, 1878-07-20

"A laSnlOnaOIy-Ofe man
went into Hunt 4 Roswell's
large jewelry store in Bond
street, London, selected articles
worth $4,000, and rendered a
thousand pound note in pay
ment. Mr.. Roswell ascertained
that the note was forgery
Just as he was about to summon
assistance, a cab was drawn rap
idly up and two men in police
uniform hurriedly entered, say
ing that the man was an old Of
fender of whom they were in
search. Directing a porter to
place the jewelry in the cab and
to come along with them as a
witness, the men in uniform said
that they would inform the firm
when their attendance would be
required to press the charge.
Then they drove off with their
prisoner, leaving the jewellers
loud in ,,.elr praises of the pro-
ficiency of the police. Next
day, however, their porter, bru-
tally beaten, returned with the
information that the two sup
posed police officers were thieves
in disguise.
WHERE DID THE LIGHTNING
Go?-On last Monday, out at
the plantation of Judge Fiztpat-
rick, a negro man during thun-
der storm, was standing under
a tree. The lightning struck
the tree above him, and skip
ping downward struck him in
the mouth. The lips outside
were uninjured; inside they
were much torn. Four teeth
were solidly blocked out, bone
and all, from the lower jaw, and
three more were rent from the
upper jaw. No other injury
was done. He was up and
walking about soon after the
occurrance, and the indications.
are that he will get we'll.
What direction the electric. cur
rent took after striking the negro
no one can discover.-TV TVarren-
ton clipper.
OVER VIGILANT.-The probability
is Major Kress and Capt. Wilkinson
have made a serious mistake. In
their zeal to hinder the Indians from
crossing the Colum bia river, it az
pears they have fired upon ard kill
ed and wounded peaceable savages
whose only aim was to get away
from the scene of hostilities. Indian
bands were fired upon on sight
without pause to ascertain wheth-
or they were hostile OR peaceable.
i'hi5 was unfortunate, and NAV have
been the cause OF arousing othe.
wise friendly Indians TO bloodshel.
Vigilance was commen3able on the
part OF these two officers at SO i'm
portant crisis as that just past, but
it is just possible that they have
been little bit indiscreet, and ev''
results will be the consequence.
Port. Tel.
a tramp, who begged his din
ner at the house Of farmer in
Amherst, N. H., the other day.
asked for supper in the house
of poor Irish family in East
Milford, after eating which he
lighted his pipe and sat down.
saying that he wonld stay ali
night. They objected that they
were too poor and could not af-
ford to keep him; thereat he
said ifthat was the case he would
pay for his entertainment; and
he did so in the morning, show
ing bank book with $1,000 to
his credit in the Emigrants' Saw
lng's bank Of Boston.
General Butler is not telling anybody
what his political intentions are, but il
is generally understood that he means
to run for Governor of Massachusetts as
the candidate of the greenback>
reform party. The triumph of Kearuey
and his fellow communists in Califor.
MA has greatly encouraged the Gener,
ais friends, and there is no doubt that
for snch party he will make a model
candidate.
The canning Of meats, fruits
and vegetables has become an
immense business. In Maine
over 100000 cans of corn are
packed annually, the sales OF
which amount to s1,150,O Geo, Civ
ing employment to 10000 peo.
pie during the packing season.
Cheap beer has triumphed in cincin,
natl. The brewers have Withdrawn
their opposition to glasses for three
cents and ''schooners" for five.
ADublin undergraduate lately pierced
the picture OF Flood in the hall of Trim
ity with pea r'ds shot. but only
wounded tie shI1..