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“WOODWORKER,” an Indian chief, says he has never seen a grey haired Indian in his life, and he has seen some over ninety years old. It is because an Indian has no trouble, no worriment, or anything that way. Let an Indian start a twenty-four column newspaper in a six column town, to fill a long felt want, and his hair would turn gray in one night. -Norristown Herald. _______________ A member of the Iowa Legislature was highly indignant at the Speaker of the House when he announced him a member of the Committee on ‘Federal Relations.’ He considered it a rank, bitter insult. “Look here, Mr. Speaker,” said he, “none of your tricks upon travelers. You needn’t think because I am a new member you can run your rigs upon me. I am not so green as you suppose. Go to thunder with your Federal Relations. I haven ’t one of them in the world - and wouldn’t own him if I had.” ________________ “dat culled pussum on de jury, him’s de man I objec’ to,” said a negro when put on trial in the Marion, S. C. court the other day. The black man was unseated, and the prisoner given acquittal. After his release the negro was asked what he had against the juryman of his own colour. “Nuffin at all, boss,” said he; “but ye see, I knowed if I flattered de prejudus od de odder jurymen dat I get off, an’ golly I did.” _______________ ROYAL SHOW AT CARLISLE. From an advertisement in our columns it will be seen that a Register of Furnished Houses and Apartments for the convenience of visitors of the Royal Show is about to be published. Parties having apartments are invited to send particulars to Messrs. LITTLE and BALLANTYNE. ____________ WIGTON PARISH CHURCH A meeting of the parishioners of Wigton was held in the vestry room of the Parish Church on Thursday (yesterday) to take into consideration the desirability of re-pewing the body of the parish church, which is at present fitted up with pews, with doors and open benches. The chair was taken by the Rev. J. B. KAYSS, vicar of Wigton. A long discussion took place on the subject, after which it was resolved by a majority of six to two to take steps to have the church re-pewed. A system of heating the church will also form part of the improvements. A large committee was appointed to carry out the arrangements. __________________ YOUNG FOXES SUCKLED BY A BITCH. The other day a shepherd at Coshogle, Nithsdale, having killed the vixen carried away seven young foxes. The difficulty was how to suckle them until they would be valuable. This was got over by putting them to a bitch whose whelps had been drowned. It first licked them, and then quietly admitted them into the nursery, where they are doing well. ________________ The New York Mail mentions a new kind of marriage announcement, in which only the names of the bride and clergyman appear. As civilisation advances the groom becomes of less and less importance on such occasions. _______________ A Western stump-orator, in the course of one of his speeces, remarked, “ Gentlemen, if the Parsyfic Ocean wor an inkstand, and the hull clouded canopy of Heaven, and the level ground of our yearth wor a sheet of paper, I couldn’t begin to write my love of country on to it.” _______________ Young gentlemen - “I wonder why they call them “dog-carts?” Young lady - “Because they generally carry puppies.” _______________ A Mississippi planter who owned many slaves in the bad old days now boasts that all his (“N-word“) have turned out well; not one of them has been elected to the Legislature. ------------------------- ACCIDENT TO DR. HAYMAN. On Tuesday evening as the Rev. Dr. HAYMAN, rector of Aldingham, was driving home in a pony phaeton, the pony took fright whilst descending a steep hill leading to the rectory. The Rev. gentleman endeavoured to keep it in the middle of the road; but in its headlong flight it ran against the wall, throwing out Dr. HAYMAN and breaking the phaeton to pieces. The Rev. gentleman sustained serious injuries, both internally and externally. On Wednesday morning he had so far rallied as to lead his medical attendant to give hope of his recovery. ______________ CUMBERLAND BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION, LONDON The 145th annual dinner of this institution is fixed for the 12th of next month, Mr. George HOWARD to preside. On that day there will be an election of four beneficiaries of the charity; there are seven applicants. At present there are 29 pensioners upon the funds. Last year the subscriptions amounted to £230, the donations to £501, and the dividends upon invested capital to £203. __________________ On Saturday a singular case of accidental death was reported to Mr. John Alfred HARRIS, aged 11, the son of a licensed victualler of Mortimer Road, On Thursday last he again did it, but was seized with vertigo and hung _______________ NEW C.B.’s The Queen has been pleased to confer the dignity of C. B. on the Hon. _______________ YOUTHFUL SMOKERS The Times’ Paris correspondent says: - “A French anti-tobacco society having petitioned M. LEPRE to forbid the sale SUICIDE On Friday a man named Joseph THOMPSON, a labourer, residing at Wigton , had His wife went for assistance, but on her return he was found hanging by the _________________ JUST SO. Mr. S. MORLEY, Liberal M. P. for Bristol, writes to the papers, expressing __________ RELAPSE IN IRON TRADE. In the principal markets there has been a heavy fall in iron, consequent on ________________ CHILD CARRIED OFF A strange incident occurred recently in Pearson County, North Carolina. A three year old child was sitting on a stile feeding chickens, when a large Its talons were so entangled in the clothing of the child that it could not ___________ GREAT FIRE. A fire, which raged several hours, and did damage to the extent of about ___________ DEATH OF A VALUABLE SHORTHORN The world renowned shorthorn cow, the First Duchess of Oneida, by the Tenth The famous animal was bought by his lordship in 1873 for 30,600 dols. _________________ At the Devon Assizes, on Friday, George TANNER, a groom, belonging to Prisoner and an accomplice, who escaped, were staying at the establishment, The chief constable stated that the prisoner had been identified as one of a He was sentenced to ten years penal servitude. ________ MIDLOTHIAN. At a banquet given in his honour on Friday by the electors of Midlothian, __________________ AGRARIAN OUTRAGE IN At midnight on Sunday a daring outrage was committed at Creagh Boley, A party of men with blackened faces entered HEALLY’s house, took him off his _____________ BURGLARS CAUGHT. A daring burglary was perpetrated at a Liverpool pawnbroker’s shop on Monday Mrs. ROSCOE, the occupant, was roused, and upon a policeman entering the BUCKSTONE attempted to stab the policeman, and a desperate struggle ensued, The prisoners, who were well known, were on Tuesday committed to the assizes ___________________ At the last meeting of the Perthshire Society of Natural Science, a The plumage of the bird was exceedingly fine, the body and head being of The crow had been observed flying with its “black” neighbors for about six _____________________ THE MISSING TRAINING SHIP. No tidings have yet arrived of the missing training ship Atlanta, which has |
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