The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1880-01-10
GENERAL NOTES.

THE stock of the Edison Electric Light COM
pany has advanced from sSs to nominal
price of over "a 900 per share.
DURING 1879 there were 7s9 fres In Philadel-
phia, causing a loss of 81 ,5S ,sll. The insurance
on the property destroyed or damaged
amounted to S5.3i2,l54.
NOTWITHSTANDING the competition oil
American ompanies. $500 sewing machines
were made in Germany last year, and proba-
bly, many more have been made this year.
THE Leadville Chronicle says that common
vagrant and drunkard, now In the chain gang
of that city under the assumed name OF Stor-
mont was formerly United states senator
| from an Eastern State
AN Indian got ON a spree near Yreka, COL.
! Friday, seriously stabbed II. Scott and
| killed James Osburn, who went TO SCOTS
assistance. A party of miners captured the
| Indian, tied him to tree and fiddled him
with bullets.
A SALE was made In Savannah one day last
week of | lbs bags of sea island cotton. This Is
believed TO be the largest sale of long staple
that has been made in that city for 70 years
IL will realize for the plsntersoi Georgia and
Florida about $4,000.
THERE are three living descendants oil
Christopher Columbus: Don Ferdinand
Colomb, deputy ut Porto Rico; Christophe
Colomb de la Cerda, the marquis of Jamaica,
and Don Diego ColOmb, who is gentleman OF
the bedchaIaber to King Alfonso.
THE largest dividend In New York City this
year is that of the First National bank. On
capital of $780, 900 1t has divided 100 per cent for
the year. after adding s5O0O0o To its surplus.
making the surplus 81 $4,000, and after leaving
s267, 7O0.8i undivided IN profit ard loss account.
A SOCIETY of cotton pickers (eolored) OF VIII
| liston, s. c., are governed by their own laws In
| relation to theft. The sum of s. was recently
stolen, and the culprit was Immediately tried
| by jury of six and found guilty. He was
sentenced TO receive 80 lashes on his back, and
be expelled from the society. The sentence
| was executed to the letter.
THIS is a cat story from Bath, Me-: 1.-TWO
kittens were sentenced TO be drowned In the
presence of their mother, whereupon the ami
NAL suddenly disappeared. Two days later
the housewife jokingly said, If pussy would
keep her kittens from under my feet they
would be safe Pussy went out and returned
with her kittens"
In Bavaria 1912 out OF every 100 births are
illegitimate children; in Austria, 1903; In Dem
mark, 1889; In Scotland, 81; in Germany,
SIS; In France, 72l; In Italy, 7.07; IN England,
SILL; In Roumania, 3.43; in Ireland, 2.36; In
Greece, Las. The excess in Bavaria and Aus
tria Is due TO laws prohibiting marriage except
to those with a certain income.
A LITTLE more than 40 years ago ali the ta-
Die cutlery used in the United states came
from England. At present, out of an annual
consumption of nearly S3000,000 worth. Eng
land supplies but per cent, and this country
not only manufactures nearly all that Is
needed at home. but ships large quantities to
South America. Australia and Europe.
Two MEN started from Minneapolis on the
same train. carrying conflicting deeds to q
piece of land in Sioux Falls, and each resolved
to get his document recorded first. AS they
approached that city one Of them climbed
upon the engine, slipped the coupling, left the
train to take care of itself and rushed on, Sc
curing a record of his title half an hour before
his rival.
Some sensation has been created in London
by the officiating clergyman, the rector OF st.
Peters, Kensington, having at the Millais we'd
ding, instead of reading the last portion of the
marriage service, substituted a new and im
proved version, in which 1t was explained, or
rather stated, for no one could explain what
was meant, that husband should be as indul-
gent to a wife as Heaven Is TO the church.
cap to school and finally pierced 1t with pin.
The cap exploded, tearing of three Of his
fingers, and the noise caused a panic among
his school fellows, who started for the door
with rush. A number of the smaller child
rem were knocked down and trampled upon,
but, fortunately, none were seriously injured
The teachers retained their presence of mind
and succeeded In quieting the frightened
children before the stairs were reached.
A RUTLAND man published a card stating
that he should thereafter pay no debts con-
tracted by his wife, and cautioned the public
against giving her credit. The woman fol-
| lowed with card expressing surprise that her
husband was able to raise money enough for
the advertisement, saying that all he had ever
paid out for her was ID cents for pair of stock
ings, while she had supported both, and also
paid many small bills for beer which he had
| contracted, and for which she was frequently
dunned on the street.
A DAKOTA man was moving his family into
| a new house, and left his stove for the last
| trip. Within leo steps of the house his wife
was taken Ill. Leaving the two youngest chill
dren In dry goods box on the hand-sleigh, he
| helped her and two older children into the
house, where, In order to prevent their freez-
ing, they were all put to bed. He then re-
death before he reached them. The wife lay
in bed until the mex: day without fire or food.
The father lay dead near the corpses of his two
boys In the box, but although the children in
| bed with their mother were frozen nearly to
death, it Is believed that they will recover.
| JAMES WATTS old workshop at Heathneld
Hall, his home near Birmingham, is kept still
as he left it-even to the dead embers In the
Franklin stove. A correspondent of the Rec
ord, of Philadelphia, says that there are order
and system throughout the room. All boxes,
ETC., labeled, even to that containing snuff,
and of the countless small tools each is nicely
wrapped In paper or laid Ia trays. On the copy
ing machine in course of preparation is a small
bust, not more than an inch in diameter-a
perfect copy of an original In the machine.
This was the great engineers last hobby, pur-
sued for pleasure after the steam engine had
brought him competency.
MARTIN, a Cincinnati sharper, was waiting
for something to turn up. knight, a visitor
from Texas advertised In the truly good Dea-
con Richard Smiths Gazette for a l5-year old
girl to marry. Martin discerned a probable
chance to make money, and went with Annie
Lotus, young and pretty thief, to answer
the advertisement. knight liked annie and
the match was quickly made. Martin claimed
to be clergyman, and in that assumed char
acter performed a marriage ceremony, using a
bogus license. While wedding dinner was
being eaten at a restaurant, Martin and
Annie stole Knights wallet, but q vigilant
detective arrested them before they could get