The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-16
FLASHES FROM THE PRESS.

Boulder Col, added fifty brick dwellings lass
year to The town.
There Is large influx OF northern invalids re-
iul
Thirty silver bricks, valued at $4,000, were last
week received at a Denver bank us the product oil
one mine for two weeks.
. grand poultry show for the Northwest has.
been arranged to take place at Milwaukee on the
l7th, 18TH, 10Th and goth Of February.
The Copfederates Of the Army of the Tennessee
TO secure q truthful history OF that army.
Sailie Collins Of Moberly, No. is forty years old,
and has been continuously in bed according TO the
Monitor, for thirty years. enjoying excellent
Anna Hanks, a dteen-year- white beauty. OF
Chicothe, Ohio, according to the GAINESVILLE
Courier, recently married negro named Hogan,
aged over fifty years.
According to the Helena (Ark) Herald Sheriff
Barrow, Of Phillips county. Ark, discharges muir.
derers committed to his care without autnority.r
Joe Pierce, who shot one Anderson being the last
turned loose.
The Fan River Mass, Water Works are operated
by an engine which cost $4,000, and pumps
forced to the summit Is iOO feet long and twenty
four inches In diameter.
At Buffalo Landing, Galloway county, Ky, on
ugly stories about J. +. Melton, who put sixteen
buckshot into him as punishment Wseman is,
as matter OF course, dead, and Milton is in jail.
A doctor at Preble, CORTLAND county, this state,
according to the Hamilton Republican, has u man.S
for pulling sound teeth, and number OF tnstances
are given where he has robbed children OF their
pretty teeth during the absence or their mammals.
The Charleston Ners records the arrival there
Sunday, from this city, of seventy five German and
Italian emigrants. The Germans remain Ia Char
bia where they Will endeavor to found an Italian
colony.
Under carpet-bag rule it appears that in Rich
land county, South Carolina, last year. over 10000
acres of land were forfeited to the State owners
being unable to meet the taxes. This is equal to
"a per cent OF the entire acreage. In Charleston
county $4,000 acres or per cent of the land was
sold Tor taxes.
According to the Augusta Constitutiond,ist an
effort will be made by colored magnates OF Aiken,
s. O., to get Mrs. Ellen Condy, Postmstress OF tha5
town, removed by the Postmaster General, on
trumped up charges she Is iineal desce nda anu
white residents.
Here Is an Iowa story "a young girl, near Ma
rengo, is wonderfully marked by rattesnakes.
Running partly round her neck. side by side, arn
two snakes rs natural as If alive, and the skin oe-
ing transparent they seem only living In wait for q
victim. On the 'front.' Of the cheek and upper part
OF the breast are the rattles--as though breast
pin--making perfect picture, aud shedding rcsu-
larry every year."
Olne Dutton. alias Mrs. General Averell, who for
mery operated IN this city as confidence woman,
was discharged from arrest In Brockport on Mon
day. and lett for Kocnesaer, y, wns' ptiabe one
physician VINO examined her says sno 10 SunSr,,ng
IRON an internal cancer wicn ,h, so a vna ner
lie, IL partially insane ana ~ "i""'' ""ucecu VI
the use OF narcotic drugs
The Newburyport MASS herald reports the ar
rest Mt Raynham, on saturday, OF Eva n. Wood
ward aged thirteen, who broke into the residences
Of her erandmotner, Flora wcodward, for bur
Youngest two children, OF whom the girl arrested
is the younger, were iorsaken oy their father in
children came over to Raynham where their
grandmother lived for food and shelter; but she
being away, they opened the house ana entered,
and lived there until the time OF the arrest.
The Alta CuttJovssta gives some facts IS 30 vne
wealth OF California last year. IL places the prod
uct OF the precious metals at f72 25S, 6o3 OF which
t6s 0oO, 900 properly belongs 80 this coast showing
an increase for the year OF about $40 600 oo0. Tho
wheat export reaches over SCI 100000 for the cur
rent year--au increase OF 100000 over 1874 The
two items together, therefore show an increase OF
e20,00O,00 In the two leading Industries OF the
State. As . matter OF course every branch OF
business has felt the Influences. The aggregate
exports are estimated at $50 900 900 or $3.50 per
head Of the Inhabitants The importation OF goods
| has, ON the other hand been moderate; and, M .
| result, money mas remained very easy. notwitn--
standing the panic Ut the East and the nigh rntc OK
| interest In London.