Morris tribune., 1881-11-03
Things in General,

Glendive, Montana; now there are 1900
The Northern Pacific Railroad was opened
to that point in July. In the new ceme-
terry there are nine graves, including five
Of men killed in fights and two of female
outcasts who committed suicide.
A Methodist Episcopal preacher in
Pueblo, COL, adopted the original exped-
ept, few Sundays ago, of having the choir
sing the morning hymn from the steps III
front of the church to attract congrega-
ton.
1t is said that the existing deficiencies in
the household goods at the White House
were caused by theIexpend ture Of SO, 900 of
the last years appropriation under the
Hayes administration for remarkable set
of dinner china, modelled, painted, ard
gilded in bad taste. The makers also bad
the privilege of duplicating the set twenty
five times minus the national coast of arms.
An Iowa father has spent the best part
of year, 800 in money, and made fou
trips to Washington to secure his son
$500 clerkship in one of the department..
The boy must be an unbearable nuisance
around home.
One of the curious results of the late
presidents death was the number of other
deaths directly ascribed to it, One prom
inent western banker dropped dead on hear
ing Of 1t; the shock gave man in Massa-
chusetts stroke of apoplexy, from whicr
he is not expected to recover, and a wealth,
grain dealer from Altamont, illinois, became
demented, and committed suicide. It dc,
not appear that any of these persons were
intimately connected with Mr.. Garfield BY
social or political ties.
Much interest is felt in the success of the
Of oh TN ~
to New York October 10. With the usual
heated bearings to spoil the test of the trial
the vessel made Is "a miles per hour. The
Inmans have lavished an enormous amount
on this vessel, and all concerned in steam
navigation are watching the experiment
with interest. She is built to carry 1890
cabin and steerage passengers. The en-
gines of the steamer can be brought to
dead stop in two seconds bv turning sin
gle lever, and from going full speed ahead
they can be reversed to full speed astern in.
the incredible space of five seconds.
The way the money Of people goes is il
Illustrated, on small scale, by the recent
sale of government buildings at Camp How.
ard, Idaho. They cost about SIS, 900, &C.
cording to Pacific coast newspaper, and
were sold for SOS. This price does not
seem to have been fixed by collision, as
the same authority says that 'the man who
bought cannot realize, unless he establishes
military camp or uses them for frewood."
The government is generally sure to pay
great deal for what it builds, and to get
very little for what it sells.
The Brahmin, says DR.. Scudder, has
Intellectually no superior. No man can
mingle much with them and not have his
wits sharpened. They are the learned men
of the country. The Sanscrit. queen of
languages, is their native tongue, and its
vast literature has been their grand field of
mental training. The Brahmin is almost
white, wonderfully neat. begins every day
in the water tank, eats no animal food, be-
ieving that fhe does he shall pass through
as many transmigrations after death as there
are hairs on the animal Of which he eats.
Physically, these people are of splendid
form. majestic heads, and carry themselves
grandly.
According to The London World, the
first cause Of the animosities between regi-
ments has always been difficult to trace; but
the bad BLOOD" circulates through genera
ton after generation Of recruits. There
are two distinguished corps in her majesty's
service whose men never lose an opportunity
of pummeling each other when an opportu-
nifty offers itself, and the only reason which
can be assigned for this is tradition that
some officers Of the one had been insulted
by an officer Of the other at the siege Of
Quebec.
The French Republic has not abolished
titles of nobility, but the government
during the last two years has given them ss
little official recognition as possible. They
have been eliminated from the army and
navy lists, and the term "Monseigneur" W,
not ofhcially applied to bishops. Tt Re r
or Of the Seals, too, no longer sancio ed
ranmission of titles through heiresses, as it
used often to be done Of old. Now,
however, the Journal Official describes all
the Cabinet Ministers as "Their Excellen
81 g, title which has been dropped since
1870, and the inference is drawn that q
more conservative and less Of an iconoclas-
tie policy is to be pursued.