Daily Republican., 1889-07-22
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


Dubuque, Iowa, has woman street
car driver.
Oregon's fruit crop promises TO be the
smallest for years.
Overcoat weather prevailed along ihq
Hud on and in the Catskills Wednesday
morning.
| The communion service was stolen from
a church In New York an afternoon or so
ago.
| A Ksnawha river fisherman caught a
jack salmon that had swallowed one
bass and had another half way down his
throat.
A quick. thinking lad in Florida, who
could not swim, on SO, ing baby fall into
the river, grabbed up a casting net, and
throwing 1t over the child, hauled him
safely out of the water.
A Huntingdon, Pa, paper says; "There
are villages In this county, of 300 or $40
inhabitants, where 1t would be impossible
to find soul astir on Sunday afternoon.
1t is universal custom to map"
One of the largest leather belts ever
made ia on exhibition in Boston. 1t is 1l3
| feet inches long, As inches vide, double
thickness, and weighs 1923 pounds. The
hides OF 60 animals were used for its
manufacturer.
In his report on New York harbor, Col.
Gillespie says that to complete the re-
moval of Flood Rock and the connecting
rocks in the neichborhood of Hell Gate
will occupy four ears longer, at posi-
BILE cost of 100000.
An unusual number of deaths by
drowning are reported from summer re-
sorts on the Atlantic coast. CImmenting
on this fact the Trenton Times says
There seems TO be even larger quota
than usual of smart swimmers this sea-
| son. The life guardsmcn who 20 out to
save them from drowning thereby risk
much more valuable lives than the one
they design TO rescue"
On both eides of the Josen Fiord, on
the west coast of Norway, mountains
rise precautionary to u height OF sev-
eral thousand feet. Recently stones and
rocks, some of which are said to have
been as large as house, began to fall on
the western side of the ford. The ava
lanche continued for over two hours,
accompanied by noise heard ten miles
distant. A black cloud settled over the
ford, the water Of which was in a terri
BILE commotion for long time.
Among the sojourners at Savin Rock,
Conn, is a young man who Is little
woak-mindei, and so ne OF the girls there
have been playing" Jokes" on him. One
OF them. whom he admired, went through
q Knock marriage" with him this week,
friend of tho girls tying the knot, re-
ceivlng therefor from the GROOM s..
Alter the ceremony the couple made
fnf .f auIU oI- I..t
Ding trip. The whole affair caused con-
siderable amueement for the time, but
some OF the wiso heads now look rather
Sc iousiy on the marriage, fearing it Will
stand.
Women are generally very timid. but
Mrs. Hage, wife of Captain 1age, prov
cd, after her husbands bark, the Cupido,
sprang leak, that she WAS all exception,
AID e eat one, too. During the 20 days
the vessel tossed about On the ocean her
coura re never tagged, and she kept the
coursle OF the sailors up by her example,
working at the pumps with thtm to keep
the vessel ailoat. Besides this she pre-
pared and brought taeir food to them at
the pumps, which they dared not leave
The crew, on reaching New York, having
been taken oil their craft by a passing
steamer, united in giving the credit OF
saving their lives to Mrs. H.ge.
Louisville has an enterprisipg girl.
Her marriage was set fer the early part
OF the week. All the guests assembled
and the bride was rea y, but her pros
psctive husband did not appear Inquiry
was made and it was learned that he had
departed Tor New York. The guests went
home, alter expressing their sympathy,
but the girl rluckily told them there
would be wedding yet. She telegraphel
the facts to II former suit0r, who lived
near indianapolis, and proposed TO him
He answered that it could be impossible
for him to leave his business for some
days, but if she would come there the,
would be married the next day. She
started for Indianapolis, and the next
evening, with the dress and with tn
bridesmaids intended Tor the other we'd
ding, size WIS married. The " ddiug
ring intrusted to her by the missing lover
WAS also used.