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Show INTELLIGENCE ITEMS. English publishers are binding books in chintz. A lot of Dartmouth college students are waiters at the Brighton Beach Hotel on Coney Island. There were 10,000 cars built in the United States last year, and there will be about 50,000 built this year. By census returns, Poughkeepsie's population in 1880 was 20,000; in 1875, it was 20, 022; in 1870, 20,000. Two snow-white robins with pink eyes and yellow bills and legs, have been captured at Springfield, Mass. (Massachusetts). Adjutant-General Jones of Texas reports that the State has about 6,000 criminals at large, 1,000 of them murderers. The bees of the United States earn $14,000,000 annually, but never get a cent of it. Human beings, under such circumstances, would become discouraged. It seems that there is really a company formed for colonizing Jerusalem and the land between it and Jaffa. It is spoken of hopefully; the Sultan is not disinclined, especially as he is to have a handsome yearly rent. The visible supply of petroleum is the largest known in the history of the trade, being estimated at 9,000,000 to 10,000,000 barrels, and, with a production largely in excess of the consumption, it is steadily increasing. The number of vessels which passed through the Suez Canal in May 1880, was 184, for which the revenue amounted to 3,460,000 francs. For the five months ending June 1st, the total revenue amounted to 18,357,387 francs. In Norway there are no nobles; in Sweden they swarm, and in little Denmark, owing to the prevalence of the German custom of every count's and baron's son being count and baron, the multitude of titles is bewildering. There are now three Hebrews in Congress - Messers. Jonas, Morse and Einstein. In the House there are six German Representatives, among whom are Heilman of Indiana, Poehler of Minnesota, Muller of New York and Denster of Wisconsin. Chicago hotels had a good time during Convention week. The Palmer took $105,000, the Grand Pacific $100,000; the Tremont $30,000 and the Sherman $27,000. Chicago was at least $400,000 richer when the Convention adjourned than when it met. When Caesar undertook the conquest of Italy the act of crossing the river Rubicon was the first and significant step of the enterprise. Hence the phrase "to pass the Rubicon" signifies to take the decisive step by which one is committed to a difficult enterprise. A musical feature of London at present is the series of concerts given by Lord Dunmore, he conducting the orchestra in person. Smoking is permitted, and good wine is given to the audience, free of charge. The Prince of Wales is a frequent attendant, and the company is of high-class quality. The concerts break up about two o'clock. |