Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-10-17
Items of Interest.

lniues, silver mlueS, copper mlueS |
and 10 iron mines.
Iowa's yield of corn is estimated at
250. 100000 bushels, against 197,000.-
600 in 1877.
During the first six months of the |
current year s15,OOO,OOO worth of cat
tie, sheep and swine were imported |
to England.
The New Orleans Times says that |
fully rs per cent of those who have
died Of yellow fever are children OF
foreigners, under 10 years of age.
Lydia Squirm, the last Iineal de-
scendaRt Of the famous Indian.
King Philip, is still living at New
Bedford, Mass. She is SO years old,
but is still bright and clipper.
An Iowa farmer, worth $4,000,
started out four years ago to secure
legal revenge on a neighbor. The |
lawyers have his all now, while he
has revenge.
In 1910 Minnesota contained but |
1900 inhabitants; to-day she has
10000: In 1S49 she raised ], 400 BUSH
els OF wheat; last year, 100000
bushels.
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pa
cific Railroad Company has taken
possession OF the Keokuk and Des
Moins railroad, in Iowa, thus adding
162 miles to its present numerous
lines.
1t is said that the wife OF general
Sherman is so kind hearted that she is
daily imposed upon by scores Of beg
gars. not having the firmness to re-
fuse any appeal for aid, whether the
applicant be deserving or not.
The new law o. compulsory educa-
ton in Italy is working we'll, 1t is
said. The passage Of the law in
wolves the building of 1000 new
schooi-houses, and the Improvement
of 10000 old ones. The Government
hopes soon to have school houses
enough to accommodate all the
children.
A Kentucky paper says a whole
family in Adair County, in that State,
are afflicted with leprosy in its most
loathsome form. They have no eye
brows or eyelashes, their hair has all
come out, leaving the scalp bare. and
the skin peals off In rough scales,
leaving the skin Of "a deep scarlet color,
They are Stunned by everybody.
Mr.. julius Hall, Of London, has
invented drill which drills square
hole. The bit used Is an ordinary
three sided one, and the whole secret
of the affair is that the bit is cIinched
or clamped so that when in use it
will "wobble" Mr.. Hall says it makes
no difference whether the wobbling
motion is given to the drill or to the
work.
About six months ago a ChinamaD
in Gold Hill bought 500 shares of Bodie
stock at forty cents share, and sold
out, not long after. at $53 per share.
The proceeds he invested in Sierra
Nevada, at 50 share. and when that
went booming up to $3.50 share he
sold out. Then he found himself
rich enough to settle down as q bloat-
ed bondholder, and accordingly in
vested his all in United States bonds.
A man In New York city Jail on
the charge OF having fourteen living
wives was visited by six of
them at once, the other day. The
women fled In mournful procession,
some fat. some lean, their ages rang.
ing from 80 to 45 years.and all bearing
a severe expression Of countenance.
The chorus Of an opera wasn't a cir
cumstance to the noise they made
when their twelve eyes rested on the
destroyer OF their happiness.
The price Of quinine is higher than
since the war and still rising, not, as
Ia generelly supposed. because the
Russians cleared the market for their
armies, but because the South Amer
lean Indians who supply the bark are
fighting among themselves, and have
shipped none for eight or nine
months. The bark has been success
fully cultivated. In India for the
English market. and is superior 70
the wild South American article.
A man giving the name vf Gouge,
supposed to be the leader OF the gang
of stage robbers who robbed the
the treasure coach or the 10Th OF last
month, arrested at Fort Thomp-
son few days ago, was brought into
Rapids City and lodged in Jail Thurs
day evening. Search was made
where the robbers had camped. near
Cold Springs, and bar gold bullion
and some retort gold. valued at sl1.-
600. was found. Considerable cheap
jewlery was found on Gouge's person.
Miss Lucy A. Osborne, OF New
Milford, Conn.,, who, it will be remem-
bered, had her scalp, right ear, and
part Of her cheek torn off some four
years ago by having her hair caught
in some machinery. has at last gone
home from the New York Hospital.
where she had been since her acci-
dent. A new scalp has been grown
on her head by the grating OF minute