The morning call., 1894-10-21

aud 6 seconds. The COMPANY left the starting
point on June 1 and reached the Palace Hotel
Ill San Francisco on June 4. 1876, at 9:5l A. NJ
The train was made 10 OF a combination
passenger, mail and baggage car and Pullman
hoteEcar, and the locomotive that brought IL 10
Oakland Point, No. 149, was in CHARGE of
Hank Small. The train went only to Oakland
Point, reaching there at 9:29 A. M The men,
bers of the company were then transferred 10
the ferry-boat. The fastest run on that trip
between Ogden and Oakland pier was between
Orena and Browns station, distance OF 49,
miles. when The velocity was 80 Ill miles an
hour.
BRADLAUGH- BEsANT w. E. g., City,
Charles Bradlaugn was the leader OF The secu-
larists, and with Mrs. Annie Besant professed
what are known as Malthusian opinions on the
subject of population. He and Mrs. Besant
were prosecuted In 1876 for the republication
OF an old book by certain DR.. knowlton, and
known as "The Fruits of Philosophy" This
book was, by the English authorities, deemed
unit for circulation, and after trial both of the
accused were found guilty and were sentenced
to Imprisonment for six months and 10 pay a
fine OF 920O. Bradlaugh appealed from the de-
cision and Judgment, and so successful was ne
that in 1877 the Court of Appeals quashed the
conviction.
AMERICAN RAILwAYS-W. II. H., Oakland,
Cal. The worlds record for mile by a rail-
way train is held by the Empire State express.
This was made May IL, 1898, by engine 999
drawing the Empire State express between
aOCHcStcI DulldlO. N. L, III 02 SeConuS,
equal to 1121& miles an hour. The New York
Central and Hudson River Railroad runs a train
daily at the rate OF sixty miles an hour over its
entire length. This Is the fastest regular train
in the United States. The second fastest
regular train is the Royal Blue line between
Jersey City and Washington, 226 miles. The
velocity Is 51.6 miles an hour.
ENGLISH RAILwAYS-W. H. H., Oakland,
Cal. The fastest railway service by a regular
train In England is on the Great Northern line
1t makes the run from Grantham 10 Retford
1914 miles. in SO minutes without stops The
velocity is 5512 miles per hour. The longest
run without stopping In that country is on the
Nortbe astern. IL runs from Newcastle to Edin-
burg, 124A miles, in hours and A minutes
the velocity being 4512 miles an hour. In 90
miles, the time occupied is l hour and 81
minutes. The velocity is 54 miles an hour.
NoRDBANEN-N., Nevada City, Nevada
County, Cal. Nordbanen is the Swedish and
Norwegian expression for northern railway
In Norway it is term applied TO two rail-
roadside one running from ThrOndhjem to the
Swedish frontier, distance of sXtythree
miles. and known as the MeTkerbanen; 10 rhe
other. known as the RorOsbanen, running from
Hamar TO Throndhjem, thirty-six miles, and to
its connections. These are generally spoken Of
as the Nordbanerne. northern railways
PERNICIoUs ACTIVITY. W. L., City. 1t
was on the 14th OF July. 1885. that Cleveland
issued an order against "perni niciOus activity"
Ii was directed 10 the heads OF departments in
the service of the General Government. The
order was in the form of a circular letter and it
contained the following words: "Office-hode
are neither disfranchised nor forbidden the ex-
ercise OF political privileges but their privileges
are not enlarged. nor is their duty to party
increased TO pernicious activity by office-hold-
ing"
MoTHS-A. S., City, Almost anything aro-
matte will keep OF moths. The use of cayenne
pepper, Scotch snuff and of camphor is also
recommended to drive away moths. room
may be fumigated by the use OF a number OF
articles. but these should be used only by a
person who understands the effects OF chem
icals used. AS the correspondent did not state
what there Is in the room that should be fum-
gated, II is impossible 10 suggest what would
be good.
LIBERTY OR DEATH-H. W., City. The ex-
preston, "Give me liberty or give me DEATH"
was uttered by Patrick Henry, an American
statesman. He In 1875. IN the Virginia con-
yention, moved That the colony be put In a
state OF defense preparatory to war, and IN the
speech he made in support of his motion he said
In conclusion, 81 do not know what course
others may take, but, as for me, give me liberty
or give me deatb.'
Won HUMBoLDT-M. r., Humboldt County,
Cal. AT the office of the Secretary OF State
there is not on hle in the archives letter from
Alexander Won Humboldt returning thanks for
the naming of Humboldt County after him.
There is no such letter in the State Library,
and the officials of the California state Histori-
cal Society have no knowledge OF the existence
OF such q letter.
NAVAL ACADEMY-J. B., City. Applicants