National Republican., 1883-06-05

been exhibited at Sparta. Tenn.
YOUNG man In Delaware recently lost
one Of his feet by wearing tight shoes
An Indiana man started ont to write $4,000
words on postal card and hanged himself afor
writing i3,OOO.
FLoRIDA's cigar product this year is esti-
mated at double that OF last year, when 4l,s5ss75
cigars were made.
CAPT. JERE MORTON, who prosecuted Con.
gresham Phil Thompson, is recommended for
Kentucky judgeship.
The grandest celebration ever witnessed
in the south" is being arranged in Chattanooga
for the fourth Of July.
ACCORDING to tho Chicago News IL cost tho
sports and gamblers 1900 to clear Jere Dunn OF
the murder OF Elliott
ISAAC HILLS, a penniless teamster of Nor
iden, Conn, has fallen heir to Sl50,000 by tho
death OF an uncle In Canada.
Missouri prohibitionists are organizing to
oppose the reelection Of Senator Vest, because he
has allied himself with the brewers.
Mr.. GLADSTONE, in spite of his great age,
goes not only to the opera and thcater, but con-
stanty entertaips members OF the theatrical pro.
fession,
Mr.. HENDRICKS has been interviewed, and
place on the democratic uctet provided 1t shall
bo tho ticket of 1876.
"WHY don't our city fathers give us the
elevated railroad? What are they waiting forY'
inquiries ST. Louis paper. Probably for tile town
to grow big enough.
IN his memorial day proclamation tho
mayor of Yankton asserts that the fourth OF July
is observed in remembrance OF the patriots Of the
revolution, New idea.
AN Irishman named Foley, in Bradford,
England, in spirit of bravado drank thirty. six
glasses OF whisky in rapid succession. He is now
In that other and dryer world
JUDGE HoADLY, who will probably be
the democratic candidate for governor of Ohio, is
pronounced agnostlc, though he attends the
Episcopal church with his family.
IT is said that moro than u thousand per.
sons will avail themselves of tho opportunity oil.
fered to make II ninety days excursion from Ger
many to the United States this summer.
The story is told Of an Irish priest that, in
preaching recently, on the decisions OF the sub.
commissioner under the land act, no took for his
text the words: And the rent is made worse"
A GENTLEMAN who has Just returned from
the city OF Montezuma says that II Is a constant
topic of discussion whether the subsidies 10 the
American companies will be paid much longer.
THE Boston Journal protests against per-
petuating the names which distinguished rival
factions in the republican party In 1880 now that
the questions then under dispute have passed
| away.
A RAILWAY collision slaughtered 100 head
OF cattle near Siouz City Saturday. The railways
and the Cree Indians viii yet cause beef famine
| In the northwest If something isn't done real
| quick.
The king of Spain has been inter viewed
with reference to celebrating tho 4Ooth annlver-
sary Of the discovery Of America, and favors IL
strongly, but thinks IL should be wholly within
the borders ofspain.
The Chinese are likely to have lively time
Of It this year, between the French on the one
side and the Russians on the other, with the l. =
glsh and japanese standing ready to take hahu
If opportunity presents.
A LETTER from Henry Abbey, the New
York manager, announces tho discovery Of re-
markably bright little actress In Paris named
Leoutine Gravoche. He will probably bring her
to this country next season.
Mr.. j. NJ. SAMUELs went to Tennessee one
year ago, and Immediately set eighty-seyen acres
in Strawberries Since that time sufficient land
has been added to mako l4OacTe In the luscious
| fruit besides $50 acres In other fruits
| THIRTY-NINE divorces were recently
granted in two days at Springfield. Mass. The
solemn injunction, "What God hath Joined to.
gether let no man put asunder," doesn't seem TO
be deuce high with Massachusetts judge.
THE Chicago Inter Ocean lives in hope. 1t
says: zone of these days we will catch some mur.
derer without money aud without gambling
chums to fee great lawyers, and we will hang him
up for an awful example. You can't always fool
with an honest Christian community
A BOX has been placed at the door of the
Garfield vault In Lake View cemetery, Cleveland,
in which may be deposited contributions to tho
| Garfield monument fund, which now amounts
TO sl25OOO. The associai will meet June 10, to
decide where the monument is to be erected,
UP to 1924 there were 223 offenses which
were made capital by the laws of England, and
1877 laws for inhicting the death penalty had been
passed since the accession of Charles II. In the
seven years from 1919 to 1926 there were $40 execu-
tions and less than one.fith OF them were for
murder
A SPLENDID figure of Bhudda has been
unearthed at Meywar, IN the PunJaub, and will
probably bo brought to England. Tho statue is OF
pure white marble, stands six feet high, and is
beautiful specimen OF the best workmanship Of
the Bhuddist epoch, but, unfortunately, the nose
has been damaged and both legs broken.
CYRUS T. LANE, of Gambia, N. H., lately
told stranger VINO asked Tor lodgings that II
would not be convenient 10 receive him but
when the applicant remarked that he was Mr..
Lanes youngest brother, and that the last time
they met was thirty-th years ago, quite scene
occurred, and II thanksgiving was AT once inau.
gurated that continued far into the night.
THE rumors Of an impending outbreak al
Andover Theological seminary do not cease ol
grow less The approaching anniversary, when
FIVE new professors are 10 be induoted into ofRce
WILL II is said be the occasion for very vigorou,
assault upon the brethren who are suspected Of
cherlshing a tenderness for tho "new theology"
There is said to be much feeling and determined
opposition on the part of those who prevented
Newman smyth's Inauguration. TO the action o.
the trustees and visitors.
The prettiest woman at the private view oi
the Royal academy in London was tho wife Of ar
artist the handsomest, the wife OF 4 we'll known
journalist the worst dressed, lady who has
written a book TO teach how to dress the beit
dressed, from an artistic point Of view, Mrs. Jop
ling. The talest man was Corney Grain; the
smallest, William Black; and the man who wrote
about color as Black has done In shandon Bells
absolutely wore q blue shirt collar. This the
Queen the ladies' newspaper. says was the talk a
the "vlew."
"THE Wayside" at Concord, Mass, the
home OF Nathaniel Hawthorne, Is the only hous st
he ever owned 1t Is quaint and ploturesau,
old house, situated about mile from Concord
village on the Lexington road. The house was
built before the revolution. and, although IL,
gambrel roofhas been changed In Its original out
line, aud many OF the huge beams have been GOV.
cred, II still wears its ancient aspect Ua,Vihorna