The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-10-09

and valuable mOter, the general principle
being the same as that Of the gas engine,
and the operation being as follows: Oil
is sprayed into the cylinder, behind the
piston, and, being mixed with air, is ig-
nlted at the proper point by an electric
device; the consequent expansion drives
the piston forward, the momentum of the
fy.wheel returning it to its first position.
An ejector supplies the oil from the tank
to the sprayer, the ejector being connect
ed, for this purpose, to q piston blower,
driven by crank attached to the main
shaft.
Personal and Literary.
George Sand has an annual income of
100000 francs.
Charles A. Dana gets $4,000 q year
for editing the New York Sun.
The United States has 5,871 periodi-
Gals to all the rest of the worlds 7,742.
Charles Manchester, of Philadelphia,
has presented to the city of Minneapolis,
Mimi, gift of property worth 100000,
for educational purposes.
Mrs. Sarah j. Hale, the editress of
Godey's Lady's Book, is IS years old, still
vigorous in body and in mind. She has
UCCA q "1uOW CNC1 SluCC 1000
Hon. Alex II. Stephens has given $500
toward the establishment of q Catholic
college in Georgia, and Gen. Robert
Toombs will contribute the same amount
to the same object.
y. s. Strong, young artist of Oak
land, CAL, has received gold medal at
the Munich Art Academy, in token of his
displaying the greatest proficiency in a
class Of 1872 pupils.
"A collection of old English ballads
and songs, with old-fashioned woodcut
pictures, brought e443 at the recent sale
in London of the late Sir F.. Madden's
library.
Professor Charles A. White, State
Geologist of Iowa, and late professor in
the Iowa State University, has been ap-
pointed professor in the new department
Of geology and mineralogy Of Bowdoin
College.
The Rev. Dr. Thomas, pastor of the
First Methodist Episcopal Church of Chi
cago, recently, while speaking in public
discussion about billiards, stated it as his
opinion that gambling in billiards was a
less wrong than gambling in gold or
grain"
Rev. Philip Embury, the earliest
Methodist preacher in America, lies buried
at Cambridge, N. Y, and the Local
Preachers Association has Just contracted
| with Sumner Kimball, of Montpelier, VT.
| to erect a granite monument over his re-
mains for $2,45O.
DIR. Charles F. Draper, of Newark, N
j., has, it is reported, fallen heir to $3.50,
600 left him by Frenchman who died in
California lately. He attended the French
man during temporary illness in 1870
and sense of gratitude made him leave
the bulk Of his estate to the doctor.
Letters have been received from Pres
ident Grant, Generals Sherman, Hancock
Pope, and Force, Governor Noyes and 6
number of other distinguished soldiers
announcing their intention to be present
at the coming meeting of the Society OF
the Army of the Tennessee, at Toledo, on
the 18th and 10th inst.
-Bjorsen, the Norwegian novelist, il
coming to America to remain permanent
ly. He says if he can find anything to dc
in New York he will remain there, and
if not, he will 60 to the Northwest and
| become q farmer. Though confessedly
the leading literary man of his native
country, and pastor of q church, he can
not earn a moderate living.
Kate Kibey, of Madison County, Ill.
went blind jus. after graduating from an
Eastern seminary. Since then, in hel
brothers for college, and fitted her younger
sister for entrance to the Monticello Sem;
mary. Kate is proud of her success, and
light Of day, she can continue to do good
In, fl,a, Vay0r1H 10np 90 chn 1Suoo
Charles Mathews is in luck. Recent.
ly, in Australia, he met an old gentleman
who had gone thither in search of health,
to whom he did some kindly acts. Subse.
quently, in travelling, he met the old gen.
tleman again, and, finding him very i'll
indeed, made him the object of more at
tention than ever. At last the old man
died, and from his will it appears that he
left Mr.. Charles Mathews an annuity Of
$2,5OO.
Here is what the papers say abou,
General Meyers cold Probabilities') !:
His wife, who is the only heir, by the
death of her mother, has recently inherit.
ed round 81 ,OOO, 600, most of which is
immediately available. Mrs. Myers has
an independent fortune without this acccs
sion. General Myers has made snug
little fortune by his own industry, now
greatly magnifed by his wife's inheri
lance. He started in life in Buffalo, N
Y, q bare-footed boy, looking for some
thing to turn up.
Foreign Gossip.
The Shah has sold the copyright oil
his journal of Travel" to firm of Lon.
don publishers.
The King of Burmah has decided
upon improving his capital and country
by the introduction of gas and railways.
An Irish paper mentions the case of a
Dublin girl who fell in love with her
brother and committed suicide in conse.
quence.
1t is said that the Spanish Govern.
ment intends selling all the ecclesiastical
property in Rome belonging to Spain. 1t
Is valued at a loo, 900.
of the children born in London more
than twice as many are raised to maturity
new than were raised one hundred years
ago. Then more than one-half died under
the age Of five years; now only about a
quarter.
1t is rumored that Count de Cham.
bord has intimated that when his right to
the sovereign rule over France has been
formally recognized and homage paid
him, he will abdicate the throne in favor