The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-06-12
NEWS IN BRIEF.

lier, Vt, are 9S and 95 years old respec-
lively, and have been married 7S years.
DIR. Gerhard Kohles, the young
explorer in Africa. who 1t was feared
was lost, has been heard from In
perfect health.
The quantity Of logs and sawed tim
Der lying along the upper waters of
the Delaware is said TO be the largest
since the panic Of 1873.
Representative Newberry, Of Mich
lgan. Is said TO be the wealthiest man
in Congress. lie had an income last
year OF $3.50 900,
Mr.. Samuel L. Clemens MARX
rwain), who Is now In Paris, will re-
turn to Hartford, Conn.,. about Septem-
Der LIST.
There are over $1,000 Sunday
schools In the United States, with an
aggregate attendance Of 5000, 600 chill
dren,
Mr.. w. w. Corcorau will purchase
from Mrs. Fletcher Webster the por-
traits OF Daniel Webster and Of Lord
Ashburton, which were saved from the
Marshiield fire.
The Germans, Italians, and French
are preparing for extensive exhibits at
the Mexican Exhibition of 1880, with
view OF interruptlng the growing trade
between the United States and Mexico.
Peas and beans contain nearly
double the flesh-iorming matters that
are found in wheat, corn, oats or bar
ley, but far less starchy and heat-glving
matters, or fat.
Cream is composed of 27 per cent,
hesh forming matters, 26.7 per cent.
fatty matter, 8 per cent. lactin. l.8
per cent. saline matter and 66 per cent.
water.
The Animal business meeting of
the American Bible Society was held
in New York on May 8. The sixty
third anniversary was held in the
evening.
In 1856 the translation of the Bible
into the Russian language was begun.
1t was finished IN 1877, and last year
rho first edition Of $4,000 copies was
exhausted.
The Empress of Austria has ex-
pended $4,000 on the house and stables
of Lord Langford's Summerhill man
sion. in Ireland, which she has leased
for next year.
In twenty years the United States
has increased 100, ,000,0 900 bushels in its
production of wheat; while the value
ofits agricultural implements in use
upon farms has increased $lSj, 900, 900,
and its live stock 81 ,0Sl 100000.
In McDuffie, Ca, there was dug up
a few days ago sweet potato, which
when small had grown through an iron
ring in the ground, and then bal. In 4
creased in size uAtih II completely sur
rounded it.
! Under a new enactment of the
Texas Legislature, physicians not per-
manchtly settled are taxed $50; each
horse entered for a race, $25; each bull
fight, $500; and life insurance compan-
les, 81 900.
Mary Paul, granddaughter of the
famous privateer, John Paul Jones,
lately died in Scotland at the age Of
seventy-nine. Her ancestors name
was really John Paul-when he enter
ed the privateering business he added
the "Jones."
The Union Pacific Railroad sold
during the first four months of this
year los AIS acres of land at an average
of $5.O3 per acre! the Kansas Pacific,
l27,72l acres at an average of $33S,
and the Denver Pacific, 1S,500 acres at
an average of $3.37 per acre.
The receipts of -four at Chicago
during the year 1878 amounted to
3,120,000 barrels. This is unpreceden-
ted in her history. The same may be
said of wheat and corn. or the former
30 900, 900 bushels were received. and
OF the latter 63000,OOO.
Illinois has 1000 milch cows.
TO properly care for them and their
products requires the labor of 10000
men and 10000 horses; while they de-
mand for their subsistence the use OF
over !, 3,000, 900 acres of land. Their to-
tai money value is placed at $l24, $780,
600.
In 1900 Boston consisted of only
7S3 acres of solid land. To-day it COW
ers 20, 100 acres. The population then
was 5000; now iU is 800, 900, and $685.
600 people live within circle of twelve
miles from the City Hail. The total
valuation has increased from $l5,000,-
600 to $500, 900, 600.
Queen Victoria travels in railway
carriage which cost $30,000 A cores
pondent of The Chicago Times says that
It's windows are shaded with green silk
curtains, trimmed with costly white
lace; its ottomans are covered with
cream-colored silk, embroidered with
the royal arms and oLogram, In pur-
pie aud gold, and carpet, which cost
over $500, covers the floor.
The number of children In San
Francisco between the ages Of five and
seventeen is $500, of whom 233 are
negroes and four Indians. the num-
Der under five years, of all classes, Is
so ,2SS, of whom 1905 are Mongolians.
or the white children of school age,
who have not attended any school dur
ing the past year, theae are l6.l47.
The returns do not mention any Mon
golian children as having attended any
school.
John G. Hamilton, st. Louis lock-
smith. is said to have the keys Of the
old French Bastile. When the mob
tore De Launey, the governor, TO pieces,
one of the revOlutlonists, Lechastel by
name, secured the keys. They were
kept In the Lechastel family until 1852,
when Antoine Lechastel eniigrated to
this country. Hamilton secured them
from Lechustel, the latter being In
need of money. There are fiye'keys in
the bunch. The largest one Is rusty,
though the marks OF the armorer plain
ly can be seen. The smallest, eight
inches long, is made OF fine steel.
AT meeting Of the Trustees of the
New York and Brooklyn Bridge held
in New York, President Murphy stated
that the total cash expenditures up TO
August /. 1873, were $o,7lS,722.0l, and
the total amount of expenditures and