MISCELLANEOUS.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 68, 20 May 1870, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

A Ridiculous Seqenoe.—A Richmond journal says:—'"The other day a two-cent dog sprang from an alley, closely followed by a five-cent brick. Rounding the corner at right angles, he came in contact with the feet of a Dutch woman, who was carrying a jug of molasses in one hand and a basket of eggs in the other: The sudden collision of the dog with her lower extremities threw her from her feet, and she sat down upon the basket of eggs, at the same time breaking the jug of molasses on the pavement. A young gentleman, carpetbag in hajid, anxious to catch the train, was ruining close behind, and, stepping on the jug and its contents, sat down on the chest of trie Dutchwoman, who said "Mine Gott." The young man said something about mad dog, but in the excitement said its backwards. In the meantima the dog ran against the feet of a team of horses attached to a load of potatoes, and they, taking ■frig at, started for home. The end 1) >ard out they unloaded the potatoes along the streets as they we.nfc. Crossing the railroad crack, tfie Wuu"gon caught in the rails, and tore o:k of them from its place-. A irei Q it iiwiu

coming alonz a few.-inautes later, vra-s t.rowa from the track, smashing up a •dozen cars, and killing thirty or forty bogs. The horses on reaching ho ail, an through the barn yard, and overa milk pail and contents, which another two cent dog licked,.up. On* of the h orses, having broken his leg, had to be killed next morning and the"o-her is crippled for life.

AMERICAN Immigration.—A leading article in the '.New York Tribune ' of tae 4th of October last contains the following ; —" Few people realise the importance of the great stream of immigration flowing into our country'. During the year ending on- the last day ot June there were recorded nea y 390,000 arrivals, of which about 3-53,030 were real immigrants. Of these 2-53'75i landed in New York city, almost 700 per day the year through. The nation ality pf these new coiners is ramdk ehanging. A few years ago, two-thirds of them were from Ireland; now G-e;?-many and Scandinavian countries furnish 133,731: Ireland, 61933; G-iljat Britain, 60,235 ; and .France, Italy, alid Spain, a mere fraction.' "We presume that these immigrants bring an average ot lOOdols. ea?£i into the country, whirh makes an aggregate of. over 35,000/300 dols. in gold. But,- aside from their money, they bring the best material /or the country in the form of stout youiv men aud women, able and anxious to work their way in the world. And we observe, with much satisfaction, that there is- a growing tendency to avoid the crowded cities, and find homes and opportunities m t:ie room? west."

CLTiiixG a. Tippling read in the ' Pastoral Times ' that one of the small settlers residing in the suburos of Deailiquin, recent! v, on finding his affairs getting into a muddle, took to drinking, though previously lig nad been a hard-working and sober man. The wife expostulated with him appealed to his feelings as a husband and a father, but all to no purpose. Thus toiled, she told him that if he drank, she would do the same, at which he laughed and ridiculed her. She wis as good as her word. He went to the puoliehouse—so did she; he called.for iiis pint—so did she ; he called for the second-—so did she. and so on; and she, being a strong, able woman, persevered until he surrendered his Svill toaers. * He knocked under, has sinoe been a sober man, and he now linls hisailairs y;o on prosperously. YVe can vouch tor the truth of this incident. What kind of a face should an auctioneer have ?—A face that la forbidding.