The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-01-15
FROM ALL SOURCES.

MAYOR Il ultOu, Vi NftiN eStou, "ii'~S
TO Mayor Cobb, of Boston, that the latter
city gave more money to aid the sufferers from
the Texas foods than all the other cities oil
the country sombined.
During last summer I,1OO persons,
mostly tourists from the east and from Eu-
rope, visited the petrified forest in Santa
Rosa township, California The forest con-
tains about three hundred trees, the largest
of which is eleven feet in diameter at the
butt.
The medical statistics of the Prus-
HAN army show that nearly forty thousand
men were placed upon the sick list during
the campaign in France, suffering from in
juries caused by the long boots worn by the
infantry, and that in several eases the lace
rations were of so serious Il nature that te-
tanus, terminating in death, interviewed.
.Abernethy, the great physician, said
chat glass of ale before bed time is a cure
for sleeplessness. Another authority says
that holding the hands in water will bring
slumber to the eyelids. Now arrives writer
of Moore's Rural New Yorker who recon.
mends n heartfelt PRAYER n remedy for
those to whom Morpheus does not easily
0Ume.
The national rifle association OF
Great Britain has accepted the challenge Of
the New York association to take part in the
match for small bores, to be held in the
United states during the centennial celebra
ti0n- Sir Henry Halford has been appointed
captain Of the English and is now busily ar
ranging the preliminaries.
Reuters telegram company publish
the statement that the American minister, in
the name of his government, has addressed
the British government for the purpose o.
learning its views respecting a collective in
tervention of the European powers with the
object of putting a stop to the bloodshed IN
Cuba The British government has deferred
answering definitely for the present Thi:
information comes from special and authen
tic sources.
Notwithstanding the terrible finan
eial pressure with which Turkey is sup
posed to be struggling, Abdul ASST ind'
time to grant French company the rightof
way TO build railroad through Palestine
s which will greatly facilitate the passage Of
pilgrims TO Jerusalem, which is to be wa,
station on the proposed line. Hitherto trav
eiers have had to take coach from Jafa t.
Jerusalem, but ere long the iron horse vii
rush snorting over the sacred soil and throw
new life into that historic and holy land
The prudent man saves his money
and pats it in the bank. afterwards he goe,
and draws ont enough to pay the city tax OF
it, Mt the same time paying the United States
government for the privilege of writing him
self n check. Subsequently he has to go ant
draw enough to pay the state tax on his de
post, and again pays the national government
for writing himself check. II the cashie
should remain faithful and he hank sound
the industrious deposition may next yea
draw some more taxes for the city and tb'
state, and again pay the government for the
skill and dexterity with which he fills up thu
blank in his checks. He can, If he likes, keel
on doing this way until he entirely doe.
away with his taxes.
The old project of cutting the ter
ritory of Dakota in two and forming new
territory out of the northern half, to b,
called "Pemb na," is being discussed viii
renewed vigor by the committee on terrific
mes Of both the senate and house. The rea
son given for this division is one of economy
the country being sparsely populated tina
communication is difficult The government
of Dakota is located in the southern portion
. of the territory, and in winter the few PEG
pie who live in the northern portion find i
impossible to get there without serious incon
venience, and the expenses attending the
movements of United States marshals and
witnesses are large. 1t is proposed to MAKE
Bismarck, the terminus of the Northern
Pacific railroad, the capital Of the new terri
tory 1t will be observed, however, that tn,
creation of new territory will necessitat,
the appointment and expense of an entirel,
new set of territorial officials for about fiji
teen thousand inhabitants.
The recent successful transportation
Of fresh American beef to Liverpool vii
doubtless open up large trade in that ar
ticle in the future. John Bull has Away
been famous for the quality of beef he pro
duces, and his name is always associated
with juicy roasts. The cattle disease and
other causes, however, have combined to
deteriorate this gastronomic feature, and
henceforth American cattle will be dissected
baked and masticated at English tables. Fol
two or three years the English have beer
drawing on us for oysters. Their OWL
bivaives are very inferior, and have coppery
taste, which is Objectionable. They, how
ever, bad as they are, sold for SIX cent,
apiece until American oysters, with their fal
better flavor, were introduced, and were solo
Mt two cents each. As the English oyster
beds are rapidly giving out, the American
article will supercede it, and bivalves, a
well as fresh beef, will figure largely il
American exports.
The chairmanships of the severa
committees of the lower house of congress
we find by examination, are apportioned
among the several states as follows:
SOUTHERN STATES