The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-04-16

tend to show that door and window
screens protect the inmates of houses
provided with them from malaria. 1t
Is certainly precaution worth trying by
those compelled to live in malarial dis
tricts.
The silk industries in the United
States last year gave employment to
"a, 40 operatives, who were paid an ag-
gregate of SO, 107, 1886 in wages. Census
Office returns show that the total value
of finished silk goods produced in this
country during the year was nearly $685.
0o0.00O, and the capital invested 49,
10000
The price of voters must be rather
high In some parts of England, if one
may Judge from the figures given in a
recent parliamentary return. Mr.. w.
w. Wynn, who stood as a conservative
for the representation of Montgomery
shire, spent no less than $4,000, or at
the rate of S33 for every vote he receiv-
ed-and then he didn't get enough to
elect him.
Peace is far from the minds of the
European powers, if we may Judge by
the condition of things in the immense
Krupp gun-works in Germany. These
factories are in state of feverish activ-
lty. The numerous buildings have re-
ceived more additions, the army of en-
ployes has been increased and work is
carried on day and night. The next
country to have an order filled is Rou-
mania, for which 100 field guns, with
complete accouterments, have been in
process of manufacture. Greece will
come next with 700 field pieces, com
pletely equipped. Next in order is
Sweden, with fifty field g1us, Holland
with 100, and Italy with 40U siege guns.
Arizona, like all the Territories, has
become heartily tired of the colonial
system of government, and is moving in
the matter of obtaining statehood. The
house OF representatives has passed a
bill calling convention to meet in
January, 1882, which convention is to
frame State constitution to be sub
mitted to the people at the general
election in 1882. The census showed
that in June Arizona's total population
numbered 40,441, including 1870
Chinese, two Japanese and 8, 493 Indians
and half-breeds. The showing, it will
be seen, is not favorable for admission,
but the Territory is rapidly filling up,
and its early future is full of bright
promise.
The Winter palace in st. Petersburg
figures extensively in the Nihilistic plots.
The palace is an imposing pile upon
the left bank of the Neva. Rastulli was
the designer of the structure. The
Winter palace occupies the site, which,
IN the time of Peter the Great, was the
property of his high admiral, Count
Afraxin, who by his will left it. to Peter
LII. After her coronation at Moscow the
Empress Anna lived there for time, but
in about the middle of the last century
1t was pulled down and the erection of
a palace begun. 1t was completed in the
reign OF Catherine. In 1887 it was
burned to the ground; but in less than
two years the palace, as it now stands,
was finished. It is about eighty feet in
height and more than $50 feet in length.
a record of adventurous villainy Just
about black enough to furnish the basis
for novel of the blood and thunder
type has been made by four brothers
named Killian in Southwestern Mis-
souri,. Each of them chilled his man :"
IN the most iendish manner conceiv-
able, and the youngest of the four, who
ayowedly committed murder for no other
reason than to equal his brothers, has
recently been sent to the Missouri peni-
Tertiary for life. One of the others was
shot by the avengers of his victim, but
two of the four escaped all justice. That
part of the country in which these crimes
were committed was once the home of
outlawry, but capital and honorable
labor have carried thither a degree of
civilization fatal to the peaceful pursuit
of such villainy.
Beer suddenly killed healthy young
man named James Little, at Canton,
Ohio. While holding a glass of beer
to his lips at his clearinghouse he was
attacked by violent fit of gasping for
breath, his head hanging down on his
breast. The inmates of the room took
him outside into the fresh air, after
which he reclined on some old carpet
in the summer kitchen, and in a few
moments was corpse. A post-mortem
was held by the coroner and doctor.
They reported all the organs in unim-
paired condition. The mode of death
was decidedly unusual. The cold beer
which he drank partly paralyzed the
stomach, and before the beer became of
proper temperature to be absorbed
into the system it began to ferment,
causing formation of carbonic acid
gas. The gas gradually overpowered
the heart, lungs, and brain, and para
lyzed the entire nervous system, pro-
ducing death.
A new branch of burglary has been
opened in Chicago. A young lady went
into dentists shop to have five teeth
extracted. Having put her under the
influence of gas or ether, he drew
fifteen teeth from her upper jaw. She
cuod tho dentist for dopooooc Ha