The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-05
PERSONS AND THINGS.


mont OF the novel journey.
II China should expel all Americans
employed IA the cmplre-as IL has been
'omored sh" may do-the number affected
would be 1922. almost exactly one. half oil
whom arc missionaries.
John II. Surrat has just had his life
insured. I'm filling out the blank his swer
To the question as 10 what complaint his
mother died OF was. "shc was murdered by
the United states Government"
A Methodist preacher in New York
n circuit udcr-suppios five pulpits IN the
Greenwood Lake region Of the state. and all
for $500 year. lie certainly earns his sala-
fy. and cannot oc charged with Twin. at ease
/ in Zion.
In Analysing congregational gener-
osiiy. 10 is claimed 70 ~ found that among
the hapilsis 36 cents II the annual contribu-
ton per head; the Mcthodists, II cents;
Episcopal. si.37 presbyterians s3.I7. and
the Dutch. s52i
The worst crippled veteran who at
tended the recent gathering 40 Milwaukee
WIS benjamin Franklin, Of Blue Earth city.
Nlnn. he has lost both arms and both legs.
.gcthcr with piece fhis nose lie lost his
limbs from exposure ln blizzard during the
year 1865. when me was stationed on the
frontier.
Governor Gordon, Of Georgia. is
strongly in favor OF tho creation OF board ef
pardons by the Legislature OF that State.
He has upon several occasions pointed out
the necessity for this board. ana has urged
/ ihe passage Of q bill 10 create such body.
/ % is. inc urges aDsolutcl, impossible for the
executive 20 keep nap with thom, and some
help is necessary.
General Cook, the famous Indian
hghtcr. wonders how so ercit O. fraud as Sit
tins BUN could be made such hero Of he
says That the old Indian is am arlnt coward. |
hut So f1il Of concoit that hc impresses peo-
plc with his importance. "And mo- wonder
Doc il coucciicd," adds General Cook. "ior he |
has had offers OF marriage from white wo-
men. and endless requests for his photo
graph
Although the New England institu-
ton of slavery ceased 10 exist in an portions
Of the country nearly twenty-five years ago,
stll certain pcstilent scctiouoiists cannot
keep from agiiating SO dead am issue. There
is Co Doe a reunion Of Aboliti0uists in Boston
ON the anniversary of the issuing of the
emancipation proclamation. ~ was deter
mined 90 hold the meeting on september
18Th. in fremont Temple. one thousand in-
vtaiions VIII DE sent 90 autl-slavory people
throughout the country.
Two men of Lawrence. Mass, made a
singular wager as TO which could make the
quickest Trip TO london and return and not
pay % cent for travelling expenses. and Thurs
day the winner arrived home from his jour
uey. lie succeeded n making his way hy
boarding freight trains and slowing himself
aws, in Steamers across and back He app
poafod ON deck af er Tie ships were under
way and was allowed 20 work his passage.
the trip occupied th.lty-cight days.
The Dr,xel cottage at Mount McGreg-
or m which General Grant passed his last
hours. is kept just as it was when he died.
with the exception of tho removal Of % few
personal belongings OF the family. The two
easy chairs in which Doe passed 30 many plin-
ml days Mc draIod in black. The clock on
ihc mautcl hos been silent since the mo-
mont Of his death. when the doctor stopped
Do. and fhe General writing tablets arc pen
cil. which Doe used anerspeoch was prohibit
i,l. are preserved in "a case.
a dispatch from Apia says that on
the 14th Of August banquet was given 20
Admiral Kimberly and his two stau bearers
lieufenants HItouhous- ana Merriam u
uos attended hy representative body of
American and ENGLISH residents o. Apia.
Chief Manga and ASH who with Malictoa.
returned from exile ON the Msrsail U.s.
lands. staff. that when Malietoa WIS taken
on board the German pmboat Wulfat Joluit
t0 be returned To- Samoa Dee thought the Ger
mans were going 10 take him bici, 20 the y
Camoroons and jumped overheard, but was
afterwards rescued.
The champion snake story of the sea-
sou comes from Mnclc. Ind. ID SIS 30 the
effect Chat orseNerd days past Captain ".
a. Mcclellan. % farmer four miles north of
that city. has been missing q number 81 :
young lambs. Tine theft was 40 fret atiri- j
huted 60 number of old men, who were sup /
posed tD have killed the lambs ln Crder that /
they might bee made young again through the /
process. This theory was ailay- !
cd. however. hy the discovery of huge snake y
that measured seventeen feet in length, and \
through ihe thickost part of its body mca- \
-urol eleven inches Alter % terrible n-nt \
.hc snake was killed. DO is supposed the rep y
ii- killed the lambs. An autopsy Will Doe y
lcld 90 determine the matter Q
A substitute for whisky as remedy !
or iattlosnakc bites hos been discovered. A n
nam boo Clinton county Me-, who was bitten J,
,n The leg by "a RATHER while in the woods two IA
niles from home 70 few days ago. wiped the -
blood of with "a leaf. and taking big cul OF ~
q lao
wound with apiece of bark. After reaching A.
iomc Dee hathcd Doll. ice with ammonia. and -
ias suffered mo- iu effect other than "a slight v
wcllng of the bitten spot. This is The Tee
isit. The chances aie however, that hc q
vas 'nt really stung for liza rattlcreets fang G.
illiN aud squarcly stuck I'M q man, in ninety IL
imc cases ofa hundred all Tho tobacco and f.
whisky in the world won't save him. II
A fire was discovered Monday morn "a "a
ng Zoo The saloon and boarding hou.e OF John n,
auk. in Chicago. In the house besides the =,
olrders were Blank. wife two-ycar-old child +,
ma aged mother When thc fremeu AZ =.
wed they found the boardefs shouting ior "
clp. and some Of them were about TO drop -
ROM the windows of their rooms. Blank.
ist as the fireman arrived grabbed his Child.
mo- NNl hllVN lA- NllAt lt " I'D RNlI.Hf AiNitA''
he little one through the window TO thc b.
rowd below. The CHI Id struck on The side
.alk and was picked up unconscious and
vim broken bones ard terrible bruises. 10
.as taken 90 physicians house. The police
Giccr safely rescued Mrs. Blanks mother. L
omc ofthc b1ardcis were already partially l.
NcIcomc by smoke aud as the d rc was
Making swift progress. they had TO be ~
RAGGED from their beds They were all safe ~
!. landed. The pecuniary loss is about ~ ~
S 900. y
The recent death Of Darwin A. Hen Y
y. The New York telegraph expert, by shock V
rom live wire which shot one thousand
otis Of electricity into hts system, should V
ID far towards settling the doubts as TO the
ainicssness by elcctrocution. Nothing is
ild Of any disagreement Of the victims
oIv. and what Is known Of the incident in ~