Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-19
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

There is an apple tree in Rabun county,
Georgia, that is probably the largest on
this continent. One year the owner
gathered 2O4 bushels of apples from it.
The production of anthracite coal for
1882 is estimated at 29,O0O,OOO tons. Up
to Nov. 25, it amounted TO 26, 1874 731 tons.
It was the most active year in the history
of the coal trade.
Aristarchi Bey, the Turkish minister,
with his bushy beard, his gigantic nose
and deep and penetrating eyes, attracts
general attention as he saunters slowly
down Pennsylvania avenue on sunny
afternoon.
OF the PAT species of cultivated plants
which DeCandolle recognizes as useful, 1919
are natives of the old world, forty-five
were furnished by America, while the
original home of only three is still con-
sidered doubtful.
| A well clad and respectable man recent
ly created great stir in London by prom
enading the streets sandwiched between
two boards, which bore these placards:
General postoffice Discharged for not
saluting clerk. Twenty five years her
majesty's servant"
Serious difficulties are encountered in
the search for human bodies III the South
ern railway depot wreck in Cinci nnatl.
The earth and drift which must be dug
over, is, in some places, eighteen feet in
depth, and is thoroughly saturated with
water, which can be drained off only by
tedious processes.
Twelve thousand pounds have been
raised in London to defray the cost of
pressing the claims of English holders of
Virginia bonds before the American tribu-
mails. The council OF foreign bondholders
are to test the consequences of the late
decision of the United States supreme
court in regard to the Virginia bonds.
Dueling at jena university is likely to
fall into some disfavor, owing to series
of fatal events. There were twenty-one
serious duels in one day, and owing to the
fact that the swords had not been properly
cleaned since having been used previously,
some forty students are in the hospital,
suffering from blood poisoning. Two
= have already died, and one, losing his mind,
s committed suicide by strychnine.
amy number Of the members may be
placed in nomination, and, on the day for
g the selection, all the candidates named
= meet with the congregation in the church.
d As many books ere placed In a row as
|. there are candidates. One of these books
contains slip of paper, and the candidate
drawing the book containing the slip is
y the selected preacher" Such is the way IN
70 which the Mennonites, of Lancaster, Pa,
selected pastor few days ago.
There is hopeful man out in Kansas.
'c He long ago dug cave in which he might
r retire with his family, and with large
y supply of food, whenever he felt the ''Blig-
m gins WIZARD coming on. He has been
is Theoretically sealed up there since last
10 Friday. His faith is greater than a mus
D. tard seed, for he still holds the fort and
30 actually hopes that the storm will come
or and lick up the neighbors who have laugh
y ed at his Noahliks measures for self pres
ls srvation.
Tom Kin Sin, high official of the &C.
lestial empire, is now on his way to make
- a tour of Europe for the purpose of study
4. ing commercial and manufacturing sys-
TENS with a view to their introduction in
~ China. He will also visit the United
To States on the same mission, especially
re American manufactures and engineering
er He will probably reach this country in
Ia July next. Tom Kin Sin is described as
ID affable and courteous in his manner. sim pie
Is in his tastes, and for Chinaman, unusually
o+ averse to noise and display. He has much
to of the innate egotism of his race, but is toe
lis well bre d to show it. He has quickness OF
Ii thought and speech which is rare for one
cd of his race, and logical mode Of argu
en ment and keenness in asking questions
a which are anything but Chinese.
RS General Sherman tells ''Gath' about hi:
ie early days in Lancaster, Ohio. He sait
of that his mother had only 5000 incom.
at when her husband died. and eleven children
AZ on her hands, and that Thomas Ewing
- ST., having experienced some kindnes from
m Sherman's father-''though,'' said Genera
IT. Sherman 'my father did not begin to hav
is the ability of Ewing"-the latter told
lg Mrs. Sherman he wanted to bring up on,
pc of the boys as his own. She was 10th t,
OH lose any of them, but Ewing insisted ant
A. thought of taking two others, respectively
ID 'But," said the general with grunt o
he laughter, 'They said 1 was the smartes
I'M and he must take me-"
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