Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-07-21
HERE AND THERE.

Gustave Dore has bought q build.
ing site at the corner Of Pare Mon
ceau, in Paris, for $l16,925.
Jadin, the animal painter, some
times called the French Landseer,
has died at the age of II.
A statue of Rouget de Lisle, au-
thor of the "Marseillaisc," at his ma
tive place, Choisy-lc'Roi, near Paris,
is to be unveiled on July %.
Mr.. Caro-, cousin Of the ex-Em-
press Eugenic, died suddenly from
rupture of an aneurism. Under the
Empire he was employed diplomat
ically.
Archimedcs Muf flung himself 4sO
feet down coal pit at Huntsworth,
England, and was dashed to pieces.
The mans son followed him to the
pits mouth, when a terrible struggle
ensued, and the father tore himself
away from his sons grasp.
The French Government has bought
the library of the celebrated Egypt.
ologist, Marietta Bey, for $4,000. 1t
is valuable for the numerous drawings
and notes it contains made by Mariette
Bey himself, and is probably the rich
est private collection Of the kind.
The Belgian Government will de-
vote $4,000 to All astronomical OBJ
servatory in connection with the
University of Liege. In contrast
with the existing observatory at Brus-
sells, whose chief work is research,
this one will be organized for the in
struction Of students in geodesy and
geographical surveying.
Wah- bun Kee, the second chief
of the Indian tribe, the Munceys, ap-
peared among the distinguished strang-
ers in the British House of Commons
the other night. He had on the war
and hunting dress of his tribe-a
headdress of eagles feathers, with
tunic and moccasins Of skins. Round
his ankles hung hoofs of deer, and in
his belt he had atomahawk.
The Bavarian National Exhibition
OF Industry, Art and Science is open
in Nuremburg. The Nurembergers
have been able to associate the mar
wells of industry and the treasures of
art with the trees and turf of the fine
park, having also the additional ad-
vantage Of the electric light for the
illumination of the gardens by night,
which seems to be specially popu-
lar feature.
In Morteo's restaurant, in the
Corso, Rome, a young man, who had
left his cane there in the afternoon,
returned at midnight and demanded
it. A waiter in charge knew nothing
of the matter. The young man in
sisted on searching behind the counter.
The alteration ended in the young
man drawing a revolver and firing
five shots with deadly effect at the
waiter.
A mad woman at the Salpetriere
Hospital, Paris, was placed in
bath-tub having locked down lid,
with an orifice through which her
head and neck passed. When the
hot water was on the servant with
the key went to fetch linen, and re-
NAMED to gossip. The screams of
the lunatic, she being reputed vio-
lent, were UNDECIDED, and she was
boiled to death before the negligence
was discovered.
The practicability of running
cheap cabs is shown in Hartford,
where hackmen are prohibited by
law from charging more than rs
cents for each person within an area
measuring about two miles across.
Formerly the charges were double
this or more, but the amount of cab
riding has increased to such an ex-
tent that the hackmen make more
money, or can if they wish to, than
they did before. Many persons ride
in cabs now who never thought of
doing it formerly.
The students of the University of
Vienna have given an ovation to
Professor Bilroth, the surgeon, be-
cause he declined an invitation to
take the place of his teacher, Profes.
sor Langenbeck, in Berlin. In the
morning an address was presented to
him in the hall of the Academy Of
Sciences. In the evening a great
torchlight serenade was held. Thou
sands of students, with torches and
colored lamps. marched with the old
University flag and band of music
to the Professors house, where the
old German students song, "Gau.
deamus igitur," was sung, and after
ward hymn composed for the occa-