Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1889-03-16
LIVELY TURNS OF THOUGHT.

in Paris.
The first American pilgrimage to Rome
aud the Holy Land will start from New
York on Feb 81.
The annual meeting of the American
Newspaper publishers will DO held IN New
York city ON Feb. l2
The coal mines at Monterey, Cal, which
have been idle for years, are to DO reopened
and vigorously worked.
Tuscumbia, county seat Of Miller county
| Missouri has not had church building Of
any kind for forty years.
A hen which is said to have Matched and
raised sixteen chickens from fifteen eggs Is
one of the curiosities Of Withlacooche, Fla.
Portuguese sailors have custom Of dress
| ing their ship in mourning on Friday and OF
hanging an enjoy of Judas at the mast
| head.
There are forty-two firms engaged in the
manufacture OF chewing gum in the United
States, and the value Of the product is oven
s10OOO,OOO
| Milwaukee papers had good deal 70 say
recently about couple welded in photo
| graph gallery. She didn' give him mega
tive" then.
| The sugar trust appears TO be an exception
to the general rule. At all events, II is no,
| quite so much ''priyate concern" as II
used to was.
United States consuls in different partsoi
Europe are sending suggestions as 70 the
best way TO check undesirable immigration
TO this country.
No gentleman viii swear; but il is per
missible, when brought into intimate CELIA
tionship with unqualified check, TO remark
| "Gall, darn it,"
There are four American and two foreign
accident insurance companies, besides
number Of assessment societies, doing bust
ness in this country.
An appeal is made to Irish people in Amer
lea to contribute to the fund for defraying
the expenses Of Mr.. Parncll in the LOndoE
Times's litigation.
All hopes for the safety OF the Austrian
ship the Lord Warden, now out los days, CT
route from MontevideO to Philadelphia
have been given up.
A curious sight near Elliiay, Ca, Is the
grave Of mountainecr's wife which Is pro
tected from the fury Of the elements by .
number OF lightning rods.
Ex-City Treasurer Axworthy OF Cleye.
land, o., whose shortage amounted 10 800
600, has arrived at Toronto, Ont, where he
purposes TO reside In the future.
The president has appointed the custom
airy assay commission 10 test the coinage Of
the calendar year isss. The commission
will meet at the mint in Philadelphia Feb.
10.
The postmaster general has concluded
parcels post convention with tho United
States Of Colombia similar in oil materia
respects TO the one recently concluded with
Mexico.
When Boston people are tired OF Brown
ing clubs they should commence 10 organize
Parable clubs. A poem OF Browulng's and
parable are alike in that each has a hidder
meaning.
The arrival Of Chinese laundryman a,
Albany, Ga, has caused the greatest excite
ment among the colored people, who threat
en- TO cut short his life il he does not abbre
viate his stay in the place
Some genius with fancy tor handling
babies has figured out that n piece Of wooC
the size Of q month old baby would DO worr
down one half in six months II handled az
much as the average baby.
A big coke enterprise has been organized
in Pennsylvania A million dollars ha,
been invested in large tract OF cokins
coal, 100 acres In extent, about four miles
south Of UniOntown. Extensive improve
ments by other companies are coutemplat,
ed.
Only four gowns Of American silk have
been made. OF these Mrs Garfield was
given one, Mrs. Tom Thumb bought an
other, and Mrs J. r. Higgins Of Miidleboro
Mass, is now having one made from mate
rial furnished by silk worms Of her owr
raising.
1t Is said that the wool schedule IN the
senate tariff bill will probably be amended
so as TO provide for q clearer and more
definite distinction between the several
classes Of wool, so "a 10 prevent the import
alton Of any grade without paying the dutJ
which rightly attaches to IT,
The city editor OF the philadelphl,
Ledger, whose fine house and library wer,
destroyed BY fire last week. Is not so unfor
tunate as he at first supposed. Mr.. George
W. Childs has inforEed him that no pro
poses TO restore both the house and the
library and pay all the expenses.
The British steamship MacGregor. under
charter TO New Orleans firm, went on 4
reef in Ascension Bay on Sunday, Dec, 20
and both vessel and cargo wero a Total loss
The passengers and crew, as well as IN,
mails and valuablcs, were saved. This
steamer was valued at about 100000
William A. Vincent, who was Amounted
chief justice Of New Mexico IN 1885, and re
moved soon afterward, the charge againz,
him being the appointment Of stephen w
Dorsey to be jury commissioner has now
been offered the chief justiceship Of Mon
tana by the president. Mr.. Vincent decline,
the honor.
The secretary Of the navy has issued in.
structions to Rear Admiral Kimberly. com.
handing the Pacific station, to proceed IN
the United States steamer Trenton n
Samoa for the purpose OF protecting Atneri.
can interests on that island. The
Trenton will be relieved at Panama bv tho
Vandalia.
The National Wool Growers convention
at Washington, adopted resolutions ur0ina
the propriety Of instituting bureau for tbs
purpose Of concentrating statistical informa
ton relating to the supply and demand ~
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