The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-03-20
BRIEFS.

$253l worth of stamps tor cigars manu-
factured In that county. One dealer
bought 5000 worth.
South Carolina supplies nearly half
the rice produced in the country.
Georgia is next, or S7,000,00 pounds
ahead of Louisiana. Nearly all the
rice comes from these three States.
Sylvester Scott, the California bear
hunter, keeps twenty-five hounds; his
time "out'' is usually fortnight, and
he follows the dogs afoot. His usual
luck Is a dozen bears. In the summer
he is farmer.
In 1854, Horace w. Taber was a
stoned cutter in Augusta, lie. In 1889
he went to Colorado, and engaged In
mining. lie Is now worth 1000 900,
and has been elected Lieutenant Cover
nor of the State.
Since his removal from Newark to
his former home at "Riverside," in
Burlington n. j., Right Rev. Bishop
Odenheimer's physical condition Is
much improved. He is at the residence
of his daughter, Mrs. II. Grubb.
The Boston Advertiser says that DR..
Oliver Wendell Holmes used but one
pen for all his literary works from 1857
until September of last year, when he
sent 1t to the makers to be repaired,
with Certificate of honorable service"
Mr.. Cassius NJ. Clay has just given
the Kentucky Historical Society the oil
portraits of Alexander | [. of Russia and
his wife, painted by Winterhalter. He
has also presented to the Society more
than 300 rare and valuable objects, In
Guiding many desirable autograph let
ters.
Baron Gustave de Rothschild has
presented the Jewish Consistory, In
Paris, with piece of land, measuring
nearly 1856 metres, for the construction
ofa Jewish school, and the deed provides
that the estab ishment Is to bear forever
the name of "L'Ecole Gustave de Roths-
child"
Miss Anna Z. Dickinson has written
for Mr.. John Mccullough play called
"Aurelian," which he. is to bring out
next April, with himself in title role.
Miss Dickinson is to play with HIM.
taking the first female part of Queen
Zenobia, The scenes of the play are
laid in Rome and Palmyra.
king Louis of Bavaria is the most
of monarchs. A few days ago he gave
a dinner to Louis XIV. and his court.
Fourteen courses were laid, one for the
living king, and the other for the dead
one and his imaginary attendants.
After this cheerful repast, King Louis
went to his riding school and rode
around the ring for number Of hours,
when he announced that he had per-
formed the feat of riding from HOhen-
schwangan to Innsbruck.
-Signor Salvini has sustained a sew
ere loss by the death of his young En-
glish wife, who was before her mar
riage Miss Lottie Sharpe. The couple
frat met in London. Signora Salvani
was an accomplished llnguist, and was
in the habit of trans.ating at sight the
newspaper articles in different articles
collected by her husband during his
travels. A short time before her death
she had commenced a traDslatian Of
one of Schiller's plays for Salvinps
repertoire.
--Edmonia Lewis, the colored sculp-
tress, contracted to make a piece of STA
tuary to put on grave In st. Louis.
The clay model pleased Mr.. Thomas,
the other party to the bargain, who paid
$500 down, agreeing to give $500 more
on the delivery of the marble statue.
The completed work was sent from
Italy, but Mr.. Thomas refused to accept
it, claiming that the workmanship was
so poor that "the statue is burlesque
on art" Miss Lewis has sued for the
! $500, and large number of art experts
are to testify on the trial.
The Grand Chancellor of tile Legion
of Honor has just issued table of the
extinctions in that order during the
latter half of 1898. They are: Grand
Crosses, 2 military, civil; Grand otf1-
GERS, of the former and of the latter;
Commanders % and 10 respectively
officers, So and So; Knights. 54S and 352.
In consequence, the number of nomin-
ations which can be made In the first
half OF 1879 is as follows: Grand officers,
military, 3 civil; Commanders, l3 and
8; officers, As and 20; Knights, 274 and
l76. During the same period 65S mili-
tary medals became extinct, leaving an
opportunity of comforting 436.
The Evelina Hospital in London,
for sick children, founded in 1869, in
lOIOI vi HIS WllOg MhO ulOu III lCOOt NY
the Baron Ferdinand de ROthsuhild,
was the scene Of very interesting fes-
tivity on the 9TH inst. The poor little
inmates had their Annual New Years
tree. Many we're able to run about and
themselves obtain the presents provid-
ed for them, while other little sufferers
sat up in their beds In high delight
surrounded by toys. Baron Ferdinand
himself was busy among them distribute
ing gifts and cheering the little people
whose benefactor he has been, being
assisted by many friends, and by the
lady superintendent and nurse.
Every day, on the arrival of Con-
ductor Elmore's train from Hartford
over the Connecticut Western Railroad
at Lakeville, small dog can be seen on
the platform, who Immediately runs up
to Mr.. Elmore, keeping up furious
barking until that official hands out to
him Hartford paper, which the brute
takes In his mouth, and, after wagging
his tale a number of times as much as
to say, "thank you," starts Off with 1t
to the residence of his owner, distant
some half mile from the depot, where
he always safely delivers 1t. No matter
what the state of the weather may be,
the animal is always found on the plat
form, and only for this particular train.
The subventions made blythe French
Government to the principal Paris
theatres have been in part announced
Tor this year. The Opera gets grant
of $40, 900 francs ($l6s,00O), but only for
the remaining period of M. Halanzler's
direction, which expires October 81,
1879 The Opera Comique, directed by
M. Carvallio. receives 100000 francs.
The Comedle Francaise has 24O, 900
francs. A credit of $50, 900 francs has
also been voted for popular concerts
and "literary matlnees," form Of