The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-10

PERSONS AND THINGS.
News Notcs Compiled From the " Times"
Exchanges.

New York Herald. The people of
the nitcd states DO moi need appropriations
/ hy the government 10 establish the great
worlds fair IA New York
This is e republic-a real one.
Jack the Pepper has so thoroughly
aroused tho residents OF Elizabeth, y. j.. by
entering the rooms 40 night where ladies' are
sleeping, and mystoriously disappearing as
tho victims Of his curiosity awake, that
many II the inhabitants who never KEEP.
/ firearms in thcir houses are now purchasing
revoivefs. determined to lake the law i'm
their own hands, and 10 riddle the unknown
with bullets az the first opportunity.
Mrs. Levett, an American lady. at
present visiting England. has for six years
been travelling all over the world working
ups great temperance crusade. She has
gone across the continent from New ork
to California. has visited the Hawaii Islancs,
Australia. New Zealand, China. Japan.
lniiu, Fast and South Africa. and a great
/ part of Europe. IN the next two years She
Viii complete her work. taking Turkey and
the west coast OF Africa. and going rs far
north os Norway and swoaeu. sho invaria-
bly, speaks English. and. where necessary.
engages the services Of am Interpreter.
A novel decision was rendered by
Justice Miller. Of Youngstown, Ohio. in
suit over the ownership Of carrier pigeon.
brought before him by John J.. Kirby and
John scott. The men resided i'm different
parts ~ The city. and On n claimed be had
purchased carrier pigeon and Identified tie
one brought into court as his property. XIII
hy assorted he had bought the bird from
party in Niles. and scott Diet allied how be- mad
bought 10 from another party. I'm order 10
establish the ownership, Justice Miller ape
pointed Two disinterested persons, who oie
to take the pigeon four miles from town and
uboratc 10. lit flies 90 the residence of KIT
hv. 10 ist0 Dee conclusive evidence that 10 be-
longs TO him. and should it go TO the house
Of scott Dee is TO retain b.
Gator killing is still the popular
sport with Northern tourists TO Florida, and
unless some law is passed toproicci the ccio-
hratod southern saurian he will soon disap-
pear before the Yankee invader. The Month
cello IFlal Constitution says; Last Thursday
there were two men in town who had been
ona five months gator hunt through this
state. ln conversation with one OF them
they said that ON January 10Th they started
! from EchOls county. Ga.. ln hatteau, on thc
Suwanee rvcr 60 Shell Mosnd. in Levy
/ county. } la..a distance of about 800 miles.
When they arrived az shell Mound they
bought yoke OF oxen anc "a cart. and putt
ting The batteau ina cortthcvs started through
the country. stopping every n.gltat every
pond in search ofthe gator They succeeded
n killing about 300. the largest measuring
49, feet.
Dir. W. S. Howard, Of the coast sur
vcy steamer Blake. WHO has been Engaged
FOR some years in the study 0i the gulf
stream says thatlt begins, or has the STRONG
est suiiacc flow. eleven and "a hair miles cast
lof The lowey Rocks lighthouse Florida.
There 20 has sometimes velocity of five and
Ia qumtcl knots an hour though the velocity
sometimes mus 10 one and hree-quartcr
knots The greatest velocity was observed
about mine hours before the upper transit of
lhc moon. Tie average daily currcI va'ics
during the month. being strongest a. day o.
two after the greatest deciinatiOn of thc
moou Neither the Mississippi river nor The
trade winds Mr Howard IS positive, can
have anything t0 90 with causing the euii
The record of the race-horse "Protec-
lions shows that. as usual, protection Oh y
protects the lucky Investor. This ANIMAL
which WAS tho winner of the Junior champion
stakes 40 Monmouth Park Tue slay, is owned
Dy a. j.. Campbell. a colored trainer, now COM
lnecttd with the stable Of Lucky Baldwin.
Camheu paid S3 % for Protection 40 the Swi-
CERT sale q yearIings one year ago, whilst
the stakes won bog the co Tuesday agefe-
stated about s3l 900. Tie pwyeis offered ss-
900 FOR Protection last week. but Campbell
pat his price al $4,000 Luckily for him.
the Dwyers declined 10 pay what they
deemed ana cIorbnant price Protection ID
uy Prince Charlie the Imported English stall
bon out OF Mancla by Glenelg breeding that
should make him train ON and become one
y the best OF the three-year-olds OF next
year.
A company is about being formed in
Baltimore 10 place in operation the sysiem
Of telegnphng 20 and from moving trains
Invented by Baylus Cade. Of Raleigh. y. &.
/ Mr. Cade places q wire along The railroad
near The track. and the Communication ls
made with the moving train by drag de-
sccudng from the car and attached 20
/ Morse Instrument ON the train. Recent ex-
uerimeuts al Raleigh apparently demon
,trated The success Of the system. which
differs from that " BIT. Thomas Edison ir
That MI. Edison strings wire over The train
/ snd telegraph, hy induction, which Is 10
some extent affected by changes in the at
mosphere 10 is proposed TO Equip ono Of the
railroads between Baltimore and Washing
tom aud put the Cade system In practical
operation.
How Georgia cotton operatives are pro-
/ .ected by protection can be gathered from the
following bin spending Ina the Geois q
Legislature making ten hOuis the limit for "a
DAYS worl. in the COTTON factories In that
state. President Speer OF the Exposition
Cotton Mills. of Atlanta. is out IN strong
letter in opposition 20 the proposed law. He
thinks that cotton mill men already bear
about - much az they can stand up under
such a law would put Georgia factories al %
disadvantage with their compeutofs IN otnei
-tafes where eleven hours are allowed, ard
where les. wages are paid thnn in Georgia
cities. He thinks such law would be iol-
lowed hy a reduction I'm wages. Mr. Spcef
declares that every cotton mill la Georgia is
to-day ran solely for the benefit Of the op'-
niiyes and 20 keep the hands together i"i
better Times Many mills in Georgia are no"
standing idle. and have just been niorme"
that one Of The largcet mills la Augusta is 10
stop next week.
A remark able accident happened 20
thoroughbred racer ON the st. Louis fam
,rau.d's race track thursday. Among the
horses out for exercise was r.. X. hisseil 3
aged mare Concoidia. by Concord. dam Mat
uc. she had an ugly temper, and 40
pound bo, was put up. with instructions To
live her q good spin. Before going iaf Sire
ran away. and when pulled up the boy dis
mounted. and while Taylor 20 pound boy
rnnnccfea with tho OhIckasnW siablc -