Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-07-14
Things In General.


ago girl baby, elegantly dressed, was de-
serted by its mother, who left it in Con-
neticut depot. Several young men dubbed
together to support it; but they tired of the
sensation, and the child was sent to an in
dustrial school. She is this week sweet
girl-graduate at well known seminary,
where she has won high honors."
Beer seems to be far on the way toward
becoming a popular beverage in Paris.
Last year the consumption amounted to
3U0, 900 hectalitres about half barrels),
which was an increase of EGO, 900 hectalitres
in sixteen years and 293, 900 in twenty sev-
en- years, the consumption in 1858 having
been only 1000. In the whole of France
about 8, 1000, 900 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 ct
Washington on Friday from North Carolina,
says that the contingent find irregularities
of the treasury have extended to that state,
as the United States marshal was recently
asked to approve bill Of So, 900 for some
shelving and pigeon-hole cases which a
local mechanic offered to enter into bonds
to construct for 5000. At the same place q
person, armed with q contract from the
government issued at the treasury, arrived
to fresto the ceiling Of the courthouse
for SIS. 600.
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 end
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.
A New York letter says CT people sailing
for Europe: among those going next
week are Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nordhoff,
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. A few days ago he was astonished
at receiving from Mr.. Bennett q very COM
plimentary letter, thanking him for his f.
the request thath he would take ix-months
vacation, during which time his salary
would continue as usual"
don for the relief of the sufferers by the
Russian riots footed up two weeks ago
over 99 900 ($45 ,000), The Rothschilds
gave 81 900 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 ($2, OOO made
by the Israelitish A lliance, the Rothschilds
have contributed $1,000 forms, and three
other prominent Jewish citizens 1000 flor
ms each. In Paris the newspaper LIE Gau-
lois has opened subscription, which
amounted two weeks ago to 28, 600 francs
t$5, OOO). Germany has not contributed SO
freely, but Baron Bleichreder, Bismarck's
financial guide, sent 81, 900 marks, { ST.
2O0) to st. Petersburg soon after the first
outbreak.
The new law for the protection Of chill
dren in New York city went into operation
last week. It makes it misdemeanor for
the proprietor of any theatrical exhibition
to admit to an evening performance any
child under ten years of age, unless accom-
panied by O reputable adult person. Per-
sons selling liquor to minors and persons
who shall suffer or permit them to engage
in any game of chance in places where liq-
uor is sold, are also to be held guilty Of
the same oHense, and will be punished &C
cordingly.
Rev. 81. w. Beecher says: / recollect
that when during the war the internal rev.
enue taxed incomes, and / had written a
little book called Norwood" which
through the generosity of the publisher of
the New York Ledger, had brought me in
larger sum than ever expected to make,
my income in certain yeai, was very con-
siderable one. There were several men in
my neighborhood who could have bought
me out ten times over; and took Noise
that not one of them paid as much tax
as did. think I paid larger tax that
year than did any of eight or ten million
aires. What had become of their property?
l neverinquired; but I think there will be
an inquiry about it in the Judgment day.
Some years ago an estate In Bedfordshire
England, reverted to the Grown. It had
been previously held by Lord Dynevor,
and then by the trustees of hi, estate, and
in both cases the tenants made no complaint.
The Crown agent, however, is averred to
to have aput on the screw, and the tenants
far from finding the increased indulgence
they expected, have been 80 oppressed
that one OF them, an elderly man, lately
killed himself. A razor was found near
him, and on the table paper in his hand
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