The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-07

hold their twentieth anniversary on Monday even,
ing, February %.
A reduction having been made In the wages OF
the puddlers In Trenton, n. j., rolling mlll they
have all ceased work.
Between 800 and 900 women are employed by
government at Jenersonville, Ind, In the manu-
facture OF army clothing.
A Bradford county, Pa. justice Of the peace has
been fined $50 for marrying couple aged fifteen
and seventeen respectively.
The New York, New Haven ana Hartford Rail.
road Company have decided no longer to pass the
families OF the employees over the road
Six black foxes have been caught In Cumberland
county, N. ST. this fall These animals are very
rare, and their skins are very valuable.
A bill is before the Ohio Legislature which, II
passed. Will prohibit hunters from shooting any
kind OF wild game upon any other mans land.
Steps are being taken by some Little Falls IN.
W citizens to provide Tor stocking the Mohawk
with fish, and to prevent the use OF seines in the
river
Massachusetts has finished the Hoosac tunnel
and the State authorities are in quandary what to
do with it. They cannot keep it and dare not
sell it,
cisco from Georgetown, Colorado. the other day,
the 30th in three weeks. What becomes OF the
siverf
An enterprising typo has fitted up an once on
runners, and is visiting various towns In Minne-
sofa, dong job printing with neatness and d.
spatch."
Town Treasury, the receipts Tor liquor licenses
with ita
About $50 wofkmen in the steam engineering
department were discharged from the Kittery
lMe.) Navy Yard Saturday-mostly New Hamp.
shire men.
Six persons were baptized near Mansfield, Ohio,
on Sunday last. in "tne creek" The ice had to be
cut to admit OF the operation and the weather was
very cold.
relic in the shape Of an old book, formerly be.
longing to General George Washington and con.
tanning his autograph, Is the property Of Mrs. Or
cult. of Kalamazoo.
at this season OF the year ranges between 70 and
49, In Maine between zero and thirty degrees be-
low. Great country.
Los Angeles county. Cal, owes for gopher and
varmints are as thick as ever; 206.2S7 have been
captured and scalped.
in damages to the amount of $3.50 for setting his
dog upon girl named Kasnan. 1t ought to have
been $1,000 at least.
A negro woman, aged eighty-four years. died in
Sumter county, Alabama, last week. Her funeral
was attended by l27 other ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ing four generations.
Gently, which was sent up from the deck OF a
steamer bound Tor Florida. 1t was seven hours
making the flight from Cape Hatteras.
At q meeting Of the Wesleyan University Boat
Club, held in Mddletown, Conn.,, on Thursday
evening last, the sentiment was strongly IN favor
OF Saratoga as the place for the next regatta.
The negro exodus from Alabama and Georgia
continues. The Montgomery Advertiser learns that
15, 900 tickets for negro emgrants have been taken
up on the roads leading southwark and westward
rom that city.
Father Arida, Superior OF the Order OF Jesuits in
Mexico, Is in Texas, endeavOrlng to find suitable
sites Tor the location OF three colleges and to make
arrangements Tor transferring the order from
Mexico to Texas.
resident OF Indiana county. Pa. has been specu-
syvania Railroad Company. After purchasing 100
tickets he was dlsgnsted to ind that they were
good for two days only"
There are three railroads on Long Island having
LINN
Island has 1853 miles, the Southslde, 81, and the
Flushing ana Nor Inside Besides these the
Island about eight.
A very fine ice;boat race took place on the river
at HuSson on 1 sS morning. me
accepted. Alter very exciting race the Peerless
won she is considered, SO lar this winter, the
Farmers in western New York who nave been
holding their hay TOR higher prices are dumb.
founded OF the figures receding from $40 ton
weather, sale OF stock and economy OF fodder
have worked the miracle.
While two boys named John Young and Thomas
Riley were out hunting near Pinckneyville, Perry
county. ILL.,, they agreed to shoot at each otner.
Advancing to within twenty-five steps Young shot
Riley, load OF sixty squirrel shot entering his
breast Both were under the influence OF liquor.
The Albany Journal warns lovers or buckwheat
cakes that there is an injurious syrup in the
starch, sulphuric acid, &C. Its impure Character
can be detected by pouring small quantity into
little strong tea, which Immediately turns black
as ink.
The first printing press used In New Jersey was
put up at Woodbridge Middlesex county, by
James Parker, IN l7Si: The legislative printing
and history OF New Jersey were published there
The office was burned to the ground by English
sympathizers during the revolution.
woman named Brink, while boarding At a
house in Port Jervis, N. Y, gave birth to child
When she came to leave the house she could not
pay BOARD, and the child was kept as security.
but was not allowed TO have It until she paid her
board. She finally state. the case to Oficer Bur-
some angry discussion the boarding house keeper
stripped the child OF all It's clothing and told the
erty in a shawl and delivered It to the rejoicing
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