Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1879-02-27
News Items.
The American Government. says
an exchange, has expended for
Freedmen's schools $3,711 ,225.47.

Freedmen's schools $3,711 ,225.47.
DANIEL. WEBsTER's BoDY.-At
the burial of Ashbnrton Webster at
Marshficld last week the+lid of tho
casket containing tho remains of
his grandfather--thc great states
man, Daniel w Webster-was opened,
and his face, the body having been
ernbaimed, was perfectly reeognizA
able. sffi
LONDON. London, with its su-
sses-------- -.-a;A h in thn fifteen. miias ra.
dins OF ChariDg Cross, covers 76..
6S6 square miles, and Numbers
over 4, 900, 900 inhabitants, of whom
81 per cent. are country born.-
There is birth in the metropolis
every four minutes and a death
every six. There are 1000 mil
of streets, and % miles nf new
streets are opened and 5000 new
houses built every year.
The losses by fire in the United
States and Canada during 1878,
according to the Insurance Chrona-
Gle, aggregate $TO,266,400, not
cointing multitude of small fires
of which no returns have been
made. OF this loss $29, ,a78,600
fell on insurance companies, the re-
lnainder on the owners of the props
erty. In all there were 1908
fires, or one for every forty three
minutes of time, and the daily de-
struction was $192,511. '1.1
MORE MoRMoNs.-A new sectTof
Mormons has sprung up in South.
ern Indiana, and two evangelists
of Latter Day saints are pt eaching
there with success. The peculiar
tenets of this wing of Mormonism
are anti-polygamy, healing by lay
ing on hands, immersion. the sec
ond coming of Christ in the near
future, intervention of God in tenn
poral and spiritual affairs, believ-
ing in miracles or special provi-
dences in the interest OF saints
The sect numbers about sixty tnem-
hers in Floyd, Washington. and
CLARK counties, made up from re-
spectacle farmers. '*.'
THE PEANUT GeoP.-The Norm
Carolina crop this year is about the
same as prodnced last year and will
, aggregate 100000 bushels. The
+ quality is good as compared with
] former years, and the average price
. this year is 80 cents per bushel, ,
p against Is cents, which was the
average price last year. The Vir-
t ginia crop this year will reach 800,-
s 900 bushels against 100000 BUSH
e els last year with all average price
G of Is cents per bushei. The Ten
: nessee crop will aggregate 400, 200
: bushels against 100000 bushels
e raised last year, with an average
r price of 60 cents per bushel. Gin
+. cinnatti, Ohio, is the great centre
/. for the peanut trade of the United
+ States Wilmington ReUieao. rl.
The Indian territory contains q
} vast extent of the best agricultural
: lands. 1t embraces something over
Z Al, 100000 acres, 26,000,000 acres
{ of which have been surveyed and
Il set apart as reservations for thC
: Five Nations, leaving more thar
: 100000 acres unsurveyed ant
. belonging TO the Government. Th,
= population includes 48,736 Indians
= 8,767 white and negro members G
:, the tribes, 5000 negroes not mem,
a bers Of the Chickasaw or Choctat
% nations. 1900 railroad employees
. and 5000 other white residents, c
= the five civilized nations making
= total population of 8,70S. The.
20 have $50 schools, with 5000 pu
ID pills. 5ea 3
J MAsoNIc.-The following statis
i tics of the number of lodges of Ere
= Masons which existed at the end {
OF last year will be read with interest
:. In Germany there were 81
~ .s lodges !; in SMitzerland,l 33 HIM
- gary, A Rou.nap:a, IL; Servis
= /; England and Wales, 1887
ne y. Scotland, 334; Ireland, 28s; Gi
u braltar, $; Malta, 4;. Holland an
Lnxcmburg, 46; Belgium, l5
Sc Denmark, z; Sweden and Norwal
OF Ia: France, 287 Spain, abont 800
ny < Portugal, % !; Italy, 110f; Greesc
rs = Ii !; Turkey, 26 ) Egypt, % Tuni
'ds. q; Algeria, Il !. Morocco. 2 u
Of, West Coast of Africa, IL !; Atri'
p Islands, 25 1.-THE Cape 6IS Arab
x,,l(Aden), / !; India, is; Indian \
no lands, IS China, IL; Japan,
AnstraEian islands, A.; Ahstrali
IS 2a9 |; New zeaIaiid, Ga; Unite
,iic States, 8 ,s94 Canada,1 535; Cnt
snt 80; Hayti, 82fs West Indian ] j
err lands, 65; Mexlco, II; BraEi
lav 256 !; other States IN South Amer
lcan, I79 IA total of about 15.O'
in lodges. The nnmbersof Free MI
On. sons is aboas 5000, 900.