, 1874-03-26
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Fifty rattlespaltes were plowed up in ono day
! on Douglas County (Ore.) farm.
=" The femaelstrom is what Dayton mar
cslls tho present woman'a movement in favor ol
! temperance.
| --Thoy can't have a crusade at Dubuque, An
ordinance Of that city provides that thora sbsu
be no singing or loud talking in tho saloons.
Among collection Of autographs In MaaBa-
which is written: "Adtnit Mr.. Sumner to the
floor Of tho Sonato."
"A Justice Of tho Pence in MoGrogor, H..
has boon tinod $50 by brother magistrato, for:
talking to a young lady occupying an adjoining
room at O'Clock q. m.
| Tho Quincy House property, on Brattlo
Square, which belonged to the estate OF the lutte
Cyrus Wakefield, LAS been BOLD to MosBls john
aon j. Bell, for the sum Of S185,000, and it is
Understood that the present landlord, Mr.. Alan
son Long, WHO hns occupied the house for near
" acore and half Of years, will soon rotiro.-
boston Journal,
Tho most astonishing caso Of spontaneous
nnptlals has occurred in Hardin County, H.,
tue ceremony the b.iae was obliged TO ask her
Husband what her new namo was. The parties
had been acquainted only few hours.
| -0ften for months 1t was known, and Mr.
Sumner know, that his life was In constant tlan-
ger, and, during the neat Of tho Kansas debato
few friends from Kansas, then In Washington,
who wore aware Of his personal peril, unknown
to him, daily, followed him when ho loft his
uuuHGt ATluatl-NH nc mover HAH OF would be-
| for his protoction.-Harpcr's Weekly.
-" Sumner" wrttes an occasional correspond
| ont at Washington, "gavo ono invitation 10 bis
| own funornl. young man from Massachusetts
! Inst woek called on tho sonator. He told Mr..
| Sumner tlat ho would like to see tho inside OF
the Senate Chamber. Sumner ga,o hin line
| requesting tho doorkcepor to aJn,lt him. Gu
| tue day Of tho funeral tlia man appeared at the
| door, showed hs card, and waa admitted to tho
floor"
-Frha raa;,1nnca m Tn Ynvot&o r,,oo Nnuv..t.
from which William 3. Aator lately moyod up-
town, iB in markot. It is not an ordinary house.
The basement windows are protected with strong
iron bars; tho French windows Of tho parlor
addition to the blinds, aud even tho windows Of
tho second story havo gratlnga. It must bo very
pleasant to be millionaire.
In critioisng art at the National Capital. the
newncss Of Mr. powel!'s sBattlo Of Lake Erie''
and Miss Vtnuio Reams Lincoln the most lib.
eral patriotism rausoB nehast M friendly gloom
drapos their uncompromialng badness, no Kindly
touch OF ago hoftons their calm defiance Of all
Tho Now York Herald tolle that the chef
who superinteuds Mr.. Donnotts aonp-houses in
Now York IL one Of the foremost culinary nrtiets
in this country. He carries on ascientitlo corre.
spon!donce With tho 1laitre dhote! to Emperor
William Of Germany, aud htH brothor wak ohGf
TO tte Emperor Napoleon for many years. and ia
Tho Roy. Henry Ward Deechor nlakoH thiB
reply. In the Christian U,!ion to query AZ to
whether It is wicked to dance: IL is wicked
whom It is wicked, and not wionol whon II iH not
wicked. In itseli 1t has no moro moral oharac-
ter than walking, wrestling, Or rowing. BAD
company. uutimoly hours. evil danoes, may make
tho exoiclso ayil good company, wholesome
hours. aud home influences, may mako 1t a very
great bonoft."
The po,,age (Wia) Register says that the
hoirs of Yollow Thaudor, who recently diol noar
Kilboufn City have disposed OF the old chief
tain'H little farm, aud havo made application to
be removed to Nebraska to join the Winuoba-
goos already thero. There aro nine OF thom. and
they aro aeoompanied BY Indian Mary" tic
tranBaosng some DuBilosa here.
"A man's leg which had been neatly a1npu-
tated by q locomotive AZ Newark, N. j. on Inst
Monday, was carried by the cngluo to Bristol
r.. (about 100 mileB), and wlon tho engineer
discovered the limb On the cowcatcl,or llo kindly
inquired by telegraph all along the line whether
ANYBODY had missed Log. Newark answered
yes, and the leg was promptly rotwnotl. It
WAN too iate, however, to be Of any service, for
the former owner was doau. But, thon, it WAS
an exhibition Of touching tenderness on tho part
OF tho engineer WIN took 1t of.