The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1881-03-17
NEWS BREvrr1Es.

New York and Brooklyn was S3, 600,
600. The amount spent thus far is S12,
600. 900.
Col E A. L. Roberts, it is reported
will build and endow a scientific ant
mechanical college at Titusvilie, Pa.
IKE building of which will cost abou
$3.50, 600.
The New York obelisk weighs 219
TONS The obelisk set up in LondoI
weighs 185 tons. The New Yorl
needle is SO feet 2 inches high-that O.
London 65 feet inches.
Opposite the Southampton docks
England. in the Canute road, is the
Canute Hotel, which bears the inscrip
ton: '.Near this spot, A. ID. 1923
Canute reproyed his courtiers."
The Congregational nuns in Mon
freal, who are extensive property own
ers there, are about to erect block o.
stores in Notrc Dame street, 500 feet
front by 12O feet deep, to cost 81, ,00O,
600.
DIR. Wild, of Canada, predicts fifty
three years of war after 1882, and an.
nounces the millennium to begin in
1885. This is wild assertion, sure
enough, and those interested will pre-
pare for 1885.
Rome has inaugurated its first horse
railroad, connecting upper and lower
Rome for three soldi. The drivers are
furnished with penny tin trumpets.
which they blow with all the gusto OF
ayoungster in his first pair of breeches.
About s., 500. 600 has been spent on
the Mississippi river, aside from the
jetties, since the formation of the
government, out of $40, 10000 appro-
priated for the rivers and harbors OF
the country.
A Boston restaurant keeper received
an order from the deceased Mr.. Har-
rington, through a medium, for an old
fashioned pumpkin pie. The medium
ate the pie while under the control OF
the delighted spirit.
Am electric headlight for locOmo-
tives will soon be tried on the Cleve-
land and Pittsburgh railroad. The
power win be furnished by small en-
gine placed behind the smoke-stack
and furnished with steam from the
main boiler. $50
According to the last census, Berlin,
Germany, contained 19, ,O75 improved
house-lots, 25,154 dwelling houses, and
1,4S4 other inhabited buildings. II
contained 2j6,470 household, /, LOG, 347
inhabitants, and 6,677 absentees. Its
domiciled population, therefore, was
1,113,024.
The most humorous bit of t'Boycet-
ting vet heard of is in the case of an
undertaken in the county of Down, who
has been '.Boycotted," every man in
the neighborRpod having entered into
a solemn engagement not to ride in the
blaggard's hearse-
The Brooklyn Police Commissioners
are making an effort to enforce the Sun
day liquor laws, but have issued an or
der that the policeman shall not enter
saloons and drink Intoxicating liquors
for the purpose of obtaining evidence
against the dealers
Miss Evans of barley House, Derby,
lately died at the age of "a. She was
the owner of Boscobel, near Wolver-
hampton, where the Penderels, who
sheltered Charles H., lived, and by her
order n strong iron fence was put
round King Charles oak.
At Walkerville, NJ. T., recently, four
teen sticks of giant powder exploded,
and the Inhabitants. thinking that
Gabriers trump was sounding, fell on
their knees and began confession of
their guilty lives. 1t is said that some
racy developments were made.
In Boston when the pool bill became
a law, the booksellers avoided its techni-
calities i'll u very simple way. Instead
of selling the horses as in the ordinary
pool way, the auctioneer would have a
collection of plain photographs of the
horses, and would sell them. After the
race the winning photograph would
take the pool money, and all went on
Indians and Chinese do not affiliate.
A few DAYS since at Seattle an encoun-
ter took place between big brave and
a house servant, and the latter got bad
" used. Then the victor said: Indian
IS all the same as white man; Chinaman
all the same dog
Mr.. Storrs, of Mansfield, Conn, has
offered to give to the State a farm val
ued at S15,O0 for the purpose of es-
tablislIing an agricultural school. A
brother of Mr.. Storrs offers also piece
of land of one hundred acres, and
agrees to give $1,000 to help along the
institution
A Philadelphia shop-keeper has sued
n ncighbor for $1,000 damages on the
ground that at certain hour OF the
day the latter's metallic sign reflects
noxious and offensive light rays into his
store, to his great annoyance and incon-
venience and detriment to his trade.
A Belfast, Me-, man, whose time
must hang heavy on his hands, and who
has some fame as :: microscopic writer,
has surpassed himself by writing the
whole of President Hayes last message
ON one side of a postal card. He
sent it to the President, who returned
him letter of thanks.
A juggler who had attained populari-
ty in Berlin by his feat of sword-swal-
lowing recently broke blade while it
was sheathed in his throat. The throat
was opened at the side to permit of the
extraction of the part of the sword that
was broken OFF, and the operation was
performed successfully; but inflamma-
ton ensued, and the man died.
This is from the Hartford COu5'dnt of
March 9, 1773: IN B.-This days pa
per makes n despicable appearance up
on half-shcet lowing to the want of
paper), but it is to be hoped those in
debted will receive it gladly, and en-
tertain it kindly, as their neglect in
making payments is the sole cause of
its disgrace"
A new method of obtaining grain in
photo-engraving has been introduced by
Mai Waterhouse. He presses sand or
glass paper into gelatine reliefs, and as
the shadows contain thicker layer of
the gelatine, and as, therefore, the sand
or glass is more strongly forced in, a
very perceptble grain is produced.
The formation into batallions of the
pupils belonging to the communal
schools of Paris is progressing rapidly.
The boys are formed into battalions of
600, divided into four companies. They
are armed with Especial light rifle with
sword bayonet, and uniformly dressed
with trousers, blouse and Scotch bon
net. The drill takes place every Thurs
day. and the general maneuvers will be
executed on the first Wednesday of each
month. By arrning children from IL
to IS it will form an efectT of %, 600
young soldiers.