, 1874-10-31
MISCELLANEOUS.

seventy-fve thousand dollars las alrealy been
subscribed for the nov medical building OF
Harvard College.
Paris has 500, 600 1oungers in tho streets, 1870
cafe-eoncorts 238 public ball-rooma, 25 600 wino-
chops. and 7,226 bli]iard-roomB.
-Clorgymeu aud laymen will do we'll to take
warning from the fato Of minister in North
Carolina, who lost his life in q singular manner
seue, as a cure for rheumatism whom tho oil was
ignited BY tho fire on tho hearth near which he
was standing, and he was burned to death.
The Vermont Fish ConlmiBatouors-Bo the
Senator Morrill's "back pay" which now lies in
the State Treasury, would bo rolioyod Of all taiut
of tho "snlary-grab" it turned over to them to
be used for the purpose Of building tlsh.
breeding establishment; and they ask tho State
to make that disposition Of 1t.
"A remarkable instance Of canine fidelity was
witnessed recently at Columbia, H. G. hIr. T. l..
Mckenzie. son Of q confectioncr, waB found dead
In the subnrbs, with pistol-ball In his head ard
Q revolver lying across his body. His dog re-
fused to let any ono approach him, and even 70
PEELED tho Coroner alld the Jury. When the
father arrived. the dog received him with evident
Joy, aud allowed him to examine tue corpse.
After eighteen years Of tolerable honest
administration, the City Of San Francisco ts again
approaching tho disgusting official rottenness
which inspired tho rigorous popular movement
against public thieves III 1850. The rocont rovo-
lationH mado III tho offices Of tho Coroner,
Assessor, and Stroet Commissioner, are not
whit behind those infamieH which eighteen yeRrS
ago called tho Vigilance Committee into OK
iHtonco.-SacrameF.o Union.
Oregon has thus far exported during the
present soaaon 252,284 bushels OF wheat and 784
barrels Of flour, aggregating IN value tho sum OF
$229 Gl6. A fow weeks ago tho farmers Of that
State were somewhat anxious on the subject OF
bojng ablo to procure sufficient facitios for
the shipment OF their grain. The1o seems to bo
at present no further approximations on TINT
point-SaM Francisco Chronicle.
The recent rapid growth of San Francisco IL
something oxtraaldinaEy. During tho part year
city limits. bong more than MAS ever erected in
any two preceding years. Many OF the houses
are Of worry oxpeusiye character, many private
rosidences ranging in cost from ss0,o00 to
e160,000. Tho groat influx OF people to tho
Btnto OF California is doing the work.
Tho Vermont Legislature. Oct. q, olected
tho following State oalcors: George Nichols, OF
North1eld, Secretary Of State; W. G. Perrin. OF
ney, Of Montpelier, aorgoant.as-Arms; James 8.
Peck, Of Montpelier. A1iutant md 1nspoct or
General; aud L. &. Kinsloy, Of Rutland. Quar-.
tormaator-G General. The htst Two were elected
without opposltton; FOR tho other three tho
Democrats voted respectively for II. II; Bishop
md Capt. J. Q. Liyingston, Of Montpelier, and
John ". Gurrior. Of Troy.
Anna !. Mostly. wifo OF Col. Robert Mont
gomery Moaby, committed aulcsdc, Oct. y, at
OF . shoft.Line train. Tho lady. was i eiaser-in-
law Of Judge Bland Dallard, and granddaughter
Of Gov. Deyelng. OF. Virginia; sho married
currod between thon, stuco probably caused her
TO commit self-dostruction. All sorts Of rumors
aro ailoat. Tho Loulsyitlo Coarier-Joufmat
says: "Mapy Of our readers will reoognizo iu
tho unfortunate snbJoct Of this notice tho once
fascnating Miss Anna Mcdowell. whot sona
thirty odd yoars ago, was QUO Of tho relgnlng
bollos in tic society Of IoutsvilIe 11er first
husband Was tho late Oyrne II. Bent, respeotad.
abolit niuotcon years ago; hor last husband blr.
Mosby, wal ell-known eltlzon Of Louisville. De-
sos her husband, hor immediate family conslsta
OF Two daughters aud ono aont all OF "hon. are
are numerous and among cur most respected
citizens"