The New York herald., 1877-07-23
GENERAL GLlMPSES.

Dsadwood City is thinning out
Caornas grape crop promises to be the largest she
ever produced.
The Journal Of Chemistry says that or coca Is
remedy for bas shfuiness.
Omaha Is thankful for q new lake, which has been
dona,ei by Old Mother Missouri In changing her
channel
resident of Salt Lake City has found in his garden
Roman com bearing this date:-"Antoninus, Aug.
Imp. H."
The Springfield Republican, July 10. thinks that tho
Maine Republican Convention Will "dodge the admin
istration."
killed Josiah Bodned by random blow given during
drunken quarrel
Mrs. Amanda J. Knowles, OF San jose. Cal. has be-
come insane through "religous impressions which
tended to Spiritualism."
Al Sx-Mile Canyon, in Nevada, John Doran and
James Sulinbcrg reiought the battle Of the Boyne on
July II, and one OF them was dangerously shot
Ten Doy chief Of the 5annocks who have been en-
camped on Little Camas Prairie, informs Governor
Potts, oi Montana, that he wishes peace
with the whites
An nRed Mexican, VINO belonged to the grand army
of ramps, relieved society OF his existence at San
Jose, CAL. on July IA, by swallowing s.rychnine. He
was found IN copse by the roadside.
"Thc important question: says the Cincinnati
Enquirer July 10. for tho coming Republican Convcn-
tion Tin Ohio) twill be whether 10 indulge in plat
form and candidates or candidates and no plat
FORM"
The coolies OF San Francisco oppressed by the
tyranny OF the keepers OF gambling houses, and the
magistrates have been appealed 10 Tor the protection
of society," AS The evil tends swell tho ranks OF the
mnlcfactors.
Chicago Times. July le-"Every day adds moro ,es-
pattern is u humbug which cannot be TOO aban
doned by cabinet both incapable and unwilling 10
reconcile Its practices with the Presidents theory"
New Orleans Times, July 15:-"In Mississippi the
republicans claimed to have majority OF $4,000
votes, but they quietly take down their sign and shut
up the political shop Declaring that they have abun-
dance Of capital, they virtually proclaim themselves
bankrupt by their acts.'
st. Louis Globe Democrat July 19--"lt Is an appnl.
ing and gnominious descent 10 1nd tho chivary,
which once aspred to rule tho country. now occupied
with the squabbles of the political kitchen and unable
to rise to any loltler level Of administration than
merely settling quarrel between the cook and the
housemaid."
New Orleans Times, July 15:-"It has long been evil
dent to intelligent observers that tho republican
South was only held together by tho cohesive power OF
public piunder. When this taken away the soul OF
the party had left the body. 1t deprived Of any
cuse for longer existence. It's attempts 10 MAINTAIN
itself wero only weakly fight against fate.''
Cincinnati Enquirer, July 17:-"Present orthography
was handed down to from the eiete monarcnies Of
the Old World In tree America why not recognize
the right OF every czen without regard 10 Sex, color
previous condition OF servtude, to spell words just
as he peases? Is the fight OF the American eagle In
tho photographic empyrean to be hampercd by the
traditions OF the Old WorldY Forbid it, Heaven He
Is free who spells by and all arc slaves beside
Charleston Ne,os and Courier, July 18'-"For our
part regard II as tho OF poetic justice
that of the evil Vaccinations OF tho wicked
politicians who wero struggling to retain their deadly
grip the vta.s Of the Republic should only have
resulted in their own undong, and have proved the
blessed restoring to the country that feeling
OF fellowship and brotherhood among the people of
which they had deprived It, and which Is the only
Foundation o; true national greatness"
An elderly kleptomaniac, on July IA, was detected
In San Francisco In tho act Of purloining books
Af,er his arrest his room searched "rhere are
about two hundred books taken from bookstores,
large stacks OF writing paper Of all descriptions,
boxes OF envelopes bottles Of ooicgns pattcrns
handkerches, corkscrows, leather t1ken from boot
stores uppers ready 10 be nuacturcd, three
large boxes OF common laundry SOAP, a dozen quart
bottles OF INK and q multitude Of other articles OF
versity Of Michigan OF tho class OF 1s4a.