The Red Cloud chief., 1880-04-08

times per day.
ONO people now protect graves by
criss-crossing railroad rails across the
coffin Ghouls can't pull them out
without digging a hole Elk feet square.
MIR. +. REMINGTON, the gun manu-
facturer, has built q house at Cairo,
Egypt, TO cost 100000 He has a
pending claim against the khediye's
Government for 100000.
The Indiana Supreme Court holds
that a person injured by railroad trains
while walking on the track is guilty 81
contributory negligence, and therefore
not entitled { damages.
The ladies of Burkeville, Va, have
announced an Easter entertainment, the
proceeds of which are 10 be applied To
the purchase of a new steam printing
press for Mr.. Alphius Boiling Of the
South SIDE Sentinel.
A MIfDLEBURG, Pa, mouse tunneled
MI ear of corn, built her nest in il, and
WAS living on the grain on the outside.
The a was = l-2 inches in length and
9 IL inches in circumference, and il
contained l.GD0 grains of corn.
The Rocky Mountain Courier, of Green
River, Wyoming, gives an account of IN
active volcano near Browns Park. The
crater is five feet in diameter, emitting
sulphurous smoke; no lava yet. The
snow in the vicinity melted from the
heat of the volcano.
FORMERLY, English shops Of all
descriptions had signs, although now
adays they are only borne by public
houses. Longmans, the great publish
or, had, in 1879, the sign Of the Ship
and Black Swan. Messrs. ~IIoare, one
of the chief banking houses in London,
still carry their old sign above their
door of their splendid establishment in
Fleet street.
A CoUPLE of woodsmcn had with
them on a baggage n to Saginaw,
Mich, the other day, a tame bear, and
things went along smoothly until his
bcarship placed his forward paws on
the stove, burning them severely. This
SO enraged him that he made an attack
on those present and drove them out of
the car, and it was not until he had
been soofhed 10 sleep with a club that
order was restored.
A BAND of Sioux recently visited the
Yellowstone Valley, Montana, and ran
off about one hundred and sixteen head
of horses. The thieves were pursued by
citizens and Crows. The citizens and a
portion Of the Crows were compelled to
turn back on the second day on account
of having no change OF horses. The rest
of the Crows kept on in pursuit until
the next morning, when they came upon
the thieves in camp, killing two of them
and capturing the horses.
A PARIS correspondent writes that ut
the Theater Lyrique the piece which
they arc at present playing, "Le Bean
Solignac," contains an effect which
creates IA tremendous sensation. The
heroine gets too rear an open CRATE and
the train of her dress catches fire. OF
course she is in imminent danger of
burning TO death, when the opportune
hero rushes in and saves her. Numbers
of women faint each night, who would
not if they knew that all the dress but
the lace trimmings is stepped in a chem
zeal solution which makes IL fire-proof.
AT Rockaway Beach. n. Y, the most
spacious seaside hotel in the world will
be erected this summer. Ii is to have
a frontage of one thousand one hundred
and sixteen feet on the ocean, a depth
of four hundred feet. The building is
TO be four stories in height, with lofty
towers and spacious wings. The din
ing will have a seating capacity
for six thousand guests. Rooms are 10
he furnished in a princely manner for
one Thousand five hundred permanent
summer boarders.
A LADY called at photograph gallery
in Columbus, O., the other day, with a
baby whose photograph she desired
taken. The necessary arrangements
were made, the little cherub was prop
ped up in a chair in the best possible pO-
sition, and the artist was proceeding 10
|. adjust his camera, when the mother ex'
cused herself for a moment. The mo.
ment grew To minutes, and the minutes
TO hours. In short, the mother did no,
come back. and the artist finds himself
with a ready-made baby on his hands
whose name and origin are unknown tC
him.
CHINESE who como into contact with
Europeans and Americans in the treaty
ports of their own empire are becoming
more and more favorably disposed Il
the medical and surgical science of thu
west. Indeed they sometimes imagin,
that its power and resources are mirac
ulous and practically limitless. In /:
Shanghai journal the Toxic Times read,
of a woman who had the misfortune Il
loose one of her limbs, but had pre-
served the bone. She had recovered
from her injury when the fame of th'
western surgeon reached her. On,
morning she presented herself AT th'
hospital, bringing with her the bone
carefully wrapped up, and desired tina
the doctor would fix il in its origina
position, expressing her belief that h
would be able 10 restore ii TO usefu
membership. This was a work beyon,
all professional skill; but the poo
woman was not a little surprised an,
disappoin ed.
EAST HARTFORD has a Mr.. Goodwin
who believes that Legislators ought no
TO he d~cadheads on the railroads. Hei
a stakeholder in the New Haven Rail
road. and AS such has applied for an in
junction restraining the officers fror
issuing free passes to members of tn
Connecticut Legislature. Three mem
hers, being called as witnesses, ~testiiie
Hat NV UCto B1c-tC- '1'
rous said: "My own Judgment was tina
all not engaged in operating the roa
should pay their fare. As for member
of the Legislature, with their high pub
. lie duties to perform, they are very in
adequately paid-meanly paid. A iittl
concession to them, without increase c
trains or much expense, viii do n
harm. Besides this, l want those pee
pie who have got the power to apply th
knife 10 my throat to feel kindly towar
me. The Governor, for years past, ha
, always had an annual pass over all road
J in the State. 1t is State practice ever
where A decision has not bee
reached.
A MUsCovIrE letter carrier, last July
stole a registered money parcel contain
ing several thousand roubles, and tw
days later resigned his appointment, r,
firing into private life with the resoly
To have a good time rpon the proceed
of his ~felonious achievement. BY an