The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-02
BYTELEGRAPB AND NAIL.

BIZ TELEGRAPH AND NAIL.
The Supreme Court of New
, Hampahire has . young lady clerk
a, human skeleton of giant siz'
Was uneartaed last week at Yves
EStI afford, Connections.
Il A New York dyspeptic has an
, nounced his intention OF trying
the bread found at Pompeii, which
is about 1900 years old.
A western youth of eight sum
mers has sold his skates anC
bought shotgun, and is now II
the woods looking for Spaniands
i Fifteen pounds Of dried apples
is the minimum charge OF an
Iowa editor fora first class mar
risge notice. Lone with poetry
costs more. gse
j Miss Flora Searles plunged into
the river at Lewisburg the other
Iday, and rescued = boy, William
4 Gressinger, from drowning. AL
honor to Miss Flora.
i The custom receipts for the
week ending December IS were as
follows New York, 81, 659, 298;
Boston, 1855, 1853; Philadelphia,
| $l40,410; International revenue
/ receipts, $277, 21O. "
/ The American churches in Paris
were all well filed on Thanksgiv-
ing Day. At the American Epis-
copal Church, Rue Bavard, a col
lection was taken up for the suf-
Ferers from yellow fever at Mem
nbis. -... alg
The Charity Amateur Dramatic
Association of NewYork will give
performances at the Academy of
Music, in that city for the bene-
at Of the. widows and Orphans of
the Virginius victims.
Queen Victoria has interested
herself in the youth O'Conner,
who made an attempt on her life
some time ago, and he now en-
plOys his spare time in Australia
in composing letters in verse to
her expressing his gratitude.
The Atheneum states that the
first impression Of Mr.. Mills Au-
photography, consisting of three
Thousand copies, was all sold with
in six days of publication, and a
second impression of the same
number is already exhausted.
In the State Associated Gran
gers, at Decatur, ILL.,, on Wednes-
day, a number of resolutions were
Introduced and referred, among
them, two looking to the forma-
ton of new political party. Ad.
dresses were made by several
prominent persons.
The foreign trade OF Great Bri-
tain has not been satisfactory to
her merchants this year so far.
That nation sold $S2, 500, 900 less
of cotton. linen, silk and articles
of food in the first nine months of
this year than in the correspond
ing period last year.
Congress having passed an act
authorizing the Secretary Of the
Treasury to exchange the bonds
OF the loan of 1858, commonly
known as the fives Of 1874, for
new i've per cent, bonds OF the
funded loan at par, the Secrets larry
is now making such exchanges on
application.
From q return Just issued it ap-
pears that during the last twelve
years England has expended q
sum equal to $50, $40, $50 upon
coast Notifications, distributed for
the most part at Portsmouth, Ply.
mouth, Portland, Pembroke, Sheer
ness, Dover, Gravesend, Chatham,
and Cork
The Bingham Canyon Railroad
in Utah cost only Sal per mile.
The Salt Lake Tribune says that
it is the cheapest railroad ever
built in any country, aAd demon
atrates the fact that the great min
eral resources of Utah can be de-
yeloped in an extraordinary short
time, by reason of their ability to
build railroads at cost but little
above that of an ordinary Wagon
road. ~ $685.
The Anonymous Thousand
Founder" as the mysterious per-
sonag, is called who gives such
generous contributions to hospi-
tails, has been going his grand
rounds again. The Committee of
Guardian Society, Bethnal Green,
Liverpool acknowledged the re-
ceipt of the usual donation from
him on Wednesday. No one has
yet succeeded in tracing the name
or whereabouts of this magnificent
philanthropist.
| Midshipmen- Masser and Roller
have been ordered to temporary
duty on board the Franklin, and
upon falling in with the Colorado
to report for duty on board the
latter vessel; Acting Assistant
Surgeon Myers to the Minnesota;
Acting Assistant Surgeon G. D.
White to the Boston Nav-yard;
Acting Assistant Surgeon Todd
Ito the New York Naval Hospital;
assistant Paymaster Vaughan to
the receiving-ship Potomac.
The House Committee on Naval
Affairs have been considering the
duplication of q large number OF
officers. OF the Navy, who from
various causes have lost their po-
sitions on the list and ask to be
restored. Among them was Com
modore Preble of Boston. His
case was referred to q sub-com-
! mittee, of which Mr.. Gooch- is
chairman, for examination and re-
port. It 10 the intention Of the
| COMMITTEES 20 make thorough ex
animation in each case before
taking action.
The London Echo believes tina,
among the things mot generally
known" is the fatal connection be-
tween Saturday night and infant
mortality. The number Of chill
dren who are smothered by affec
tionate but over-tired or not over
sober parents, between sundowl
ON Saturday and sunrise On Sun
day, far surpasses the mortality o
. any other night in the week. Thil
is not precisely the idea of th,
!. "Cotter's Saturday Night" which
l poetry has made familiar, but tn
iexperience Of coroners 10 unfoF
tunataly tar from identical viii
she optimist view Of poees.