Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-08-29
Items Of Interest.

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position OF the best landed estates in
Virginia.
A signal service sergeant has been
detailed to investigate the Connecti-
cut tornado.
Artificial ice factories are success
fully running this summer in several
southern cities.
In England a fast young man is
styled pickle" and in France the
pawnbroker is called @my aunt's."
1t is estimated that eight times as
many people have left Memphis dur
ing the present as in the panic Of 1873.
The population of England and
Wales on the 30th Of June was a.
S54.397: of Scotland, 1892 .929, and
Ireland {, 5,433,640.
Russia's educational exhibit at
Paris is not fattering. or the S0,-
100000 people only 100000 received
public instruction.
There are over $4,000 Touring
mills in the United States. giving en-
ployment to 10000 men. These mills
turn out annually 5O,OOO,OO0 barrels
of -four.
1t is reported in Berlin court cir
cles that the King OF Holland is about
to marry his niece, the Duchess Eliz-
abeth of Saxony, daughter of the
Grand Duke of Sake weimar.
Lily Dean, an actress, was handed
over the foot-lights, at San Antonio,
Texas the other night, by a lawyer,
letter announcing that she was an
heiress in the sum OF 100000.
In 1871 all the state prisons of the
country contained 10000 convicts.
They now contain 81 900, and it is es-
timated twice that number of persons
are under arrest awaiting trial for
crime.
The money stolen by Angel from
the Pullman car company was rob-
berry and not defalcation. Pullman
thinks Angel will be captured and
the money recovered. The amount
is about $4,000.
Among the first things that strike
the traveller in Japan are the wooden
sandals worn by these 10000, 900 peo-
pie. They have separate apartment
for the great toe and make a creak-
ing noise on the street.
1t is said of the chief of the Chi
nese embassy that when he was ask
ed how all the Chinese in America
would get back to China, he replied
"They will all 60 to Ireland; that is
the only country that the irish do
not rule"
After much delay the edition Of the
Book OF Common Prayer in the Da-
kota language Is finished. 1t is the
first instance of the publication Of the
entire prayer book in an Indian ton
que. 1t is bound in cloth, and has
red edges to meet the prevailing In
dian lasts.
The captain general of Cuba has
issued a circular directing the COVER
nors of provinces to allow meetings
for electoral purpose, with liberty
ofspeech, but prohibiting attacks up
on integrity of the nation, and to al
low the newspapers ample liberty OF
discussion upon all subjects.
Judge William Thomas, Of Jackson
vile, ILL.,, one Of the noted lawyers in
that state, ninety-two years old, re-
Gently passed through Madison, Wis
consin, on his bridal tour with his
newly made wife, lady of seventy
five. He is probably the oldest bride.
groom on record in this country.
Rev. Lyman Coleman, Of Lafayette
College. Easton, Pa, is believed to be
the oldest college professor in active
service in America. He graduated
In 1917, from Yale. and is now in hi:
eighty-third year. With the excep'
ton Of seven years spent in preach
ing he has passed all his life In active
teaching.
Since the first great exhibition, Of
for twenty years, from 1851. Londor
has grown very rapidly. In 1851
there were 3O6,0S6 inhabited houses
and 1883. .405 people. In 1871 there
were 1852 inhabited houses anc
3,266.9S7 people. In the twenty year
ending with 1876, the total rateabl'
annual 2S3. .663 to f23, ,111,3l3.
| John B. Cough, who went to Eng
land to spend a season Of absolute
rest, has already made engagement
for several lectures. This is like unit
Artemus Ward, who stopped in tn
midst OF his scientific discourse OF
"The babes In the woods" to rest hi
voice, and while 1t was resting nara
ted an incident in his career for tn
entertainment of his audience,
| A brief and successful temperate
crusade has had its being In Spring
field, Illinois. August Barberger wa
in the habit of going home drunk a
all hours of the morning and disturb
ing his neighbors with his drunke
yells. The other morning he wa
surprised to find himself seized b
half dozen women, who knocke
him down, pulled his hair and role
, him into the dust. 1t was not unit