, 1874-11-09

Horny Corning, WHO Represents Enst Bsrk-
shire iu tho Vermont Legislature, norer rode on
train Of cars tiIl ho wont to tho present ses-
sion Of that body. iIo il about 60 years old.
in rayu gentleman bet that Lo would
siaoao twelve cigars i'll ono evening. Ha was
taken sick on !lsH eighth ciEar, but persisted aud
won lis bet. Prof, Clloyalar was called to ut
tend him tho BANJO night, but not in time to save
lis life.
"A car ,B now ia use OIL ono Of tho French
railroAcs to which tho Beesonor steamer systam
has been applied. The cur is hung Oh elastic
springs, and tho motion Whilst travelling Ia said
10 tie almost impercopttble.
IA young taly in IL pennsylyania town expe-
rieuced Strange sensation IN The upper part Of
her uoso for dayB ago. Bho vas troubled with
it in QUO way and another for same ti1ns anu was
even made very sick; but fiba!ly discovered that
it was caused by d black spider which had
crawled lnto one Of er nostrila during the night
1t has been estimated that II tho population
OF London goes OIL increasing at its preHout ratio
1t wilt escoud 50U0 000 by the cud Ut the ccntury
and tlat should 1t continue ut tho preHeut rate
during the noxt century. by the year 1000 It will
have rcacl.ed tue enormous aggregate Of 25,-
0Q1, 600 OF inhabitants; but you rant nlwnys tell.
-Yhcro wal at cue time il tht City Of London
l!terary society which met periodically to read
solcctlons Of prose or poetry, eaoh momber be-
ing compelled. under tile ponalty Of line, to
discover and amend tha errors of tho reader who
pzeceded him. On certain occasion ono Of tho
yolues Of tho "Naid OF Athens" had been ron
dered 30 well tlut, when 1t caIuo to the next
momher's turn to read, ho, perploxed and dospor-
ate, exclaimed. "lt appears 70 me, gentlemen,
that tlle last roador pronounced the word die
as it the IL was not dotted."
---Apropoa OF the Prince of Wh!oR' recent viait
to Chantllly. a Paris paper mentions the Lorol,-
Hight hunt given under tho Nogeucy by the Prince
do Cundo TO tue Emperor Paul l. At every ten
nacos poaaant WAS stationed with torch, On
returning TO the chateau BplouGid repast waa
served in what appeared to bo gallary, the
beauty Of which excited tho CZar'a admiration.
uWhoro do you think you are?" ssked the
Prince. ''In tho fneHt apartment OF tue most
h0epitabe Of Princes" replied lis guoBt. There-
upon tho curtain TOLL aud disclosed 900 horses
natiuc thair oats out Of marble managers. The
wondorful gallery waB tho Princes alablo.
-The Wheeling lalelaigence7' sayR that "1Ienry
OroBcor, aged u years. waa ahot in the head with
4 uiHtQl by drunken companion, on inat New
Years. oye. AZ only blight confusion was no.
ticed On his forehead. II waH msrely thought ho
bad received blow from aomo blillt instrument.
Laat vooA, however, hn waa taken III, and be-
calno partly paralyzed, aud very dalirto1lH.
Iio died on Tuesday, and \ post-morten' axaulin-
aton revealed the presence nf bullet in bin
brain, which, was tho undoab!od CAUSE Of his
doatli."
Tile funeral procession OF Sanual 8man
(colorod) gu Sunday OF luHt woek was ono OF the
iargeBt over aoon in Memphis. 1t way over 0na
milo in ls,,gth, aud coutained 2.5O0 peraous In
carriagoB aud on foot Swan was the President
Of tho Pole DAarors. t!,a largest organization OF
blacka In the city. and member or the 6onB Of
Ham and tho Soma Of 2ion, al three Of Wh1oh
$ulnad out In taxta,