The Morning herald., 1877-09-10
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

An Atlantic Methodist clergyman is
policeman on week days. .r.
Boulder county, Colorado, has mines of
every mineral found in America.
The Indians generally destroy their de-
formed Children
Two boys have Just performed the feat
of swimming Niagara River below the
Falls. ....
The Khedive speaks French like a
Parisiar, and is man of courteous man
| ners.
It is said that there are more Cinnamon
| in California than can now find profitable
employment.
Nineteen times within the last hundred
years the Russian forces have crossed the
Danube with hostile intent.
| A business firm in Montreal present to
their customers can of ''Boston baked
beans' as premium on their patronage.
The Mammoth caves of Kentucky are to
be connected with the outer world by a
railroad, and modern hotel will be built
near them.
A young lady named Mile. Anna Dahms,
has just passed medical examination be-
foro the Paris Faculty, with all the honors.
This is very rare occurrence in France.
The loss of flesh in live beast during
eight days travelling from it's starting point
on the Continent to its slaughter place in
England is computed as on an average
amounting in value to $50.
Pennsylvania has furnaces in blast with a
capacity of 81, 131 tons per week, and fur
naces out of blast with capacity of 26,90l
tons per week-a proportion of working
furnaces rather better than the country at
large.
The descendent of Sir Walter Raleigh
now living in England is Mr.. Walter
Frederick Carew Raleigh, young gentle
man two years old. He is the heil to a
very large estate, part of which is landed
property worth $G41, ,S55.
The total number of postage stamps of all
kinds and denominations stamped enve'
lopcs and newspaper wrappers issued during
the year ending June 30th last by the
Post Office Department, was LOGO, 253, 900,
valued at SIG, 525, 1886.
Prince Sdi-el Abdes-Salem, cou-
sin of the Emperor Of Morocco, has arrived
in Paris with his wife, two babies, two wet
nurses and number of servants of both
sexes. The princess is the daughter Of
English parents and is the only wife he
has.
We have a larger number of merchant
vessels in our service than Great Britain,
that power having 20,191, and we 25,934;
but we have less tonnage, having 4,279, 45s
against her 5,S91, ,692, being about one
million six hundred thousand in her
favor.
A Nevada miner fell into shaft that was
two hundred feet deep, but after going
about forty feet, he struck on a platform.
He says while falling, and expecting to be
instantly killed at the bottom, he thought
as much in the few seconds as he could
think ordinarily in an hour.
J In the cemetery of Pere- la Chaise, in
Paris, there is grave from which rises a
woman's arm, beautifully chiseled in mar
BILE. The hand is clasped by another, evi-
IDENTIFY mans, that comes from an adjoin-
ing grave. IT WAS the fancy of a young
husband who did not long survive his bride.
Intelligence has been received from Pro-
fessor Orton, Of vassar College, who is now
exploring the head waters of the Madeira
in Bolivia. From La Paz he has Travelled
via Cochabamba to the head of navigation
on the Rio Gilmore, down which he de-
scended by canoe to Trinidad. This is the
first expedition down the river.
The societie Encouragement au Bien, in
Paris, has conferred its medal upon Donna
Maria Pia of Savoy, Queen of Portugal and
Algarbia, for the heroism displayed by Her
| Majesty three wears ago at CaScaes Two