The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-16
Items Of Interest.

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DR.. William Perry. OF Exeter, NH :,
now ninety four years old, rode on
the first steamboat that descended
the Hudson.
Col. Robert p Crockett, only sur
viving son OF Davy Crockett. is living
in Hood county, Texas. old. infirm
and destitute.
Bishop Chatard in mentioned as
most likely to succeed Archbishop
Purcell. in case the latter is relieved
from his duties.
Gen. Tom Thumb is forty one years
old. He wears heavy moustache
and chin whiskers, and looks, except
as to size. like the typical San Fran
cisco speculator.
Christopher Schott, a seventeen
year-old newsboy OF Jersey City, was
found on the steps OF residence, the
other night. frozen to death, with his
papers under his arm.
A daughter of Wade Hampton is
expected to create sensation In
Washington society when her father
brings her to that metropolis. She
Is said to be very beautiful.
A special to the Boston Post says
that President Hayes and Secretaries
Evarts, McCrary and Thompson join
in fatty opposing Chinese inmigra-
ton. while the other members OF the
cabinet hold differing views.
The amenities OF journalism fairly
bloom IL Idaho. One editor out that
way threatens to nail another editors
vulnerable hide to the wall and make
it look Ike a woodchuck's skin on a
country barn door in bean time"
Miss Elizabeth Lewis, Of Hamburg,
N. j., accidentally swallowed some
arsenic in lS4S. and was made very
i'll. She never fully recovered, but
after thirty years of suffering, died
from the effects OF the dose a few
days ago.
So delicate is the machinery used
for cutting out wood for @papering"
walls. that two hundred leaves are
cnt from an inch OF white maple, and
one hundred and twenty five out Of
wood with very open grain, such as
oak and walnut.
During the last week subscriptions
to the per cent loan have averaged
over 1900, 900 per day. The saving
| terest account py rne weyKs uprfn-
tions was over $4,000 Score one
fer John Sherman.
Sheep husbandry in Western Texas
has grown at q marvellous rate. In
1866 San Antonio received but 600,-
900 pounds OF wool, while in 1877 she
received 100000. In 1866 there were
shipped from Corpus Christi COO. 900 {;
this year there will be shipped $500,
900 pounds.
The French government has given
one years notice OF the termination
OF all treaties OF commerce. This Is
is simply a measure of precaution, to
leave the hands OF France free. 10
view OF Bismark's new economic
policy, and the difficulty Of conclud'
ing treaty with Austria.
! A Virginia paper says few days
ago Colonel Foster, aged seventy-twe
and Miss Cummings. aged sixty-nine
were married. They had been a.
flanced since. youth, but the marriage
had not taken place because the lad
insisted On present OF $4,000 befor'
marriage. At this late day they com
promised.
The oldest known pieces OF wrough
iron now Is existence are those founs
under the pedestal of the sphinx II
Karnac, near Thebes: the blade
found imbedded in the wall OF tn
great pyramid. and piece or say
! dug up at Nimrod. They are all NO,
> in the British museum.
Maine pays her women teacher
I smaller salaries than any other state
They receive only $l704 a month
Q against the $50 40 OF the male teach
a ers. Most uf the Southern State
give male and female teachers exact
L ly the same salaries, as do also all th
O Indian schools in the territories.
Q A man in Lexington, Va, maile
a letter to fictitious name in Japar
8 with request that it be returned
Q not called for, and started it by wa
d OF the Atlantic. His object was I
It see how long it would be In goin
around the world 1t came back b
e the way Of San Francisco in just II
& days.
Il Four thousand miles OF railroad
d representing forty eight differeI
;" roads, with a capital OF $500, 10000
d have during the past year been col
is under foreclosure. The lest few yea
have been as disastrous TO railroa
/ interests as TO any class OF busine
III in the United States. The outlook
D. the current year is far more hopef
and cheering.
., The reports may be exaggerated
% IL they are not the City OF Ceara ar
its province in Brazil are in 70 arr
at state OF suffering from a pestilen'