Rocky Mountain husbandman., 1878-05-02
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Henry Ward Beecher is to visit Salt
Lake this summer.
-Itis believed that Mr.. and Mrs. Tilton
will 90 to Europe together.
Italy proposes tp hold an international
Exhibition at Milan Next year.
The German government is discussing
the proposition to increase the tobacco tax.
-Conoress is about to make an approprl-
alton for the building of bridge across. the
Willamette river.
st Petersburg is saidto contain 67oooo
inhabited houses The first brick house
was built in the year l7lO.
There are still 100000 sheenin Los An
gelos county, California. as the remnant OF
the drouth and flood disasters
The present rulers Of the laws OF etl-
quette have decided that it is only good style
to bow after the lady has bowed.
Idaho Territory has been furnished 22o
rifles and 12.5OO cartridges, to assist in pro-
lection against the Bannack Indians.
-I'he percentage Of lambs in the State OF
California is represented to be so small that
it will not cover the loss by the floods.
A. r.. Stewards Woman's Hotel in New
York is doing a f1ourishing. business. Over
200 boarders have already, taken rooms.
Two new German naval stations-one
on the west coast of Africa, and the other
on the Mediterranean-will be established
this year.
The Oregon people are becoming enthu-
siastic on narrow-gauge railroads. Meet
ings are being held, and stock subscribed at
brisk rate.
The subscription for new issue Of fifty
millions of roubles, Treasury bonds, at St.
Petersburg, began at 10 o'clock one morn
ing last month. and was completed by 3 the
same afternoon.
The bounty installment of 800 per
month to j. W. Marshall, the discoverer of
gold in California, has been discontinued,
the Legislature of that State refusing q fur
ther appropriation.
Among the stories floating about in
London is one to the effect that the new
Lady Rosebery presented her husband on
their wedding day with box in which, on
opening it, he found check for $1,000, ,000
In the passage of, the Thurman bill by
the Senate, it is claimed that Jay Gould's
scheme is defeated! The Union Pacific and
Central Pacific are, by this bill. required to
set aside one-fourth of their net profits as Il
sinking fund for the payment of the, interest
on their debt.
John Bunyan's tomb was, upto a"few
years ago, a disgrace to the English people :;
but, thanks to lord Salisbury. penny
subscription was suggested, and a large sum
was realized in coppers.. The tomba was
furnished up and the remains of dead cats
surrounding it carted Off
Among the bequests. of the composer,
Rossini, are two annual prizes, each of 3 1000
francs (S6o0), one to be given to the author
of the musical composition, lyrical or relig-
Gus, which shall most abound in melody,
and tire other to the writer cf the most fit
ting words to it in prose or verse.
THUS far the county conventions in the
States along the Western coast have been
unanimous in favoring an immediate modi-
tication of the treaty relation with ,China,
such as shall speedily check the influx OF
Chinese to the Pacific coast, and make pro-
visions for the emigration OF those now in
America
The Philo-Celtic Association, an associ-
alton formed for the preservation of the
Irish language, haveissu a call Tor meet
ing at 81 Pacific street, Brooklyn. The Oh