The Morning herald., 1875-11-01
onpsONAL AND PERTINENT.

~. nineteenth century up to the presen
dat. while the pecuniary loss by the sam
class Of conaagrat!ons amounts to abo"
sixty million dollars.
The family carriage Of Henry Clay
xb;ch was made and presented to him by
the manufacturers, Of Newark, N. j., or
A. OCCASION of his visit there about thirty
1--WE years ago, is in the possession Of A.
Clark of Lexington, Ky, who proposes
10 exhibit it at our Centennial Exhibition.
A test was recently made Of the buoy
mt power of a leaf of the water lily
knovn as the Victoria Regia, in the Bon
anic gard, at Ghent Bricks were heaped
liver its entire area, and before it was SUBJ
,erged in the water a weight Of 76l
bounds was aoated.
IN Minnesota, Mrs. Frank Perry, who
ad taken by mistake teaspoonful of So
ution Of arsenic, was saved by the pres
nee Of mind Of her nei hbor, Mr,. New
bn, who promptly administered large
ose Of ground mustard.
A tornado, accompanied by heavy bursts
bf rain, passed over Milford, Pa, on Sat-
urday evening. 1t lasted half an hour,
during which tilnc trees and fences were
hevelled, outbuildings overturned and win
aows broken in.
A Detroit man, anxious to protect him
pelf from the frequent and annoying visit.
bf travelling agents and patent rights men,
has put fire insurance plate over the
door Of his hsuse, a sewing machine in the
window, patent washing machine on the
porch, patent hat rack extension in the
Jail, and a lightning rod on the roof.
Secretary Bristow has issued circular
kquiring all the Custom Houses to observe
e law which demands the hanging out
the national colors and the regular rev.
be flag during business hours each day
seems that the practice has grown into
euse
Now, just as man begins to think his
publes are over, as the cellar is paved
th peaches and tsmatoes his wife looks
m in the face and asks him how much
ape jelly he thinks they will need, arr
bat is the price of ounces.
A Professor of Cornell University has
ad'application for the body of the noted
Ctter, the American Girl, in order that
eskeleton may be placed in the musem
that Institution, and preserved as speci-
Fn Of the bony structure of a Typical
heH: trotting horse.
remarkable case of child stealing
|ey occurred at Carlinville, III. A
sase for DIR. Harrison to attend case
the country. Arriving at the place
Flgnated, he found that he had been
Hel and upon returning'hone, learned
his little girl, aged IS months, had
fn carried off by two..women. /
Is an instance Of the longevity of ele-
ants, it is said that the identical state
Phant which carried the Marquis Of
stmgs when he visited Lucknow, India,
Pntury ago, as Governor General, will
IN the procession to welcome the Prince
Wales when he visits that city. I
ne story that the French Prince In
al was to take trip around the worl
enItd by the Paris papers, which says:
''ls moment Prince of the Impe-
'any must respectfully hold himself r
disposal of France, which may at
moment summon him. Which
seem to indicate high degree of ];
ue'ce IN their cause, on the part of T
Bonapartists. d
''nefs report new kiud of disease
y cattle on Roses Brook, Delaware
\. Mich cows are taken with a
cough, and in the course of a few i,
grow thin in fesh, but stranger still, y
not materially affect the flow. of
a few have died. A similar dis
4' shown iteelf in Orange county. =
probable that the banana will be
cultivated in the South in the flu Is
Acres Of them have been planted
worn out cotton fields of some of
me Gulf States, while in Florida
~u'e NV has become 4 thriving bust
aus !ress grow readily without cul-
and rapidly yield fruit. 1t
''an IN Boston who went bareheaded
years to cure badness Of the head,
'eadF the remedy a. a successfnl