Susan Gladden, of Unionville, Ohio,
being very angry at Forest Morfet, told
bits ah would shoot bios or bis horse
with the gwn she carried, whichever be
chose. He said, "neither," and sbe
mercifully decided na tbe beast, send
ing a ballet through its heart.
of Wnmelsdnrf
Berks county, bas gathered over twen-
tv bushels of acorns and carried tbem
borne from the mountain for bis pigs,
Ue says tbey prefer them to com.
A man named Arnold is reported to
bave wives living in Lnrerne, Susque
baona, V yoming. Cameron aud Sulli
van counties, and also in Eugland and
ales.
Samuel Davis, of Scranton, a few
days ago, was seized witb a fit of cough
ing while testifying in eourt, and died
a few moments afterward.
Two oitizens presumed to have been
murdered and another supposed to be
drowned, and all in three days, is a sad
ebspter in Erie life.
There is a man now living in Pitts
burg, named "Yankee Sampson," who.
although blind, signifies bis willingness
to fight any professional bruiser in the
dark. He is over fiftv Tears of sge.
was for years connected with Dan Rice's
eirous as a cannon-ball tos&er and ath
lete, and at present gives musical and
sleight of-hand performaac.
GE.1CRAL ITEMS.
A Sacramento bride whipped ber
father because be induced her husband
to drink in a bar- room.
Some of tbe aged fig-trees of India
are said to eover as muob as two aores
of ground by the simple extension of
tbeir branches, and regiments of sol
diers bave taken refuge under tbe
shadow of a single tree.
Tbe epizootic disease has spread all
over tbe oountry, and bas proved fatal
in some instances. r ua onions are
being need witb good effect as a oure.
