The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-11-04
NEWS ITEMS.

NEWS ITEMS.
The price of rubber has advanced nearly 20
per cent.
The Comstock mines in Nevada have not
paid dividend for two years; nearly every
mine has levied one or more assessments on
the stockholders.
The imports of France for the last nine
months, as compared with those of the same
period last year, increased eo, 600, 600 francs,
and the exports increased 246, 200, 900 francs.
The average yield of wheat in Michigan is
10 20 to the acre; oats yield nearly g bushels
to the acre; corn and potatoes are good, and
beef cattle and sheep in fine condition.
The Troy Times estimates the loss to the
employees OF the Cohoes strike, which recent
ly terminated, at $27o, 200, but thinks the
company has made very small net gain by
the stoppage.
The Russian government has taken steps to
introduce cotton raising in Central Asia. They
have employed an American planter to super
intend the planting and outstanding of the cot
ton plants.
Agreat number of old coins have been un-
earthed in Jersey City, among which are an
Isaac Newton penny, Queen Elizabeth ha'-
penny, Fred Duke of York penny, New Jer-
sey pennies, a number of Georges, l., H..
Ill.,, and also few American coins.
There is great excitement in North Caro-
lima over the appearance of wild woman,
who has mania for stealing babies for food.
1t is asserted that several Of her victims have
been recovered fearfully mu,ilated. So far,
all attempts to capture her have proved futile.
The court Of appeals have given decision
which practically declares thai the owners of
property along the line of the elevated rail-
road in New York have a right to recover
damages where their property has been in
jured in value by the construction of the
road.
The United States is now regarded as the
richest country in the world. The value of its
property is estimated at $5o, 600. 900.
England possesses $44, log, ooo, 600 worth of
property. and France $37,2oo, 100000. This
would make the United States worth Sc. ooo.-
600, 900 more than England, and ST. 3ooo, ooo,-
more than France.
The Bank of England covers nearly FIVE
acres. The ground on which i, stands was
formerly church yard. The building has
no external windows and contains acres of
vaults. In the daytime it is guarded by its
own porters and policemen. At night there
IS detachment of foot guards, who take their
station at about O'Clock in the evening.
The rag business in New York has assumed
enormous proportions. 1t amounts to S3o,-
600. 900 per annum. There are 1900 rag
rickers in the city. Last year there was over
Sic, ooo, 600 worth Of rags imported. Rags
are of three kinds wooden, cotton and linen.
The former are used in manufacturing shoddy
cloths, and the Others in making paper.
In relation to Mr.. Henry Georges arrest in
Ireland, Lord Granville has said; I'm view
of the information furnished by MIR. Lowell as
to the character and pursuits of MIR. George.
which certainly rebuff any presumption of IN
lawful designs on his part, l can only express
to you the regret of Her Majesty's Govern
ment that this incident should have oc-
Cured"
Estimates have been made in England as TO
the relative cost Of keeping coin and paper in
circulation. To coin 100000 sovereiens
costs about $lo,o 900, or cent apiece. In If
teen years they lose one-half of one per cent.
or about $24 600, and become too light for
further use as money. The total expense on a
million Of sovereigns would be SIS, 600 for fif-
teen years. The paper to print I, 600, 900 one
( notes would cost four cents apiece, or SAo.-
600 at the outside. During fifteen years they
would have to be re-furnished at least three
times, or if in active use, six times, thus re-
curing an outlay Of about $I6o, 600, and per-
haps $3.50, ooo'for the same period that mil
hon Of sovereigns would remain in circula-
ton.
When gold is shipped from the United
States TO England i. is usually put in strong
canvas bags. Each bag Contains 5000.
Ten OF these bags are packed in a strong iron
key. Thus each key contains $4,000. The
average rate of insurance is about ST., 100 on
each million dollars. During the last twenty
years every key Of gold that has been shipped
has been taken out of Wall street to the vessel
by one man, old John Barclay, who is said to
have grown rich in the business. He gets ST.
for every keg taken on his truck and he often
takes forty Of them at a load. The loss hy
abrasion from the shipment of gold to Eng
land is about $3.50 on a million The United
States government is now putting its gold into
bars for shipment instead of shipping the
coin. Each bar or brick is valued at So, 600.
The bars are packed in kegs of sawdust to
pyeVeut abrasion,