The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-08-29
HOME AND FOREIGN GOSSIP.

and nifty pOuEuS HAS DccL IdhCh "I.r
smear in Lake Monona, Madison, Wis. |
The spe ar had one hundred feet line, and
with this the sturgeon towed boat with
two men backward and forward for an
hour or two before it was finally landed.
A COMPANY has been formed in London
with capital of S1.000,0O0, ito provide IN
the heart of the city an aquarium and sum-
mer and winter garden. and, in connection
Herewith, to afford facilities generally for
the promotion and encouragement OF ar
tistic, scientific. and musical tastes" A
freehold site has been procured facing the
House of Parliament and Westminster
Abbey.
IT is a good thing for women to be able
to swim. Example: A few days ago, IN
England, two boys went to b tthe near
Kings Cross, from boat near shore. one
got beyond his depth, and would certainly
have been drowned, had not the cries OF
his companion brought Miss Eliza Shaw,
an excellent swimmer, to the water, who
inst ntly plunged in as she was, and
canghU the boT Just as he was sinking.
EnglaHdis thanking her for it.
THE Dubuque Qowa) Times tells ro-
mantle little story about the marriage OF
Mr.. N. L. Alden, of Du3uque, and Mrs.
Abbie NJ, circuit, of Boston. which took
place there on the 22d ult. The bride and
groom became acquainted thirty years
ago, and two years later were engaged to
be married. An unfortunate occurrence
caused a rupture and they separated, she
remaining in Boston and he going to the
West. Each were married without the
others knowledge, and both had children,
he five and she three. About five years
ago ner husband died, and over year ago
his wife passed away. Last June the
former lovers met in Dubuque, made it all
up, and the marriage bells rang again.
THE Nevada TRANSCRIPT accounts for the
immense quantity of whisky consumed in
California as follows " Much of the dis
sipation practicedin California results from
desire to be both social and liberal. Two
friends meet, and the first thing after salu-
tations are over is for one to invite the
other to drink. Then liberality compels
the one treated to return the compliment.
If the party happens TO consist OF i've or
six instead of two, then five or six drinks
wall be taken before each one proves his
liberality. In the East. man does not
hesitate to step up to a bar and get what
he wants, without inviting his friends who
witnessed the performance. But Cali
fornian would as soon be seen stealing
Sheep"
Tip is dead. He was Hartford black
and-tan dog, and one clever act had made
him locally famous. The Costrast tells
the story. He was in private ground
where another and larger dog, Shot, had a
bone. TIP ran off two or three rods to a
tree, and began paving and SMELLING
fiercely about the roots, and setting Up
tremendous yelping and barking. Shot
became Interested. This fierce barking,
snuffiing and paving evidently meant
business. Very likely that pert whiffet
had found at least coon. Dropping his
bone he ran to the tree and began eagerly
to snuff about. Tip sprang like an arrow
back TO the bone. grabbed it and made such
time as Goldsmith Maid never dreamed of
in securing retreat where he knew shot
couldn't get at him >
The Liverpool Post reports that re-
Gently at private party, given at his Lon
1 don house, Sir Charles WheatStone eX-
q hibited some curious electrical expert
mentS for the amusement of his friends,
which would seem to throw some light
on certain so-called "spiritualistic mani
festations." In dark room, by a stamp
of his foot, Sir Charles produced bril-
liant crown of electric light in mid-air,
while musical instruments seemed to be
played by invisible hands, whereas the
sounds really came from an adjoining
room, in which the player sat, and We're
made to appear to be produced by the in
struments before the spectators by an in
genious continuance. A contest between
science and the spirits in their own
chosen feats would be almost as MEM
Orable as the celebrated competition be-
tween Moses and the Inagicians.
EVERYBODY in Paraguay smokes, and
every female above the aye of thirteen
chews. am wrong; they do not chew,
but put tobacco in their mouths and keep
it there constantly, except when eating.
and, instead of chewing, roll it about and
suck it. Only imagine yourself about to
salute the red lips of a magnificent little
Hebe, arrayed in satin and flashing with
diamonds, as she puts you back with one
delicate hand, while with the other she
draws forth from her mouth a brownish
black roll of tobacco quite two inches long
looking like monster grub. and then, de
posting the savory loZenge on the brim 0
your sombrero. puts up her face and |:
ready for a salute. However, one soor
gets used to this in Paraguay, where you
are, per force of custom, obliged TO kiss
every lady you are introduced to.
In the town of Lake View, not far from
Chicago, there resides a gentleman wht
has on his premises several fine large
cherry trees. On q recent hot Sunday at
ternoon, as he was standing for momen
near Cnefn, ne Hearu q strange HOIST. ant
looking up, witnessed remarkable sight
The bark covering the tree began TO pee
off at the tops, curling downward alon.
the trunk aud limbs until it reached tn,
ground, and leaving the tree as naked ant
barreA as though it, had been riven by tn
lightning's bolt. Bark, leaves and cher
ries were all stripped off, and lay pro
miscuous mass OF ruins upon the parchet
earth surrounding the desolate trunk
The process occupied but three or fou
seconds, but the ruin was complete. Th
trunk, limbs, leaves and fruit had literall
died of sun-stroke.
One of the New York papers, taking
hint from the bad health of numerou
Brooklyn children, is seeking to draw pull
lie attention to the adulteration of candies
The proprietor of a large confectioner
does not hesitate to say that there are nc
more than dozen dealers in candy in Ne'