Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1880-06-17

REWRITTEN.

inc telegraph cable in working order.
-Lotta the actress, is reported to be the
affianced wife of Clement Bainbrdge, an
actor.
The Island of Elba. Napoleon's first
exile home, has been devastated this spring
by an army of locusts from Africa.
Annie Larock, of Kansas City, though
only 16 years old, has already caused the
separation of two marriad couples and the
suicide of two bachelors. M"
1t is said that Prince Leopold intends
to become a land owner in the Northwest
and proposes to purchase 10000 acres from
the Dominion government.
-Lynching i'll Ohio is rather costly sport
VIM. Allen, Jr., has brought suit for $780,
600 against a number of citizens of Clement
county for playing the game upon him last
year.
The Fall River corporations have long
enforced rule by which employees whe
left without giving ten days notice forfeited
ten days pay. The legality of this is now
to be tested by law suit.
Miss Rigney, a school teacher at Lin
coin, ILL.,, white, married the Rev. Mr.. Ray
mond, colored, and her relatives are now
endeavoring to send her to an asylum, ON
the ground that her love for him is mania,
That baby elephant is proving to be the
strongest attraction ever presented by
show in this country. The circus to which
it belongs is drawing enormous audiences
through New England, and IN some places
three performances a day are given.
The Canadian team of cricketers have
arrived in London, and there has also arriv~
ed a Hindoe eleven. The Australian eleven
has been there some time, and W. r. Grace
has undertaken to organize an English
eleven, so there is prospect of splendid sport.
In December, 1870, tramp applied to
Supervisor Woodruff, OF Cape Vincent, New
York, for lodging. Mr.. Woodruff sent him
to a hotel. Last week he returned, paid
Mr.. Woodruff the amount of the bill, and
said he wanted his name crossed off the
| books OF the town.
An account appears in the Irish Journal
of another apparition having taken place at
Cappinrush, within four and half miles OF
marlborough, in Queens county. Visions
of the Blessed Virgin are said to have been
seen, and beautiful lights ascending from
the altars of the little country church. A
number of people have visited the place, and
| visions. -,z-z
Allie Keith was good-looking boy Of
ID, at Westfeld, Mass. He dressed himself
in his sisters clothes, ran away in them 70
Springfield, and got employment as sales
girl in a bookstore. He made such win
SEINE girl, and tiirted so naturally with the
male customers, that he soon became great
attraction at the place. He was favorlte,
too, with the girls at the house where ne
boarded, and none of them suspected tha1
he had no right to wear petticoats Hs
mother at length discovered and exposed
him.
"A balloon was recently sent up from
Lille, France, containing two occupants
who had several narrow escapes before they
again alighted on terra frma. heavy
wind was Blowing at the time, and on INC
) balloon reaching an altitude of 1900 metres
the cold air condensed the gas and caose0
the ballon to descend with fearful rapldlty'
Carried along by the wind, it struck VIZ. :
lently against tree, throwing out one y
, the occupants, who only saved his HE y
S clinging to the ropes of the balloon aA'
swinging him into the car again. The al,
r chor was thrown out. but the speed Wl'cn
!, the balloon was travelling at broke IL Oh 40
e soon as it caught in tree. The ea'l0o. .
e then started off at furious pace, lmpeilo'
e by the gale, and, in crossing railway 10.
7 rowly escaped being cut in two by the te..
graph wires. At last, after conpletlhs ios,
e and a half miles in five minutes, the ssu'ea :
e of the anchor caught in the branches =, "a !
: tree, the balloon came to sudden slop 4na
S burst, and the two aeronauts were 1hlo.s y
S down with the car, which Fortunately Two
k ed In the tree.