Morris tribune., 1882-10-26
Miscellaneous.

AT Chattanooga, Ienn., q DlcyCllsC TOOL
ishly attempted the descent of steep
hill on his vehicle, lost control of it, and
running into deep ditch was thrown
twenty feet, alighting on his head and
receiving fatal injuries.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin says
that more deaths have occurred from ac-
cidents to passenger elevators in that
city and its vicinity during the past
twelve months than have been caused by
the criminal negligence of the railroads
in Massachusetts during the same period.
The burning of the Sydney Exposition
building, New South Wales, the telegraph
reports entails, loss of 81, SOC, 600. As
the exposition closed some two years
ago and the goods exhibited having long
since been removed no portion of the
loss falls upon the exhibitors, among
the close of the exhibition the Australian
Government took possession of the build
ing, portions of which were occupied as
a chronological college, with museum at
tached; the Society of Fine Arts, a
branch of the government railroad de-
partment and other branches of govern
ment departments. The building cost
$3.50 900 and was intellectually an orna-
ment to the city.
The King of Sweden takes pleasure in
protecting the credit ofhome institutions.
Some years ago, to avert the evil conse-
quences of causeless run on a bank
which he believed to be perfectly SOL
vent, he deposited with the concern his
private fortune, thereby restoring public
confidence. And now, to save an lnsur-
ance company from which general favor
is going, he has just taken out a policy
of insurance for the sum of 100000
crowns.
1t was rainy day in the camp of the
Adirondack surveyors. One of the rods
men, after long meditation on a subject
for debate propounded the old question:
'What becomes of the pins?" A depress-
ing silence plainly showed lack of inter-
est, but remembering that this problem
had been worked out by Tubal Cain long
before the dawn of the Christian era,
MIR. Fred Mather, of Forest and Stream,
ventured to give his solution, "They fall
to the ground and become terra-pins."
1t was sad moment, and even the old
hound that had been lying at the door
of the tent shook his ears as if an extra
large mosquito was TO ing for oil in one
of them, and looked the offender square,
ly in the eye with most heart-broken
expression.
A young Austin, Texas, lawyer was ap-
pointed to defend negro who was too
poor to employ counsel of his own. At
ter the jury was in the box the young
lawyer challenged several jurymen whom
his client said had prejudice against
him. care they any more jurymen
who have prejudice against him?"
whispered the young lawyer, mo, boss,
de jury am all right, but now I wants
convicted under him seberal times al
ready, and may be he is beginnin' to hab
prejudice agin me-"
Notwithstanding the fact that congress
has solemnly declared that the Nor
mons, like the Chinese, must 90, ,"Mor-
mon missionaries have never relaxed in
their activity in proceeding at regular in
tervals from Salt Lake City with the OBJ
| iect of obtaining male and female re-
cruits from Great Britain and other Eu-
ropean countries: The Mormon plan of
| recruiting is admirably systematized.
Regular agencies are established in Scot
land; in Manchester, leeds, Liverpool,
and London. in England. There are
AGENCIES in Belfast and Dublin, in Ire
land; and in Germany, the northern and
western parts of France, in Sweden and
Norway, the emm ssaries of the Utah ell
ders catch many a willing proselyte from
the poor agricultural districts
A clerk in the New Orleans freight of
fee recently sent a silver dollar to the
officers of the mint to ascertain if it was
geI.uine. The assayer made test with
acid and pronounced it counterfeit. It
was then found to weigh one-half grain
more than the legal limit Of the standard
dollar. 1t was measured and found to be
correct in diameter. The reeding was
counted and found to correspond with
the genuine dollar. The gentleman from
whom the mint received the dollar hav-
ing been telephoned that it was counter
felt, and a base one, gave permission to
make thorough assay, and the ASSAY
proved it to be agenuine daddy" dollar,
and somebody had nickel-plated it.