The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-05-08

noticed in a recent issue Of the Times
reference to the Mount Vernon estate,
which was bequeathed to Washington by
his elder brother, Lawrence. To make
the matter more correct, l would add,
that Lawrence was half brother. Wash.
ington was the Oldest child Of his mother,
who was is when she married the wild
over, Augustus Washington. Eleven
years afterward the latter died, leaving
her widow with burdensome family.
Before marriage she was Mary Ball, being
Of the same stock as the Balls after whom
Ballston Spa, was named. Lawrence
Washington ruined his health in the cam
paign under Admiral Vernon, and soon
after his return became consumptive
invalid. His brother George accompa-
MED him on the voyage to Barbados flor
his healthy, and this is the only time the
former was upon the ocean. Lawrence
died on his return, and bequeathed his
property, (which he had named Mount
Vernon), to his brother, whom he loved
with deep intensity. Washington's mo-
ther passed so years in widowhood. She
lived to see her first born become the
Liberator of his country and also its first
President, and he only survived her by
seven years. .-[Corr Troy Times.
The Metal Worker says that family
living at Gernsbach, Germany, sustained
injury to health by using American
canned corned beef. It was consequent
ly analysed and found to be perfectly
pure. The tin was also found to be pure,
but the soldering contained fifty-six per
cent. of lead, hence slight but distinctly
traceable admixture of lead had pene.
trated into the outer layers Of the canned
meat, and this admixture was enough to
produce serious injury to the stomach.
The local Board of Health advised every
one who wished to use meat to remove
the outermost layers which had come in
contact with the metal enclosure.
One very hot day case was being
tried in a court Of law in one of the
Western States. The counsel for the
plaintiff had been speaking at great
length, and after referring to numerous
authorities was about to produce another
imposing volume, when the judge in.
quired what was the amount in dispute.
On being informed that it was two dol.
lars, "Well," said he, the weather is
very hot, l am very old, and also feeble
I'll pay the amount myself.
A correspondent writing from Parkers-
burg, w, ", says, with reference to a
note on voice in fishes in the Scientific
American, that the white perch Of the
Ohio river will often follow a boat for a
considerable distance, all the time max
ing peculiar humming noise like that
of telegraph wire in the wind. He has
heard the fish make the same sound when
imprisoned in the fish box to keep it
alive.
| A farmer away down in Maine mar.
ried love of schoolgirl who didn't
know the first thing about housekeeping
or farming. When he took her home she
neglected her household duties and went
ranging about the farmer botanizing'
and studying geology. The neighbors
wives did not like her, but before they
knew it she had discovered ON her hus
bands land mine worth $4,000.
Thirty years ago there was but on'
pottery in this country making white ant
!, yellow ware, and not mill to grint
, material. All the flint and stone required
was imported from Great Britain. Nov
there are 500 potteries in the United
7 States, representing total capital o
over $4,000, 900. The pottery craze o
the last two Or three years resulted il
t the erection of 80 new kilns in 1879.
Mr.. Frank Buckland, the naturalist
recommends a goat being kept in a
large stables because it will face fire, an
horses will follow it's lead. In view c
:. the frightful losses by fire in the Eight
;, avenue and other stables within the pas
!. year, this advice is timely.
n Boston and other New England capita