, 1880-01-29
MlSCELLAN NE0US.

s15OOOO.
A CARGO Of colored emigrants left New
York last month for Liberia.
WAsHMGToN's Birthday and the
Fourth OF July both occur on Sunday this
year.
The Pennsylvania Republican State
Convention will be held at Harrisburgh
February 4.
IT Ia rumored that Postmaster Hays, of
st. Louis will succeed Hayt as Indian
Commissioner.
MONTANA puts on the cap sheaf by
story OF 102 blshel, Of wheat to the acre,
the largest yield ever recorded.
REV. f. p. Hammond is just now con-
ducting, with his usual SUCCESS, revival
services in London, Canada.
THE proposition to take pay for the
costs Of the Ute troubles out OF the annu-
ities due the hostile Indians meets with
much favor.
Mr.. Paddock has introduced bill In
the Senate to equalize homcsteads and for
the relief of settlers OH school lands In
Washington Territory.
The legal abolition of slavery In Cuba
began Jan. !. BY tha same date Of 1890
the gradual emancipation will have been
completed, and the last Cuban slave set
free.
CANADA is to have a minister resident
in London, to look after Dominion inter-
ests Mt the seat Of the home government.
He Is to be o member of the provincia oil
cabinet.
Governor Cornell, of New York, took
the oath OF office on New Years day. and
for the first time since 1873 the govern
ment Of the State has passed into the
control of the Republican party.
In 1855 Nebraska had population OF
| 4,60O; now she has population Of 450,-
600. 1t has 1900 miles of railroad in OPP
GRAFTON, and has 100000 more square
miles Of territory than all New England.
A company of citizens OF Allegheny
county. Pa, are arranging for the cree
tion of large hoe factory at Monongahe-
Ia City, Pa. They will employ about
1000 hands and expect to turn out 1900
hoes per day.
The coal industry Of Pennsylvania has
reached enormous proportions, the annual
produce being valued at $4,000, 900. The
flrst coal mined amounting to few hun
drcd tons was sold in Philadelphia In 1918
for $2l per ton.
THE Chinaman, Wong Fook. sentenced
to be hanged recently In Portland for
numbering his mistress, cheated the sheriff
out Of u job by hanging himself in his
cell during the night before the execution
was to take place.
TWO and half millions of United
States four per cent. bonds were registered
at the treasury department recently In the
name Of Miss Jennie Flood, daughter of
the bonanza capitalist. Her income from
this present Of her father will be exactly
100000 per annum.
OF the inventions of the world 2lS,0
belong to the United States. England
has but little over $4,000, France 90, 900,
Belgium and Germany 10000. In ls4S
there were over 1000 more English than
American patents. there being at that
time 900 English and something less
than 5000 American.
Some thirteen years ago Goa! bel was
discovered on Snake river, above ODDS
ferry, hut II created very little interest at
the time. aud vas not even prospected 70
learn lis extent and value. Recently a
party Of thre or tour persons went to
] work on IL. The ledge i said to BE- btu
nslnoua. and tie bel is eleven feei In
dsrth. and u siiuAie,l oB tie bank of
s,.sAe river.
M wInsqd SAID that New YSrk had
over 1000o nruiss identified With tbe
talry buislur.s In lsTt gi,~ry werp l,im
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