The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-07-04
HOME AND FOREIGN GOSSIP.

England.
EMILY FAITHFUL insists that the IN
temperate use of ice water is the cnlei
cause of bad health among American Wo-
men.
A KENTUCKY lady has compromised
breach of promise suit damages lad at
S20,000) by accepting So and new eng
non.
AMONG the most recent additions to the
menagerie of the London Geological bocl-
ETY. are a white-cheeked flying squirrel and
four bladder-nOsed seals.
FIFTEEN foreign invaders from Mary
land are captives in Virginia dungeons Tor
the high political crime OF catching CRABS
in the waters of the Old Dominion.
A SAN FRANCISCO man has been sued
for $40, 900 by another man whose wl1e ne
lured away from him. The IDEA seems 10
be that he may keep the woman if ne Will
pay the money.
A BELcHERTowN, Mass, dog OF the
shepherd breed, was sold, the other day,
and taken on the cars some thirty miles
into Connecticut, but surprised his former
master, the next morning, by appearing
for his breakfast as usual.
A WOMAN who recently died near Ban
gor, Maine, was so anxious lest her body
should be dug up and dissected by the doc
tors that she left $50 to pay man for
watching her grave month after she was
buried. The Waterman is at his post
every night.
ONE of the rules of the Order of Enoch,
SAYS the Salt Lake Tribune, is that all girls
on reaching the age of fourteen must get
married. There is to be no deviation from
this, and at the first offer, no matter how
msny wives the man may have, or how
ugly he may be, the girl must accept his
hand.
THE Davenport 1owa) Gazette says a
Young lady who arrived there recently
from California, without male protector.
saysit is safe and delightful trip for any
lady TO make alone. and as for the male
protection, it only adds additional trouble,
and another to feed out of the lunch
basket.
ENGLAND, Mexico. Greece, Ecuador and
Venezuela have not increased their indebt-
edness during the last twelve years. This
is not the experience of other nations.
France, the United States, Spain and Italy
have increased their national debts enorm-
Ously during the same period.
A NOVELTY is the handsome 81. 30 field
Croquet set that the Excelsior Magazine
is giving to new subscribers for 80 cents,
through a special arrangement with a
large manufacturing company. They fur
nish sample copies of the Magazine for %
cents, from their Office. Room So. No. 157
La Sale ST., Chicago, Ill.
In Switzerland there is law, it is said,
which compels every married couple to
plant six trees Immediately after the cere-
morly, and two on the birth of every child.
They are planted on commons and near
le hos,, frr1it
both useful and ornamental. The num-
Der planted amounts to ten thousand an
nually.
The President of the Massachusetts, So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami
mails fully believes that animals have
'sthoughts, language, intelligence, affec-
ton, and gratitude" moreover, although
he desires to express no personal opinion
upon the question of their Immortality, he
does express the hope that in some future
life they may be compensated for the
wrongs they suffer here"
THE temperance women of Rhode Island
won decided victory in the Senate, at
Newport. recently. About thirty of them
appeared, before the vote ON the prohibi-
tory bill was taken, and presented peti-
tons in favor of the bill, signed by ten
thousand three hundred and forty EIGHT
persons. The effect of the petitions and
the presence of the ladies was very; percep-
tible, and the Senate passed the act.
A PETITION has been signed by LAG cler-
gymen of the Church of England and other
ministers, asking that the public museums
of London may be opened on the Sabbath
They are of opinion, as the petition states,
that the opening of museums, libraries and
art galleries on the afternoon ofiSunday
would not only conduce to the moral and
intellectual Improvement OF many who find
Sunday day of special temptations, but
is in entire accordance with the design and
spirit of the Christian Sabbath.
CERTAIN Vermont rumsellers have es-
tablished their saloons on the Canada line.
the back part, with the liquors, being in
her Majesty's dominions, and the custom
ers' room in the land of the free and the
home of the brave. When a thirsty soul
comes in, the barkeeper places the decan-
ter and the glasses on that portion of the
bar which is under the protection of the
British lion, and then the imbiber imports
the ardent into this country, smiles blandly
at the impotent prohibitory officials, takes
swig, passes over the change, the liquor
is exported to Canada again, and every.
thing is lovely.
AN ingenious scheme to obtain posses
sion of a cash-box was recently put in
practice in Chicago and resulted success.
fully. While Cottage Grove car was
going sou th a small boy with large BAG
on his back hailed the driver, who stop
ped. The lad approached the front end OF
the car, but the bag was SO heavy that he
could not lift it over the dashboard, and
the driver kindly assisted him. While thus
engaged, a man came up on the other side
of the car, reached over and grabbed the
cash-box containing $54, and quietly dis
appeared in the fog. The-boy, too, instead
ofgetting on the car, ran away as fast as
he could. The bag, when examined, was
found to contain old iron.
THE soundings with reference to the bed
for the cable to Japan, reveal rather diff
ferent condition of affairs between Homo.
lulu and Yokohama, from that which has
hitherto been found characteristic of the
bottom of the Pacific Ocean. A letter
from the sounding expedition describes at
least six mountain raakc mr. rif5ues fbof