The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1876-06-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

comertown, O., while passing through
strip Of woods near that place, was set up
N by four masked men and robbed OF SIG.
Peter Cooper says he will decline the
nomination of the Indianapolis Convention,
but expresses the hope that William Allen
will be nominated and elected to the Presi-
dency.
It is runored that Dom Pedro will take
back with him to Brazil q Pullman palace
car. The reverberations Of the imperial
respiration are considerably softened N
that kind of a coach.
Eight convicts in the military prison OF
Leavenworth' escaped from the guards re
terdav, and another, named William B.
Callahan, was shot and killed while at
tempting to escape.
The reported confession of a woman on
Smutty Nose Island, that she committed
the murders for which Wagner was hang
ed, is pronounced without foundation.
John Jones was poor man. In going
home one night he made mistake and
got into the wrong house; this so chagrined
| him that he took everything he could lay
his hands on. The State takes care OF
him now, and furnishes him with work and
victuals.
The whole number Of popes, from St.
Peter to Pious k, is 257. Of these, 81
are venerated as saints, SO having been
martyred; l04 have been Romans, and l03
natives of other parts of Italy; Is French
men; 9 Greeks; I Gernans; Asiatics i;
3 Africans spaniards; 2 Dalnatians j;
/ Hebrew; ] Thracian; Dutchman; l
Portuguese Candiot; and English
man.
The Atlanta (Ga.) Commonwealth works
itself into passion over the insinuation
that Georgia sends Governor Smith to st.
Louis to look after a seat in the Cabinet.
1t declares that Georgia has better men
for Cabinet positions, wants no trading at
St. Louis, and informs the Governor that
he does not own Georgia.
The New York Herald has an article on
srThe Fifth Avenue Flies on a Political
Coach Wheel" in which it says: "That
these political flies can exert no real lnt1u-
ence ON the nomination is obvious to all
bystanders. Nothing will be done to please
or displease these selfeonstituted advisers
They will be as completely ignored as i
they had never existed
! An Italian journal has the following
startling information in its American news
"Miss Anna Dickinson, who q year age
caused the condemnation Of an English
colonel for improper gallantries in rail
way car, wishing to profit BY the notorlety
thus gained, went to America to lecture
and, afterward embracing the dramatic
career. is about to make her debut il
America"
When Marc Antony threw himself upor
the "dear remains" of his loved Caesar, II
Pittsburg theatre the other evening, hi
struck the "corpse" fair in the stomach
which had the effect of doubling it up witt
a erunt, that rather detracted from th'
solemnity of the occasion.
A New Jersey street-car man wrote II
J his sweetheart: Il don't care much wha
/ do, you seem to feel stuck up above
boss car driver; if my hands is large %,
heart is to. Iwant yer to understand tina
it is easy ter cry tears, but at the same tim
yer heart may be tufer'n bell-strap.
At Lady Washington tea party give
by the negroes Of Columbus, Ga, fe'
; nights ago, Gen. Washington was dresse
) il lean pantaloons and gray sack Goa
and wore boots and spurs. Mrs. Washing
: ton wore d black domino and white nigh
E cap. Mary, queen of Scots, appeared i
i ) pull-back muslin frock, and King Henr
d of Navarre carried q blue cotton umbrella
e All the guests we're blacks, no znulattoe
being allowed to participate.
Boys are inquisitiye youngsters. AGO
Iington three-year-old came to his fathe
: Yesterday morning, with . look Of infnit
: curiosity and said: Papa, nurse put q
out of mamma's s room, last night and loc
! cd the door; and little while after
heard baby crying in there; and thel
wasn't any there when ] vent OUT %
= there didn't any come in, for I stayed
the hall; and ! want to know where tht
,e got it, Papa gave it up.
ia The other day some one saw il Rignold
T dressingroon : photograph Of Villa
y Cullen Bryant. "Ahl" thought the viaito
y .'this shows appreciation of ! great poet
y and then said aloud: 'sYou admire Br
1t ants works, Mr. Rignold n Bryant
Of responded the puzzled actor ;oh, yes. :
Is fact is j am going to play the part Of
:. q old colonel next week, and | got the pf
tograph for ) study Of wrinkles aoh