The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-06-26
Items Of News,

The railroads of the world, at the close of
1868, are reported to have been in the ag-
gregate 109, III miles long. The compara-
tive mileage of the different countries is given
follows The United States, 42,255
Great Britain 14247; France, 1884; Rus
STA, 4,9l7 Prussia, 5,936 ; ana Italy, 4, 4,lO9.
The total for Europe is $1,000. Asia has
i,474 miles; South America, 1,424; Aus
trtlia, 7S9; Africa, 6S3.
The Cortes of Spain have adopted its new
constitution by vote of two hundred and
fourteen against ffty-fiye. 1t guarantees
freedom to worship, general suffrage, national
sovereignty, and the monarchical principle
upon which the Duke of Montpensier still
stands expectant or anxious for the throne
which Serrauo, it is said has no ambition to
hold even by proxy.
4 little boy and girl had been cautioned
never TO take the nest-egg when gathering the
eggs; but one evening the girl reached tho
nest first, seized All egg, and started for the
house. Her disappointed brother followed,
crying, "MOther! motheri Susy's been
and got the egg the old hen measures byr'
1t is announced that Mr.. Tenneyson has n
new volume of poems almost ready. 1t is
perhaps not generally known that Mr. .Tenney-
son always sends his work. in print to his
publishers; in his own house he has n print
ing-press and n composing-room, and person
NEw YoRK authority of the first-water
reports the ages of prominent people in that
section as follows: Bennett, 10; Bryant, 70;
Greeley, 60; Raymond, i8; Mrs. Stanton, 30;
Miss Anthony, 30; Mrs. Shepard, 20; Eleanor
Kirk, 20; Jennie June, 30; Miss Dickinson,
20.
The German Salon says that Mr.. Burlin-
game is an American only by birth. He
speaks French dresses like European, and
gives dinner parties and balls like the most
| accomplished courtier; while Madame Bur-
lingame receives the guests with all the grace
of perfect Parisenne.
| religious paper states that fashionable
clergyman, who recently went abroad for the
| benefit of his health, WAS able to eat four
| meals dny on board the steamer on the passage
out, and cured sea-sickness with brandy and
water.
Henry Ward Beecher declares against the
scheme of church union. He insists that tho
| strength of the Christian religion lies in the
number of existing denominations. He hopes
that the sects will increase in number rather
| than combine.
| NATURE has written honest man on his
| face" said man to Jerrold, speaking of n
person i'll whom Jerrold's faith was not
altogether blind. "Humph - Jerrold replied
then the pen must have been very bad
| one."
| LIVERPOOL is aghast at the presumption OF
n Yankee, who, finding himself in that city
without the means to secure breakfast,
calmly smashed large window md quietly
waited to he arrested and taken care Of
/ The Scientific American says that q patent
has been obtained for the manufacture OF
waterproof paper, and that IL will be no un-
common thing, by.and-by to carry quart OF
milk home III a DaDer Dap.
Tue proposition TO lease tho lamp posts oi
Chicago for Advertising purposes is offset by
n bid for the privilege of placnrding the backs
of the city police and firemon.
THERE is young lady in Indiana, onl,
eighteen years of age, who boasts that withir
the last two years she has contracted ant
broken ten matrimonial engagements.
A TRAIN -four miles long was lately drawr
across tho temporary bridge over the missile
sippi by single engine. IL contained thret
| hundred and soyenty-two cars.
THE New York Sun says the immortal ham
, mer that drove the last spike in the Pacific
Railroad is now on exhibition in seventeen o
the principal cities of the United States.
E1ouTY baby carriages, several carrying two
, all filed with infants, and about double tina
number " in arms" wero on exhibition at
recent baby show in Savannah, Georgia.
3 A MEXICAN claim against that Government
8 for $500 sold in New York short tim,
since, for SO.