, 1874-03-27
MISCELLANEOUS lJEtdS,

There arc 1G6 boys iu the Iowa Reform School
-Gearhart, the cx-Trcas1,rer Of Cherokee
County, 1owa, was aontenosd tu thirty days. iin-
prisonnent at Fort Madison, for loanlpg tho
funds Of tho county.
The suez Canal appears to 10 doing u good
business. Durlug tho month Of January, Iii
vessels PASSED through, payiug tolls to tho
amount Of $'433,000.
cd L settlement with tic divorced wifo Of tho
deceased by paying ler $g5, 900, sho agreeing to
foEego all her claims for thus Sum.
The now Governor Of Fiorlda, made such by
tho death Of Gov. Hart, III Marcellus b.
who left college dozen yeara ago to 60 iuto
q A1aino regiment, earnod a commission. mud
since tho War LAS been prominent in F1oridRpoil-
tics.
Inst wool tho Heca, arriving at this port
from Liverpool, brought q mail from Grcnt
Bntan Tor New Zoalaud and New South Wales
consisting of 155 bags, and this week, Oh Sunday.
tho Marathon brought hero another mail Of 169
bags, making altogether 324 bags for tho steamer
Advertised to sail from San Francisco the 2slh OF
March.-Noston Journal.
When tho Summons contest vas waging,
there were boasts from m,uiy OF Butler'a
friends that le was able to obtain
House before those monbera themselves
had received them. To-day the House, on mo-
ton Of Alr. Pierce, Of Boston, passed a resolu-
ton aimed directly at Butler, charging that
coltaiu disreputable persons lad been able to
Hocure dispatches III tho mhnnor nu1ne1, md di-
recting tho Architect Of tho Capitol to inoloBo
the telegraph stands 80 that outsuors could not
hear tho Instruments Washington correspond
cnce Boston <idrer{lser.
resoutatives, who thought thas tho salary
allowed thom by law was moro than their
Legislative servlcos vera worth, have TO-
ury, the money to be placed to the fund for tho
insane. These gentleman are the Hon. Samuel
Drockinridge. Of Marion County, and the Hon. L.
O. uaBkill, of Monroe County. hlr. Btecxinridgo
returned $50, leaving him $500 for his services;
and hlr. Haslill returned 5220, leaving for his
services $3.50. Mr. Breckenridge is IN Anti
MonoroliBt, Mr. Hassill u Republicau.
Miss josie Carrco W. Dir. John s. Willia1up, for
breach of promise, brought to recover So, 200
as smasS a r9narsa ns ho1 e gs59 Gn @ the morning
Tho Spirit Lake (1owa) Beacon contains an
item which sorvoH to ahow that there is O good
deal Of human nature in thB world. It says:
ut would be amusing, wore it not 30 painful,
country, now thore IL prospect Of
Ss''Ds Gradually gu coming to e'' let a!' that
there IL from 1.200 to 900 acrcs OF land in this
township that will lie fallow unless tho ownors
get donations of seed grain; yet tue grass
hoppera dld less dalnago III Centre Grove than
any otner township III tao county; tod blaas
tno !inn sno Po"e cao pos "'n lor ooaa-
t'ong 4.
IN Loa Angeles county tnoy are toarlne nP
some Of Inc oaoat ana most nrolillo yineyasda TO
maho room toT the planting 9i o1nnSo nteha!as'
according ~ tne EIptess tno NollaAn Vlle,
yato, one OF tno oose III tne country planted
4pous tlltty.hVe years ago, las oeen torn up:
~ ~ sa!d enas On accouht Ill., OF tue low prloe OF
E'nica tno o"t!ets Il tns Vhley"!u ona naVe Deen
!osing money at inc rate o1 ABOUT r. ooo yoar
utner l notao!o Vl1eYatos nave yloiueu no Ptobt
10 the oMnels. e - mfalos 500 iast year IN tna5
county " rom ou eeuts 70 W coflts pof LUZ
pouna5-a ptlco Mnlcn pafc!Y coVeieo tue COST
OF tproaueson.waaa ffdnesseo .,' bHs'essn.
I1ne naStlculasa 81 tno sn9eAIng ~ MAT near
lMtoGk,anu' M Me;, IT, gwen aa 1oA9Ws: me ooaos
ol La"ln y. Ac!ar i an9 Llz.lo HOE, tle an1of-
tnhate Victims oi 5he at9MhlnE aissntef at Can-
acnl, sa wgao palleu maa1ostGY. ih1 temains n1,
Were !nc'osea .ai ~ casKeta Flee'ae!y ahRo. IAay
.'' we're oo.h nnrlon III que gtave. naa aAey lsou
sney Tsao ~; ~ W 'n"fiaou !" sao aian6. - nun