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B. P. Shillaber, of Boston, so well known as Mrs. Partington, has been elected to the Massachusetts Legislature. Mr. Shillaber is a Douglas Democrat.

Green corn, beans, radishes, and the general run of early vegetables are in the market again from the second crop at Brownsville, Texas.

The dogs killed in Philadelphia during the summer numbered 1688. Of 1987, the number captured by municipal authority, 299 were redeemed.

The expenses of governing France amount to 1,000,000f. per day, including interest on the public debt. This is about $9 a year to each inhabitant.

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