, 1878-03-23

William Kendrick and John
Ellington played poker in Dal-
ton, Ky. Ellington thought that
Kendrick cheated, and stabbed
him in the arm; but after sat-
lsfactory explanation, the cut
was plastered up, and the game
resumed. Soon Kendrick .ac-
cused Ellington of cheating,
knocked him off his chair, and
stamped out three of his teeth.
There was another explanation,
after which the play was con-
tinued amicably for awhile. At
length Ellington was unmistak-
ably caught at stocking the
cards, and Kendrick shot him
through the shoulder. That
ended the game.
A recent effort to transport to
this country from England some
soles and turbot for stocking our
Eastern bays has proved fruit
less, the fish all perishing in
transit but two specimens. An
other effort to Amerlcanize these
dainty fish will be made in the
spring.
1t is. charged that Brigham
Young stole S3,O0O,O00 from the
Mormon Church. As Brigham
was the church, and is now alb
sent on ecclesiastical business
having gone to see whether
there is a hell or not-we see no
possible good in discussing the
matter.
Mr.. Russell Gurney, who re-
sided nearly two years in this
country IN connection with the
Alabama claims, has resigned
the Recordership of London,
worth $4,000 a year. The Of
flee dates from 1898, and is one
of high dignity.
The Grand Lodge of Free Ma
sons of England unanimously
passed a resolution refusing to
recognize as a Free Mason any
person initiated in a lodge where
the belief in God is ignored.
A female servant in Dublin
has been sentenced to fourteen
days Imprisonment for pushing
her mistress out Of the kitchen,
and calling her "kitchen wal
loper."
There is no sadder moment in
u poor mans life than when he
rakes together the last few
grains of fifty-ceht bag of smo-
king tobacco.
The celebrated Eddystone Light
house in the British channel. which
has buffeted the waves of century.
viii probably soon disappear, owing
to the undermining of the reef be-
low by the water.
Hank Monk, hero of the familiar
story about Greeley and the Califor-
MIA stage coach, lives near Carson.
Nevada, and has grown quiet and
religious.
An Ohio bill-poster pasted
show bills on the tombstones in
cemetery. No doubt he wished
to give the "dead heads show"
Il am SO unlucky," said follow
who had failed in all his undertak-
ings. "that verify believe, should I
become soap-boiler, the use ofsoap
would become questionable.
"WoU1D yon like to know a good
thing to put in practice?" asked a
young lawyer Of an old friend of hia
father. " Yes, tell me-" "Well,
put me in practice" answered the
young lawyer.
A colored teamster in Nash
vile declares that he must either
give up driving mnles or with
draw from the church, the two
positions being incompatible.
The new Pope avoids the men
ton of the Virgin Mary in his
coronation speech, and made no
allusion to his predecessor. Was
it accidental.
II told her ia never smoke another
cigar" be said softly, land wont. A
pipes plenty good enough for me-
and he gracefully drew match over the
largest part of his trOwsers.
Eighteen hundred revolutionary Ia
dies have been fogged by order Of the
Russian Government. This looks like
universal suffrage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barron of Ne.
vada have each asked for a iu-
dicial decision as to the sanity
of the other.
A Colorado man has started
for Texas on a velocipede, which
is arranged so as to run on rail
road tracks.