The Hawaiian gazette., 1874-04-08
Late News Items.

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human souls.
1t cost Uncle Sam only S6,OOOOOO to double
up his fists at Spain.
Pixies peak is seen quite distinctly from Los
Animas, distance of $50 miles.
Ten newspapers have been discontinued in
Iowa since the first of November.
Many planters in the South are holding back
their cotton on account Of low prices
Nebraska reports I324S3 as the number of
head of swine owned in the State in 1872.
Lady Caroline Guest has an annual income of
81 100000 from her coaEmines in Wales.
Some of the French papers advise the drown
ing of criminals convicted of capital OfTenses.
California pays 81 yOOO, 600 year for jute sack
ing for her wheat. Most of it comes from Scot
land.
A fash of lightning was recently measured by
a French scientist, and found to be ten and half
miles long
The new edition of the Encyclopedia Britain
MICA, now in of preparation, will it is said,
cost the publishers Sl,OOOOOO.
The new rron-works of Ironton, Mo-, are the
largest and most complete in the United States,
and have a capital of SIOOOOOO.
The Methodist Episcopal Church, during the
past year, is said to have gained in money
S4,OOO,OOO, and in membership 5000.
The cost of the London underground railway
for building and equipment was 81 100000 per
mile, or e5O,OOOOOO for the entire work.
He was good man." says an Iowa paper of
o deceased citizen, but then he sometimes bet |
on the wrong horse, the same as the rest Of u.s.
A Dubuque man hired policeman at 50 per
night to watch his wife, and she was at the same
time paying the same man 81 per night to watch
her husband.
The London Times estimates that 74,OO00OO
bushels of wheat will be required from the United
States to supply the markets of Europe until the
crop of 1874 is harvested.
Gen. c. P Stone and Gen. W. W. Loring,
American officers in the service of the Khedive
of Egypt, have each been advanced to the grade
of MPjOr-General in the Egyptian army.
Ship-buildiug is becoming an important inter
est of the Pacific coast. Twenty-Five sea-going
vessels, with total capacity Of 5000 tons, have
been built at Coos Bay, Oregon.
Among the curosities at Fort Yuma, Arizona,
is gigantic prairie-schooner," Of 10000 pounds
capacity. 1t is drawn by fourteen mules, the
smallest Of which is fifteen hands high, and weighs
! $50 pounds
1t is said that nearly 9OO,OOOOOO Of letters,
8O,OOO.OOO of postal cards, lOOOOOOOO of news
papers, and 1OO,OOOOOO of book packets pass
through the English pOstofice annually. That's
where the paper goes.
Treasurer Spinner still keeps as q relic the torn
and bloOd-stained play-bill with which Laura
Keeue attempted TO staunch the wound of Presi-
dent Lincoln, in his box at Ford's theatre, on the
night OF the assassination.
The late Prof Agassiz was never injured by
the bite Of a snake, or the poison Of any veno-
nous reptile, herb or hower-a fact attributed to
the courage and impunlty with which the natural
ist moved among them in their wild state.
Full boards have long been regarded as de-
fense against bronchitis and sore throat, and it is
asserted that the sappers aud miners of the
French army, who noted for the size and
beauty Of their boards enjoy a special immunity
from affections of this nature.
Alexis has besought his father not to send him
around the world again. The stern old Gar con- t
sents on condition that be will break with the
girl of his affection. She's beautiful, bightoned
lmiabe creature, but there appears to be some I
thing the matter with her blood"
Prince Bismarck, (GaEgnani says desiring to
have his own tongue adopted as the common lam
yuage Of diplomacy, recently sent a note in Ger
nan to Prince GOrtschakof, who, much to the c
German Chancellor's annoyance, replied in Rus A
nan, language which he does not understand.
The late John Hopkins, Of Baltimore, was one
If the prominent business men of that city, and
lis wealth was estimated at Sl2,OOO,0OO. He is .
,bieHy remembered however, for his munihcence
Oward the city. He had given S4,OOO,OOO to !
ound a hospital, and S3.OOO,OOO for university,
md had presented the city park.
At church fair device in Troy ragged color
d man and woman entered the crowded rooms !
md pleaded for aims. They said they were starv-
ng and their plight touched the hearts and wal
cts Of the crowd. After collecting good sum
{ money, the colored couple wiped the burnt
ork from their faces, and two of the pillars Of D
be church were revealed.