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

stroy the rabbits which are a pest In
that country.
-Vanleer Polk, the only living
grandson OF james X, Polk, once
President of the United States, married
a beautiful Indian girl, daughter OF a
Cheyenne chief.
The cowboys havs fired so many
bullets into telegraph poles in certain
districts Of the west that a gust Of
wind snaps the pole short off, and
much trouble results.
The announcement Is made that
the British Empire IS about to
annex a large section Of Central
Africa containing a population of 49,
900 600 and great trade possibilities.
Mime. Carnot, wife Of the French
President, is said to look not more
than % years of age, though she is just
AZ. She also a the reputation of be-
ing the best dressed woman In France.
General Lew Wallace is passion
ately fond OF the gentle sport which
IZaak Walton made immortal. He
was especially active In the recent fly
casting tournament of the State of
| Indiana.
The Queen Of Spain, recently,
after the performance, called Sarah
| Bernhard into the box and gave her a
bouquet tied in ribbon and secured
by a splendid sapphire, mounted with
diamonds.
The French Government has
offered a prize Of $4,000 for the dis
covery Of means OF detecting adultera-
ton in wine. If such means could be
devised, the whole world would join in
paying the prizs.
The population of Columbus, Ga,
according to the police census just
completed, is 30,SG4, an increase at the
rate OF 300 per cent. in ten years.
This is a much greater rate Of in
crease than any other Georgia city
can show.
p. 7. Barnum has decided to con-
vert his handsome residence, VALDEZ
mere, into a seminary for young Ia
dies. The mansion will be removed
from its present site to the edge Of
Seaside Park, and remodeled for the
above purpose.
The Duke of Westminster is re-
turned In 'Bate mans Landowners in
Great Britain'' as Her Majesty's Iichect;
and the young Viscount Belgrave,
grandson of the Duke, if he lives to
inherit his patrimony, will, it Is stated,
be the richest man in the world.
In consequence OF the increase Of
hydrophobia in Paris, 1t is given out,
dogs are not to be allowed III the
streets of that city unless in the leash.
An offending canine will be seized and,
unless wearing a collar with its owners
name inscribed thereon, it will be
killed.
The Duke of Switzerland has be-
come SO impoverished by the agricul-
tural depression In England and scot
land that he contemplates selling Stat
ford House, the wonderful mansion,
which, when Queen Victoria entered,
struck her as being so magnificent that
she said to the Duke 81 came from my
house to your palace"
According to an English author.
ity, the world consumes annually ESQ.,
000 tons Of coffee. which at an average
price of $500, represents a value of
$3.50, 000, 600. Jamaica grows the best
coffee; next in order comes Ceylon and
East India, Java, Brazil, Costa Rica
and the other Central American States.
Java produces the largest crop.
"A relic of Robert Burns was sold
in London a short time ago for 81 ,025.
1t was a folio manuscript of 80 pages,
containing in the poets autograph the
transcript of several of his poems, in
Guiding "IIoly Fair" Halloween"
Address to the Deal" address to
James Smith," etc. The document
contains many variations from the
printed editions.
Senator Voorhees, recently visited
the Pension Office, Washington, and
was astonished to recognize in a man
hauling a truck filled with documents
an ex-judge. once prominent in Indi-
ana. Stopping him the Senator ex-
claimed: THUNDER and lightningl A
Judge in Indiana-a horse in Washing
toni" The next day the "horss'' was
promoted to a place more beltting his
former dignity.
1t is officially stated In Paris that
large quantities Of spirits made from
potatoes are imported into France, then
doctored up and exported as genuine
lcognac. Spirit made from the potato
8 very powerful and deleterious in its
effects, and If this spirit forms part Of
the brandy which is exported from
France all over the world. those who
use brandy. whether as a beverage or
for medicinal purposes, will not be very
certaln Of having the genuine article.
-Belva Lockwood having visited
he Capitol, at Washington. the other
lay, was piled with questions by sew
4ral of her Congressional friends as to
The course she would pursue if the for
tunes of politics would place her in the
Presidential chair. Finally, it is re-
Lated, Mr.. Morrow, of California, said:
l"But you couldn't be commandments
chief Of the armies. How would you
arrange thatp" Mrs. Lockwood there
upon shook her finger archly at her
questioner and replied sweetly: 81
would dismiss the armies and rule by
love-"
1t Is interesting to learn that Mrs.
Cleveland always calls her husband
"Mr. President" Mr.. Cleveland al.
ways addresses his wife as Frank. -
Martha Washington in her younger
days called her husband George
but in the last twenty-five years Of her
life she always addressed him as s'Gen.
eral." While in the White House
Mrs. Hayes called her husband "Mr.
Hayes" Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Gar
field always addressed their husbands
respectfully as abraham" and "Jim."
Nov the question is, What should a
Presidents wife, according to etiquette,
call her husband2 Precedent seems to
give no answer.
Yet another "sea serpent" has
been heard from, this time from AL
pena. Mich, where it is reported that
people living along Thunder Bay have
been terrified by the appearance of a
monster snake. 1t was first discov-
cred in a potato field, at a little distance
inland, but afterward, according to the
story, was seen to Ego over the ground
as lively as a horse. and glide into the
bay"
BY the Census of 1880, the lumber
cut of the Pacific States was 500, OOO,-
600 feet. In 1887 it was 1870 900, 600.
Halt OF this cut ia cnnsumad in CaIi.