Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-27
NEWs AND NOTES,

The Bible has to be printed In twenty
nine Gift .rens languages to supply the
people living in Pennsylvania. ~
The zero weather over in Canals mus.
be extremely chilly for Ueised Sta,es
J cit.z ans who left in such hurry lhst they
forgot their winter coats.
The first time in history that Ell failed
to "get thar" is recorded in Delaware,
when Eli Salisbury filled to get sgajn 10
the United States senate.
Mr.. H.rrison's mail is so heavy thst Il
is carried to him in wagon. The or I.
slsught Of the spoilsmen in 1S40was tame
in comparison with this vigorous opening
Of the campaign.
A Horkingwomsn'5 society In Detroit,
formed ten years ago to take care OF girls
unemployed and get then work. has SO
thrived that 1t recently dedici.ed 3 Fl lie
building for i.s purposes.
The people Of the United States ex.
ported S75l .98S, 240 worth OF products in
1886 OF this amGunE the farmers pro-
duced 70 per cent, which the high
tLrifi es cad hcme msrkes advocates de-
sire 10 compel an slIeady fully supplied
home market TO consume.
A case of leprosy exists st Herrold,
Hughes county, DEkotz Territory. Tee
victim is the Child OF Mrs. Bsusuno, who
was missionary In Cnlus when the child
was born. The case WAS examined in
New York year sgo and pro nounced to
be Cne Of leprosy. The fii.cted family |
have no communication with their neigh.
bofs.
NV York has probably the most ef1ec.
tive election laws Of any state in the !
country, another illustration OF II being !
the srIest and conviction since the elecS
t1oD OF 20 less than seven violstors 0! the |
law In New York city. TIE most fsgraut |
OF the cfenders were sentenced to thrssi
years and nine months IN the stste'S I
prison, and others got sentences proper
tionate!Y severe.
A convention Of colored Catholics will I
be held In Washington early in January.
The call ssys i. is tor the purpose Of in.
quirirg i1to the "ssesus Of the race IN +
relation to ;he church, and, il found ad.
VISIBLE, 20 submit basis OF perma-
EeDt organisation IS a1 spxil!sry 20 cod
operate with the venerable clergy 10 me
conversion ana the education OF our race
in the Uaiied States"
Oae OF Vie curiofiiies Ct the next ceu-
sus Will be its compa' stior Of Chinese
Inhabitants cf tie Uaited S s'es. There
10 hardly q City in the country that bas
not its Chinese Contingent. II: will dcu d. T
LEES be found ihEt the numtec CT Mcrgo-
liars In the c5untry Is considerably aocye
the general estimates. While 8 great
macy CT them have gone out, multitudes
CT them seen to be coming In, notWiths
standing the anti Chinese laws.
Egypt, once the grsnsrY OF the world, II
Is threatened with famine because OF
lack OF water in the Nile. II is thought
thsf some enemy hiss chsnged the course
Of enc OF the great tributaries of thft
RIVER go that 1t is either lost in the desert
or has found 3 route for itself il to the
Red sea. Should that sup position be cor
rec: Lower Egypt may become desert
waste, for in msry cages i. is muco easier
to charge the course of 6 stream thsn 40
restore 1t to lis original bsd.
The expulsion Ct Jews from Russia
continues, numbers of them being driven k
ou' Vi Oueesa WEEKLY, w lille sucn an
ilboeral policy must be condemned, 1t
may be remembered that Russia is not the
only sinner in this regard among Euro
pesn countries. Germany has always
shown % marked hostility to the pro-
scribed race, and the Prussian court !chep>
lsin is an acknowledged "Jsw-baiter,"
while it is only thirty years since political
disabilities were removed from Jews in
Crest Britain.
A petition is being circulated in every
county in North Dskots, addressed to
President Cleveland and the senate and
house. 1t asks for the immediate sdmis-
zion OF 81 the states formed from terri
tories now ready for admission into the
Union and the speedy formation Of state
constitutions for the remainder, including
North Dakota. Washington and New
Mexico.
1t therefore prsys that the Fittieth cons
sress will forthwith sdmi: South Dakota
and Montans and provide for constitu-
tlolal conventions in North Dakota Erd
other territories in harmony with the or
diuaDce OF 1857 and long line Of preces
dents.