The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-03
PERSONS AND THINGS.
News Notes Compiled From the "Times"
Exchanges

News Notes Compiled From the Times
Exchanges.
The Territorial Legislature of the Cana
dian Northwest has adopted "A resolution il
favor of the abolition If French a. one Of the
official languages.
An Indian boy was wading inPhe Feathe
I yer. California. short time since, when
large fish took of the great toe Of ibis left
foot lie want, TO die. lcrause his
companions Will call him "Ninc-Ioed
Jimmy
lT is said that the details Of the failure q
next seasons ice crop are now being an
RANGED. II j. also rumorcd that the blight
which is to ruin next seasons peach crol
has been contracted for. 10 j. a great thing
to live in progressive age.
BEING unable to agree, two Italians al
Easton. Pa, decided to divide their stock Of
fruit and part. The division was successful
until it narrowed down 10 a biz block ofmaY-
Bile and showcase. and they chopped the
biz block in two. and each took a shy at the
showcase with the huge stones. demolshlng
it beyond repair.
THERE are 5000 medical women in the
$1,000 TO $4,000 year. The number is in
creasing every year, and the supply Of "lady
doctors" bid, fair 10 be ~ great a. that of
the male physicians. Austria i the only
civilized country in the world which pro-
hibits women from entering the medical
profession. Russia and China permit them.
al ..f If..Nr tI
ploy women physicians.
LAST Wednesday there was an imposing
turnout in Brooklyn for the purpose Of lay
ing the cornerstone of the memorial arch.
which il to decorate the Grand plaza (why
plaIaD i'm front of Prospect park. This
arch j. 10 be- commemorative Of the soldiers
and sailors who served Brooklyn in the war
between the STATES. some Of the regiments
in line. particularly those from New York
city, presented very fine appearance.
The ROYAL Sovereign. which has just
been laid down at Portsmouth, will, when
completed. BE- the largest warship in the
world. She will bee finished. with all stores
and guns on board. by 1873. This vessel j.,
one of the four modern armOred battlcshlps
of li.OOD tons burthen which are Ia be built
under the special admiralty programme,
and is 10 carry ~ her heavy armament four
61-tOn guns Of 49,, inch calibre. disposed i'm
two barbettcs. supported by a powerful
battery Of G-inch and quick-iiring guns.
\ PATENT has just been taken out for
little advertising scheme. which is Is sim
pie rs il j. ingenious. The patentee pro
poses 10 furnish the hotels. clubs. and cafes
or the leading hotels of the United Kingdom
with draught-bOard>, accompanied by >ets
Of draughis and chessmen. \ draught-
board has siNty-fOur squares. and the
patentec will let these out for advertising
purposes. and the pieces used in the game
will be similarly rendered profitable.
JAMES EDWARD CALHOUN. Of Abbeyille,
:. G.. cousin and brother-in-law Of John {.
Calhoun. died Yesterday, aged ninety-three.
Mr.. Calhoun entered the United states
navy in 1916. and resigned in ls.}3. being the
wcalthiest officer in the service. Al his
death he was the largest land owner in the
state. with a homestead of 1900 acres Of
rich savannah lands and l6j.uO) acres Of
mountain land i'm Pickens and ocOncc cOun-
ties. For the last fifty years he has devoted
himself exclusively 10 the care of his estate
JUDGE MARITIME has sentenced To the
New York state prison. for five years. Count
de Vermont. who has been living in this
country under the name of William 1. Ten
ner. The Count il said by Mr. l.. :. Met
calf editor of the Forum. whose name he
forged TO "A check. 10 DE a remarkably eN-
pert penman. Tenner's family counts
among the best in the French nobility. His
brother il "A member Of the French Chamber
of Deputies. having been returned by the
city of Paris. His father was in the diplO-
matte service, his grandfather was presi-
dent of the French Colonial supreme Court.
his uncle was colonial attorney general, and
80 forth.
\ MOVEMENT has been started in >ayan-
nah 10 have law passed by the Georgia
Legislature making the buying or selling Of
parlor matches unlawful. This movement
is inspired by the frequent fires in >ayan-
nah which have been traced 10 these match
e.. The savannah NcrS quotes an Ob>erN-
ant business man ~ saying: The wharf
men carry these matches. and il j. common
To see them loosely stuck in between the
hat and the hat-baId. or behind the ear. ~
Il clerk carries his pencil IN the counting
room. OF they are carried loosely in the
pocket. The match drops on the dock. a
bale of cotton turned over on il will explode
the match. and the fire will communicate to
the cotton. II may blaze up at once, or the
hre may eat its way into the bale and
break out ON shipboard. in the warehouse,
or AT the compress, and every one wonders
how the fire started" There il talk Of
raising the insurance rate on cotton or
abandoning risks altogether ut savannah if
cotton fires continue.
The Emperor William recently showed
his dislike Of everything French by dis
charging an attendant whom he caught