The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-04-16
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Interesting Pacts Called Frem Here nai
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Four churches in Montreal now use the
electric light
A Massachusetts woman is suing her
mother-in-law for $25. 900 damages for
alleged Islander. '3H
DR.. Herman Kerr, a celebrated stats.
tician, says that the ANIMAL mortality from,
intemperance in Great Britain is 40, 500.
At Norfolk, in England, fortnight ago,
there was wedding at which the officiating
clergyman was ninety-six years of age. He
has held the living he now holds for seven
,ty-one years. 1t is believed that this tenure
of parish is unequalled Cor length in the
history of the English Church.
A Georgia paper knows of piece of
property in that State which is wor h
$4,000, but says when the owner Of it
wishes to get it insured he values it ut
$1,000; when his neighbor wishes to buy
it he values it at $40, 900; when he gives it
in for taxes he values it at $4,000.
Jacob Eyler, of Trotwood, 0hio. aged
seyenty-two years. who is credited with
owning the greatest part of the lively
village in which he lived, committed suicide
recently for fear he would have to pay q
neighbor BOO damages, resulting from an
overflow of water from one of the bitches
on his farm.
Zirconia, an extract from mineral found
in considerable quantities down South, ia
/ quite likely to succeed petroleum coke for
the manufacture of electric light carbons.
Recent experiments have been very success
full and the discoverer claims to be able to
produce carbon point two inches in length
that will last year.
IAN effort is being made in California to
break up the systematic grabbing of valu-
able timber lands by companies, which hire
dummy locators to cheat the government.
Six men have been indicted for such frauds
in Humboldt county, the most valuable
region, and the United States officials pro-
pose to secure their conviction.
Two of the five Confederate generals are
still living Joseph +. Johnston and p. @.
T. Beauregerd. The Confederates had
twenty-one lieutenant generals, aud of these
nine are still living James Longstreet,
Wade Hampton, John b. Gordon, D. II.
Hill, s. d. Lee, A. P. Stewart, Jubal Early,
s. B. Buckner and Joseph E. Wheeler
California stands fifth in the list of States
in the manufacture of salt and is the only
State in the Union where the distillaton of
salt from sea water is carried on to any
considerable extent. This industry has in
creased rapidly during the last twenty
years. The production has risen from A,
900 bushels in 1850 to upward of $50, 00O
bushels in 1888.
The number of mammals is now esti.
mated at |, 200; of birds, 1900; of reptiles,
1000, and of fishes, 000-making total
of about 10000 species belonging to the
higher classes. OF beetles alone the muse.
ums of the world contain over 100, 000
species, while the best estimates place the
total number of distinct forms of insects al
more than SOC, 900. The whole animal king
dom il believed 10 embrace eheati ,ooo,oV'
species.
Mr.. Carnegie, of Pittsburg, is building q
few miles north of Fernandina, Fla. This
famous island once was owned by General
Nathaniel Greene, and il is the burial place
of Light-Horse Harry Lee. Deer roam at
will through the vast recesses of its forests.
Lord Huntingdon said recently that he did
not know of gentleman's park in all Great
Britain that was superior to it in natural
beauty.
The great building at Salt Lake, which
tie saints have been twenty-eight years in
constructing, is approaching completion.
The main walls are done. II is built OF
granite which is hauled from the noun.
tains back of Salt Lake, on great wagons OF
trucks, with wheels twelve feet high. The
walls are ten feet In thickness and eighty.
Ave in height 1t has cost up TO this time
"a. 500, 900, which has been collected by
The tithing tax. 1t will require six years
more to finish the work Probably no
other church building in the United Stntes
has been constructed in n way to secure
such durability as Is possible to this. Some
of those who predict the early ruin of the
Mormon hierarchy are wondering what use
they can make of this temple.
The great flfty-ton hammer in Krupp's
works at Essen gained its name Unse,
Fritz" and the inscription il bears, Fritz,
let fly y In the following manner When
in 1877, the Emperor william, visited Essen,
This steam hammer attracted his attention.
Krupp presented to him the machinist,
Fritz, who lie said, handled the hammer
with such nicely and precision as not to
injure or touch an object placed in the
centre Of the block. The Emperor at once
put his diamond-studded watch on the
spot indicated and beckoned to the ma.
chnist TO set the hammer in motion. Fritz
hesitated out Of consideration for the
precious object, but Krupp urged him on
by saying, " Fritz, let fyr' Down came
the hammer and the watch remained un-
.ouched. The Emperor gave it to the
machinist as a souvenir aud Krupp added
4 000 rnarka IN the praaapt