The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-05-01
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full.
Smallpox is L. the Albany Penl.
tentiary, there having been about TWEEN.
ty cases, with great danger of the dls-
ease spreading. Every effort Is max
ing to keep it down and prevent 1t from
extending,
"A monument TO the memory Of the
soldiers Of 1912, near Plttsburg, has
been very much defaced by vandals,
and 1t is now proposed to remove the
structure where it will be safe from
such attacks.
"A large number of young men late
ly left Zurich, Switzerland, for GeOr-
gia, under the leadership of a Swiss
farmer who is settled in that State.
1t is proposed TO establish an extensive
Swiss colony there.
AT meeting of the Mersey Docks
aud HarbOr Board in Liverpool OH the
2Oth 1t was decided to spend f35, 900 in
erecting slaughter sheds and lairage
necessary to the continuance of the
American cattle trade.
Robert Templeton, matchmaker
and jeweler of Ayr, has bequeathed his
whole estate, of about $4,000, to re-
build the old bridge Of that town, pop
ularly known as the "Auld Brig of
Ayr" and rendered famous by Burns's
poems.
Several street car conductors in
New York have been arrested and held
to bail for allowing washerwomen to
bring baskets of soiled clothing into
the street cars. The arrests were made
by the Sanitary Inspectors ofthe Board
Of Health.
The Madrid Historical Academy
announces after investigation, that
there is no truth In the report that the
remains of Christopher Columbus had
been discovered in the Cathedral of
San Domingo.
The total number of dwellings in
Boston is Al ,457, OF which 1912, valued
at So, ,SO4, 100 are vacant. In addition
to this, there are 3074 stores, l20 hotels,
50 family hotels and 1850 miscellaneous
buildings, making grand total of 50,-
6O3 buildings.
The gross earnings of the Massa-
chusetts railroads for the last year are
reported at $29, ,053, ,00S.76, a falling of
of $685., ,504.9S. OF sixty-four corpora
ations only thirty paid dividends. But
freights show an increase of 0.3S per
cent. over last year.
"A new department has been added
to the Cincinnati College of Music, un-
der charge of Professor Whiting, the
organist of the college, late of Boston,
for instruction in the important
branches of church music, organ prac-
tice and choir singing.
Matthew Crooks, the San Francisco
millionaire, who died some time ago,
desired to witness the nuptials of his
daughter and Edward Barron, which
had been fixed for future day, and
the marriage ceremony was performed
in the chamber of the dying man.
The Kentucky Supreme Court has
decided that the statute against gam
ing, which enables person losing
money at faro table to recover his
losses from the proprietor, will not
work the other way and allow the pro-
prietor to recover losses from fortunate
players.
"A remarkable family, in regard to
longevity, has been raised at. .Castleton,
VT. Their names are Jacob, SO; Ed
ward, 81; Samuel, SO; Alexander, 79,
and William Wheeler, "a; total 4l2
years. The father lived to be 92, and
their Grandfather Wheeler died at the
age of l02.
M. Blanchon, the seller of toy fire.
works, in whose shop in the Rue Ber-
anger, Paris, so terrible an explosion
occurred some time ago, has been SELL
teneed to six months Imprisonment,
it having been proved that he had
large stock of toy cartridges contrary
to law.
The guillotine on which Maria An
toinette was executed, October 10Th,
1898, will hereafter be shown in Ber-
lin, the brothers CASTOR having pur-
chased it for their Panopticon, at the
price of 2G, 900 marks. At the time of
the Commune in Paris it was sold 10
gentleman in Brussels.
The Chestertown Md Transcript
states that from careful estimates the
fact is established that the number of
peach trees now growing on the peniR-
,ula is less by about one-third than ii
was three years ago, and that old or
lizards are Annually being exterminat-
I'd in greater proportion than young
'nes are planted.
of the $4,000, 900 fractional cur
'ency issued, there remains outstand-
ng about SIG, 900, 900 of which amount
lbout 1000, 900 is three and five cents.
It is now estimated that there will ul-
imately be- redeemed only 81 200, 900 Of
his SIG, 900, 900, leaving $4,000, 900 as
profit 10 the Government-that
mount being lost or destroyed.
Although the receipts for duties ut
he Boston Custom-house for February
how decrease Of $13, ,053.4l as COM
Jared with the corresponding month of
S7S yet fluctuations like this for so
,rief time are of but slight signif-
ance. The total value of foreign mer-
entered at Boston for the two
months ending February, 1879, were
5,234 ,430, an increase OF $575, 1876 dur
ng the present year.
The family Of John Mace, conduc-
or on railroad in Maine, has been un-
ortunate by railroad accidents. Sew
raj days ago Mr.. Mace himself was
adly injured at Burnham, by being
rushed between two freight cars. A
lumber Of years ago young son was
un over and killed at Portland.
| bout two years ago John Mace, Jr.,
ad an arm crushed while shackling
ars in Belfast. Last week his second
on, Charles, was run over and killed
t West Waterville.
The credit for the proposed system
I female education in connection with
Harvard College is said to be due prin-
ipally to Mr.. Arthur Gilman aud his
life, who have been assisted by Ms.
.gassiz, Miss Longiellow and other
ldies Of Cambridge, Mass. About for
= of the professors have been consult