Middletown transcript., 1875-04-03
Uariaies.

the area Of Russia is covered by forests.
A cargo Of -four from St. Louis to
Liverpool reached its destination in %
days.
Recent foods uncovered the remains
Of Federal soldiers buried at Belle Isle.
Va.
Two Boston boys made eleven dol
lars in one day by cleaning snow from
sidewalks.
A Colorado audience presented
"musieal prodigy" with gold fiddle
an inch long, and $40.
An official return gives 1851, ,04O
pounds as the quantity Of horse flesh
consumed in 1874.
The Providence Journal says that
"snuff for dipping" is boldly advertised
by the stores in that city.
An Iewa man advertises in the LEGAL
journals that he will prosecute any "a
loon-keeper who sells him liquor.
There is no more scandalous place
than Turkey, and yet that government
is without an American minister.
Ex-senator Revsls, of Mississippi. the
first colored member of the United States
Senate, is now Doctor Of Divinity.
A cave. 1000 feet long and proper
tionally high and wide, is reported to
have been discovered in Williams Can
on, Colorado.
At Cedar Springs, Ga, clergyman
recently received dog and an accord
cen a. . substitute fer the usual mar
riage fees.
A reason for calling. Visitor (naivs-
ly) well certainly never dreamt
of finding you At home on sush love-
ly afternoon a. this"
Nevada, with population Of IS, 900,
has 900 licensed places where liquors
are sold. This is at the rate of one
saloon to every 81 inhabitants.
A Baltimore lady, at a recent Martha
Washington tea party given in that
city, wore silk dress more than ! GEN.
tury old.
A lady Of Providence. r. l., il said
to have spelt $50 words out of the let
ters forming ''Congregationalists, and
in ne case repeating letter in word.
Gold fish are said to be plentiful in
the Potomac, being the pro geny Of
some that escaped several years ago
from a fountain through . sewer into
the river.
The editor Of q Providence paper
acknowledges the receipt of bunch Of
"spring snow dreps." Itcame through
bis Office window in the form of snow
ball.
Duels between the students have
been prohibited by the authsrities Of
Jena University, in consequence Of two
students having been killed just before
Christmas.
The original Confederate privateer
and bloekade-runnsr, Georgia, an iron
steamer, $50 feet long, has been els-
gantly fitted up as passenger boat,
and is now plying regularly between
Halifax and Portland.
Marshal Bazaine. on arriving lately
at Santander, was greeted by . mob
with threatening and insulting cries.
The police had to protect the Marshal,
who was glad to leave the tewn as soon
as possible.
According to the Cologne Gazette.
the Spanish navy is ia deplorable
condition. The ships and armament
are of old fashioned design. while both
officers and men are badly disciplined
and few in number.
1t is stated that party Of United
States Senators, including Senator
Cameron, intend going to Mexico
shortly. partly for pleasure. and partly
to inspect the silver mines Of Sonora
and Chihauhau. and look after railroad
interests.
An exchange suggests that if you
want to see a man struggling to do
several things at once, just watch him
trying to put on his overcoat and rub
bers and yet keep his head bowed while
the minister is pronouncing the bens-
diction.
A member Of Baltimore, Md, firm,
which settled with its creditors at forty
cents on dollar, thirteen years ago,
went to Boston. the other day, and
paid up bis share Of the sixty per cent.
due to residents Of that city
According to New York correspon-
dent Of New England journal. an
Italian boy sat on Union Square, for
two days, displaying placard, on
which was written "This poor woman
was left widow with four small chill
dren."
The irst letter that Elizabeth wrote
to Mrs. Ovington was sad one, but
the second was cheerful A woman's
humor is like hand.orpan in which