Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-08-01
Items Of Interest.

Items Of Interest.
Peter Goelt, OF New York, is sup
posed to be the richest bachelor in
America. He is worth s10OO0,OOO.
Niagara is to be utilized. The
largest Touring mill in the world is
in course Of erection there.
Minnie Warren, the well-known
dwarf, died at Fall River, Mass. FRI
day Of last week, in child birth.
One Palmyra, Wisconsin, man has
shipped seventy-ffve tons of cheese
so far this season. Much of it went
disect to England.
Willie Jamison, OF Texas, was
found after a thunder storm sitting
astride his horse, but with two holes
In the top OF his head made by the
lightning.
In San-Francisco there are said to
be about 100000 people, but the
whole church going population, both
Catholic and Protestant. is only As,
900.
According to recent returns the
population OF Nebraska is now 313,-
74S. In 1870 the population was 122,-
933, and in 1876, 257,747.
Two thousand American cattle is
the average weekly number arriving
at Liverpool per steamer. and in that
city's cattle market the American an
imal has lor weeks predominated.
A Binghampton, N. Y. wife the
other day found a letter in her hus-
bands old ,.othes, given him to mail
eleven years ago, the non-receipt OF
which has estranged two families
ever since.
A farmer near Faribault, Minneso-
ia, shot and instantly killed Two
tramps whom he caught in the act OF
setting fire to a harvesting machine
in his wheat field. He gave himself
up, but was Immediately released.
Steam wagons, for propulsion on
common country roads,are now being
tested in Wisconsin. The Legisla-
Sure offers a prize OF $4,000 to the
invento- or constructor of a steam
wagon which may be operated suc-
cessfuily.
The pork packers Of the west and
east expect to produce 236.000, 600
pounds of lard this year. Twice as
much is shipped abroad as Is used in
this country, the exports Of the past
six years averaging 200,000,0 ,00O
pounds year.
DR.. David Creel, who recently died
in Chillicothe, Ohio, was one Of the
jurors in the famous Aron Burr trea-
son trial. DR.. Creel at the time he
was summoned to Richmond, was a
resident Of Virginia and near neigh.
Dor of Blennerhassett.
In the Mustsgh range of the Hima-
layas there are two adjoining glaciers
htsr,. united length Of sixty
miles. Near these is third glacier
twenty one miles long, and from one
to two miles broad. The glaciers Of
the Alps are trifiing in comparison.
Ben. F. King, Jr., of New Bedford,
recently coughed up splinter OF
wood which had been in his body for
twenty-nine years, being part Of a
stick which accidently pierced his
flesh and broke of. He had often
experienced sharp neuralgia pains in
the vicinity OF the wound, which
have now entirely ceased.
Kossuth, who was once regarded as
powerful and rich, and whose elo-
quent voice created an enthusiasm
for Hungarian freedom, which was
world wide, is now poor. In answer
to an appeal from friend in distress
he wrote: "I am absolutely unable
not from lack of will, but from lack
of means, to render help to you OF
any man in Distress"
The proposition of the United
States to hold monetary conference
to settle the question of the relations
OF gold and silver has been accepted
by France, Belgium, Switzerland
Italy. Greece, Holland. Austria, Rus.
sia and England. Germany may al
so take part in its discussions, bu
this Is not certain. The sessions will
probably begin at Paris on the 1ctl
prox.
From recent scientific exploration
we learn that old Bald Mountain, ii
NorthCarolina, is in no danger Of be
coming volcanic. 1t shows no sigl
Of it. The cracking, rumbling nois'
heard is the slipping Of the gneis
rock, which is inclined at sufficien
| angle to move. This accounts TO