The Lake County star., 1877-05-31
CURRENT TOPICS.

Gen. Sheridan's family is increasing
rapidly, twins having been added. All
three Of his children are girls.
Senator ChristIancy's son was one of
the candidates 4 examined recently
for position In the Pension Office.
He failed to pass.
Brother Moody, the evangelist, has
bought trotter, by "Young America"
for 81 900. II he finds any dlfIfcuity In
"yupplng. the race. that Ia set before
him." according Is the aposiolic ex-
hortation, he can trot 1t out.u We
heartily welcOme Brotherli Moody to
the ranks OF horse amatenrs.--S OF
me Times. Ni"N NlW' ~ e'NN =
Wool hats are now being produced
In immense, quantities, at, Newberry-
port, Salisbury and vicinity, and they
do not differ very widely In appear
RnnA. FROM those aasuNfa afalts--zEr
The Railway Age says that 385
American I0cofnoti Wa, worth 81, ,49O,-
$40, have been ex xported In seven years,
and that "the reputation Of American
engines Is steadily Increasing"
The Boston Advertiser saws: "The
increase of the India trade wfll, 1t Is
predicted, make the shipping of Boston
larger this year than forsevefal years
past. Already thirty-eightT India
men have been reported on the way to
this port.p i,'rl lo'ign is i'-'i's27h'
The late Legislature OF North Caro-
lima established two State Normal
schools, one for white, the other for
colored teachers, the came appropria-
ton being made for each school.
AS throwing some light on the ques-
tion u,hot \, NJ s.<,cx<,l, ~ 1Q0k o v,ortio,,
OF. which loan was recently icalled In,
are held to any extent In Europe, il Is
stated that during February, March
and April the coupons due January
of that loan wereIreoeiyed from, foreign
holders through the London syndi-
cate, REPRESENTING the interest on $l9,-
O00, 900 OF bonds. q - ylhng IHsJ
81 The weather in England ID cold and
almost wintry,i and, over there the
spring is the most, backward exper-
fenced In many years,
There Is to be another grand council
at the Indian agencies, but itwtil be
mere fOrmality, as the disarmament Of
the Indians renders their consent to
any proposition easily obtained.
John Bright's speech in favor of the
extension OF the suffrage marks the
beginning OF new cam paign pronlis-
ing important results for England.
The importations into New. York
last week were, $2,1sO,s4l, being the
largest business Of any week Tor the
past five years. The entire ,iulpOrta-
vance Of last year, and the exports are
$15O,OO0 In advance. up to date. y
Nellie Grant Sartoris's boy has been
.christened Algernon Edward. 'Tsg
.. In Maryland the peach and pear
trees are literally loaded down with
fruit. .,.-,q ~
Goldsmith Maid Maid has hi IN made al a:i4s in
California. ~" ~
The Rochester Express goes and
says that Governor Robinson vetoed
the school marm bill following women
to be elected on School BOards] be-
cause girl was always Mt the head of
his class in school. 2Ei ai'i .
A New York dispatch says: The
brig A.. ]. Pettingill Is reported to be
loading fve thousand boxes of rifle
cartridges and several thousand rifles
for the Russian government. The
barks Fanny and Leonora, with simi-
lar cargoes, recently sailed from here,
and the latter was reported off the
lightship. Sunday, to be conveyed by
one of the Russian war vessels. 1t Ia
stated that the Russians recently COM
pleted contracts for 1900 barrels of
gunpowder, some 1000 having already
been delivered, 200 tons of brass metal,
1000, 900 cartridges and 20D, 900 Smith
& Wesson revOlvers. Twenty-Five
million cartridges have also been con-
tracted for by the Kedive Of Egypt.