National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1883-05-04

PATHS contract for next year calls for
$4,000 night The Kansas City Jo,irnd, thinks
Nicolini must be learning to play billiards.
AN observing individual has told the New
York Commercial that II isn't curiosity that causes
lady at the theater to occupy SO much time in
posing an opera glass. 1t is her diamond rings
BOY baby was recently born in Montana
with ears as large as a palm leaf fan. Telephone
managers are already trying to secure him TO take
charge of central Office Commercial Advertiser
The Post-Erpress suggests that when Sal
VIM said that Tradition and Imitation are the
TWO cankers now slowly consuming the limbs Of
the English and American stage" he should have
added, but cotton and sawdust are meeting the
emergency"
THE Boston Post says that st. Louis man.
travelling on the plains. was assaulted by wolves,
but having gas bill In his pocket he threw Il
among them, and they fed bowling. This is, OF
course, true; but gas bills not always adapted
to keeping the wolf from the door,
AN article in q Chicago paper is headed.
" Kissed by her husband" This caused great
sensation in the city. The next morning. how.
ever, tho paper explained that IL was typo.
graphical error, and stated for kissed" read
kicked" Then the excitement died out.
A BEAUTIFUL young girl was about to be
married to u bachelor seventy years of ago but
very rich. On the eve of her marriage she
learned that his wealth had been suddenly swept
away leaving him penniless old man. Did the
noble girl desert him in this his hour of trouble.
She did indeedy, and her parents helped her,
too.-PoSi- Express.
LOUIS WATERS, q young lad IL years Of
age was upset in the river at Saginaw, and sink.
Ing for the last time, when Lille Pomoroy young
miss OF II years, took leaky boat, rowed out and
rescued the boy. Fully fifty men were present at
the time and witnessed tho scene, but none of
them had the sand" 10 do the deed fourteen
year-old girl performed.
Not long ago at judicial investigation in
Hampshire, Eng, OF the death of map who cot
up early ono morning and hanged himself his
widow testified that she found him still alive, but
he made such dreadful faces that she hadn't the
heart to cut him down, and while she was looking
upthe village police he died. She did not, how
ever, ON that account consider that the Judge had
"any cause to be rude to her."
A vIvAcIoUs young lady up town Yesterday
was asked If she didn't think a barrelof tin was
very fine present for newly married woman, and
she quickly answered; "No, she Just didn't; she
believed IN getting presents such as they could
Just as well get along without; that's tho kind Of
presents you know these things you set around ON
the NANTES and in the corners" "Yes" said the
inquirer "but you have got to have tin, you know.
'oo' ioApect my husband 70 furnish the tin,"
she SAID with emphasis.-Rin0ston Freeman.
A PITTsBURG paper has been getting even
with Langry. She said after leaving that town
that the people were the most ignorant she had
ever seen. The Pittsburg paper answers sadly
that Langtry is right 1t expresses itself as being
hlled with sorrow at the necessity which compels
such an admission, but the fact that the people
Hooked to see her butcher Galatca" to death
proves conclusvely that they were not only igno.
rant but absolutely idiotic. Langtry Is assured,
however that this thing will never occur again.
AN exchange says: "In Wolverhampton
England, female fortune-teller Is wanted by the
police for exacting money from d man lnder
promise OF producing paralysis in her clients
mother-in-law" This is probably about the
sharpest fortune teller that ever breathed, She
knew how to tackle man on a scheme she knew
he would give any amount to see worked for.
tune-teller who could 60 around paralyzlng
mother-in-laws, at 80 much per head, ought to
make fair living even IN England-PecEs Sun.
LITTLE by little the truth creeps out touch
Ing John Brown. It's now openly stated In Eng.
land that her majestys chief personal henohman
died OF ID. T., and that her majesty knew II. Lord
Torrngton. one OF her majestys lords In waiting,
is now commonly known in the London clubs as
"John Brown the Second" on the ground that at
John Browns funeral her majesty, overcome with
emotion, put her hand kindly ON Lord Torring.
toms shoulder aud, to the unspeakable disgust OF
that peer, observed: "You are now my Oldest per.
sonal attendant"
MAI. THRocRMoRroN died a few days ago
in Kentucky, and thereby hangs tale. Twenty
years or moro ago he wronged woman. She
threatened him, and he laughed her. From
that day until the day of her death, which oc.
Cured only two years ago, she followed him like
shadow. Storms cold, curses and blows did
mot l. har falt L. A
attention Of the nation to her victim, and caused
him untold mental agony. He died raving wildly
about the woman, but the secret died with him
and the .avenger. The actual facts In this one
byplay OF human life are too widely improbable
for work of fiction.
A STRANGE case of hallucination or tranca
Is reported from Paris, Mich. Last fall the dauRh.
ter OF Lewis House very III of diphtheria, but
was getting better, when suddenly she began to
sink. The family tried everything they knew to
keep her up, but she told them 1t was no use, for
she was going to die. She said however that
they must not bury her, for she would come To
life again in about eleven hours. Several doctors
called, but they could hnd no signs OF life In her
whatever. In about eleven hours she came 10 life
and stated that her deceased uncle, who had died
some time before, had come and taken her to
heaven, and that when her spirit was gone her
body had to lie unconscious. since abe recoy.
eTeu lIo tue uipnlnerla sue claims that different
spirits come and take her away. She has been In
a trance for three days at a time She always
when In that condition tells when she will return,
and she has never varied but few moments at
any time. Whom in her trance she never eats
food OF any kind, and when she comes 10 herself
she is apparently as strong as ever, aud says she
has had what she wanted 10 eat In heaven.
ANY one who has contemplated, with es.
pecial interest, the achievement Of engineering
which gave us the railway up Mount Washington
will be attracted to the project of a stock com.
pany to construct a cable road up Pixies peak.
which has an elevation of IL, 200 feet-more than
twice the height Of the New Hampshire elevation,
The design is to build the road in three sections
OF about three miles each. The first will start
from Manitou. and the last will terminate In
front OF the signal station on the peak. The
supports will consist of trees not less than
eight inches In diameter and twenty four feet In
height On these endless wire cables will he
made TO run. Attached to these at intervals OF
about 100 feet, large covered armchairs, capable
OF seating two persons, will be attached Each
armchair will BIO suspended about eight feet from
the ground, and at disohargng points there will
be moving platform, SO that the armchairs NAV
be loaded and unloaded without stopping. En-.
gnes one placed at the foot and the other at thu
top OF the mountain, will be used 10 propel tho
cables Of the two end sections Of the road, while
falling water will be employed for the middle
section, The machinery for this road is already