, 1874-07-29
MISCELLANEOUS.

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Mexico is milking progress In one way, ct
1eaat.. Her telegraph llncs arc extonding rapidly.
In a short time she will havo 5000 miles Of
them. ,-..-~ 49,, 49,,
arriyo in this country in O0toher to attend Miss
shorman'a wedding. and :tine suite Of rooms
arc being prepared for them in tho White House.
Iowa County, Wis, has recently funded
100000 of hor debt at 60 centB on tho 1ollar.
There is now remaining about 100000 more,un.
settled.
Lieut. GOV. Talbot, Of Massachusetts. i.
having serious time OF it forming lha board Of
Hoonao Tunnel TrusteeB. Ills lirat combination
a,oI 1a sy aoa hs Sa aaf e. aot e. soSy
aud now Ills second Ia shattered by the with
draval Of Mr.. George @. Richardson.
-somo lover OF stntlgt'cs has found ont TINT
Of the sGG members Of Oopgsoss 19B arc lawyers,
90 business-mgni 20 editors. and IL farmers.
Thoro are about 10000 lawyers and $500, 900
Independent farmers In tho United 'Htatoa,
There ia, therefore, ono lawyer to about 20O Of
that profoaston, nnd one farmer to about 10000
|. aEr1culturistB. #,
Tho Boston Post looks at charity in bnai-
ness way. It aays: ''The Baroness Mayer do
Rothsohlld and or daughter arc purod for tLer
generosity because they have given $3.50 10
Ind givou 10. cents, which would bo quito as
large proportion OF bis possessions, who would
lavo wasted tho ink to record II ;"
Some idea Of the tmmon3e fishing business
| carried on around tho Island Of Newfoundland
may be formed from q fact casually mentioned
by correspondent OF tho st. Johns .N0rth Star,
writing from Fortune Bay, northern district OF
Newfoundland Undor dato Of June 20, tho
correspondent says there wcro $50 Sail of s4uare-
riggod vessels ID st. peters Roads, besides 300
| sclioonors,-s fleot Of $50 ycssols,-all waiting
TOR bait Co p1rsae their business OF cod -tiHhins
! and this IS only ono district Of the Island.
A Niagara Falls hacl1man has actually been
arrested anlt punished for taking advantage Of \
stranger. He agreed to take bs mau from ono
ofthe small hotels to tho brink Of tho Horseshoe
for Is conts, wlich WAS paid at tho ond OF thu
Journey, but tue driver hung around aud sub
aequentiy Induced tue stranger. to rido back to
and Ind no objection TO company. This pro-
colure finally brought about charge Of s1.50
for services rendered. The stranger domurrDl,
aud finally had tho friendly haul1nau arrested
for illegal charging. The Justice assessea tho
Father Martin, the Catholic priest Of Will
loughby. O., who wanted $4,000 iron, tho Cloyc.
land Leaie, for publishing tllat no haa porh'iac.
husbands soul was in pllrgatory. mud that II,
hatl otorod to pray him out for $40. got tho sa:.
isfaotion Of MI adverse verdict. Tho complain
ant avorred that tie report was acanlnloua md
but tho Court hold that "'purgatory ls lI7i
atated or shown to he apartiouINr place. and
TINT " praying tile soul otlt Of plrgatory it ,i
stated to be assuming any particular dcstiny ios
Tho Senate Of tl,c University OF London, ca-
tahlished by tho late Lord prollghanl WHOM l'o
was simply potential incmbor Of tho lIouHo Of
CommonB, was asely solicited by the 1najotity. Of
Colvocatlon to apply for new charter, witt,
powor to tho University to admit women to de-
Erocs. THO Sonnte declined such notion by a
majority Of II TO To-, Twolvo yours ago this
question Ind been brought before the, scnats
aud voted down by n minority Of t-tho Gait
lug vote Of Alr. George druto, tho historian Of
drecco, who thcn was Chancellor Of Tho unl-
yorAity.
r The Lincoln Tower In London, which was 30
much talked abont short tilnO agot turns quito
be moroly stoop!o to the Hey. Newman nalla
utod in gold to pay for It.. alll Y is ornamonted
M to stars ard aos ths nts that on , aa ,hs @
opnortunItioa thoy !ayo Ind for lonrning better,
there arc 10 many Americans who mistake fool.
Hhuoss for patriotism: T II IL poaHiblo for tho
spirit Of old Abo to look upon that ridiculous
tower with ita eagle and lts lion, ho must fsoi
either very sad or worry muel, alunsod at h oo,ll,.
trymon 3 WY OF exhibiting their admiration Tor
him.-LQu{sviMa Gu.u,s.s.. .)0H1i,ql