The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-04-02
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hours, and 81 for day of twelve hours:
A Norwalk (Conn. news item says:
The potato bugs are turning up in these
parts this spring as lively as crlckets
and as numerous as the sands Of the
sea.
Sir Charles Dixie, who cremated his
first vile, is going to marry again. And
the 81. Louis Republican thinks he will
burn his fingers yet with some Of his ex-
periments.
Worthy OF emulation-The Fifth Regl-
ment of Baltimore gave concert and
ball few nights since, in aid OF the des-
titute of that city, and realized $3.50
above expenses.
Two thousand acres of land were re-
Gently sold in Alabama tor cent an
acre. Most any poor man can carry
round whole plantation in his vest
pocket down there.
The summit level of the Panama Rail-
road is only two hundred and sixty two
feet above the sea, and it is believed
that a much lower elevation might be
discovered in the near vicinity.
Pat. Maginnis has a very stubborn
mule, which he calls "0ld Musket." On
being asked why he gave the mule that
name he said, "Because the stubborn
beast won't 60 without kick"
A New York editor recently ac-
knowledged the reception Of nice lot
of trout. The fish were out of season,
and the catcher and eater OF the fish are
now threatened with prosecution.
In Southern India children are married
at eight years of age. Native fathers
consider it a disgrace to have single
girls In the family, and widows are
treated very badly by the natives.
A bill to allow husband and wife to
testify against each other has been
killed in the Indiana Legislature. 1t
was feared that if legal permission was
given, nobody else would have chance
to say anything.
The London News notices that the
supply of American beet is rapidly in
oreasing, and that TO afford facilities for
its transit two of the foremost shipping
companies in Liverpool are now run
ming SIX extra steamers.
There is an establishment at Redna.
Hungary, it is said, where KIDNAPPED
children are mutilated-arms or legs am
putated or eyes put out-and then sent
out upon the streets TO beg. The keep
ers OF the place have amassed a large
fortune.
The Oxford Arms, one of the Oldest
inns in London, was sold at auction
March IL. 1t was built before the great
fire, and consequently has been standing
over two hundred Years. 1t bas been a
dreary old ruin for many year.
Hammar, the historian OF the Ottoman
Empire, relates that from 1853 to 1773
there were one hundred and siXty.tWo
Grand Viziers, OF whom only one volun-
tariiy left his office. Twentv-four of
them were put TO death. In recent times
Viziers are put up and knocked down
like tenpiHs.
The principal manufacturers Of Ly-
ons, France, estimate the mean annual
value of silk produced at no less than
5O,OO0,0OO franks, or about $8S,000,0J0.
One firm alone employs between 5000
and 1000 looms, which turn out LOCO
pieces (nearly 100 yards) OF silk week.
Everybody at one time or another has
heard story about the eye of a mur-
dered man presenting an image of the
person who slew him. Some recent
optical discoveries made by Prof. Boil,
of Rome, and M. kuehne, of Heidelberg,
will go Tar to sustain popular belief in
stories of the kind, for these two physi-
ologists certainly prove (by expert
ments upon animals that actual photo
graphs do exist upon the retlna Of OBJ
jects which have been looked upon dur
ing life.