The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-02-05
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Over 3 1000 900 cigars are daily burned
IN this country. No insurance.
Fifteen Protestant churches have been
established in Brazil since 1859.
A Hamilton, Maine, factory extracts
the hemlock from twenty cords Of bark
daily.
There are 1900 Sunday schools in the
State of Kansas, with 20 900 teachers and
l50, 900 scholars.
A column in an Indianapolis newspa-
per is devoted to society gossip" among
the negroes, and is edited by negro
clergyman.
Capt. Pollard, of the English navy, has
been dismissed from the service for not
seeing rock sixty feet high in the path of
his vessel.
The municipality Of Odessa, one of the
richest towns in the Russian Empire, is
said to be unable to pay the salaries Of its
officials.
The wealthiest lady in Washington
is Miss Coleman. She is not engag ged, her
father is dead, and she has no big
brother.
The Michigan salt wells have produced
1,462 ,729 barrels, or 1913, ,645 bushels,
being an increase Of l ,904 ,220 bushels, or
$50 ,374 barrels over last years produc-
tions.
Rain, formerly very rare in Lower
Egypt, has become frequent in Alexan-
dria, and Cairo, in consequence of the
extensive planting of the mulberry in that
vicinity.
The biggest sail in the world has just
been made at Dublin. 1t is rectangular
in shape and in size 1870 feet by 60.
1t will be used in raising sunken YES.
sells.
Maine shows pretty strong on Indians
yet. The Passamaquoddy tribe is sos
weak, and the Penobscot 486; total, 996
This is the best show that can be made
aborignally, in New England.
He is great simpleton who imagine
that the chief power of wealth is to sup
ply wants. In ninety-nine cases out of {
hundred it concretes more wants that i
supplies.
A bill has been introduced by the Hi
nois Legislature to require all owners 0
stations kept for breeding purposes Il
pay annual license of $50, the object be
ing, of course, to raise the grade Of equin
stock.
The jewels in Queen Victoria's crown
were estimated at ELL 300 forty year
ago-at the time of her coronation. Sine
then they have much increased in value
four diamonds at the top of the crown ar
worth &l0, 900 each.
The old fort in Marblehead, Mass. bull
during the war of the Revolution for tn
protection Of Salem harbor, is now gar
risoned by large bull terrier. He neve
strays beyond the line of earthworks, anC
is so fierce that all who approach tn
fort are compelled to beat hasty re
treat.
Twenty-Five of the statues of the oil
Hotel de Vile, in Paris, have been re
stored, and will be placed on the new edi
fee. They include those of Button, D.
Sully, Mansard, Debrun, Voltaire, an
Vincent de Paul. Fourteen, which wer,
too much injured for restoration, will b
replaced by new.
The postage stamp was introduced
in London January 10, 1910, by Row
land Hill, in connection with cheal
postage. The next nation to introduce i
was France, nine years after. Ger
many began to use the stamp in 1850, ant
was the first to introduce the postal card
In 1874 Great Britain realized a net reve
nue. from its Post Offices of thirteen mil
lions of dollars, while the United States
in the same time, lost about twenty-foul
millions.
The cold in Russia has been more Sc
we're this winter than for 1853 years. Ii
ISt. Petersburg, on December 80, the ther
mometer fell to 80 degreesl lReaumur) belo1
zero. Several cabmen were frozen to dealt
on their seats, and cats, pigeons, and spar
rows were found dead in the street. Larg
fires were kept burning at night by tn
police for the benefit Of the public. i
Moscow the Grand Theatre was closed fo
lwant Of audiences, the people being afrau