The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-06-09
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.
Nilsson reasons for resuming her own name
is that she is indignant that the property which
she accumulated by her exertions should pass
to her husbands relatives on his death.
For Z sous the French can purchase the
newly revised New Testament in their own
language. They have shown their apprecia-
ton Of the work by buying 10000 copies in
few months.
The postmaster general thinks that with
reasonable increase of speed on the part OF
the railways between New York and San
Francisco two days time between the two
places could be saved.
M. Cherbulliez, who has just been admitted
among the immortals, is particularly dlstaste-
full to the realists of French literature, and his
election may be interpreted as paipable de-
feat of the lola faction.
Kate Shelly, the Iowa girl who saved rail-
road train from wreck in Iowa. denies ru-
NOR that she was engaged to be married. She
says she desires a good education, and has
no thoughts of marriage.
The Garfield tomb, at Cleveland, is still
guarded by United States soldiers. The tomb
was decorated on the goth ult but Mrs. Gar
field was not present during the exercises
held by the Maennerchor Congress from Chi
cago.
The lakes and ponds of California. accord
ing to a recent census bulletin, cover an area Of
1000 square miles. Tulare Lake is the larg
est body of water lying wholly within the linn
its Of the United States. 1t has an area of
$50 square miles.
Writing of the death Of an old and paid up
subscriber, the editor of one our exchanges
says: "Our hands and heart and foreman are
all too full for US to express our tumultuous
grief as we cheerfully otherwise wouldst. -
Laramie Boomerang.
A special to the Cincinnati Commercial
from New York intimates that if Secretary
Folger receives the republican nomination for
governor of Gew York, his probable successor
in the treasury will be Representative Richard
Crowley, of New York.
Capt. Crecchi, the Italian explorer of east
ern Africa, is not yet 80 years old, but his face
is wrinkled and haggard, and his hair, once
black, is almost snowy white-the effect ofthe
terrible snAerings and privations he has en-
dured in the dark continent.
Count Beust, who has retired into private
Tive after brilliant diplomatic career extend
ing over half a century, in the course of which
he has successfully served king and an en-
peror. is fortnight older than Gladstone, and
five years older than Bismarck.
Mr.. lanes Keener, of New York, has Just
shipped to his trainer in England eight young
thorovghbreds, among which will be the four
two-yesr-ods he purchased this spring. Two
have already been entered for races in Eng
land, and one for the Grand Prix in Paris.
DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Darwin E.
Ware. George H. Hale, Derman B. Eaton of
New York. and the Norwegian poet, Janson,
are among the prominent gentlemen who
have already accepted invitations to be pres
ent at the forthcoming Unitarian Festival in
Boston.
A shipment of lumber from Shreveport was
made by John r. Jones' saw-mill on the goth
ult.. for the State Of chihuahua, Mexico, ITO
miles south of Ell Paso. The cars were loaded
in the saw-mil grounds on track laid last
Sunday, and will not be unloaded till their
destination is reached.
A Jersey mosquito recently bit an Ohio man
and the poor fellow begged piteousy to be al
lowed to retain the part bitten out, offering
the rest of him in exchange. The mosquito
found on examination that he had the biggest
piece, and refused. Such is life in New Ter
sey.-Springfeld Sunday News.
The fittings of the magnificent stables
which were built in Paris during the reign of
the late Emperor Napoleon were sold at the
Louvre recently, and the stables themselves
have been converted into storehouses for the
statues and marbles for which room can not
be found in the galleries of the Louvre.
He staggered at the bar and said: ''For
heavens sake give me drink! I've been
down in Maine. and haven't had glass of H.
quor for four days." And the crowd gazed at
him with intense pity. They pitied a man
who was so ignorant Of the ropes as to be I'M