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Gossip Of The Day

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21
Month
May
Year
1875
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Public Domain
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The spelling f ever has subsided. Mr. Bbechbu recently appeared at clrarch ciad in a rubber snit, whioh occasions a Brooklyn paper to remark tliat ho was "in unusually olastic spirits." Announcement is made of tlio discovery by Plof. Brugset, in a monastcry library at Sinai, of nino hitlicrto 1111kuown portions of the Oödex Stnaitidis, the oldest extant manuscript of the New Testament. Seoretary Bristow is overwhelmed witli letters of congratularon from the honest liquor dealers of the country, who have been forced to do business without any profi t when obliged to compete with dishonest dealers. Jbfp. Davis delivered au addreas to the veterans of the Mexican war, at their reunión in Houston, Texa., tlio other day, and cntröated them to be tt loyal now to the stars and stripes as they had been zoalous and bi-ave in defenso of the first flag. It is ostimated that the expenses of the services held in London by Messrs. Moody and Sankey, the Americnn revivalists, wiH amount to about 150,000, of ■which only about $80,000 has been raised. Neither of the preachors, it Í3 státed, l:as received any pay for his labors. The Now York Ilcrald and Chicago Tribune probably do a larger aud more profitnble business in advertising thnn any other two newspapers in tho coimtry. On April 11 th the llerald publishod 3,400 advertisements, and on April 2&th (4a Cliicigo Tribuno pnblished 3,300, covexing a great deal more space than did those of the Ilcrald. In his boyliood Nathaniel Eaton, of Nutton, N. H., was probably as -weak and sieldy a specimen of juvenile humanity as could bo found in that section, and it was a common remark of tho neighbors that "Nat would never live to benman." Nat died the other day, having lived to celébrate the lOOth anniversary of his birth. His death resulted from a cold contracted on that centennial occasion. Carl Schükz, who left New York for Hamburg about the lst of May, intonded to Rail with liis family on the steanier Schiller, which went down on tho coast of Eiigland, but the banquet and serenado given in' his honor by tho Gerinan residents of New York detained him, and ho was oompelled to take passage in tho Pomerania, which sailed the day Mlowing tho departure of the ■ Schiller. A Chicago man has pevfected an ingenious and useful invention, and one that promises to result m a large eaving of human life. It consLsts of an applianoe for the lowering of small boats from the sides of ships and steamers, in such a mannér as to prevent any possibility of their being swamped or stove into irieces, as is almost invariably the rule in case of a heavy sea. The invention has been exiimiued by náutica! experts, and pronounced a great success. Mus. Watson, wife of Prof. Watson, of the Michigan University, was the only woman who enjoyed the privilege of goiug on the Venus-trannit expedition from the United States. She had a long journey - first an overland trip to San Francisco, then a voyage lasting twentysix daya to Yokohaina, a taan days sail to Nagasaki, and another six days to Tien-toin. Then followed a voyage up the river on small honse-boats to Tung Chang, and iinally a donkey ride of sixteen miles (o Pelrin. . The experiment of postal telegraphy has worked well in England. The resulta are briefly summed up as follows : First, a uniform rate of one shilling per twentyflve words has been established on all telegraph lines ;in the United Kingdom, except the lines to the Scilly, Orkney and Shetland islands; second, tho average cost of a telegraphic message is between Is. ld. and Is. ld., which is about one-third less than for tho noto under private entorprise; tliii-d, nnder the governmental system there has been a vast increase of newa measages to tho uewspapers; fom-th, formerly all newspapers wero charged full rates for news messages. Now they are charged one shilling for seventy-five words in the daytime and ono shilling for one hundred words at night. The rebels in Cuba are rapidly destroying the productiva capacity of tho island, and will sfarve out the Spanish officials, if they eoutiuue in their devastations. Sugar ( stut es to the nnmber of 100 and to the value of over $20,000,000, with five or six milliou dollars' worth of sugar, have been destroyed, this winter. Of course the land is there, ready to bloom with ñew w saitt undrr peaoe and liberty, but for the time being it is barren and frnitless to the eontending parties. Meantime the export tax on sugar has been raised to H5.45 per hogshead, $2.80 per lox, apd $2 per hogshead of molaswK. ()f tliis ax the people of the United States pay over $5,000,000 in gold, as wc consume 79 per cent. of the sugar and 90 per cent. of the molasses exported. The rxpertation of sugar feil from 714,960 kms in 1873 to 644,109 in 1874, and of molasKes from 904,000 to 817,000 tons, doubtless ojiaccouiitof the diminished produeUon. Thua the people of the ! 'lied Status liave to pay for BÜ CkiSan rclxiliou, both by the increased tax s ,,n siig.u' in Cuba, and by its ïncrer.sed cleai-ness from scarcity. The shadf.w of war darkens over Europe, and the day that shall witness the bcgjnning of tlio dreadful strnggle cannot-apparentJy be d.layed manymonths. It is not imagined that France wi-1 rush into a wild ( onflict vrith Germany, hut Germany has been troubled by the rapid reoovery of France, and fears that at no distiuit day eho will have to fight Sedan over again, and at a disadvantage. It iT! ui-geil l.])af, as war is inevituljle, the t(i fihike the blow is now, while. Fi-:uut U compaaratiToly weak. Once more in Paris, Uisrnarek would dictarte tho terms of v. üvnt.y tluit would reduce Trance to a foTirth-rate power and make lier practically impotent in Europe. But Germany cnnnot stir a finger till llussia consents, for itia only with Franco singlo handed tliiit Germany cares to r.irasure swordp. Eussia has grievances, and it is moro tlian possibli; tbut the conirrcnce of tlio Emperor William and tho Czar may not havo nn smteftble Wnttintttioii; Russia may cor.elndo th;it it is a gnod time for lier to opon tho Baltic and make her -wny to the Meditêf ranean, onfl tlms become a power in Europe, especinlly as abe can now count on Ihe ülinuce of Franco. At all evouts the present state of things oannot be of long continuanoe.

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Michigan Argus