Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-16

The longest sleeping car run In the
world Ia doubtless that on the Canadian
Pacific railway from Montreal 10 Van
couver, COOS miles. This IL nearly two
hundred miles longer than the run
from st. Louis 10 the City Of Mexico.
The Baptist Educational society has
been In operation two years, and In
that time has distributed $3.50, 900
among institutions Of different grades,
on terms that have been accepted by
these institutions, and will, on compli.
ancc with the conditions, yield endow.
mcnt. amounting TO between 100000
and si,0oo.o00.
The John Hopkins University has
received most notable gin from the
historian, Col. John Thomas Scharf, Of
Baltimore, consisting Of his very large
aud valuable collection Of manuscripts,
relating chiefly 10 the history of the
Southern States and the Southern
people.
The annual convention OF the Ma
tional Education association Of the
United States for the present year Will
be held Mt Toronto, Canada, and rs II
will on this occasion he OF an interna.
tional character, II promises 10 DO the
most successful meeting Of the series.
within few Year, the public school
system Of New York city, which In
now one OF the largest systems In the
world, N likely, according 10 School, TO
exceed greatly IL present slzo. With
population Of 1,10O,0DO. there are
now more thnn 300 school departments
10 tho city, 1900 teachers, an average
attendance Of 1870, 900 pupils daily, and
total attendance Of 100000. The
salaries OF teachers, janitors and en-
ploycs now aggregate over 81, 900, 900,
and the expenditures for the schools
yearly exceed, considerably, 81, 000, 900.
Another ten years will add, by the
natural growth of the city, half q mil.
lion 10 Its population, and not less than
twenty-five per cent. ~ the number OF
school buildings, 10 the attendance, the
teachers aud the expenditures.
A rich merchant Of Hamburg, Ger.
many, died recently and 6cqucathed u
large amount Of money 10 q lady who
had refused his otier of marriage many
years ago. Shortly before he died lie
pcnned letter To the lady, which was
TO he delivered to her with the legacy.
The letter ran: "eome thirty years ago
l was sutton for your hand In mar.
riage. You refused my olI.r. Asa
consequence my days have passed Ia
peace aud quletness. Aud now 70.
quite your goodness.
Buffalo has lucky seamstress. She
has fallen heir 10 s250,OOD. with
fingers weary and worn she will no
longer ply the needle. Her name il
Victoria Murphy. Her father, Captain
Murphy, was ut ono time Secretary TO
tho Prince of Wales. She Is a tall,
handsome brunette, about % years old.
who has visited about every country
IN the world during her romantic life.
Born and reared In London, her father
was an officer In the English army
who achieved fame during the
Crimoan war. Her mother was n
Spanish woman, whose parents were
Professionals, while Dor father was a
devout Catholic. While Miss Murphy
was quite young her father quarrcled
with his mother and thereafter would
not allow her name to be mentioned In
his presence. The captains mother
then went to Australia, In company
with n wealthy brother. Last January
she died and Miss Murphy has Just re-
oeised word from attorneys in England
stating that she IL one OF four heirs 10 q
fortune OF about n million dollars, con-
slsting partly Of land In tho city OF
Melbourne. She In In poor health as
present., but win soon make the
Journey to England and probably from
there 10 Australia.
The Hearst stable OF thoroughbreds
was sold at Shcepheai Bay on the 10Th
inst. Twenty.six animals brought
sl2s, 100, nm average Of s4,02T each.
Tournament was bought by Foxhnll
Keene, Jr., for $4,000, and Canvass
was bought by Freddie Gcbbard for
:2l 800.
Henry Cabot Lodge, Congressman
from Mass, says: at win be- impos.
sible TO say what figure tho tariff
question VIII cut until II Is known
what the democratic Congress ut.
tcmpts In the way Of tariff legislation.
! believe silver coinage win DO made
more prominent than some OF the we'll
Informed profess u believe II will.
don't think the election bill will be
an issue. An election bill win not get
show In the next House. Any one
who has studied tho question OF i'm.
migration will be convinced that there
Ia need OF more stringent laws on this
subject. Figures show that the quality
OF Immigrants has changed greatly
within six or eight years. Some In.
sIection should be made Mt the