The Morning herald., 1877-03-29
Here and There.


scribes himself as having led "a wild, rol-
licking, blasphemous life"
Baltimore swindlers started an intelli'
gence Office, and got from one to one
hundred dollars each from many deluoeo
applicants for employment.
Steam is now the motive power on the
principal street railroad in Philadelpnla'
The engines are compact, almost noise
less, and emit very little steam.
The German postmaster General pro-
poses the introduction Of postal cards
serving for all countries in the fostal
Union, at the price Of one penny each.
The Rev, w. 8. Crow, of Hiusdale, III
has come down. He has been in the
ministry only six months, having pre-.
viously been in college, hut in that brief
period he has broken up deacon's family.
Chinawoman was sold by her husband
to a fellow countryman in California for
$3.50. She was then healthy, but she soon
fell sick, and was disabled for work, go the
nnrchaser killed her with cleaver.
The business of fortune telling is per-
ilous in Nevada. CASTILLO, gypsy, told a
Truckee man that his wife was unfaithful,
and his wife, on learning what had been
said about her, whipped the gypsy until ne
dropped from exhaustion.
An extraordinary suicide recently took
Mace on the Circular Railway, Paris. A
well-dressed young lady asked at the st.
Lazere Station for ticket for Passey, D1t
then correcting herself, said Il THINK
Battipnolos will be far enough" As soon
as the train was in motion she descended
on the opposite side from the platform,
threw herself under the wheels, and was
crushed.
Bv marrying his Montpensier cousin,
King Alphonso is likely to get wealthy
bride. The Duke exceeds even his father,
Louis Philippe, in point of penurlousness,
and has accumulated an enormous fortune.
In Spain he is a by-word for stinginess,
and it is ASSERTED that his character in this
respect materially stood in the way Of his
elevation to the Spanish throne at the time
when there was serious thought Of offering
it to him.
Alta Southern hotel bar an eager con-
trover.y was penling 'twixt various gen
erals. majors, ETC., when a quiet fellow
observed, Il happened to be there, gentle
men, and possibly may be able to retresf
vour memories" Thereupon he proceeded
to give succinct account OF smart action
"What might have been your rank, sir 7,
asked the hotel keeper. Il was private
About to start next day, he demanded hi
bill. "Not cent, sir; not cent. Your
the very first private l ever saw"
The Memphis Appeal relates the fol
lowing in its account Of the recent burn
ips of the steamer Governor Garland il
the Arkansas river. Capt. Nowlapd'
conduct was heroic. Finding it impossibl
to rescue his wife and children, he Wa
compelled to fors IKE either the former c
the later He had no time to hesitate, fc
the flames were already scorchirg tn
passengers. Captain Nowland kissed hi
little children farewell, and, Selling hi
wife, plunged into the water. He locke
back. but tue children he could not see, fc
his ewes were filled with tears, such 3
only father or mother can know tn
meaning of. A deck hand named Bill
Staples witnessed thesad parting. seizlr
both of the children in his strong arms, tt
brave man leaped into the water and ca
ried them safely to the shore.
Miss Cora Dickson. a young girl
twenty-five, arrived in Paris the other d;
from South America. Her life thus ii
has been a checkered one. At the age
fifteen, tired of the monotony Of home. 81
ran away from her fathers house w'lh
large sum of money. She cut her hs
short and donned a boys earb. After
coming in succession cabin boy, Gle
and horse dealer, she turned up in Bn
nos Avres, where she entered the arm
still disguised. She distinguished hers
in the service and became colonel. Sol
months ago, at meeting of officers, s
uuarrelled with one Of those present.
duel followed and she killed her adver.
rv, On examining tha dead mans pap
she found that she had killed her old
brother who had left home when she
two years old. Horror stricken she thu
herself at the bishops feet, who promi
TO intercede with her father.
Ten years ago handsome young 4
passed through Monticello, KY, and
H. , .o,or ~; Il S;ttiur at tho "