The Penn's Grove record., 1888-07-14
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Sidney Lanier, the southern poet,
is to have a monument costing 49,
600, and Baltimore, Montgomery and
Macon will pay the largest part Of the
bill.
"A vein OF coal three feet thick,
lately discovered at Hope. Kan, in
Dickerson county, while digging a
well, is causing considerable excite
ment.
Some German sea fishermen are
making experiments with the electric
light for night fishing. At last accounts
the results had 50 far proved very salts
factory.
David Jennings. of Lyons, n. Y,
is the latest discoyerer of perpetual
motion, after twenty-one years and
S3O,OUO spent in pursuit OF the ignis-
fatuus.
The late Vice-President wheeler
left S25 600 to charity and $4,000 to
his relatives, but when the lawyers
get through with the pending contest
both charity and relatives are likely to
come out minus.
Mrs. Hetty Green, the money
queen' OF America is the daughter OF
an old Nantucket sea Captain, from
whom she inherits many shrewd traits
of character. Her fortune is estimated
at $40. 1000, 200.
Before he died Allen McLinn, of
Texas, Mich, aged So years, a Spiritu-
list, asked that at his funeral bands be
played and dancing and other recrea-
tons be enjoyed. His desire was car
ried out to the letter.
The divorce of the Emperor Ma
poleon from the Empress josephine
was decreed by the French Senate
December l6, 1869, and the marriage
of the Emperor to Maria Louisa. of
Austria, took place April l, 1910.
Hugh McCulloch, who was Lin.
coins, Johnson's ard Arthur's secre-
tary of tie treasury, is 50. He looks
to be 6J, reads without glasses, run
around IN society, and he and Mrs.
McCulloch celebrated their golden we'd
ding anniversary recently.
Hubert IIerkomer, the English
painter, has laid aside his paint-pot
and brushes, and Is devoting himself
entirely to the writing aud production
of operas. In which he appears as the
chief singer.
Mamie Evans, of Youngstown,
OHIO, who lost her voice by paralysis OF
the vocal chords about a year ago, has
Just recovered 1t through a mild stroke
OF lightning received during a thunder
storm recently,
-Gladstone's last term as prime
minister covered "a period of IFS days.
The Marquis of Salisbury first took
office as premier June %. 1885. He
was succeeded by Gladstone Feb. 6,
1886. Salisbury's present incumbency
OF the premiership commenced Aug. 3,
1886.
Queen Olga. of Greece, is a beauti-
ful woman, with a plump. well de-
veloped form, thick handsome hair and
expressive eyes. She has sweet and
charming manners. She is a fearless
horsewOman, but is domestic withal,
and is often seen at home by the Greek
people.
Grammar schools received their
name at a time when the grammar OF
the English language was not written,
and when all knowledge of the princi-
pies OF language could only be OBJ
tained through Il study of the gram
mar of the ancient tongues, partlcu-
larry Latin.
The late Joseph W. Drexel, who
was II of the most benevolent and
b! oal-mInded of men. lett an estat, it
Is said, worth So 900, 900. Mr.. DrexeI
was O one-third owner of the Philadel-
phia Le3ger, and his shares Will now
be divided between his brother and
George W. Childs.
What is known in American his
tory as the Ashburton treaty was that
concluded between Great Britain and
the United States, the former being
represented by Alexander Lord Ash
burton, and the latter by Daniel Web
ster. This treaty was concluded at
Washington, August 0, 1912.
Since 1889 all lighthouses on the
United States coast have been MAIN
tanned by the national government.
Previous to this light dues were levied
upon ommerc The first coast light
in America was established in 1873,
and the first lighthouse on Little
Brewster Island, Boston harbor, lilo
IL.
There are three classes of weights
for pugiliSts, Feather weights, " ''mid-
die weights" and ''heavy weights"
Men that fight at l15 pounds for anna
teurS and l2U pounds for professionals
are claSsed as feather weights. Middle
weights fight at l5S pounds, and all
over 1jS pound are classed as heavy
weights.
-Aun Katharine Greene, the author
of the celebrated novel, 1.-THE Leaven-
worth Case" is living in a bright and
comfortable home III Buffalo, where
size Is engaged in writing a new detec-
tive story, Her famous book has now
reached q circulation of 200, 900 copies
and still finds a ready sale.
During a recent thunder storm at
Mango, Fla, a bolt of lightning entered
a house and split Il headbOaId off a bed,
and in the next transformed a
refrigerator into kiukling wood. Moth
ing else in the house was injured, and
where the lightning entered the build
ing cannot be found.
Prince Bismarck's wife is described
as a perfect specimen of the German
hduSfrdU. she bears her houors as the
most natural thing in the world, hO'ds
fast by the friends of humber days, and
has but II great object in life-tO
make her husband and children happy.
The Prince said once of her: "She it is
who has made me what | am."
VIVA is known as the DracOnian
code. originated by Draco in Cpl b. c..
punished every Offense with death. The
mtilction of the death penalty has
practically ceased in Belgium, Prussia,
Bavaria, Denmark and Sweden, though
not abolished. Catherine III of Russia
abolished capital punishment III that
country, except for treason, III 1867.
"A correspondent OF the Frunkfm-
ter Zeitung reports that llamdi Boy.
Director OF the Museum at Constants.
nople, intends to visit Smyrna and