Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-09-19
Items Of Interest.

A case Of yellow fever at New AL
bany developed into pair of large
sized twins. The victim was a refu
gee from Memphis.
Mrs. Albert Smith who has recent
ly died in Vermont, beats Barnum's
fat woman all hollow. Her weight
was 400 pounds, and her coffin was as
wide as an ordinary express wagon.
Kate Field recently found herself
advertised at Swiss watering place
as Countess Kate Field. 1t would be
interesting to know what she had
been doing to create such an impress
sion.
Queen Elizabeth claimed Cyprus as
part Of her dominions, and on her
tomb in Westminster Abbey it has
been discovered that the arms Of Cy-
prus are Incorporated with the
Queens. a
The New York Tribune intimates
that Secretary Bristow is about to
seek a broader field for the practice
of his profession than Louisville at
fords. and will consequently settle In
New York.
A New York physician has made
the discovery that mot one person In
three has legs OF equal length, and
that the number OF left legs longer
than they need be is nearly double
that OF the right"
Over twenty miles OF blue ribbon
consumed and 223,O0O signatures to
the total abstinence pledge. are the
results which John w. Drew, OF Con-
cord, N. a.. reports after eight months
OF work in Iowa.
Nearly all our native rice comes
from South Carolina, Georgia and
Louisiana, the former State supplying
one-half the entire product OF the
country, and Georgia going 100000
ahead OF Louisiana -
The price of skilled labor in Eng
land is now much less than here. The
better classes Of mechanics receive
only $3.50 week. Farm laborers re-
oeive only $500 month, and factory
girls but S1.75 q week.
Cardinal Manning says that Mo.
hammedans and Hindoos are water
drinkers, and that their only way Of
intoxication is from opium. Intoxi-
cation by distilled spirits, says the
cardinal, is peculiarly christian vice.
Newgate prison, in London, which
is about to be torn down, is the Oldest
prison In England. dating as far back
as 1907. No other prison In the world
except perhaps the Bastile, figures
more often in history and literature.
Boston parties estimate Ben. But
ler's wealth at $2,000,0O0. This is
probably an overestimate. 1t would
take a good many $4,000 fees and
several years profits OF bunting
factory to aggregate a sum like that.
A Mrs. Cassidy, wife Of an employe
Of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
living near Washington, has recently
given birth to five children-three
girls and two boys. They are small,
but perfectly formed. and are all
likely to live.
They have q new tramp law in New
Hampshire which will cause the trav-
cling gentry to leave the State In dis
gust for Butler and Massachusetts,.
The first conviction has just taken
place. and John Roark went up to
hard labor" for fourteen months.
A fatal epidemic Of glanders among
horses is prevailing at San Francisco.
1t has existed for many months; as
it is contagious, fears are expressed
Of its becoming widespread. The
disease has been communicated to
COWS that have eaten Of refuse hay.
Robert Allen Coffin, who died at
Conway, Mass. last Wednesday, In
his 18th year, was the first student
registered for admission to Amherst
college, and its oldest living graduate.
He also founded the Warren Female
Seminary, OF Rhode Island.
From the rate at which coral reefs
are known to Increase. Agassiz calcu-
lated the total age of those surround
ing the peninsula of Florida at one
hundred and thirty live thousand
years, and that of some human re-
mains found In them at ten thousand
years. t :
Miss Anna Rosecrans. daughter Of
General Rosecrans. and Miss Ella
Foley, daughter OF ID. ]. Foley, Of
New York, took the veil at the Brown
county, Ohio, Ursuline Convent re-
Gently. They will be known respec-
lively as Sister Mary Coska add Sis
ter Mary Aloysius. M
James l.. Tuter was hauled from In
front OF Hudson River railroad train
on Monday morning, he having
thrown himself on the track with the
purpose OF committing suicide. He