New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-22
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Here is nugget from the Pacific cosst |,
Dutch Flat man the other day picked up rock o tnrc
At cow The weight Of 10 attracted his attention -
gold. - ',- ''e< WV -
A sweet young thing of sixteen, who vantad
to do something unique, recently arrived In InnAe,
from Scotland. and explaining that she was clerry
mans daughter asked the manager Of tho Aquarium q
let her marry Zulu In vain hs uith bsy
on her folly She replied that her heart was given ia
suggested that she would only be one Of many wye.
when her contemplated husband returned 70 Zuluaud
with her. she was told she could not marry wsSons fs
obtain 1t.
An early betrothal is chronicled by The XII.
mira Free Press. Two young couples were married
within few months Of each other, and from families
that had been intimate In January last boy was
born to one OF them. and he welcomed heartily a
though he had been prince of reianng house. Last
month girl appeared to the other young couple. One
evening last week the mother Of the boy visited the
mother Of the girl, tang her child with her. Most Of
the members OF both families were also present Ths
mother OF the boy took rather dminntive bot costly
ring from case and placing u on the finger Of the g
child, the matter to be ratified In the future. -
Brigandage continues to flourish in Mexico.
Several particularly daring attacks have lately been
made upon unfortunate travellers. A diligence pro-
ceedDR from Touca the City OF Mexico was stopped
mounted armed to the teeth The that the rob
bers molested none Of the passengers save two who
carrying very large sums OF money, shows thas
they apprsed Of the character and quality Of the
travellers and their ba ggage Another band piaged
the town OF Huejotzngo, killing many Of the nhsbiaus
similar raid was recently made on the village Of
Amajac tue place being completely secked. and every
tans " upon the backs OF eighty mules
The Hon. L. T. Allan, cClOred representative
ofI IN fhe NJ Ra,r nfativ
New.Orleans, La, has introduced himself to fame By
means Of an ornamental card bearing his photograph
and some remarks which he recently made on the sub
Ject OF General Grants visit to New-Orleans He
consciously preserves very bad Democratic Joke Like
fly liz the bright amber of his rhetoric. he had
ferred to General Grant the champion Of America
and the nObest Roman Of their own" Mr. Farmer, Of
Ouachita interrupted Mr. Allan to ask be had called
General Grant the noblest Roman Of them all because
he had been roaming all around the world. Mr.. Allan
did not catch the pun but went with spirit,
" Yes sir, do call bim nobest Roman Of them all,
for when prineivalltes and human grandeur will be
moulded into dust when generation after generation
shall have and monuments after monuments
tion The Hero who saved the Union Protector o.
the Nation the Guardian of her Liberties, General u
g. Grant, Of IlinOis.'"
There is plenty of action. but unhappily
little style in drama Bode. CAL On
April 10 the kitchen Of the Bon Ton dgnghouse
turned into shakespearean temple. small stage
constructed and seats provided for those young
stcrs who fortunate to be present The low
price of a bit charged for admission. There was
critical audience present when the curtain "a horse blan
ket) was drawn aside The piece was "Deadwood Bill:
or The Roaring Water Spout Of the Rocky Mountains"
The scene opened with bloody fight between Bill and
Pete Dickson terror from Tar Fiat for the possession
Of lovely maiden, who seated in stage coach "a
large dry goods box) The two roughs had stopped the
stage, killed the male passengers, secured $4,000
In gold dust. The 1gut long and desperate. Each
loaded down with knives and reyovers (Which were
borrowed from every young hoodum In towDa But
murders the first ana In the second four stages
were robbed and band OF Indians routed It was
bOodfreeznR piece and several spectators had TO be
carried out.
The suicide which startled Chelsea on Mon.
day was as Ingenious a crazy Yankee could make IT.
The victim had built gulOtine Of rough i0st and
plank the knife being large carpenters brOadaxe set
wooden slide, the latter held in position above BY
resting weighted lever the weight being large
wateringpot, filed with small leakhole in the bot
Om aud suspended by about four feet OF line from the
ever. large box, filed with stones, bad been placed
the top Of the knife sde TO weight that also. the
plan beipg that when the water had escaped sufficiently
he lever would release the knife which would instantly
lrop. At the foot OF uprights the young had
collar for his neck, with sliding pin
bove 10 hold there and bad hoowed piece OF t9is
luar) with openings for his nose and mouth aud on
side OF this he had placed boxes filled with stones,
keep It In position In case be struggled Now having
hiue, face downward pinned himself tD, with his
mouth and the ether, and In the course OF
lme the knife fell but ~ is probable that he was ut
erly Dsensibe not dead from the effects Of the ether
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