The morning news., 1888-09-24
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

QUEEN KAPIoIANI's gold watch, presented heI
by his majesty the King of Hawaii, was re
Gently stolen by an adroit native thief. Wher
| recovered the outer case bearing the inscrip
ton OF presentation, was missing.
HENRY vILLARD's PRIVATE SECRETARY confirms
| previous statements that Mr. Willard is only a
| subscriber to, not leader in, the projected
| south polar expedition, and expresses the opin
ion that the expedition will not go after the pole
| this year.
LARGE NUMBER of horses and cattle have
died in Bedfordshire, England from the effect
of eating spearwort, a poisonous variety OF
! crowsfoot, the rainy season having developed
| the growth of that weed to an unusual degree
| in the pastures
SAN ANTONIO. out in California, boasts the
littlest baby ever born. 1t is the son of Alfred
Mcguire, railroad brakeman, and when born
1t weighed only sixteen ounces. a pint cup
covered it, The father and mother are both
well proportioned.
AN UNwIsE WORKMAN in a mill at Eaton Rap
ids, Mich, who selected large machine belt as
sleeping spot was ground to pieces, the ma
chlnery having been started by the owner Of the
mll who was ignorant of the whereabouts OF
the unfortunate man.
DR.. FRANCIS L. PATTON, Princeton's new presi-
dent, says he is not going to be satisfied with
having the college stand still. DR.. McCosh
IN bringing the figures up to that point. DR..
ration puts his figures at 900.
MARYLAND PEACHES are being sent TO Alabama,
ana thus far good prices have been obtained.
1t only an experiment, according to the Bir-
lningham Age, and if successful it is thought
regular shipments of northern peaches will be
made TO southern cities next year.
In connection with the recent Sheridan me-
mortal meeting in London, a Sunday newspaper
OF that city. which makes a specially of Ameri-
can news, referred to Minister Phelps as the
Commander-in-Chie of the American Army
In It's local report of the proceedings.
DR.. WILLIAM F. WAUGH, editor of the Medical
Times, contributes to that journal an article in
which he takes strong ground against the send
ing OF nurses from the north to the yellow fever
sufferers in Florida. Unacclimated persons are,
he argues, almost certain to be attacked.
LANDSCAPE ARTISTS have had rather hard
time of it in England the past summer, owing
to the long period Of rainy weather there In
some instances. it is reported, they have been
seen painting or sketching in the rain, sitting
heroically under their umbrellas and working
away with diligence If not with comfort.
--o6A'7 vho ao,ed suGpiciously IL 5 Nov
YORK DR. goods store vss taken into CUSTODY
end Vheo e&sCliueo thegs waya found in q
pocket OF her eao0ue emo IN IN umbrella which
ans carried yards OF seso ill 9I0eu table
mats j meat CAoppsr. ( br1aa6s 2 psirs Of
giovee, 2 pairs Of e9caa. S pookstbooks. and s.
nspkin ring.
THE new Governor General or Canada and
Lady Stanley have seven children only one of
whom is girl The ages of the four sons who
generally go about with their parents on their
viCe-regal journeys. range from l. to p The
oldest SON Edward, is in England and is the
future Lord Stanley, as the governor general
will succeed his childleSs brother as Earl of
Derby.
ANOTHER chapter to the youngest soldier. -
youngest grandmother" character of reading
is under way. The ''talest man in Pennsyi-
vania being incidentally referred to by an ex-
change, numerous claimants for the honor are
now coming forward At last accounts the
most worthy was a Chester county farmer who
towers in his stocking feet to hight of feet
61s inches.
THE Boston Journal says that a colored
nurse, who went from New Orleans TO take
charge Of yellow fever patients in Jacksonville.
rather astonished the physicians by a refusal to
nurse colored people. She said Indignantly:
Me take charge of the colored ward! Not
much! Pm one of the leading trained nurses
OF New Orleans, and didn t come here to nurse
niggers I'm LADY,
THREE French soldiers of the 1l4th regiment
were condemned by their officer, for minor
offenses, to run for three hours, CARRYING their
rifles and fully equipped One, named Vallad.
Tell UOWD exhausted at the end OF two hoUrS
The officer insisted upon his being made to get
up and 20 on, saying that he must keep on fill
he dropped dead Nallad rose and SHOT HIM
self dead.
WEsTsIDERs in Chicago are once more ex-
cited over the prospect of an elevated road, the
matter having been Crought up in the shape of
an ordinance introduced In the council to grant
a Chicago corporation the right of way west of
the river TO the city limits. 1t is rumored that
a company comprising some New York and
Philadelphia capitalists is preparing to oppose
the Chicago corporation and that pretty
fight may ensue in the council.
A REMARKABLE DoUBLE-BEADED CHILD was re-
Gently born to French family named Reoul-
bault in Manchester. Me. The heads are both
perfect, and are joined to the body by two
short we'll shaped necks 1t uses its mouths and
eyes apparently at will in eating CRYING wink
ing, and even sleeping. The parents were much
shocked at the appearance of their baby, and
went at once TO Montreal to avoid the notice of
their neighbors, The child is likely to live
GES. DAN MAcAuLEY, one of the central figures
at the republican national headquarters has
had an eventful career He is a bookbinder by
trade. He entered the Union army as n privata
and came out of the service a brevet major
general. He was three times mayor of Indian
apolis. He has been an actor, theatrical man
a ger, miner, hotel keeper, and is now a finan
cier. The general is a famous raconteur and as
popular campaign orator has few equals
LADIES RACE was sailed at Red Bank Pa
the other afternoon, in which nine yachts en-
tered One man was allowed on each yacht for
the purpose of giving directions but was not
permitted To handle the tiller or assist in any
way in the management Of the boat. It so han
pened that number of young men of the place
wishing to win the prize, dressed up as woman
and Ia this disguise deceived Lhe judges Il is sti
more creditabe 10 add that they came in last.
EVERETT HAYDEN of the hydrographic bureau,
in recent lecture before the Franklin Institute.
gave some Interesting data concerning the re-
markable drift OF ocean derelicts For exam
pie, the ship Ada Iredale caught fire from spon.
taneous combustion, was abandoned drifted
:, ABB miles in eight months, was towed into
port and continued to burn for eleven months
longer, then was repaired and made into a
handsome bark, which is doing good service in
the Chinese trade. Another vessel drifted
1891 miles in eight months and ten days
THE scene at the meeting between President
Cleveland and Prince Henri d'Orleans az tho
white house was curious one The portIy
representative Of a democratic form Of govern
ment lowered high above the slender mon
archical misfit But the conversation was ami
mated and cordial Mr. Cleveland asked the
prince many questions about hIs travels and
showed great tact in not aludng to France IN
the slightest wey The call lasted over quarter
of an hour, and the Frenchman left the white
houaa tuuch MI nspdv with his viait NJ, - IN