Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-11-07
Items Of Interest.

has recommended with great activity.
The rice crop of Louisiana ia pro-
nounced to be the largest ever har
vested.
There are fewer blind people In
Switzerland. In proportion to p3pula-
ton. than in any other European
country. and more deaf mutes, idiots
and lunatics.
A young Georgia negro wanted to
borrow his fathers mule to go to q
funeral. but being refused be deter.
mined to have a funeral at home. and
shot the old man.
Italy reaps $4o,0oo.OO0 per year
from her lotteries. The ticket-hoI
ers reap just half as much and ye:
lots OF men believe that lotteries are
conducted on the square.
"The monitors of the United States
Navy should be sold for old iron,"
says Russian naval officer, who has
just inspected the latest naval inven.
tions OF all nations. including the
monster Duilio.
Documents. showing that Napoleon
III repeatedly offered Egypt TO Eng
land In consideration OF the occupa-
tion OF Morocco by France, are said
oy Paris iou nal to be forthcoming
in printed form.
Milk is found to be an antidote to
lead poisoning. The Journal de
Nedicine states that after each oper-
aior at some white lead works recei-
we'd quart Cay, no colo or harm
to health occurred.
A writer in the Scientific Americon
says that after the electric light shall
come into general use. the gas CON-
psnies may probably use their work,
In making non-illuminating gas for
cooking or heating.
A year ago last winter Judge David
Davis was elected United States Sen
ttor With great ado in Springfield, Ill
To day no one says a word about
'fm, except to remark how Zig he l.
or guess on his weight.
The Amoskeag cotton and linen
manufacturing company, at Man
chester, N H., IL employing $50 NOR
hands than 1t did year age. and the
dividends on Its capital stock have
increa ed from less than one pei
cent. to over ten per cent.
On Saturday last ten thousand Ave
hundred barrels OF apples were ship.
ped from New York to Liverpool 70,
The English market. Boston has re
Gently shipped Ave Thousand barrel.
in one day. and these shipments ar,
but the beginning Of the season:
trade.
California wine manufacturers, &C.
cording TO the San Francisco Chron
icle. are Indignant because Ersterr
journals have published pictures ol
Cinnamon and others stamping the
juice out OF the grapes. They de
clare that the work Is all done By
clean machinery.
Twenty one OF the early poems Il
Long fellow. all Of which except fve
have been rejected by the author
from his published works, have ap.
peared In London la a small volume
Seventeen OF them were printed or
iginally In the United States Liter.
AIRY Gazette when the author was
eighteen and nineteen years OF age.
Jefferson Davis has been singular.
larry afflicted in the death OF his sons
Joseph h. Davis fell from the plazzs
OF the executive mansion In Rich.
mond, during the var, and was killed
William Davis died OF diptheria In
Memphis In 1873, and Jefferson, the
only surviving son, died recently oil
yellow fever In Memphis.
A striking instanse Of the business
reverses that have come home tc
Hartford Is the fact that OF six indor.
sers on a note OF $40. 900. made by a
well known manufacturing concern Q
few years ago, every one Is now OIL
bas since been in bankruptcy, dc.
spite the fact that the bank deemed
each one good for the whole amount
when the note was made.
In the zooplastic Museum at Sole.
ure, Switzerland, there Is now to be
seen a.white channels, with red eyes
white horns and hoofs, aud a snow.
white fleece. II seemed to be about
two years old. aud was shot 10 Saw
enthal, in tie Grisons. 1t is the sec.
ond specimen OF the same kind
which has been forthcoming In the
Alpine world within the last thirty
years.
James Thomas. OF Richmond, Va.
Is millionaire, having made a great
fortune out OF tobacco. At the recen,
marriage OF his daughter, the Rev
DR.. Burrows, OF Louisville. was psid
$1,000 and his expenses to come 10
Richmond and tie the knot. Tie bril-
dial outfit furnished by Worth Of Pal
is. cost $4,000; the floral decoration q
OF the house. on the night OF the wed.
ding. % 600. and other expenses were
in the same ratio. The old gentle.
man has married of four daugbtes In
this style, and has one more left OF the
same sort.