Morris tribune., 1883-03-10
Things i'm General.

A remarkable thief has been caught
in Chicago. He is young, handsome,
we'll educated, very gentlemanly. and
wonderfully audacious He lived several
months at the largest hotels, dressed in
such an extreme Of the fashion as to at
tract attention, and paid his bills prompts
ly; and all the money was obtained by
sneak thieving in the rooms Of fellow
guests. In one instance he took bag
containing negotiable, bonds worth 3d.
000 When caught at last by watch
man, be drew pistol and attempted to
escape by murder.
Among the curiosties of Southern Cal
ifornia is camelia growing in the gar
den of Col. Bond of Santa Barbara. This
plant measures over six feet in height
and about the same number in breadth,
and has on it, during its season of bloom,
over three thousand flowers.
There are some dispensations of a
benefcent nature which are not easily
comprehended by the casual inquirer,
and do not become very much palmer
when carefully examined. One of them
was remarked upon the other day by
young lady. "It is very curious" she
observed, although unaccountable, in
deed, that the tortoise, from whom We
get all our tortoise shell combs, has him
self no hair whatever"
A Bermuda correspondent of the
Times describes the island as a paradise
of Incidence. There is no extreme pow
erty, and it is easy enough for anybody
to live who has energy enough to work
one day out Of six. In the year 1881
from the cultivation of only 1900 acres,
there 4560 worth Of arrow root, G25, 572
of potatoes, 952. 1925 of onions, IS, $50 of
tomatoes, and $3.50 of beets, total of
9S5 ,206, or about $4,000 and average
Of $3.50 to the acre. What glorious
country this would be for an overworked
Washington Government official.
As illustrative of the ramitications of
the nihilist conspiracy in Russia, it is re-
lated that the governor of Volhynia re-
ceived a letter threatening him with
death unless he forwarded 5000 rnbles to
a place named by a certain day. A
trustworthy person was sent to the ap-
pointed spot, which was carefully
watched by strong body OF subordinate
officials. At midnight the mysterious
author af the letter made his appear
ance to receive the money, and was rec
ognized by the watchers to their utter
bewilderment, as the chief of police. He
was instantly arrested. On examination
it was found that his writing correspon-
ded with that--of many threatening let
tiers received by persons occupying
high social and official positions in the
district.
There are about 10000 working men
in Boston whose average pay is four
dollars a week, and whose board costs
them an average of three dollars and
fifty cents a week. This leaves them
twenty-six dollars year for clothing
and jncidentials.
Among the trees which growIin Alaska
is one called yellow cedar, which has
fragrance somewhat like that of sandal
wood and nearly as marked. 1t is
grainless wood Of straw color. and the
Russians built many ships of it, for which
purpose 1t is admirably adapted.
Louisville, KY, is busily making prep
arations for grand industrial exhibit
ton next August. The citizens have
subscribed $250, 600. ask for no outside
help, and are putting up the main build
ing, which will cover thirteen acres.
The show will open August ], and con-
tinue one hundred days.
Senator Frye's assertion in the senate
that sugar cost many Families, even of
the poorer classes, more than flour at
tracts much attention. He learns from
the keepers of eight boarding houses in
Lewiston, Me-, that they pay $9O5 year
for sugar and molasses, and 1884 for flour.
The criminal folly of playing with fire.
arms was freshly illustrated at Phoenix
vile, Pa, the other evening. There was
a arty of young people at the house Ct
Matthew Hartigan. He called his wife,
told her he was going to fire his gun
through the window to frighten the Wis
itors, and that she should not be fright
ened. He said the gun was loaded with
marble. He fired, and little girl ,daugh-
ter of one of his neighbors, coming, into
the yard at that instant, was shot dead.
In the Pennsylvania senate yesterday the
senate bill to eschew to the state the prop