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The Countess Montljo, mother of the ex-F.m- 
preas Eugenie, once kept a millinery store In 
Brussels 
The Hot. or. John Hall, of this city. Is said to 
have received over $lo,oet) In wedding fees during 
the present year. 
Judge Hunt has resigned his seat on the bench 
of the IT, 8 Supreme court, and Senator Edmunds 
has accepted the place. 
Buford, who was convicted at Frankfort, Ky., 
and sentenced to Imprisonment for life for the 
atrocious murder of Judge Elliot, has been granted 
a new trial. 
A, J. Hamilton, city Tax Collector of i.os An¬ 
geles, Cal., has absconded with $ 9,000 This Is the 
fourth defalcation on the part of otllcers of that 
city in the last live years. 
on Tuesday week the ( r . S. Senate, without a dis- 
sentent voice, conllrmed the nomination of secre¬ 
tary of War, Mcoreary, to be U. s. circuit Judge 
for the Eighth Circuit. 
The two highwaymen who assailed John Hamm 
a thin, bent, consumptive Uttle man, near Vin¬ 
cennes, Ind„ waked up the wrong customer, for 
lie drew a pistol and shot one of them, and pounded 
the other Insensible with the weapon. 
Walter T. Colquitt, the father of Governor Col¬ 
quitt, of Georgia, and James Rockmore were 
famous preachers lutliul State Informer days, and 
thLs Biory is told of an encounter which they once 
had: Mr. Colquitt, while on the way to church 
one Sunday, stopped at a peach orchard by per¬ 
mission of the owner and ate some of the fruit. 
Mr. Rockmore, riding by on his way to his meet¬ 
ing called out: “ Never mind, Colquitt, I’ll bear 
witness In heaven agalust you for stealing those 
peaches." ‘‘ Hold on," said Colquitt, drawing a 
blank book and pencil from bis side pocket; “ let 
me take your Interrogatories ; you wont- be there." 
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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
78 Duiiue Kt., New York. 
THE B0REL& COURVOiSIER SWISS WATCHES 
HAVE BEEN AWARDED 
THE GOLD MEDAL 
The Jury of Awards’ decision was 
workmanship and extreme aeetirnos 
by the Judges. These watches are 
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A have made a still further reduc- 
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public Is asked to Investigate the 
compared with those of American 
has made watches for the past Two 
the Borel <fc Courvoisier fair play, 
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