The National tribune., 1885-07-09
PERSONS AND THINGS.

"A whrlwind that struck field near Marietta
Ga, short time ago, caught up David Reedy, a
colored man, who was working in the field at the
time. and whislzed him into the air to a hight that
must have been great, if he does not exaggerate
his experience. He says that while up in the air
the trees looked like little bushes and the roaring
wind sounded like rushing waters. His descent
was so easy that he was not in the least harmed.
"A Wyoming judge passed sentence of death
upon condemned murderer in this wise: I" / am
by no means satisfied with the evidence in the case
and am not sure whether you killed John Forbes
or whether he died by visitation of God, but my
sentence Is that you be hanged the third Friday
OF June, and should you know of your own inno-
cence you will have the comforting thought that it
is doubted by some of the wisest thinkers Of the
age whether life Is, IN any circumstances worth lv
ing.
The tramps complaining that the business
is lamertably overdone. There are a hundred
men now where there was one fifteen years ago.
The japanese of the higher classes have
adopted very generally European dress in place of
their own style. The higher class of officials hav
ing for the most part become accustomed to for
egn dress abroad, have retained it on their return
home. Hitherto, however. the wearer could Sc
iect what dress he pleased except in certain court
cereponials, when European clothing was de
rigueT, but now the option is no longer to be given
Officials OF all glasses must give up their native
dress and adopt the European when engaged in
their official work. and as the latter is beyond the
means of those who get only small salaries, suit
of European clothing Is to be furnished each of
them at the cost of the State.
In Naples. according 10 Ouida, horses, lambs,
dogs, cats and rats skinned alive because the
skln Wnen removed irOn Uvlnsg creature con-
sidered more supple, and sells for a somewhat
higher price. Dogs are seized by legazed muni-
ciple dog-steaers twice day; thrust pell-mell
into court; kept two days without food and then
half stunned with stick, and while living flayed
from head to tail. Horses in the knackers' yards
there allowed to drop from hunger as being less
trouble than killing them, and when utterly ex-
hausted are nailed on panks and flayed.
There is ice yet at the foot of the American
fall at Niagara
1t is said that one business man out of every
81, through Observation-Disclosures, writes the name of
his own town in addressing his letters.
Young ostriches are warmed out of their shells
by ineubators in California, and manifest great
astonIshment when they discover that they are not
in an African desert. They have not yet become
accustomed to being born this continent.
The nickel, which until quite recently
looked upon with contempt in San Francisco, has
already revoutioHized the prices of certain things
and services in that city, and the Chronicle ex-
presses the opinion that copper cents will soon be
as current as the nickel.
A man from Canada was in Toledo, o. a few
days ago hunting for his wife. 81 years old who he
says, eloped in April last with an Ohio man of q.
The woman has IL children and several grand
children.