The Morning herald., 1875-10-14
GENERAL EO.ES.

No convict ha. escaped from the Yer
mont State Prison for is years. There il
no woman prisoner.
!: Two hundred Mormous have established
an Ebenezer in London, Ont, and are much
troubled by mots of disorderly unbeiiev
: ers.
"a Magic Doctor" named Hawkins ha!
been arr .,ted at atlanta, Ga. for swindlire
col orcd people, and he was put into til.
chain G-ns.
The irrepressible Thomas Donerof South
Bend, Ind, having had his arms frozen of
while on spree, has written book wish
his toes.
A field Of 10000 acres is the property Of
a gentleman in Nueces County, Texas, and
he recently filled an order by telegraph for
10000 beeves.
Mention is made in a far Western news
paper of an Indian maiden who wears
army rantaloons, uses tobacco and goes by
the name of "Falling Water"
There are sandblast works at West Rut-
land, VT, which TURKS out 1900 headstones
day, most Of which are for soldiers
graves.
Two children have been poisoned at
Youngstown, Ohio, by eating fungus
growth which they found on stumps-one
of the poor things fatally.
The water is so low in some of the Wes-
tern rivers that the catfish have to stand on
their heads to breathe.
The oldest man in New England is John
Bullock Of Bristol, R. l., aged chi. years.
Heheld General Washington horse during
one of his visits to the State.
Three bears in one week were slaughter
ed by Mr.. Sheldon 3. Hewitt, aged seventy
years, in Clark County, Wis.
A gentleman named Fleece mot Golden
Fleece is writing articles in favor Of soft
money in Memphis newspaper.
Joseph Hay of Troy, for acting the part
Of an intimidator by waving an unloaded
horse-pistol at his foe, has been fined So.
The first child born in Steuben County,
n. Y, is still living, but lie j. little too
old to bs whipped aud sent to led by his
mamma
For the best bread to be made and baked
by bachelor Canadian agricultural w.
ciety has offered prize.
Margaret Clark of Mt. Glare, Penn, age
Il, recently walked from Steamboat Sta
ton (ten niles to her home.
1t was a singular coincidence, that while
Mr.. Mathis Of Missouri, was milking hi.
COW. she should fall dead, and he equally
dead few minutes after.
They say that while the flood va. at its
height in Galveston. Texas, the fare for
trip across the street On 4 mans shoulder.
was s.. Cab fare for = fonr square ride,
90.
Touching conclusion of an obituary no.
tice in an Indiana newspaper: "lie was an
elder in the Methodist Church and the
leader Of the brass band in the village"
At Pekin, Ill, Henry Becker, a young
man, was riding in a wago. with loaded
gun between his knees. 1t was accident
ally discharged, blowing off the top Of
Beckers head.
An immense ledge Of isinglsss has been
found in the mountains near Snake River,
Idaho 1t is 80 feet vide, and one Of the
most valuable discoveries Of the kind ever
made.
The statement that P. C. Armijo Of New
Mexico owns about 100000 sheep, rang
ing over region 300 miles square, is pro-
nouncel by The Portland Oregonion to be
ridiculous"
One hundred and thirty negroes from the
East, destined TO act ss walters in the new
Palace Hotel in San FrasciEco, passed
through Gold Hill, Nevada, ths other day.
The Managing Director Of the London
and Kansas Land and COLONIZATION Asso-
cia'ion has just bought Al square miles of
land on the west end of the Kansas Pacific
Railroad.
The mammoth hotel 10 be built at St.
Louis by Boston capitalists will be twelve
stories, 300 lset square, 10 feet high, and
will contain 1000 rooms, accommodating
$500 dodgers.
Note received by San Francisco editor:
"sir: You reported me as heading Ger.
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