Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-06-15
HERE AND THERE.

Two of the four horses which the
Emperor Of Russia has just given to
the German Emperor are the identical
ones that drew the late Cars car
riage when he was assassinated.
At Nine. Murrietta' dance in Lon
don the other night over $4,000 was
spent on the presents or favors for
the cotillon. Miss Chamberlain, a
young American, was remarked for
her beauty.
A recent dispatch from Newfound-
land said that seal fishers were re-
turning from the gulf after miserable
catches, while the cod fishery was
almost failure. This means short
commons to thousands.
At North Wingfeld, England,
there is a tug of war concerning a
pew, and the first comers lately
placed themselves on the knees of
those already there, and refused to
bulge at the rector's request. Pew
wars are Of the bitterest in England.
At Connecticut memorial day
celebration, according to the local
newspaper, "a brisk zephyr sung its
symphony through arborean harps,
and shook the green banners of the
stately elms." But following this
outburst comes the information that
the name of the procession marshal
was Tubbs.
A Cincinnati woman was swinging
in hammock in the secluson of
her back yard, and her feet hung
down. A neighbor looked through
the fence and cried, "Shoot them
feet! He was prosecuted, and,
though he protested that he meant
no adverse criticism of the feet, nor
disrespect of the owner, was fined 50.
Privy Councillor D'Alinge, the di-
rector Of large reformatory institu-
ton in Germany, estimates that there
are 100000 professional tramps and
beggars in that country, and
that their maintenance consumes
over 2O0,000,000 marks (S50,000,OOO)
annually, all cost and no return.
The proportion of Jews in this army
Of the idle is small.
Recent sensations of a certain sort
have in many instances connected
themselves with brothers of family.
Thus we have had the James BOYS,
the carp boys, the Younger boys,
the Ford boys, and the Malley boys,
while the other day occurred at the
west the instant killing of the
Matthews boys by their enemies, who
lay in ambush.
Sarah Bernhardt is engaged TO
play at the Vaudeville at the end OF
this year, at the rate of 1000 francs
a night, i'll new comedy by Saroou.
Now Sarah wishes Sardou to write
a part for NJ. Jaques Damalas, and
Sardou refuses. On the other hand,
Alphonse Daudet and Coquelin and
Gambetta have laid their heads to-
gether to bring Sarah back to the
Comedie Franchise, where she would
appear in Paul Delair's dramatizaton
of Daudet's "Rois en- Exil."
The Magyar population of Hun
gary, according to the latest census
is, 6,lG5,Oss. This gives an increase
in ten years Of only 1867. 1t in
cludes, moreover, over half the 50O,-
600 Jewish population of the country
which is we'll known to increase nu-
} merically with rapidity. Nor has the
loss by emigration been as large pro.
portionately as in Germany, which
nevertheless shows large increase
in population. 1t is evident that the
Magyar race is losing ground.
The Rev. S. J. Dillon, colored, Of
: Cincinnati, made pastoral call or
. Mrs. Gaines, and accepted an invita-
ton to remain to supper He went
up stairs to brush his hair, and Mrs
Gaines, remembering that the sun
} Of S39 was in that room, thought il
discreet to go up and lock the trunk
which held the coin. But she did
not act quickly enough. After thu
minister's departure she missed til,
money. This time she moved Will
celeritv, and he was arrested Will
the plumber in his pocket.
Dr. A. S. May, of Independence
Kan, thinks that Miss Atwate
ought to marry him. They wer
i sweethearts rs boy and girl, and hi.
love has survived fifteen Years 0
o separation. while she has ceased t
care for him at all. He sought he
out in St. Louis, and when she de
clined his proposal shot at his owl
head; but she spoiled his aim b,
pushing his hand aside, and he wa
not hurt. lie found her again in Ad
rian, Mich. and this time tried t.
destroy her beauty with vitriol. Hi
< passion has become so saturate'
with whisky that he has been sent t
an inebriate asylum.
Peter Gibson. .Jr.. and Robert Sui