The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-03-11
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.

There n'aresaid to be 800 paper mills
in this country. pIfi mE
From the Mississippi River to the
Pacific is about r,S00 miles.
Emigration is expected to take a
fresh start in the coming spring.
Weaaetold that 1,O27, ,24S children
attend school in bic State Of Ohio.
It is proposed in Texas to sell
enough wild lands to build a new
State house.
Quakers live one third longer than
other people, on an average, owing,
Of course, to their temperate habits.
1t is estimated that there are 365
murders committed in New Orleans
every twelve months, OF one for every
day in the year. a
New York City proposes to get up a
Worlds Fair for the year 1885. All
these enterprises make business and
give employment,
Only oncin three PERSONS on earth
ever heard the name of Jesus, accord
ing to the Rev. DR.. Wilson, Of the
English Missionary Conference.
An International Exhibition viii be
held in the city OF Mexico in 1880.
All the materials for the building are
TO be purchased in tie Chited States.
j.. c., Howard, the tallest man in
Kentucky, died last week. He
was six feet eleven aud half inches
in height, and weighed 267 pounds. ~
Hartford. Ct,, was visited by 1000
tramps in January, 1879, there were
only 300 of those visitors. 1t was
stone breaking that did it.
The summary prohibition Of the
importation of cattle from the United
Stares is calculated to destroy an i'm.
portant trade, and to deprive England
of cheap meat.
| In the Senate bill authorizing the
Secretary Of the Navy to accept the
ship Jeannctt, rendered by James
Gordon Bennett, for Artic explora
tioh, @us passed. an'ai'aa..'i'g 9
The body of Bayard Taylor, late
Minister 10 Germany, was sent to
Hamburg Friday, and was immed,
lately put on Board the steamship
Gellert, which sails for New York OF
Wednesday ou
The bulk Of this seasons Louisiana
rice crop'has been marketed, the re
ceipts amounting to about l5,00(
barrels clean, averaging 230 pounds
each. The total yield is estimated a
! $4,000 to 10000 barrels, or abou
the same as the previous season. 70
The court physician to the Car o
Russia states that the plague in tha
country is nearly extinct. The nor
tality, however, in some localities ha
been over eighty per cent and tn
; striclest quarantine will be observe,
/. hereafter as Il precautionary measure
b The State debt Of Virginia is, il
a round numbers, $S0,0O0,0O0. Th
5 interest on this from July |, 1871, y
january 1, 1879, at six per cent.
g amounis. to s13,5OO,0OO. of whic
$4 100000 are still unpaid. THE in
It lerost coupons are receivable for taxes
: 1.-The Chinese Government ha
h purchased machinery and engage
a experienced engineers ami spinners i
: Germany to establish cotton mills j
/, China, so as to free that country froi
4 dependence upon English and Russia
8 imports. ''a '''3. nfiat
y Secretary Scliurz has issued a
order debarring from practice befor
v the Interior Department dozen clair
agents, who have been found, aftc
t investigation to be in conspiracy t
improperly obtain money from per
t sioners under the Arrears of Pension
0 act. .,,s..'.,.r .ts
= San Francisco has an Infants She
= ter, which was founded by some lit
= girls about eight years ago, and no
= gives home to fifteen children, beside
" daily protection to as many more, Il
!, charge is made for simply taking ca
:, of child, and three meals day a
~ furnished for ten cents II ..t...
d A good advertisement in a newsp
,e per pays no fares on railroads. COS
le nothing for hotel bills, gives away |
ei boxes of cigars to customers, or meril
IN dresses to customers wives, drinl
l. no whisky, under the head of travelil
& expenses, but goes at once and all t
in time about its business, free of expens
N lqlt is estimated that Of the $27,0C
% 900 appropriated to pay pcnsi
ne arrears, Uhio's agency at Columb,
y will distribute the largest amount
ne any single agency, $4,000, 900; lllinc
~ then largest, through the Chica
rs' agency, S2.2l0 600; and the smalle
p New Mexico, through the San Franc
he co agency $200,0O0.-W Western Z
u baccb journal.
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