Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-02-03
Miscellaneous Items.


are edited by women.
The elevated railway in New York ha,
thus far cost IS. 900, 900.
The Bank of California paid a diyi
dend of $500. 600 last year.
The sanitary authorities of Chicago ar,
going for the milk venders.
There are now three hundred and eff,
American families in Dresden.
Island No. 10. SO famous during th.
war; Is now resort Tor river pirates.
,.-Philadelphia is the only large cit,
which still sticks to hand fire engines.
The profit Of the richest gold mine in
California last year Was s340, 1000.
Brooklyn is furnishing coal for he,
poor at the rate of 81, 900 per day.
Whisky was the cause of at least forty
murders In the South during the holidays
The Paducah. KY, Rolling Mill com
menced operations on Thursday of las,
week.
Railroads in South. Carolina have re-.
duced their fare to immigrants at one cent
a mile.
-"Ricdles of Love" is the title of
Sidney Blanchards hew novel in London
Society. ''
The anti-Brighamites now have an
organization In every county in Utah Ter
ritory.
The mercury at St Albans, on FIJI lay
night. the 14th inst, fell to 80 degrees be-
low zero.
The city council of Montgomery, Ala.
nave resolved not to receive any nav for
their services
"A Woodbury., VT, farmer made and
sold. in 1869. butter to the amount of one
thousand dollars.
On Monday, the 18th. Louisville was
complaining of April-like showers and
muddy streets.
"A copper mine yielding nineteen per
cent OF pure metal has been discovered M
Hanover. N. H.
The opposition papers in Paris have
42O. 600 subscribers: those of the govern
ment side only $1,000.
An expedition to recover $40 600 600
in treasure, lost on the coast of Spain. is in
in France
An aged mendicant has been arrested
At Bayonne. France, who carried So 600 in
gold about his person.
MIR. Isaac Stratton, of Keene, H,
a few days since sold boards from one pine
tree to the sum of S125.
"A Virginia negro who stole valuable
horse and killed him for his hide, has been
sent to prison for eighteen years
"A couple of New York doctors have
chartered a steam yacht to take their na
Iients around Florida this winter.
Philadelphia claims So. 900, 900 of the
s40, OOO. 900 worth ofproperty DESTROYED by
ire In the United States in 1869.
The National Rubber Works. recently
destroyed by fire at Bristol, will be rebuii,
and in operation within ninety days.
The mercury a, San Francisco ha been
above ninety degrees only six times for the
ast nineteen years, and seldom goes below
forty.
The wives of upward of a . d ed
'onvicts at Cayenne have petit to be
allowed to rejoin their husband, in that
penal colony.
The Greeks have long wanted one ele
nent OF nationality--a national anthem.
The King has ordered one to be composed
oy d D'Adalberg.
William Parker of Morgan, VT. has a
Hoax In his possession made in 1G6O. and
I appears to be good for another two hun
Ii ed years of service.
"A silver quarter that man in Millers-
burg, Ohio. gave to his child six wears AGO.
has just been found in the stomach of
bullock.
-non Piatt writes that one possessed of
whole coat, clean shirt, and who is a
member of Congress, can 90 into Whash-
ngton society at once.
The Young Mems Christian Associs-
ion OF Chicago has gone into the business
If finding employment for girls and wo-
nen as housekeepers in the South.
The first milk train on the Housatonic
Railroad carried 1760 qrarts. Oct. l, 1867
N 1868 the average was 200 quarts day,
nd last year about Is. 900 quarts.
"A negro explains the apathy in cele-
,ratine the anniversary of the battle of
New Orleans. by the fact that Buffers
'in dar since Jackson's bin gone"
Mrs Stanton's advice about choosing
a wife is; always look for a girl witt
,ood teeth. for the teeth are sample OF
very bone in the fair ones body"
"A company at Windsor. VT, are com
'leting an order for $50, 600 worth Of mi J.
ng and screw machines, which are to be
hipped to Edinburgh, Scotland.
I'm one ranch near Los Angeles, Cal.
{ is Intended to plant one hundred acres
With English mustard seed, as an experi
nent. Nearly ton of seed will be soxn.
The articles in the Mace-AlIen prize
ight have been signed. The fight is to be
or 81. 500 and the cha npionship of Amer
ca. 1t Is to take place on May 13, within
IS nAiles of New Orleans.
"A consignment of fve hundred halt
;hests of tea. in bond. was received In
Ihicago on s turday, via the Union Pacific
taiiroad: direct from Shanghae, China
he first instance of the kind on record.
Portland. Maine. is one of the chief
ugar refining cities of the country. That
;ity imported last year 5,34S, 971 gallons OF
nolasses and 20.593s46 pounds of sugar
A Natchez man obtained some cur
ency few days ago by charging some
migrants dollar q wagon for crossing
'ridge which has been tree for the last 40
ears.
A wild cat that had been depredatinp
N the tame squirrels in Court Square,
demphis. was discovered and killed by
dr. kiernan, the Keeper, on Saturday
morning.
The Vermont Central Railroad has had
o pay John L. Farwell, cashier fthe
;laremont national bank, 5000 and costs
or putting him off the train at Charles
own some years since.
The ''small sewing machine" which
'ome rascal in New York sends to those
'eople who respond to his advertisement
~ inclosing him 81, is a shoemaker's awl.
yorth about fifteen cents.
The Army and Navy Journal says that
,ut OF the 2.77l officers of our army, te-
ween 700 and 500 entered tho service as
private soldiers, and that only 622 ever en-
Dyed the advantages of West Point
1t is estimated that $500, 900. 600 are
deposited in the various savings banks OF
he United States. Estimating the popu-
alton at 40. .000, 600. this would give Sl2 so
o every man, woman and child in the
ountry.
-rne White Pine (Nevada) News says
he total shipments of bullion for Decem-
'er are: from Treasure City, Sl29. .l2s.13:
rom Hamilton, s121, 77466; from Sher.
s5l, SS5 81; making total of
1902, ,2i4 G7. ..e-
-o--,oxt Ill.,