The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-06-25
VARIETIES.

/ DR., Paliea has discovered fOul
plsnetoids already this year, making
224 in ell that are known 70 astrone
mers.
Mr.. John G. Francis sole surviving
sob OF the late John Francis. OF Lon
don, succeeds bis father as publisher
of Notes and Queries and The Athen-
9um.
If the Atlanta Constitution speaks
correctly, more reapers have been
sold in Georgia this year than the
entire cotton belt possessed one year
ago.
Three thousand guests were invited
to the Wedding Of Mile. Lucy Roths-
child and Mr.. Leon Lambert. at the
Temple of the Rue de Ia Victor,
Psris, on May Both.
Mr.. HeWett Chandler and Miss
Mary II. Grant, two prominent
Shakers, have lately LETT the 'fsmily"
in New Gloucester, Me-, gone to
Boston, and got married.
The American Bible Society pro-
poses to canvas the entire population
of the United States, and present
very destitute family with a copy OF
1.-The Bible free of charge.
Professor Bariabi writes from Rome
that be has discovered q fragment OF
veritsble shield of Achilles, bear
ing not only the sculptures, but also
a portion Of the text OF Homer.
The father of Levi P. Morton was
one OF the old-time hard woking and
hsrd.thinking New England clergy
men. His salary WAS only $500 a
year, but on that be managed to give
each of his six children q good educa
ton.
An American paper has the follow.
ing:-"Ells Dean, aged seventeen,
fell eighty feet from Eagle Rock,
Orange Mountain, N. J., and was not
seriously hurt. These patent air
bustles do ease up a fall wonder
fully"
The Memphis Avalanche expresses
the opinion that il the Tennessee
debt-psyers would stop their grog
for five years and kill of their dogs
they could pay the stste debt, princi-
pal and interest and have some money
left to buy sheep.
Count Albert Apponyi, the leader
OF the Catholic National party in
Austria, is in age a mere youth, bat
presents dignifed and commanding
presence, high culture and the ability
to address his hearers equally we'll in
German, Hungarian, English, French
or Latin.
Major Bellsmy, who once was one
OF Genrgla's most prominent slave.
now employs about 1000
negroes on bis large plantation, and
each family has a neat cabin, q veg
etHble garden and some fruit trees; a
plantation church and school main
tanned at the msjor's xeense.
King Oscar and Queen Sophia, Of
Sweden, respectively fifty-three and
years old, celebrated their
silver wedding on Tuesday OF last
week. Among the gifts received was
3 magnificent silver clock. from the
Grand Duke of Baden. whose daugh-
Ter is the Princess Royal of Sweden.
The death is announce in England,
It the age OF 102, of John MooriDg,
)ne OF the now few survivors OF the
battle Of Trafalgar. in which engage
nent be was captain of the msintop
" the Wunderer. Until few months
Igo be retained q clear recollection
II all the events of that memorable |
lay.
When the Prince of Wales was at
Isrmouth, recently, be wished to |
ross the river with some friends, aud |
eng at som edistance from the ferry
10 hailed a shrimper. asking him to
AXE them over in q boat. But the
arimper, not recognizing or not
eediug royalty, bluntly shouted back
nat he was not licened to carry pas
sngsrs in his boat, and that the
arty would better 90 10 the public
Try, which wss done.
Arab Bey, the fiery colonel. was
lst before his accession to power q
city employee in q Csttaui firm,
here bis duties consisted 10 superin-
ending the fodder supplies with
hicb that firm was entrusted. This
by no means the first time since
,e days OF Joseph the Hebrew when
mean man has sprung to power in
lie valley OF the Nile. The under
the present Khedive's family was
imself but an Albanian peasant.
The late Dr.. John F. Gray, Ameri-
l's pioneer home@spathist, once
ave to a poor sewing girl who came
J him for advice vial of medicine,
I'D told her to go home, take the
ose and 60 to bed. She replied that
,e could not do 80. as she was de- |
sndent on her daily earning for g
wing. Then" said he, "I'll have
change the medicine a little"
lking back the vial, he wrapped it
q ten dollar bill, and returning it
her repeated the order: $50 home
I'D go to bed, and take the medicine,
rspper and all"
A Ffenchman named Mollier. who
rich and eccentric, has built for