New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-12
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

THE TALK OF THE DAY.
At a recent trial in Washington Territory, six
and six constituted the jury In this James
Mitchell and Susie Thompson met for the first time in
the jury box. Their acquaintance rpened into love:
they became engaged and after asserting to the
yction OF the dealer who trial. they got
RED.
The largest bridge in the world crosses Lake Poncbar
train at Orleans, and is twenty-five miles IN length
which was erst Saturated with creosote oil which renders
timpervous mostare and proof against the attack Of
barnaeles.-l Philadelphia Press.
Denver lady went to the theatre the othsr
night wearing in her hair half dozen live hum
ming birds which she had trained sing between the
acts for the Of the audience We tell this
story as we found it, but shrewdly suspect that
was never further West than Chicago.
cashier at Hopkinsville opened the new 1881 by
absconding with large amount OF money. and az
in the way. In OF time IL will be so. that
nv the date but by observing whether cashier is ioiss
ing from any part OF the state LOUISVILLE courier
Journal
The first college paper says The Harvard Crnson, was
not established by the oldest university but by one Of
her younger sisters, Dartmouth. There appeared In
$500 at that institution paper called The Gdses, which
is chiefly famous for the that among Its con-
trbutors was DartmOuth's most distinguished son.
Daniel Webster few years later Yale followed with
The Literary Cabinet, which, however did not live 10
celebrate ltS DlrInuhy. IL was not unh AoA" sH"s
Harvard made her In Journalism and then
Edward Everett with associates issued The Har
rayd Lycem.-tTroy Times
An Indianapolis strcet-car driver who exhibited 10
cents a saloon was followed and highway robbed
This another evidence that we need greatef NoIouzs
OF currency.-IDetrot Free Press
lie rose in the gray of the morning.
And kinded his taper dim,-
Then kneit, like monk dong penance
With prayer and with bead and with hymn.
A CLEAN OF Joy lit up his features,
His eyes beamed with raptured delight
He had found the old ivory button
That slipped from his collar, last night!
Burlington Free Press
Two Gentle gentlemen bought reserved seats In a saA
Lake City theatre few evenings ago. According to s
Tribune OF that city, they forced to give up their
seats because two Mormous wanted them
Mrs Benderly on returning to her house from walk
went into the kitchen and said to the coored cook:
Matilda [ hear from the neigbbors that you have
been having visitors here while was away That must
All right. man. I'll toe de cullud semman, what am
payin 'tenshuns dat after dis be mus call on NE
while you am In de house."-lTeXas stftings.
The largest organ in the world said the cahe
dra of Riga II is trtysix feet wide thirtytwo fees
deep sixty feet in height. 1t has es26 pipes
person can anything these roller skates tina:
is possible TO do on the ee explained he attendant a.
the skating rink the other day Yes. believe that
So" replied a bystander. " knew man to break his
nose the other day"-tYonkers Statesman.
local artist the City Of Mexico has painted large
oil portrait Of Governor Cleveland from photograph
IS considered speaking likeness. and the local papers
are loud their praises OF the able manner in which the
artis, has painted table and easy chair
ries The whole picture the work OF forty hours
NJ inspratony and Is on exhibition in the window OF
talor's shop.
hundred and fifty millions OF tons Of matter In sola
tiop In addition suspended matter are poured down
into the Gulf Of Mexico by the Mississippi II this
tity added to that known 70 lie carried down IN sas
pen sion il will reduce 5000 years to $500 years the
time necessary to lower the entire basin foot Stint
lar calculations have been applied to the La Plata 81
finds that 100 tous per square mile are annually
removed from the American continent his agrees
with results previously arrived ut Tor Europe-st LOUIS
Globe-Democrat
citizen of West Chester this State, Is wearing pair
of boots made leather that tanned In Chester
pin and The owner has worn the great many
occ asons during the last fifteen years For ABOUT ier
it was allowed hang in the garrett u the present own
fathers residence, and about nI.een . ysh No.,
are now worn by the OWNER philadelphia Ledger.
In Mexico ALL Fools day does not on the first OF
April but on Holy Innocens day which always comes
near Christmas 1t celebrated in the usual way only
perhaps little as Mexicans nave more 'ii0
for foolng than Americans. Last month II was peca-
larry hilarious day in the City Of Mexico The papers
had d. spateh saying that Governor Cleveland Was A.
sassinaed and Journal had story abo6 the eua-
ing OF q SIO,000OO0 hotel IN the City OF Mexico ~
Americans The hotel to have 1900 rooms, to 40
cOmmOdatc III, peOpie, anu was W Ha'o
library a concert pavilion. and two large churches.
Catholic and Protestant or course this great scheme
was simply modern castle in Spain
Ar Havana when distinguished stranger visits the
tobacco factory of Senior Cabana or fartagas tee cu
Tom is 10 Offer him "obsequlo" by fssniohing aoS
brand OF cigars his honor To TINS we tne ezcos
lent cigar known as the Serrano Anu VIC ns",s ~:
The Iondon tobacco manufacturers elected 70 ~ ~
Charles Dickens the Cuban compliment nssa ILL.,.
.i.ar cosfng only two cents, was deVlsca anu -
nsnd the Pckwick" which still retains us popularity
ia Engand-The Two Republic s, MEXICO
A Maine farmer had wife who declared sne wouia
- he x.ighed One day, when she was In the wasouf
he drove his team to the hay scales ia A,on' s
.hst was gong on Then he afterward came BACK anu
had he team weighed without his wife AND Snnu Ju
255 pounds lighter So he had Ms WAY ana so' NM As1
wegh-lLoweu Courier.
The Industrial Educational Conference OF oolored
man which was TO have been held at New-OrIeaas on
the 9Th of this month"; has been postponed TO the izA
of February next
The first case of cremation that has occurred n
child of Alfred b. westrcp, who died the day before
was cremated and the ashes saved the iatner 10
scared cense previous the ceremony that was VIZ
messed by intimate friends -lThe Two ReYueho~
Mexico.
John Burke lineal descendant OF the great EalaaA
Burke was arrested I'm Cheyenne the other day for eess
drunk.
In San Francisco week or % ago, nyo ociI fhs
donor demanded the change. but the Dexgar ss 4
Application was made for warrant LOT tno savsr
the mopdicsnt but statnte could % ieuhe ~ "a =
the crims." aud the relief prayed tsr was ss