Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-15
NE WIS ANO NOTES.

There are now over 1000 volumes in
the Aston library, New York.
Miss Varina Davis, daughter OF Jeffer-
son Davis, has been elected an honorary
member Of Lee camp OF ex-Southern
veteians.
Earthquake insurance, which Is In
vogue in Italy, is proposed as sort of
companion for cyclone insurance In this
part of the country.
Six months ago Joseph Matheis Of Nor
walk, Conn, cut of the index finger Of
his right hand while chopping wood. As
the wound began to heal the stump grew
longer, and new finger, with Joints and
nail complete, has replaced the one he
lost.
John wsnamaker, the Philadelphia
merchant, who has Just returned from
Europe, says that study of the new sys-
tenn Of railroad operations in Germany,
where the roads are under government
administration, conyinces him that the
service Of private corporations is far pre-
ferable. There II traveller complains
he at once sets himself against the gov
eminent. The trains neither start on
time nor come In on time, and with few
exceptions the express trains are as slow
as the way trains on American roads.
English clerks complain bitterly of
long hours In their stores, and London
paper III telling of bill which provides
that shops are to be closed at s O'Clock
each evening In the week except one, and
that on the excepted night the hour
is to be 10 0'clock--says that "such
measure would be most detrimental 10 the
poorer classes In our large towns, many
OF whom do not leave their work until
O'Clock. Besides, II one-third of the
shopkeepers of locality object, the act
would not apply. 1t would serve the In
terests Of the shop assistants better II 1t
were made compulsory ON all shopkeep-
ers to close any three evenings of the
week they might select, at 8 O'clock"
At Pittsburg, Pa, on the 11th inst, an
attempt was made to assassinate Rev.
Father Miskewitz, pastor OF the Polish
church. Mass had been said, and the
father had turned to address the congre-
cation, when bullet crashed through a
window and striking the wall on the OPP
poslte side, the missile passing within a
few inches OF his head. There WAS great
confusion for few minutes. A number
Of people hurried to the yard, but the
assassin could not be found. There has
been a good deal Of trouble between
different factions in this church in time
past, the most recent being long and
bitter fight with a company OF Hussars,
which the pastor refused to recognize,
At Kauksnta, Wis, workmen engaged
in excaVating sewer came upon the
ruins of a stone building ct depth Of
eight feet. The stone first found bore
traces OF dne workmanship and polish.
Further digging developed quantity of
ashes, about twenty-five bushels, which
were removed, when another wall was
struck. The stones were finely faced,
some being blsckened as IL by Are and
smoke; others must have been subjected
to great artificial heat, as they had crum-
bled into lime. The work was found but a
foot or two above bed rock, and shows
evidences of workmanship that could
have been performed only by highly
civilized race. II must have been done
centuries ago, as large elm tree had
grown over the ruins. The discovery
has led to the advancement Of many the.
cries.
French journalist has counted up the
laws passed IN France since the reVolu-
| ton, and arrived at the total of about
200,0 900. From the decree which pro-
claimed Louis XVI. the restorer of
French liberty in August, 1883, until May,
1898, 1900 acts were passed. Between
| 1898 and the first empire, there was a to-
tai of 1882. The laws and DEGREES I'M
der Louis XVIII came to Is, 653-an av-
erage OF 2072 per year. Charles Y. went
beyond this, and with average Of 1888
every year reached total OF $50. Under
Louis Philippe the number was 81, 1872, and
the second republic, brief though 1t was,
had time to pass no fewer than 1885
laws. The total for the second empire
was 45,5S9, but the highest average has
been reached under the present regime,
which from September 4, 1870, until the
end OF last year passed 40, 1879 laws or de-
crees. This represents yearly average
OF 1876. The exact total is 100, l46 acts
In pinety-siI years, without counting
many ministerial DEGREES and ordinances
Russia is peculiarly rich in surprising
sects and associations, but the most as
founding is one lately brought to light
bearing the ominous title of "The Red
Death" Its members affect to believe
that he who consciously permits another
to suffer prolonged pain commits mortal
sin. In order to abbreviate the sufferlngs
OF humanity II is matter OF conscience
with them to kill the sick, that they may
be put out of their pain quickly. The as
ISOLATION takes its name from the fact
that its executioners, dressed In red for
the occasion, strangle their victims with
red cord, placing them for the purpose
upon red catafalque, beneath the dull
reddish light OF an oil lamp. This strange
and horrible association was brought TO
light by the energetic opposition inter
posed by man in Saratoi when his moth
er and sister endeayored TO strangle his
sick wife. He called in the authorities,
who have already arrested some forty
members OF the murderous sect Their
organization seems. to be transierence
from India TO Muscoyite soil of the wor-
ship of Bohwanee, the religion Of the
Thugs.