The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-12
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degree to produce rev mining lever.
| There are fourteen recent graduates OF
Yale college engaged in journalism in New
York
Twothirds of the tobacco plants in west
ern North Carolina have been killed by re-
cent frosts
"Lingua~ is a new language which threat
ems 70 drive out Volapuk 1t is based on
Latin roots.
London has eight homes for poor working
girls. whore they can get three toerable
meals day for 81 a week.
If all the land was eveled into the sea the
water would flow over the entire globe with
an average depth Of one mile.
\ barber of Newburg, y. Y. has invented
a chair which registers the number OF per
sons who sit in it during the day
At least 1909 lady teachers from the coun-
try east OF the Rocky mountains are eX-
pcoted at the convention al San Francisco III
July
4 man with a weakness for statistics has
made the calculation that n society girl IN
dancing eighteen waltzes Of ordinary dura-
ton goes a distance Of about fourteen miles.
At Fernandna, Fla, a band OF negro bur
Glars got themselves up in white ghostly gar
ments. and, passing as spooks, robbed the
town with impunity till one OF their number
was caught.
The United States consul general 10 the
Sandwich Islands reports that large mum
Der Of lepers, or persons giving evidence OF
ieprous tendencies, emisrate TO tine United
States yearly
Cases of abduction of handsome and at
tractive children occur 50 frequently in Chi
cago as to lead 10 the belief that the city has
an organized baud OF k.dnapers always on
the lookout FOR prey.
Under the laws OF Iowa railroad paSsen-
ger who sticks his head ont OF n car window
and has il knocked OH by n switch bar is
guilty of msdemcauor, and can be sent to
jnil for three months.
burglars who operated on the postofiice
and the station Of the Monticello, Port Jer-
Wis and New York railroad, at Monticello,
y. Y, secured only $i2 in money, and left
behind tools worth ut least $50.
Glasgow will soon be the second city of the
United Kingdom. Its boundaries arc TO be
extended 80 as 10 include a number Of pOpu-
lous towns. and it j. estimated that it will
then have population of nearly 100000.
The highest recorded balloon ascent was by
Glaisher and Coxwell from Northampton,
England. on Sept ;, 1852. They rose to the
height OF seven miles According to Glaisher,
in $500 balloon ascenSions only fifteen deaths
have occurred.
\ tooi. which measured ten inches in
length, fifteen inches III circumference and
weighed ten pounds was taken from the bed
of the WithlacOochee river in Citrus county,
Fla. last week by William Berthe. He also
found some leg bones.
Surprising are the antics Of lightning at
times In Murphysboro ills, it wrested a
knife from the hand OF a cook working in
hotel, whose chimney the lightning wrecked,
and Knocked down a newspaper reporter.
Neither of the persons was injured
Mr. KEENAN, gives one good idea OF the
enormous size OF Siberia by stating in The
Century that its territory would contain the
United States, including Alaska, with all Of
the states OF Europe, except Russia, and there
would still be 100000 square miles to spare.
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lea. Judging from the price paid, IS IA the
possession of John JACOB Aston 1t Is the
| Sforza MIssal. for which SIS, 800 was paid. 1t
i, dated III the Fifteenth century and COM
priscs 4Si pages of vellam bound in red mo
rocco.
John Elinnsman, of Jersey City, died about
two months ago and was buried by his en-
blower. IL was believed that Einnsman had
10 money, hut the other day $500 was found
IN the pockets OF an old pair OF trousers
which one Of his former fellow clerks was
about ~ sell u II innklnan
The Official report on Russia for 1855 shows
that the population OF tde empire Is 10000
go There were 4G, IA deaths by violence.
1000 fires, 2357 distilleries, l32, 900 wine and
beer shops, 2i5 sugar refnerles, universe
ties. - 81 orthodox churcheS, ,2S1 Catholic,
1JS Protestant, 30 synagOgues, and 1851
mosques.
Michael L. Barr was neWsbOy in wash
ington not long ago, and three years ago he
enlisted in tie naval service OF the United
States a: seamen's wages-J0 cents day
Last week he was appointed master sail
maker at $50 a month, and his first act was
| To nuke ONtI " Di> iiAphhci DiS-hoh ~ ha'
pay as fast rs II accrues.
The skeleton Of an Indian who was killed
in what is known as the 'Kiiburn fight of
i7jJ was recently plowed up III field near
Walpole, y. H., where the fight took place.
Ii was in this famous encounter That two
men, two women and two boys defended
themselves for six hours against four hun
dred bloodthirSty savagcs.
\ native of Finland named Runen was
sent two years ago by the government to try
to discover the art of Persian carpet weav-
ing. He finally obtained employment in a
small factory in Smyrna, where he acquired
the desired information and made design
or the loom. A Persian carpet factory has
now been established in Finland, and great
results are expected.
DAUGHTERS OF EVE.