Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1880-03-20
GENERAL BREvITIES.

pending claim against the KhediVe's .
Government for 100000. L
THE Indiana Supreme Court holds $
that a person injured by railroad trains II
while walking on the track is guilty of }
contributory negligence, and therefore b
not entitled to damages. q
THE ladies of Burkeville, Va, have
announced an Easter entertainment, the I.
proceeds of which are to be applied to !
the purchase of new steam printing
press for Mr. Alphius Boiling of the
South Side Sentinel.
A MIDDLEBURG, Pa, mouse tunneled
all ear of corn, built her nest in 1t, and
was living on the grain on the outside.
The ear was 1-2 inches in length and
9 1-2 inches in circumference, and it
contained 1,6O0 grains of corn.
THE Rocky Mountain Courier, of Green
River, Wyoming, gives an account of an
active volcano near Browns Park. The
crater is FIVE feet in diameter, emitting
sulphWous smoke; no lava yet. The
snow in the vicinity melted from the
heat of the volcano.
A SAN Francisco thief did not know
that the woman whose pocket he tried
to pick was the Great American Female
Samson, belonging to a circus then in
the city; but he was sure he had made
u mistake when she struck out from the
shoulder, knocking him down like ten
pin hit by the big ball.
THE daughter of Farmer Halves, of
Clayton, Contra Costa County, Cal,
lost her voice three years ago from
diphtheria. She was q devout girl, and
prayed for the restoration of her voice.
A few days ago, when at prayer meet
ing, and thus fervently praying, her
speech returned to her. At least so
says the San Francisco Post.
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. Hoare, one
of the chief banking houses in London,
still carry their old sign above their
door of their splendid establishment in
Fleet street. 80
To CONVINCE his Mohammedan
neighbors of his friendly feeling, the
Gar has granted them permission to
erect mosque at St. Petersburg. IT
will be situated in the central part OF
the city, near the Newski Perspective
in Tolerance Street, where there are
already number of editices belonging
to religions tolerated nowhere else IL
the empire.
A COUPLE of woodsmen had will
them on baggage car to Saginaw
----. Mich, the other day, tame bear, ant
things went along smoothly until hi
bearship placed his forward paws OF
the stove, burning them severely. Thi
so enraged him that he made an attac
on those present and drove them out O
the car, and it was not until he ha
been soothed to sleep with q club tina
order was restored.
A BAND of Sioux recently visited tn
Yellowstone Valley, Montana, and ia
off about one hundred and sixteen hea
of horses. The thieves were pursued b
citizens and Crows. The citizens and
portion of the Crows were compelled
turn back on the second day on accour
of having no change of horses, The res
of the Crows kept on in pursuit unit
the next morning, when they came upo
the thieves in camp, killing two of thei
and capturing the horses
AT Rockaway Beach, N. Y, the mo
spacious seaside hotel in the world wi
be erected this summer. 1t is to hay
u frontage of one thousand one hundrt
and sixteen feet on the ocean, dep
of four hundred feet. The building
to be four stories in height, with lof
towers and spacious wings. The al
ingroom will have a seating capaci
for six thousand guests. Rooms are
be furnished in princely manner +
one thousand five hundred permane
summer boarders.
A LADY called at photograph gale
in Columbus, o., the other day, with
baby whose photograph she desir
taken. The necessary arrangemel
were made, the little cherub was pre-
ped up in a chair in the best possible |
sition, and the artist was proceeding
adjust his camera, when the mother
cused herself for moment. The
ment grew to minutes, and the minu
to hours. In short, the mother did
come back, and the artist finds hims
with ready-made baby on his han
whose name and origin are unknown
him.
A PARIS correspondent writes that
the Theater Lyrique the piece VIII
they are at present playing, ale 81
Solignac,n contains an effect VIII
creates tremendous sensation.
heroine gets too near an open CRATE
Al. IS l.
course she is in imminent danger
burning to death, when the opport
hero rushes in and saves her. Numt
of women faint each night, who VIC
not if they knew that all the dress
the lace trimmings is stepped in CHI
zeal solution which makes it tire-pr
CHINESE who come into contact '
Europeans and Americans in the tn
ports of their own empire are becon
more and more favorably disposed
the medical and surgical science of
west. Indeed they sometimes ina
that its power and resources are mi
ulous and practically limitless.
Shanghai journal the Toxic Times II
of woman who had the misfortur
loose one of her limbs, but had
served the bone. She had recov
from her injury when the fame OF
western surgeon reached her.
morning she presented herself at
hospital, bringing with her the b
carefully wrapped up, and desired
The doctor would fix it IN its orr:
position, expressing her belief tina
would be able to restore it to u
membership. This was work be,