Year: 1873

A Connecticut newspaper sOlemnly asserts
that a Danbury man fractured tho ceiling Just above
chair which there had been placed burning hot poker


An ingenious Yankee proposes to warm
Boston on the plan OF building enormous furnaces some
where under the pavements and conducting steam
through the streets by means OF iron mains.


The prison in Bennington, Vt, is in such
dlapdated condition that rough confined there recent
y informed the taller that he would stay there longer
unless furnished at the public expense with eooat
and an umbrella.


An employ6 in mill at Dalton, Mass, was
saved from horrible death by dpper full of soft SOAP
which was in a timely and dexterous manner thrown
upon the drum of a belt which had caught and
carrying him up to the shafting above.


The blades for the new swords ordered for
the United States Army have just been finished at the
Springfield armOry They perfectly straight, 81
inches long and handsomely decorated with designs in
asphatum varnish. The sword will be very light, and
much more convenient to carry than those IN use at
present.


At the conclusion OF circus performance
given in North Carolina town. the clown told the audi
that the receipts OF the show amounted to $780, and
that than any minister OF the gospel there
about received for whole years service The eolec-


ton at the church on the following sunday amounted TO
S438 The clown was present.


The faithful Tray has been at his old busi-
ness in Hatheld Mass Last Saturday night the noble
animal, mpeed by nvincible hostility to mutton,
entered the inclosure OF Mr.. Billings. and in very
short time 80 INDUSTRIOUS as 10 put 10 uedln thty
large and valuable sheep Mr.. Billings, however, will
GET the value OF the animals from the county, which
Ieyies a dogax expressly for remuneratng such sur
ferers.


The Chief of Police of Glasgow has estab-
shed system for the speedy detection Of Burglars,
which might be adopted by our police TO some ad-
vantage At convenient parts of the city are offices,
wherein merchants may leave their keys and give such
information would be lkoy TO be of service to the
police in the protection OF their property. II the officer
duty perceive any suspicious signs about the premises
he Immediately gets the keys from the Office and. without
alarming the thieves by batternR down door smash
ing window Is upon the burglars before they are aware
of his approach.


An American engineer, late of the cO0lie
transport Fatchoy, has published in New Orleans pa
per an account OF the cruel treatment which was in


cted on the human freight OF HIS ship. The vessel left
Macao on the 26tl Of August with l6 coolies on board
All we'll until the 2sh. when the coolies mutnied
but were soon ovorpowered by the officer firing upon
them One hundred and fifty put in irons. and on
the next day noggcd y that the deck was wet
with blood. As each Chinaman hoRged he was
washed with saltwater and sent below The account
contnuea: The heat was intoerabeeyen in the open
air for the poor coolies was one OF UNI m
agnabe sutfering They weFe .hoggod, kicked, cuned,
and throughout treated with the greatest cruelty Ihe
filth and stencil was something horrible Tue hospital
were not cleaned during the wnoo voyage" The yesse
Is German property and chartered by Havana hrn Tor
two trips The officers OF the ship are German with the
exception OF the engineer who was the only Ameroln
ON board the Doing mostly Eagiishuou or ecosea
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