The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-23
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There are supposed to be something
Ike a thousand murderers at large IN
Great Britain.
During the last year the sum total Of
educational gifts in this country was
nearly Sj,O0OOOO.
Charles Vail, am undertaken Of Aladi-
son, Ind, is proud of the fact that lac has
buried moro than 10000 people
More college students come from Con-
necticut in proportion to the population
than from any other state. She sends
ono to every $40 persons.
In New York city. according to a
prominent merchant OF that place, 1000
bookkeepers are looking for work, which
they would gladly DO for $40 week.
\ young dandy recently appeared in
Piccadilly, London. in a costume Of Law
cnder trousers, patent leather shoes and
a short jacket Of sealskin. The effect
was striking.
An empty freight car, which was car
ried of IN the Mississippi cyclone of three
years ago, has just been found IN a
swamp ten miles from the spot where II
was picked up.
\ clam was walled up ia building at
Syracuse ten years agoasan experiment
When taken out the other day it was
found alive and reasonably well, but not
much given 10 talk.
\ great hume has Leen completed at
san Diego, Cal. lt extends fifty miles
from the western slope of Cuyamaca
mountain. where there Is a reservoir
containing a four years supply of water
at an elevation Of 1850 feet The cost
was 5000 0OO
4 young lady Of Oiando, Fla, is the
proud owner Of large Thomas cat which
j. an expert bird catcher. His style OF
hunting is peculiar and decidedly orig
NAL. lie has learned to initiate thcnOtes
If birds. and in that way entices them
within his reach.
Mary Beard, an old colored woman
living in Guyton Ga. has just returned
from Florida. where she was reunited
with her mother, from whom she was
separated ffty-four years ago, and had
never seen since. She was taken from
her mother when only years old.
John bennett. Of Santa Cruz, Cal, re-
Gently found a two headed snake about a
foot long. The heads were distinctly
separate and both were perfect. Tho
heads were little over an inch in length.
When aroused the snake would throw a
forked tongue out Of each head stimuli
,aneously as If they We're one.
The great vault Of the treasury is full
Of silver dollars, making $50 ,OOOO 600 now
stored in it. Il was expected that the
vault would hold 100 000. 900 silver dol
lars, but owing 10 the size Of the boxes in
which the dollars are deposited, it was
found that the vault fell short Of is sup
posed capacity by Sl4,O00,o0o
Two fishermen at Pushaw lake baited
line with a sinner, and put 1t through
the ice Noticing a great commotion,
they took 1t from the water, when it was
found that white perch, weighing
about half a pound, had swallowed the
bait, and then an enormous pickerel had
swallowed both the perch and its prize.
In Philadelphia the average numter OF
persons living on an acre Of ground i
only 13; the number Of dwellings PEI
acre is q, and the number Of person.
per dwelling g. In New York the mum
Der Of persons on each acre OF space L
81; the number Of dwellings per acre 4
and the number of persons per dwelling
Is.
Quoddy Head, Me-, is the easternmos
point of the United States, Alton Islands
the wcsternmost, Point Bauows th'
northernmost and Key West the mos
southern. Taking these points as th'
basis for work, it j. found that the geo
graphical center Of the United States i
about 2,O miles wet Ot san Francisco
in the Pacific ocean.
The great Eiiel tower in Paris Will b
finished By April /. The tower stands O
present So feet high and weighs $50
tons. Only 500 tons remain 10 be added
To approach the summit OF the towe
there will be three distinct kinds Of ele
yators. Two will go to the first platform
two others to the second and tho thir
platform in a vertical line. The Who'll
trip will take five minutes and tho ol,
vators will be capable Of taking up Is