Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-06-22
Miscellaneous Items.

THE republic of Mexico has S,SS5, 972
inhabitants.
Two sisters held their golden we'd
ding at Joliet recently, the occasion
being graced by the presence of their
mother.
A poULTICE of gun-cotton, saturated
with solution of permanganate of
potash. is the best disinfectant record
ed for bad odors from an open or fes-
tering wound.
THE assets of The Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company of Chicago are of the
most solid character-cash,g government
securities, real estate securities.
LoBEL1A, it is said, has been sue
cessfully administered by Cleveland
physician IN three well-marked cases of
lock-jaw.
VIRGINIA and North Carolina are
wailing about the failure of the peanut
crop. The former turns out less than
halt of last years allowance, and the
latter not more than tenth.
THE North German Lloyd has paid
to the stockholders of its line of steam
ers, plying between Bremen and New
York. a dividend of i've per cent. for
the year 1870.
MANY of the experiments of stocking
ponds and streams in New England
with fish have proved successful.
A GEORGIAN lawyer wanted witness
to illustrate how an assault was COM
mitted After he had lost most of his
hair, been kicked double, his clothes
torn, and a head put on him, he
thought he understood it.
WHEN diamonds are polished, and
yet unset, tie genuine gem is easily
detected from the imitation by laying
the stones on printed paper Dia-
monds, although brilliant, are not
transparent; so, if the letters shine
through and are visible, the stone is OF
rock crystal, paste, or other imitation.
The first meeting house in Wheelock,
Va, was built in 1871. A curious vote
was taken by the town for the purpose
of selling off the pews. The record of
it reads AS follows: ''Voted that the
town be at the expense of rum for the
venduing Of the meeting house pews."
AN expedition to the North Pacific
a
ton, has returned to New London,
with a collection of sea lions, walruses,
seals, and other amphibious mamma
liza. Parties wishing pets please apply.
The fragments of the ;erolite which
fell at Searsmont, Me-, weighed alto
gether about thirty pounds. They are
of gray color, with slight metallic
lustre ON the inside; the outside is
darker, presenting the appearance of
having been fused by great heat
SIGSoR CoRRENTI, a member of the
present Italian Ministry, recently. as
serted that though few years since
eighty three paintings by Raphael were
in existence in Italy, tifty-tive OF them
have been sold, leaving only twenty
eight in the whole kingdom. With the
exception of the TRANSPORTATION
and the Vactican frescoes, the finest
specimens of the masters are to be
found outside of Italy.
The biggest duck ever seen is the
bird called by Captain Cooks expedi-
ton :" the racehorse," and found In the
region of South America about the
Straits of Magellan. DR.. Cunningham,
naturalist, describes one of these birds
as 40 inches in length from the tip of
the beak to the tip of the tail. 1t
weighed 13pounds; but Cook mentions
one weighing 20 pounds. It's wings
are too small and weak for fight, so it
uses them as paddles, and with the aid
of its strong webbed feet attains speed
through the water from II to Is miles
an hour, whence one of its names, ''the
steamer duck
The Turkish Government is engaged
in constructing extensive works for the
defense OF the sea approaches to Con-
stantlnople. About 200 massive hemi-
spherical iron tanks, each containing
1000 pounds of powder, are to be sunk
in suitable parts of the Dardanelles and
the Sea of Marmora, at the mouth of
the Black Sea, and in the Bosphorus.
These tanks are to be filled with dur
able and most delicate apparatus,
which will indicate to an operator on
land the passage of any ship over the
spots at which they are sunk. In case
of the approach of hostile fleet, these
powerful submarine mines would be ex-
ploded, and, within aradius of 600 feet,
would, it is asserted, destroy the larg-
est iron clad built.