The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-17
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

We learn from Prof. Alexander
Wilder that the death penalty in the
state OF New York was virtually abol-
ished in 1880. but it was re-enacted in
1851 He says that several members Of
the Legislature of Quaker birth voted
for its restoration
The average daily attendance sc
the Metropolitan Museum OF Art in
New York City is 2.2TS. The South
kensington museum in London has an
average attendance OF $50, the British
museum Ii London, sel; the smith
sonian institution at Washington, 500;
the Boston museum, 100.
The greatest work of printing ever
undertaken is supposed To be the publi.'
iation by the, government printing
office of 10000 copies Of the Records of
the War of the Rebellion in la0 royal
octave volumes of SOC pages each at
cost OF 81. aeo. 900 This work viii prob
ably be finished next year.
At the last meeting of the New
York State Homeopathic Medical society
il was unanimously voted that it's leg
islative committee should request of The
next legislature suitable laws To restrict
marriages among persons tainted with
crime, insanity and disease. The COM
mittee mas hard job before IL 10 suggest
suitable scientific laws" and we have
not yet seen the result of their delibera-
tons.
"A heliotrope hedge, two hundred feet
long, is to be seen on the premises of a
Ventura Gal florist IL was planted
several years ago. and low posts and wires
arranged to support the plants, but they
have now grown to "a height Of six feet
above the walk, and great branches of
purple. lavender and white blossoms
send ont clouds of sweetness and attract
humming- birds, bees and butterflies of
gorgeous hues.
The Columbus manuscripts on eNhi-
bition at the worlds fair include the
most interesting and precious histor-
ical documents in the world. Among
them are the original contract made
with Columbus by the sovereigns of
Spain, and the original commission
given him by them befose he undertook
his voyage. These manuscripts are
loaned by the. duke of Neragua, the
descendant of Colunbux@
The London Vegetarian brings this
news about home: New orh has twenty
six aInbulances fitted with padded beds.
soft pillows, and all conveniencesforc COM
fortably conveying invalids or the vic
tins of accident to the various hospitals
Under the drivers seat are the surgeons
appliances, splints. bandsges. etc. and
the attending physician has handbag
of restorative remedies, antidotes and
stimulants Health Monthly.
Some one finds thu situation in re-
gard to marriage and divorce hopeful
in reviewing and presenting the follow
ing statistics. The divorces have been
about l6. 400 annually in the United
States for the past twenty years but
this Is only one per cent 81 the number
of marriages, and there Is nothing in
the world that human beings undertake
20 do that can show SO small a percent
age of total failures as marriage.
Little Luther, q shop-girl of Bridg-
port. Conn, held aloof from her com
paniens, ana To punish her six of the
girls dropped barrel over her head.
tipped IL upon the floor. and rolled IL
with the girl inside The rolling pro-
cess was continued for four minutes
and then Lille was found unconscious.
began shrieking in a pitiful manner.
She probably VIII never regain her in
tellect.