National Republican., 1883-11-14


politics this year. Charged to profit and loss.
Mrs. MAoKAY's box at the Theater Les
Itaiens, Paris, cost her slOOOO for she was COM
PEELED to subscribe to that amount of stock in
order to get her choice.
HENRY WARD BEEcuER is credited by his
Brooklyn admirers with having secured Mayor
Lows reelection. His influence is said 10 be
worth 10000 in the city.
MARY CHURCHILL left homo because she
was forced to practice on the piano 1t is supposed
the neighbors have all this time been contribute
Ing to her support. Philadelphia Telegraph
CAREFUL inquiry has put the damage done
in the Isle Of Ischa at 81 100000. The Paris con-
tributon from the great fele came to little more
than $4,000 Berlin has sent more than $4,000.
IT is estimated that over 1000 hunters arc
engaged in slaughtering deer and buffalo along
the line Of the Northern Pacific between Mandan
and Livingstone Mont The game is fast disap-
poaring
MISSISSIPPI paper says that while some
persons were boring an artosian well in Lee
county in that state, they found log 1875 feet un-
der the earth which was in fair state of pi eserya
tion and resembled poplar.
THE first cotton factory In California is to
be erected in Alameda county The companys
capital is 100000. Most of the cotton is to be
transported from Texas, but ultimately southern
California will, 1t is expected, supply all the
ton needed.
IT is estimated that during tho last forty
ye $3.50 900 houses have been erected in Great
Britain, and they are worth double the amount of
the national debt. The rate Of building now Is
| about $4,000 per year. Forty years ago the rate
was 10000 per year.
SIR PATRICK GRANT, England's new field
marshal entered military service as long ago as
1919, and has done distinguished service in India
He has now been elevated to military grade con-
tanning only three other members-the Prince of
Wales, the Duke of Cambridge and Lord Strath-
nairn
OLD TURK is thought to carry more years
in his saddle than any other horse in America.
He is known to have been q crack trotter quar-
ter of century ago and his age is put at AZ years.
He is a pensoner of Richmond county, New York,
and keeps fat on good oats Once iron gray In
| color, Old Turks coat is now snow white.
The sea serpent has taken q new form at
| Aden Nature says that fish ten inches long,
with beak shaped something like hatchet
| jumped over a small boat In which some English
officers rowing, and, striking the hat of one
of them, knocked It overheard When the hat
was recovered slit was found cut in the hard felt
| four inches in length.
SENATOR BROWN, of Georgia, is undoubt.
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upper branch of the national legislature. He IS
worth about Sc 100000. Gibson, of Louisiana, fol.
lows next with 81 000, 900; then Camden, of West
| Virginia, and Malone with the same, while Har-
rs. of Tennessee, Jackson, of Mississippi, Maxey,
ofTexas, are each rated at about 100000.
Al the Baldwin locomotive works in Phila-
dephia the system of keeping the time aRd pay
ing the employees is so perfect that the 5000 men
on the pay roll are paid off every Friday after
noon in thirty minutes. Every man is known by
a number, and the men range themselves in
line in numerical order and receive the amount
due each in an envelope as they pass through the
paymaster's office,
MOST of the heavy gambling in New York
nowadays is done in the fashionable club houses
among men who indulge in it more for "sport u
than the money. They lose their money without
chagrin, and never play With professional y
4 gambler If they know him to De such. These are
the men who lose $1,000 or 1000 night without
considering it worth talking about. but who
nevertheless, never visit gambling "hells" " be-
cause Of their fear of being heeced."
THIS good hard fishing yarn comes from
orangeburg s. c.: Mr.. 7. D. Wolfe, who is quite
fond of field sport and fishing, met with singuul
accident yesterday. A jackhsh struck his bob
Immediately Mr.. w. lifted the fish and 1t fell on
his arms The hook became disodged and was
driven in Mr.. Wolfe's nose, while the saucy fish
fastened his teeth on the hand of the fisherman
The fish was secured, but help had to be obtained
to remove the hook, which caused o painfu
wound Mr.. Woltes opinion of jackfsh is tina
he is a mean fish, except when in the pan.
DISH much in request in Tonquin and
AMMAN is concocted from the nests of esculen
swallows. These birds build in the caves of th,
seashore, and fill their nests with insects. and
paste made from these insects is much priced
Birds nesting where these swallows build is NJ
important industry, and many Of the proprietor
of the caves said to have made large fortunes
Roast elephant is sacred dish, and religious for
malites are not altogether dispensed with In thu
case of birds nest pies, for priests are called in Il
bless the men before they are sent to look for thu
nests. more worldly precauton is also taken,
and the men work naked, so that they may no
conceal any of the delicious dainties in thei
clothes.
THEY have been having beauty contes
out in st. Louis, which was won by Miss Flor
Morrell by a large majority. The enraptureC
f newspaper man serves her up in this style; "Fo
she has features of Grecian purity of outline he
cheeks softly tinted with rose color. and lustrou
gray eyes, twin stars of beauty fringed witt
dark lashes shining out from beneath delicatel
? penciled eyebrows. lovely dimple in eac
cheek adds to the beauty of the face as the rose
bud mouth parts in smile, displaying row
+ gistening pearls. Her hair, which is abundan
D is of pale gold, worn in loose curls over whit
l forehead, and when flowing falls far below tn
s slim waist Add to these attractions gracefr
: figure and sweet, unaffected manner, and you sc
Il before you the st. Louis beauty"
CERTAIN people who have tried to BULLDOG
Sheridan in the past have Jared badly. case 1
point is that of big headed railway conductor l
i 1868 w. Il. q. Shanks, who was along at the tint
tells the story. Sheridan was at Bridgeport, Ala
n and Gen. Thomas was at Deckerd, Tenn. Sher
II dan visited Thomas and Thomas came back wit
Il him TO see his works. The two generals went int
"a the train together At one of the stations u
train was delayed long time. Sheridan went
ot the conductor and asked him why he did not g
n on. The conductor, who was a big fellow OF 81
" feet and over, gave him gruff answer sherlda
ar advised him to be little more polite and orderC
Of him to proceed with the train. The conductC
N said nothing, and did not give the order for tn
"a train to go forward. After awhile Sheridan SOL
~ for the conductor, and asked why he had NJ
obeyed his orders. The fellow replied in an Il
sulting manner that his orders came only fro
the military superintendent Of the road sherid,
did not give him time TO finish his reply. He z
q up struck him two or three times with his n
and then kicked him of the cars. He then @
" dered the train forward, and acted as conduct
himself during the trip. After tho train staat
o S he again took his seat beside Gen. Thomas, al
ss. resumed his conversation as quietly as thou
nothing had happened. ua
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