Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-01-30
"aATIOUAL ITlUA

Victor Hugo has besn visited By .
delegation Of Normons, who urged him
to join their body, and ondeavored by
appeals TO his poetic sense 70 mako .
convert Of him. Such, at least, 10 the
story that 10 going tho rounds Of tho
German newspapers, which assert fur.
ther that the aged poets visitors intro
duced two Mormon girls TO him and
gave him 10 understand that he might
have them both a wives II no should
conc luds TO become follower Of Brig
ham Young. Tho French journals pro
nounce the latter part Of this report .
sheer invention, prompted by Teutonio
malice but they admit that Hugo gave
audience TO Mormon deputation, and
that he had an extended oenversation
with them.
Shakespeare's gloves, which were
presented by the Mayor and corpora.
tons II Stratford to Gsrrick In 1760 arc
now In the possession Of Niss Florence
Beason Of London. They are made Of
81 bstsnt al leather without any orna-
ment, and have seen much wear. The
scroll stitching on the knuckles has
been in red and gold, two Oolors main.
tanned through all the accessories. The
ribbon marking the cuff 10 Of yellow
silk, and that on tho lower edge Iorim-
son, with yellow fringe. The Sisof
double leather, with . patten Iks4
In the upper akin.
A pronounced case Of hyA ~
has developed In Charles PruA lSoy
nine years old, living In East No.
The little fellow WAS bitten on. leg
by small white Spitz dog some time
last August The wound inflicted by
the bite, however, was scarcely notice
able, only small scratch being visible.
1t healed rapidly and nothing fur
thor was thought OF tho matter. The
first symptoms were noticed . month
ago, and now tho boy II . raving lu.
natia
Tho clergymen Of indianapolis have
formally recommended that funeral
services shall be performed on secular
days In private dwellings, and not in
the houses Of worship that the friends
shall take leave Of the dead In private;
that tho remains shall not be exhibited
TO the public, and that, with view to
red ucing the burden OF expense, the
services shall be on one day and the
burial privately performed on tho next
A very peculiar contest has inst Ia
ken place In Paris between legs and
wheels. A young cavalry officer, the
Baron de Nsgnout, offered to race on
foot to Versailles, N. de Villars on his
velocipede. The stake was $1,000, and
the velocipedist was freely backed Ut
fivo to one In hundreds. They Started
from tho triumphal arch, and the Pc
destrian beat his adversary four and .
half minutes. Large sums were lost on
the issue.
The registrar Of an Irish county
court was recently tried for marrying,
without permission, q ward In ohanosry
possessed Of upwards Of Elk, 900, whom
he falsely represented 70 be Of legal
age. The marriage took place secretly
in London. HE judge WAS lenient,
and merely ordered that striot' w.
ment of the property upon the Ny
should DO made, at the expense he
husband.
A recently made bride Of Cole -,
near Olean. has been made capt ~
her father, who did not knowths -
an interesting ceremony waste =.
formed. Her parents refuse to rocog-
mise the union. The husband has made
an application for writ Of habeas cor
| pus for the body Of his wife, and Is dc.
termined to crown tho abruptly ended
elopement by obtaining poaceable pos
session Of her.
Because his sister would not quit her
place and attend school with him this
wiatsr, Thomas Irving, Of Holland
Patent, N. Y, drowned himself In .
we'll. He left his hat on pole where
! q neiRhbor would pass, and In tho hat
q slip Of paper, on which was written
at Ia oil over now II 10 all over now
the best friend have on earth u
Oracle" He was q years old.
Mrs. Francis wilkinson, Of Roches-
tor, has become possessed Of . queer
hailucination which has induced her
| 10 sue for divorce from her husband.
Tho ground she bases her complaint
upon is the conviction that her husband
will ono day murder her. She gives %
| . reason for this belief that on two $40
cessive nights she dreamed that she
would die by his hand.
Two Ave-shilling pieo" -e- .found
on tho person of ma was 70
gently arrested 70 Tsom The
coins were hollovA sy - !, each
hollow was . rl3 sOr, J they
we're laying ct tAx & Hhve
deerees behind aN,,ok Sfront
of the dealer, b co.. caro-