The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-08-16


road, on one day during the recent
visit of the President to the former
city, carried more than II, 900 passen-
gers, the largest number ever trans
ported over the road in asingle day.
Not one of these was injured nor
was there an engine or car off the
track. The superintendent of the
road has issued an order thanking
his employees for their care, fidelity
and attention on this occasion.
The BENEFIT OF ADVERTISING
George d. Prentice says: We have
been carrying on the Louisville Jour-
nal between thirty-six and thirty
seven years. During all that time,
we have known no man of business
In the city to fail who advertised lib
orally. And we have known no one
to succeed In any considerable, if
even in a respectable degree, who
did not advertise literally.
The Seventeen-year Locusts have
made there appearance over belt of
country, just northwest of Wilkes
boro, N. c., extending far northeast
and southwest, and being from thirty
five to forty. five miles broad. 1t is
q singular confirmation of the claims
of these insects to there popular
names, that this identical stretch of
cuntry was visited by them in 1850
and not since.
In the expectation Of coal, Erie
Pa; ranks second in the United States.
Over 250,c tuns was shipped from
this port during the year ending Jan.
1st 1867. The bituminous coal is
taken to ports on the upper lakes
principally to Chicago. The return
freights are made up from Lake
Superior copper.
Since 1887 there have been estab-
lished throughout the world 109,OUU
miles of telegraph lines comprising
400,00 miles of wire, and working
through nearly IA, 900 stations. The
total length of submarine cable laid
is 1928 miles. The price of tele-
graphing is higher in the Unisd
States than in England.
Robert Henry Hendershot, sthe
Drummer Boy ofthe Rappahannock," /"
now holds a position as conductor on
the Union Pacific Railroad. His
young wife with whom he lately
eloped from Poughkeepsie, is in Oma-
hs, and has made quite a sensation in
that city.
At st. Anthony's Falls, Mimi,
there are six mills, each of which
turn out 100000 to Il, 900, 900 feet
long lumber, per year Last year 30,.
900, 600 shingles were manufactured
in this vicinity. The -four mills al
this point have a capacity OF 5000
barrels daily.
Mast and Nssby have joined pencil
and pen for political caricaturing,
and propose an occasional sheet OF
pamphlet is satire of current events
and mon. A life of JEFF Davis, writ
ten by Nasby and illustrated by Mast,
is to form the first.
Amos Lawrence, Of Boston, kept
q record. during long life, of all
his mercantile acquaintance, and
found out that of every hundred who
entered business, ninety-seven failed
of success.
A German chemist, with a glass
nagnifying twenty millions of times,
sees in a drop of human blood all
kinds Of animals tigers, flies, ele-
plants, mosquitoes, sheep, birds, fish
and cattle.
English authorities estimate the
proportion of passengers killed in
Great Britain by railway accidents, as
only one in four millions, the number
of employees killed is very much
larger than that of passengers.
A road locomotive was success
fully tried in the streets of Rome,
recently the experiment being made
under the direction of the artillery
officers of the Pontifcial staff.
The Scripture says, The glory of
a woman is in her hair but nowhere
does it say that the glory of any wo-
man is in any other woman's hsir.
Il am going to the Post office,
John, shall l enquire for your We'll,
yes, if you have mind to, but I do
not think you'll find me there
A company of capitalists are about
building an extensive mill at Pater-
son n. j., for the manufacture of
nails.
Parisians are fond of confectionery.
According to the Chamber of Com
merce about eleven millions of francs
were spent in bon bons last year.
The American Steel Company will
soon erect works at East..Bridgeport,
for the manufacture of cast steel.
Give strict attention to your own
affairs and consider your wife as one
of them. .. q
The Greenville Is. ~ Enterprise
sends its papers OUT wrapped in 81
900 Confederate bonds.