The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-04

When the ordinary chilled car-wheels
were the only kind in use, $4,000 miles was
considered an exceptionally good record
for a wheel, while the great majority would
run from 80, 900 TO 10000 miles only. With
the present steel-tired wheel 100000 miles
wear is not unusual, and wheels have even
been known to live through 600,0C0 miles
service. A prominent New England railroad
has about 1000 of these wheels in use, the
average life Of which is l22, 900 miles, many
OF them being new. From the number,
G66 wheels which had been longest in use
were selected, and the record showed an
average mileage of 215,578. Among the
number were 120 which had run over 2jO,-
miles, and 35 had record of over 100000,
miles, while two had attained 400, 9l5 miles
each. 1t may not be generally known that
railroads keep record OF every wheel in
use, but such Is the fact. Every wheel Is
numbered, and its life is traced by its daily
service. The employees OF the railroad are
required to report the distance run at the
end of each trip, and record is made OF
the mileage OF each wheel.
London is at present infested with some
gangs OF rutlians, each consisting OF forty
members, and calling itself "The Forty
Thieves" Their organization and train
ing are perfect. Their modes OF approach
when they have selected q victim are mar
..,ss Of dextcc;rs,..yy, and their codes OF sig
nails maryels Of ingenuity. The number
of each band is always maintained. when
one leaves there are many eager TO take ms
place, so popular among London street
boys is the profession. This fact battles the
police and makes tho tactics OF the bands
almost incomprehensible.
The strange practice prevails among
some classes Of London pawnbrokers OF
taking Bank of England notes in pledge.
A London pawnbrokeT's manager recently
admitted having taken in pledge from one
individual two notes for G100 each, besides
one for eco and four for 9j each, adyan-
cling upon the whole E1 only. The eXpla-
nation given was that the customer had
volunteered that he merely desired to place
them temporarily In safekeeping. As a
fact, these notes were the produce OF q
robbery.
To the ordinary observer it looks some
what peculiar TO see woman stand up in
court and testify that her husband had as
sauIted her, and, after he had been fined s.
and costs, dip her hand into her pocket and
produce the money, which she had been
saving to get new dress, to pay the fine
But that's q woman all oyer.-S0merUiHt
Journal.
The beer-drinkers Of Indianapolis have
hit upon a novel plan to eyade the Sunday
law against the sale Of liquor. II rather
beats the Yankee striped-pig dodge. They
are organizing literary" clubs, where
they drink dd 10. on Sundays. One Of
them, organized last Saturday, is called
the "Garield Literary Club"
A silent "r"--A Milwaukee clergyman
asks: "Is 1t proper pronunciation tC
sound the sr' in the word dorg !''-
Boston Post.
The schoolmaster is a very inquisitiv,
person. lie is always asking questions
His Is questionable calling. Boston
Transcript.
II mans biography Is called history
why should not woman's be called her
story i-0u City Derrick.
The striking piano-makers ought 10 b,
able 10 hold the Philadelphia Bl,I
iefsp.