The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-08-07
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
Black hosiery, worked with gold, is
the latest for black costumes.
A partridge nest with two hundred
eggs in it was recently found in Lexlng-
ton, Ga.
john Long of Drumore, Pa, was
recently driven out of his house by
swallows. They swept down the large
chimney drove the fire out of the stove
and the occupants out of the kitchen;
they covered the window panes and.
were estimated to be over 5000 in num-
Der.
in the heart of large pine tree,
recently cut down by Jonathan Oatley
of Unadilla Forks. N. T., was found an
Indian pipe of stone with the date
roughly carved on it, 1888. A flint
knife and few arrow heads of steel
we're near it. This is supposed to be
the spot where the famous treaty OF
1888 was made.
"A fisherman at Troy, N. T., sold a
shad for forty cents, and received what
was supposed to be half-dollar piece,
returning ten cents change. Itwas aft
erward discovered that $50 gold
piece had been given in mistake. The
/ fisherman refused to recognize the
error and suit for recovery was insti-
tuted.
The census enumerators in Utah
were unable to determine whether they
ought to classify the plural wives Of
Mormons as married or single and in
/ their dilemma they applied to Superin-
tendent Walker for instructions. He
directed that the women's answers be
+ accepted in all cases and entered as
they gave them.
Lawrence House, a Cincinnati thief,
was put on trial. Dora Belle Thorpe
some. and Dora, in spite of his disgrace,
fell in love with him on sight. He was
convicted and sentenced to three years
in the State prison. She visited him in
Jail before his removal and their court
ship proceeded so rapidly that at the
third interview clergyman was called
in to perform marriage ceremony.
Their hands were joined through the
grating of the grcom's cell.
An Englishman who travelled up
the Nile states that his beard, which at
home was straight, soft and silky, be-
gan Immediately on arriving at Alexan-
dria to curl and to grow crisp, strong
and coarse. Before reaching Els Souan
it resembled horsehair to the touch and
was disposed in ringlets. He accounts
for this by the exceeding dryness of the
air and considers that in the course OF
many generations it permanently curled
and crisped the hair of negroes. The
hair on the travellers head was not af-
fected
DIR. Pratt, of Albany, N. Y, has a
horse with an inordinate appetite for
confectionery. Every morning he is
driven to the banking house of Henry
r. Pierson and after disposing of his
master he turns his eye northward to
see if the road is clear. If he finds no
obstacle in the way he walks across the
street and pays his addresses to the old
lady who keep a street stand on the
museum corner. From her he obtains
stick of candy and after eating it stays
there until the doctor comes tor him
and pays the old lady cent for her
candy. This is Of daily occurrence.
The peasantry of Hungary, among
the poorest and most degraded in
Europe, have turned their faces towards
this country and are emigrating in such
numbers that the Hungarian Govern
ment is becoming alarmed and is con-
sidering measures to stay the exodus.
In some districts the people seem to be
leaving en- n,asse, over 5000 having
gone from single county. In order tt
check the movement it is proposed that
allotments from the public lands shall
be made to the destitute, and also that
restrictions upon emigration shall be
imposed. The latter proposal contains
the essence of slavery.
"A Russian army officer has been
condemned to life long penal servitude
for deliberately killing his wife in 8
street in Odessa. The lady. Madame
Vera Majewski, young, handsome anc
but lately married, was walking with
him, when suddenly they quarrelet
and loud words were heard. In a mo
ment several passers by saw the Lieu
tenant draw knife from the breast o.
his uniform and intlict two serious stabs
upon his companion, who underworld
to save herself from further injury b.
fight, whereupon he drew his sabre
ran after her and cut her down will
such tremendous force that she fell
dead upon the pavement, her head lit
orally cleft in twain by one savage
stroke