The Red Cloud chief., 1880-01-29
HONE AND FOREIGN GOSSIP.

The lower Jaw OF . human being. said
10 hare belonged To the primitive rsce,
has been dug up on the banks Of Lyu,
Creek, In Ariz.na. The jaw never had
more than six tseth. and from is con.
Formation the possessor subssSied wholly
on fruits and grass.
The largest income taxes paid 10 the
Pru~ian National Exchequer are rs FOL
lows: Carl Meyer ron Rothschild,
900 marks Willy o Roshschild,
$500; Herr krupp, s7.soo; Her
BlsichrodeY, the Berlin bsnSer, s2.+0o,
and Herr opprnheim Of Cologne, %, go.
The mark is nearly IS cents.
The reason why express search ha.
been ordered To be made in Eululand
for thn FRINGE Imperial's watch is that.
attached Ia the chain. his Highness
wore that relic Ga fragment Of the true
cross) which belonged tn ~Chsri-mssne,
came Into the hand. III the First Ns-
poleon, and was always worn BY the late
Emperor, who regarded il Is a species
Of talisman.
Two brothers named Finch live In
South Norwalk, Conn, who resemble
each other so closely ,hst when ere Of
then, YES arrested for fast driving re-
Gently, both brothers appeared before
the Justice, saying that they were
willing 10 pay the fine II il could be
proved which was the guilty one This
could not be done, and the case was dis
missed.
THE Jennings case. the original Of
the Jarndyce vs.. Jarndycs esse in
Z" Bleak House," II again before the
English courts. The amount involved
is about $40, 1000. 600. Charles Dickens's
father. in early life, was in the Office Of
a solicitor, where, his son assisting him.
this persistent, wonderful old case If
wealth drew the Imaginative attention
of the great future novelist. Charles
Dickens himself confessed as much.
THE new steamer. Reuben X. Spring
er, 10 run in the New Orleans and Gin
cinn.ti trade. has two electric lights,
one on the pilot-house and the other on
the forecast!e. They illuminate the
river in front, and the landing, showing
thai they will not only be useful ut night
while under way, but will also revolu-
tionize methods of lighting landings.
She is the first boat TO use this light on
Western waters.
JOSEPHINE TAYLOR, aged 22, daugh.
ter of The President OF the Mormon
Church, attempted To escape from Utah
and her fathers harem, the other day.
She got on o Union Pacific train, but
having no ticket or money, was put off
At the first station east. She endeavored
to get the agent at Uintah to seercte
her, but he refused, and her fathers
friends being notified, she was taken
back to Salt Lake.
A WOMAN in the hospital in Florence,
Italy, has a strange history. She en-
,red the Italian army In order TO ave
her brother; a married man, from mill
tary service. She served with distinc-
ton during the war with Austria, and
received a medal for bravery in the
field. When these facts were known Us
King Hu.sbcrt lie presented her with the
cross of his order, and gave directions
for her discharge on an annual pension
of 300f.
THIS is the way they have Of distrib-
uting milk TO the citizens Of Lima,
South America. A little old woman
sits on q chair which has been strapped
to the back of a donkey, her feet rest
ing upon the neck Of the animal, while
on either side of her are two huge cans
of milk. The whole establishment, don
key, cans, old woman and all, trots into
the kitchens of Lima, and the old wom-
an. without dismounting, pours out the
ratiOns of milk.
Mr.. HENRY F~ROUDsHAM, whose hus-
band was lynched by the Vigilantes at
Leadville, "A few weeks ago, announces
her intention of i~nstituting suit against
the City of Ieadville and County of
Lake, for $40, 900 damages at the next
sitting of the District Court. She has
secured able counsel, and the suit will
be a novel one at any rate. The city
and county. viii fight the case, on the
grounds that Froudsham deserved
lyching.
TUsCARAwAs, Ohio, is excited over
what is spoken of as "the gradual pet
rifaction" of a 2-year-old son Of Joseph
Kinsley. Last July the legs of the little
became useless, and from that time
On have so hardened that they present
the solidity as well rs the appearance of
stone. A living petrifed child was
never before known, and the medical
of Tuscarawas are reported to be
dumbfounded.
THE Vallejo (Cal.) Chronicle discov-
cred a thoroughly Americanized China
in a smoking car on a railroad
train that passed through that place. A
steward of a steamboat entered
ear, and, taking a cheroot from his
asked, with a lortlly air, for a
from the heathen's cigar. With a
look of disdain, the Chinaman replied
's No; YOU takee the Habana all out:
me givee you matchee," and with that
he took from his pocket a match, struck
It, and passed it over TO the colored gen.
JACQUES NARBONNE was educated to
a Roman Catholic priest, but
.urned out a rogue, and never entered
holy orders. He set up as a poet, but a
volume of poems which he published as
lied as an aristocrat, calling himself the {
Count de st. Foy, but was soon exposed. I
The inposture ended mis- European Ca |
'eer, and he came to America, choosing 9
Montreal for his new home. The police Of i
hat city were lately informed that he
lad ordered l00, 0O0 imitation Canadian @
stamps to be made by New York |
He is now in Jail. a
A GIRL bought what she thought was a
trychnine, at Lisbon, Me-. but the sus-
druggist gave her a harmless o
which she took home, swallowed &
the presence of her family, and babe a
hem farewell. Physicians were hur- e
summoned, and antidotes and p
pumps were vigorously used. v
he girl herself oon Joined in the de- =
ire to ave her life, aud earnestly v
ray ed that a miracle might be added "
} the more ordinary modes of treat- |;
tent. She believed that her petition c.
as answered until the druggist let ont 81
Ne truth. Ii
WHEN a mans house is building he =
thinks the carpenter puts in one =
lird enough nails, and frequently, and =
18th biting sarcasm, asks him If he =:
Oesn't think the house would stand If n
3 just simply leaned it up against itself :,
al saved ALI his nailSo Then fow "