The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-04-22
Miscellaneous Items.

MISCELLANEOUS Items
LIVERPOOL, April 10 The White Star
line ST Amers will hereaster sail five times
i'll three weeks, then an interval Of one
week only to occur, then fortnightly again
The lnman line will withdraw two of their
steamers after the 20th instant, their sail
Ings from that date being one IN April, TIVE
in May, three in June, two IN July, three
in August.
In 1875, 222 persons were Killed ia L m
don by being run ever by vehicles, and
nearly 5000 others were injured in the
same way. OF these victims some were
infrm and few intoxicated, but this was
not the case with many So that the acct
dents must be attributed to reckless driv-
ing. On the other hand, only nine persons
were killed by horse cars, which tends to
show that car drivers in London are not
so brutal or careless as they are in this
city.
William Page, the artist, in reply to the
declaration of Admiral Jenkins that Far
ragut was not dashed to the rigging of his
flag ship at Mobile, says that his informa-
non ON the subject was obtained from Ad-
miral FArragut himself, who said that he
tied himself to the shrouds tor the purpose
Of preventing his body from falling into
the sea, III case that he was killed or
wounded, in order that it might be pre-
served for his family. The admiral took
a rope and showed him just how he did it,
and Page painted his picture in accordance
with these facts.
Lunacy is increasing in France out of
all proportion with the growth Of popula-
ton Official statistics show that, in
1851, the total number Of lunatics and idl-
OTIS there was lin round tgures) ~, 900; five
years later, we find 60 900; ten years af-
terward, they numbered no less than 90
OOO and the latest report shows that they
have increased beyond 100, 100. This re-
markable growth Of madness among the
French is attributed to various causes
such as the use Of absinthe, opium, tobacco,
tc.-snd to the prevalence Of religious,
political, aud speculative fanaticism 1t
was increased by the pilgrimages Of few
years ago 1T was increased by the war Of
1870 with Germany and the lunacy doc
tors of the Prefecture of police have OBJ
served that, after every panic sG the
Bourse, they had twice as much work as us
ual on their hands.
Daniel Fitzgerald, a college graduate,
has Just been discharged from the Auburn
! IN. !. ) state prison, after serving term
OF two years and three months for forgery
! During biz e0UauJment he had written
tlr publication book Of several hundred
pages des~ripti-, English scenery Th,
work Is Ill short hand, and is written SC
hnely, to economic paper and space, that
It scarcely can be read by an expert, anC
nearly cost the writer his eyesight.
The large sums of money which were
paid by the authorities Of Blair and othei
counties in the mountainous parts Of Pen
nsylvsnia as bountles for scalps Of wild an
imals during the last year prompted an in
vestigatiOn, which revealed well devised
and carefully executed scheme Of defraud
ing the county treasures. In one instanc,
In Blair county the skin Of colt which hac
died was deity cut up and made into ears
and palmed of as those of fox large
number Of warrants have been issued
against the persons suspected Of the
| frauds.
A HEROINE OF NEVADA woman o.
the strong minded sort arrived here re
Gently on the Idaho stage. She took {
position in the passenger depot, protected
on one side by a revolver and on the othel
by fiatlron, and thus defended. AWAITED
the arrival Of the train. When the loco
motive bell announced the arrival Of tn,
cars, she took her revolver in one hand
walked up to the ticket office, purchased
her pasteboard, and then, taxing her fiat
iron, boarded the train the moment i
came to a stop. She was evidently deter
mined to protect herself, and seemed dis
appointed that nobody attempted to mo
lest her