Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-03-09
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Toronto and its suburbs have &c.,
ga population, an increase in ten
years of S7,141.
Gov. Tabor, of Colorado, had daily
income from his mine during january
Of about $500.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee is writing his
tory OF the campaigns of the army of
northern Virginia.
Nearly all the farmers in the lower
foothills of Placer county, California
are setting out grape vines this sea-
son.
The "oldest inhabitant" says that so
far this has been the mildest winter in
Washington territory within his me-
mOry.
During January 2,509 immigrants
entered the United States at Port HUI
ron, Mich. They were mostly Cana
dams.
joaquin Miller lives a hermit's life
in New York city, occupying rooms at
the top of a house and doing his own
cooking.
Little Rock has within ten days lost
money enough on cotton futures to
erect a finer ediice than can be found
in that city.
Over one hundred horses have died
from pink-eye in the trans-Pee-D Dee
section of Marion county, South Car
DINA, within the past three weeks.
A golden eagle was killed on the
Reavis ranch, near Chico, CAL, lately,
while trying to carry off a dog. 1t
measured seven feet from tip to tip of
the wings.
It has cost twice as much to take
care Of the criminals as to educate the
children of Nevada, the figures since
1865 being for state prison, 1857 900;
for schools, $468, 329.
Mr.. Herbert Spencer will visit Amer
lea, but with no Oscarwildeish intent.
He will travel as far as California
merely to see the country and the peo-
pie, bat he won't lecture once. Mr..
81 encer is a worthy philosopher.
The coronation of Alexander Ill, if
ever it takes place, which seems still
doubtful, will cost the pretty little sum
of 21,000,000 rHbles. The coronation
of the Gar Nicolas cost 100000
rubles, and that of Alexander II. IT,
100000.
1t was reported in Knoxville, Tenn,
one day last week, that Perham
Adams, young cadet attending the
university at that place, was dying
from nicotine poisoning. He smoked
forty cigaretts on wager, and was at
once taken click.
The Vienna managers are still ours
ing and crashing their teeth over the
barbarity of the theatrical inspection
committee, which has been reforming
their houses so radically that they are
likely to be converted into churches
ere long or closed altogether.
A corporation has been formed at San
Francisco for the purpose of acquiring
property necessary for the erection and
maintenance of cremation hall,
wherein to cremate the dead, and by
actual trial to seek to popularize Gre
nation, and so hasten it's universal
adoption.
Senator Davis boards at the National
hotel in Washington, where his sitting
room reminds one of an Illinois law
Office. There is no carpet on the floor,
a large wood fire crackles and blazes on
the hearth, the chairs are capacious,
with rush seats, and at night candles
supply the light.
Capt. Joe, the local chief of the
Washoe Indians, informed a reporter
of the Carson City New Appeal that
there is squaw living in the outskirts
of Carson who is nearly $50 year old.
Her grandson, at the age of gu, was
one of Gen. Fremont's guides when
he crossed the plains.
Within a radius of twenty miles of
Heppner, Umatilla county, Oregon,
there are over 100000 sheep. It is
safe to assume that these will average
at least six pounds of wool apiece or
100000 pounds. which at an average
price Of twenty cents per pound yields
the handsome sum Of $4,000 year.
There is large field of grain near
the town of Williams, Cal, which is
kept fed off completely to the ground
by ducks, AMI no one ever saw a duck
upon it. They come on dark nights
Great numbers of them come about II
o'clock and 60 away about four o'clock
in the morning, feeding some four OF
five hours.
President Arthur appears to be al
ways ready with courteous and gallant
speeches. George Bancroft met him
after sending an invitation to him, ant
expressed the hope that he would &C
cept it. II believe" said the president
II am allowed to accept invitations
from the cabinet, the supreme court
and-Mr. George Bancroft"
A golden chalice, valued, until las
month, at from 5000 to 1900 marks
has teen sold by the parish Catholi,
church at Carlsruhe to Baron Roth
schild, of Frankfort, for 160, 900 marks
| Recent repairs to the church edifice