The Woodville Republican, and Wilkinson advertiser., 1853-08-30
Gatherings by the way-side.
Collected By friend in torn, and eomPa !
for he Eoodriils RsPublieaH.
FIrrn SERIES.

0ae hundred and eighty-seven different ar
ticles viii be contributed BY Ireland TO the New
York Palace Exhibition.
Mississippi has been represented In the SEN
ate Of the United States by is different Sena-
tors
Dr.. Kane, T. 5, Navy Commander Of shs
second American Expedition for the rescue Of
Sir John Franklin, allows no swearing on deck
or to the men--and no threats Of knocking
down. neither is any liquor used on board.
While demolishing an old Welch Church,
coffin Of lead with glass lid was found con-
tanning n beautiful girl Of 10 years Of age
preserved in every appearance Of ysa.A and
freshness, although the coffin bore date OF 1881.
At the last commencement day Of Prince
ton College, es students graduated.
1t ia stated that the grave of jane Madi-
son cannot now be recognised.
The revenue on the main stem Of the Ohio
and Baltimore Rail Road amounted, for the
month Of June, 1853, to $4,000
The steamship Arabia has made the quick
est trip on record, from New York to LiyA-
pool in days II hours | | minutes.
The recent fire at oswego New York, burnt
over a distric, Of as acres.
The late law Of Rhode Island forbids the
employment Of children under l2 years Of
age in any manufacturing establishment.
The Navajoes Indians Of New Mexico are
said to bc very rich. They have one field CON.
tanning l5 square miles.
Trinity Church, New York, cost, including
It's organ, $4,000.
Gen. Jackson would have appointed De
Witt Clinton a member Of his cabinet in place
Of Martin Van Buren,, had not his death oc-
Cured about that time
London imports about five tona Of human
hair annually black hair comes mainly FROM
Brittanny and the South Of France-lght hair
comes from Germany,
The costs Of prosecution by the Gowfn-
ment against John Charles Gordon amounts
to $4,000.
The great eruption Of Mount Etna was in
1892 the lava ran In a stream fifty feet deep,
and four miles wide, destroying Herculaneum
Pompei andtweve other towns and villages.
Cato first learned Greek at 90 years of ago.
There are 1877 papers IN the United States
called Democrat, and 1879 called Gazette.
There are l42 Rail Road trains leave Bos
ton daily.
There are l5o BARRIERS in New York city
There are 10000 Shoemakefs IN Massachu-
sets who make 1000 pair Of boots and
5000 pair Of shoes, annually.
The population Of San Francisco Is nearly
10000.
Lake Superior is the largest body Of fresh
water in the world.
Georgia at present exports as much lumber
as Maine.
Does every body know that Massachusetts,
refused, both in the war Of 81 and the Mex.
lean war to furnish her quota Of soldiers as
the President required.
The Luedenborgeans have 10 Churches in
the United States.
In 1882 Chicago contained stores and
800 inhabitants, the population at present not
less than 10000
There is calculated to be $4,000 canary
birds in the United States which consume
1000 bushels canary seed at cost Of sl5,-
| 500.
The receipts Of the Colonization Society for
1852 amounts TO $4,000.
No less than 1850 miles Of Railroad now
in course Of construction, centre at Chicago.
The income Of Trinity Church, New York, is
100000 per annum.
Col. Alexander Hamilton was only Al years
old when he was killed.
st, Paul's Church (EpiscopaD in New York
was built in 1870.
1t is supposed that 10000 southernen
will visit the North this season and will spend
each $1,000, making the sum of 100000.
There were landed in Cuba from Africa in
January ls53@640 slaves in February, s0s:
March, 1920; April, eo7 May, 2,oe7; June
1882.
Great Britain has q uillion and Ireland 8
millions Of souls.
Lake Superior ship Canal connecting Lake
Superior with Lake Michigan has been given
to Erastus Coming for completion for 100000
acres Of land.
The copper uIinc of Lake Superior were
not worked until ls4l.
During the year 1852, s9,I35, ,72a railway
passengers in Great Britain, 2l6 were killed
and 4sG injured, OF New York 7.44o.65s
passengers, 246 were killed aad 2ee injured
The total amounts Of wine crop FOR 1851
was 22l, ,249 gallons, the amount imported
last year was 100000 gallons.
The Temple Of Diana was 200 years build.
ing, and 400 feet high.
Babyloa was 60 miles within the walls
which we're rs feet thick and 500 feet high
The tune Of Yankee Doodle was composed
BY doctor Of the British Army to ridicue
the Americans in 1855.
Potatoes were carried to Ireland in 1865.
The organ 70 be placed in fremont Temple
Boston, IS the largest save one in the world.
Thetotal value Of India Rubber goods muns
ufactured in the United States In lss2 Is e..
imated at 100000, and nearly The whole
trade has sprung up since 1874.
The entire cost of the ST. Charles Hctel is
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