Mexico weekly ledger., 1879-12-11
NEWS ITEMS.

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The colleges Of this ceuatry report
more new students than for many
years.
An immense steel bridge is now in
progress over the Firth of Forth, in
Scotland.
Over 1873, 900 pounds of Holsters
have been pat up this season in Kent,
Canada. a a hsH
The yearly production of soap in
France is estimated at 220 kilos
(about 4S0, ,000, 900 pounds).
Many officials are being discharged
from the public works in India by
reason of low finances.
The Argentine government has re-
fused an American offer of sc, ,000, 900
for the Tucuman railway.
|. A Lyons (Fnscs) company has
been Organised - the rareose of
manufacturing silk-like goods from
flax.
The consumption of pyrites in
France has now reached 1870, 600 tons
yearly; in England the quantity is
500, 900 tons.
Mr.. Appleton, of Boston, predicts
the completion of the Panama Ship
Canal in ten years, at cost of $780,
900, 900.
1t is estimated that vigilant of
20, 900 men would be required to stop
smuggling along the Canadian border.
Tolls have been abolished on five
more of the London bridges, and the
three toll bridges that are left will
soon be freed.
Statistics show that during the last
year 151 persons were killed and 3,032
manned or injured in the streets of
London.
The royal archaeologists have just
issued the necessary orders for the
continued excavation of the old Ro.
man forum up to the Coliseum.
The architect of the capitol at
Washington las contracted for an
electric light of great magnitude and
brilliancy, to be placed on the dome,
at cost of $4,000.
The population of Greece, 1,547,-
S94 In 1870, has now risen to 1,679,-
775. In 1888 it was $4,000. The
population of Athens and the Piraeus
has largely increased of late years.
The Arctic Ice Company;of Boston,
is turning out between 10000 and
$4,000 tons of artificially-made ice
per day, which it is under contract
to deliver at half cent pound.
The exports of this country to
Great Britain last year were three
times as great as from that country
to the United States-an unprece-
dented showing. America is booming.
Russia has been compelled to en-
large her prison and exile facilities to
accommodate the increasing number
of riminals-mostly political. 1t is
a significant commentary on her
vicious and tyrannical system of per-
secution for opinions sake.
The inner surface of the dome of
St. Paul's, in London, is to be paint
ed with floating angels on blue sky.
The surface is to be divided by eight
ornamental ribs, at the foot Of each
being the figure of prophet, three
times life size, seated on a throne.
There were four English travellers
in Rome, short time ago, WHO had
travelled in France, Germany, Russia,
Sweden, Norway, America, Italy,
Turkey, Egypt, China and Japan,
hunting after butterflies. Their col
lection will be curiosity, ifthsy re-
turn safely to England.
There is deposited in the San Fran
cisco Mint collection of ancient and
modern coins valued at 500, 900.
Among them is silver shekel of King
Davld's time. This is the oldest coin
extant. Another is the Roman penny,
with the twins, and their foster-moth-
er, the wolf. date 700 B. C.
Wild animals are rapidly disappear
ing from Algeria. The French gov
ernment pay ten dollars for every lion
or panther that is killed, and abous
forty cents for every jackal. Last year
rewards were paid on SO lions, 40
lionesses, 8 cubs, $50 panthers, 45
young panthers, 1,O72 hyenas, and
Is, 7S4 jackals. '.. ....
There are $4,000 dentists in the
j United States, who annually extract
20, 100000 teeth, manufacture and
insert 100000 artificial teeth, and
hide away in the cavities Of carious
teeth three tons Of pure gold, to say
nothing about the tons of mercury,
tin, silver and other metals employed
in ''illings."
According to the new number OF
3 the United States Postal Guide, there
: are in this country Al, Ill post-offices,
4 the increase, since June last, being
: All. Of this number Pennsylvania
: has 3, ,349; New York, 1925; Ohio,
: 2,31s; Illinois, 1857; Virginia, l.
f 665; Missouri, 1861; Indiana, $40
t Alaska, 2. Illinois stands fourth in
the list.
The French have for some time
, been serving out to their soldiers
pocket-handkerchiefs, on which Is
printed map OIL France and its prin-
= cipal colonies; and now others are
! being distributed bearing impressed
on them the leading directions IN ref
. erence to arms, equipments, harness,
= drill, etc :, of the infantry and cavalry.
The preserving of fruits, vegetables,
etc., is an industry of very largo pro-
portions in this country, and the pro-
cesses of manufacture have become
so.psrfected there is but very little
material wasted. The skins of the
fruit are converted into jellies; the
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