The Cooper Opera Troupe has disbanded at Savannah, Ga., and Miss Annie Milner (Mrs. Cooper) is giving lessons in vocal music in that city. Joanna Harney was arrested at St. Joseph's, Mo., on the 27th ult., for the murder of her husband. They had a fight, in which she literally cut him to pieces. Union cockades are abundant in the streets of Providence, R. I. Some are worn upon the lappel of the coat, and some on the hat in approved "secession" style. The tax on bread and meat has been suppressed at St. Petersburg; the laws which punish severely the sale of unwholesome food are maintained. A grocer of Tours has advertised his intention of giving to the Pope ten per cent. of his profits on the sale of his chocolate, called the "Chocolate of St. Peter." Seventy thousand persons, including porters, are now employed in connection with the French railways.
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