The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-13
PERSONS AND THINGS.
news Notes Complied from the "Time.
Exchanges.

Exchanges.
Inc new Washington residence of
Nice-prcsidont Morton contains ,hlr,v-two
apartments.
thomas Harrison, "the boy preacher, "
Is ioriN three years old. lie is about five feet
siN Inches In height and very slender.
The pearl excitement at Albany. Wis.
continues. and the bank Of the river are
dotted for miles with the tents OF clam hunt
ers. For The largest and best pearl yet found
tj'ooO was offered and refused Hundreds
Of small pearls are found and sold daily.
Emily Paxton, of Pike county. Mo-.
has permission from the Governor Of that
state TO wear mans dress amy where IN
Missouri. outside OF cities OF 10000 inhah-
hanis.' Snc works on farm. and her m
Noriic occupation is breaking horses 10 haf-
ness.
The captain Of steamer laden with
FRUIT which arrived at Philadelphia from
Port Antonio q few days ngo. reported hnv-
ing had considerable trouble with taranfu-
las, and the crew were often obliged 20 keep
watch al night and sweep The reptiles into
The ocean os fast rs they crawled up on deck
40 times the deck was almost covered with
;hcm. one q the crew was bitten and SUI
fercd great agony FOR two days
The death Of the old steeplechaser,
boufkc Cochran. is a disgrace to the Amerl-
can turf and am outrage on humanity. Old
broken down, half trained. and crippled. he
was forced 10 race, and was Killed on the
track. after IAN That broke both his lorelces
lie didhis duty faithfully while hc could and
won his master money ana rcnown; inc was
repaid hy cruelty and abuse. lnefaiitudc is
the vice OF brutes when they are men.
Justice Stephen j. Field, OF san Fran
cisco. who has lately come so oonspicuously
before the public. mascs zap the quartctte Of
Field brothers. composed of Cyrus W..
Henry ". and David Dudley. Justice Field
is scvcnty-thrce years Of age and lame, but
Notwithstanding his years and his nnrmi-
Ties, hc is aman of great courage. lilo Is
small ia stature. very gros and Leans heavily
on stout stick 81 California rosewood.
Edwin Booth has not given up smols
ing as has been reported. lie was observed
recently at e small railway station on the
Connecticut shore OF long Island sound
dressed I'm gray. ana pulling a biack, strong
cigar with the air Of am enthusiast His
nce was paic his eyes haggard. and he
walked like an old man. One shoulder was
ai least two inches above tho other Those
who saw him were astonShod a: his feeble
appearance.
The Catholic Congress which will as.
semhle n Baltimore November II. has
aifcaly announced its programme. There
viii Doe addresses and discussions on Catholi3
literature, lay action in the church, the
papacy. the Catholic press and Catholic
charities. bat We nni nothing about Catholic
schools Ihc lou-Catholic public would Dee
glad % hear the school question wen can-
ya>sed n 90 Congress 80 important as This
promises to De. so as 10 know exactly what
io expect.
At Madison, Wis. the other day. Miss
hafc B.. Pier. of Milwaukee. made an arsu-
meut before tine supreme CDurf. She is thc
fret woman lawyer In that state. aho ever
did sucha Thing MISS Pier is described as
o. beautiful young brunette with magnificent
raven hair which hangs in = prodlsious braid
towiuin foot of the hoJr. Both her mother
nnI father afc lawyers. and the mo practice
together in Milwaukee. AnOiuer girl nthc
family is now studying FOG the b-r
IL is fact not generally known. but
there is but one statue OF Columbus in this
country, the one given To- Baltimore by The
licuch consul just after thc Revolution. and
Nrw York nos expressed approval of MI
William Choscs proposal to eject q statue OF
the great discover. 100 that city. The statue
win form goa interesting part OF that recent
group iu which the Memorial Arch is pfomi-
mont fc0turc. and VIII be viewed with inter
est by visitors 90 the coming Worlds iair
provided. Of course. the Aforesaid fair Is held
in Ncw York
There is war between the telephone
and electric light companies in Cincinnati.
The telephone company has brought suit 10
compel the electric street ear companies 10
removc heir wires from the streets Occu-
pied by The telephone company's wires. The
strong currents in the stic-t car company's
wires. bv induction. iuterfercs with the cur
rcnts ln ihc telephone wires Tie telephone
company claims piior right in the streets,
and the question IS regarded as an important
one. applying in couutless numbers of cases
300 other cites.
The first centenary Of the establish
ucnt of the United States Treasury WAS
allowed 20 pass Wednesday without any be-
auing celebration. The BIN creating ihis
doparimcuto i the Government was enacted
into "a law on september p 1852 but Alex
amber Hamilton was appointed 10 Office and
quauaed on the llth of he month. The
baltimore Herald thinks That 30 certainly
would have been appropriate for the event
% have received some public recognition ioi
no other branch of ihe government has
played Il more Important part Ia the affairs
of the nation than that which has been en-
trusted with It's finances.
The Chinese of San Francisco have
JUST been celebrating with great romp aud
imnrcsslvcucss the feast Of Wong Cow. the
c1inesc God OF Charity. who is sad To have
provided meat ANA drink for ihc starving In
hahitants OF the province OF Nung Mo. For
several days thousands of hungry Celesiiais
were fed at the expense 81 the Chinese COM
ntnics. IOmeet the demand for free lunches
the sidewalks in the Chinese quarter were
transformed into banquet tables. and not
few specimens of the American genus tramp
were fed. The houses devoted 10 feeding the
multitude were proiusoly decorated. Inc
feast wound up with q grand procession;
Under the caption A Sad Story the
Montgomery Adrc. tiser says A dav or two
AGO one of tine old professors Of the tniVer-
.iiy of Mississippi attempted io commit SUI
eide. lie was am old man and h1d been
ousted from his position al the last meeting
offhc board OF trustees because hc had 0ni-
lived bis usefulness. with 40 other MEANS
of support. and absolutely without means.
The poor oli man sought refuge in death, an
THAT AT his own hands. u is a sad story, and
one too often exemplihed. Ihenaiuie OF ms
business was such Tint he could NOT nccumu-
iat,. against ihc prOveibial rainy day, and the
STATE cannot provide for him after he j. una