The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-09-14
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
The Empire OF Japan is made up Of g..
800 islands.

!
The city of Rio Janeiro is only twenty
days from New York by steam.
The Baltimore police have been provided
with muskets for use against mobs.
The only medical college for negroes is
in Nashville. 1t has an ample endowment
The Omitted States pays annually to
other countries 100000, 900 for sugar and
molasses.
Ontario produced 1900, 900 pounds of
cheese and 100000 pounds of butter
in 1877.
The gross earnings of the railroads of
the United States during the year 1877
were $47a, 800, 272.
Elopemcnt, marriage, twins, and d.
vorce have happened to an Indiana girl
within a year.
A London Hanson cab driver has been
sent to jail for four months for reckless
driving and nearly killing two wayfarers.
A man having lost heavily at card ta-
bic in one of the London clubs, drew a re-
volver and shot the ear off the man who
sat opposite.
Jew married Christian widow in
Jefferson, Texas, and when fifty boys sere-
naded him discordantly he peppered eight
of them with bird shot.
1t has cost England $7,50O, 900 in main
tanning the Queens children since the
came of age. These useful young people
draw very comfortable salaries.
In Brookfeld, Mass, a barn took fire
from matches igniting in the pocket of
coat that was left hanging on peg where
friction was caused by the coat swinging
with the breeze.
Hares were introduced into the Isle of
wight, England, in the sixteenth century,
and foxes during the present In the Isle
of Skye there are no hares rabbits, mar
tens, or badgers.
In Cos Cob may be seen house that has
been surrounded by scaffolding for years,
although tenanted, because by Connecti-
cut law unfinished houses are exempt from
taxation.
The well known Revolutionary War;
Marquis CORVALLIS died in 1905 on the
river Ganges, 450 miles from Calcutta,
close to Ghazepoor, where stands hideous
monument to him, which cost $50, 600.
Probably the oldest married couple in
the country are Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson of
Mountain City, Texas who have lived to-
gether eighty-two years. They are 1O3
and 1O2 years old respectively.
William Campbell, Scotch giant who
recently died at Newcastle, was buried in
coffin seven feet long, three ani half
feet wide, and two feet ten inches deep.
The coffin and body weighed nearly
ton.
An English clergyman sued laborer
named Barker in the county court for
$l.75 marriage fees. The parish clerk also
sued him for Is cents, and the pew-opener
for % cents. The Judge made an order
for payment in each case.
London has only twenty-sey en- land
steam fire engines and ninety eight hand
engines. The entire fire department con-
sists of 4O6 men. No more is needed,
thanks to the common sense of builders
and the honesty of architects.
A young Methodist clergyman in Med
way, Mass, was arrested for stealing two
bank books, $50 United States bond, and
some money, from Mrs Miranda Daniels,
while she was at church on recent Sum
day, but he was discharged because the
proof against him was not positive enough
to convict.
A French woman was lately watching a
COW feeding by the roadside. She tied
round her body the rope attached to the
beast. horse coming along the road at
sharp trot terrified the COW, which started
at gallop, dragging the poor woman over
fields and bitches, and finally killing her.
A Chicago Justice who had six drunken
women before him recently, fined them
500 and ordered them to work it out by
giving the station house a thorough clean
ing. He says he is going to adopt this
plan regularly in future. The women
pleaded piteously with his Honor to give
them ten days in the House of Correction
instead of the house cleaning job.
man who is now leading Hartford
clergyman was in 184O student at the
Academy of Wilbraham, Mass. He loved
a village maiden and she loved him. But
finding that he was not "a believer in the
Lord" her conscience quickened, and with
tears in her eyes, she sent him word that