The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1879-02-27
NEWS IN BRIEF.

home, AZ $50 died, Total, ls2, ,42l.
five butchers drivers have been
arrested and fined In san Francisco for
carrying meat on their delivery wagons
exposed TO public view and dust.
-Adellna Patti was, at last accounts,
laid up at Berlin by an accident TO her
knee-cap, and her physician stated that
amputation might become necessary.
Despite the cold weather, l5O, 900
California salmon, hatched at TrOutdale,
n. D., were recently placed in the upper
Delaware.
The stained glass window ordered
to be placed in Westminster Abbey rs
a memorial to the late DR.. Livingstone,
will soon be finished.
There are about a 900 hives OF
bees owned In San Diego comfy, ,CalifOr-
mia, yielding, it is estimated, million
pounds of honey year.
Apparatus for teaching the metric
system has been distributed 10 the Bos-
ton grammar schools, and the primary
schools will soon be similarly supplied.
The London Hornet announces the
death of Mrs. Mann, the mother of the
late Ii. j. Montague, the actor. 1t will
be remembered that she was for some
time an invalid.
Providence, X. l., enacted that
lodgers at her station houses in 1878
should work for their entertainment,
and the number Of lodgers diminished
from 5l9l to 1861
Mrs. Myra Clark Gaines has won
another suit at New Orleans which
gives her possession of large tract of
land on the Mississippi river, in Ascen-
sion parish, La.
The expenditures for building In
Providence, r. l., in 1873, are reckOned
at 81 ,S76, 900, which is decrease of over
$250,0O0 from 1876, when, however,
there was a larger outlay for public
buildings.
The Emperor of Germany aud his
wife are eminently sensible and good
people. They have announced that at
their coming golden wedding, they do
not desire personal gifts, but would be
glad to have. the money devoted to char
ity instead.
The eldest daughter of the late
Princess Alice, a sixteen-year-old girl,
is said to be exceedingly lovely, intelli-
gent and pure IN character. She has the
scientific tastes of her mother, and pro-
misses to be Princess by right of brains
as well as of birth.
The English Board OF Inland Rev
enue has decided that, IN cases where
an officer prefers riding on velocipede
to riding on horseback or driving, and
where he can do bis duty as we'll, he
may draw the extra allowance made to
officials that have to keep horses.
Governor Prescott, of New Hamp-
shire, has been chosen President OF the
association organized to raise money
Bennington battle field. Governor
Talbot, of Massachusetts,, IS one Of the
directors of the organization.
Nine hundred and seventeen fail
ures were reported in New York City
during the year 1878, the liabilities
amounting to $63.95S, ,403, while the
assets were valued at $1S,695, ,53l.
This is an increase over the year 1877,
the total failures for which were 847,
with liabilities of 81 ,6S7 900.
Mary Francis, of Wallingford,
Conn.,, who died recently, disposed of
her property, some $12 900 in value, In
q singular manner. She left 1t In
equal shares to all the heirs of her
uncles and aunts. The heirs number,
as 1t happens, about $50 persons, and
they will receive, accordingly, $50 each.
Lieutenant Frank Greene, who was
sent by our Government to observe aud
report upon the Russo Turkish war, re.
ceived, it is reported by correspondent
of the Cincinnati Gazette, medal OF
honor from the Grand Dnke for several
bits of bravery. Lieutenant Greene is
descended from General Nathaniel
Greene.
The number of vessels from foreign
ports that arrived In New York during
the year 1878 was 734s, an increase
over the number in 1877 Of l104, and
over that in 1876 of 1917. 0ne-thIrd of
the arrivals were American vessels, and
another third British vessels, there be-
ing % more of the former than of the
latter.
The Providence journal gives
summary of all the savings institutions
in Rhode Island. The total amount of
deposits is $44 26G ,SS2, decrease In
year of So, 800, 600; whole number of
depositOrs. 90 053, a decrease In year
of 10 49,; excess of assets over liabilities,
81 ,547, $40; amount loaned on mort
cages of real estate, s24 100000.
The Belginland, the first of the two
steamships for the Red Star (Phlladel-
phla-Antwerp line), has just been
launched by the Barrow Ship Building
Company. She is of 1900 tons register,
400 feet long and 40 wide. with 301S
feet depth Of hold and engines Of 500
horse power nominal. The sister vessel
will be launched in March.
Portland, Me-, has venerable
Post-ofllce clerk, who thinks he can see
nothing without the help of his specta-
cles. The other morning he took a pair
Of spectacles from drawer, put them
on and finished up his work In good
shape. On completing 1t he took off the
spectacles to wipe them and found that
hey consisted of pair of bows with
)ut any glass in them.
"A new benevolent and sanitary
plan has been adopted In London, Two
weeks of rural life will be given In the
village of Halstead, near 5evenoaks, to
poor London children, on the recon-
of any clergyman, surgeon,
Ichool teacher or other responsible per-
Ion. Preference will be given to girls
'ather than boys, and to delicate rather
han robust children. Children will be
AIKEN in rotation from March /, to
october 30.
The English Revisers of the New
Testament have finished their second
md final revision. The company have
leld eighty sessions, and have spent
'37 days on the work, having begun 1t