Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-08-01
Current Items.

mitted into the Union.
THE highest prices for magazine
articles are paid by the French and
American publishers.
Boston real estate valuation has in
creased $40,000,000 the past year, re-
ducing the tax to $11 on $1,000.
THE average cost of building mile Of
railroad is $44, 225 in this country.
THE police of Vienna, Austria, have
notified the newspapers that the pub
LEGATION of matrimonial advertisements
must be stopped.
AN exchange says: A clock in a
New York factory has been seized by
the workmen, because it has not struck
for eight hours"
THERE will be enough wild grapes in
Texas this year 10 make more wine than
was ever manufactured in France in
one year.
A GEORGIA farmer had SOW which
recently gave birth to four pigs. One
was like a horse, one like an opossum,
the third like a child, and the fourth a
pig. The owner of the SOW believed
this to be witchcraft, and had all of
them burned to death.
THERE is more than S1,OOO,OOO in
vested in the manufacture of lamps in
this country. OF chimneys about 1,0O0,-
900 dozen are annually sold, at an
average of fifty cents a dozen.
NEVER before has such an exodus of
American clergymen been chronicled
as during the present summer. Since
the middle of June there have sailed
for Europe between thirty and forty
ministers of different denominations and
during the present month the number
will be largely increased.
THE total annual circulation of news
papers printed in the State of New York
is 402,770,S6S, being more than twice
the number printed in any other State.
The next greatest number of copies is
in Pennsylvania, where $780, 32
copies are annually printed. Massachu-
sets also prints 107,69l, 953; Illinois.
l02,6S6,2 04; Ohio, 1854, 44S.
A WRITER from Louisiana says: What
impresses me, among other things, in
this novel region, are the xindly rela-
tons between whites and blacks. I have
not heard a syllable of secessionism.
All the people are glad to see Northern
men all are anxious for immigratio
and capital, and really they present
| tempting inducements.
NIAGARA FALLS has been stormed by
bridal parties of late, and their Romeo
and Juliet exhibitions in public have
disguised bachelors and driven old
maids almost crazy.
To BE swell at the seaside, the male
should dress in suit of white flannel,
wear straw hat with blue ribbon band,
and insert round bit of window glass
in the right eye.
THE New York Board of Education
have decided to introduce music as a
distinct branch of education in the
public schools of that city. This is a
long stride in advance, and cannot fail
to bring forth the happiest results.
IT is common mistake that the Ku.
Klux law is repealed or has expired
Neither is true. The law is still in
force. a single feature of it, that au
thorizing the suspension of the writ Of
habeas corpus, expired by its own limita
ton with the late session of Congress-
But the Ku-Klux law remains in force
THE people of Maine held snow
picnic on the 18th of July. In the north
ern part of the State there is a snow
drift of enormous dimensions, which
although the mercury in the neightor
hood ranges from ninety to one hundred
degrees, bids fair to last all summer
The drift was originally seventy-fve fee
nigh.
A LIBERAL estimate gives the follow
ing as the cost entire Including steame
fare and cost of gold) of three months
trip (frst-class) in Europe and in thi
country In Europe, 1924 in this coun
try, 1862.
The old family servants of Washing
!, ton having about all followed thei
master, obituaries are now in order o
the colored nurses of Madison, who ar
Just beginning to drop off at the mos
patriarchal ages. One is reputed t
. have died in st. Louis, the other day
: at the age of l04 years.
The drive of Texas cattle to Kansa
is estimated, from the most reliabl
$ data, at 100000 head, and the cattl
will arrive in their full average condi
ton, Notwithstanding the hard white
4 through which they passed.
l APRoPos of the recent demise of tn,
! New York Standard, it is estimated tina
: one hundred newspapers, embracing
: capital of upwards of FIVE millions Q
: dollars, have died in New York within
:. the past twenty-five years.
:. ABOUT the middle of June, Masss
chusetts farmer cut down field q
e spring rye for fodder. The rye ha
/. headed out perfectly. 1t was suppose
' that the grass would Immediately fo
' low, but with ten days the rye grew w
) headed out, and is now the finest look
J. ing field of rye in that region. This
n a new departure in agriculture.
b SIXTY young officers have been dii
e missed from the Prussian army. The
n obtained their commissions during tn
y war for gallantry in the field, withou
d passing the ordinary examination
d They are now cashiered for not havin
t, acquired the necessary qualification
Is since the close of the war.
, A COTTON harvesting machine hs
5, been invented, which, it is claimed, wi
II perform the work of fifty hands a da,
n collecting and gathering into the bag
e the cotton from twelve acres with til
e assistance of two men, one boy, and
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