Middletown transcript., 1874-12-26
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John G. Calhoun i il ths Menphi
jail for stealing pair Of breeehes.
! Italy has 72s pswspapsrs. IN Flor
encs alone over hundred periodical
II find sale.
! General Longstrses, = Nsv Orlsans
is reported TO BE- in very psscariou'
condition. ii i
A firm il Boston sold ID nine msnshs
one million four husdred thousand 8lasl
lamp shades.
Waterford. N. r. ships Over $780,
600 worth Of sasd for moulding pur-
poses annually. s.
Tventy-four sreyhounds II ehoies
breed were recently sold in England 1br
upwards Of $7650.
The cost Of the various expeditions
for Observing the transit ef venus Il
estimated at 81 500. 900.
The Chicago Tribsns says thas s.it
takes absut . quart Of powder aud three
pounds Of lead to arrest 4 man II Ar
kansas"
81. Louis recognises wossn's rieht
to the extent of furnishing smploynsnt
70 two strest- lamp liektdrs, i ii ths ihir
sex. - { 4 : 1 & s. S g ssl''a
Among tie young ladies phe srs to
make their ds5st IN Washipetsn society
this viatsr, are. daughters u Senator
West, Admirals Worden. Porter and
PQsss. and General Emory !,
The tiEsEpool Epsland) Poi ssys
that Stephen. the Head 1Csntse. has
written ! letter from Paris. pceitiyely
declining = e,scaept any testimonial from
bis brother Fsnians il England. .s
MinnsapoIiss Nina has jna1 wit-
nsassd ths inoeptio6 = ! nsu jesr1slis-
he vsuturss IN the dshaps Hof daily
pep~ printed on . putal Isasds This
shset bears sheaans u The
Post Baby" .sls
z A Sosthsrs s1ehasgs o6ses aHs fol-
owing advice u it, readsrs:s ssFor
port. 60 to Tsxsss They havs pan
hers thsrs thirteen isst losg glsna sx-
'sedingly sisoross; End Il you ha,s 10
port. the panshers certainly viii. ~
One Of the Paris theatres proposes to
dopt the rule Of clssisg tie door q
con = The Suftsin rises ana ksspine
hem rigorsusly closed while sks our
hin ID up. % that late comSrss may not
Interfere With the comtdrt of IN Who
Il ssafsd bstimss. ss ''ss Iss
An exchange tells forgetfal husbands
'at when they can't renenbsr Just
hat il vas their wives charged thsn
bring home, e Get hair pins. = they
= always handy about : houss. and
il serve for button hooks aud many
her useful purposes.
The French Academy Of Seispsss, il
reported. are about to propose the
transitional adoption Of the meridian
Greenwieh by I'll psyigators and
artographsrs. Al present nearly
cry maritime nation oaleulstss lonei-
Dc from some, point diffsrsnt ffom,all
rest. II ~ w
Auburn. Maine. has shosuaker
70 takes coutrasts to ..shoe and boot"
ople at : stated annual prios, rang
from SIS to $85, according t. the
. Of the foot and the gait Of the
arer. At the end Of the ysar the
'tomer brings in al his old boots and
'es and gets credit on the next yssr
the wear left in them.
Paris has successfully iatroduesd The
aerican horse railway. or ''tvaM, !"
il is called there. The cars used ere
I'll. having aecomnodasien for esly
nty-eight passenesrs. ten 1T whom
ad on the platform. Thess lattsr,
eadsof being charged fnll f6Fs q il
country, are counted % second
= passengers and pay reduced fare.
he Pistsburg ppddlsrs. Who have
ok. we're paid $6 per ton. Five
g day was the average. equal 10
and ons-eighth tons. and yielding
Is per day. Out Of this tie p,ud-
paid 81 Is to helper, leayinrs
noe Of $3.50 for hinsslf. Al ths
,osed rates. against which the men
x. be would get s. y day. and
aelper u 10.
new town in Nsvada hss besn
ed after Senator Jones. Nosviti-
ding the popularity o. Ills sans,
few places in the ooan,ry hsss tbe
llation. Georgia. Iowa, Hjssis-
and North Caroline. have s.eb !
= county. and Pennsylysnia and
have Jones' towns. besides which
are few Jonesboroughs. Jones'
!. Jenes' Blaf, Jones' Chapel
! Jones Corner. '2 g
'nisl Mossart. the wsll-kasxu
inventor. has just bssn takea 10
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