Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1882-10-21
NEWS IN BRIEF.

In the cities OF Venice and Amster
ian there arc 7o0 bridges.
-Camp-meetings were held in this
country as early as l77o.
The cern crop y Cuba has .'ee II
destroyed by the drought
--RussiA has increased il ,d1O. 900 il
population III the lssi twelve years.
The demand for French cookies is
greatly on the increase Ill EnglaAd
Nevada Will send from au.uou to
50, 900 beef cattle to market tils year.
In 1875 sixty tons Q. human hair
we're exported from China to Europe.
An ostrich egg is considered equiva-
lent TO twenty-iour eggs Of the domestic
hen.
A Pittsburg firm is turning ont
glass slabs for use on furniture i'll lieu
of marble.
Cyprus is said to entail clear an
nual expense of S4SQ. 900 on the English
Government.
A movement is on foot among the
lawyers Of Texas to organize State
Bar Association.
A new military post has been or
dered constructed on the N!obrara river
III Northern Nebraska.
Captain Carey has written q long
account of Prince Napoleon's death for
London society journal.
The bankers IF Indiana are To hold
meeting III indianapolis on t,.c lst of
October to form State society.
In one part OF Russia they were re-
Gently PRAYING for rain, while in another
part 1t had ralned six weeks necessarily.
DR.. Franz Hoffman. whose story
books delighted two generations OF
Genoan children, has just died IN Dres-
den.
The product of California quicksil-
yer mines last year was G0,s5l TASKS.
and the exports by sca and rail were
,779 TASKS.
Mime. Christine Nilsson is Mt Div
onne, watering place IN Southern
France. She will sail for tho United
States OH October II.
MIR. Sackvillc West, the English
Minister ut Washington. will mako
brief trip to England Ill October to- at
tend to some business matters.
| The Summer corps OF Now York
!
ment houses and 3O,Oi2 familier, and
prescribed for 739 sick persons.
Savannah refuses to allow any mora
street railways III that city, for tile rea-
son that the present companies have
abused the privileges granted them.
| Joseph Jefferson, tho actor, has
presented to his lifelong friend. Attor-
uey General Brewster n fine view Of
Southern landscape, PAINTED by him
self.
"A marriage is announced rs ar
ranged between the daughter OF Earon
4 Gustavc dc Rothschild aud Mr.. Lam
bert, the agent of the house oi Retl.s-
child III Brussels.
1T is said that Prince Alexander, of
Bulgaria, Is betrothed to tho younger
sister of Queen Nathalie OF Scrvia.
Her Majesty is daughter Of Colonel
kechko III the Russian army, aud of his
wife nee Princess Stonrlza.
They makc something besides Of
fics-holders Ill Washington. the manu-
featuring establishments Of the city
having capital OF 1881 226, employ
; hug !, l1C persons. while their products
/ | are NaiucA dL ELL ,Dtj lSJ.
Tue families Of two men lvnclcI
for cattle stealing ut Puct,lo. Col hayo
sued the county fyr 900. Oh tile
ground tina. the men wcr. ssot properly
protected by the officers.
1T is said that Minister Hunt will
!. soon return from Rus sia, To look after
the large property left 10 h,m and his
douoht.4y n n rst,n 1;a.f a
: few weeks ago at New Orleans.
, OF the United States is a<9. 800. :
. OOO, 900, or 5000 per capita: ot Great
:, Britain, s4i ,oOO, ,0J0. 900, which IL sl.-
2eo per head ; France, s37 ,2o0, ,ot0, ,Oo.
or 81 .045 per capita. IN IsiD Great
Dritain's wealth Was five times g. great
, as ours.
: -Presideut Grevv II France has
been invested with the order os the
q Golden Fleece by lie King of Spain,
: his neck being aflorneI by the same col
i lar worn by the late Car Alex ansier II.
n Tlis Order Ia one ot the nnat dis.in-
!, g,tished IN all Europe, nayiu. Leei
0 founded III IL, by Philippe III. Dake
/, OF Burgundy.
4 -FlaherMan III Penol,sro. Bay say
1 that the nlacser..l fishing Ias been q
r total failure there this season.. sslai IL
: spite III denials. they reissra;o the stor,
that the nacuha.iela s.4Asaer. seine ini
. rn.ckercl along I'll. coaz, oi si4..4c ALI.
threaten tifeir destruction.
u -PaaI Tulane. of Princeton, y. j.
i who Ias gwen Sc1 Odeaus i.ausssorn.
u ool fund i. al-ous - years old. II,
! role Oh horseback froui Princeton I.
q Ne~ ORLEANS IN l.i,, ani a. early ri
IL ls2. isai aaaa.zed . .oTsnua III gsta.
3I5o,oJ0. lie i. . bachelor gni 1--we
a,iiesl. .. psaacei.,A, ~nefs l.c Is kuovs
}, for niA charitable deeds.
Il The excavations Undertaken by DIR
s: S~.aiienann al Hi=.ariik having CONE /.
= a-cl.ac, Hal.ai Eey. Director 81 til,
>, Imperial Mlsenus IL Cocs.an,inople. ha
= gone 10 the DagdAaelIes with sevara
y. o.:<r anssquarsaas for tbs purpo,= o
p receiving the snar. of the diseoyere.
of treasures which, By tire ssrms Of tia
La ffyrunu i..snxsus u, fte - -~vaul fssyxyYs