The National tribune., 1907-10-31
ANSWERS TO 49,.
=. CORRESPONDENTS.

X. II SGstaunton. Va, asks: What
BODY M A. r. Stewart, in New York?
This IcriHG, which was considered the
most sensaHpnaI that ever occurred in
New York City, took place on the night
of N9Y, 7,51s7s, when the remains of
Mr.. Stewarf were taken from his grave
in thesShurehyard of st. Marks at 10th
street and Second avenue. Subsequent
ly dsmand, was made for 100000 for
the rGlnrn OF the body. and the coffin
plate 3pd stStps of velvet from the coffin
were .Sent -as evidence. After some
months We're spent in negotiation the
body was returned on payment of s20,-
900.
]. c. p. BrightwOod, d. c., asks:
Who was Peggy Stewart?
1t is the name of a vessel. concerning
which firm of Annapolis merchants
have sventured to import a cargo of
tea. in 1T74, public Indignation rose so
high that the owner of the brig Peggy
Stewart, in order to avoid worse con-
sequences. set fire to the vessel with
his own hand, and burned it with the
obnoxious tea.
]. L., Hyattsville, Md, asks the date
and the name of the winner of the prize
fight between the American champion.
John c. Heepan, and the English cham
pion. Tom Savers.
This great fight took place at Farms
borough, England, on April II, 1860.
1t was declared drawn battle, tho 1t
was asserted that Heenan would have
won had not the crowd broken into the
ring and interfered with the fight. On
the following May 13 silver belt was
presented to each of the men.
is the Breeches Bible, and why is it
called by that name?
This Bible anG other similar Bibles
are named on account of curious errors
OF peculiar translations which occur in
them; thus In the verse, Genesis I'LL, Z,
the word "breeches" is used instead of
"aprons''-'they sewed figge leaves to-
gether and made themselves breeches."
The Wicked Bible is that one in which
the word mot is omitted from the Sew
enth Commandment. 1t Is said that for
this mistake the printer was fined 1000
pounds.
J. L. H, Hoboken, N. j., asks: When
was the coolest Winter in this vicinity?
Curing the Winter of 1820-21 the
Hudson and East Rivers were crossed
in safety on the fee for several days,
and on Jan. 81, 1921, New York Bay
was frozen over, so that many crossed
on the ice from Staten Island to Long
Island, states a newspaper record,
which adds that such an event had not
happened since 1880, when heavy can
non were taken across the ice from New
York to Staten Island.
J. P. K, Carson City, New, asks the
date of the passage of the first Chinese
exclusion act. -
The act was, passed on May 6, 1882,
during the Administration of President
1t provided that hereafter no
State Court or Court of the United
States siouldj admit Chinese to citizen
snip. Ds 5sl
J. NJ. ID, Kalorama Ave, asks: What
is the law governing the right of hus-
band ana w3fe to open each others let
ters cotaingiby mail?
Neither Can control the delivery OF
addressed to the other.
When 10 instructed a Postmaster must
refuse 9o deliver to the husband letters
addressed tbfhe wife, and4the reverse.
In absence 0 Of Instructions the wifes
mail sIeuldgbe put in her husbands )
box H New York a law makes 1t a
misdern4anof>fo without authority open
or readsa seaiede letter"
: S. LHW. jefferson, La, asks: What
is the stgnifiGance Of the word Ohio?
1t isaf from, an Indian word meaning
""beautita tar.", And was originally applied
to the piver,, from w hich the State after
wards took its name.
; F. J.4H.; Evansville, Ind, asks: How
many post cards does 1t take to make
a pound, and what is the Governments
proht for carrying post cards?
1t takes 120. post cards to weigh
pound. sand- at one-cent postage gives
the Government s1.20, ON which the
l.
lieved. that there are about z, 900, 900
mailed daily thruout the United States,
which is equivalent to $4,000 a day for
stamps. ! 49,
w. r. J., Salisbury, Nd, asks for a
good way to preserve information con-
tanned in the daily papers without keep
ing a file Of them. ......
This may be accomplished either by
for periodicals, such as the
monthly Review OF Reviews or the
weekly Literary Digest, which epitomize
the current news; or more perfectly,
perhaps by buying the published index
of some metropolitan journal, such as
the Tribune Index.
II. II. c., Milwaukee, Wis, asks: How
much life insurance does John Wana-
maker, of Philadelphia, carry?
1t is currently reported that he car
iito liiobi anu ~ tHC VI 2l,oVV,-
900
G. A. P. Cumberland, Md, asks: How
many soldiers were mustered in on the
Northern side during the civil war?
According to- an account prepared by
the Pension Bureau some years ago, it
was estimated that the number of SOL
diers enlisted, and excluding reenlist-
ments, was 2,213.365.
c. L. D.. Marietta, O., asks: Who was
the Great American Commoner?
This was the name frequently applied
to Thaddeus Stevens, of Pennsylvania.
J. A B., Winona, Mimi, asks: What
city is called the City of Churches?
This is a name frequently given to
Brooklyn. N. Y.
E. G. s., Cincinnati, o., asks: What
was the size of the Great Eastern?
- She wasr6S0 feet long. S3 feet wide,
ia feet broad over the paddle boxes, So
feet nodded depth and 1915 tons gross
register. @gS ,t,55
e. F.. Florida avenue, asks: Which
is the richest Nation the United States
or Great Bsitain 2?
The latest estimate is that the wealth
of the United States is $110, 0,0O0, 0OO, 900,
while that Of Great Britain and Ireland
is $50, 200, ,300,0OO:.a
J. c. ,:Nsostburg, Nd, asks: Who
was Crn tendon, for whom the tree in
the BotanicH Gardens Washington, was
He was 80 distinguished sKentnc<y