Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1875-06-18

:. L.. -5-.1 haclman thought he
would give Alexander II. Stephens a
shot any wav, and asked him why he
wore two over coats. because three
would make me uncomfortable, was
the reply.
The vignettc for the new five cent
stamped envelope is profile of Gene
raj Taylor. The vignette on the five
cent adhesive stamp is full faced PIC
ture Of Gen. Taylor.
A NEGRO expounding the Beechcr
scandal sail he believed Mr.. Beecher
was innocent, but yet he was afraid
that when Beecher wrote the ragged
edge letter, he was under the deiusson
that he was guilty.
CHARLES II. Holmes is the tallest
man in New England. lie stands SIX
feet eight inches high, and lives in
Iopstield, Maine-a very appropriate
name for his place Of residence.
TIE Cumberland Times says, the
very lat,.t from the Republican front
is that Hon. l.. Lowndes, of that city
is to be houored with the Republican
nomination for Governor.
SIMON Rosenmeier, a farmer near
Evansville, Ind, WAS struck by light
ming and instantly killediu his garden
on Wednesday evening. He had been
dead several hours when found.
NvnERlcALLY considered the Mo-
ravian Is the smallest and HE weak
est of all the Christian sects, yet IN
missionary labors they are bright ex-
amples to all CAylsteudom.
The Baltimore .imertraH says the
peach growers on the eastern and
western shores Of Maryland think
their crops will be larger than it has
been for severa years past.
WHEN it isu t one thing it is another.
They have no grasshoppers in South
ern Illinois, bat the army worm, an
equally destructive pest, Is desoIatlng
her grain fields.
News from France says, that Prince
Napoleon has declared himself in IA
yor Of French Republic, and that he
is about to issue a manifesto to that
effect.
The Virginia (Ncv.) Wronicl. says
there are now 5000 or 5000 more
laboring men in Virginia city than
are wanted at the mines, and still
they come,
IT is not Democratic in our jud9-
ment to oppose Gen. Grant tor a lhlrd
Term for the Presidency, and support
Levin Woolforl four terms for the
State Comptrollership.
IT is stated that the Postmaster
General will, on the assembling OF
Congress, suggest a modification OF
the present law governing newspaper
postage.
A FARMER at Springfield, Tenn,
recently ploughed up a copper pipe,
twenty eight inches in length, sealed
at both ends, and containing Yl3o IN
silver coin.
EXCEPTING the remarkable conna-
grations Of Chicago and Boston, no
month has ever before presented such
an ugly average of losses from fire as
the last.
A NEW pest in the shape of a little
oval bug resembling what is called
tee lady bug, is playing havoc with
the sweet potato plants III Virginia
IMMENSE warlike preparations are
going on in Europe, yet the crownec
heads Of that country say peace vii
be maintained intact. Perhaps SO
Posi- norton examinations Of horse!
that have died from the disease now
prevalent in st. Louis, show that the
disease is cerebro spinal meningitis
! AS the Tilton- Beecher trial draws
to close it is thought the jury vii
disagree-standing seven for convlc
ton and five for acqulttal.
TIE grand essentials to happiness
in this life something to do, some
thing to love and something to hope
for.
! Mrs. Lincoln has been consigned
to an insane asylum near Cincinnati
Ohio, known as the "Cincinnatl SAM
tarlum.
TIE Cocoanut tree has been sue
cessfuIIy planted in Florida. 1t be
gins te produce fruit in seven year.
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