New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-12
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

The British Government. in order to give encourage
ment TO extra transatlantic mail service by the fastest
steamships, March IL appropriated $4,000 which
WAS 10 be devoted exclusively to the Wednesday steamers
from Liverpool by OF Queenstown In order to have
n weekly service 1t mutually arranged that the
Cunard steamships Oregon and Gaa, the American Of
the National Line and the City OF Rome OF the Anchor
Line should alternately with each other leaving Ly-
erpool and New York Wednesdays, and the a25,OOo
to be equally divided between the four steamships by
the charerng of the steamships OF these lines
for war purposes the Wednesday service will be reduced
To the City OF Rome in four weeks and Is believed
that the North German Loyds fast steamers by way OF
southampton every Wednesday will be contracted with
10 carry the malls receiving OF the extra COM
pensation.
Parsians ate $4,000 donkeys, mules and horses lat
year there seem 10 have been enouSh d9nkeys le1
In Paris TO bray Miss van HA"u' ou' Va 'N"S "'''
lNOrrstown Herald.
Judge Fell, OF Philadelphia, Is moro successful IN
Knocking pugsts out than Is his namesake' " jim y
Fell the shter OF this city Judge Fell does not know
tbe dinerenence OF upper cut from cross counter
but he can he advertised as the only man who has
Knocked two famous pugsts out In one round
7, the dim distant future East Bridgewater will boast
that once upon a time OF bel town fathers slept
in the White House" leading Democratic citizen was
one OF party who called on the President In washing
,nn mo other doy and while waiting his turn to be
presented he fell asleep BrocktOn (hassl ENTERPRISE
Rugg the convicted Long Island murderer. was
brought up In the Protestant faith by father VINO was
Methodist local preacher. He was baptized into the
Catholic Church Tuesday. He probably feels that
since Professionalism did suit his case on earth, he
will test the efficacy OF other form OF religion in
the next world.
spring sports are all the rage with the boys and tho
Tufboy and smalface gangs are quite Ike rivals IN
ave les gvt those felers hot" remarked Jimmy
Tufboy at the table. ave run 'em down an finally
drove em into their rereba."
" Into their what 800
" Into their zereba, dadl'
"What In timenaiioI Ia q zerebaF .
Don't Won knowi They have zerebas in the soudan.
But Charlie smaface woodshed Is gSp prs sps
war man of Henry wattersons nina would be very
interesting just now.
The Supreme Court OF Pennsylvania has decided that
unless persons look both ways In crossing raliroaa
track they cannot obtain damages for injuries they may
receive This gives cross-eyed people decided aavan
nrsnre mitgates the aniicton of being cross-eyed.
Life is full OF compensatl0ns. -lbostoh Nou'ier'
What made Mark Akensido
Why did william Belloe
What can Miss Eliza Cook '
Whom did John Crown
What creek did John Ford
Why was John Gay
At what time John Home
why did James Howell
Why did Richard Loveace
A coal cealer should be Lord George Lyttleton
Why did Thomas Ticke him
Where was william Vincent
What did Joseph Trappf
When Margaret Fuller
Whom did Miss Anna C. Lynch
How much was Samuel Woodwork
Over what waters the Sir Edgerton Bridges
Henry Curtis, the stratford veteran. was ninety
years old on the 9th inst There are some curious
features In his history. He has always lived In the
house IN which he was born In 1898. For twenty-three
wears past he has always, his birthday, visited his
son In bridgeport and the day has been sormy
With the exception OF his sight his faculties are we'll
preserved lie remembers all the Presidents except
Washington, served In the militia In the war OF 1912,
and remembers the when two British frgates
anchored of bridgeport, ons afternoon. Bridgeport
was then chilled Newhed, aud there wero but seven
houses in East bridgeport i Hartford Times.
Tho old Chain Bible OF Canterbury Cathedral,
supposed to have been printed in 1879. has been
undergoing renovation 1t one or the Bibles known