Wichita eagle., 1889-05-03
CHRONICLE OF EVENTS.

A CHICAGO man was lately fined five dol.
lars for snoring in church
A CHICAGO baby born recently smilingly
exhibited at birth nice upper row Of six
front teeth and four perfect ones on the
lower gum.
THE costliest stable in the world has been
built in Syracuse, N. Y, for D. Edgar
Grouse, the millionaire horseman. When
it is completed it will represent an outlay OF
at least $4,000.
A WONDERFUL ice cave, according TO the
Baklma Herald, was discovered recently
near Trout Lake, Kickitat County, W. T.
It is of great size, but can not be explored
on account of the intense cold
A FRAGMENT of a meteor which recently
fell in Chicago was analysed, and found to
contain q per cent. Of iron, 81 of nickel. 2
of manganese and smsllquantities of alumni
mum, cobalt, tin, copper, arsenic, ETC.
Hone YEN CHANG, the only Chinese law
yer in the Empire State, pleaded and won
his nrst case in Brooklyn court one day
lately. He was dressed in Caucasian cloth
ing of fashionable cut, and spoke English
fiuently.
A CHURCH in Southern Illinois is about to
have fair in which one Of the features will
be the pigs in clover with real pigs. A
large fac-simile Of the toy will be built In
the hall and prize will be given to the man
who pens the porkers.
PEOPLE of Walla Walla, W. T., were much
interested the other day in a very pictur-
esque party of English gypsies that passed
through that town. One young woman was
riding genuine Shetland pony, which she
said cost her $3.50 in Scotland.
Ex-Governor Crittenden, of Miss ouri
who took such an active hand in the break
ing up of the Jesse James gang Of despera-
does, lately represented Jesse James, Jr. in q
successful suit for damages against brew
Ing company, one of whose employees, by the
careless handling of barrel, broke the
childs leg.
PORTLAND, Ore, man refused q
Chinaman ten cents, due for washing. The
Monaghan closed the door and gave his de-
hnQuent customer a severe drubbmg, la
Kilrain. When the police arrived all the
satisfaction they gave the white man was
to advise him TO pay his wash bills here
after. He will probably do SO.
THE youngest couple ever married in
West Virginia were made man and wife
the other night at Keyser, Mineral County.
Their names are Chloe Poland, aged thir-
teen, and Joe Snow, aged fourteen. They
had been lovers for four years, and after
frequent entreaties received parental con-
sent to marry. The bride was attired in a
short dress.
DURING a recent heavy rain and thunder
storm at Gonzales, Tex, flock of wild
geese flying over the town was struck by
lightning and seventy-eight were killed.
They were picked up by boys and sold on
the streets for ten cents each. Some Of the
geese were badly torn up by the electric
current. The incident was subject of uni
versal comment
THE Great Eastern has cleared profit at
last. Her last owners recently sold the hull
and fittings, realizing over s215, 1000, the
copper bringing S13, 45o, the brass $4,000,
gun metal 81, 400, lead $40, 925, outer iron
plates SCI, 800, inner iron plates, rivets and
beams SOL, $50, the anchors about 81, 500.
This will give the owners profit of over
$780, 900, and is probably the only time the
ship ever made any money for its owners.