Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-07-01

big in propartion, with strong masculine
features, elastic step, quick i'll physical
action, aud Boomer costume, if no other
account.
A COMPANY OF foreign capitalists have
pehtloned the Italian Parliament to be
allowed to convert the celebrated villa Of
San Donate into gambling establish
ment similar TO that of Monte Carlo, and
to those that formerly existed at Baden
Baden and Homburg. The company are
ready to deposite in the hands of the
Town Council OF Florence $2,000,000 as
security, and to assume all the debts of
The city if the privilege be granted for a
term of thirty years,
THE Cheyenne Leader SAYS that under
the wolf bounty law some men are max
ing considerable money Chairman Lei
bey of the Board of County Commission.
ers, informs ms that he has given cirtii-
Gates tor II right forepaws, so Of which
were brought in by one man. This man re-
ceived Certificate for $50, which he i'm
mediately cashed for $42,and he sold the
skins for IS cents each, thus making $79.-
90 in killing 80 wolves. Wolf-hunting is
therefore a very profitable business.
The other day, as the editor of the Mos
COW Journal stood fixed in admiring con-
temptation of the colossal elephant that
is the chief attraction of Winkler's me-
nagerie, lie was somewhat startled by the
swift insertion of a prehensible probOrcis
into his great coat pocket, and by the re-
moval thence OF manuscript novel Tor
warded To him for approvnl. Ere he
could utter an ejaculation of protest, the
elephant had conveyed the whole story to
his ponderous jaws, and, after masticating
it for few seconds with obvious relish,
swallowed 1t at Il gulp. No evil results
accrued To the to the elephant from its
romantic meal.
There are good tidungs indeed from Mem
phis' The precautions which saved New
Orleans from yellow fevor last year may
this year save Memphis. Fit does the
whole country will be glad. The Nicol-
son pavement has been abolished. A new
system OF sewerage has been adoqted,
which will be confined to the house drain
age, leaving surface drainage to work of
through the street cutters. All the vaults
are to be abolished AID replaced by water
closets. One hundred and twenty-five
filthy houses have been destroyed, and
as many more put in good order. Bravo !.
Memphis! and the good luck which you
deserve, this summer.
AN extraordinary scene occurred in the
Angers Cathedral in. France. A jesuit
father named Forbes, the Lent preacher
appointed by Bishop Freppel, made a
violent attack on modern society and the
Republican Government. When he de.
scended from the pulpit the cure rose
and addressing the congregation, said
II have hitherto restrained myeslf, but ]
cannot now refrain from protesting
against the character of these sermons.
can neither approve the spirit nor the in
tention of them, and beg my parlshion
ers to reserve their donations for the col
lection which I am abou, to make myseI
tor the chapel OF the cemetery"
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A CORRESPONDENT of the Boston Journ
al IN Buenos Ayres refers again to tn,
mysterious stranger who is supposed II
be Winslow the forger: From som,
things which have recently come out i
looks as If it was~lr.,atty certain that thi
D. W. Lowe is the man, but it is no
proved yet. There is no extraditiol
treaty between this Government and tn
United States, so he is safe enough s.
long as he stays. But he recently wen
to Europe and returned with anothe
wife, age II, the other having died yea
ago. He has puzzled the whole Englisl
and American part of Buenos Ayres fo
asst six months, but as yet believe the
have not done anything about it. H
seems to be doing good business. an
has plenty of friends among the 'uppe
ten,' who do not care straw about wha
he ever did in Boston,
PROFESSOR FAwCETT, the blind mem
Der OF Parliament, had an unpleasant e.
perience when he arose in his place th
other evening to ask some question of tt
speaker, after the division bell had run
and the doors were locked. The speak'
pointed out to Mr.. Fawcett that an
statement he felt inclined to make mu
be delivered in his place with his hat ol
according to established etiquette. The
promptly seating himself the memb'
for Hackney vainIy groped for his ha
Unsuccessful in his search aid arrive
from an unexpected quarter, Mr.. McDo
aid, promptly pulling off his own hs
: clapped it on the unsuspect1ng head
Mr.. Fawcett, who dashed the vicario
covering to the ground amidst symp
thetic laughter from all sides, and j
Trained from putting his question.
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A GALLANT rescue was witnessed BY
Paris crowd fortnight ago. Two you
men and two girls were rowing on t
Seine, and had engaged in an imp
vised race with another boat, when O
of the girls anxious to signify her delig
at her friends distancing their riva
got up, and immediately fell into
water. AS neither of her companic
could swim, she would inevitably hs
been lost had not man who witness
- the accident jumped into the river al
with MI his cloths on, gone to the eresc
He d1d not reach her till she had sank
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