collect.
-lhera ara nov, since Jan. /, no days. Of
graco, on notes in California.
Building permits in Philadelphia last yeer,
{, 0,d22. decrease Of 811.
-Deaths In 1879: Chicago, 1o,a6o; St. Louia,
7,o27;: Cilcinnati,, 5,l72; Now York, 22,9ll;
Philaaolplia, 20, 5i4; Daltmose,. 8,703.
Tho spinal meningitis, which prevailed 80
extensively Inst sps!n III many Of the stablea in
Boston, has lately broken out again at tho South
1t is said Tint tho passengers on tho train
which tumbled over the oRbanknlent near Glas-
cow Junction, Ky, the other day, wcro plum
ttered by the Wholesale, but by whom, no ono ia
ablo to state.
The snu Francisco Bu|letin thinks tlat in q
worry few yoarR tho aoihc co1st will rails moro
than loo, 600, 600 bushels OF anrplus w1ieat por
ennun. mud says that, besides this, tho gold url
silver product OF the ooast estimated ut $685.
00Dt t03O annually, will BnE into iilAit;n i1cunco
"A loving San Franciaco man kisaotl Ills wifo.
md won't to the Office TO do some important
business. Two hours lator while lrivin:; along
with another woman, he ran against bu ;gy, up
uotting it and his own. There was q ,co % whom
ho discovered TINT tho occupants Of lhe othor
buggy wore his wifo and a notod gambler.
Seventeen monbers OF pleasant brother
hood, calling itself Is De1utlaryrs 4tssonlmours,"
have recently been arrested in Paris. They went
ABOUT In side Btrcota pretending to bo solliora
MANNED at Solforino, md begging for alns.
When tho victim folt In his roekot for money,
tho boggara would stop behind him. clip off their
wooden logs, md stun linn with thou so as to
get all liH valuabloB.
The 49,: Myers tragedy at Hamilton, Ohio, has
DO tlo loader of tue gang Of aasassins was nc
Quilted McGlynn was convicted OF 1nunslnugll-
tor, and was sontoucal to tiftocn montl.s' iul-
prisoninont in tho pcnitontiary, ani Jim McGo-
hun, brother to Tom, pleaded guilty Of mall
s!aughtor, and was sontonced to ono yoar in tic
"a Bay City correspondent writes to tho Do
troit Post: The crop OF logs being put up this
winter will not DO as great nB many anticipate,
Judging from tho reports Of operators n the
woods. The mannfacturers Of tllis district will
not ps in ever 225, ,000 600 fept OF logs, but otlo1
parties will put in about uo,00o,000 foot. The
horse disease aud want Of sufficient SNOW hos
| operations, and other difficulties 1nny bo mot
| with before winter is over.
-Mr. J. B. Lewia formerly Of Kontucky, has
! Just brought to Colorado carload OF ful-blood
| Cashmere goAtH. They number forty head, end
| aro worth MI average Of $500 zach, Ono i'm
ported buck cost $1,000. hIr. LowH owns tho
! parmaloe rancho on Turkey crock, about throe
mos inside tho mountains and eighteen nlilos
from Denvor, to which lie sout tho goats yostcr-
day. He says thoy will double in number every
ycar. They stood the long railway journey we'll,
! md reached Donyor in excellent condition. Hia
enterprise il m important addition to the stock
iutorestB Of Coiorudo.--Denver Nelrs.
-Tho interesting question Of tho worth Of
labor Mt the Hmo Of tho great fro has como up
at Boston in tho caao Of John 3. Wobstor, d
teaulstor, who WAS occupied ono hour III ron,oy-
ing tho assctB of the National Bank Of Mutual
Redemption, amounting to over 81 100000. Not
boing Satisfied with tho amount terdorod by tho
bank officers in payment OF his services, ho
brought suit to recover. A number Of witncHuos
testified that tho service was worth 500 an hour
at TINT tmo, aud the Municipal Court awa1ylod
him s75 damages. Webster appealed to tho su-
porior Court.
Tho fight between tho notorious Bill Mann,
District Attorney Of Philadelphia, aud Mayor
stokely, Of that city, is going OH at lively rate.
Tie Mayor, who is cndcavoring to break up tho
policy and gambling nuisanceu, accuses hIann Of
being connected with the pocylnons mud Gam
lers' Protective Association md with impeding
the ends OF law and justico Ue says tlat the
corruption fund il ut tho disposal Of tito District
Attorney, and this In tho rcaaon that tho policy
doalerB and gamblers who have been arrested
hayo never boon tried, Tho popular fcoliug is,
represented to be where it should ba, with Tho
Mayor.
Tho Laurium n1ines, In Grocco, which now
form tho subject Of q dibpite between the Crack
| and tho Froneh md 1talnn Governments, were
| anoiontly the source Of tho Crock coinage, but
| the Government finally Abandoned tllom 10 hay
| ing boon worked out. 4 compnny Of Froncl'mon
| and Italians purchased tho property some ton
yearB ago, and, having Anca been proltably on.
gagged in wording tllo minos, attracted the ntton~
tion and cupiditY Of tha 1rcok Government. Tho
latter first attempted to cal in posaeAsion Of the
surface orc, as not having boon included In tho
| grant, but falling now seek to tax tho company
10 por cent Of its pro!itn. Tho matter 10 now
talo tho part Of their subjects TJloy have pro-
! posed roioronco to arbitration, but Grcaco ro-