The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-22
PERSONS AND THINGS.
New. Notes Compiled from the Times
Exchanges.


graduated at Williams College last June,
will enter the Presbyterian Theolog cal Sem
mary at Auburn. y. y. this fall.
joaquin Miller. who gave TO the in
cipicnt Stste OF Idaho its name. says that II
Is writton and spelled improl erly. 1he cor
rect form Is Idahho, with the accent on the
middle syllable The name means the light
on the mountains
General Won Pocket, cousin Of the
Duke Of Fife, died in Waveriy, Iowa, We'd
ncsday. OF cancer. lie came 10 America I'm
1856. and married farmers daughter in
Wavcrlv, where hs has since lived.
For every trunk carried 500 miles by
rail In the United States one is smashed 10
the extent OF So. There has been no I'M
prOvement I'm the matter OF handling bag
gage from the time the first trunk was UNI
hinged and split from Top to bottom.
Already the first frost and the first
snow q the season have been reported from
the Northwest. We are. it seems. on the
point Of renewing acquaintance with Mon
sicur Cold Wave. from Manitoba. In the
way OF weather even the oldest inhabiiant
can cite nothing with which 10 match the
metoorolog zeal Vaccinations Of 4. -. 1850.
AT Doland, Fla. a few days ago
Amanda Worthy. colored fired at a coach
whip snake, which was chasing one Of her
chickens, and shot the methodist preacher.
who was sitting az his writing table three
hundred yards away. The reverend gentle
mans wound is serious and painful, but not
necessarily fatal Amanda was fned 81 and
costs.
The following is rather severe on the
Lords Of Creation" "When n husband get.
the idea that he IS a lord Of creation, ana his
wife Is the ground be walks on. he can't make
a good husband, said q Cincinnati judge the
Other day. ut is my experience IN hearing
Proceedings for divorce, that the average
husband considers the average wife only o
peg above his domestic. and that his lorlly
will must be obeyed OF She is made TO suffer
for it,"
The expedition from this country to
West Africa 10 observe the total eclipse of
TIE sun. which occurs ON December %. viii
be in charge Of Professor Todd. Of Amherst
College who will be accompanied by num-
Der OF eminent scientists. 10 is 10 be regret
ted that the Congressional appropriation o.
defrsv the expenses Of tho expedition 10 So
small. but several universities have contrib
uted valuable instruments. and If the cordi-
tons shall prove favorable important results
may be anticipated
The new way to get lid of German
French. and Italian counts, barons. princes
and dukes without bank accounts is sure to
be popular: IL am really very sorry, sir. but
my daughter viii have only small allow
ance. paid monthly. and 10 viii cease the
moment there is any attempt 10 discount II
or oyerdraw IT," Exit aspirant leaving the
ain behind him blue With ohiursations. The
/ American fathers rebellion against the
dowry principle viii M once pat an end To
the aspirations OF hundreds Of fortune hunt.
ers.
Two hundred and fifty men are con.
siantly at work on the great tunnel under
| the Hudson river at New York city. The
whole work VIII probably De completed
Within the next fifteen months. There IL
$500 900 Of British capital ion the enterprise.
/ At present the tunnel is evidently danger
ous place 10 descend into. A relative OF one
Of the engineers visited one Of the air shafts
the other day, and on coming out he COM
planned Of feeling sick, ana died in a few
minutes.
The question Of the copyright OF the
phonogram VIII need early solution. The
Musical Courier gives a curious Illustration
u III f
that the baritone kaschmann who was re-
Gently holiday-mahine in Venice, sang the
romance from "llnmlct into this novel and
remarkable instrument. Mr.. Coppello. Edit
sons representative. kept the phonogfam,
the baritone protesting. and even threaten
ing legal proceedings. II would be interest
ing 10 knowOn what ground the plaintiff can
proceed.
IL is related that Ira Trip. a million
alre Of Scranton Pa. has peculiar habit.
For many years he smoked cigars until his
physician told him ne must stop smoking OF
lie. Thereupon Trip hired negro TO smoke
all dav near him and blow the smoke into
his face. The negro did this foi years until he
died, and his place was taken by white
man. MIR. JIlpp IS ga perfect health. His
smoker uses about twelve hue cigars day.
Tripp seems 70 derive great enjoyment from
this secondhand method or INDUCING ia To-
bacco.
On a recent morning young robin.
in trying 90 fly from IT'S nest in one Of the
tall trees in front Of the court house al
Kingston. y. y. fell on the grass plat \
large cat sprang into the yard, and. taking
u, bird I'm its mouth. started with il toward
H. barn. The bird gave a cry, when the
p rent robin flew from the tree and attacked
the eat with such frmncss that puss dropped
the bird. The eat then backed up against
the fence and showed fight. Tho old bird. not
one bit dismayed. with bin wide 81 On
feathers RULED, and, screaming with rage
struck the feline twice. The fur flew. The
cat was :, frightened that it ran away ~
fast rs II could and crawlod under the cor
ncr Of "a building.
In response TO enquiries from a cor
respondent. the Atlanta Constitution gives
the following interesting Information A. "a
The relative strength Of the Confederate an,
Federal armies: "The cnustments I'm Ia,
Federal armies were , 10000, and I'm the
navy u sufficient number 20 swell the CRANE
total 10 100000 the biggest army evei
raised 10y any nation in any cause Tit
strength Of the Federal army 40 the close o
the warm May. 1883. was 100000. showins
that nearly 100000 mad been Killed ci
placed h0rs du combat The actual killed an'
died were 3O4. 600. The pension rolls ;
quarter of century after the wa IL Owe
show nearly l.OOO.0O) wounded who still
survive. The 10 al cnlislments OF the Con-
federate army. from beginning TO end n th'
gigantic struggle, were only 100000. hn
never more than 100000 were enrolled q
any one time, while 100000 were the mos
available 90 any one time Tor sctivc services
OF this number 100000 we're killed and died
200. 600 Of the SOC, 900 enrolled were militia
and home guards who never saw any active
service,
a lively mill between colored cham
pions OF Lynn and Boston. Mess. was re
c,ntlv fought al the former place. and Bos
ton was sent to grass. The details o; the aifn
are as follows:
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