The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-15
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Portland has just finished refining the
10000 pounds Of sugar which 1t made
last autumn.
July 8 will henceforth be the Ser
bian Fourth of July, as Prince Milan
then issued proclamation declaring
the independence Of Serbia.
Mary Louisa Andre Grellier, a kins-
woman of Major Andre, recently died
at ClaptOn, near London. Major
Andre was native of that place.
"A return issued shows that the
number of paupers in England and
Wales at the end of 1878 was 736, $40,
against 6S5, ,2lS In the previous year.
The farmers on the line of one of
the Canadian railroads have sent a
train of ten car loads of wood TO Quebec
for the poor of that city. The railroad
carried it free.
On New Years Day 7,459,00 cards
were mailed at Paris, as compared with
$3.50, 600 in 1873. The card is enclosed
in an envelop, to which is affixed
five-centime stamp.
The amount of last years taxes still
remaining uncollected at Fall River,
Mass, is about $4,000. Many Of
these taxes are in quite large sums, and
it is estimated that of the whole amount
about 100000 will be collected.
"A number of shells received very
recently by the British Field Artillery
| in Afghanistan, were found to be filled
with brick dust, instead of gunpowder.
just where the substitution was effect
ed is unknown.
Prof. Erasmus Wilson, L. RS,
| has handed to Mr.. John Dixon, G. E.,
cheque for $4,000, in redemption of
| his muniflcent pledge to pay him that
sum on the erection of Cleopatra's
Needle on the banks of the Thames in
London.
Nathaniel WhitehOuse, of Tufton-
borough, N. H., who is almost 9S years
old, last winter chopped and haule
with his team his summer supply of
wood. He also takes the entire care of
ten head of cattle.
"A cockpit was raided at Pittsburg
one night last week, and two hundred
men and boys were arrested as partici-
pants. Six councilmen and one alder
man, who were present, escaped.
An inquisitive tramp picked up
signaling torpedo on the Pennsylvania
Railroad, near Coatesville, put II be-
tween his knees and hammered away
with stone. The torpedo exploded,
severely wounding him.
The total receipts into the British
Exchequer from lst April, 1873, to 1st
February, 1879, amount to 683, ,074, ,004.
In the corresponding period of last
year. Customs were Gl6, 1894, 900; Ex-
else, 922, ,639, 900, against f22. .2l7 900;
Post-oflce, "a, l6S, 900, against f3, ,202,-
900
The National Library of France
contains 2 100000 printed books, and 10
the largest library in the world. Both
| the British Museum, London, and the
Imperial Library at st Petersburg have
over one million of volumes. The Roy
al Library, Munich, comes next, with
300, 900 volumes.
The five leading English railways
paid the great aggregate sum of
8l0l, ,507 ($507, $3.50 during the last half
year for personal injuries and loss and
damage of goods by accidents on their
lines. Large as this sum is, it is small
Ter than the amount for the correspond
ing period last year.
The battle flags of the Connecticut
regiments will be removed from the
State Arsenal, at Hartford, to the new
Capitol building as soon as practicable,
a resolution having been passed by the
State Legislature authorizing them to
be kept at the Capitol hereafter.
"A picture of Donnybrook Fair,
valued at $4,000, was stolen about
month ago from the saloon of Thomas
Jones, on Market street, Newark, N. j.,
and no clew to the thieves could be dis
covered. Last Sunday police officer
found the missing picture wrapped up
in oilclOth and carpet and hidden In an
old sewer pipe.
The Holly system of heating houses
with steam sent through street mains
has Just been established in Springfield,
Mass, where gas company has bought
the right. Springfield is the second
city to try it, Lockport, N. Y, having
been the first.
"A miner was riding up on an ele-
vator in Nevada shaft. One of his
hands caught in the framework of the
side, and he was left dangling 1000 feet
from the bottom. His plight was not
discovered until the elevator reached
the surface without him. He was so
weak, after being rescued, that he
could not stand.
Michigan University reports
faculty of Ga members, and 1872 stu
dents. OF the latter, AL are in the
literary or academic department., 329 In
the medical, and 406 in the law schools.
The attendance now is larger than at
any former period in the history of
the University. it o. HaHehb
Mr.. William E. Dodge, Of New
York, and others of his name, have
called convention of the Dodge family
to meet in Salem on the 10th OF next
July. That will be the 250th anniver-
sary of the landing of VIM. Dodge, of
Salem. All the Dodges in the country
are invited. t.s tefFr4
In ordinary winter weather in
Paris the services of 2500 publicly paid
street sweepers are employed, with
2000 auxiliary hands at half wages.
In very bad weather 1000 sweepers, be-
sides inspectors and chiefs, are ready
at moments notice to ply their brooms
In all the streets Of the city. They be-
gin at three in the morning and end at
four in the afternoon. Sometimes,
however, they work for twenty hours.
The annual report of the Secretary
of the Connecticut State Board of Edu-
cation has just been published. From
1t it appears that the amount expended
for the public schools last year was
81 500, l50,S5, being decrease Of less
than $4,000, while the amount received
from all sources was 81 500, 1881, or
an increase of nearly $4,000. There are
1887 public schools in the State. The
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