The Morning herald., 1876-10-14
rspsss Of The Nay.

Topics Of the Nay.
A woman-Priscilla Wakefeld-founded
the first savings bank.
A Delaware (Is.) girl settled with hel
ex-lover, when he married another, for two
colts.
In Norfolk, Va, both married and single
men attend the can-can. The ladies cannot
get of.
We are sorry to state that Auditor Beggf
Is no better. He was brought home from
Stanton few days since.
The Emperor of Morocco has received Z
present of eight women from the harem Of
the late Sultan Of Turkey.
Offending boys in London are sentenced
by the magistrates to be whipped; but the
parents are usually made the executioners'
A California Indian went away from home
with the avowed intention Of getting new
wife. His old wife thereupon killed her.
self and four children.
Rev. William Taylor is expected in VIII
mington soon, and will preach in several OF
our churches. Fifteen years ago be was
well known in this city.
The Attorney-G General of Maryland has
decided that gold and silver watches worn
upon the person are to be considered as
wearing apparel and not subject to taxa
tion.
Twenty nine thousand dollars have been
received from the Virginia City, Nevada
gambling saloons In one year, in the way Of
license. The money is collected monthly
and gambling Is not restricted at all.
The Irish citizens of Richmond Virginia,
are raising funds for monument to the
late Ex-Governor Wise, in recognition of the
stand which he took against the Know
Nothing party when he was leader in
Virginia politics.
When the group of ushers accepted for
the Chicago Moody and sankey meeting,
were undergoing their last inspection the
other day q detective picked out several
pickpockets and q burglar or two, and
the rest we're taken in.
Important correction in the Elizabetown,
(Ky.) "News" The young lady who pro-
posed to ride bareback around the ampi-
theatre at the Glasgow Fair, assures US
that she meant the horse should be bare
back, and not herself.
There are 120 lawyers in the English
Commons. Mrs. Tintinnabulosopher is ex-
ceedingly sorry that the English, with their
boasted greatness, turn their lawyers out
into the Commons, and says there is no bar
to her soliciting them to squat out among
the hopper grasses.
One of the wildcats in Barnum's great
show, got loose the other day, and tried
his claws on the gentle hippopotomas. The
beast, not insensible 10 the attack of his
small enemy, opened his huge mouth and
took him in. But the keeper saw the move
ment just in time to catch the cat by the
hind leg and save him from a fate worse
than Jonah's.
There is a colored :man in Hartford who
will drive good sized nail into q plank
with one thump of his forehead, and with
several blows can send the nall "clean
home" into the mortar between two bricks
A day or two ago he was requested to send
a nail Fright In" with one blow. He did
the task, but has now bad looking bruise
on his forehead-the first bruise, he says, be
has had in all his years of practice.
The war governors are falling into line
for Tilden and reform. Look first at e1
Governor Curtin of Pennsylvania, then 9
Washington dispatch names among the
chief marshals Of the indianapolis demon
stration ex- Gov. VIM. Sprague of Rhode Is
land, whose promptitude in cquipping and
leading body of troops to the front after
the firing on Fort sumpter, was SO much
applauded, and received the hearty com.
mendation of President Lincoln. Meantime
Blaine and others who stayed at home and
sent substitutes, are reviving the memories
of the scenes in which they did not dare to
take part.
Sitting on POrcupine.
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