National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-03-17

sionnlly, my sonT Then, isN p0pa.dog a pasufH
Then silence regned ut the breakfast table.
LONDON Truth says that sherry is going out
favor. and that the only wines really largely
consumed in England are claret and champagne.
A DUDE, told by his mother to write let
ter of coincidence TO a lady in afIliction. saidt
Pm awful sorry your Husband Is ded and Hope
tue funweral wi be Brilliant success
CORTLAND, N. Y, has some plucky girls.
Recently girl of that place invited a young man
to attend leap-year dance in II neighboring town
and then borrowed 50 of him to pay for the livery
rig.
THE only ocean steamers now in service
that are 500 feet in length or over are the City OF
Rome SIC ieet Servia. 5l5 feet: Alaska 800 feet,
and Oregon. $40 feet The Great Eastern is 67s
feet long, but her day Of usefulness has long been
over.
A PERMIT fol tho most expensive office
building ever erected IN Chicago has been taken out
Armour, Kent q Bensley of that city. Its ground
Dimensions are to be ia by l72 feet, 1t is to be
twelve stories high, aud to cost ST. 100000 unfut-
nished.
| A PRIZE Of $4,000, omen to all nationals
ties, Is offered in France in December 1887, for n
| discovery enabling electricity to be applied
economically either as source OF heat, light,
! chemical action, mechanical power, or as means
| Of transmitting intelligence.
THE Braziians, rs tribute of respect to
| the memory of Longfolow aud II mark of their
appreciation to his genius, have forwarded sum
| ofmoney to aid in the erection of the Longielow
monument at Cambridge. The emperor, who is
said to be familiar with the poets writings, heads
the subscription, giving $3.50
| A CHICAGO man was dragged before
Justice of the peace to answer Il charge of deser.
iton preferred by his wife. After taking tho
measure OF the magistrate, his satilites and the
dozen or more strong minded women present,
| he demanded. "a change of vengeance, there be-
ing no show for lone man in this court"
on January &c, 1884. Dakota had 773 post
Offices, mn increase of l67 during the period IRON
jan. l, 1885, aud an increase of over 100 per cent
since June so, 1885, when 1t had $40 offices. The
number of Office established during the year end
ing June 80, 1881, was 81; during the year ending
June 80. 1889, 1902, and during the year ending
June 80. 1888. 172
Gov. JAMES B. GRANT, of Colorado, was
graduated at Heidelburg and afterward from tho
school of mines Mt Lubbock, and is looked upon as
the most scholarly and cultivated man in Gil
orado. And were 1t not that his midnight studies
have developed an expansive prairie on the top
Of his head, he is youthful enough with his hat on
to be taken for a man Of 80
THE population of Mexico numbers 10000
900 people, including 100000 Indians, 100000 Of
mixed blood, and 1000 900 of pure Spanish blood.
The population of several ofits leading cities are:
Mexico. 300.O00 Leon, 10000; Pueblo 100000
Guadalajara, 10000 Guanajuato, 5000; San Luis
Potosl, 5000, and Marda, $4,000. The area OF the
country Is 74l79l square miles.
ONE of the most famous Partisan models of
the day is a stalwart, white b esrded old man,
! whose portrait. in countless attitudes and in q
multitude of characters, sares annually at the
spectator from the walls of the salon. He began
lie as Cupid, and has been posing for half CEN
tury lie has been immor,alized by Bonnat AZ
Job and by Morot as st. Anthony.
BASE ball making is one of those.quiet
industries which attract little attention from
tho busy world, but prove remunerative to those
, engaged in them Last year over 100000 balls
r were manufactured in this country, and as the
makers now have larger number of orders than
ever before is estimated that 100000 base balls
will be knocked into the great whore the COM
, ing season.
, THE population in Ireland is now very
nearly the same as It was in the year of the union.
I 100000 the great increase up to 1Sil, when it
reached s,l900OO having been entirely loss. But
whereas In 1882, on the passage of the reform bill,
Ireland had 3232 per cent OF the population Of the
4 United Kingdom, 1t has now but 1isl per cent,
and its electors, W no were ll32 per cent. Of the
whole in 1882, are now but 7i5.
IT is said that Mary Anderson is worth
: Sj50,00O. She has assumed the full control of her
own affairs NJ last They used to DO absolutely in
& the hands of Dr. Griffin, who "alowed" her n
il little money now and then. She now dictates Ia
N him supremely. lie receives u liberal salary from
her for managing the business of the concern, and
he has TO account to every week ms rigldly as
;, though she did not know him from an old boot.
I, KANSAS CITY looms up second in winter
IS hog packing Chicago packers slaughtered aud
packed 2025 600 head; Kansas City packed 425 0OC
IS head; Cincinnati, $4,000 head 81. Louis, 355, 00C
1t head; Indianapolis, $4,000 head; Milwaukee,
It 255, 600 head, and Louisville, 1900 head. The
9, total shortness at the points named aggregates
= about 10000 As the falling of in weight Is large
u 1t would seem that people mast cat much les
l. pork or prices must go up.
"a EDISON, tho inventor INDUCES in the fol-
/, lowing prediction: AS to the changes which will
be effected by electricity within fifty years in the
ID city Of New York would say that believc cleo
n tricity will propel the of the street and ele
waited railroads, light the city within and withou
Is its buildings. furnish power for all purposes, worH
telephones and burglar alarms deliver the opera
convey parcels, detect and signal fires, operate fir
engines, and possibly displace animal locomotior
DO for vehicles.
o. THE lottery business 1ourishes in Ital y
TT Last year 220O2265O tickets were sold by the lot
of terry offices in that country, on which 7lS26,6SS
~, francs were staked. being francs A centimes Oh
an average for each of the 100000 inhabitants
~ The winnings on these ventures amounted Il
VI 4idll 1913 francs leaving net profit of 27il5 10
~ francs to the state. Only forty-four Winnings were
above 10000 francs EACH the highest two being one
an of 5000 francs made in Turin, and the other Of
na $4,000 francs made in Naples,
at EDITORS in German Poland arc learning
he with vengeance what is meant be liberty of tn
press under Prince Bismarck. One of them ha
spent five months of the past year in prison, an'
has six months more in prospect. Another ha
rp been condemned to eleven and one'third month
he Imprisonment. third is now in prison for fl
in teen months, fourth for three months, and fit
a. four months. A total in figures OF three years AM
o. eight and one.third months imprisonment 70
al editors in one year. Only two political paper
Ia exist in Posen with editors not in prison.
ny PROBABLY the only persons in this countr
who attended NapoleOn's funeral at 81. Helena ar
two men now living within 100 miles OF eac
other, in Mlchigan-Francis Martin OF Detro
ba and william j. Palmer, OF Battle Creek. Paine
: was British soldier on duty there, and suppose
10, himself to be the sole survivor of the party.
OF "a now 81 years old, and quite deaf but has h
IT, memory unimpalred. Martin happened TO Wis
he the island with his uncle, who commanded shiI
re a few hours after Napoleon died, and, as ga
zee blew the vessel out to sen while they were o
90 shore, both were compelled to stay until after tn
funeral,
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