Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-09-28
HERE AND THERE.


Hod Bey, Turk of former official
prominence, is greatly venerated in
Constantinople on account of his age,
which is believed to be 12O years.
Passengers on the Midland Rail
road, fell into habit of flinging their
emptied bottles out of the car win
dows. After several persons had been
hit the company put up placards re-
questing travellers to be more consid-
crate.
An Alpine guide with pack OH his
back leaned against a rail that ran
along the edge Of precipice, and
was warning his party of tourists of
the necessity of keeping a sure foot
ing when the barrier broke, and he
was killed by the fall.
The refusal of the Archbishop of
Paris to allow the body of man killed
in a duel to be taken into any Roman
Catholic church, or to let priest con-
duct the funeral rites anywhere, is re-
garded in Paris as an important relig-
lous blow at dueling.
Justice as administered in the petty
courts Of England is rigorous, if the
offender is poor and friendless. Two
reputable laborers stole handful each
of oats from field to feed their hun
CRY donkey, and magistrate sent
them to prison for two months.
The Salvation Army in England is
now divided against itself, a large
faction refusing to submit to the rig
orous discipline hitherto maintained
by Gen. Booth. Opposing process
sions occasionally fight on meeting
one another in the streets, and break
up rival meetings. At Hanley riot
was quelled by the police.
Two women went bevond their
depth while bathing at Herne Bay,
England. a man swan out to them,
and they clung wildly to him, though
he begged them not to do it, declar-
ing that all would drown unless they
left his arms free. A boatman came
to the rescue, and the women were
saved, but the hero lost his life.
A bill was passed by the British
Parliament three years ago authoriz-
ing anybody to open an institution of
retreat for drunkards. Friends of
temperance believed that great good
would be accomplished, but the Gov
ernment inspector reports that only
two retreats have been started, and
the inmates are restricted.
The Vicar of Heighington, England,
has raised money for chime of bells
by an exhibition game of chess. The
board was marked out on the turf,
and the pieces were human. The
costumes were of the fifteenth CEN
tury, the pawns being pretty girls
dressed as pages, and it is said to have
been no wonder that the spectators
willingly paid dollar admission fee.
A London burglar carried razor
in his pocket whenever he went out
at night to commit robbery, not to
defend himself with, but for suicide
in case he was caught. His pals knew
of this habit, but did not believe that
he would ever use the razor. They
were mistaken. Being captured after
breaking into house, he promptly
killed himself according to promise.
The Citoyen and the Radical are
Paris journals devoted to bringing
about general anarchy; also to abus-
ing each other. The latter pursuit
led to a desire for bloodshed. Five
members Of the Citoyen staff chal-
lenged five of the Radical staff to a
quintuple duel, and the challenge
was accepted. This news is by mail,
and the cable has brought nothing
about a elimination of the portentous
affair.
An American, calling himself DIR.
Kane, opened two dispensaries in re-
mote parts of London, and did large
business for while in doctoring at
very low prices all who presented
themselves. But one day case of
Inflammation OF the lungs was mis-
taken Tor alcoholism, because there
happened to be gin on the PATIENTS
breath, and death was the result, fol-
lowed by an indictment for man
slaughter.
The system Of selling goods on in
stallments, with the proviso that the
seller may seize the article whenever
single payment has been neglected,
and that without refunding anything,
has received blow in an English
county court. The Judge described
the agreement in common use as most
infamous, and ordered nonsuit, de-
clining to hear the plaintiff S solicitor
or grant an appeal.
St. Vedast Church, London, in
which the Rev. Pelham Dale carried
ritualistic innovations to an extreme,
was closed for months after the rector's
inhibition. The Bishop lately de-