Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-12-06
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SENSATIONAL ITEMS.

| EAlnIy surviving Dreau W WIN.
SENSATIONAL ITEMS.
| One Of the most audacious thieves
| whose history Is remembered by the po'
| lice of Paris was a certain Beaumont,
who, wearing black coat and . white
cravat, with voluminous portfolio
under his arm, and having the general
appearance OF a very busy magistrate,
one day went to the police hesdquar.
ters. and made requisition for soldier,
and posted him In front Of door In the
building, with instructions to lot no
one enter. He then penetrated into the
office OF the chief OF tho detective ser-
vice, who was out at the time, opened
all the locks in the room with skeleton
keys, and appropriated the contents Of
the secretary, which contained round
sum. He then re-conducted the soldier
to the station where he had made the
req uisition, thanked the com manding
officer for his kindness, disappeared,
aud that worry evening wrote a letter to
the chief, begging the latter TO excuse
him for the annoyance he had caused
him. The polio. were put upon his
track, but in vain, and the detective
service had to swallow Its modification
as best 1t could.
Two ladies' OF Newburyport were
unable on Tuesday Of last week to re-
mem Der anything which occurred on
the previous day, although they had
been able to perform their household
duties, and had given no indication OF
any extraordinary mental condition A
physician investigated the case and
concluded that the failure Of memory
was connected with this peculiar cleo.
trical condition of the atmosphere on
Sunday night, to which single sud
den aud tremendous poal Of thunder
bore witness.
A young man named Cornelius, OF
Highland, confne'I in the Monticello
Jail, tried to escape one night. He put
his feet against the cell door and gave
q tremen GUS surge The door at the
lower part sprang apart enough to al
low his feet 90 through, and he was
caught on the rebound He howlsd vigo-
rously for help, and it WAS with much
difficulty that his legs were released
from their uncomfortable position.
His ankles were considerably skinned
and bruised.
When q hummer has spent his last
cent at certain Chicago bar, and pro.
poses the opening of u running account,
he Is informed that 1t cant be done.
But if he prefers warmth inside to out
side, his coat, vest or hat will be pur-
chased, and payment made in drink.
The dicker stops only at his trousers
and shirt. The stock thus obtained Is
put on sale in u secondhand clothing
branch of the establishment. A man
may here literally drink the clothes OH
his back.
Mr.. Benjamin Harden took to Wash
ington, Ga, last Saturday the queerest
looking fowl that has never been seen
in that place. II was perfectly white,
except q few dark colorsd feathers near
the tail. Its shape aud voice was that
of guinea, but it was rs large as o tur'
key hen. Mr.. Harden thinks 1t Is q
hybrid between guinea and a turkey,
but others think it is a monstrOsity OF q
guinea. 1t was Matched from guinea
egg and is now little over a year old.
Jack Moore, OF Union City, KY, WAS
bitten by mad dog. He went to DR..
Burger, W no owns a maidstone to have
it applied A correspondent of the Gin,
cinnati News journal says ut struck
three times. After each application 1t
was boiled in fresh, sweet mllk,to which
it gave greanish tinge The fourth
time il would not stick, and the patient
WAS pronounced cured. Mr. Moore is
conviNced Of the efficacy ofthe cure"
During an oyster supper in the Metho
dist church at Bayville, L.I., on Thurs
day might, John Smith. accompanied
by.a gangorrutfians, entered the building
Smith struck Captain John Sackett, his
brother.in law, and fight followed,
during which Sackett knocked Smith
senseless with a sawbLGk. The pastor
of the church was knocked down, and
many ladies and children, who " ere pres
ent at the supper tainted.
An Ohio man has accom- plished the
art OF playing on two comets at once.
Ii he hasn't friend in the world there
may BIZ Soma excuse for such COndnct |;
but at the same time it Is a tiendish
way of Furnishing ones enemies.
The first Chinese child ever born in
Washington was the daughter Of the
Chinese minister, who appeared about
month ago. She is named MiJu the
first name, Mi, means America, and is
given in honor Of this country.
The Mobile Register says: If the
MormOns send eighteen missionaries TO
the Southern States, as they say they
will do, they will send eighteen candi:
dates for tar and feathers
Not q single bushel Of grain was
shipped to Europe from New York dur
ing the year 1882 in u vessel under the
American flag.
The new two-cent postage stamp is a
good test OF color blindness. A Missouri
editor announces that it Is Of a pale
purple shade.
New Haven's salvation army sings
religious songs to the tune of Peek. a
boo" and Rev. Houghton's horse has
Just won race.
The Atlanta Constitution says
" Escaped Connecticut murderers are
about to form club for social amuse-
ments."
Harrison, the boy pooacher, has at
tanned the tender aye of forty-live.
Nashville, Tenn, has prohibited
fortune telling within the city limits.
Joaquin Miller is about twenty years
older than his st-p-father.