The Southern herald., 1883-03-03
EDITORIAL Items.

towns 10 Arkansas.
Arkansas has 1856 public school buildings
valued at over s254 900.
ExGOvsrnOr Morgan, Of New York. left
nearly SsOO.OOO to charitable and educational
institutions.
A coal mine horror occurred at BraidwOOd.
H., last week, BY which rs miners lost their
lives.
Huntington, Of the Southern Pacific Rail-
way. hss purchased MOrgan's LOuisiana and
Texas railway and steamship property.
The contract for building the courthouse
Of Pike county will BE- let to the lowest bid.
der at Magnolia, on Monday next.
During the week ending February 10th
there we're 254 business failures throughout
the country.
The home Of II Mcdonald. near Braekatt
Texas, was recently destroyed by fire, and
four Of bis children persisted in the flames.
Among the pall-bearsrs at the funeral Of
sx Governor Morgan, Of New York, were
President Arthur aud sx President Grsut.
1t is estimated that over $4,000 900 worth
Of property has been damaged or destroyed
10 Indiana BY the floods.
The Lieutenant Governor of Vermont was
recently arrested by policeman for kicking
up a row in theatre.
A FIRE alarm caused q panic 10 a school
room 10 New York, and fourteen little girls
were trsmpsd to death.
The fourth annual meeting Of the MissisI
sippi Valley Horticultural Society was held
10 New Orleans last week. 800 members
were present from 10 States.
At The shooting match 10 Louisville, on the
22d. between Dr. Carver aud Capt. BOgardus.
the former was the winner, killing SO birds
to BOgarduss 50.
Near Metz tame bear was walking in the
woods and suddenly came upon an Alsatian
hunter who pointed bis gun to fire, when the
bear stood on bis hind legs and danced. The
hunter though. it was the devil and fed.
There is 10 one Of the Boston courts suit
which hinges upon the validity Of law
passed 10 1858, when the Hub was small
provincial town. 1t pertains to the ownership
of land covered BY party walls.
Idaho is relatively stronger in MOrmOnism
than is Utah, there being ten Mormon repre-
senlatives in its Legislature, one of whom is
Bishop IN the Church, and fully Onsthird
of the $4,000 inhabitants are adhsrsnts ol
the Mormon faith,
The Asiatic Society Of India have taken
steps to erect monument on the site Of the
Black Hole of Calcutta, the dungeon in
which LAG British prisoners were confined on
June 90, 1856, of which number 1873 died
the same night.
The Rev. John Jasper declines TO argue
any more on scientific grounds that the sun
moves round the earth. He says that any
body who disbelieves a plain aud uDsquiv
OcaI assertion Of the inspired Scriptures is or
iDfdsl. on whom be will not waste words.
Philadelpbia's policeman most nOtoriOu,
as elubber struck a disOrderly stranger 9
single blow. and was promptly knocked
down, kicked. dragged over the pavement By
bis baiI. and compelled TO beg for mercy
Hs had bit the Samson Of a circus side show
A human curiosity exists in Mt. Nsbo
Lebanon county, Pa, named Peter Wedding
He is fOrtyeight years of age, never had any
hair or teeth, and is almost destitute Of th,
sense Of smell or taste. His skin has nc
pores or psrspiratOry glands. When ct wOrl
bis body gets intensely hot. aud the only
means Of assusging the heat is to throw
water over him. He has never been sick il
any sense.
There are eleven States 10 which womer
can vote at the elections for school directors
" Women for these Offices" says Susan B
Anthony. "ars particularly appropriate, sine,
a large proportion Of the school teachers ar
Of the same sex. l fud that they show
much more tact than mea, ss, Of course the,
do in every position" In those clever
States the qualifications for voting are il
nearly every instance similar to those Of men
In Kentucky, however, woman hes to be
widow to poll. and in Michigan taxpayer
DR. LudskiDg, clerk Of the Board o
Health Of st. Louis, has found that choler
ravsged that city 10 ls49 and 10 1866. ant
was each lime preceded by very bigh waite
10 the Mississippi As another seventeen
years has passed away and the premOnitor,
high water is at hand, be will not be aston
shed if the disease becomes epidemic agaii
next summer. Bat It must be added, b
says. that before the cholera made its ap
psaraBce in the West II each time visited
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