The south Kentuckian., 1879-07-08
SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.

The European demand for Ameri-
can -four is steadily increasing.
Bread is cheaper in London than it
has been for forty years.
Flour is now largely exported in
sacks instead of barrels.
The oil wells of Pennsylvania pour
out about $4,000 barrels OF oil daily.
The working classes in England
deposited $13,000,000 in savings
banks last year.
1t seems pretty well settled that the
American Worlds Fair will be held
in 1888, on Manhattan Island, near
Harlem River.
France has now an army OF fully
100000 men, and the army Was
never in better condition since the
days of the first Napoleon.
Charleston, S. c., contains about
$4,000 white people and about 3d.
600 colorcd peopler For every white
person that dies three colored persons
die
The cultivation of fax is well worth
the attention of the American farmer.
Over 33 600, 900 yards of linen were
imported from Great Britain alone
last year.
at is for you to say" said Judge
Butler, of the United States District
Court. to Philadelphia jury. "wheth-
er man who plays poker for money
can have good character"
BY the next census those great in
terror States watered by the Missis-
sippi and its tributaries will gain
flty-two representatives. Political
power will be transferred from the
seaboard to the interior.
James G. Flood, the Bonanza king.
draws $62 500 from the United States
Treasury four times a year, that sum
being the quarterly interest on 50, 900
900 invested in five per cents. 1t is
said that he recently put another five
millions into four per cents,
| The Canadian Government has de-
cilcd to rcscinl all permissions to
American troops to visit Canada under
arms, alleging as reason for the
adoption of such a course that these
visits might lead to future complica
tipns.
Out of three dozon samples o. wall
paper examined by London chemist,
scarcely half a dozen were found free
from arsenic. Not only were the
fgrcsn papers infected, but the light
blues and sombrc browns were among
| the worst specimens.
Outside of the settled and occupied
States and Territories there are over
724 100000 acres Of land belonging tc
the nation which have been already
surveyed and are open to settlement
There are also more than 1000 900
700 yet to eo surveyed.
How much France depends upoi
her wine trade can be estimated from
the fact that the French Government
has granted a subvention Of 5000 70
the purpose of establishing specia
laboratory for the study Of all questions
connected with the vine and wine.
The fire briga,les of this country
cost $4,000, 600 a year to keep up
The insurance companies absorb $50
900, ,000morc. The actual average los,
by fires amounts to 100000, 900 dol
lar, every year. Thus it will be scel
that fire is one Of the most cxpcnsiv
servants Uncle Sam has.
Edward Payson Weston is the win
ner OF the champion belt taken from
this country by Rowell. Hi
distance was five hundred and fifty
miles in six days, the best long dis
J tance foot race on record. The wall
took place in London. Westol
brings the belt home, aad it is sal,
that Rowell win challenge him for
walk in New York.
Silk has heavily advanced in New
York the past week. French aut
Italian silk has advanced from Sc t,
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