The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-04
DAILY INTELLIGENCER.
Friday, July 4. 1879.
VARIETIES.

Frequent ana constant advertising
brought me ali own A. T. Stewart.
Twelve thousand dollars is the lsrg-
est sum ever found in the dcad-letter
office at Washington.
4 New Haven child's father eloped
with another mans wife. ahd its mother
eloped with another woman's hu-bsnd.
The little one goes to the poorhouse-
A little Sunday School miss was asked
Dy her teacher. What do people have
to do in order 10 60 to Heaven 2 die,
suppose" replied the little one. The
teacher didn't question her any further.
A Boston man is about to make q
trip around the world in an eighteen
foot boat, taking his wife with him on
the journey. He has steadily decliued
several other Bostonians.
During January only eight days
were recorded in which any sunshine
was registered at the Greenwich OBJ
seryatory, England, and during fourteen
days Of February there was none. In
December there were only las hours
sunshine.
School mistress, while taking down
the names and ages Of her pupils and
the names of their parents at the begin
ming Of the term, asked one little fellow.
whats your fathers manner" 80. you
needn't take down his name; he's too old
to go to school to q woman, was the
reply.
Didn't cost him mucb.-A wealth
bank officer on being applied to for aid
by needy Irishmsn, answered, petu-
lantly mo, no ; can't help You; I
have fifty such applicants as you every
day" "Sure, and ye might have
hundred without costing you much, if
nobody gets more than I do, was the
response.
A suburb of Cardiff, Wales, has mar.
rowly escaped being the scene of q
"mystery." At this place-Boath by
name-a human foot was found in an
ash tub. Inquiry. however, proved
that it was the foot of a mummy which
had lately been brought from Egypt.
A dog had stolen it and taken it to the
ash heap.
The royal plate at Windsor is worth
$6.300.000 1t includes o gold service
ordered by George Nv. to dine l40 per-
sons. and a shield formed of snuff boxes
worth $4,000. 1t also includes .
peacock of precious stones of every
kind. brought from India. and Tippoo's
footstool- a tigers head. with crystal
teeth, aud solid ingot of gold for his
tongue
Monsignor Capel. who is preaching
in Paris. is in pecuniary difficulties
similar to those which have overtakcn
Archbishop Purcell here, being no
hand at figures, and his heart being
larger than bis purse. But Cardinal
Manning and tho Roman Catholic
Church in England, unlike Cardinal
McClosky and the American Catholics.
refuse to come to his relief.
For some time past it has been pro-
posed to introduce some distinctive
dress to be worn by judges in Germany
while administering justice. but opin-
ion has been divided as to whether
that dress should be n semi-military
uniform or black gown. The Gov.
eminent has just decided the question
in favor of the latter. The official
dress of judges is henceforth to con-
sist of black gown and black cap.
Reformed Episcopalianism appears
to have received heavy financial blow
by the death of Thomas III. Powers of
the Philadelphia firm of Powers &
Weightman, chemists Mr.. Powers was
an ardent supporter of the movement.
and lent over 100000 to the churches
in various parts of the country. He
died without turning these loans into
gifts. and his Eeirs will insist on pay
ment in every instance. The denomi-
nation is poor rs yet, and some Of the
edifices may have to be sold.