Middletown transcript., 1875-05-08
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The military crop in Europe il esti-
mated this year at 2, 2s4 ,429 boys.
Ex-P President Theirs attained his
10Th year on the 18th instant.
1t is now proposed to erect Shakes
pears memorial theatre at Stratford on
Avon.
A man has been performing in Paris
BY catching heavy ball fred from
cannon.
Resumption Of specie payments is
just now . topic much discussed BY the
Russian journals.
One Of the survivors Of the famous
"Charge Of the light brigade" died
few days ago At Trenton. N. j.
Madam George Sand is said to have
found in this country the materials fer
her next grand psychological novel.
The approaching marriage Of Miss
Ida Greely to Col. Nicholas Smith, Of
Leavsnwerth. Kansas. 10 announced
The British Royal Academy this year
has received 5000 pictures for exhibi-
ten. Some Of these will. Of course. b.
rejected.
Teheran had grand jubilee recently
over the marriage Of one Of the Shah Of
Persia's daughters and ; priest named
Imam Jumeh..
The police authorities in Paris have
been making efforts to put an. end to
theatre ticket speculation BY itinsrant
dealers yea aa,s& as fs5@ e
The cattle trade Of Texas is extending
50 rspidly that the practice Of killing for
hides and tallow, it is thought, will
soon be abandoned. ilssaasiE
The attention Of the French Aead-
emy Of Sciences has been drawn to
plant from the shores of the Caspian
sea, which is said to be remedy for
scurvy. tsE q I
It il estimated that the New York
liquor saleous pay half million dol
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lars annually to the city. and take in
fifty-one millions during the same
period.
Since the ice has disappeared from
Great South Bay. Long Islsnd, N. Y.
it is found that about half the oysters
left on the beds during the winter are
dead. ID.
In Clinton, Ind. the women still
keep up the crusade, and pray ont Of
town every adventurer hardy enough to
attempt to opsn saloen. ~
Among the pleasure yachts on the
Nile last winter, there are said to have
been more American than British colors
displayed. s 9ass I'd. g1
Gen. w. W. h. Davis of Backs Co.,
editor of the Doylsstewn Democrat, 10
favorably named for tho Democratic
nomination for Gev. Of Pennsylvania.
A man in Vienna who had fallen int
peeuniary difficulties. recently murder
ed his five children. and then commit
ted suicide BY hanging himself
The York county court has ruled
that no licenses will be granted to ap-
plieants who have been convicted Of
violating the liquor Law. within one year.
The late Charles p Woodbury. il
said to have built the great wooden
bridge over the SAGE, At Biddeford,
Me-, when he was only nineteen years
Of age. = alsss
The Baltimore Councils have passed
an ordinance for the construction in
Druid Hill Park Of 6sh pend for the
Matching, rearing. and cultivation Of
fsh. to cost $4,000
A Boston undertaken Was very mad
recently by being awakened At an nm
timely hour by two inebriated persons,
who wanted two ''beers" for themselves.
The London Times admits the supe-
riority of American legal literature.
and says that more Of our, lawyers
write from sheer love Of study than
those of England. ;.
The poor house authorities in Glas-
gov have had great sporridge ques-
tion, the difficulty being whether
mixture of Indian meal and cat meal
was proper food fer paupers. II
It is estimated that there are in the
world steam engines aggregating the
power of IA, 400, 900 horses. of which
tie United States owns oae-third Of the
engines. or 4,S00, 900 horse power.
An advertisement IN . Western pa
per Of new medical work bagani with
the line: 1.-THE Great Cause Of Human
Misery" By an accident the sdver-
tissmsnt was headed with cut Of
Webster's Dictionary. but its suggss-
tiveness to bad spoilers was very plain.
The ninth edition Of the Eneyclopa-
dia Britannica, Of which Little, Brown
& Co., are the publishers in this coun-
try, will contain so many copyrighted
articles by American writer's. that it