MISCELLANEOUS.

Inangahua Times, Volume VII, Issue 1040, 25 January 1882, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS.

■ 'DovWi itt'one of the lowest wards in New York a man had a lot of bricks piled up in front of his house to build a chimney. That night one of the most blood-thirsty and savage fights ♦hat ever occurred, took place in that ward and the bricks were hurled at numerous heads. After things had quited down a reporter asked a gentleman who had been prominent if it was a feud or vendetta or what raised or wiiat caused the fight. He replied : "Well, it was no, feud or bad blud as I know of betwane the boys. They all fit friendly But thim bricks were there, an' they didn't know when they'd have things so convanient for a fight again, so they tuk the opporchunity" , _ Gambetta has established an evening paper at Marseilles, called 'Le Jktirabeau, to increase his influence. Tile flrs'£ circus ever started in America was organised in 1780 by a man named Pickets. When the circus leached Philadelphia, General George Washington andallhis staff attended the show. A return issued in London on the 2nd January instant, shows that the value of English and colonial property lost at sea by wrecks during 1881 was £18,000,000. •At -£he- elections in Germany Bismark's'son William was defeated by the Liberals in Mulhausen by 500 votes. The opposition may prove strong enough to make necessary the dissolution of Parliament-