Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-03-04
ITEMS OF 1srEREsE

ITEMS OF INTEhEbFs
Manitee, Mich, has an orchestra COM
posed of Ia young women.
The Czarewitch wishes to marry the
daughter of the Prince of Montenegro.
A chemist has discovered an extract
from coalta $50 times sweeter than sugar
Dead horses are quoted in London now
Mt 10 shiilings. Last year they were worth
e2 or f2 los.
The prospects for a greatly increased
yield OF bullion from Colorado in 1885
are said to be very promising.
George and Martha Washington were
arraigned on the same day recently at
police court within sight of Mt. Vernon.
The sidewalks and fences of Washing
ton are almost covered with chalked re-
quests to the public not ito shop after
P. NJ"
It is thought that dozen shots from
the new German bomb, charged with
dynamite shells, would destroy the strong
est Notifications in the world.
Astronomers promise that bright
comet will be vislble inst before sunrise
during the latter pnrt of May II is the
comet "lSS6" discovered lately by Prof.
Barnard.
Mrs. Clara Fisher Maeder, who So years
ago and more was well known here as n
pleasing comedienne, is now, at the age
of rs, playing in the southwest with much
of her youthful charm and grace.
Charley Mix was one of the Govern
ment's Winnebago scouts during the war.
For years past he has been blind and
begging in Nebraska; but the other day
he received $4,6O3 back pension,
School Teacher Brink of Niles, Iowa,
will be tried for manslaughter. He
whipped 12-year-old child SO severely
that II is asserted the child died from the
effects of the punishment.
THE largest tree in Georgia almost
rivals the giants of California forests. II
is twenty feet in circumference at the
ground, and its girth a short distance
above, is four feet greater. The great
tree is 1856 feet high.
The French Revue Botaniguea announces
sure agent for the destruction of the
mildew (Peronnspora viticola), which il
the chief scourge of vineyards over larg,
areas in the United States. This agent il
sulphate of copper.
A newspaper of Eeloit, Kansas, say
that in CLARK county during recen
snow-storm large flock of sheet
crowded close together, and the snow
melting for a while and then freezing
fastened the entire flock together.
An intelligent negro, calling himsel
Delmonico, is attracting much Attentio
in London by his fearless performance
with pair of young lions, which With
few weeks have been quelled by til
/ lash and taught variety of tricks.
: Tht King of Bavaria is not so badly i
debt as was supposed. He owes onl
! about $i 900, 900 paltry sum for a kin
and he has abundant means to pay Il
greater portion, if not the whole,
cash, with something left over to NAL
the pot boil.
Germany gets the services of her ire
. chancellor remarkably cheap. Besid
/ the use of his official residence
receives only about SlS 900 year. NJ
3 Gladstone's salary is 1926, 900, and th
I. of the British lord high cbRncell
:, $56,0U0
i Several citizens of New Haven, wi
ii worthy forethought, have had tn,
N graves dug and tombstones erected. T.
4 graves are stoned up and sealed over,
m protect them from the weather, and I
,e stones are all lettered, except the date
nc death.
IN George Leib, colored carpenter
he Savannah, Gu, fell backward from
es third story scaGolding the other di
ne turned II complete somersault, stru
er squarely ON his feet, looked around to
lat if any one was hurt, and quietly climt
IN. back to his work.
* Mrs. Crawford, the Divorce in
Lly Dixie case, is very pretty woman, NJ
,ss hor sister, the widow of the late Asht
he bike, Sir Charles brother. Sir Char
IRE first wife wns also remarkably beauti
or woman, an Irish lady, Miss Shell.
est hNs nm only son by her, now ~ years {
iel John Simmons of Forsyth, Ga, il
~ ~ sudden fit Of insanity, thinking he
a. pursued by enemies, jumped into
~ Ocmulgee river, and remained there, "
- the water up to his neck, until discoye
~ by duck hunter, "a hours later.
~ seems 10 suffer little inconvenience Fl
'nJ his bath.
on. In the City of Mexico funeral cars,
she lieu OF hearses, are drawn to the &c
ore teries along the horse railroad trat
red The funeral cars are draped in black
adults and white for children, the &C
being exposed under a canopy.
mourners occupy special car follow
the body
mo. The son of the late Admiral Fnrrf
doe is about 10 return to Captain Jamel
hSI Johnston of Savannah the sword sur
md dered to Farragut ON the 9TH of Al
in 1864, when the Confedt rate ship !
lee. nessee was captured in Mobile bay.
estv sword was made III Mobile, and its
10 owners name is inscribed upon the bl
she A few years ago the Montreal Wiz
,on- being II strong Temperance journal, ref,
I nv to publish advertisements of saloons.
arty day, however, it printed anadyerti9ei
red headed, "Schooncrs for Sale and ri
mi time and place. Ii was nn ANNOUNCER
li.t- of the opening of lager beer saloon
s,re- Naturulists now count no less than
ro - different kinds of fishes in North A
avv lean waters, of which $50 live i'll
ends rivers and lakes, and $50 kinds belor
fort the Pacific. OF the remainder, los d
thief only in the deep waters of the Atli
Is to and Gulf of Mexico, never approac
,,ale. the shore or the surface.
,irs,, Captain Tom Gregory of Winche
: i'm lehh'' nus = unique par OF gloves
re- were llihle ny MISS Nhhhle fllllps,
f st. shared lot OF rlool's' caroeu ana
or of their iur rs u u were WOOL ana iron
ans yarn knit the gloves. She decorate
back of each glove with the ear of q
grown rabbit.
The language of sealing WAX pro-
luire to supplant that of flowers. Red
yet, must be used for business only, blacl
esS- for mourning and blue to signify
'Taud Five tints of blue are made to EXPIRE
lawn the gradations of passion. Pink W
what for congratulations, and white is for
ding and ball invitations.