Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-10
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= Miscellaneous Matters.
Nearly all the submarine cables have
been made By ENGLISH workmen, bought
with English money, and laid down by
English engineers. The capital of the
three companies reaching from London
to the countries of the east represents
more, than 81 900 miles of submarine
cables: The English companies own 49,.
oOo miles against 10000 miles owned by
Brazil with the West India Islands is
owned outside of Great Britain.
Madame Hurtrelle, lady of position
in Paris, has been arrested for drunken
ness. In defense she said that she read
that the surest way Of preserving fuls
from the ravages Of moths was to stow
them away in an empty spirit cask: She
accordingly purchased one and confd-
ed it to her cloak, The weather being
chilly, she required the garment, and
the alcoholic fumes produced lntoxica-
| ton. She was acquitted,
Ina recent conversation Representa-
tive Carlisle of Kentucky, who two years
ago visited parliament, said our house Of
representatives is in all1espectss upe rior
| to the Commons With the ception of
| Bright and Il few other noted members
| he thinks that our lower house possesses
more intellect than the British house,
and that our representatives personally
look better, ard that more order is OBJ
served.
During the war Masonic lodge at
Fredericksburg, Va. was sacked and
among the articles carried off was the
silver level of Senior Warden, which
was undoubtedly used by Washington
who was member of the lodge. This
| interesting weapon was deposited among
the archives Of Integrity Lodge, Of Phil
adelphia, by Captain Warren J. Young,
d former member, together, with mem
oraNdum stating that it was to be re-
turned to the Fredericksburg lodge ar
ter the state of Virginia, as a whole,
ceases to be il rebellion against the gov
eminent OF the United States" The
relic was overlooked until few weeks
ago, when a newly elected secretary dis
| covered j., and, after a fraternal CORES
pondence with his southern brethren,
returned it to them.
The Brooklyn Bridge will never pay
for itself. The income was $4,000 for
the first week, fell to 81 9o6 in the second,
and 50 on down to $2,567 for the week
ending July II. The daily average is
now 1866. The opening of the railway
will increase the receipts, yet it is be-
| lieved that whole income, after deduct
| ing running expenses, will not pay one
quarter Of the interest on
the cost of construction, to say moth
ing Of the sinking fund to meet the
! principal Of the bonds when they 1all
due. Brooklyn's share ofyearly interest
is $679, 1850, and New I0rk's $3.50 .675.
The former must raise SIS 1000 annually
for a bridge bond sinking fund. and the
latter SIS, 900. The cost Of maintenance
is Sl50,ou0, so that the yearly burden is
ST 1884 ,025. The taxpayers will be reim-
bursed for their outlay by the general
benefits which the bridge will confer
upon the two cities
Memphis has recently enjoyed one OF
those judicial inquiries into the intoxi~
eating or Notwithstanding quality Of
beer which periodically result in prov
ing nothing at all. HIr. F. Ball was
charged with selling beer on certain oc-
casion in violation Of a statute. and, of
course, his defense was that no one
! could get drunk on beer. Numerous
| German experts testified that man
could drink from twenty-five to eighty
| glasses day with impunity: or even 100
glasses if he chose to make hog of HIM
| self. III rebuttal an American witness
! declared upon oath and without blush
ing that on the Glorious Fourth he had
imhibed nine glasses after 2 D. m. and
that when the clock struck 5 he. was
blind drunk. At this point the case
| went to the jury, whose verdict has not
yet been announced in this city. The
trial of this cause is chiefly valuable for
! the compact and comprehensive defini-
ton of drunkenness which it elected from
one of the witnesses. "a man is drunk, :"
said he, "when he don't know what be
is thinking about
Recent statistics IN regard to the
English army do not show it to be in
very hourishing condition. At home
the army is more than 5000 below its
appointed strength, and at the end of
the present year there will be q def
cheney of between Is, 900 and $1,000 men,
which will be increased to between 25,-
900 and 80, 900 Dext year. The Brigade
of Guards is nearly 1000 rnen below it's
strength. Crime is on the increase;
cases of violence to superlors and insub-
ordination have Increased since 1872 by
81 per cent. in tbs army at home, and
by 81 per cent. in the army abroad,
and in the same period the number Of
| men tried for being drunk on duty has
more than doubled. The non-commis-
stoned officers also have deteriorated in
the last ten years, the record of cases Of
reduction to the ranks and imprison-
ment having nearly trebled at home and
abroad. The Inspector General Of
| Recruiting is quoted to prove there is a.
steady falling off in the physical con-
dition of persons who come forward as
! recruits.