The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-08-26
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.


twin brother, Hilary Hancock, is a
lawyer at Minneapolis, Mimi.
The Elmira advertiser notices that
young ladies in charge of telephone
exchange are never talked to death.
In Pender county, N. O., there are
more partridges than have been seen
there for twenty years. The bog, woods
and fields are filled with them.
The city Of New Orleans has owed a
gas bill amounting to $113,365 since
June, 1878. The litigation in relation
to the claim have been transferred to the
Supreme court of the United States.
During the first half of the present
year 9l3 marriages occurred in New
Orleans, and during the same period
ninety divorce suits were instituted
making an average Of one suit for every
ten marriages.
Robert Hanna is the name Of a one
armed Confederate soldier OF South
Carolina, who has made formal demand
upon the pension Office for a place
among the invalid pensioners Of the
United States.
A garrulous fop, who by his frivolous
remarks had annoyed his partner in
ball room, among other empty things
asked whether she had ever had her ear
pierced. "No," was the reply; "but 1
have often had them bored"
Robinson (after q long whist bout at
the club)-"It is awfully late. Brown.
What will you say to your wifeP"
Brown (in whisper)-"Oh, l sha'n't
say much you know, Good morning,
dear, or something of that sort. She'll
say the rest"
"You had better change that rug"
said lady to her servant. "Don't you
think it corroborates better with the
carpet this wsy9" was the response.
1t was the same girl who told her mis-
tress that a gentleman with a predica-
ment in his speech had called to see
her.
Clergyman Ito ne,Oly wedded pair.
"The marriage state imposes various
duties. The husband must protect the
wife, while the wife must follow the
the husbend whithersoever he goes"
Bride. 'Lor', sir, can't that be altered
in our caseP My husband is going to be
o letter carrier"
The convicts of the penitentiary at
Greensboro, Ga, have court, before
which they try their offenders. There
is q Judge, prosecuting officer ard o
sheriff, the latter of whom applies the
lash according to the sentence. The
prison officials appear to countenance
these proceedings.
Nathan Stowell, the founder" OF
sweet corn, is still living in New Jer-
sey at a green old age, honored and
but the man who got up the
seductive but hesrt-rending-or if not
heart.reuding very near to it-cucum-
ber, if living, keeps his identity a
secret from world liable to deeds OF
violence.
The Leadville Chronicle publishe
the following as an actual fact; "But
pass," said one of our ministers last
Sunday, in dismissing one theme OF his
subject to take up another. "Then /
make it Spades" yelled a man in the
gallery, who was dreaming the happy
hours away in On imaginary game OF
euchre. 1t is needless to cay that he
went out on the next deal, assisted by
one Of the deacons.
A Pekin (China) correspondent says
that the number of suicides increases
almost daily. Bodies of those who have
drowned themselves are frequently
found by the banks of the rivers and on
the beach. These lamentable occur
rences are said to be caused by the dear
ness of rice, which produces great dis
tress and suffering, and the authorities
are adopting measures calculated TO
relieve the wants OF the poor and put n
stop to the further sacrifice Of life.
Mr.. Gunbaum, cattle dealer OF
Isolna, Austria, was verv wicked
man, He it was who insured his life
for very large sum, murdered n ped
der, dressed his body in his clothes and
passed himself off for the dead man.
The fraud and crime were soon discov-
cred by finding the true Gunbaum alive
and the peddler dead. 1t is likely he
will get his deserts, for there is not
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