The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-09-04
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will cost about $50 1000.
The president has sent satin ito &c
Il Cleveland girl to be worked into /
crazy quilt.
IL is fortunate that Doctor Newman
doesn't write poetry. lie listens tt
no appeals for brevity.
A. k. Mcclure 10 nursing tho rheu
maiisin at the Hotel KaatersKill
on the summit Of the Catskill Noun
taiDs.
The Mahdi, who did not marry un'
til he was 40 years old, leaves foui
mothers-in-law.
IL isa curious fact that since the
dark ages, Lord Salisbury is the first
bearded prime minister.
W. II. Know,es. an umbrella tink
err of Atlanta, Ga, has fallen heir TO
aU estate In England worth 100000
Berry Wall, lie is called "king of
the dudes" ia New York, manages 10
spend $4,000 ayear in keeping up
that reputation.
Ralph Pulsifer, of Waterville. Me,
recently rode from Bar HARDER TO
Waterville on a bicycle, distance OF
100 miles, In two days.
John s. Wise, republican candidate
for governor of Virginia, is the
greatest admircr of dogs in the state,
aud never misses dog show.
lbrahim Hilmy, son of lsmail Pasha,
Ia about to publish a work on the lit
erature of the Soudan, embracing
ancient, medieval and modern times.
Walter Rye will soon publish bro
churc eDtiiI,d, "fhe Murder of Amy
Robsart,' which is to throw addi-
tional light upon Queen Elizabcth's
connection with that tragedy.
II would be pleasant II some church
or congregation could be made to
desire the services of Parson New
man enough TO keep him privately
and away IRON the public for a long
time.
Nj. James G.. Blaine, who was so
eager 10 culogize the Wise family, as
yet has written no letter tor publica-
ton with regard TO the death of Cen
eral Grant, but he is announced as
one of the speakers at the memorial
services TO be held at Augusta, Me.
Mr.. George w. Childs' latest gen
erous act towards the craft was to
inform the Philadelphia Topographic
cal society that he would furnish n
fund to keep in perpetual order the
burial lot in Woodlands cemetery
which he gave to the society some
time ago.
Long John Wentworth OF Chicago
is sagacious and prudent man. lie
has paid $4,000 for 10000 feet of
ground in the city, aud intends TO
erect upon II IAN heroic statue of
himself upon a mammoth granite Pc
destal,r at y cost OF 100000. Long
John is no fool. lie is not going to
trust to any one erecting the statue
after his death.
samuel Bowles, editor of the
Springfield Republican, and third Of
the liue of the same naine,' says the
Concord Patriot, "was presented by
his wife with son on Saturday, who
will also be named Samuel, and is ex-
pccted 10 succeed TO the editorship
OF the Republican If he lives. II is to
be presumed that he will be reared in
strict conformity with the tcnets OF
the mugwump faith"
Governor Robinson of Massachu-
sets is singular among governors in
declaring that lie cannot so interpret
the statutes as to permit his proUla.
nation of Saturday rs legal holiday,
aud he is still more decided that TO
permit militia TO leave Massachusetts,
To attend the Graut funeral in New
York would be breach of the laws
aud would establish dangerous pre-
Ccdent.
At Richfeld Springs one day, Cen
eral Buckncr heard some military
sccptics criiicising General Grant.
military ability. "Why, Hooker wa:
M brave ~ Grant," SAID one man ex'
citedly. But Grant was very neal
man, ,,.aid Buckncr "AndMcC ell II wa
n greater stratcgist," said, mother scot
fer. "But Grant was famous for hi'
ucarncss," sad Buckner. ale may
moi have been brave, but he was al.
ways near" "What do you mean b,
ucarncss2" asked another scotlcr petu
lantly. "Why. when looked around
at Fort Donelson for some one I,
surrender to, Grant was right thcr'
handy; and notice when Genera
Lee surrendered at AppomattoA
Grant was the nearest general Il
take his sword. oh, he was neal
Grnut was.'