Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-04-03
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The TRANSMISSION of Chinese treasure
Is unique process thus described in
the Foochow (China) Herald: ''Bul-
lion is conveyed to Pekin in 'sheaths,
which are nothing more than rounded
logs about three feet in length and cir
cumference. Each log contains 5000
tis. or 5000, and is split into two
parts, which are followed out for the
silver. Of course these halves fit most
accurately together and cannot possibly
be tampered with. The chink IS pasted
around with fine strong paper, and
this is carefully stamped. The logs are
then bound with iron clamps and are
ready for the roughest usage"
IL was long ago shown by statistics
that in general married people have a
less mortality than the unmarried, but
M. Jansens, Of Brussels, in following up
the same matter, has reached some
other conclusions, whichare rather sur
prising. He states from his experience
that while married people commit less
crimes and are less prone TO suicide
than AhennmaHried, d0werskill them
selves much more than married men,
and that, while men. with children are
OF more reputable life than those With
out them, widows with children, on the
contrary, are more likely to be wicked
than widows without them.
The deepest mine in the world now
worked is said to be the Adalbert lead
and silver mine in Australia, which IS
$3.50 feet deep. The next is the Viviers
coal mine in Belgium, 2,S47 feet. Il
was sunk 10 the depth Of 1856 feet but
no coal having been found, the working
is at the Gormerlevel.- The deepest coal
mines in England are the Dunkirk coli
lierv in Lancashire, 1924 feet, and the
Rosebrldge, in the same country, 2,45S.
The deepest mine in the United States
is the Yellow Jacket, of the Comstock
lode. II is now $500 feet below the
surface at the mouth Of the main shaft,
and 2, 1888 feet below the Could& Curry
Groupings. The Savage stands second
on the list, and the Imperial the third
both being nearly as deep as The yell
low Jacket. ......
Marriage brokers are quite important
business men in Genoa. They have
Doeketsbooka- filed with-tlBe Be-Hames OF
the marriageable girls Of The different
classes, with notes ol their figures, per-
sonal attractions, fortunes, etc. These
brokers 90 about endeavoring TO arrangP
connections, and when they succeed
they get a commission Of two or three
per cent. on the portion. Marriage at
Genoa is quite a matter Of calculation,
generally settled by the parents or re-
Iations, who often draw up the contract
before the parties have seen one anoth-
er; and il is only when everything i
arranged, and few days previous 70
the ceremony, that the future husband
IS introduced to his intended partner
for life. Should he find fault with her
manners or appearance, he may break
off the match on condition Of defraying
the brokers and any other expenses in
CURED.
Owing to the Recommendations OF the
condition Of Alaska, in the report Of the
special treasury agent who Iast year
visited that part Of the public domain,
there is some talk of establishing ter.
ritorial government there. There .
now no semblance of civil or military
government there, and both Indians and
whites are unruIy and vicious. The
country. embracing between FIVE and
six hundred thousand square miles, is
full Of forests OF enormous growth, Tiy-
ers Of great length, coal. iron, copper
and gold, while the fisheries are supe-
rior to those Of Canada. Men will 20
almost anywh here to get gold, and al
though it exists in large quantities 81
Alaska the rush has not yet commenced
for that region. II has been suggested
that the proper disposition TO make ol
territory is 10 establish a penal colony
there for the whole United States, m
der military coutroI.
The danger Of spring weather is de.
scribed by an exchange, which says
with a great deal Of truth, that the frs
sunshine Of springis deceitlul, and The
draughts Of air pernieions. One need,
to be a. carefully swathed IN flannel dur
ing the spring thaw - under the per
meating influence oil an autumn freeze
Changes Of temperature are insidioni