The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-07-05
PERSONS AND THINGS.

Saratoga has been invaded BY nearly
400 colored waiter men who Will he
employed at the large hotels during
the season
The deed transferinss to Lieutenant
General sheridan "a house i'm Washing
ton was recorded "Wednesday. The
price was SD 900.
Bathing in the night 10y electric
light will Toe INDUCED ia at Long
Branch this summer. Poles are now
being erecte,l:in the surf.
Grace church, in Broaiway. New
York, j. To have a majestic S10,0D0
spire of marble in the place of the
wooden spire which was recently
Judge Samuel ID. Lecoinpte, form
erly of Kansas, but AT present resi-
dent of New Mexicn. has written a
book entitled The other side which
will soon be published.
A san Francisco jury has just
awarded n man who lost a toe i'm a
shooting scrape 81 0oO. Another man
who lost "A foot in railroad disaster
got $1,000 from the company.
taken down. The spire is to lie 2l9
feet i'm height. and surHIounted by a
tIpS> w anu Eit--,
when illuminated ut night, will he Il
conspicuous object for many miles
around
The San Francisco Bulletin gives
publicity To a report that Rev. Thos.
X. Beecher. who has been visiting
Salt Lake. Utah, has become a convert
to the cause of the saints and po-
lygamy.
Negotiations have advanced almost
to completion for the concession of the
right of way for a railroad through the
Euphraies valley from the Mediter-
rean sea To the Persian gulf
There is but one nickle mine i'm the
United States now in operation. IL il
situated in Lancaster county, Penn
sylvania. Ii IL two hundred feet deep
and has been worked seventeen years.
Lyman Beecher. the father of Hen
~ Ward, was minister of the gospel
for fifty four years. He died in his
18th year The family is long lived
and Mr.. Beecher at 20 can he depend
ri ON for many years of active work.
Miss Rachel Sherman, who is said
to he engaged 10 Mr.. Emnons Blaine,
the ex-secretary's second son. has
brilliant red hair aud Is very viva
cious. She resembles her father more
closely than any of the other children.
The Denver Republican thinks the
time IL coming out West when IL viii
be a poor man who doesn't have his
own artesian well. Ii doesn't believe
in damming rivers and surface drain.
age when there IL a pure article TO be
had by boring for il.
A larger elephant than Jumbo has
arrived in England. This is said To Toe
the largest captive elephant in the
World. He is not quite 50 high rs
Jumbo. but bulkier, weighing nearly
tons. His trunk measures in the
the thickest part three and one-half
feet i'm circumference.
Ex-Governor A. IL. Rice, of Massa-
chusetts. has been unfortunate i'm his
love. His first wife died early. His
wedding day was appointed with a
second lady, but she died shortly be-
fore. He became engaged to a third
lady, whom he married. but she be-
came insane shortly afterwards.
OF the five-iie generals in the Con-
federate service, Gen. J. Z. johnson
and Gen. Beauregard alone remain.
OF the twenty-one lieutenant gen
erals. the following are living: Gen
erals Hampton. Gordon. ID. II. Hill.
Stephen Lee, Early. Buckner. Vince
Ter aud A. p. Stewart. All of these
men are doing we'll
The year lssS seems destined by its
disasters from cyclones, floods, fires
and panics tn pass intn history rs the
mcet calamitous ever recorded. There
In i.... fatality In
death from some quarter come as reg
ular ~ the day. The last on the list
Of destructive forces il the appearance
Of the dreaded scourge cholera, direct
IL In ite old line Of travel.
while the Governor of France is
r.akinR things lively for the Algerisns,
AfFicnns, Chinese and other heatheDs.