The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1876-10-26
GENERAL NOTES.

| UENEhAL NVIEOs
GALLEY HEAD, on the coast of Cork
, will soon have erected the largest Ian
tern ever made. 1t will consume l,30
feet of gas per hour, and will be visibl
during foggy weather. It's light will
equal that of 1000, 600 candles.
FIFTY THOUSAND elephants are killed
every year to furnish the ivory WORKED
up in England alone. The best ivor,
comes from Zanzibar, the silver gra,
from regions south OF the equator, anC
the favorite ornamental material from
Siam.
THE ancient Kingdom of Poland il
now for all purposes an integral part O
the Russian Empire, the last remaining
vestige of its semi-autonomical character
having been swept away through the
recent abolition of the office of Secretary
of State for Poland.
A MINNESOTA firm has adopted new
method of doing business. No books are
kept. When customer desires credit
he goes to the desk and borrows the
money, for which he gives his note, pay.
able with interest. He then buys his
goOus anu pays IOr Cnem.
ACCORDING to the revised statutes OF
Illinois, any person who wagers money
| or valuables of any nature on the result
of an election, shall be liable to pay a
fine of one thousand dollars and undergo
an imprisonment in the County Jail for
period not exceeding one year.
The Amazon River is navigable for
three thousand miles for vessels of large
size. 1t has four tributaries, which are
united by a network of natural canals.
Two thousand miles from its mouth its
channel has depth of three fathoms,
and for two thousand six hundred miles
there occurs no fall to interfere with the
smooth passage of shipping.
IT is claimed by the English that last
year they completed the longest bridge in
the world, in their East India possessions.
1t consists of "a spans, of 142 feet each,
thus 3, 800 feet, or more than l miles
long. 1t is all built of brick and iron;
the masonry amounts to 100000 cubic
feet, while the iron girders weigh 5000
tons.
SACRAMENTO Record: There are not
more than three or four brands of Cali
fornia wines deserving of any serious
consideration at present. Whatever the
cause, it is certain that our grapes pro-
duce very crude and heavy and earthly
havors, as unlike the light wines of
Southern France as shark meat is unlike
halibut.
WHEN the drop fell at the quadruple
hanging at Fort Smith, Arkansas, few
days ago, large bulldog which was ly-
ing under the scaffold sprang ut the
bodies as they came through the door,
and with difficulty could be removed.
A local paper, referring to the incident,
says that the spectators laughed, and a
" ludicrous scene for few moments
followed.oo
The miraculous draught of fishes in
the Columbia River has practically re-
mained the same for many years, and
within the last eight years canning in
dustry has sprung up on its banks, which
last year cured and canned 100000
pounds for expectation. The London
Times estimates that the catch of Great
Britain and Ireland for 1875 was 5000 900
pounds. According to that calculation
the produce of one Oregon River is equal
to nearly four times the catch of the |
whole United Kingdom.
AN official inspector in England re-
ports as to the danger of working in white |
lead manufactures. The harm comes
partly from inhaling particles of lead,
but principally from absorbing it through |
contact, causing paralysis. A few manu-
facturers compel their workmen to wear
gloves and respirators, and to wash them
selves thoroughly at the close of each |
days work but the employees generally |
dislike the trouble of these precautions,
and show great recklessness of health.
A law compelling the exercise of greater
care is suggested.
AT first it was held by many that Pc
troleum was the result of distillatiOn
from the bituminous Goals which were
found in its vicinity, and this belief
was strengthened by the fact that some
Of the very bituminous Goals, such as
camel and boghead coal, afforded large
quantities of similar oils on being dis
titled but, although this is very prob
ably the source Of a small amount Of oil,
yet the larger part of it is now believed
to derive its origin from rocks lying be-
Ow the coal measures, since the oil
bearing rocks are mostly older than the
formations.
A MAN named Harrington was killed
n Nashville the other night by gam
bier named Waddell, of whom the Louis
vile C0uria-JournaL relates the following:
When Waddell's mother died, she made
him promise to give certain amount of
money every year to the Methodist
Church, of which his family were men,
oers. Being naturally of generous dis
position, he has pretty well observed
his promise, and several Methodist
Churches of this city have received lib
,ral donatsons from him in the time that
,e lived here. One church in particular
vas almost erected and furnished by his
aid.