, 1874-08-18
MISCELLANEOUS.

Francis Do Pau 1foalton Is Its wlolo name,
"A cl'iropodist in San Frauclaco swallowed
some = Of - tho aod with Which he trpatel corns.
and It killed him.
1t is said thns tho Now York Herdtrs report
of the 0rant-Sartoris wedding vas. derived from
tho Rev. Alr. Tiffany, tue officiating Clergyman,
who got $500 for tho Job.
-. -sonalor Il. D. Anthony has purchased ton
acres Of orange lantls Mt Eureka, Fla. Ilo cou-
-Ialking Of Goldsmith, Mali. it 1nny bo vol
to state that slo is II years Of age, il ovnod by
Henry N. Smith, Of New York, WHO says he won't
u-rhe Lcxlneton Qy.) Gazette states that
deh. John G. Brockinridgo's health Ia not i'm
proved by lia trip North, and hiH physician cil-
tofta1nB grayo approhens'ons as to his condition.
ans rnetS;r,tean "o N tue New York Por
writing down Dau Voorhcoa, tho Indiana inla-
tionlat Hc dehounccs bis laat victim as
""sansStttos " ssf ,1tai These are shade ~orae than
DR.. Cyrus X. Fishc, formerly Of Providence,
4. l., but for several years loading profession
al man mud citizen of St. John, N. b. (wheto ho
was 1nivoraally ostoomed), wag slowly dying of
pnlm monAry disaaao, d fact winch preyed upon Ills
mind aud doubtless rroducod temporary insani-
head With = small ballard ri1o.
Both the candidates for Delegate to Com
Gr'ss, Colorado, aro from this uoighborhool
H. P. II. Bromwe1l,, formerly Of Coles County,
1l4s1 AoPAu AuIG4s1A tuih AHk4lEk 4N OOUhCG4B, uIfU
Is nov the Republican candidate for -dalogate
from that Territory. Tho Democratic Candidate
IL 4. NJ Patterson, from over tho line in Indiana,
having moved to Colorado from Charlottesville.
-nanUAe (fH.) A!etcs.
in Kansas politics, Illinois figures prornf-
nontly. at the Late lpdopandent State Convou-
ton, composed OF farmoss, Grangcrs, ntc., two
former lllihoihans were placed on tho State
ticket. Mr., Abbott, formerly editor Of the
.sy u sa, ad co Ss smh fenepy eE sste sdtor
Of ths Jacksonville (lll.) Journal, wns nominated
for State Auditor
Tho now mode Of collecting on tho Hudson
River iaaiiroad. which vent into force weet
ago as far up tho rond as SpuYteu Duvil, Inns
been extended 10 roughkcepsic. Wednesday
collectors mot all through trains at that dopos
+ and proceeded sontl, and north with thon,. The
conductors Gu these tra;na now simply go
through tho cars and punch the tickets, Wlile
tho collector follows and takcs them up.
Wien piece Of territory Eotlles away below
ita accustomed level, the matter Is very eaBily
explained. and tho cage is tlle same whom thore
~ a sudden uphenval. But in tue vicinity Of
Schenectady. n. Y, phenomenon has occurred
which gives rtHo to 4 great tlcal of speculative
Inquiry. Tie railroad near that place for about
hundred feet Inns several times risen to such a
degree as to render 1t necessary to talio 1lp tho
rails and slecpers and grade the bed auew. It ia
supposed Tint vein of quickaald runs tudor
tile hatd pun Of tho surface ut that point, and
that the wator from tho high gronnd, saturnting
1t and becnmlng Imprisoned. exerta q 1laulio
power, lifting thS surface In nceorslance with
adopted ct onca.
Tho finest specimen Of silver orc ovor pro-
duccd 10 Colorado is now being caleluliy dotacl,-
cd from it's position in Que Of tho Caribou mineB
1t IL feet long, fect wide, md Is inches lu
thickness; it's Weight is estimated at four tons
ut least. and it ie covered with nuggets aud
scales OF pure uatiyo silver, some of which, All
nm oyo-witncsa observes, arc large enough for