The Morning herald., 1878-10-07

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A Western Greenback paper is, Of
couns, called the Golden Era. ta
The new beauty in London society is an
Irish girl Of the name Of Miss Gubbins.
The female crusaders Of Ohio have not
0labored in vais. There are 127 more sa-
looms in Colunbus than thsrswssip 1871
Texas continues to prosper, and boasts
. decrease in The state debt during rthe
past year ofover 500, 000.olrArooaaA zgAt
Burke county Ga p sss ses . young geps!
tleman and Ia young lady who were engag-
ed. She named her pet calf after him
He broke the engagement. a4g
The first locomotive constructed in
1924, could run only six miles per hour.
Now locomotives are capable sof running
seventy miles an hour, and are ten times
more powerful. &SE ,5 Y. 81 ! I'm ." o..o6,
There isrno doubt whatever butthat as
the world growssoIder the varieties Of ani>; 4
mails upon It tdiminlsh in number. Not opsof
the sixteen species Of horses found inaihe
geological deposits ,of,his continent was in
existence when white men first settled it.
Withen year or Two, a considerable
number of the hides of thcJapanese wolf
have been imported into this country TIE
hair Is long, thick, and coarse, and in color
is similar to that of the opossum. 1T
makes durable aud attractive robe, rang
ing in price from eighteen to Twenty-Five
dollars each, according to size. - ;AJfar' u,
Twenty years agoa first rate Havana
cigar could be purchased at the rate Of
from So to ,$4 per hundred. Owing to, the
heavy Government tax, cigars ofsimilar'
quality are now worth frpn1 $40 to ST., and
owing to the diminished demand many Of
The Cuban establishments have lately been
obliged to close and others are being works
ed with decreased number Of hands. Il =.
The only fur that is higher this fall in
price than heretofore is seal. 1t takes from
six to eight months to prepare it for mar
ket; and % the price for several years has
been receding, and consequently entailed
considerable loss upor shippers ard -deaieis,
but d limited supply offer. 4 this year
and the CONSEQUENCE is that il is about thirty
per cent. higher than it was last year.olA
lady's sealsskin sa ,que that was worth $3.50
last winter, is now valued at $500. -sFtI @
Five noble and wealthy Engliah girls
are about to lake the veil, all having con-
siderable fortunes in their own rights.
They are Lady Edith Noel daughter Of the
Earl Of Gainsbotou tougb; the Hon. Constance
Howard, sister OF the Marchioness of Buto;
"two daughters of the Hon. Maxwell
Stuart, of Traquhar, P Psebleshire; and the
youngest daughter Of Mr.. IBljuas, of M ap-
|ledurham, the representative of the staseh-
est Catholic family among commoners in
England d"t :1'''l>' .','. '''.. - t.--, .'-'.,
French, alfskin has an upward tendeh-
ey in price and is not much cheaper than
1t Was during the rsbellion. Late sales
have been made as high as $205 per
pound. The French enjoy a7"sole" mono-;
poly in this special branch, although we
can prepare the skin here quite as well as
| it is done in France, but A nericap tanners
find it more profitable to sell the hides be-
fore they are SO highly seasoned or 90
thoroughly manipulated as the French
leather. The hides thus used in France
come mostly from Germany. y.. 1893