The Morning herald., 1877-12-25
drawal of the support OF the party by which
he was elected. J III II GLr

= drawal of the support OF the party by Whit
he was elected. 55BViT T[T
4 SENATOR PATTERSON BETTER.
The condition of Senator Patterson seen
to be somewhat improved this morning, {
the pain in his head with which he WAS sui
fering yesterday hasleft him. He u, how
Q ever, much weaker.
GEoRGETOwN POST OFFICE DISCONTINUED
The Postmaster General to day issued al
order to discontinue the Post Office .
Georgetown from and after the 31st inst.
and to establish In its place branch of th'
/ Washington Office. The order provides fol
the continuance Of all the postal facilities
now afforded to Georgetown under the
separate organization, and, in addition,
extends to that city the free delivery system.
The consolidation will effect q saving of
about 81 900 per year. 'rn2g,,-tn n-
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We are Informed BY . Winconsin Journal
that weBhall soon see the end Of the world
So wsgs the world. oTitea "s" r,r.
It is stated on goed authority that the
quality Of slate produced in Northampton
county, Is far superior to that suarried in
Wales tassyEf e ,, ..ls -. 80. .,.-
A white man who came to San Francisco
nine years age with Japanese wife, is dying
by inches from leprosy. His wife died Of
the disease. o. .a.'sl.A '.a.,l ! s.
Mrs. Yeager, widow Of 70 years, last
week walked from Perry township, Penn,
to Reading and back, distance Of 81 miles,
within "a hours. lllr..a. H.ra. IT,.
|; Mrs. Julia Ward Howe presided at o
meeting of English and American lady art
and medical students, In Paris, on the Goth |
of November: al. Il. 80. r.. ,.,,o- ..,.,. a. + 81
Lady seaford died rwo weeks ago in Lon
don, At the advanced age of 80. Her first
husband was Sir Thomss Hardy, Nelson's
flag captain at Trafalgar. q ..an.af
, No physician can amputate the, limb of
Turkish soldier Without permission from the
General Government. By the time that
arrives the man is usually dead.
Fourteen thousand young New Hampshire
trout arrived in good condition in Virginia
City last week, and were put In the Reser.
voir Of the City Water Company. 1Fr
/ s. ~. . - /
The Supreme Court of Georgia has de-
cided In the case of murderer ''thst to be
too drunk TO form the intent to kill, he
must be too drunk to form the intent to
shoot" ;a..... ,-.r 81, ,'
Michael Davitt, Felian, who was sem
tenced to fifteen years. penal servltude, has
been released from Dartrnoor, England, on
ticket Of leave, sfter serving hslf..th term
Of his sentence
, A Acouple in Cleveland, Ohio, who were
divorced some time ago on the ground Of ex.
treme cruelty by the husband, found that
they had made a mistake, and at their mu-
tual request the decree has been revoked.
The Russian soldiers wear sort Of hood
called Bashluick. The fashion originates
With the dvellers on the borders of the Gas.
plan sea, where It is worn by both men and
women. The finest Bashluicks are of cam
els hair, and are light, soft, and warm.
In the vicinity Of the Rio Grande City,
Texas, there has been no rain since April
with the exception of one slight shower.
In consequence there is no pasturage, and
the suffering stock is only kept alive by the
feeding Of the prickly pear, from which the
thofhs are first cut. |
A Fond du Lac boy who had doubtless
caught an idea from the manner In which |
Samson tied fire brands to foxes and des-
troy ed.ths Philistine's corn, poured kerosene
on dogs tail, and Get It burning. The
dog ran under a barn, and the barn was
consumed-no insurance.
The Louisville Courier Journal says IL
Postmaster Letcher, of Nicholasville, KY,
the alleged defaulter, abandoned his wife,
nee Miss Bette hendricks, of Flemingsburg,
at his departure from Nicholasville, and
eloped with charner of the Claxton troupe
which visited his burg"
There is mystery connected with the
terrible accident In the candy factory ia
Barclay street, IL. it's new sscertained
that the steam boilers under the pavement
are uninjured, and the explosive force that
topPled down the walls nd set fire to. the
ruins remains to be discovered.
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