The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-03

HENRY CoLIJN. a resident Of White
county. Ca, recently made his Will, IN
which hc bequeaihs his entire estate. con-
sisting Of lands and money 10 the amount
Of $1,000. 10 the blind. onc-armcd ana one
legged soldiers of Hall and White counties.
made 80 hy the late war. No soldier OF sucil
disability j. included unless lac has voted
the Democratic ticket ever since the party
was reinsiatcd. since the war.
II is mmorcd that an experiment will he
made with Vessels Of the Boston and Al
lanta type in carrying fresh water IN the
space between the outer and inner bottoms
and then. II possible. use fresh wafer IN the
boilers onlv This plan il about 10 be ear
r,od ont in several of the new and even
with some Of the old ships Of the British
navy. salt wafer is too ruinous ia lis ac-
ton 90 always remain in vogue.
THE steam war vessel Pensacola. which
is 10 take the solar eclipse expedition to
south Africa and back before She goes 10 the
Pacific squadron as flagship. is nearly ready
for sea. She il now lying AT the dock al the
BROOKLYN naNy-yard. and before staring
will take lot Of sounding and DINER appa-
raius II is reported that Professor AgassN
will 90 ON the Pensacola. and while the
other scientists are observing the eclipse be-
will engage in dcep-sea >oundings ana make
an ANALYSIS of the water and other obscffd-
lions.
ATAII. wcli-drcssed man.with a fresh red
pink in the lapel of his coat, appeared IN "a
BROOKLYN dry goods store saturday and an
moved several Of the shoppers. strangers 10
him. bV pinching them on the arm. He did
not make any purchase. special Defective
Corwin followed the man to the street.
There he saw him take another woman's
arm i'm his grip. and arrested him. Inc
prisoner said he was Eugene l.. iicrncA.
lie j. foriy-three years old. lie told pctcc-
tive COrwin that he did not think he was
doing any harm. and that his wife had never
objected 10 such conduct ON his part toward
ladies who were strangers 10 him.
WAYNEsBoRo (Gcoreia darky named
Grosn Howell was formerly black. but now
is getting white. shortly after the close Of
the late war. two small white spots. about
the size of "A nickel. appeared on his wrist
about two inches apart. and they remained
for a short time and disappeared. and noth-
inc more was thought Of il till 1881. when
they returned in the same place. ANA nave
been spreading since that time. and now he
il .pOfted all over. and i'm a few years he
will be white all over. He does not suffer
any pain from the spots and hc says the
only Inconvenience be experiences Is from
the sun. and il causes them TO blister.
ASAN Francisco special tells how nun
of santa Rosa. Cal. has renowned the black
veil and cancelled hcrNows. She was known
sister Gertrude. but has resumed her former
name Miss Jessie OvcrtOn Her father II
Judge 4. Z. OycrtOn. one of santa ltosa's
wealthiest and most influential citizens. ana
Miss Jessie is his only daughter. She was
reared a Protestant. hut was sent 10 r-u-
line Convent % complete her education, ana
embraced the Catholic faith, nOtWlihstand-
ing Judge OyorfOn'- strenuous opposition
and aNOWal that he would disinhcrl hiH
ONLY child. She took the veil. taught with
great wisdom and success. and her iatnci
kept his word. The sister superior Of the
convent wa. .nc daughter of General Rose
Grams. Declining health is given as the
cause Of her remuneration. and the step WAS
taken with Pope Leo's consent.
ACCORDING 10 the customs Of Chinese
society. the wife Of the Chinese Minister 10
this country will comb her hair zap from her
forehead 10 show that she is married. Her
tre-,es reach 10 her feet, and - difficult Is
the task of dressing them that one arrange
mpnt LASTS several days. For the prc~cfta-
ton of the couture she lies while asleep on
a willow pillow az finely woven ~ an mn
uOrted bonnet. shaped like a loaf of baker =
bread. The maids dress their back hair ln
"a queue. and arrange bang. one ana one
half inches deep from ear 10 ear. \ nil Oh
coquctry is displayed 10y allowing single
lock iO iloat loosely i'm front of the face ana
Ilf In .f tho 1 d 49,
eirl j. never cut. and as result o.! ihc
splendid care bestowed 10 grows luNurianily.
WILLIAM DrvINNE.a man who had lived
the life Of q hermit for more than ten Years
n little cabin near NJ. Holly. Nd. was
found dead from heart disease on saturday
morning. lle had fallen ON the stove on
which he was cooking his breakfast. ana
WAS terribly burned. lie was about thirty
seven wears of age and "a great lover OF out
door life Ten on eleven years ago ne came
from mo- one know. where. said nothing
ahout his antecet.nnts. and leased "a piece of
ground for fifty wears. lie had "a comfort
able lodge. ~ cabin. built according 10 his
directions. paid good price for II and has
ever since lived there alone passing me
time in reading. fishing. and sketchins HIS
pleasant manners made HIM laNolilt
among tu' ln'lit' lH tii' h'i-ii''i I',.'' ''''
be- never would reveal the cause 81 hi~ $50
lation.
At the funeral Of Chinaman in Phlla-
dclphia some queer ceremonies were OBJ
served. The deceased was clothed in gar
mcnis of tine lightest texture, so that he
might not suffer from the heat in his new
abode lie wore a straw hat. and in one
hand hc held fan. The corpse OF a China
man IT, always prov lded with money 10 pay
it, expense. 10 the unknown country. one
OF the mouner, dropped between Hong
teeth TWENTY-FIVE cent piece. and about u
-cor. of the others came forward with then
aliaricr contributions. The undertake.
could not get all OF them i'm the dead CHINA
man, mouth. and half of the silver pieces
were placed i'm his pocket. The cercmonle'
finished. the coffin was closed. ana over Tue
/ top Of il were placed strips OF req. Whll'
and black bunting. the cOlOrS of the sing l
HONG society Chinese Free Mission, q
which the dead man had been member.
TnH Brunswick (Ga) Times tells soo'
railroad story. Il was on the night rum
said the engineer, land my train was abou
thirty minutes late. | said TO my fireman
/ Keen her hot. | mean 10 90 10 meeting pom
ON lime During the next fifteen minutes
was not long i'm passing the mile posts. 10
my engine flcw along AT the rate OF my hii'
nm hour down a long grade rs straight ~ ii'
arrow. suddenly something struck me u
the face. making a slight wound. rloNe
down. What's that near the furnace doof
asked of the fireman, pointing 10 MI
Bit of white paper lying Just 10 my lei'- IN
fireman stopped. picked up the paper, an
handed il to me. In the dim hight oi IN
steam gauge / read. Look ont al The rive
bridge: there, tie on the track. Suf
enough. lust al the entrance 10 the bridge
found a tie securely fastened across IN
track The piece of paper has been frame
and hung over the engineers parlsr nlah'c
and he calls it his mascottc, Tor ne ma
never been behind since il was thrown III
his cab.
Ir is evident that snakes sometimes "
come very familiar in Georgia. IN Attain
Constitution special says that last Mondi
AIR. James O'Bricn, of Daricn. that S'a''
while going 10 his home was caught IN u
rain. and became pretty well soaked VINE
he arrived AZ his livery stable. lie AT "h'
nrocoeded 70 his room for the purpose
changing his clothing. AMER selecting u
l with tho 9NHelflDn tl