, 1873-02-12


Eighty-nine out Of the. ninety-nine counties
Of Iowa have the iron track. .-....
"A Vermont paper, in its marriage announce
ments, tho Other day, contained one oI to which
DIVORCE" But it is said the groom was 80 years
old.
They have just had an earthquake In Ore
gon which shook up tho people q good deal:
One loving husband, who had "just stoppcd
out to SOC 1nau On buslneas," rushed homo
with q billiard cue that ho had forgotten to re-
place, in his hand.
A novel pct hiss 3 lady Of Danie1dsonville,
n. X, In tho shape Of butterfly which nestles
in hor hand, alights upon her shoulder or hair,
or, by way Of variety, hides IN tho knot Of
ribbon at her throat when ho feels Like taking
nap.
Gardiner, Me-, the other day, BY tho innocent
ronark Of d lady preaent II always had a great
deairo to know how cnBo Of smallpox looked
so called on sick lady this afternoon, just bo-
foro coming to tho CIRCLE" ..
Henry County, III. Iii. Ono death has % Occurred in
Andoyer The coutagion is Baid to be spreading
In Oxford Township In an alarming manner.
Forty or fifty oases arc reported, with quito
number Of deaths.
Mics Kate Field hna shown herself truly
remarkable woman. She has acknowledged that
she made mistake in including the events in
the play Of Hamlet" within atotal spaeo Of ten
days, Mr. Woods, Of the Boston Adrertiser,
erod period Of from two to three months.
Mrs. Michael Regan, residing on Washing
ton ayonue, Albany, on tho It'll ult., became tho
mother of three boys and girl-one boy dead.
About ten months Binco she had trlpletB, and
ono'year previous she gave birth to twins. Nine
children In two years!
There is ono lady down on rubber bustloa.
Tho slippery condition Of tho milwaukee, 1agging
on Friday morning necessitatod hor sitting down
with enthusiaatio auddonneas,, and the rebound
that followed drove her head througha aixty-dol-
-General Dix is so pestered with applicants
for oflce that he has this notice posted upon
every window and door Of the Executive Cham
ber and his dwelling: y It any onlce-seekcr pro-
Honts himself hero during the ne1t four hours,
'ahoot him on tho spott' In this manner, .
to attend to State afairs.'
Tho professional Jealousy Of artists ia gem
orally believed to be somewhat bitter, but 1t has
seldom received such IN illustration as in this
extraordinary challenge, published In tho syra-
ouso Courier:
Standard you do not Ike ny painting In Kont Z
ss M please e1hS " q geur
Will A1r. Knapp havo the courage to try this
| crucial teBt, VIC wonder
| Professor Hayden asks for another appro-
| priation Of 100000 by OongrosR, to enable him
to continue big geologi gical surveys Of the Terri
tories. The Professor gives up further re-
searches In tho Yellowstone country, owing to
the hostility Of Indians, bnt deeirss to spcndl
! noxt summer In exploring tho eastern portion OF
the Rocky Mountain range, III tho Territories Of
| Colorado and New Mexico.
| The JaneByiile, (Wis.) Gazette gives the fol-
lowing account Of q singular accident George
Knstner was alono in tho mill yesterday when his
hand WAS torn OF, and waB working In the loWor
part Of the building. After the accident had oo-
Cured he went into the room abovo, shut down
tho water gatos, and started for tho DOCTORS Of.
flce, after carefully locking tho mill door. and
placing tho key IN Ills pocket: Khatner did not
roalize tho extent Of his misfortune. It Boone1
to hin,. ho said, that ono Of his fingers was partly
orushed. Ho loft threo 1ngors, bis thumb and
the lower portion Of the palm OF his hand IN the
machinery in tho lower room when ho went up
stairs to shut down the gateH."
AT bridgeport, Ct, recently, a policeman Wae
instructed to look attor tho boys who violated
tho city ordinance against ooaating in tho streets
uo presently saw two boys preparing for ~ go,
Of wom hen Ro tho oSdk aS E'qe e
policeman, " tako my sled 1t will go faator thar
his'n, and you will catch him !" IN an inatan
tho ambitious "peelor"s threw himself on the
sled, and soon came up with and arrested tht
offender. Tho Justice hoard tho testimony. and