Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21


mass TO "stir 'em up" He succeeded
most effectuslly. One huge reptile
nearly six feet in length giided from the
centre OF tho group, aud turning its hat,
uoly head toward the intruders opened
wide its mouth and swayed to and fro,
Kissing angrily. Another stone was
thrown-this time OF some weight
crushing and manning many OF the rep
tiles in it's fall. The scene then was
simply frightfuL The situation looked
decidedly unpleasant, and the two men
armed themselves with stout clubs and
began killing snakes. The largest had
seventeen rattles
The Society of West jersey Proprie-
tors held it's two hundred and second on,
nual meeting in Burlington lately, ana
in accordance with the manner OF con-
Quoting the election, the Proprietors coz
lected on the sidewalk aud announced IN
loud tones the following formula cit
now being high noon, by yirtueof an an
Gent custom and the rights and preroga-
tives granted to the Council OF the Pro-
prietors of the Province OF New Jersey
by King Charles H., Gracious Sovereign
of Great Britain, ireland, and France,
and Defender of the Faith, we, the Pro
prietors, now meet to elect the Council to
serve the ensuing year.
William Cowan, Of Denver, Col, ca
route for Brooklyn, n. Y, got of the
Lake-Shore train at Cleveland. When
the brakeman called out "New York,
PENNSYLVANIA and Ohio depot, thinking
he had arrived OF New York city, he in
duired the way to Brooklyn, and q po-
liceman put him aboard car for Brook
lyn village, four miles distant. When he
crossed the Central viaduct, mile long
and 100 feet high, Cowan was morally
certain it was the great Brooklyn bridge.
1t reduired the testimony of score OF
citizens TO convince him that the Brook
lyn he was seeking was 500 miles further
on. He took fresh start, feeling very
cheap.
James Dawson, OF Atchison, recently
from Nebraska, has been pioneer in
railroad and town site business for many
years. A few years ago he gained con-
siderable fame and created great .tu-
ror among settlers by ploughlng
single furrow distance OF over 100
miles through Scott, Greedy, and Wichita
counties, Kas., and into Colorado. lie
said nothing, but kept on ploughing, and
the people imagining that be was To-
eating a railroad began to take up claims
along the furrow. Afterwsrd Jay Gould
came along and bought the Dawson
right, and the d., NJ d A. branch of the
Missouri Pacific was built on the famous
furrow.
Omaha physicians are very much
puzzled over the case OF kittie Edwards,
who was shot last week by John holland,
who afterwards suicided at the house Of
his victim in Council Bluffs. The ball
entered Kitty's brain half an inch over
the centre OF the left eye, and passed
down some two inches in rear OF the
left ear at the base of the skall. The
woman has had fully four ounces of
brain-matter removed. and it Was said
she could not live twelve hours. She is
still alive, however, and is constantly
improving. She is conscious, aud con-
verses with her friends. Her physicians
think now that she will recover, but are
puzzled to know why and how.
A piece of bread lodged in the throat
Of job Brewers, OF Luther, Mich, and
in a few minutes he was unconscious.
Mrs. Brewers did not lose her presence
OF mind, however, and at once poured
several dippers OF water down his throat
The bread became sufficiently softened
and had apparently slid down into Brew
orss stomach, but by that time he was
nearly drowned by the water. Mrs.
Brewers heroically persevered, however,
and by rolling her husband over barrel
and then using artificial respiration for
the natural, that was lacking, she soon
had Job on his feetagsm. lie had come
very near to death twice in an hour, but
his brave wife saved him.