, 1875-01-04
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Tha orchards In Connecticut have produced
t2uuo, ,boo worth OF app!es during tho past yrar.
II Ia proposed to allow tho inmates OF Wethers-
field (Ct.) pr.son Communication for their ration
Of tobacco, ii they will give it up.
Tho sutzo Tunnel wan advanced 10 foet dur
lug the weok ending Dec. u. It's Preheut length
il 6.309 feet, Or 3b9 foo. moro than m,ie and
half.
Capt. Charles Parker, we'll known At all posts
from Montreal to Chicago, died. Dec. ~. At his
residence In 0arcgo, N. 7. lie waH command
or and vcBael.owner.
Ban Frsnoiaco han rapern in German, Danish,
French, 1talian, Spanialt aud Chlneae tongues
and thero aIo Greeks enough in the city aud ita
neighbolhood to support paper at their own.
The past year vas busy ono with Maine nlo-
builders. the record showing the total amount
Of tonnage built to be La, 549 74-1UN MI iu-
crease OF "a, 120 51-100 tons oser the record IT
1873.
Professor and Congressman elect 8ce1ye, OF
Amherst College, declines to be candidate for
the late Avail Crockers uno1pi1ed term, aud the
Indications are nov that Lafayette 1laltty,
Of northampton. wiI be elected to the place.
Tho census OF the Delaware Indians, now ip
The Indian Nation. has just been taken aud the
tribe numbers but T59 porsous, ali told Five
yearB ago wli0n the Dolawates moved to tho
Nation their number WAS g35, decreaAe Of 227.
At this rata 1t viIl not take many years for tho
Tho bonded deb. Of Idaho Territory, principal
and interest. is eco G25.4G tho outstanding var
rant debt, icas each In the Treasury, is eco G42-
H. Tie Governor, In his message TO tho Legis-
lature, adyiscs that tho warrant debt be let
alone, but recommends the 1ssae Of new bauds for
tho bonded indebtedness payable ten years.
after date, bearing interest At tue rate Of 10 per
cont.
"Wa 1eurn," saFs the yisalia (Cai.) Della,
l. tLat the Southern Pacific 1afroad Company
has act corps Of engineer. TO surveying the
route from Goshen in the direction Of WATSON
vile. It il quito ik+l. that this has been done
to quiet the nerves Of the people Of this valley
vhiie they heeieGe Congtess with ihe rascaIlY
and untleatd-of scheme OF taking the lanls Of
this valley to build r line down the other side Of
tho Cosst l.ange."
At Montreal Dec, %. William l.. TorRvth tho
wel-kEown Managing Director Of tue Autcosti
Company, was arrested oil warrant eworn cut
by Joseph ". Taylor, mineral surveyor, charged
with 1lnlawful1y making snd circulating a conf
denttal prospectus Of the eaid Company, which
LIZ. the said William l., Forsvth. knew to be
fafBe. lie gavo Tail IN .fs0, with two eureties in
I40 each to appear for examination next week.
Tie division OF the Supreme Bench OF yaine,
on tho question whether woman can he o JUS
tico OF tho Peace. has occas!oned considerable
comment Oh all hands. There Ia rather curious
coincidence III regard to the manner in which the
Judges arc divided on the question. Tho two
wlo say that change in tho Constitution is
necessary are now living with their first wives |;
the two who say that no constitutional change.
but new statute ID necessary, are living with
cir second wives : and the one who ERya that
no change whutever ia needed. either in Consti-
tuition or Statutes. is living With his third wife,
Portland {1Re.) Argue.