Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-09-23
Items of Interest.

The bank deposits in California exceed
$117, 900, 900, and the capital is over
$36, 900, 900.
A society has been formed in England
for "united prayer for the protection OF
animals from cruelty"
The Bessemer anti-seasick vessel for
crossing the English channel is failure,
and has been sold to be broken up.
Richmond, Va, has given more
money to the Custer monument fund
than any other city except New York.
English correspondents critieise the
American taste which permits young
lady at boat race to chat with young
man who has only breech cloth on.
"Madam, a good many persons were
very much disturbed at the concert last
night by the crying of your bahy."
"Well, l do wonder such people will go
to concerts !"
A Chicago Chinaman says that he
looks around "alle time" and never
puts his money into bank that has
marble desks or dashing young officers
with diamond pins.
Much dissatisfaction has teen created
at the Chatham dockyard by the British
admiralty having resolved to break up
the useless vessels OF war, which are
now rotting there, by the labor of con-
victs.
Since the beginning o the year 1 ,22O
miles of railroad have been constructed
in the United States. This is more than
twice the mileage reported in 1873, and
q third more than in the corresponding
portion of 1874.
The czar of Russia, recently address.
ing the officers OF the Paulowsky guards,
said he had been able hitherto to spare
/ the blood of his soldiers, but the time
might soon come when ne should have
to call upon their loyalty and valor.
A Pa is letter says: False hair will
be a drug in the market when frost
! comes. Short curls and natural hair,
such as the pictures of Niue. Rooamier
and Queen Hortense have made familiar
to everybody, will be all tbs fashion.
William S. Mercer, prisoner in the
Nebraska State prison, has succeeded IN
getting for that institution the best
library in the State. Many well known
writer's have at his urgent request sent
complete sets of their works, and the
principal publishing houses have made
generous donations.
A Chicago schoolgirl, of tender ye ars,
thus writes to her bosom friend: " Dear
Susie, shan't attend school agin until
Get some knew cuffs, kollers and jew
elry-dear mamma ag' ees with me that
It is my Duty to take the shine out Of
that Upstart Nanny Jones, and I'll do
it ii never learn nothing"
A nephew of Mr.. Bagges, in explain
ing the mysteries Of tcakettle, de-
scTibes the benefits Of the application
of steam to useful purposes. "For all
of which, " remarked Mr.. Bagges, "we
have principally to thank-what was his
name? ?" "Watt was bis name, I be-
lieve, UNCLE" replied the boy.
Not long ago q man was tried for
murder in tho usual course. In the
usual course he was found guilty and
condemned, and in the usual course the
Jurors We're applied to t. sign the petit
ton for communication of his sentence.
Cne wiser than his fellows did so with
the postscript: "On condition that he
hangs himself"
Young Fosdick Was member of a
wealthy Cincinnati family. When drunk
in street car he insulted Miss Goshorn,
!, and her brother, whose family Is not
; wealthy, boxed his ears Fosdlck stag
gered out to the platform, fell Oft, and
the wheel killed him by passing over
, his neck. Goshorn was arrested aud
accused of killing Fosdick, but finally
acquitted.
A man, one eighth colored, married a
white girl at Newport, having convinced
her that he was O Spaniard. Upon learn
ing of the deception, she wished to be
t freed. A Rhode Island law declares the
marriage of white person to NEGRO
: or mulatto void, and upon that ground
: lawyer is trying to have this bond oi
i wedlock broken. The husband, how
3 ever, answers that he is not mulatto
but an octoroOn.
A woman got into Baltimore street
car, took seat, and carefully examlnec
O loaded revolver which she took IRON
q her pocket. Then she told the conduc
tor to let her out at John Nevins' house
. A friend OF Nevins' heard the remark
and, getting out of the Car ahead o
! her, ran into the endangered mans resi-
, donce and warned him to fly. The
woman was crazy, and she intended tl
1 kill Nevins, against whom she had
@ grudge.
f In Spain the heat has been SO grea
i this summer that the thermometer rost
@ to 166 degrees in the sun at Cadiz
i Tallow candles melted and became use
n less at night, hundreds of peopl'
+ dropped dead in the streets, and tiel'
n laborers refused to work i'll the scorch
e ing sun. Owing to the recent disband
Q ment of 100000 soldiers, the labo
!, market was so glutted that many work
= men could only obtain about tifteel
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