Daily globe., 1881-10-26
NEWS BREVITIES.

Mr.. 9. c. Colin has figured out that
New Hampshire produces bread enough
to feed her population twenty-eight
days, Massachusetts, furnishes enough
for one day, and Rhode Island did not
raise grain enough to give all her peo-
pie q breakfast.
Nearly all of Ireland's LAO, ,291 acres
of bog and marsh belong to the great
Allen bog, which spreads over the central
portion of the great limestone plain Of
Ireland, and occupies large portion OF
tho oo~sa4ioa- of Reseo,aszz1o=a, Galaway,
Westmeath, Kings and Queens coun-
ties, and Kildare. This vast bog forma-
ton varies in depth from twenty-five to
forty feet, and is full of stagnant water.
The President has granted Private
James Quinn a certificate of merit for
bravery. Quinn was with Lieutenant
Schwatka and scout ''Capt. Jack" in
1876 on the Big Horn and Yellowstone
expeditions, and displayed great person
al bravery under fire, and while en-
gagged in digging and building breast
works. He also took part, with twenty
five men, in the charge upon an Indian
village. He has participated in six def
mite engagements, and is now engaged
in the service as corporal.
The souvenirs of his trip to India
brought home by the Prince of Wales
have now borne fruit in an English pas
sion for articles of East India make.
The carpets of Mirzapore and Agra,
the iewelry of Delhi, Cuttack, and Tri-
chinopoly, engraved rapousse brass
work of Benares are coming into Lon
don at pace which fairly alarms
householders of moderate means. A
consignment of the Benares brass-ware
also reached New York some weeks ago.
and will soon be offered at auction
there.
One of the most remarkable circum-
stances connected with the anti-Jewish
agitation in Germany is that the Ger
man students are among its most zeal
GUS supporters. A meeting of students
was held recently in Berlin for the pur-
pose of extending the movement, and
it was attended by deputations from
half a dozen universities, including
some of the most important in the
country. 1t is said that the anti-Jew-
ish petition submitted to Prince Bis
mark has been signed by no fewer than
1,400 Berlin students and 1922 in
Leipsic.
The threadbare conundrum, "When
is cent not cent?' was practically an
swered in Baltimore few days since,
of NJ, o,1otsop co1o IF ~ora o,,1 o,,r;o,,,
coins. A United States cent of 1898
proved to be worth, to somebody, $28,
and three others of the same date, but
mutilated, aggregated $16.25. Half
dollars, of various dates, from 1895 to
1852, sold at from $3.50 to $1.2O each.
Dimes of 1896 brought 81 and SO. 80.
One dollar was paid for an uncirculated
haf-cent of 1910, while haf-cents of
1894 to 1911 brought prices ranging
from 55 cents to 20 cents. An 1904 cent
was eagerly taken at $1175.
Two Leadville miners were working
shaft near Chalk rancho, when they
were surprised by an avalanche, and
one OF them, a man named Wilson, was
buried at the bottom of the shaft. His
SOAA PcShiOu, WIZ was db tuo SuIldCc,
narrowly escaped, and at once set to
work exhuming Wilson; but when he
had dug ten feet through the snow, he
despaired and made his way to Lead
vile. On Friday party of four men
started out to get Wilson'S body. believ-
ing him to have been dead some time.
Theyworked the greater part of Saturday
when they finally came on the supposed
dead man, frozen stiff, but still retain
ing a faint spark of life, which they
succeeded in tanning back into a con-
dition which inspired them with hope
of completely restoring him to health.
They returned with the helpless man to
Robinson's Camp, where they arrived
after an exhaustive trip, during which
one of their number several times faint
ed away in the snow and had to be car
ried for long distance. Wilson is in
the hands of competent medical advis-
ers, but only faint hopes are entertained
of his recovery.
Notice.
| The old reliable horse-shoeing establishment
of Charles Amer, in the rear Of the postoffice
| is still conducted by the undersigned. AL
classes of work in my line promptly and skill
LII {<,a 1<~16 r1cfn 16ra