The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-25
PERSONS AND THINGS.
News Notes Complied from the Times
Exchanges.

Returned 10 I ialiff.
\ GERMAN living in Dubuque. Iowa. re-
comfy fell in love with the photograph Of .
Young woman in his native land. lie had
never met her. but. crossing The Atlantic.
has been successful IN his suit.
ABol-r the year isaa or $50. there resided
JUDGE Jacob {. I-aac-. sparta Tenn. An
old man. his client. addressed him letter
which remained i'm the pu-toflicc several
week.. for no one could make ont the name.
for there WAS mol a letter in n that was in
the judges name. II was thus: Grkup H.
EyczuN.
WTniN the next week Mr.. Harrison ex-
poets io visit Philadelphia q, iha guest of
Mr.. Wanamaker. The exact time Of her
departure Will depend upon certain matters
of domestic regime 40 the White House.
The resignation Of tine steward If the house
hold leaves the domestic service iihout
head from whom 10 rccei O"rler-.
s MOI rAlN farmer Of Writ county. ".
Va. wandered into a country store the
other day and inquired who was successful
eft the Presidential election last November.
ile had voted for Harrison on that day. aud
then retired 90 his mountain hauni~. and
until Tuesday OF thi- week did not know
that his candidate had been elected.
& NOVEL suit has been brought acains
the city of Chicago by William Love. who
demands $iOO0D damages. Loves story j.
that in July. while serving "a fine for ha-
hiiual drunkenness M liridewell. he was
compelled tO ascend ~caiold Ia work on "A
wall. lie protested. ~ hc was then on the
fefgp of JtJ4FtUW flYWfUs. ana WAS mol ID
"A condition 10 safely work al such a height.
DESPITE his protests he was driven on Ia a
-caiiUld. and while there fell 10 the ground,
a distance If thirty feet. aud sustained IN
ure, which nece~-iiated a.puiation at
both his legs.
ELEGANTLY made princo-~e dresses Of
cloth are sent over A. types Of the latest
French and English tailor-rowns. some
are made with natiy coat fronts ana cl"-''-
difing backs in continuous princesst
brpadih-; others have an entire mince,se
effect. with folds of handsome silk matching
the shade IL the cloth that come from the
shoulder seams. the folds near the waist
being crossed aud recro~~ed with thcki.
r.npcd ribbons matching the -ilk. ON other
gown. these folds are met 10y SWISS sifdIc
made of pa-scmrnierie points IN -llh ana
gold.
PETROLEUM y. Massey did mot receive a
munincent sum of his letters from the &c on
f.derit y Roads" The indianapolis. Jop'-
n0L i'm which they appeared in 1901. has
lust confessed that Mr. Locke not only re-
cei,ed no pay for them. but that bee gave the
.J0uyIfui - each for printing thcm, ihai De
iug about the cost ni composition. me
.J,urauI did. however. permit Na~hy io Ne
81. L. d. 4 S.f
and nom this type were printed the yellow
covered pamphlets which Nasty -uid. II was
ono of these pamphlets which Abraham Lin
coin Wd- reading while sitting in the ar
Department waiting tor news ~ hi second
election.
AMONG the pretty accessories OF the
toilet is IAN Elizabethan or Medical collar
and ichu of p0ni d. cn-e. II il q simple
uniuipd shoulder cape or collar. band ni
fho lace surrounded bS double irlll Ol the
same in deep \andyke-. This irlll ialls
loose and soft around the pointed back ANA
fronts of thc cape or collar. hui i- rai-eu
with invisible Wires az the back and sides
Of the N--hIped neck of the gown. SHOWING
the throat. such iichu is an invaluable
addition 90 the accessories Oi pretty
woman'- wardrobe effects, for IL can De-
made useful in converting many plain.
uuntere-tinr gown into picturesque ana
becoming costume. iit for any drc->y orca-
sion.
COLONEL NICHOLAS SMITH. Whova- APP
pointed to bc Consul 90 Three Rivers.
Canada. Tuesday. was once known "a. the
~handsome-i man in America" lie is also
noted a. the husband at lila Greclcy. daugh-
fer of Horace t,rcclcf. whom be- married "a
few DAYS after the death Of her distinguished
father. Mrs. smith. M the time Oi hcr mar
riagc. possessed considerable property ae-
quirsd from the Greedy estate. When she
died. leaving three children. she Dequcaihed
most Of 10 100 them. Colonel smith has never
been wealthy. and az time. has becn hard
up" He has attended many weddings "a.
best man. notably that Of Mr.. Osin.ton. Of
BROOKLYN. three years ago. out oi which "a
-uii grew for the 'Olonel's expenses.
kr,NLNn. the sentenced murderer. whose
lif. is prolonged by the quibbics oFcr the
electrical mode Of execution. is said 10 be-
ser, low IN the moral scale. \ lady who
has made him some visits ln his cell al
Auburn has been trying i9 teach him some
religious truths. The other day she said e.
him. "D1 YOU know That tiie son Of God
came down from Heaven fu save such a.
tan =" ~No. ] meyer hrarl of him. said
kemmior What YOU never heard oi
JESUS Christ - II never have said the
murderer. positively. Who very likely had
often taken the sacred name upnn his lll>
in vain without even knowing what II
meant. 10 j. thought tlai no decision VIII
Doc reached in this mans ease for more than
ID year.
THERE seems to Doe a cassie among shops
as among people. "a sort Of nohle--e ohlise
thit pertains 90 certain store, ~ we'll a. o.
certain people. Al wcll-known New York
jewellers and -iller-iniii'- it j, one of th.
eauou~ of OBJ. house moi. tO urge sales. \
man wa, buying -carl-pin there the other
daV: the variety shown confused him. ana
Dee hr-ifafod among several. w hich arr
Your noNeltie-:" hc finally asked the clerk.
-Ihri are AN new goods. was the reply.
..Ihi- H. rather elective next hIIarded
thr undecided customer. There was no re-
-p0n-c. \ little neitled. the buyer con-
timed. you don't seem 90 have a prefer
cnce." II be- Your pardon replied the
clerk courteou-ly. 1--WE are not allowed 10
influence a customers choice or press the
goods in any way. We are here 10 show
them only
Now and them few Amenians wearing
ihr turhan make their appearance al Castle
Garden y. Y, and it has recently been re-
ported that We are likely 10 have "A cOn.id-
cradle immigration from Armenia. The
Christians there -uler terribly, a. they have
suffered for ages. from the iyrann, Of their
Turkish rulers. and those of them who have
come here are DESTROYS that their brethren AT
home shall escape from the prosecutions
that make life almost intolcrable 10 them.
The recent dispatches from on-tani.nople.
which told Of the sultan, approval of the
bfiganda.e of Moussa Bey. who il GOV
crn0r Of Armenia. gave proof that no
change is 10 Dee made in their behalf. and
that only hy flight can they lind any relief.
II is considered unfortunate that those
Amcnians who have already come here are
not trained into any modern industry, and
are apt 10 dritt into peddling.
II j., not impossible that the ncw smoke
Jess and noiseles- MHponder, which has
been successfully tried in several European
armies. may prove t0 Doe an epOch-makmg
invention. SAYS Tho .iigDHrgf of IAN Fran
cisco. Cal The Old =, stems Of warfare will
have 90 Doe entirely changed. Lines will be-
moved down without A SIN % show from