The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-07-26
Curreat Items.

Tnp Taxes P~-;G- -a;,-osd --'u 10
] SIG miles long. 70
EXCEPT Quito, in Ecuad or, George
town, Col, is the highest town in the
world. '.-
EIGHrY acres in the suburbs Of In
dianapolis sold, the other day, for
$l50,0OO.
Jusr one hundred years ago New
port had greater foreign and don este
trade than New York. -.
Ar n depth in the sea of 5000 feet
man, species OF marine animals have
been found, some entirely new and
others rare.
Wool is now imported to this country
direct from New Zealand. A vessel
arrived at Boston lately with cargo Of
l,54l bales.
A GEORGIA Judge who, seventeen
years ago, sentenced John Dotton to be
hung. last month performed the office
for John bottoms son.
In England, local taxes are levied on
real property alone, while personal
property is exempt. The local taxation
of New York and Massachusetts, is about
half as much as the local taxation Of all
Great Britain.
The yearly arrivals of 70. eigners in
New York city include about 8, 600 mon.
keys. Like many other distinguished
foreigners, they come to show them
selves. ''
Brown UNIVERSITY would seem TO be
| on q pretty sound financial basis. The
total amount of its invested funds is re-
ported at $602,653 73. Its library con-
tains 10000 volumes.
TIE lumber crop of Maine this year
is estimated at 700,0O0,OO0 feet. At
the present rate of destruction, it is pre-
dicted that five years hence the forests
of that State will be wholly cleared of
timber.
A WOMAN in Culpepper, Va, not only
Inshered three boys into this world OF
trouble, but has named them respect
lively Beauregard, Lee and jackson.
FANS made of scales of fish have been
introduced, and will soon, no doubt, be
all the rage. They are very odd lock.
ing, and are handsomely mounted in
gold. -..' f.i..,. ..,.., .. III y. az.-,'. z .,1
ApoLEscENr Canucks sedulously and
unpatrioticslly refuse to play cricket
4 with anything like the zeal of English,
men, but take very kindly to Brother
| Jonathan's favorite pastime Of base ball
Straws indicate with considerable de
gree of exactness the cardinal direction
taken by atmospheric currents. ge
TIE Elko New Independent tells ol
an immense, mysterious lake on the
highest range Of mountains east OF the
LafnoiJle valley, which, it says, feeds
the Humboldt river. The information
relative to this strange body of water is
derived from Indians, as no Caucasian
has ever penetrated the region. j.,
| DuRINo the month Of June, Il, 200
German immigrants landed Ut Castle
Garden, New York an increase Of l3,
over the corresponding month OF las
wear. The increase is equally marked
| for the six months ending with June
Since January 1, 67,05l German immi
grants have arrived, an increase OF "a ,lo
compsred with the same period las
wear. or more than double.
Tue fashion of utilising one part O
the human body TO repair another
extending. A young man in Waverly
, n. y. had his foot mashed by cal
and q space of several inches on tn
, upper part sloughed off, Several piece
/ OF iiesh wore taken of the mans arr
r and planted on the wound, some tw
= weeks ago, and have all "taken root,
and the foot is fast recovering.