The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-02-13

Tn. parcel post IN England Is very pop'S
lar. Nearly 10000 parcels are nahdied oy
it every day.
It takes every year |, 600, 900 horses tails to
keep Pawtucket lR. L. haircloth factory III
running order
IL is said that there are more mlllionalres
in Buenos Ayres than in any other city OK us
size in the world.
An Anglican curatc performed the mar
rage ceremony for n child ii years OLD IN
Kensington, England, recently.
An unfortunate Maine baby that happened
to be born on the day Of her grandparents
gclden wedding was named Anna Versary.
The opera Is said to be having hard time
all over the world: but twenty-five new ones
were produced in Germany last year and
thirty-ilve in Italy.
D.. Ierrinan, of North Adams, Mass, is
riding this winter in sleigh that isE25 years
old. It was made in 1868 for his great-great-
grandfather, and has been in the family ever
since.
A petition, for the suppression Of bull
fighting In the Federal district OF Mexico
the signatures of thousands Of the capitals
citizena
The desert OF Sahara has been largely re-
claimed by French enterprise Forty-three
Gases have been created, having 1890 in
habitants, 10000 forest trees, and 10000
fruit trees
The Electrical Review says that the light
ming rod is a relic OF superstition, and that
TIE day viii come when lightning rod on
house will be regarded in tho same light as a
horseshoe over door.
A French beadle, while attending funeral
officially, caught sight Of hare in the ccmc-
terry, and after chase killed it with his ba-
ton, and was fined 20 francs for killing game
with prohibited arms
A railroad engineer OF Erie, Pa, fell vio-
lently on the ice, striking on tho back OF his
head. He is recovering, but finds when
standing erect he is wholly blind though LIZ
can sec as well as ever when lying down.
The people OF Exeter, n. Fl, are going to
celebrate in June next the 2j0th anniversary
Of the settlement of their town, and have all
tho arrangements now made. These include
nc C-t!I t4!~ u GAZING IL ~ Ahc h-iiio VI
the quarter millennial
There ere 10 fewer than 2,076 general
officers in the British army, TO which may Be
added 1913 generals who have retired.
Nearly 800 generals ar, paid for making
efte. dinner speeches about tho British
army alvay5 doing It's duty.
,fr and 3irs james D Robinson are solid
citizens Of Chariestown, Ma They have
been married City years. Alr Robinson
weighs 20 pounds, hrs. Robinson weighs
22j, and Of their seven living children none
WEIGHS less than 209 pounds
According to statistics gathered by The
Railroad Gazette, there were in December
last uinetv.two railroad collisions, eighty
three doraiiments and seven other accidents,
making ~ in all, in which seventy-one per
sons we're killed aud 2ll injured.
y little girl Of Metz II years old, named
Louise Fuchs, has just been condemned 70
eight days Imprisonment for having insulted
the emperor OF Germany. The insult con-
.s.cl in writing private letter to one OF
her little friends, in which there was some
hing diSespectfui to bis majesty. Such
sentences are said to be quite common in AL
SAGE Lorraine, and they can add no strength
20 the popular love for the conquerors