The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-22
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

ten thousand brakemen ale killed IN TINS
country every year.
The new Cars wife is a sister of the
Princess of Wales, and his own sister is
Duchess of Edinburgh, so that he is
doubly allied to Queen Victorias family.
New Workers are having a regular
scare over the unhealthiness of their
city. The death-rate goes on increasing,
and the Sanitary Department is unable
to explain it away
Five hundred fresh applications for
consullates have been filed at the State
Department, and there are no less than
twenty-seven applications for the Second
Assistant Postmaster Generalship
Miss Flora Torrey stepdaughter of
Judge w. r. Wagstaa, of Paola, Kan,
has Just been admitted to the bar, after
a searching examination. She is hand
some blonde, highly educated, and ac-
complished in music and painting.
Now that it is believed "literary fel-
lers" are to have their innings, it is to be
hoped Daniel Pratt, the Great American
Traveller, will not be forgotten He says
he has been through every college in the
country.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and the
Communists do not agree at all In his
sermon on Sunday Mr. Beecher ridiculed
the idea that the world owes any man a
living. FIf the world paid its debts, :"
he said "halters would be scarce
The Danish Minister intimates that
his government will sell the Danish
West India Islands-St. Thomas and st.
Johns-to the United States if a salts
factory offer is made. His government
is not anxious to dispose of the islands,
however.
A theater manager at st. Louis has
been condemned to pay $500 damages to
man who was unable to obtain the best
seats for an opera season at the time they
were advertised to be for sale. 1t was
proved that they had been sold preyi-
ously to a speculator.
The disc of the sun, which has been
free from spots for some time, was dot
ted with number Of them last Friday.
This is supposed to indicate an unusual
disturbance of some kind, and by some
is believed to have some connection with
the approaching storms predicted by Mr..
Vennor.
And this is the way it will work out in
Nebraska The Omaha Herald says "the
female vote of Nebraska will not be so
distressingly large as many suppose. Its
worst effect will be to give some men
two votes instead of one" This is CIV
ing an undue advantage to our wild
Western brethern
The postoffice officials at Hartford, Ct,
have put stop to the swindling opera
tions of fellow who has been adverti-
sing for agents at fifty dollars month,
to distribute samples of soap, About
hundred letters, enclosing stamps OF one
dollar to pay for an outfit, have been
sent to the Dead Letter Office to be re-
turned to the writers. He was arrested,
but released without trial, and disap-
peared as soon as possible.
The Detorite powder, made by the
Vigorite Company of California, was re-
Gently tested near San Francisco to show
its superior power and the entire safety
with which it can be used. A cartridge,
lit with match, burnly slowed without
an explosion a ball was fired through a
can of itwith the same result, and weights
were allowed to fall upon the powder
without igniting it. In actual blasting
its power exceeded any other descrip.
ton of powder.
The vicar of village near Gravesend,
England, who is somewhat unpopular
with some of his parishioners, made Ger.
tain remarks in recent sermon at which
lady smiled scornfully. The vicar
walked down from his rostrum to the
pew where the lady was seated, and,
having given her good shaking, re-
turned to his place and finished his dis
course
Several years ago, in East Tennessee,
near the present site of Rugby, two in
innate friends, GULL and Dent, quar-
relied, and Den. stabbed GULL to death.
Before dying, GULL made an old negro
servant, who had formerly been slave,
promise to avenge him, but in fair
fight with knife Dent fed to Texas,
but returned, and was found by the col
ored man, who told him his purpose.
Dent met him near the grave Of Gull,
and the duel resulted in the death of
both.