The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-12
FLASHES FROM THE PRESS.

A wealthy Bufralo lady of 60 has Just married her
own widowed son-in-law, and the children Of two
families are now puzzled to settle their relation
ship.
Police Commissioner Martin, Of Massachusetts,,
satisfied that the liquor law cannot be enforced,
and is detrimental to the temperance interests,
has resigned.
Jake Short. of fillmore county, was found dead on
Monday in sink hole. He was too short to get
out after falling in.
Mrs. Mitchell, wife Of the Swedenborg minister,
the st. Paus Pioneer reports, has gone to Chicago
to get divorce. SO that she can marry Putnam,
her new found lover.
Manchester, N. H.. on Tuesday inaugurated ex-
Governor James A. Weston as Mayor and Rufus II.
Pike as President OF the Common Council The debt
OF the city Is $495,4eo
Bridgeport is excited over the finding of beau
tiu female child on Tuesday evening IN the ladies'
waiting room of the depot. Upon the body was
salt SACK bearing the name OF Dow 5. Kettle, No.
716 Third avenue, New York.
Colonel J. W. Horner, formerly President Of the
Kansas state University, and later editor Of the
ChetOpa Adcance, attempted to commit suicide by.
drowning himself a few days since.
Richmond, Va, under conservative rule Is look
ing up Last year she erected 3S9 buildings com.
pleed, and 70 in progress the cost Of which Is
SIO93530. The manufactures for the year were
$1499l.136
At st. Joe, Louisiana, on the soth ult, Drs.
insulted Campbell. Rawls drew knife and
severed the heart OF Campbell. Campbell is In the
ground and Rawls is IN jail.
According to the Atchison tKan.) GLOBE. while
soldiers were digging up graves at Fort Kearney
lew days ago they found coffin hled with snakes.
one OF them remarked that 1t would not require
Kansas coroner to tell what that fellow died Of
The Pittsburg InternaNona are growing war
Ike On Tuesday they resolved TO 60 en- nadsse 70
the authorities and demand work. one re-
marking:-"If they don't help US, there are plenty
OF lamp posts around there; wen hang taem."
On. the goth ult. John 7. Yates, Sheriff Of Red
River parish. Louisiana, was shot by Newton G.
entered his breast he Is still living snerin and
may yet have the custody OF his black antagonist.
The liquor interest of New Hampshire are going to
insist upon legislation this year in their interest or
they Will put ticket in the field themselves next
year. They have organized "rhe New Hampshire
Hotel Landlords and Liquor Dealers Association.~
The Boston Nelps hopes they will be beaten out Of
sight
One Mccormick q boiler maker at Port Jervis,
last week, entered the dome OF boiler at the Erie
shops to repair it, when his feet became entanRed
in the stays, and he had to stay there and sweat
In the hot boiler until it cut through and his
'feet got out OF chancery. When extricated he was
almost hfeless.
The Changers OF Iowa are up and doing. they
have purchased the patent Of harvesting machine.
than any manufac lurers. They have also made ar
rangements with sewing machine company to
furnish machines at a reduction OF Az per cent on
ordinary prices.
And now comes another charge OF the illegality
or legislature ApOrtiOn OF the Illinois press de-
clares that the present Legislature is an illegal
body. it is an adjourned session Of last year's
Legislature, latter recess OF eight months, and
met, it is contended by the directors, In direct
violation of the spirit OF the constitution, which
provides for biennial sessions only.
Captain Elton Matthews Of Dartmouth, has re-
ceved from the French government, through the
Secretary OF the Treasury at Washington, hand
y some silver mounted binocular glass, enclosed In
box, appropriately inscribed, IN acknowledgment
OF his service, while master or British brig Peter
N, s.,
bark Ida, of Dunkirk, burned in December. 1874
The Indians OF the Cherokee nation are initiating
the chivalry. At Little Rock last week Sam Usage
and Colson attacked and mortally wounded Tom
Furman, who, before departing for the happy
hunting ground OF the Cherokees, Killed Usage and
wounded COlson. FuTman confessed That ne
killed during his lifetime "a men, and then turned
over and died.
Gordon, the tiger killer, mas been vanquished.
Sd, a large tiger cat was killed by stepson, IL
years OF age OF Mr.. McDufie, on his farm, two and
a half miles west OF this city. There Is small
hammock on the place, in Which it was lurking
when killed. The hide measured three Ieet SIX
inches when 1t was skinned.
Illinois has discovered q new cutlery factory.
The Hennepin Q.) Record states that Mrs.
BIrney, OF that place, has been for years afflicted
with severe cough believed by ner irends 10 DC
oxysn1 she threw up hard substance which
proved to be portion or knife blade an inch
duced into her throat she has no recollection.
This Is how a Georgia paper announces the ap-
pointment OF Samuel Bohard as Postmaster at Au-
rusta :-"Samn has tried almost everything and
Jailed. AS q dentist he pulled the wrong tooth; as
a temperance lecturer he got drunk; as minister.
OF the gospel he fell from grace; as public man.
he is tue only bard that has kept time to every
political tune; and we can only conclude that this
last appointment was made because he was O
namesaKe OF Uncle Sam.
According TO late st. Louis statistics the total
products OF the grain growing States OF the Mis-
sssppi Valley last year eaa o were Corn 600
tributed, Of corn, SIS, 900 bushels, and wheat,
10, 900 bushels; Michigan, 100000 bushels OF
els OF corn and $1,000 900 OF wheat Illinois, 600
bushels OF corn and 2S 000 900 OF wheat; Wisconsin,
TO- 900 bushels OF corn and 26,000,000 OF wheat
Minnesota, 100000 bushels Of corn and 10000 GOO
OF wheat; Iowa, los, 900, 900 bushels OF corn ana
34000,000 OF wheat Missouri, $4,000 600 pusnes o,
corn and 12,000,000 OF wheat; Kansas l,OVoVoo
bushels OF corn and 100000 OF wheat; NeDraska,
81 900, 900 bushels OF corn and S00OOo0 Oh wneat
hn in az col