Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-17
STRANGE STORIES.
Romance of Reaiity-Fact Queerer Than
FICtlOD,


fictioD.
There are more than 10, ,000, 600 IRON car
wheels In use on America railroads aud
it requires about 525 pounds OF pig iron to
make one wheel.
In o sale Of old household effects at
Stamford, Conn.,, a picture was sold for so
cents which the purchaser has had "done
up and he can now get sl, 900 for it.
Thomas CLANCY, at Hawkinsyille, Ga,
has gone into the 'possum business on an
extensive scale and proposes to raise these
much sought varmints for the market.
Judge Fullerton, the famous trotting
horse with a record of 2:lS was rafflsd off
last week at s5 a ticket. The winning
throw was AZ out Of a possible "a at dice.
A Chicago wedding cake consists of
three tiers, surmounted by castle made
an exact architectural copy Of the brides
home, and measures from stand to flag
staff nearly six feet.
Weston finished his walk in London on
Saturday. having done five thousand
miles in Que hundred days. The last mile
but one was the fastest recorded during
the walk, the time being o minutes aud II
seconds.
George Brough went into restaurant
at Pemberville, Ohio, while intoxicated
and ordered supper. He attempted to
bolt an ounce and q half Of beefsteak WITH
out chewing it and it lodged In his throat,
choking him to death.
This is sworn to: At a recent game Of
whist in Cincinnati Culbertson received l3
spades, Starbuok received 13 hearts,
Kierstead received 10 diamonds, Webster
received l3 clubs, which latter were
trumps. The cards had been we'll shuf-
fled
On Lookout mountain there is q wild
mau roaming about of giant size and az
hairy az a Newfoundland dog about nine
feet high and will weigh near five hundred
pounds-his eyes giving light equal to the
moon-an appearance of the most fright
ful nature and growls equal to the lion.
Miss Carrie, the eldest daughter of Gov.
Thompson, OF South Carolina, who was
frightfully burned while reading in front
of an open CRATE, on the night OF March 4,
has died at the executive mansion. Lock
jaw was the immediate cause OF her death.
Miss Thompson was Ia tho eighteenth
year Of her age, and had recently entered
society orioles, In which she was great
favOrite.
A carbon was shot Ia New Hampshire
last week. He measured over eight feet
in length and was four aud ono third feet
in height. They estimated his weight to
be between 800 aud 400 pounds. The
party consisted Of four stroug men they
succeeded in dragging him about half q
mile on the snow crust, when they became
80 much fatigued that they gave it up,
after removing the hide and taking ont
one hind leg at the hip joint as trophies.
Mrs. Mabel Robinson was burned to
death Thursday night in tho house form
erly occupied by Mart" Tunison, on tho
Coney Island road. The premises are at
present untenanted. The charred body OF
the unfortunate woman was found sitting
upright in a chair against the wall, In the
parlor, aud near by was an upset kerosene
lamp. The house has lately been occupied
by man and his wife, named Coles,
but they seem to know nothing about the
affair, except an impression that tho
woman must have dropped the lamp and
that it exploded, setting fire to her cloth
ing.