The Hickman courier., 1876-08-25

THERE is more railroad work going on
in California at this time than in any
other state in the union.
GEN. JOE LANE, who was candidate
for vice president on the Breckenridge
ticket in 1860, is living in small frame
house on a spur of Rogue River noun
tain, in Oregon. He is eighty-three
years old.
THE Newport antiquaries have been
working away at the Old Stone mill, in
hopes of finding new theory. They
are of opinion that it was built by the
Noroe freesmasons as a masonic temple,
with the symbolic seven pillars. One of
their reasons is that the windows are in
the east, south and west, and not in the
north side at all.
THE ladies have a new way Of wearing
their wells. They tie them on the back
of the hat with a large ornament, the
shape Of she'll, then tie them around
the neck and fasten them on the left side
The effect is odd and conspicuous 1t
originated at the races, where one of the
fair but frail sistershood set the example.
1t requires a great quantity of tulle to
carry out the effect of this eccentric, yet
contagious mode.
A LOCOMOTIVE without furnace has
commenced running in Paris on one of
the street railways. 1t has a reservoir
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constant supply of steam for moving the
vehicle. On another line an ordinary
steam locomotive is at work 1t is like
= ssuuaik omnibus IA share aud size, con-
timing a boiler. The furnace is out of |
sight, and fed with coke and charcoal
The draught of the furnace is kept up by
a supply of compressed air.
4 REMARKABLE and sad romance has
been developed in New York. 1t will
be- remembered that servant girl in
that city recently accused herself of hay
ing poisoned her employers little son.
a pest mOrtem examination since held
shows that the selfaccusltion is false.
No traces of poison were discovered, but
cause death was obtained The servant
girl is supposed to be insane, but the
mother OF the child naturally believes.
and probably always will believe, that
the story is true.
THERE appears to be no longer any
doubt that good portion of Chattarau.
evrs eOunfv Nau- N.rI- - o,-o- .. ... -
of oil, and needs only te be tapped in the
right places to bring forth an unlimited !
supply of the rich fluid The test well
being put down at AIlegany, struck oil
just below the second sand, at depth of |
eight hundred and fifteen feet, and since |
pumped, it is said, about ten barrels of
oil per day. The greatest excitement !
prevails in Allegany over the discovery,
and hundreds of strangers visit the place |
daily.
y FRENCH physician makes the re-
markable statement that one-half at
least of the so-ealled drowned persons are
buried alive, and that they may be
brought to life by proper treatment after
having been several hours under water.
His remedy is to get out the water. pour
In and inject alcoholic stimulants. and
use whip energetically or hot irons in
bad case. His statement has been par
tally confirmed by the resuscitation of
a man after he had been under water in
one OF the Seine baths for more than
twenty minutes
IT is stated that officials in the United
states sub-treasury in New York have !
discovered that some ingenious rascals a
ire digging for gold in the hearts of s
louble eagle coins A hole is bored {
through the piece from one milled edge !
10 the other without disturbing the face
If the coin, and from this hole diverging
mes are run in several directions, gold '
o the amount of about four dollars be- {
ng taken from each piece operated on. '
The holes are then plugged with metallic t
wire of sufficient specific gravity to '
ring the piece within the legal limit of |
east current weight. Coins of 1875 and
me ,of 1876 have been found debased c
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disposed persons are engaged f
n putting ragged edge" on the silver 7
wenty-cent pieces in order to make l
hem resemble the silver quarters Truly j
his is indeed a wicked. wicked world. t
THE long sickness of Mr. Vanderbilt is
ast drawing to a close, and while we {
Vrite he may be drawing his last breath. {
lis vigorous constitution and remarka- $
lie vitality have withstood the insidu- '
us attacks of disease wonderfully well, a
nd before his last illness he seemed more '
igorous at eighty-two than most of his t
ssociates at seventy, and even sixty-five q
lis death, which has been foreseen for
weeks, will now Immediately affect the 7
interests with which his name is con- !
lected, as they have been provided for |
5ut 1t will remove one great bull from Z
he street, and as the bear interest is Just q
low in the ascendency and gaining l
trength, the ultimate effect of his death 5
vii be depressing upon all the stocks his
,reat wealth and immense executive
mercy buoyed up. 1t is quite notable
act that Astor Stewart and Vanderbilt,
he three rich men of New York, and in
eed of the nation, should end their ca
eers 50 nearly Graphic
THE enormous Importation of wheat
rom the United States in attracting at
eution in England, where it is regarded
IS likely TO increase rather tnan u1m1n-
sh. In the course of an article on the
subject, the London Pail Mall Gazette is
anxious to know why Indian corn; which
is so largely eaten by all classes in this
country, finds no favor with Englishmen