The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-27
PERSONS AND THINGS.
News Notes Compiled From the "Times"
Exchanges.

News Note, Compiled From the "Times"
Exchanges.
A MAN returned from Chicago, in speak
ing Of the Cronin trial and the interest the
people Of the Windy City took IN It's dc,el-
opponents, said, "Wp, here in the East,
have no idea Of the peculiar interest that
the power and strength Of the Clan-na-Gaei,
az brought out 10y the various witnesses In
The famous trial has aroused there, and the
feeling Of suspicion and fear that seems
70 pcryadc all classes in regard 20 IT,.
While riding in one Of the street ears with
friend OF many years standing !
said 10 him abruptly: "What do you
think Of the Society 2" and with an
unconsciously furtiye glance around
be drew nearer 20 me and dropped his voice
70 whisper when he answered, apparently
fearful ot being overheard. And | noticed
The same thing at other times with other
people. There is a general feeling of dis
trust among everybody in Chicago. No one
knows wh0may be a member Of the society
no one knows who may come under its ban.
and II Is not one or two or a few people who
fare that way it is every one. Chicago is a
great place for brag, but did not find any
one willing to brag very much regarding the
Clsn-na-Gael exposures"
4 GRAND ARMY man who recently COM
mittcd suicide left a communication in
which he stated that the cause Of his taking
of was neither wine. women, nor cards.
And he did very wise thing in thus fore
stalling the Judgment Of the coroner. II
has come 60 pass that whenever a man gets
tired Of living and stops. on his own hook.
II no reason can be given for his death. il is
Immediately taken for granted that wine,
women. or cards. or all three. are response
bic for the end OF his earthly career. Suicide
is. Of course. depl0rable. but when man does
20 into the beyond without visible evidence
that his longer sOiOum here was uncOmfort-
able because Of one or all Of these three
reasons, he ought 10 be allowed 20 rest with
ont this stigma on his memory. The chances
are, the majority Of suicides jump Of, rot
because Of too much wine or women or the
festive tiger, but because Of too little. But
the coroner never thinks Of that.
The railroads which haul the water
melons away from Georgia make, il is fig
ured out. SIS an acre, while the men who
grow the melons make S37 an acre. The
growers furnish the ears and load the
melons. The railroads couple the cars anC
haul them. II does look as If the railroad
companies were riding the horse pretty
hard. They get SIS for every acre Of melons
grown. while they get hut $3.50 on every
acre Of cotton grown. This is gouging the
melon trade pretty hard. and the wise folk
say that the high freights will Kill the bust
ness before long. As it is now, the melol
farmer is Just working for the railroad com
pany. which gobbles all the profit excep
enough fer the farmer 10 live on from crel
10 crop.
4 HAWK pursued pigeon into a house a
Brunswick, Ga. the other day. The pigeoI
took refuge under a table in the kitchen
| The hawk in entering the door saw window
/ beyond. and suppOsng his prey had gon
that way darted for the aperture, but. 70 hi
horror, found an invisible pane Of glass
through which his momentum carried hin
and 10 the ground beyond, where he lay 70
some time. Who trOw dat brick - san
out the cook. The master Of the house an
rived on the scene Just in time TO discove
that dat brick " was q hawk, and TO he
him disappear after recovering from his en-
counter with the window pane.
PROFESSOR ALLEN }. QUINN. Of tn
Maysyille (ky.) schools. victim Of tn
opium and cocaine habit resigned TO under
20 treatment at a santarium in Richmond
Indiana. ON being deprived Of the drug
he became so violent that the sanitariul
was unable 10 restrain him and charge ,
assault was filed by his brother so that h
could be sent 10 the Wayne county Jail.
was the only way by which he could be r.
strained.
The horse sausage question continue
greatly 10 agitate New York. The chit
mandatory Of the edible out Of the remain
Of the equine Quadruped is at Newtown,
l.. and the manager makes no mystery
his business. lpt he says that the create
; portion Of the sausages are exported
France-a highly improbable st0ry-as
would be like exporting Goals to Newca
, tie.
MARK TWAIN feels that he has earnC
the idle. easy-going life he Is leading at h
Hartford home. lie retires 10 bed earl
. rises late and never eats breakfast befo
. 10 o'clock. except when his publishing bu
mess calls him TO New York. "let some
the other fellows have chance now,' sa.
4 the humOrist. Il am through
l. YESTERDAY the egc-nosg was cream
= and delicious. 1t looked as tempting
angels food. II gave a sweetness 70 Il
mouth and a gentle stimulation 10 the f.,
ings That was yesterday. To-day-ug
BALD men are pointing with pride to Il
fact that nearly all the justices Of the Unit
states Supreme Court are, more or les
bare-headed. DO great thoughts burn O
the roots Of human hair:
THE Indiana gentleman who left $500
FOR the establishment ola home for old mai
was admdged insane by the courts and Il
will set aside.