Morris tribune., 1883-08-04
Things in General.

It is reported that the thermometer
in the Needles in the Colorado River,
registered 100 degrees in the shade last
week. Metal articles become 30 hot
there that they cannot be handled with
bare hands.
The old capitol at Albany, stupen-
dous affair when built rs years ago. cost
$l73 900. Two grand staircases of the
new capitol have cost $500 ,000 Onr
forefathers didn't know how to spend
money in the Inscriptions way we 20
it nowadays.
Zunis led by Frank Gushing, swere an
important feature of the procession at
the Santa Fe -milennial. Each one
of the band carried bow in his hand,
and they were dressed in white cotton
cloth, without any display of paint or
feathers. Among their number there
was one AlbinO ZIni, or white Indian,
born from Indian parents, but whose
face is perfectly white, and his hair
bright yellow and eyes hight gray.
A heated rivalry has arisen among the
young ladies of Maple Rapids, Mich, as
TO the circumference of their waists, and
in their zeal for the settlement of dis
putes, it is said, they do not hesitate to
compare measurements on the public
streets.
A curious cha rye has taken place in
England in the manner of selling real
estate and pictures Formerly the IA
vorite method of selling real estate was
by auction; now it is by private nagotia-
ton, and the auctoneers have beco ne
brokers. Private picture dealers find
their occupation gone, auctions having
usurped the business. The latter change
is explained by the fact that buyers like
to see their names iii print.
1.-THE anticipations Of a successful cod
fishery" says Newfoundland CORES
pondent of the Montreal Gazette, "have
been far surpassed by the reality. AL
though the summer fishery at this date
has not more than fairly commenced,
Oh an average of wears, the quantity
taken at the present time gives the as
surance of cod fishery such as New
foundland has not witnessed for many
wears. Along the shores news ofabund-
ance of fish is received, and the Usher
men are hard at work gathering what
promises to be splendid sea harvest.
In many of the great fishing centres
more fish are taken now than during the
whole of last year.
The intensity of the struggle for live
lihood in England is illustrated by the
statement of magazine writer, that
there are 100000 families in London
who are in the habit of pawning small
articles, and that more than 6,00O,O00
unclaimed pledges are sold every year
IN that city, while over 27O.0OO,OO0 artl-
cles are taken in pledge in the course of
the year throughout the country. OF
course, some of these pledges are Of
stolen goods, but the writer estimates
chat they do not exceed more than ! in
$4,000.
The Charleston Is. c. Courier is
alarmed because three suicides have oc-
:urred in that city within month. 1t
s also surprising that all the victims were
Germans, who are generally the most
,uiet and easy-going citizens in the COM
.nunity. Such thing is unknown be-.
fore in the history of the city. The
number of suicides appears to be in
creasing in all civilized countries, and is
generally attributed TO the exacting con-
litions of modern life. Probably the
number o. deaths by suicide exceeds
those by accident.
When the North German Lloyds
steamer Salier, from Bremen, was with
in four days of New York, coal-heaveI
Who had been several hours on duty in
the sitting atmosphere of the bunkers
suddenly rushed into the engine room
with wild ewes and excited manner,
seized knife, and plunged it into his
left breast. The wounded man dropped
to the floor and died in few moments.
The knife penetrated the heartand went
through the body: coming
out at his back. The man. middle
aged German, whose name has not been
had probably become insane
from the intense heat His body was
buried at sea.
It was not ghost which pulled the
air-brake cord and mysteriously
brought an Erie train to sudden stop
three separate times last Tuesday morn
ing Railroad engineers are said to be |
but the conductor is gen.
orally practical man, and the conductor |
of this particular train was determined |
10 solve the puzzle. He set watch on |
every platform and on all the passengers,
but he did not catch the culprit until |
he opened sealed express car. There
IN he found baby elephant, consigned |
70 Chicago Snowman, with tranquil |
md benevolent expression on its face |
md its trunk actually grasping the cord
1t that very moment.