Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-03-18
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be made port Of entry.
An unusual quantity of snow is noted
in the Swiss Alps this year.
The Chicago Tribune says that to aua-
lyze Mary Anderson's acting Ii '.like cary-
ing the breast of cold turkey"
The exodus of colored people from
southern North Carolina to Arkansas is
exciting no little attention in that state.
Mrs. r. M. Davidson and David Rice of
Lee county, Ia, have taken out q hcei Sc
to marry. He is 81 years old and she
year younger.
AT last Richmond is in possession Of
enjoyed the distinction of being the worst
in the country.
The Emperor Dom Pedro of Brazil is
planning the erection of an academy of
arts, which will be the first of its kind in
South America.
King Humbert of Italy is practising
economy in his household. No champagne
costing above seven francs is henceforth
to be drunk by the court.
The Virginia legislature has voted down
proposition making the giving of rail
way passes to the members of the state
government misdemeanor.
The Nebraska City saloon keepers have
all signed an agreement not to sell any
liquor to any man who is known to have
signed the temperance pledge.
The gathering of "witch hazel" SO
called, is becoming q recognized industry
in southern Vermont, 1t is bought for
medicinal purposes at $3 ton.
Harry Brownlee of Adair county, IA, has
eaten 20 big cucumber pickles in four
minutes, and therefore claims to be the
champion pickle eater of the state.
BTr. Elijah Pate of Dooley, sprightly
and very well preserved Georgian of N
years. has Just married Miss Baily, q
sprightly and blooming Georgian of 16
years.
A Nevada man who lives near Winnie
mucca is looking for his house, which
somebody has stolen outright. He offers
$3.50 reward for the arrest of the house
thief.
Harry Adams of Chicago had in his
stable fine harness and wolf robe, and
valuable bulldog to guard them. Mike
Welnh broke in and stole harness, robe
aud dog.
The Boston Athen@um will hereafter
open its library on Sunday afternoon for
readers, but not for issuing books. The
Athen@um now has about 10000
volumes.
Capt. Boycott, whose experience orig
mated the term "boycotting," has been
appointed agent to the Flinton Hall es-
tates of Lord Wavency, in Suffolk,
England.
A number Of whales have been beached
at the whaling station at San Diego, and
it is considered quite the thing to be pho
tographed while sitting on one of the huge
carcas5eB.
Some of the money made in northern
cities by electric Lulu Hurst went to buy
| Jersey cattle for Father Hurst's farm, and
now he is selling Georgians an excellent
quality, of butter.
Railroad men along the line of the
Erie report that large hocks of wild geese
are now flying northward. This means
either warmer weather North or coldel
| weather South.
DIR. Hamilton Griffin, Mary Anderson'
vigilant step-father, says that at the clos,
of the present season the Kentuck,
actress will retire for two years to gain
much needed rest.
Mrs. Langtry is busy storing away he
wealth in New York. She has gradual
been adding to her Investments in mort
cages in that city until she now hold
over $150,000.
At a recent tenn perance meeting il
Youngstown, Ohio, Mrs. Knight, saloo
keeper, signed the pledge, and at ono
put her faith into works by turning he
saloon into coffee house.
A young woman of jefferson count,
Indiana, advertised for husband.
Kansas man answered the advertisement
She agreed to marry him, and when b
sent her 1876 started to meet him.
Hot water is good for clocks as well
: human beings. An East Saginaw woma
boiled the works of refractory clock f,
two hours the other day and since the
the timepiece has done good service.
f Captain George Bliss of Attlebor
r who is nearly so years old, walked all Il
to Rehoboth, Mass, on one of Il
i twindiest of the recent windy nights, tn
i he might take part in the town meetin
. Prohibitionists in Marathon, Ia, wei
5 in force to drug store where whisky WI
8 sold, destroyed Is packages of liquor
forced the druggist to pack up and shi
a away the rest of his goods, and close h
i store.
: DIR. Farrand of Charleston, w. Va, W,
q 100 years old on the LIST day of Marc
r He is hale old man, walks about Il
s city alone, and reads without glasse
g He was once very well known Philadt
! phia physician.
u The London Gardeners Chronicle, 1
: ferring to the durability of larch timbe
says many of the chalets constructed
it in the Canton of Yalois date from Il
,, fourteenth century, yet the wood is
sound as ever.
/; Mrs. Langtry has become the possess
N of one of the finest sets of Russian sal
Is in the world. It took years to collie,
it and it is valued ut 1000. 1t is used
v trimmings of collar and flounce to To-
~ l coat of black velvet.
st Beavers on Fall Creek near Wellir
m ton, Kansas, have cut down 100 tire
lg this winter, some of them IS inches
diameter, hoated some Of the logs neal
a mile down the stream. and built o co
plete dam across the creek.
The Bavarian Government are negc
O. ating for the purchase of Prof. Nicoll
n. recently discovered Raphael, Ella Yiei
OF au Sein," which it is proposed to place
III the Pinacotheck at Munich. The pr
W asked for this picture is 100000.
ne The citizens of that part of st. Lo
as known as Kerry Patch, not believing d
H. a dog pound should be permitted,
"a sembled last Sunday, men, women q
'e children, marched upon the pound, ov
- powered the Waterman, and let loose o
!" 200 dogs.
Dr. While Mr.. Justice Gritty was tryin
IRE case in London the other day, a la
os- piece of plaster fell from the ceiling
80. the court upon the canopy under VIII
NO he was sitting. Flat justitia ruat cglul
Of -"Let justice be done though the heaY
30 falp'-said he.
ent Sheriff Mckay of Tuscoln county, Mi
4 was ill the other day, and his 17-year-
mt, daughter Hattie put revolver in
the pocket and took Samuel Woodman, v
the had been sentenced to Il years impris
nat ment to the Jackson penitentiary.
er, didn't put on handouts either.
us The citizens of Akron, Ind, do
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