Richland beacon., 1877-08-04

he guests we're the Drloesulalu anu
roomsman of the first ceremony.
THE Baltimore man who hanged him.
elf because his wife devoted 50 much OF
Ter time to decorating the grave OF her
;rst husband has his revenge. The i
woman has two graves to decorate now
and no time to look for third husband.
CARELESS and indiscriminate fishing
is gradually reducing the supply Of she'll
fish on the coast of England, which
draws from Norway about 100000 lob
sters a year, and from France about 2oo,-
600.
The st. Louis Globe makes honorable
mention OF an oaken chest in that city
which, it asserts, is eight hundred years
old. The boards are an inch and half
in thickness ant are held together by
wooden pegs.
TWELVE years ago woman asked an
official in Portland, Maine, to inform
her if her husband sold certain piece OF
real estate. Two weeks ago the officer
told her that the sale had just beer re-
ported.
THE shipments Of Piper Heidsick
champagne to Boston, New York, Phil
adelphia, New Orleans and Montreal
exceeds that of last year by over 10000
baskets, yet the cry of hard times pre-
walls throughout the country.
OHIO really succeeded in doing what
90 many states threatened last winter.
It passed a law for the protection OF
guests in hotels which requires the pro-
prietor to provide fire escape from
every department to which a guest is
assigned.
A NEW kind of lynch-law is reported
from California. Mr.. Belle Lynch,
editress of the Ukiah Dispatch, was caned
by Mr.. Carothers on account of an un
complimentary notice she penned refer
ring to him. Caiifornians are evidently
determined to give women equal rights
in everything.
lie first ceutenarian of the season ha'
been caught at Brewer, Maine, near thu
banks of the famed Segeunkedunk. Sh'
answers to the name of Mrs. Nero!
Studley, is one hundred and three year
old, reads the finest print without glasses
walks mile before breakfast, milks tw
COWS morning and evening, and oftel
does the family washing on Mondays.
A BRILLIANT opportunity is offered
hawkers by Colorado, but unfortnatel
not to the hawkers that perambula,e th
cities. The legislature offers twenty-fiv
cents for every hawk killed in the stat
As much as thirty to forty dollars da
is paid in Denver City alone; and sti
is almost impossible to raise chicsel
in the vicinity.
A STRANGE occurrence recently to-
place in Russia. An express trail
carrying 100000 roubles, not on
failed to come in on time, but has col
plstely disappeared, and no trace can
found Of either money, passengers
cars. 1t is not extraordinary that
train should be robbed, but that trs
and everything else should be stOl
passes the wonderful.
THE Canadians are nothing if l
economical. A number of coRvicts W
to be sent from Elgin county to XII
ston penitentiary and as railroad ira,
ing costs money, they were sent troru
Thomas to Port Stanley and pu, Oh
steamer, and not regular steamer
that. The boat yent to Toledo Loaf
with corn, and went back over lake E
through the Welland canal, and on
Kingston.
Coop authorities estimated the
cotton crop in the United States
100000 bales. 1t turns cut to
, 100000. Tne crop in Egypt and In
was larger than expected, and there
enough of raw product to last until
beginning of the new crop year.
war in Europe has caused falling Of
consumption and decline of pr
Neither scarcity nor rise is to be
pected this spring.