Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-01-12
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Ile French Astronomical Corps at
Augustine, Fla. have placed their
observatory on the old fort.
Lord HouShton's newly parchasei
estate in Florida comprises GJ.0O0
acres. Lori iioughiun i, largely i'll
terc,ted IL sugar culture in Jaullica
\ Germantown Pa, family was re
Gently poisoned by eating meat put
up III tin cans, the contents having
been tainted with the lead soldering.
Rev. Mrs Phoebe \. Hanforl.
pastor Of the Second Cniversalist
Church of Jersey City. was recently
seriously poisoned by handling su-
mac leaves used in decorating the
church.
\ little girl was bitten by a dog at
fldSsbury. Grange county. n. u. the
other day, from which she died. The
owner of the dog being a wealthy
man. the girls father settled with
him for $40
The Chief of the Fire Department
of Columbus. Ohio, attributes the'or-
igin of fire which destroyed stable
III that city recently. to telegraph
wire that was fastened to IL corner of
the building.
The question, "WiIl tar 'explode?"
which came up before an Ogdans-
burgh. n. Y. debating society, was
settled by applying ii red hot iron to
a barrel of the article The test will
no: be repeated i'll that locality.
y school girl at Montrosc. Pa. put
her finger into Il knot hole in her
desk at the academy, the other day.
and was unable to pull it ont again.
The desk had to bc split open Nth
an AK before the youthful prisoner
could be liberated
According to the vcracious local
publisher at Oxford. Ala. cow
climbed into two mule wagon there
the other day The mules were. of
course. mortified and ran away, the
cow lowing desperately. After a
two mile drive she managed to get
ont.
Fred Mills, aged seventeen. died
of lockjaw at Toronto the other day.
after starving by degrees and suffer
ing great agony for week. caused
by scratching his finger on a meat
hook in refrigerator His case had
all the symptoms of hydrophobia. and
is puzzling the medical men.
Recently two children OF Nelson
Wiggins, living in Kcnnett township.
Chester county, Pa, died of diph
liberia. During their illness a pet
cat was allowed in their room, with
which they played frequently. A few
days after the death of tho children
the cat also died. with every symptom
of diphtheria
Asa Nj. Allen, mill owner at
Muskegon, Mich. chose Chicago
girl on sight for II wife. whom heac-
costed in the street without any in
PRODUCTION. and to whom he was reg
ularly married by Il clergyman within
a few hours. He took his bride to
his luxurious home. but she failed to
appreciate it, and in rage at his
attempt to improve her behavior by
discipline, set fire to the hunse. He
has procured a divorce, and is prose
cutting her for arson.
Four months ago the family of
Joseph Goodheir of Troy. n. Y, cen
sisted of himself, wife and four chill
drcn. His wife died about that time
and few weeks after one of the
children. Eight weeks ago MIR.
Goodheir married AGAR. His second
wife also died shortly after their
marriage. Four weeks ago another
child died, and three weeks ago a
third was taken. A sister of the sec
ond wife, who went to care for her
during her sickness, was taken sick
and died, and a brother who attended
her funeral is lying at the point Of
death. The disease in all Of the
cases was diphtheria.
The Superior Court at Norwich
Conn. has to deal with case that
dates back to 1915, and involves the
constitutionality of special act of
the Legislature in 1856. Nathan
Comstock of Montville, dying in
1915, willed his estate in tail to his
son Asa, who supposed he held the
land in fee and sold it to different
buyers, part of it going to the New
London and Willimantic Railroad
Company. The illegality of the sale
was soon discovered, and the Legis-
lature in 1855 passed an act that the
proceeds be invested for the benefit
of Asa's heirs. Asa died in 1876. and
now his son, who was at sea in 1855,
brings an action of ejectment against
the buyers of the land, holding that
the act of the Legislature was uncon-
stitutional. The land is now very
valuable.