, 1874-01-17


Rabbits arc being caught in OMlifornia to bo
tSa sl,Sbo. ~ '"'A''' "A''' '"0'0 p"p' '0'''n"na
-rho 1I'orld Almandc for 1874 contains large
amount Of political, statistical, and other val
nablo information, for copy Of which wo arc
under obligations 10 tho publishers.
"A weli-dressed, ab'e-6o1iod 1lhn astonishcd
people in State strcet, Boston, OH New Year's
day by walking up md down with largo placarl
on hia hat bearing tho inscription, want
Tho Swedish colonies in A1aino hnvo proved
30 profitable to tho cotonists, ~ we'll az to tho
State, that tho Immigration Commission thinks
1t 10 longer necessary to expend money to bring
more Of thom over. In New Sweden there are
Goo colonists. who have taken up 20 900 acrcs Of
land, 900 Of which have been cleared.
"A fro insurance agent Of Graud Rapids,
Mich. hnh made III estimate OF tile loss by tiro
in that city during the year 1878. 10 foots Up
tho total, ts41s,000, md tho total insurance,
9l82,000 Over throo-fourtls Of the total lossea
wero by tho great fire Of July IL. Tho five blocks
dosolatcd by TINT conilagration are now nearly
nll rebuilt with much bottor clasH Of buildings
than those That were destroyed.
The two mile tunnel on the limo botweon
Merthyr-Tydyil l. Aborlure III Watea reported
by cable to have fallen WIS OH tho lino between
Merthyr-dydvil aud Swansea, and was principal
ly uael for coal aud irou tratfio, being on tho
II worry mountainous country, rich In coal and
minerals, aud full Of mincB.
lin Boston a joint-atock company will DO es-
tsollshod, provided Tho Legislature grants. q
pecuniary responsibility and honesty Of persons
occupying positions of trust. Should tho onter-
prise succeed. it will bo groat relief to gontle-
mon Of property who are bored to become bonds.
asn, "N5,. "na who SAy ''s'' when they should say
Tho women In Fredonia, N. Y. are giving
tho grog-merchants no pence. They visit in
force tic temples of Dacchus, and read O. thrill
ing protest against his business to each proprie-
tor. They tlon sing hymn, mud ono Of them
offers prayers. Il tho man promises 10 give up
hs business, and keeps his PROMISE ho is left III
peace; otherwise there IL another OF these moral
vista the worry day. Ono day the procession
was 1877 strong: Thus far only ono Bpirltuous
man hns been conquered
THAT manufacturing pnya ia ILLUSTRATED by
tho dividonds just declared by Incorporated COM
panies il Titfin, Ohio, the prosent week. The
Iiilin Stove Factory declares ID por cont; tho
Iihin Agricultural Works Ii per cont; the rilliu
Woolon Mills Is per cent. Tho two large ehoe-
factories recently organized arc in d prosperous
condition.
-1'he old county courthouse at Lonox, Mass,
was dedicated last week al tho Charles Sodgwck
Memorial Hall, The courthouse was ,yl1rchasoI
by tllo Into Mrs. sohermerhorn Tor the purpogo
to which 1t is now dedicated and although sllo
died beforo the property WnB legally transferred
to the trustees, who Were to hold 1t for tho town.
her AeirB have faithfully carried out her wishos,
Ivy '@ffha % nondouts s IN. ~ Freeman il authority
for tue statement that ono night latoly, at .
meoting III the town Of Olive, ono OF the sis-
Oh her mind, which she thought would be meas-
urably relieved il she might u..burden herself IN
tile presence of hor fellow church-membe.s 10
relieve her distress tloy consented to share her
said It was hard to tell, but sho had Aoen
- Brother B- kissing and hngging Siator
= in the hallway, md don't thafik it's rluht.
that's what don't; now thore." Thoao remarks
Woro followed by silence for about tho Hpace OF
quito Bpcl], aud tho subsequent exercises were
very bricf.
Tho boston Commercial Bulletin says that
one Of Clatfin's lats $4,000 clerks began Jan. i.
1874, in Boston, ut ~, 0uo. Que OF stewart's Old
house this your. A hid BY New York uH., louue
with $4,000 Halary for cloak-buyer in n
Boston house couldn't toucl him. An old boston
lry-goodH employo has just gollo abroad Oh a
aud exposes % NV % Yorf firm Is ossy ry;@r yHar
to tempt Boston cottot!-goods salesman into
Its employ at salary of $4,000. A.worHtod-
goods clerk III Now York. ut y 900. III anxious to
get back to tho fold and hls old employers in
=" Lettros uno Inconnuo" contains lettory
addressed by 1Iarimao to 4 lady whosc namo ia
not glyon, Tho book Is In French, aud is pub
llahed by tho Alossrs Dulau. It certainly should
numerous and 40 pointed are many Of tho things
mid about living Engishmen. Morimeo had
been to spend three layB at hlr. GladBtono's and
thus rooords hiB honest Impressions. Mr.. Glad
III others Child" lie has In him tho child,
the statesman, Anl tho .fou." IIo hns at dis
house. continues hIorimeo, five or six persous,
and they havo prayers oyery morning."
We shall bo mado happy IT legal precodont
can be established whereby BARRIERS Gnu DO held
to taoir instructions. II i hatr-lrosHor may be
mulcted In damages for taling, OIL four inohes
wAon ho IL told to take two, or for taking or the
skin when tho request Of tue patron rolatoll only
to tho beard, or for smeariug tho load with ,l-
Known compounds Of grease aud aromatic
liquids, III ste Of l,olpiess protests, those bar
barous manipulators Of tho human lead may be-
mule moro cautious in their operations. Tiouo
remarks uro suggested BY tho report, in tho
English papers, that q lady in Glasgow had sued
q hair-droasor for sG0 for cutting hor hair too
khn determination NJ f1,a unit