The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-08-07
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.

tain and Southern railway for distance
OF 700 miles.
San Francisco is largely supplied with
water from artesian wells, of which
il is said there are not less than 200 in
the city.
The dividends payable in Boston in
July aggregated SO, 4G6, ,SH of which rail-
roads paid 81, 1888, 27Oand manufacturing
companies s722,5OO.
1t costs about 81, 500 day to run the
Manhattan Beach hotel, at Coney
island, New York's great seaside resort,
aside from the payroll.
Professor Puige has discovered in
Wyoming Territory the antediluvian re-,
mains Of menster which was at least
eighty feet long and eighteen high.
AT trial of carrier-pigeon flying the
prize bird made the distance OF 343 miles
from Steubenville, Ohio, to Hoboken,
N. j., in eight hours and eighteen min
utes.
Capt. ]. s. Barton, who won the
champion badge for military marksman-
ship at Creedmoor, recently lost his
right eye by being struck by piece of
block thrown off by cross.cut saw at
Oswego, N. Y.
While the births in London last year
were 129, 1874, there were but 255 women
who died in childbed, while 7S persons
were murdered and 315 put an end to
their own lives.
According to Sir Arthur Gordon, of
the Fiji Islands, 1O2, 600 out of total
population OF 100, 900 of the island attend
Wesleyan chapels, and the most of the
rest attend some other place Of worship.
A fertile valleyin Nevada being threat
ened by millions of crickets, all the hogs
available were collected and driven
against the destructive insects, and de-
stroyed vast quantities of them, growing
fat rapidly on their singular food.
The musical festival association of
Cincinnati has offered prize of $1,000
for the best musical composition by an
American, to be sung at the musical
festival in 1880. Theodore Thomas is
the president of the examining board.
Farmers at Wichita, Kan, are hauling
buffalo bones into town every day.
There has just opened in Wichita good
market. The bones are gathered in
Harper and Barbour counties, where
they lie in countless numbers, and are
hauled from fifty to one hundred miles.
Az a meeting of Massachusetts, women
'to consider their duties as voters for
school commissioners, under the new
amendment allowing them to vote for
such officers, it was declared that it was
mot only matter of principle but an
act of duty to endeavor to forward the
work.
A plague of locusts fell upon the
province of Caucasus, Russia, during
April. Vineyards and fruit gardens
were utterly destroyed. The water
courses were choked by the swarming
pests, and the village streets were so
blocked by them that the shops were
shut and all traffic suspended
There are two ice dealers in Whining
ton, Del, and the people are enjoying
unusual favors in their competition for
business. At the Office Of one there is
bountiful supply of ice water for all pas
sers-by. The other has gone step
further and has barrel of iced lemonade
on tap for all who choose to take drink.
Lulu r Finn, a Charlestown, Mass,
girl of eight was appointed monitor in
one of the schools recently, aud having
complained of George Hilton, ten years
old, for some offense, she received
severe punch in the abdomen
from the boys umbrella while coming
out Of school, from which she may die.
The Canadian government has en-
ployed thirteen practical farmers at
salary Of $3.50 annually to instruct the
Indians of that country in agriculture.
The government furnishes land, imple-
ments and provisions for one year.
After that time it is expected the farms
will be self-supporting, the farmer to
have any surplus he may be able to
make.
One Of the young attaches Of the Chi
nese legation, in Washington, is consid-
erable Of fop, and proves q great at
traction for the ladies on account Of the
gorgeousness of his oriental costume
He appeared at an entertainment not
long ago in light-blue brocade silk
tunic and lemon colored satin breeches,
with sandals of yellow and blue to
match.
Col. Richardson, the largest cotton
planter in Mississippi, has made mar
ket for his product by building cotton
mill at Wesson, Miss, which has Is, 600
spindles, and now consumes annually
5000 bales OF cotton. The market price
for cotton at the mill is two cents
pound less than it can be bought for in
Massachusetts,. Col. Richardson en-
ploys 900 operatives, and his profits
the past year were 121 per cent.
Five outlaws were hanged by mobin
Henry county, KY, several years ago,
and until lately that section was free of
robbers. A new gang, however, has
proved It's existence by particularly