Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-02
MISCELLANEOUS CLIPPINGS.

A colored man has been nominated for burgess
of Marietta. Pa.
Spring poets are encouraged at Lancaster. A
literary society offers prizes.
Switzerland has called out all her armed forces
! for campaign exercises this year.
a well-informed ia Tor in New York adver-
tlses: Pants for gents and trousers Tor gentle
men,
At the time the Iibels against Mr Parneu were
published the circulation of the London Times
was 60 600.
There is a dog in Brunswick, Me-, who visits
the corridor of the postothce daily to warm his
feet at the radiator.
Twenty five hundred amateur photographers
have taken out permits to use their cameras in
Central park. Kew York.
Two hundred women in Colby, Kan, have de-
mauGed of the council that the paint be removed
from the windows of billiard halls.
The Socialist party of Germany numbers now
nearly million adherents, not quite One-flf-
tieth of the empires population,
rim the first CAPT al Of Italy, has trippIed, and
the city has become considerable manufactUr-
ing center.
John A. Groves, who is considered the peach
king OF Maryland. and who has SO acres of
orchards, says he has no fear of injury TO the
peach crop al present.
In desperate encounter between q large bald
eagle and two dogs at Derwood, Nd. for the
possession of piece Of fresh beef, the bird came
off victorious.
a bill has been introduced in the Wyoming
legislature to levy an annual tax of 81 so upon
every unmarried man in the territory over
thirty -fve years of age.
The Italian foreign Office has broken off diplo-
matte relations with the republic OF Colombia
until claimed indemnity of So 0JO be paid to an
outraged Italia subject.
Orr French lends seem to be less alarmed
than other foreign powers about the allowing
Uncle Sam s tarS to land on their shores Our
sailors now drill every day On land at Vile
franche.
The peculiar odor of Russia leather, which
makes it i'm regnable to the Tavages OF insects,
arises from the employment OF an oil obtained
by the dry dislillation OF the bark of the birch
tree.
The Russian government has ordered the
planned great railway line across Siberia to be
begun in May. When the line is completed it is
estimated that the tour OF the world IN fifty days
will be feasible.
a monument is to be erected to the late Prince
Amadeus, King Humbert's brother, at Flor
ence, the citizens having subscribed the money
therefor to attest their gratitude TO the Savoy
dynasty.
The imperial revenue of China is believed to
be about 50, eco, 600 taels year, but it is esti
mated that at least twice this sum is collected,
the unaccounted for portion being absorbed by
the provincial officials.
In Piedmont, while a peasant was lately en-
gagged digging the soil, he discove- ed deep
collection of copper and bronze coins of the
Roman republic and empire.
An American just returned from st. Peters,
burg says there only fifteen citizens of this
country resident in that city. If the minister
only had to entertain his countrymen he could
lay up some of his salary.
At the opera house in Piacenza, Italy tenor
was howled down by the official claque at the in
stigation OF the manager. Inadequate receipts
induced the manager to resort to this measure as
the only way of breaking his contract with the
singer.
The rigid enforcement of the game laws in the
state of Massachusetts will at no late day result
In restocking the nearly devastated woods,
which especially in the region from Plymouth to
the cape are magnificent. Already deer are seen
stalking about near Sandwich, and in a few sea-
sons quail and small game viii again be plentl-
full.
1t is believed that the use of sn okeless powder
by armies will result IN making military opera
tions much more difficult than they are now.
The absence OF smoke and the reduced noise OF
the detouations VIII scarcely allow OF marching
by the sound of he cannon. In order to get an
idea of the situation a battlefield 1t VIII be
necessary to examine 1t directly from some eie-
waited point.
The family of Lyngos have long been famous
as bandits in Greece. The most renowned was
the old chief who was killed in 1870 by his
nephew, who gained a reputation for daring
bravery in the Peloponnesus almost equal 10 tha5
of his far-famed uncle. He was captured, now
ever, few days ago and now awaits his tate be-
hind prison bars of one of the villages which he
often pillaged in days gone by.
Two barrels Of fish entirely new in New York
markets were received lately at the Fulton
wholesale fish market from the Bermudas. They
looked little like porgies, and every one who
bought them supposed they were porgles, though
four months ahead OF the season: Ihey were
usually so small off the South Carolina coast
that they are not used as food. OF the Bermu-
das they grow large ana rat.
A cannon, even though a small one, is not
usually regarded as q necessary part OF an ex-