The Penn's Grove record., 1888-03-17
NUMBER 80.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

away a portion Of his face.
"A shark caught on the shores Of
he Pacific not loug since, upon being
opened was found to contain a pair OF
boots with a mans feet IN them.
Professional beggars are once
more an important factor ia the $50
eial' life of san FrancieO, where the
police are Kept busy trying to arrest
them.
The pope has already received
many jubilee gifts, including a ring
from the Sultan, a splendid Sevres vase
and inkstand from N. Jules Ferry,
SeVTes vases from Marshall MacMahon,
and S100, 600 from the prior general OF
the Garth usians.
The remains Of an unknown man,
which had been taken to a san Fran.
cisco hospital ami partially JIssected,
were recognized hy a Young woman as
those OF her father, benjamin Arm.
strong, 4 wealthy miner, who disap.
peared from Reno, Nevada, in Jan.
riary.
"A cannon used in 1876 for protec.
ton against the Indians was excavated
from a bed of eight feet of gravel at
DeadwuOd, OAK, recently. 1t is said
TO have disappeared during the Da-
kOta flood, and this is the first that has
been known of it since.
a blind mar who died at Woices-
ter, Mass, recently, had his sense OF
touch 50 developed that lie could tell
The denomination of Il bank tote by
feeling It, aud III wedding a large gar
den he couid always distinguish a
young vegetable plant from a weed.
There has been invented for the
use Of the ~trumfeters in the French
army, all instrument which at will can
be turned 30 a3 to throw the sounds
backward. a new pattern of drum,
smaller and lighter than before, has
also been prescribed for Use in the
army.
The great English coal shipping
ports are, i'll order ot magnitude: Car
dill, Newcastle-on-I yue, Sunderland,
Newport, Shields, Swansea, Liverpool,
and lIartIep1Ol. Cardiff and New
castle are nearly equal. and account
for more than half the total. Cardiff
does the largest foreign aud New
castle the greatest home trade, Sunder-
land running very close.
The average annual death rate OF
the world is 81 for every 1000 persons.
The average death rate for the leading
cities of tue United States is 224 IN
every 100 persons. Old cities ike
Faris. Vienna aid Berlin approach tine
worlds average in tleir death rate. In
1855 ftha death rate for to City of
Mexico was IS for every loo persons;
in Vera Cruz it was %,
1t is said that in the southern part
Of Russia the peasants use a coin of
such small value That it would take
2j0,0 eco Of them to lay an American
dollar, and these CONS are so scarce
that IA man who has a hundred is
looked upon as rich, and one who has a
thousand is considered very "eelthy.
1t is strange to think \ person wealthy
who OTns twO-nithS III u cent, and
comfortably well of on one.twenty-
fifth of a cent. But tie value OF
money depends, of course, on what IL
will buy.
The King Of DAhomey is described
as "a tall, well built negro OF about 40,
dressed IN a blue silk short gown reach
ing TO his knees, covered with silver
half moons, stars and quaint shaped
spangles about the size OF half dollars.
On his head he had a cap of red velvet,
with gold lace, and the figures of a
skull and cross bones in front. On
his feet were gold laced sandals. In
his hand he held IA scepter of solid
gold SuTmOuuted by q red SKULL"
Mrs. Proctor, widow Of Barry
Cornwall, is the most interesting old
lady in London society. She is 81
years Of age, but goes everywhere
the phrase is, aud is emlnently
popular for her wit, good spirits and
conversational pNwers. Her father
was the famous Basil Montague. Mrs.
Proctor lives lit i handsome fiat in the
Albert mansions. Charles Dickens
used to say that when he wanted to
brighten up" lie went to see Mrs.
Proctor. She has known intimately
the famous men Of England for some
generations past, and her memory is
stocked with interesting facts.
Some curious phenomena are an.
pearlng in the section OF country be.
tween Summerville and Charleston.
which was so greatly disturbed by the
earthquake shock OF Auguzt 81, 1886.
There are many deep pits on the mar
gin of which have been thrown up pure
white sand, such as is seen only on the
Seashore. On this sand has sprung ID
a dense growth of sea plants. 1t is evi.
dent that the seeds from which these
plants have sprung have been elected
from great depths, where they have
doubtless bcsu buried many centuries
without LOSING their terminating
The ex-kiag Of Dude, who lately
died at Calcutta, was as particular
about neatness and cleanliness as the
proverblal Dutch housewife. If, when
walking in his garden, he found a stray
birds feather among the flowers or a
few straws or wlthered leaves lying
about he would fine the gardner and
watChman of the day three days'
pay. The same penalty was inflicted
on any indoor servant who lett a speck
Of dust or scrap of litter about the pal
ace, where floors, walls and furniture
were being busted and cleaned all day
.ong.
The Bank Of England doors are
low so finely balanced that a clerk, BY
a knob under his desk, can
close the outer doors Instantly, and
hey cannot be opened again except by
process. The bullion depart.
of this aud a number of other
banks are rightly submerged several
Teet IN water by the action OF the ma
In some English banks the
department Is connected
With the managers sleeping room and
IN entrance cannot he effected with
tut shooting a bolt in the dormitory,
which, in turn, sets in motion an
Harm.
Queen Margaret, Of Italy, is much
Interested in art aud deYotes "a portion
II her private income to the purchase
If paintings and statuaTy. She is also
iOmethlng Of a poet, and now and then
aloud to a select audience
ONE OF the verses which she has