News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1885-08-27
THE MYSTERIES OF A DAY.
S9T,hANGE, CURIOUS AND STARTLING
N&S OCCURRING ALL ABOUT US.
The Chinese I'm San Fra nci.co- Xyh,, II Cos,.
N"n facht-Death in n Ball RoOm-A
hoy's sDespair-After the Indiaus-Butter
and Cream, Etc, Etc.

fhe chinese in San Franci. What il Cost
IN. nun facht-Death in n Ball Room
sDespair-Afier the Indians-Butte
ana Cream, Etc., Etc.
1HE Supervisors of San francisco
nave been making careful investigation
oI the chinese quarter of that CITY. The,
say 1hat not less than 80, 600 people from
tnc celestial Empire are there packed a.
close as sardlnes, yet they make this re
narkaDle statement: ''In sanitary point
OF view Chinatown presents a singular
anomaly. With the habits, manners
customs, and whole economy of life
violating every accepted rule of hygiene
Win open cesspools, exhalations from
Silks and sewers tainting the atmosphere
! with noxious yapors and sitting odors
with people herded and packed in damn
cellars, living literally the life of yermin,
badly fed and clothed, addicted to the
daily use of opium to the extent that
many hours of each day or night are passed
in the delirious stupefaction of its in
tuence, it is not to be denied that, as a
whole, the general health of this locality
compares more than favorably with other
sectians of the city which are surrounded
by far more favorable conditions" The
only explanation which they can discover
for this is that the open wood fires and
constant smoking which prevail there
fumigate the section.
A SERGEANT of cavalry on active SER
vice III Arizona against the Indians, tries
to answer the inquiry, "Why don't the
United States troops catch the raiding
ApachesW He says the Indians have
from five to seven good saddle horses
each. The soldiers are compelled to
follow with one horse each, loaded down
with blankets, overcoat, two canteens,
lariat, picket pin, side lines, nosebag,
currycomb and brush, sometimes four to
SIX days rations, a pannikin, tin cup,
and numerous other little traps that are
of no use, but always in the way. Then
comes the gun and field belt, with fifty
rounds of cartridges, with 100 more in
the saddle pockets, then the pistol and
belt, with twenty-four pistol cartridges
'Weigh a man with all this" says the
sergeant, ''and then turn him loose af-
ter an Indian pony, with a shell of
saddle, gun and ammunition, and an
almost nude buck, and see which wins
in the race of 300 miles, to say nothing
of the bucks remounts, and perfect
knowledge of the country"
WHEN Bishop William Taylor went
with men, women and children to estab-
lish missionary stations across Africa,
with no money to pay his expenses, ex-
cept of passage, no treasury to draw from
for support while in hostile country,
and with only a limited supply cf
articles of merchandise to exchange with
the savages for food and shelter, he had
in the company his son, Ross, with
wife and four young children. Ross has
decided that his children have some claim
upon him. He could not properly care
for them in such climate as Africa,
and deemed it best to return to America.
The Bishop is sorely disappointed,
writes sadly of the event, and promises
to Peirnburse the transit fund for the cost
of'their passage.
THE late Stanley Huntley was we'll
known Journalist. He was the son of
Judge r. H. Huntley, a wealthy resi-
dent of Brooklyn. His first work for
the press was as a reporter for the New
York Tribune for which he wrote but
one article. He was assigned to report
the meeting of the Farmers Club.
Without trying to obtain any informa-
ton by questioning members of the
blub. he wrote a sarcastic article, poking
fun at the Chairman and dwelling upon
the hay-seed in that worthy's hair. The
next day he was informed that his SER
vices were no longer wanted, and the
fact was explained to him that Horace
Greeley had presided at the Farmers
Club.
IT COST Willie Douglas $40, 900 per
annum to run his sailing yacht. The
late George Osgood provided $50, 900
per annum for his sailing yacht when
ever she was in commission. The cost
of running steam yachts is a great deal
more. The greatest expense is in enter
tanning, the wine bills footing up the
heaviest In many cases New York
'bloodsn hang about yacht owners for
the sake of the wine that is dolled out to
them. On many boats this season the
habit of inviting all who come aboard to
drink has been abandoned, and wine
is only served at dinner.
A TEXAS young man advertised for
wife, and a correspondence succeeded
with girl in Cleveland, resulting in a
long range betrothal. Upon going to
Cleveland to marry he was astounded to
learn that the owner of the name was
about to wed another, and that it was
her mischievous sister who had been
writing to him. Instead of accepting
the sister he lost his grip on happiness
and tried to kill himself with arsenic.
L. -, ho
of the girl he imagined himself betrothed
to.
WHEN Valentine Wagner, the Nor
row County, Ohio, murderer had been
sentenced and was waiting to be hanged
he was visited by his young son. The
father asked the boy if he was still at
tending school. The little fellow re-
piled ''No, pa, cannot go to school
any more. The scholars all point at me
and say your father is to be hanged in
the penitentiary." The father was
yisibly affected over the remark, and
from that time until the day of his exc
cution it could be seen that he was daily
failing.
A WELL known, highly accomplished
lady of Lewiston, Me-, thinks that she
must have done highly successful feat
Of sleep walking. She awoke the other
uight to find herself seated in her room,
but unable to tell whether her wander
ings had taken her out of her room or
not. A day or two later her hands
swelled and showed signs of poisoning,
which the physicians think were caused
by poison ivy At last accounts it was
a question whether the lady did not go
ivy gathering in her sleep.
THERE are $50 butter and cream fac
tories in Iowa, 497 in Illinois, 130 in
Wisconsin, 100 in Kansas, 100 in Min
uesota, 81 in Missouri, so in Indiana and
40 in Nebraska-a total of 1,7SS In eight
States. The value of the dairy products
of Iowa alone in 1884 was $50, 900, 900,
and that of the United States was $780,
OOO, 600. The value of the mich cows
of the United States is put at 800, OOO,-
900 in excess of the entire capital stock
of all the national banks and trust com
panies of the country.
Miss MARTHA BROWN, a beautiful
Young lady, was instantly killed at
ball at Rogersville, Tenn. While the
ball was in progress revolver fell from
the pocket of young man who was
dancing and the weapon was discharged.
The ball struck Miss Brown in the
breast and passed through her heart.
The young man who dropped the pistol
was almost crazed with grief and fled.
July hos been a fatal month for Presi-
dents and ex-Presidents. John Adams
and Thomas jefferson died July 4, 1895;
Monroe. July. 4. 1881; TaYlor. July 8.