The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-07-17
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.

finish their cathedral, commenced some
years ago, on which work was stopped
owing to the hard times. 1t is to cost
81, 100000.
Tho car has approved the scheme Of
reducing military services in Russia
from six years to three, and, il the mill
tary authorities approve it, it will shortly
be carried out.
During a terrific thunder storm at
Council Bluffs, atIowa, lightning enter
ed freight warehouse, set the building
on fire, and destroyed it with an immense
amount of merchandise.
Lefingwell, the comedian, who has
been travelling about the country ex-
tensively during the past few years and
performing TO large audiences, has re-
Gently died, aged 80 years.
The price of bread is lower in London
than it has been for forty years. The
best Of bread is sold for three cents a
pound, ihe average for forty years past
having been about four cents.
Strikes are seldom remunerative in
their results. The striking 'long-shore-
men in New York have all returned TO
work, having each suffered loss of at
least sixty dollars, with no correspond
ing benefit.
Lathrop G. Warford, a hotel CLERK OF
New York, has had his heart transferred
from the left to the right side by dropsi-
cal disease. It is stated to be an ex-
tremely rare case, and is Of great inter-
est to surgeons.
A meeting Of property-holders of st.
Mary's parish, Ls., adopted a resolution
opposing Reputation Of the State debt
and favoring an arrangement with bond
holders on basis Of bonds bearing four
per cent. interest.
The jury in the case of Mrs. Vreden-
burg against the members Of the New
Orleans Crescent city rife club gave a
verdict of $15. 600 for the plaintiff, whose
husband was killed by pet bear kept
on the club grounds.
The bill recently passed by Congress,
providing for the exchange of subsi-
diary coins for lawful money and to
make such coins legal tender in oil
sums not exceeding ten dollars has
been signed by the President.
The organ of the Brooklyn tabernacle
has been mortgaged as a asecurity for the
payment of two promissory notes of
so, 500, said to have been given to meet
the arrears of DR.. Talmage's salary so
as TO enable him to go abroad.
One Of Tennessee's legislators bitter
ly opposed a clause of bill giving each
representative six dollars worth of pos
tage stamps at the expense Of the State,
and when the law passed turned his pos
tage over to the three churches of his
town.
The legislature Of Texas has passed
Moffet liquor law similar to that of Yir-
ginia. A Culpeper, Va, man has con-
tracted with the Texas authorities to
make and deliver 5000 Moffet registers
by LIST of September next, at $40 for
each register.
The steamship Arizona, the largest
vessel afoat except the Great Eastern,
has arrived in New York from Queens
town in seven days and some hours.
She is 465 feet in length, 6,0O0 tons
burden, and carries engines of 1000
horse power.
1t seems that the eleven school chill
dren who died so suddenly at Jacobs
Mill, little village in Northern YER
mont, we're not poisoned ct the brook,
as at first supposed, but were the vic
TINS of diphtheria, induced by foul pools
and sinks under and around the school
house. The warning is seasonable.
The Fall River MASS manufactur
ers have decided to decline the request
Of the spinners for an advance Of wages
or for a board OF arbitration on-the lat
ter on the ground Of its being contrary
to the method Of conducting business in
this country, and the former because
the manufacturers are now paying as
much as business warrants, and more in
many cases.
Frederick Grill, an esteemed farmer
residing near Hamburg, Nj, is a man
Of excellent habits, but has an ungov-
ernable temper. Recently, in q fit of
anger, he shot and killed married
daughter He gave himself up to the
authorities, saying he was so crazy with
anger that he did not realize what he
was doing. His remorse over the terri
BILE result Of his spleen is overwhelming.
The governor Of Michigan has vetoed
law passed by the last legislature of
that State which proposed to vacate Of
fees the incumbents Of which are found
getting drunk, on the ground that such
Jaw might prove embarrassing in it's
execution, and is, furthermore, in con
travention Of the State constitution,
which ordains that certain officers who
would be subject to this bill shall only
be removed by impeachment
The secretary Of the treasury gives
notice that he has adopted for oil obli-
cations and other securities Of the Uni
ted States distinctive paper, one OF the
features Of which is the introduction Of
colored silk threads into the body OF the