The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1875-04-30
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Ar Concord and Lexington, on tho
18th Of April, the people Of the country
had glorious time celebrating the
centennial anniversary of the bat
ties Of Concord and Lexington. Rich
ard II. Dana, Jr., George William
Curtis-, Governor Chamberlain, oi
South Carolina, and General Bartlett,
made speeches The enthusiasm hat
prevailed was immense, and the speeches
were soul.stirring.
The cable has reported Garibaldi as
being seriously i'll. Garibaidi Is advanced
in years, enfccblcd by lifetime Of severe
activity, and nearly cripple from
wounds and rheumatism. His death can
not be postponed for many years, and he
can never again lead his volunteers to the
field Of battle. When he dies, the world
will lsse the most heroic figure Of the
century, and Italy her most patriotic and
unselfsh citizen.
IL was generally reported tha, the -e.
we're winter through which we have lust
passed had damaged the crops in many
parts OF the country, although by the
care taken by farmers TO put in larger
ones than usual there would be more
than average yields. But the mid. April
weather Of winterish caste has in many
parts Of the country completed the dam.
age begun by the winter, and there are
now fears of short crop. The fruits
are injured everywhere.
THERE seems 10 he no legal disqualifi-
cation in regard TO females being nomi.
mated to public official positions in Eng.
land. Eight female rate-payers were
nominated for election as guardians Of
the poor in the parish Of st. Pancras,
London. The local returning board de.
cided that there was no objection to the
nomination Of the eight. Five are can.
didstes in one ward four Of them are
spinsters, and the fifth is described AS n
chemist.
TnE croakers are calling TO remem-
prance the fact that fifty years ago there
was winter all the year round in Mas /
sachusetts, and December was as pleas
ant as May. Snow, in that memorable
year, persisted in falling in July and Au.
gust. II is thought that the same thing
might be repeated this summer. But,
patience There is still time for the
thermometer to run up, even in the
Northern States, % one hundred degrees
in the shade, and possibility Of having
a summer 10 hot as to call forth longing
for the return of winter.
THH growth of Catholicism in this
country is something astonishing. The
Catholic Church probably numbers eight
million communicates. The Catholics
occupy $500 stations, chapels and church
es; they have the service of 1873 priests,
8 apostolic yicars, 40 bishops, . archbish-
ops, and enc cardinal. They have is
theological seminaries, with nearly 500
students; over 1900 schools Of all grades,
and more than 300 asylums and hospitals.
There are among them different orders
Of monks and friars, IL of nuns, differ.
ent institutions such as Jesuits and Re
demptorists, II congregations Of priests
and brothers, and 30 sisterhoods.
In is reported that the wholesale emf
grafton Of Tartars from the Crimea, on
account OF the new law of universal mil
itary service, has been checked by de.
cree from the Car, ordering that the
Tartars who have been recruited this
year shall be formed into special squad
ron. This order has satisfied the Tartars,
whose chief objection to military service
was that they were drafted into regi-
ments OF Russians, where they were not
able to hold Mohammedan religious ser
vices. According 10 the census of 1870,
Russia has 1854 ,03i Mohammedan sub
jects, of whom ~ ,6S2 live in the Crmea.
The Jews of Podolia and Nolhynia have
sent petition TO the Government To at
tach synagogue to the barracks where
the Jewish soldiers live.
THE labor troubles, both in this coun-
try and England, have directed large
share of the attention Of iron-masters to
the subject Of machine pudding. The
one that has been most prominently be-
fore the iron trade for severl years has
been the banks. II will be remembered
that the British Iron and Steel Institute
sent commission to this country in 1871
TO examine this furnace at Cincinnati.
Their report was 50 favorable that a large
number OF rotary puddlers were built in
England. The result has been that,
though 50 far as the quality and amount
firon was concerned, the furnace worked
satisfactorily, the mechanical defects were
10 great that il was abandoned in many
Eases. In this, again, America has sur
passed England. At the works of Graf, /
Bennett a Co, Pittsburgh, after course !
of persistent experiments and changes
in the construction, the puddler has been
made complete success, the mechan.
cal defects being ~ far overcome that
for five months the furnace has not lost
, day for repairs.
A CONDUCTOR on the Union Pacific
Railroad puta dead beat " of his train
politely once; kicked him OF three
times; then finding the impecunious in ,
The car again, inquired; "Where in
Dlazes are you going, anywayT "well,"
'aid the not-to-be-got-rid OF, "Pm going |
10 Chicago, ifmy pants hold out, but il /
I'm going To be kicked every five minutes '
don't believe III make the trip" The
conductor let him ride little way.