The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-07-14
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Things In General.


and the child was sent to an in
lustrial school, She is this week sweet
rl-graduata at well known seminary,
where she has won high honors. H4
Beer seems to be far on the way toward
becoming popular beverage in Paris.
Last year the consumption amounted to
3UO, 900 hectalitres (about half barrels),
which was an increase of 26O, 900 hoctalitres
in sixteen years and 1913 900 in twenty -sev-
en- years, the consumption in 1853 having
been only 1000. In the whole of France
about 100000 hectalitres are now pro-
duced. One chief cause of the increased
consumption is believed to be the badness |
of the wine and the growing tendency Of the
use Of adulterating substances in it.
A Federal Office holder, who arrived at |
Washington on Friday from North Carolina.
says that the contingent fund Irregularities
as the United States marshal was recently |
asked to approve bill of $4,000 for some
shelving and pigeon hole cases which a
local mechanic offered to enter into bonds
to construct for 5000. At the same place a
person, armed with contract from the
government issued at the treasury, arrived
to fresco the ceiling Of the court house
for $4,000.
The house of lords, in England, is Civ
ing attention to the exits from theaters in
London which we might initiate with ad-
vantage There are thirty-six London
theaters, including Hengler's Grand Cirque
Theater, in Argyll street. The Royal
Italian opera. Covent Garden, seems the
best provided, and registers twenty stair
cases and sixty doors. Drury Lane and
several other theaters have freproof cor
ridors and stone staircases. The Gaiety,
in the strand, has sixteen exits. The hay
market has fifteen doors. Hengler's has
ten exits with doors opening outward, and
the Lyceum has exits on all four sides of
the block on which it stands. .s<
A New York letter says CT people sailing
for Europe: Among those going next
week are Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nordhotf,
and IN connection with their trip may be
mentioned little incident showing that
Sir James Gordon Bennett as the Paris
ians persist in calling him, has an appreci-
alton of honest labor. Mr.. Nordhoff has
for some years been connected with the
Herald, of late as its valued Washington
correspondent, and his clever and faithful
work (broken by the briefest vacations),
has ever been an enviable position in journ.
alism. few days ago he was astonished
at receiving from Mr.. Bennett very COM
plimentary letter, thanking him for his f.
| deity and assiduous work. and closing with
the request that he would take asix-month's
vacation, during which time his salary
would continue as usual
The contributions by the Jews Of Lon
don for the relief of the sufferers by the
Russian riots footed up two weeks ago
/ over e9, 900 ($45,OOO). The Rothschilds
gave el, 900 and the Seligmans $500. Large
sums have been collected at Vienna and
Paris. In the Austrian capital in addition
70 the grant Of 5000 forms $4,000 made
| by the Israelitish Alliance, the Rothschild's
! have contributed $4,000 forms, and three
other prominent Jewish citizens 5000 flor
ms each. In Paris the newspaper lie Gau-
amounted two weeks ago to $4,000 francs
t$5,O00). Germany has not contributed sc
freely, but Baron Bleichreder, Bismarck
financial guide, sent SIS, 900 marks. ST..
/ 2OO) to st. Petersburg soon otter the frs
| outbreak.
The new law for the protection of chill
dren in New York city went into operation
last week. It makes it misdemeanor fol
the proprietor of any theatrical exhibition
to admit to an evening performance an.
child under ten years of age, unless accom-
panied by reputable adult person. Per
II sons selling liquor to minors and person
( VINO shall suffer or permit them to engag
], in any game of chance in places where lio
uor is sold, are also to be held guilty o
the same ofense, and will be punished &C
cerdingly. h. .Mae
Rev. H. w. Beecher says: 1 recollec
that when during the war the internal rev
enue taxed incomes, and I had written
little book called Norwood" which
t through the generosity of the publisher o
| 7 bod hro1, oh{
larger sum than ever expected to make
t my income in certain year, was very con
3 siderable one. There were several men il
. nv neighborhood who could have bougl
7 me out ten times over; ana took motto
! that not one of them paid as much ia
9 as did. think paid larger tax tbs
9 year than did any of eight or ten million
!. aires. What had become of their property
), I never inquired; but think there will b
/, an inquiry about it in the judgment day.
i. Some years ago an estate In Bedfordshi1
!, England reverted to the Grown. It ha
!. been previously held by Lord Dyneyo
/. and then by the trustees of hi, estate, on
9 in both.cases the tenants made no complain
e The Grown agent. however, is averred
It to have @put on the screw" and the tenan
n far from finding the increased indulgen'
: they expected, have been SO oppresse
# that one of them, an elderly man, late
st killed himself. A razor was found ne
q him, and on the table paper in his hant
t. writing bearing the words, odd Mr.. Chiltc
II THE agent is my murderer" The roy
y family personally have nothing whatever
do with TIE Grown estates which are NAL
II aged in the interest of the public by 4
re Commissioners of Woods and Forests, wi
W pay over the proceeds to the treasury.
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