Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-27
CURIOUS COEDEEsAfIoYs.


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"A ten-foot rattlesnake was killed by
Captain Frank Myatt, of Charleston, s. c., the
1T is now thought that Colorado's wool
CLIP this year will beat the best previous record
by over million pounds.
Prince Louis de Rohen, one of the fore
most OF Austrian sportsmen, shot his II O0Oth
DUCK on september u at Chaustrick.
"A man living near Garden City, Kan,
has pullet which was hatched last April,
which is now the mother Of ten chickens
Cornell University opened new year
yesterday with 400 students in all. the number
of lady students showing a large increase.
John Connor, Of Sault Ste. Marie, has q
cat which has seven legs and eight paws. with
one head, three distinct Jaws, and to completa
the combination it has two tails.
while a company Of men were working
the road few miles east Of shelbyviIle. Mo-.
they discovered q den Of black snakes. on 4
bluff Of the creek, and killed 50 Of them that
averaged from three to iye feet in length.
Captain Lawler, the daring American
who crossed the Atlantic in cock;esnell cat
boat. and was preparing for cruise around the
world, has been robbed Of his boat &C Cher
bourg BY German named Black, Who has van
ished with it
The state of the gem market may be
thus described: The price of emeralds and
rupies Is yearly increasing. Diamonds and
white pearls are not getting dearer Black
pearls nave been increasing steadily in price
Ior .ne last four or fve years-in fact. 1t Is al
most impossible TO supply the demand for them
Col. Shepard is trying new style of
coach on Fifth avenue, New York. not unlike
rur hv he s-.6 IA.
holds l8 passengers, and is high enough TO per-
NIT q tall man to stand up inside Without seri-
Gus discomfort. The driver sits under hood.
II the coach shall work well there wiz be others
for winter use.
AT the foot of Sand Mountain, Ala
bama, there Is large box bearing the inscrip-
tion; Drop coin in the slot and draw out
whisky at the rate of g gallon" This auto
matte bar Is known as "a blind tiger" The
man who was arraigned for running this box
barroom escaped conviction. a. IL was impos-
sible to prove his ownership.
Persons visiting Casco Island, Me-, last
week heard . sound hike that which an old
fashioned windmill might send forth in gale,
They went to the south side Of the island,
pitched battle between . sea gull and crow.
The gray bird won. knocking the crow, out 20
badly that he was easily captured by one OF
the visitors.
Mn. Ann Journesy' VINO ceieDralea
ner sotn prtnaay anniversary on Monday, as
net nome ID 1ottenvihe. . 1. Is tue WIDOW OF
Major Journeay, who was veteran Of the war
OF 1872 She has resided on staten Island an
her life, and has not been to New York OF on .
railroad train in over 25 years She IL still
qute9 4c.lss, anu = aoie 70 te1a ana "rlso VIII
Parties who were diQeino into an old
Indian mound at southerland's Bluf, Il
Duw ~ "a ~n1 ~I1
earthen pot which contained pefrihed hnman
bones and . skull The teeth were still in
place and were in good condition, not beng
decayed IN the least The bones are supposed
to have been those OF some Indian warrior,
" wne eb was .n1 Dur,ed ,ns1s wnsn d ne made nus p
-Mavv;1ls N v has tba o1dss+ .nrt;
'---ei - = :, A~s " sPp.r
can't cant ,0r a pension y 5ns coan.ry u no. n ne
l02d year, is as straight as an arrow, and
has good eyesighr- Until recently he has been
able 70 DO good DAYS Uork, pnt owing 70 an
accident is unable to perform manual labor.
dans1Sane ens;on Hs so ia xsts-s f tb
war Of 1879 and the Mexican war. and bis mind
is clear and he can talk intelligently upon most
subjects He Is undoubtedly the oldest man In
SnauIauquA
--Giddv Micaiah Chamues ouIv so wears
old liv;nc IN M.r;o, IND h.. 49,, so,,,a
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gulty OF ulnIng Win tne tenoer aHecuons OF
Rachel McG1u Cox. buxom widow aged 90
and ordered to make reparation by payment Of
81 600. According to the statements OF the
plaintiff Grandpa Micajsh paid her marked
sse br ~, t msrrv him sbs consensed s1k
her aged lover subsequently, changed his mind.
and after several postponements declined\to
iulnn MS part Oh 'ne eonerae1
"A cast-steel gun, weighing 235 tons, has
just been shipped by Messrs Krupp from Ham
burg for Cronstadt. The caliber Of the gun Is
131z inches, the barrel is 40 feet in length The
range OF the gun is over II miles and il viii IRE
two shots per minute each shot costing be-
tween S1250 and 81. 500 At the trials OF the
gun held in the presence Of Russian officers at
Meppen, the range Of the Essen firm, the pro-
jective, four feet long and weighing 1eO0
pounds. and propelled BY charge of 700 pounds
Of powder, penetrated l91< inches Of armor,