The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-04-24
GENERAL NOTES.

NINE-TENTHs of the emigrants from Canada
to the United states go to manufacturing
towns.
SEVERAL gold mines, near Charlotte, N. c.,
have been sold to Northern capitalists, and
will be opened on an extensive scale.
THE Newfoundland seal fishing was never
more prosperous. One vessel came Into port
with 1900, and left ten more about TO start,
each with almost as large a number.
1T is the opinion of our Boston coffee import
ers that the opening up of Mexico by the Gen.
trail Mexican Railway will be followed by
great development of coffee culture in that
country.
THE eloquence OF a Wisconsin divine on the
iniquity of any money dealings on the Sab
bath day had such telling effect on his en-
thralled audience that not a cent appeared in
the collection plate.
THE rumors that the Fort Wayne shops are
to be removed from Allegheny, Pa, are denied
by the railway officials. The works cost 81 OOO,-
600, and the expenses that would be incurred
by their removal would therefore be great.
The capacity of the shops is locomotive
day.
GOVERNOR CoLoUITT, of Georgia, recently
asked a gas company to reduce an excessive
bill of gas for the Georgia State House. The
gas company refused, and the Governor has
ordered the gas to be shut of, and directed the
purchase of eight lamps for the use OF the
offices of the Government.
THERE is alarming distress in some parts of
Nova Scotia, where large numbers OF people
are on the brink of starvation. Mr.. Leblanc,
when presenting petition in the House re-
garding Irish suffering, said that, according
to population, there was more suffering in
Nova Scotia than there is reported from Ire
land.
PARTISAN toy dealers are in trouble. There
have been several cases OF poisoning of child
rem who have played with, and doubtless
sucked, colored toys, and now the Project of
Police has ordered that all coored toys offered
for sale and supposed to contain poisonous
matter shall be seized and sent to the munich
pal labratory for examination.
AN Illinois gentleman counts among his
| choicest treasures, and very rightly too, o
quaint old ambrotype of Abraham Lincoln. II
| shows a gaunt and akward man of thirty
seven seated in an old, rush-bottomed chair
and dressed in well-worn dark clothes, with
! an old fashioned stock. and his uncombed
hair standing out IN all directions.
| A BOHEMIAN innkeeper was itten some
weeks ago by his own house-dog. Unwilling
to kill the animal, he consigned 1t to the
town grave-digger, enjoining that solemn per
| son to take care of IL until further orders. A
few days later the innkeeper was attacked by
| hydrophobia. and died In excruciating agony
| The sanitary officers applied to the grave-dig
ger for the mad dog committed to his custody
Their establishment may be more readily con
ceived than described when the sexton calm
ly observed: "The mad dog? have eater
| himp' "You have eaten the mad dog?" "Bet
ter that than he should eat mev rejoined thu
grave digger. II would appear not only tina
this man of strange appetites had swallowed
and digested the rabid animal, but that 1t hat
agreed with him.
IF any man sings "Pinafore" in Richmond
Va, he is liable to be shot on the spot. A few
evenings ago, while two young men were Wis
iting q lady on Church Hill, one of them be
gan to sing. Farewell my, own; light of m.
life farewell" His friend arose from his sea
and went into an adjoining room, and soOl
returned with small rifle In his hands, AM
remarking, in jocular manner, "The penal
ty for singing 'Pinafore' is death to tn
offender" raised the weapon to his shoulde
and pulled the trigger. The piece explode
with a sharp crack, and the "Pinafore" vocal
ist was heard TO exclaim, al am shot," Thi
caused great conster N alton in the room. Al
examination was made and 1t was discovers
that the young man b I'd slight flesh woun
| i'm his right leg lust above the knee.