The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-02-02
NEWS AND GOSSIP.

A pure bred merino ram was lately sold
in Australia tor $685..
Oueen Victoria won the first prize for pigs
at recent cattle show in London.
The subscriptions to the Agassiz Memorial
Fund thus far amount to 1912 "a. New
York has contributed 81, log 96 and Mas
sachusetts, 2,555 o..
There will be two eclipses of the sun this
year-one on April 6, not visible in the
United States, and another on September %,
visible east OF the Mississippi river.
The ten iron clads in the German feet are
as follows: Three heavy brosdside frigates,
two heavy broadside turret ships, two light
broadside frigates, one corvette and two
smaller vessels.
The sanitary superintendent of Peoria
does not think well of well water, which is
making many of the inhabitants ill, and
advises the adoption of some other system
of water supply.
The governor of Pennsylvania recon-
mends that where provision is made by the
local school boards for education is applied
sciences, the state should be pledged to give
proper assistance.
The orders received in Sheffield, England,
from America for flies, saws, tools and cut
lerv were lighter during the last season than
they have ever been. This is largely owing
to home made articles taking the place of
British throughout the country.
Why have birds with long legs short
tails? Because the tails of birds are used
to guide them through. the air by steersge,
When birds with longPlegs 4ake to flight,
they throw their legs behind, and they then
serve the same purpose as call.
A few days ago Mr.. Phillip DeiGesheimer,
the mining expert, who estimates the value
of the ore in the Consolidated Virginia and
California silver mines, of Nevada, to be
worth 81 800 ,OoO, 900, was honored with q
serenede by the California Club in San Fran
cisco.
Special attention is called to the propriety
of forbidding the use of submerged net-weirs
IN the waters of Lake Champlain, for the
capture of white fish, custom which, in the
opinion of the commissioners, will inevita-
bly result, in few years, in causing the
practical destruction of this valuable article
of food.
Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, is to report at the
next meeting of the House committee agains
all bills before congress for the regulation o
the Transportation of cattle by rail, and viii
recommend instead thata method be devised
for transporting the carcass, instead of OF
hoOf, as the only remedy for the evils of the
present system.
WibeI describes new mineral from The
Peruvian gusno, under the name OF guano
vulite, occurring in the eggs of birds fount
imbedded in the guano, in the form of pale
yellow laminated crystals, with silky luster
and almost completely soluble in water
The most remarkable feature of the minera
is the presence of suinhate,' hitherto
known only in the rare volcanic minera
misenite.
Barnum is going to travel through New
England the coming summer with hi
Roman hippodrome entire. He will use II
railroad cars and give exhibition twice
day under immense tents 500 feet long. n
viii bring 500 men, women and children, go
horses and ponies, besides elephants, camels
etc. This will be the biggest enterprise tn
old man has ever undertaken, but as year
are added unto him he grows more venture
some. twill cost him $500 day.
Leut.-Col. Delaney, a colored citizen o
South Carolina, who was the candidst
for lieutenant governor on the green tickle