American citizen., 1876-10-14
HERE AND THERE:

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IT is noted that when Lord Palmerston
was buried in Westminster Abbey, the
Rev. Mr.. Sullivan, as "a precious offer
ing to the dead" threw into the grave
several diamond and gold rings.
THE story is told of Bridgeport
Conn., man who the other day went
to Albany on business, but when he ar
rived there he forgot his errand, and
was compelled to return home to find
out what it was.
A LICENSED drover at Brentford,
Eng, who, while driving bull along
the road several weeks ago, struck a cat
with thick stick, was ordered to be
sent to prison, with hard labor, for
month, without option of fine.
In New York City, the other day,
horse, which was bitten by rabid dog
three weeks before, went mad, and after
breaking away from its stable, ran with
great violence against wagon in the
street and killed itself.
CovINGToN, Kentucky, has a lady
billiard-player, Miss Blanche Worth
ington by name, who is said to handle
the cue with much grace and skill. The
way she beats conceited masculine
players is surprising, and often causes
| them to wonder show she did it."
A WILD duck, which was flying down
stream at Westport, Conn.,, few
days ago, struck telegraph wire, which
was stretched across a bridge, with such
force that its head was severed from its
body. A passer-by found the bird and
had it cooked for supper.
ACCORDING to DIR. Quinn, an emil
nent English. physician, enlargement of
the heart is more than twice as frequent
in men as in women, the precise pro-
portion being eight to three. This he
thinks unquestionablyd due to the greater
amount of work and anxiety which fall
upon men.
GAsTIEN, Austria, is the place to live,
if one wants some of the spice of life,
which is variety. After an intensely
hot day there, short time ago, which
raised the thermometer up to the top of
the bulb, then came heavy fall of
snow, which lay upon the streets for
some time.
In single district in Japan 81 Bud
dhist temples have been converted into
dwelling-houses or used for other pur-
poses since 1873, and during the last
six years upwards of 600 have been di-
verted from their original object. This
would seem to indicate decline in
Buddhism.
CORRESPONDENT of the New York
Sun revives the old alarm concerning
the gradual increase of the Great Salt
Lake, finding in the near future con-
venient solution of the Mormon problem
in the gradual spread of water over the
part of Utah now occupied by the fol-
lowers of Brigham Young. 4.st.t
JOSHUA L. BAILEY, a Quaker mer-
chant of Philadelphia, has started a
cheap restaurant to draw the working
men from the tippling-shops. The bill
of fare includes 20 varieties, all five
cents each for instance, for that sum
one gets coffee and buttered rolls. The
daily attendance is about 1000, and
about 40 waters are kept busy.
The smallest church in England is
said to be in the parish of Washable,
where one man unites in himself the
offices of rector, chorister and sexton.
, He holds.two services each Sunday, re-
ceiving an annual compensation Of ESQ.
The Bishop recently appointed to the
! See of St. Albans receives a salary OF
! about f16, 900, and does not have to do
chorister's or sexton's work either.
THEY have a remarkable pauper at
Great Brookham, near London. She
weighs SS6 pounds, and is SO unwieldy
that not enough paupers can get hold
of her to turn her in, bed. Ultimately
the relieving officer was empowered to
engage such a number of persons as
would be able to transfer Mrs. Tanner
from one position to another, the chair
man observing that it would be obvi-
/, GUS that if the woman was brought to
!, the Workhouse they would have to in
; crease their staff. '-