The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1885-09-25

" nehc>isr. Va. Wa eAp;nrs~i >nd
rccartured more than any csher ettN dur
ing the war Ii changed haads ,seus
Eve sin" IN the faur ycars
GOV -, John. of Kaussss. called or
the President and also ,All,~: Oh thc Post
master General - look after some POS,
masters that he thought ought "a - n
moved
~. y bronze statue has hseu anScslssd
IN baltimore which has hecn ersctsd Ia
honor OF the late James l.. Bldsoly. who
for forty years wts Grand Secretary az the
independent order Of odd Feilows
~ Jeanne BIN i the greatest Of prss
eut Partisan social notorietiss. she ~as
the companion If Aarchandon. the mar
derer, and she pald S2tso FOR a balloon,
from which to Sco him guillotlnesi Her
toilet Was exquisite, and she watt hcd shs
execution ninutely through a glass This
exploit advertised her. and on. II her cn
suing conqucsts Is that Of a prince OF rayal
blood. who has been ARRESTED iu i. street
broil on her account.
kx Senator Thurman has consent
Ell to take the stump in this campaign ia
OHIO, and when the Il O. NJ waves his r,-d
bandana over the field il will be to his fol
lowers the sign and orihamme OF victory
The prospect OF Thurman return to the
United states Senate in the place of John
sherman would give to the Ohio campaign
an Importance which il does not now pos
sess. The lifework of the brave and hon
est author of the Thurman act l. not Vel
ended
-. Thomas 4, Jones a drummer for a
Philadelphia molaSScs house. wrote an IN
sulting note TO a young lady Of sumter,
). G He was waited upon by a commit
tee of gentlemen, headed by the rate
father, At his hotel was treated 10 a sound
thrashIng, and given two hours 10 leave
town. He left. Jones claimed 10 be from
North Carolina This is the second IN
stance of this kind that has happened Al
Sumter within the last year, and ia both
eases the offender has been subjected 10
severe ehastisement.
The Waynesvillc White Sulphur
Springs, says the Ashevile Citizen. viii
be ready for a large increase of patronage
next year. Maj Strngield has gone To
work with commendable energy to have a
large and handsome bui ding, with mod
ern improvements, completed by the be
ginning of the next season, July lst, and
having placed the contract in the hands
of Mr.. +. J. Armstrong, guarantees "a
prompt and satisfactory work The at
fractions of the Springs next year will hc
all that any person Will require, and Mr..
Undertakes past success guarantees full
satisfaction iii future.
1t appears that Jumbo Was killed
while trying to save the baby elephant
Tom Thumb, from impending death The
keeper says that rs soon as Jumbo saw
the train, which was only when it
was close upon him, he made rush
for his protese, and grasping him in his
trunk, threw him way cross the tracks As
if he had been Il kitten. The little fen "
landed against II box cai and lay there
whining like "A whipped puppy Jumbo
then tried to get out of the way himself,
but it was 100 late, and lie was crushed
between the engine and the cals He
roared terribly, but his agony was short
Not only the engine but FIVE boN cars
were crowded of the track Tom Thumbs
leg was broken and hc Was Shot W,dnca
day evening.
49,. The London correspondent of Music
and Drama writes There have been ru
mors here that unless Mnc Patti lays b.
altogether this winter season. or over
comes her fear OF, cholera, She must look
again to America for gathering IN the
com. The prospected tour III Germany
offers very mcagre advantages. | viii Just
show you that the prima donnt'& terms
are gradually coming down, and ara sure
to get lower still. Two seasons ago Mime.
Patti received between -. 600 and So, 900
per night i'll America; last season she re
ceived $4,000 still a goodly sum This
year she was paid 81, 800 per night here
at Convent Garden, and III Paris she is To
receive 81, 400 nightly if she sings there
Finally la diva will have to accommodate
herself to a more reduced scale still.