The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-07
PERSONS AND THINGS.
New. Notes Compiled From the " Times ''
Exchanges.

News Notc- Compiled From the 90 iiin'>
Exchanges.
The Louisville Courier Journal sug-
.ests that ..sincc short pants have become the
fashion i'm the White House, why should not
little Foraker try 10 get there? Let us hope
however that Nh sherman VIII not So"
himself on
Tom Wright living near Long Lick.
scott county. Ky. left church durin. raiH-
storm sunday afternoon TO put down the
curtains of his buggy While attending 10
.hls "a tree blew down. crushing him To- death
and kllnug two horses. Moral
Mr.. James Guthrie. Of Shelbyvlle,
Ky.. has made "a departure I'm the manner of
selling mules. DE having just disposed OF one
hundred head. for August delivery. 10 New
Orleans buyers for fourteen and a-half cents
per pound. lie expects 90 average $1,000
per hcad
The New York sun says The Sol
dior. Memorial Arch that is 10 be erected in
Brooklyn at cost of s25O,OOO ought TO bee
completed by the time for the opening ~ the
international Exposition in 1892, when all
our works of art Will be under the scrutiny
OF millions OF critics.
Emperor William. of Germany, ia q
very hearty eater and drinkcr. lie consume.
am enormous amount of meat. beer and wine
every day, and is never troubled with indi-
ecstion lie prefers a pipe 90 cigar, and
shows am element OF greatness by detes'np
cigarettes.
Eli Pickett. colored man. has made
application fora Confederate pension from
the state of Georgia. lie rendered valuable
service. and was disabled in She military
branch Of the Confeseracy. he Atlani"
Constitution saws Pickett viii lind that DO Inns
plenty Of Confederate friends. and expresses
The hope that hiss case may meet favorable
consideration.
That familiar old landmark TO New
Workers the present Madison Square Gar
den. will soon be thing OF the past. The
shabby old building which has IA times past
resCuuded with the plaudits OF so many
thousands Of people viii soon he demolished
and on tie site will rise a mammoth new am
phitheatre and amusement centre which VIII
be uneQualled IN its way on this continent.
The total number Of entries at the
Paris Exhibition from July 10 July IS was
1897, 232 I'm the corresponding period al
the Exposition OF 1873 tho number was only
g-01st. The fun number up TO july 10 from
the opening ia 1875 was 1872. 55e. This year
81 is 1851 SOC. such an enormous increase
certainly indicates that international ex-
bibitions are gaining wonderfully In pOpn-
larity.
REPRESENTATIVE Brewer, Of North
Carolina. had am interview with Postmaster
General Wauamakcr few dayf since the
re.,,lt OF which was seen saturday IN the APP
,otutment OF four OF Brewers friends TO the
most important lostonices IN The state. MI.
p,o,yer was ignored by the administration
for several months, until al las. 10 oec"il'
Disguised and threatened to bolt the hepup-
lican caucus. aftsr which he was iopped as
above indicated.
Two daring road agents attempted to
rob train on the Wabash Western ROAD
near KansssC city saturday night shortly after
4. o'clock. They boarded the rear PLATFORM
fthe sleeper and went through The p"Ssen-
gers Of that car successfully, aiier "i'ien
thev started for the coach ahead Oh the
nlstform they met the conductor VINO op-
nosed their progress, and was hrod on lie
brayoly resisted. and smashed his lantern 70
pieces on their heads. when they jumped OH
the train and escaped.
Rev. Hugh o. Pentecost, who an
rounces himself pastor Of the Church OF the
uoiv piscontont. has bIossomed into howl
Ing anarchist. In harangue near New YORK
a few DAYS ago he SAID 80 long as there Is a
,o,nionaire you ought 10 be ditiatshed' /
,..a,, ~ ,nnamo your discomfort to obtain
vsur lights by socialism or somehow There
:. enonen money In the country to give evory
,,,or "a 900 "A year. do not say there should
49, h,oody revolution, but hope ihere VIII
w. = revolution, even II /, should be bloody
one"