The daily gazette., 1879-08-11
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GENERAL. NEWS

Charles A. SUNNI n was nominated for
Representative in Congress bv the Dom
ocrats of the First District Of California,
on Saturday evening.
A despatch from Montreal announces
that brokers were asking per cent. pre-
MUM for greenbacks.
Mr.. John S.ribner, of New York, the
author, died at New Castle, N. H., yes
terday, aged SO years.
It Is stated that the horse Edwin For
rest trotted mile in two minutes III
seconds at Mr.. Bonner's farm, near Tar
rytown, N. Y. on Saturday afternoon.
Twenty-nine new cases of yellow fe-
yer and five deaths were reported In
Memphis yesterday, against Fl cases and
5 deaths on Saturday. The fever has
been officially declared epidemic in Mem
phis.
Hugh Mullen Philadelphian, was
drowned at the Cape May steamboatland-
ing last evening. His body was recover
| ed.
Several white men and boys created a
| disturbance at q colored ball In Califor-
MIA, Mo-, on Saturday night, during
which Louis Myrick was shot dead by a
| colored mau named Mauphin. Several
others were wounded.
A prize fight under the guise of a
glove-boxing match came of at Pitts
burgh on Thursday night between Owen
Maloney and John Latierty, for $500 a
side. Forty-two rounds were fought
and the NIL was won by Maloney, who
punished his opponent badly. The po
lice, as usual, failed to put in an appear
ance.
ID. l.. Tiff, of Mystic Conn, was arres
ted in Webster, Mas, on Saturday, 70
theft. Teft has for several years been
member of the Baptist Church in Mysti
and supposrd to be very respectabl
person. His wife died few days age
and a lady who went to the funeral dis
covered several articles which had bee
stolen from her. The house containe
several hundred dollars worth of silve
ware stolen from the neighbors.
Republican newspapers are copying a
article from the Baltimore american i
which DIR. Luke p. Blackburn, the Coz
ernor elect of Kentucky, is directl
charged with having conspired durin
the war to infect Northern cities wit
SIN ,llpox and yellow fever. If the Coy
ernor elect of Kentucky is notthe Blacl
burn who engaged this heartless an
cruel conspiracy it would be well for hil
to send request to the Baltimore Ame
lean, through the United States Cour
to produce the evidence upon which
bases specific charges. We are an,
ious to see the Doctor vindicated.-Bd
Gazette.
One day Billy and Sammy were pla
ing by mud hole, and Billy, he sale
"Sammy, les play we was barnyarC
you be the pig and lie down and walle
aud I'll be bull, aud beller like ever
thing" So they got down on their han
and knees, and Sammy he went in q
dirt and wallowed, while Billy below
like distant thunder. Bye-and-by SaI
my he came up muddy-you never So
such muddy little fellow-and he sal
"Now, you'll be the pig, and let me bt
ler" But Billy, he said: 81 amt We
II good pig, except for dinner, and it'll
, time 'nuff for you to beller when J
mother sees yer close."-Ne,o Udr
Journal and Courier.
- We are accustomed to talk in this col
try great Zeal aOOuL tne lnnef
y landed estates IN the Old World and
the Dalyrimpi- farm, in the region of
Red River of the North, throws the b
gest estate in England in the shade.
. contains 1900 acres and has yield
900 600 bushels of wheat this year.
correspondent describing the harv
says that siz hundred men are employ
in the season and 1l5 reapers, which
followed by self binding machines a
these rgain by threshing machines. I
n wheat Is not housed at all but AZ soor
N winnowed put into cars and forward
. East tor shipment to Europe. The vi
lN of wheat is from % to 80 bushels to
acre.