Daily Republican., 1888-05-17
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Stephen Won Kegel, the Austrian
millionaire, who died at Vienna last
week, was looked upon as the hand
soonest man in the Empire.
In Volapuk 'tgalon" means to re
ioice. That ia what q Young man Goes
when he has a gallon his knee. Voia-
puk is no slouch Of language, after
all. -...
A popular dime novelist Is said to
have slaug l8. 600, 600 Indians
in the course of bis literary work. Tel
US the pen isn't mightier than the
swordl
The masts and rigging for the new
cruiser Chicago are At the Brooklyn
Navy Yard, ready to be fitted into the
vessel, and orders have been received
from Washington to proceed with the
work.
Miss Sarah Andrews is still most
dangerously Ill. Her life has been de-
SPARED OF fer days by her friends, but
q kind Providence, assisted by Dr.
Eastman, has still spared her life.
Another marriage of aged ones Is to
be added to the rapidly growing list
Iof such events. This last couple hail
from Atchison, Kansas The groom
Ils almost nonogenarian, and the
bride is IN her sixueth year.
1t is reported from Cape May that il
1.-THE Government cannot be induced to
build the proposed Channel from Cape
| May to Atlantic City, an effort will be
a. a. ha mn hU rlnnillal
subscriptions at the two resorts during
the summer.
| Residents along the route OF the
water works tunnel in Chicago are II
an uneasy frame of mind. Several o
their houses are reported sinking, an6
it is feared will eventually collapse
though the city engineer assures them
that there is no likelihood of any fur
ther trouble. .....
Here is an opportunity for Ameri
can buyers of fine things. The won
derful diamonds and ruby jewelry be
longing to Lady Charlemont has beer
advertised for sale They came to hel
from her grandmother Lady Conyng
ham, the favorite of George ~. Lady
lCharlemonte was the only daughter o
the late Sir William Somerville.
Engineer jacobson, the chief execu
i tive officer for the Societe de Travul
, Publiaues, one of the largest Panam
canal contractors, reached New Yorl
Saturday, en- route to France. HI
, talked freely with reporters, one o
, whom credits him with smiling whel
, asked if the canal would be open 10
i traffic In 1890, and then expressing tn
/ opinion that If it is completed In tou
' years it will be great achievement.
/ A story comes from Norwalk, Conn.
that "there is grave In Pine Islam
cemetery that is no less than 10 fee
t long. 1t is that OF Mrs. Mary Titus
I widow, who was laid to rest ther
t on February 5, 1863, little over II
years ago, in the Goth year of her age
| Tradition has 1t that Mrs. Titus wa
A a giantess, which fully explains tn
| enormous length of her grave. It
q situated in a remote corner of tn
0 large burying ground, and Its exis
tence had been almost forgotten.
t few days ago 1t was discovered b
/ some city people visiting here"
e At the Me hodist Church ST. Johns
bury, Vt, the other Sunday, a black
board WAS displayed upon which ar
, peared a mountain divided off int
geological strata, the upper one bear
/, ing the figures $50. Other section
were marked smaller sums down 4
t 81, the total representing the $703 0
8 the church debt. This, the paste
u said, he wanted te sec wiped out, and
a as subscriptions were announced fror
the audience, the corresponding DC
|, ures and sections were erased from tn
g board. In twenty-five minutes tn
whole mountain of debt had disar
e peared aud there was $50 to spare.