News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1889-09-19

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1T interfered with the machinery of the
vessel. The Argentine was steaming
constantly all the time, and when she
got out of the dust and Captain Scheoh
was able 30 make m observation he
found that he was several hundred miles
north of the Cape Verde Islands. 1t is
supposed that the dust was swept from
the Islands by some wind storm.
AMONG 30 immigrants that arrived at
Philadelphia a few days ago on the
steamship Switzerland from Antwerp,
were two young girls, Marie Meyer,
from Eberfeld, Germany, and Pauline
Volz, from Friedburg, Germany. The
immigration inspector informed them
that they would not be permitted to
land, as they were penniless, unless
they should first find husbands for
themselves. In less time than it takes to
tell it, a couple of young men came for
ward, who were wiling to help the
young women out of their difficulty, and
at one a double wedding ceremony was
performed on board, the steward mean
while having called up witnesses by
ringing the dinner bell. In one case
the young man was expecting his bride,
in the other the bridegroom had been a
passenger on the vessel, and had been
casting sly glances at Miss Mayer during
the voyage.
A DISCOVERY of the wealth of a miser-
~ old farmer was made near New Cas-
tie, Ind, recently. Some of his rela-
tives went to his home and insisted that
his money be deposited. He brought
out a bundle containing S 1000, and at
ter much persuasion produced from var
ious places in the old farm house his
wealth. In the garnet slowed under
the rafters were found bundles OF bills,
and from beneath the floor were brought
boxes and tin cans filed with gold and
silver coins. The money, SIG, 200, was
brought to New Castle and deposited.
Many of the bills and coins bear old
dates.
A MAN at Covington, Pa, who is fat
tening a twenty pound swapping turtle,
was aroused early a few mornings ago
by the noise of n scuffle in his yard.
Repairing there ho found the turtle
hanging to the nose of q 300 pound
bear. Bruin was near the fence, en-
deavoring to get over, but his efforts
were interfered with by the turtle.
Eventually the bear reached the next
yard, but the man followed and shot
him dead. The turtle all the time re-
tanned his hold, and refused to let go
until the dead beasts nose was cut off.
Then it crawled away, carrying the piece
of flesh in its mouth.
THE employment of dynamite for the
purpose of committing outrages has
made its way to Japan. Quite recently
the Higashi Hongwanji, in Kioto, one
of the most famous temples in the
try, was restored, aud among other
presents sent to celebrate the restora-
ton were 500 candles. Two days later
one of these was lighted, and almost i'm
mediately exploded with q loud report,
filling the building with smoke and
flame. On examination it turned out
that all the candles were filed with
dynamite. The beautiful ceiling of the
temple was not injured.
A UPLE of young men living at
Wellsville, Mo-, were rivals for the hand
of one of the fair Wellsville daughters.
They were inclined to settle the matter
by duel. When she learned of the affair
she sent for them to meet her at the hour
set for the fight, and, after reminding
them that duels were unlawful, and the
Tictor would be n fugitive from justice
he rest of his days, she suggested that
hey run n foot race, her hand to be the
,rize. The young men accepted her
proposition, and she umpired the race
nd walked of the field with the victor.
A SINGULAR adventure recently befell
Government Surveyor in the wilds of
amatra. After a hard days work IN a
fountain side he passed the night in
he open air in a hut hastily run up by
is coolies. As he was falling asleep
fter long watching the sight of two fiery
yes glaring in at the entrance of the
ut almost paralysed him with terror.
n enormous royal tiger soon glided in,
him all over, and then set to
ork devouring the remains of his even
lg meal to the last morsel. Afterward
is terrible guest disappeared.
IT is a curious fact that the fine old
,eventy-ninth Regiment of Cameron
moral during Queen Nictorio's residence
Scotland, does not contain O single
man in the corps whose name is Cam
,ron. On the other hand there are no
ess than three hundred and sixty
Macdonalds in the ranks. In order to
appreciate the ludicrous side of this
tate of affairs it should be added that
he Highland clan of Cameron and Mac
have been on terms of bItter
nmity for several centuries.
THEY tell n joke out West on John III.
Miller, who went to New Mexico for his
ON Il round trip ticket, with a
e~scriptive coupon marking him as
'ial, slim, with a black mustache."
BY the time he was ready to return he
add gained 100 pounds and grown a
,eard, and the conductor fired him off
train for trying to ride on somebody
ticket. He has brought suit for
10, 900 damages.
If Mrs. Harriet Coo, of Grand Rapids,
Mich, lives until January IL, 1890, she
will be lob years old. She was born in
Hartford, Conn, i'll 1887. Her father,
Alexander Mcneil, was a soldier in the
of 1872, and her grandfather, Gen
,ral Mcneil, was n soldier in the war OF
he Revolution. In her Tooth year she
rad aparalytic stroke, and it was thought
she could not recover, but she did, and
now Is in a fair state of health.
A FEW nights ago the gong in the
Washington Hose House, Harrisburg,
began a series of raps, and kept
up for over an hour, striking all man
ner of signals. The apparatus was
wound up four or five times, and finally
left alone. 1t was then discovered
that an industrious rat had eaten the
insulation from the wire, and the OK
posed part hung dangerously neal an
light wire.
HENRY BACH is the name of a hunter
who recently made q remarkable shot
)n Beaver River, in the Adirondacks.
He saw two deer standing in the water
40 more than ten yards apart. He fired,
his bullet passed through the first
lcer and inflicted a mortal wound on the