The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-19

THE organizers of the Irvine trust,
which the farmers are fighting in the
interest of cheaper harvesting, are
high-binders.
The New York World speaks of the
possible nomination of Chauncey M.
Depew as minister Dinnerpotentiary
to England"
MINERAL paint of various hues has
been discovered on the borders of
bayou Chico, in Florida. 1t has the
appearance of clay.
RILLA KITrRlDGE, of Belfast, Me-,
has written hi of ex-President Cleve-
lands messages, containing $1,000
words on u postal card.
WILLIAM X. CAvErr, a workingman
in Pittsburg, has patented a new sub
marine ram that will pierce the side
of the heaviest ironclad.
The negro emigration from North
Carolina il SO extensive that many
large plantations are almost deserted
and the farmers are greatly embar-
rassed.
SECRETARY RusK has been a journey
man cooper as we'll as farmer, stage
driver, soldier, and politician. He is
said to be especially expert in eight
barrel" work.
CAPTAIN INGALLS,, of the Pacific
coast steamer Corona, recently married
u couple. The genial skipper wound up
the ceremony by shouting, sLet go aft,
and make all fast ford"
ALMOST every day there are men ut
Castle Garden who assert that they
are in search of and willing to marry
any bright and intelligent emigrant
girl who pleases their fancy.
A BRONZE statue of p. T. Barnum
has arrived from Munich, and is stored
in New York, where it will remain
until the death of the subject. There
is touching fitness i'll the material.
The growing intimacy between the
German Emperor and his brother,
Prince Henry, has attracted comment.
The litter is consulted about every
thing, and his allowance from the
Prussian royal fund has been largely
increased.
FASHION in beds is returning to the
four-poster with a rich canopy, and, as
a modern innovation, a shelf between
the upper posts for bottles, glasses,
etc. In the simple days of our grand
parents the eye-opener was kept under
the pillow in a green bottle.
PEOPLE who are fond of condolences
will find it interesting to note that
William Henry Harrison Miller, born
in the year the first Harrison was
elected President, and named for him,
becomes. forty-eight years later, the
Attorney General of the second Presi.
dent Harrison.
THIRTEEN miles from Cheyenne, Wy.
T., is what is said to be the largest
horse farm in the world. There is
12O,OO0 acres of land, where roam
5000 horses, which require the con
slant attention of sixtv-five men. One
hundred miles of wire fence keeps the
animals in bounds.
A MAN astonished the Circuit Court
at Marshall, Mich. the other day, 10y
heattslly exclaiming that he'd he hanged
if held have any case of his tried before
sucll a tough looking iury as that. But
when he was informed that the men he
kickclon were n lot of prisoners await
lug sentence, the kicker cooled off and
the court smiled.
A NEW York pawnhroker ordered
half o dozen shirts. A week later q
boy ann into his shop, laid down q
box containing six new shirts on tho
counter and said he wanted $1s. The
broker refused to advance more than
o. and it required five Minutes effort
Z to got it through his head that they
wero his own shirts sent q. o. ID.
A NICE old lady, writing to a friend
in 1864 told Of her visit to Gen. Wash
innf.,n ,.ha, aho uas n lif&lo Tot AM