The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-06-26
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.

At a great evening party in London lately
Master Galleotti, an Italian improvisatore,
only Q years old, sat down to the piano and
played with such wonderful execution that it
was difficult to believe that it was child who
had such a marvellous gift.
A lady of Georgetown clips from the pap
ers all Objectionable reading matter before
permitting her children to read them. By do
ing this faithfully her children have not read
many things that might have done them harm.
AT the advent of warm weather the Star
asks perspiringly: what shall we drink"
If it had asker, what will you drink" the
answers might have been more numerous
Boston Commercial Bulletin.
AT Londrn, Ont , a few days since, Judge
Lincoln refused the petition of Mrs. Margaret
Paine for divorce. Plaintiff is defendants
fourth wife, and the cause Of difficulty was the
children, there being three sets in the family
DIR. Pusey, the celebrated English divine,
will attain his eighty-second year in August.
In spite of his advanced age he is very we'll,
and is still giving three lectures a week at
Oxford, where he has been professor for many
years.
The New York Herald of the 18th instant,
says, as reported by New York Cincinnati
Commercial special, that during the dramatic
season just closed, Wallack, Palmer, DAILY,
Abbott, Henderson, Stetson,. Harrison and
Mallory have made between them So, 600, 900
since last autumn.
A New YORK correspondent of the Spring
field Weekly Republic has discovered that the
original of Wilkins Micawber is a gentleman
named Powell, living in New York, whose
works occupy half column Of Alibone. This
is starting, in view of the conviction based on
Forster's "Life of Dickens that Micawber
was in fact Dickens pere.
A novel but profitable industry in the noun
tains of North Carolina and East Tennessee is
that of collecting roots (mostly laureD The
roots are shipped to Philadelphia and Boston
| and used for the manufacture of door-knobs
and pipe-bowls. The roots frequently weigh
from IS to $50 pounds. There is constant
demand, and good prices are paid for them by
the ton.
A gentleman well up in horsehesh, in New
York, said recently: 81 suppose Vanderbilt
has right to do as he pleases with his stock,
but the American public generally will be
sorry to learn of the, manner in which he is
| managing that great favorite, Maud S. l saw
him driving her few days ago, and it was
clearly evident that he was spelling her. He
drives like Jehu, no matter what the con-
dition of the roads may be, and pulls ano
hauls the mare about much as hack-drivel
might be expected to do with a less roya
| team.
A Nashville merchants vile recently gave
him the following letter, with instructions thai
it should not be opened until he got to his
place of business: 81 am forced to tell YOU
something that know will trouble you, but il
is my duty to do so. I am determined thai
you shall know it, let the result be what il
may. have known for week that this tria
was coming, but kept it to myself until to-day
when it has reached crisis and canno
keep it any longer. You must not censurs
me too harshly, for you must reap the result a.
we'll as myself do hope it won't crush
YOU" (Here he turned over to the next page
his hair slowly risipg.) "The -four is all out
Please send me some this afternoon. though
that by this method you would not forget it. y
! The husband telephoned forthwith for bar
rel of the best -four in the market to be sem
instanter.