The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-03-05
ODDS AND ENDS.
Behind the squaw's light birch canoe,
Inc steamer rocks and raves:
And city lots are staked for sale
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King Alfonso wants goldfish balls every
meal.
There are two hundred blood drinkers
in New York.
Oysters are now sold at San Francis
co at $40 ton.
National debts Of the world aggregate
$23, 750, ,000,0 600.
Mexico is to have common schools as
well as railroads.
Currency still flows to the hog and
corn raising sections.
The Pacific Mail investigation will
cost, in all, about $4,000.
A congress Of Russian coal owners Is
about to be held at Taganrog.
The Christian Union is ready to stake
its life ON Henry Ward Beecher.
Bamboo trees have been introduced
into California, and thrive we'll.
Titian's "Danae" has been sold to the
Emperor of Russia for $126,000.
Mr.. OHair, of the Illinois Legislature,
wants an act to prevent "treating."
The greatest depth to which diver
can descend is one hundred and sixty
teet,
Stop off at williamsport. Pa, If you
want to see woman with hair i've feet
long.
There are already over sixty sigma
lures to the constitution of the Hartford
Game Club.
Big Leg, merino ram, has just been
sold to Il. H. Gilroy, of San Luis, Obispo
county, CAL, for 81, 400.
Notice has been given in the Dominion
House Of Commons .ot the Introduce ton of
a prohibitory liquor law.
A gang of skilliul and dangerous co1n-
terfeiters in Eastern Massachusetts has
recently been broken up.
Rhode Island is warmly discussing
the expediency OF establishing home
for discharged prisoners.
The Pittsburg puddlers say they can
keep up their strike year, as they have
$1,000 week from other cities.
Indianapolis Is under Judgment for
$4,000 to a citizen, tor leaving stump
in the street for him TO break his leg
over.
The man who fret proposed tunneling
the English Channel, eighteen years
ago, is living in the greatest poverty, in
Paris.
February 26th completed a century
since the British made their first real
military move in force in the American
Revolution.
The Emperor OF China was taken sick
on the very Gay of the transit of Venus,
and the natives attribute his ills to the
influence OF that event.
A new process of sugar making was
successfully introduced In Louisiana
last year, which, it is said, bids fair to
reyolutionize that industry.
Habits are costly things. OF the $34,-
000, 600 which the new tax bill is eX-
pected to bring in, twelve will come from
whisky, and six from tobacco and cigars.
The bones of Chang and Eng, wired TO-
nnt ota nd n to Of du Of n
Philadelphia doctor, while their poor
wives split fence rails in their far-otf
North Carolina home.
During the storm of rain, sleet and
snow, in Baltimore, on Saturday, 800
lOaves of bread were distributed to the
poor from the office Of the German Cor
(newspaper).
By new invention tits claimed that
glass can be made into building m material
for house fronts, floors or pavemants,
superior to marble in durability and
economy.
The number. Of blast furnaces in the
Hainaut in 1873 was forty-six, of which
thirty-four were active; their total pro-
duction in 1873 was $3.50 tons of pig,
and 35S,2l0 tons of refining pig,
A Keene's Station N. Y. man fell dead
upon hearing of the failure of bank.
where he had deposited $500, and his
vile also died within week from the
same cause combined with the loss Of her
husband.
The fourteen women who have been
trained assistant surgeons under the d.
rection OF the Ladies' Committee of st.
completed their course of
studies last month, and are now ready
for service.
BY the recent lockout of colliers in
South Wales 10000 coal miners, 10000
and 10000 ironstone min
ers, whose aggregate wages amounted to
LOO, ,000 pounds per week, were thrown
out Of employment.
A journal has just been smashed In
Berlin, because 1T published the Pope's
encyoilcal to the Prussian bishops. In
Germany Journalists are entitled to the
fullest freedom OF expression-provided
that they agree with the court.
The San Francisco Bulletin says that
the first piece OF gold found which raised
such revolution on the Pacific coast is
still to be seen. It's value is between
four and five dollars. 1t resembles q
piece of spruce gum just out OF the mouth
Of q school girl, with similar indenta-
tions.
A party of United States Engineers,
under command OF Col. b. w. Frobel,
who have for several months past been
engaged upon final surveys of the At
antic and Great Western canal route
through Georgia to connect the W est
With the seaboard, have completed their
abors.
The Chinese Imperial Loan has been
advertised by the Hongkong and Shang-
nai Bank. II is for f827,6l5 altogether,
put the first issue is to be for $3.50, 74S;
security, certain portions OF the Imperi-
81 Foreign Maritime Customs Revenue,
which have been assigned to the Bank
IN trust for the bondholders.
The Governments OF the various States
Of the Empire are reported to be inyesti-
eating the causes of emigration from
Germany. They will endeavor to re-
move them, by facilitating the acquire
ment of small estates, and by opposing
the action OF emigration agents paid by
Governments.
The Duluth Minn:) Herald SAYS: some
Of the most remarkable OF circumstances
10 this: That while we have had weather
Of the very coldest and rugged quality
there are few oil our citizens suffering
from colds and coughs. These affections,
30 common in damp climate countries,
seem to be almost unknown here.
Edward Broomhead, farmer, was
charged at the Sallord Police Court in
England, on Feb. 4, with selling as pure
milk which was adulterared with twen-
LYNNE per cent. of water. Sir j. l. Man.
tell said the case was one OF the worst