The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-01-08
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST.


Count Dorohoff, OF the German lega-
ton, who was with General Adams when
the Ute captives were rescued, present
ed Ouray with a gold watch.
The vineyards Of Malaga, covering an
area Of $4,000 hectares, have been at
tackled by phylloxera. The pest is de-
cressing in Corona and Catalonia.
Mr.. John B. Clay is the only child of
Henry Clay who is now living. He has
a comfortable home at Lexington, KY,
owning 200 Of the psteTnal acres and
many beautiful horses.
The London Times says that $4,000
is the least sum that will secure an elec-
ton to scat (uusalaried) in parliament,
and that S25, 600 are frequently expend-
ed in carrying an election.
General Thomas widow, who lives in
Albany, N. Y, refused to go to Wash
ington to see his statue unvailed, saying
that the sight would overcome her. She
intends to go quietly this winter and see
the statue.
An election to dispose Of $4,000
worth of railroad stock belonging to
Arapahoe county, Colorado, to Jay
Gould for a quarter of million dollars,
took place, and the proposition was &C.
cepted ten to one.
Fifty years ago only one citizen OF New
York city, John Jacob Astor, was worth
more than 81, ,0O0,0 ,00C. Now it is asserted
that there are over FIVE hundred men in
the metropolis whose wealth is estimated
at 81 900, 600 and over.
The latest developed mushroom min
ing town is Eureka, Ark. On July 4th
there we're but six persons there and not
a house. On the 18Th of November it
had 300 houses and population of g.
900, and the only attractions are lead
mines.
Nine out of every ten women in
America buy their hair instead Of
raising it. Such a state of affairs
should not exist in country that
annually spends thousands of dol
lars for the support of an agricultural
bureau.
The sporting fraternity Of Louisville
are about to present to Governor Black
burn, of Kentucky, a magnificent ear
riage, costing $4,000, in return for par
dons extended and fines remitted against
gamblers, amounting to many thousand
dollars, for the recovery of which execu-
tions had been issued.
As late as 1949 postmaster was re.
quired to know something about dis.
tances and arithmetic. A letter going
thirty miles or less was charged six and
a quarter cents; up to eighty miles, ten
cents; between eighty and $50 miles tar
if was twelve and half cents; from 100
to 400 miles the postage was 184 cents,
snd over 400 miles the rate was twenty
five cents.
A company has been formed in New
York, entitled the Metropolitan Build
ing company, limited with capital of
81, ,O00,0 1t has purchased forty-four
lots, consisting of the block between the
Ninth and Tenth avenues and Ninety
fourth and Ninety-6fth streets, upon
which it will build number of houses
to rent from 5000 to 5000 per annum.-
1t is said the plan has worked very sue
cessfully in Philadelphia.
The latest swindle reported, is that Of
a man who visits houses and solicits the
job of mending stoves. II he succeeds
in securing job, he puts the stoves in
q push-cart and carries them away with
him. In the course OF day or two he
will return to the person from whom he
the stoves, and stating his ina
bility to finish the job without putting
in new CRATE, borrows money to pur-
chase this article. The man, it is un-
necessary to say, never returns.
Five of New York's millionaires, esti-
mated to have been worth $3.50, 100000,
dropped off close together. John Jacob
Aston went first and then in quick sue
cession Commodore Vanderbilt, A. T.
Stewart and VIM. @. Rhinelander and
now the money worshiper Goelet. AS
tors wealth was estimated at $50, ,000,-
O00, Vanderbilts at 100000. 900 and
Stewards about the same. Rhinelander's
property represented, it is supposed,
$40, 900, 600 and Goelet's is estimated at
800, ,000,0
The contractor TO construct the mon
ument in Tivioli Circle, New Orleans,
to the late General Robert T.. Lee, has
found in quarry near Knoxville, Tenn,
the quality of marble desired and re-
quiled by the Lee Monumental associa.
tion for the column, die and statue
Mr.. Roy, the contractor, who also de-
signed the monument, had Intended
obtaining the marble in New York, but
was 80 well pleased with the product OF
the East Tennessee quarries that he
went no further.
Carat is a weight used by goldsmiths
and jewelers.. Originally the Kaura
bean was used for this purpose; hence
the name. A carat is weight of four
grains, when used in weighing diamonds.
and when used in reference to the fine.
ness of gold, pure gold is supposed to
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