Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-05-16
Miscellaneous Items.

The proportion OF bachelors dying
in Scotland is double that of married
men, according to statistical returns.
"A meeting has been held in London,
England, with the view to the erection
of statue of George Peabody in rear
of the Royal Exchange.
Another huge gun was cast at the
Fort Pitt Foundry, Pittsburg, last week.
A hundred and forty thousand pounds
OF metal were used, and the operation
took about half an hour. The weight
of the piece will be reduced to $1,000
pounds. It will carry ball Of 1000
pounds.
The first chime OF bells In America
was presented to Christ Church, Salem
street, Boston, one hundred and twenty
three years ago. The bells exist in
good state of preservation. The inscrip-
ton upon the third tenor reads: "We
are the first ring Of bells cast for the
British Empire in North America A. R.
1744."
"A party who recently explored
Humboldt river, in Nevada, report it to
be two and half to six feet deep, very
crooked, and about sixty feet wide, with
occasional shadows and rapids. 1t Is
thought the stream may be rendered
useful for navigation. 1t lies wholly in
Nevada, terminating In lake in Twen-
ty.six Mile Desert.
The newest fashion in Paris is to
have the dining room chairs no longer
covered with morocco or moleskin, but
with dark green cloth, the walls hung
with dark colored velvet paper or cloth,
and relieved by candelabra behind, which
are attached to plates Of metal or glass,
the whole being highly becoming to
ladies in full dress.
"A handsome suit of clothes in Lon
don costs from sl5 to $25. A man may
dress well enough, hat and boots includ-
ed, for e3 15s.-say $18. An English
man adds the duties, but he cannot fig
ure up the cost in America. So lady
buys an elegant silk dress for from $5
to $15, and cannot account for the prices
she hears her American friends talk
about.
There is dog in Edinburgh which
for eight and half years has kept
nightly watch over the grave of his
master in the Old Greyfriars' Church
yard. All endeavors to induce him to
relinquish his vigils have been unavail-
ing, even in the most inclement weather.
He roams about by day and is fed by
people who have become interested in
his remarkable fidelity.
The celebrated Dragon tree of Ora
tavo, in the Canary Islands, which has
been known and used as landmark for
centuries by seamen Of all nations, ex-
lists no longer. The hurricane of the 18th
inst, which caused considerable dam
age in those islands, uprooted it. The
tree had very peculiar shape, and its
age was estimated at over 1000 years.
kaufman has just finished picture
which represents Abraham Lincoln earn
ing his first dollar. The incident is that
which was often told by the late Presi-
dent, of the time when he ferried pas
sengerS across river and received
silver dollar for his services. In this
picture he is seen in his small flatboat,
resting upon his oars and looking ear
nestly at the silver coin which he holds
In the palm or his hand.
The first cotton mill built in the
United States was at Beverly, Mass, in
1887 the first one in Maine, at Bruins
wick, in 1909. The first cotton mill in
New Hampshire was at New Ipswich,
1904. Mr.. Samuel Batchelder, Treas
urer of the York and Everett Mills, was
concerned In building the second, on the
same stream, in 1908; and of this enter
prise it is said that the proprietors of
the first mill were highly indignant
about the building Of the second, appre-
hending that the business would be
| overdone. Each of these mills had about
500 spindles. In 1907 the whole number
of spindles in the United States was A.
600; in 1860 there were 100000, and
now probably there are at least $780,
900.