, 1874-04-03
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS,

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
h1ullott is not worth million. He would hard
~ fetch tint.
Tho Worcester Spy Says that, as . Senator,
Boutwell, has proved aad failure,
II. @. Howard, ex-Coilector Of Keokuk Coun-
ty, 1owa, is dofau1tor to the amount Of ST, 700.
-Tonnyson, poot laureate, hasn't as yot writ
ten poem o. On the Pullman cars, lately intro
Tho Brandon 5Wis.) Times. says that tho
Ripon Commonwealth has boeu bought by Con.
Dra1aan Of Dartford.
lilo Episcopal residence Of the Bishop OF
Iowa, at Davenport is completed, at q cost Of
$4,000, all Of whtol, is paid.
-Undor tho impulse Of q lottor from Mayor
Ludington, tho st. Pull Railroad Company,
through tho Hon. Alex. Mitchell and Mr.. Russell
bonds giyon by tho City Of Milwaukee to the La
Crosse Raitoad, for which tho ST. Paul Company
is liab1e.-1filsoaukee Sentinel.
Tho general Offices OF tho indianapolis
Bloomington l. Western Railroad we're quietly
removed from Urbana. Il.. to indianapolis On
1aat Monday night. The Offices of tho General
Freight and Passenger Agents wero removed
ycar ago. Tho local aid voted by Urbann was
partly based On tho location there OF these Of
dcos.
Tho North Admins (A1asB.) Yransc'ipt tells
Of a Young lady thoro who WAS troubled With
eoro tongue and consulted a physician, who at
onco pronounced 1t o caso Of aunburn. The
voluble Indy waB chagrinod, and there woro eyi-
dent and Immediate symptoms that tho tongue
was growing worao.
-Eesscr Seymour, gu adventuror, who recent
~ went to Pittsfield, hlnss., ond engaged hIra.
scott~siddons to ,givo reading thero, paid that
tho entire receipts (about 5000 md fed. leaving
other blls to tho amount OF several hundred
dollnrs. Mrs. Siddon8 being under engagement
to the Boston Lecture Durcau, tho $3.50 loss falls
on them.
-Iaaac Hinckloy, President Of tho Philadol-
phia, Wilmington 4 Baltimore Railroad COM
pany, is hero [Wasliugtonl for tho purpose of
Informing the post1naster-G General that, unless
the Governments ahau giyo assurance looking to
tho payment Of sullH demanded for uBo OF post
al cars, lis Company will Withdraw thom at once
accordance with resolution Of tho Company
passed on Wednosday.-" Perley" to Boston
Journal.
"A citizen Of Litorherry, whose namo Was
giyon to us III Higgins, was 80 hritatod oveT tho
fact that D young man Of tho neighborhood had
married his dauglter, in spite Of him and againht
hia will, TINT, nsday or two since, he met him tho
first timo since tho wedding, md proceeted to
maybe two. Tho object Of dislike made himself
scarce, and thereby escaped further bodily harm
than . very bad scare.-Jachsonvi'Ie (ll.)
journal.
authority that an elderly young nun Of Bloom
field lately wrote to an Eastorn firm for sure
method Of gaining tho love, confidence, and es-
toom Of ary QUO you. pleaso.". Ho received by
return mail sis powders, with Instructions to
trive to administer tho other three to the object
OF his affections On tho second. He succeeded
so fur as to tale tho first powder, and it COM
pletely cured him. It filled tho aching void by
croating ganotlor.-BIoonteld {Ia.) Democrat.
a. ". Clark, Of Clarkaton, tic woll-known
fsll-propagator, ia nov engaged in atooling tue
variouB hikes Of Michigan with whitedsh, having
already sent out over 100000 spawn for this pur-
poso Ho has Homo 2,O00,0 900 Of tho whito1sll
hntohing, and most Of thoAo he will distribute
throughout the State, placing several thouHand
III eaeh ako in ditferont sections: Whitotish at
tain maturity in throo or four years. and it ls be-
loved tint n tho coureo Of eight or ton yoars, IT
the experiment Of propagation proves SUCCESS
ful, tic lakes Of Michigan may DO made to
abound With this fisl.--Detron Tribune.
-Seyeral pnpera in Iowa have boen mlsled by
tho effect that there aro just 100 counties in this
State, tho last and Tooth bong Belknnp, formed
by omaaculating pottawattanie. This sounds
we'll, but it isn't truo. The Legislature have Or
| dercd an election in TINT county to zee II the
people arc willing that such division should be
| made. and thats ~ noar as Belknap comes, to
| having M existence. Tho voto will bo taken
this fall, when it Ii possible, Iowa may have 100
| counties, which is ono more than wo now have
| Des Moi,,cs Register.
1t las leaked out within tho past week.
| though the discovery was mnle some time ago.
! aud kept secret from interoBtod motives, tint f.
| large deposit OF iron-ore exists III tho western
| part Of this county. All We can learil OF the
matter for tho preBont is that tho ore is Of the
| bost quality. oxtends oyor COO acres and that 4
party have already secured the land. Our in
fornaut states that tho tract liea whero tue limo
Of tile proposed Northorn Road will run after
leaving Wauaau. Located in tho midst Of d
| heavy forest, which it will tnko years to exhaust,
this orc can be sineltod on tho ground into ST.
perior quality OF iron, lending eventually to the
| establishment in that section OF tho several
clasgog OF iron manufactures md tho Industries
apportaining to thom.-Shaoano County Wts.)
| Journal,
Tho Governor of Goorgia has leased out tho
| conyicts ut about $4,000 per an1lnna: They arc
scattered about tho 8tnto, mud are to bo empny-
! cd in mining, rai'roadiug, and farming, lie
| Governor received bids for moro conviots than
| lie could aupply. .....
| explained in the last Mcdresor Qowa) Ne'os.
| sett l. Hunting, Of Mclregor, as wlieat-buyor ct
a new station Oh tho McGrogor Western Rail-
road, named Basaett miles from Nashua.
Albortson went to Nashua. and goson "apree:"
liz had in his possession ol, lou belonging to hia
| employers. When ho got sober ho found hiu,-
| solf s200 short, Frightened. 10 fortified tho
situatlon with several other drinks, whom, con-
cluding that lo might AZ we'll swing for al old
nheop NJ for lamb no "lt OUT WIN VIZ tls t1 loat
|
lin to Dubuque, Chicago, st. Louis, aud Kan:
Th a9Ss hc wos fsa s IN IN adb a
Ho was Brought homo and incsrcerated in tue
Clayton County Jail, and will bo tried about tho
1st Of May. .....
Much exctnment has prevailed at Dozeman,
Mon., regarding tho telegram received from
Washington by tho Qoycrnor Of Montana, who
Ind boon ordered to bring back tho Yellowatone
expedition. Tho anxiety Of the people aahaldeo,
| however. when 1t became known that Gov. Potta
telographea in reply that tue expedition toas out
-Objoction Ia mado at the notion Of Chiot
Justice Waite OH Friday last, In ordering tlat as
| Friday no1t III Good FRIDAY, motona will bo
heard Oh tia lny preceding. It ia asked by what
authority docs tho United statos Supreme Court
rouognixo one friday AZ any botter than another,
especially. as tho common phrase has IT, God
| fl NOT recognlzod ~ the Constitution" and that
| instrument prohibits all religious soeta.,
On Saturday afternoon, LouiH Davis tied a
tin-pan to tho tail Of dog belonging to Dfolchor
Erdau. Tho dog. however, not roliahng tls up
peutlage, refused to r1ln through tho stroets to
| attraot tho attention OF other dogs, and turned