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The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28
An Ocean Horror.

London, January, 13.-A dis patch was received to-day from Hongkong stating that the steamer Meifoo had arrived at that port bringing intelligence of the loss of the steamer Nanchow of Cupchi Points. The shaft broke and the water entered the hole, causing the steamer to sink soon after. The Nanchow had on board very large number of Chinese passengers. She sank so rapidly that it was impossi- ble to launch her boats. When she went down she carried with her 414 person, every one of whom was drowned. The steamer was officer ed and manned by Europeans. They stood to their posts to the last and did everything possible to save their vessel. All of them went down with the steamer.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

Among the many sufferers from the Russian famine are the Tchoo- washes, a French tribe, numbering about 500,000, who are scattered Tn the forest districts of Kuzan, Sim birsk, Orenburg and Oofa. The New York Sun, quoting from the St. Petersburg Novosti, says that some of these people are literally swollen with hunger, while oth. CTS, too feeble to leave their huts, are patiently waiting for death to relieve them," but that not sigh, a groan or word of complaint is heard. On account of this very uncomplaining patience, thls scar city of words, they are the most op. pressed of all the Russians, because the police authorities always sus. pect them of concealing something We'll indeed might Goethe call the power to express suffering a gift ol God.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28
The Sugar Trust.

New York, January 13.-The an nual meeting of the American Sugar Refining Company, commonly known as the sugar trust, was held to-day, and an increase of S25,OOO,- GOO in the stock trust was ordered. The Treasurer's reports shows the earnings to be s5.073,000.
 Theodore Havemeyer and J. B. Thomas were reelected members of the Board of Directo From the net earnings two semi-annual dividends have been paid to the stockholders, each of 4 per cent on the common and 3 per cent on the preferred stock, amounting in all to S3,650,000, leaving a surplus of net earnings of $1 ,323,002, which is reserved for contingencies.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

Bartholdi, the sculptor, is said to be greatly troubled over the threat ened loss of his house, on account of the new Boulevard Raspail, which, in order to run from the Boulevard St.Germain to the obser- votory, must go directly through the residence in which the greater part of the sculptor's work has been done. Bartholdi has begged the Municipal Council to have this change postponed until he has com pleted the work upon which he is now engaged,
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

The acquisition madeby the Pope of the archives of the Borghese family for 25O,OO0 francs is of his toric importance. The codices of the Vatican archives date from the of Sixtus w., or very little earlier for the library of Boniface VIII. was destroyed by fire, and the col lection made by the popes ot Avig- non was lost It is precisely this missing period which is now filled by 400 codices containing the his- tory of the papacy during the Avig- non period that has been found in the Borghese archives, It will be arranged in the Vatican library by Father Cozza, who has lately gained distinction by his publication of the Vatican Bible of the fourth century. Among the curiosities in the Borg hese archives is letter in the Chin csc character, enclosed in a cover addressed to Paul V.-Chicago Herald.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

Any plan ot organic union of all Protestant churches is thoroughly visionary for the present. We do not believe such union would in any way increase Christian activity or hasten the Redeemer's kingdom. We shall be glad when it can be consummated without sacrifice of principle or duty, to see all Metho- dists in one church, all immersion ists in one, all Presbyterians in one fold, and so for Congregationalists. The first genuine work in the direc- tion of church union must begin with a union between these similar bodies, The Methodist family will some day unite in one church. Meantime we are solicitous that there should be a strong fraternal bond between all Christians, that they should maintain a solid front against the antiChristain, material istic spirit of the age which would break down our Sabbath and abol- ish the Bible.-Northwestern Chris tain Advocate.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28
Mitchell Backs Down.

New York, January. 13.-The match between Jim Corbett and Charlie Mitchell is virtually at an end. Mitchell has funked in most pronounced manner. It is evident that he is afraid to meet Corbett Tn either limited round or finish fight. Corbett has been apprised of Mitch el!'s backdown, but an effort will be made to bring about a meeting of six rounds between him and Peter Jackson in Madison-square Garden, Mitchell evidently knows that Cor bett is his master and he fears to meet him on the level. Corbett will not meet him in any other way. If a meeting is arranged between Cor bett and Jackson all will know that each will do his level best to beat the other. Such an exhibition would be the grandest display of science ever seen in America.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

The late Sir George Bissell Airy received his appointment as As tronomer Royal in 1885, no doubt largely as the result of the improve ments which he made in methods of calculation while Plumian pro lessor at the Cambridge Observa- tory. To him the Royal Observa- tory at Greenwich is indebted for the introduction of the altazimuth, the water telescope, the transit cir cle and the large equatorial, which was erected from hls plans in 1859. The preliminary observations ne cessary for fixing the boundary be- tween Canada and the United States were conducted by him, and he also aided in tracing the north western boundary. Many of the data now relied on for determining the weight of the earth and the the ory of gravity were obtained by his experiments, and ancient chronolo. gy has been rendered more accurate by his computation of the exact time of the most important eclipses on record. In 1S42 Dr. Airy went to Turin, in 1851 to Gothenburg and in 1868 to Spain for the pur. pose of observing solar eclipses, and in 1874 he organized the Brit. ish expedition for observing the transit of Venus.-New York Fri bune.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

News stamps range in denomina- ton from 1 cent to 90 cents. There Is a 10-cent stamp, and 15-cent stamp ond a 30-cent stamp. The highest denomination used by the United States is a S50-stamp, with which newspapers sometimes pay their postage bills. For the same purpose are the $192-stamp and various others ranging from that on to $4S.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

A telegram to the Financial News states that the house of Werden of New Orleans is preparing to put a new line of steamers between New Orleans and Brazil, and gives an interview with Mr. Wer- den as follows: "We are tired of British predominance in Bra gillian commerce and, through the reciprocity treaty, we hope to es- tablish our financial and commer- cial independence. A line is being organized in Rio Janeiro which is to ply between the ports of Brazil, New Orleans, Baltimore and Bostor. Wesupposed that Americans would see the advantages of this enter prise, but up to the present they haven't seen it. The English have lost caste in Brazil owing to their sympathy for the Emperor, under whose protection they were enabled to exploit everything worth having in Brazil. They buy in New York American goods which they sell in Brazil at a profit of from 100 to 300 per cent, They are enabled to do this because they possess the means of communication and the facilities of adequate transportation. - Translated for Public Opinion from the Jornal de Comercio de Rio Ja- neiro.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

MT. James Gardner Clark, of New Haven, fearing that he could not receive certain proxies of English stockholders in an Anglo-American company in time to use at meet ing, determined to send for them. There was just an hour in which to prepare for the departure five men hesitated, whereupon Miss Bessie Clark, Mir. Gardner's stenographer, volunteered to go. In one half hour she was on her way to the railroad station. She sailed on Mo- vember 25th, and arrived in Liver pool December od. From Liverpool she was obliged to go to Edinburgh, London and Exeter, see various business people, explain why their proxies were needed, and overcome any oppositi on. To do this it was necessary to travel one thousand miles in three days, making several stoppage. This seemingly almost impossible task was successfully ac- complished; the proxies were all secured and Miss Clark sailed with them on December 9th.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

To make spool of thread the very best Sea Island cotton is used This is taken in the raw state and torn to pieces by 9 machine called a breaker. It is then freed from it's impurities by several other ma- chimes, after which it is taken up by slipper" and twisted into soft yarn. Several strands of this are twisted into one fine thread three of these are then twisted together making the six-cord thread, which after being bleached, is ready to sell.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

There are eight flowing wells at Stockton, Cal, and the company managing most of these has mains in all the principal streets. The wells vary in depth from 1000 to 2,300 feet, and the flow varies much as the depth. One of them in the northern part of the city has an es- timated flow of 10000 feet in twen- ty-four hours. All the principal business houses, hundreds of dwell ings, the magnificent new five story granite court house and the Yose, mite Hotel are lighted and heated by this force from natures labora- tory. It is cheap and clean, and housewives are delighted. The es- timated cost of supplying kitchen range and stoves in two other rooms besides lighting a house of niEe rooms, IS $5 a month.-Scientiic American.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

Another substitute for gutta per cha has been discovered in South America, being in the form of a fluid of solidfying properties. It is insolubIe in water, and hardens and softens with cold and heat. It will retain any nodded shape, can be cut into very thin sheets, and will take the minutest impress sion upon it's surface. Itis derived from plant growing wild in the Concau district.-New York Sun,
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

MT. Kelway, according to Indus tries, has introduced an exceeding ly simple system of signaling at night. A board is provided with incandescent lamps arranged so that different sets form different letters. If the letter N is wanted, for instance, a key is pressed which lights all the lamps which go to form this letter, and so on. The machine can be worked like a type writer. Signaling by this means corresponds with the use of the blackboard in the daytime, but is of course, much more rapid, and at the same time more easily followed It is, of course, imcomparably more rapid than any system of flash signaling, and is easy to read.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

Brazil is passing through peri cd of hostility against the Roman Catholic Church, and many church es in the new republic are now with out ministers because the govern mentrefuses to assess the people-fol the maintenance ofthe clergy. Discs tablishment was feature of the Mexican Republic under Juarez, and illustrates quite fairly the ap- parent objections to uniting Church and State in the government of a modern republic. In Brazil, it is true. the position of the federal au- thorities is not so repressiYe, not so hostile as was the attitude of the anti -clericals Is the French or the Mexican republics, but the move ment in the South American repub- lie has just begun, and may eventu- ally take harsher form.-Boston Advertiser.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

Mrs. Martinot, the inventor, has taken out twenty-five patents, five of which have been issued in seven countries. Among other things, she has invented a gas stove, and ice- cream freezer, steam washing-ma- chine and a clothes dryer. She handles her tools skillfully and makes her own models.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

In a research on liquefed gases it has been found that liquefied oxygen, obtainable at temperature of 1S0 degrees Celsius below zero, is powerfully magnetic. That the gas is magnetic is a familiar fact but the remarkable property of the liquid has heretofore gone unno- ticed. It has been supposed that at very low temperatures metals or dinarily non magnetic might tacquire different properties, but the discov- cry of this fact regarding oxygen which unlike hydrogen, is not ordi. narily regarded as of metallic char. acter, is most interestlng.-Boston Transcript.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28
A recent marriage in Wallapa

A recent marriage in Wallapai high life is not banning out as we'll as could be wished. Mary was dark and dirty, but she was a hustler. and it was dull day when she couldn't steal enough coal to make a dollar, and of course was a tempt ting bait to fortune hunting braves with a title. Chiefs Sherum and Wallapai Charlie were both anxious to add to their harem and spending money, and hastened to lay their titles at her feet. But Mary was not dazzled by these fattering offers butsgave her young heart and daily earnings into the keeping of Pi-ema a poor but proud man, who owned nothing but an enormous capacity for the tanglefoot of the paleface and a few leisurely habits. Mary has since regretted her rash step, and with the assistance of her old admirer, Sherum, she is seeking to severe the ties which chafe. Sherum will no doubt be rewarded for his constancy with the fair hand of the grass widoW.-Mohave Miner.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

The National Sleeping Car Com pany has been formed in St. Peters burg for the introduction of the American style of cars on the rail- ways of Russia. The wood frames are imported from the United States and competent engineers will be employed to superintend the con- struction of the cars.-Railway Re- view.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

An English syndicate has bought twenty three, or all but six, of the flour mills in Utah. The transac- ton involves $1,SOO.OOO for the plants, and $35O,O0O for stock now on hand. The company proposes to erect a number of elevators, and expects to control the entire wheat crop of the Territory.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

The island of Madagascar has two distinct climates, two classes of natives and two classes of fauna and flora. The island is about the size of France. Along the coast it is tropical and malarious, and the natives are darker and larger than in the interior. The interior is a high table land and mountainous. There the climate is cooler and the natives smaller and lighter in color than on the coast. But in the ir- terior they are more intelligent and they rule the island.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

The minimum chargepaid by the Government fer telegraphing is a fraction over half cent a word for day service, and about the same for night messages, although it is pro- yided that the rate for night mes sages shall be uniform. Distances are rated as between capitals of diff ferent States, and the longest dis tance chargeable is 3,530 miles. from Olympia, Wash, to Augusta, Me- Indianapolis News.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

The total number of failures in Canada in 1891, as reported by Bradstreet's, was 1,S46, against 1926 in 1890, 1,616 in 1889, and smaller totals in preceding years. The total liabilities of failing tra- ders in the Dominion were $14, ,S94,- 900, an increase over the aggregate in 1890 of nearly 20 per cent.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

The Censes Office announces that there are in the United States 4,510 nurseries, valued at $41, ,978,845 80 and occupying 173,806 acres of land, with an invested capital of 52,425, ,669,51, and giving employ ment to 45,657 men, 2,279 women and 14,210 animals.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

The South Dakota wheat crop will average at present prices ST. 100000 to each county. Some east ern people, holding mortgages on Dakota land, will be agreeably sur prised by having them paid off this fall. With another favorable crop next year, this State will be loaning her own money.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

St Petersburg papers says that Thomas A. Edison intends to pay that capital a visit in the near fu- ture. They add that he will deliv- CT lecture at the coming electrical exhibition there upon his newest discoveries in electricity.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

In the United State Senate on Monday a resolution offered by MT Butler, instructing the Finance Committee to report a bill repeal ing all taxes imposed by Congress on the circulation of State banks ol issue, was laid on the table.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

The graduated German Income Tax which went into effect on Jan- uary 1, 1892, fixes scale from six marks on an income of 900 to 1000 marks on 100000, and 200 marks on each 5000 in excess of 100000. Boston To-Day.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

It is intended to place the tele- graph and telephone wires in Vic toria, New South Wales. under ground. The estimated cost of the work is about $4OO,O00, and it is expected that it will be begun at an early date,-Electricity.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

At the new Chicago University there will be four quarters each con- sisting of terms, six weeks in each term. A student will be allowed to choose any two terms in the year for his vacation.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

Aluminium will never be used whee tensile strength is a factorin structural design the metal is not as good, pound for pound, as steel. It's cost, reduced to one-fourth it's late price, is still enormously great CT than steel, and there appears nothing in sight to cause a reduc- ton of the price to any material degree. While Bessemer steel, in the shape of rails, can be had for less than two cents pound, alum mum is still twelve times as expen- slve, and it is therefore not very likely that many ships will be built notwithstanding the relatively small specific gravity. But alum mum is a very powerful rival of silver. It is but little inferior in looks, and cost forty times less than silver. and is preferable on several other other accounts too technical in their nature to mention here. With silver worth ten or twelve dol lars a pound or therea bouts, and aluminium only twenty-five cents, it will not long be a question as to competition in the arts.-Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

There is said to be a stone in Texas about 20 feet in diameter with such wonderful magnetic powerthat it will draw hammer or an axe to it's surface even when placed 10 to 15 feet away on the ground.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

One of Vermont's curiosities is floating island in Sodoga Pond, near Jacksonville. The pond is a mile in length, and the island which covers one-third of it, is two feet thick. It bears fine crop of cran- berries.-Jewish Messenger.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

Three months ago young man by the name of Maher was thrown from a wagon, and picked up for dead, his neck being broken. But Dr. Herbert Flagg, of Northampton, Mass, a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, who witnessed the accident, decided that it ought to be possible to set a broken neck as we'll as a dislocated shoulder or thigh. He stepped back of the body, placed his knees against the patients shoulders and took the head gently but firmly between his hands. Then turning the head from side to side delicately, he gave strong steady pull. There was a sharp snap and the head was again in its socket. The young man was then transfer red to his home, a distance of three miles, the physician holding his head in position all the time. The inflammation of the spinal cord was reduced by the constant appli- cation of hot clothes to the back of the neck, this method being pursued night and day for more than three weeks. Maher is now able to walk again.-Manchester Union.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

The delicate mechanism of the stomach contains, according to a physiologist's discoverY,f fully 5000 GOO minute glands that are con- stantly secreting gastric juice.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

Mrs. Henry Willard has present. ed the Howard University, in Wash ington, bust of her father, Wm. Lloyd Garrison.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

The St. Lawrence River is the only absolutely foodless river in the world. Its greatest variation, caused by drought or rain, never exceeds a foot.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-01-28

London horsecars and omnibuses capital of $25, 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-08
SOCIAL. MATTERS.

Mrs. Harrison il recovering gradually but
surely. She obtained good sleep last night
and feels considerably better today.
Miss Ella whiteside has gone on visi, 10
relatives At Ma,.awarn on the Hudson.
Mr.. Charles Ncnaniels and family have left
Atlantic City ana are occupying their cottage
at shelter Island. NY.
Mr.. Charles f. Gross and Mis- Mary r. Ala,
were married At 10 O'Clock this morning nj ,bs
residence az the brides Parents. No lssS MA
street. Mount ileasant. The ceremony wa.
performed by the Rev. Charles m Rutler in
the presence Of the immediate families az the
contracting parties. At its conclusion the
bridal couple left here for Atlantic CITY, who're
tne honeymoon viii be spent On their return
tney VIII reside at Mount Pleasant
Miss blanche Allison is attending Che e,rr-
mencement of Dickinson Colere q, Carlisle.
Reed. ''''' -
Mrs. II. A. Taylor and Miss TAYLOR Of s d
street left today for their summer home in Wis.,
consin.
Mrs. J. NJ. Tinker is visiting friends in MINI
neapolis and viii be absent for two OF three
months.
Prot J. W. p. jerks Of Brown University Is
guest OF Capt and Mrs. W. Ross Browne. xho
gave small reception in his honor Friday even
ing Among the guests were Prof. and Mr..
Asaph hail, Prof. and Mira Cleveland Alba
Zen and Mrs Browne, Mrs 4. T. Lee. Prof
and Mrs. A. Howard Clark. Rev. DIR. L n.
retry, Mrs. Senator Vance Mrs Knoylton
MISS Martin, Miss Townsend Can't TYLER and
Mr.. and Mrs r. Sticknev.