The morning news., 1889-05-09
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were attacked by the animal, butted them
selves to death.
A NEGRO in Rankin county. Mississippi, no
had stolen a mule, was given . option Of go
ing to the penitentiary or receiving 100 lashes
on his back. He chose the latter. taking the
punishment like a stole.
NAN in Wyoming territory set out fine
peach orchard on a side hill He had every
prospect of big thing until the other night,
when the side hill slipped into the valley and
buried every tree six feet deep.
GHOST has appeared nelr Akron, Ala at
point on the railroad where man was run over
white, with arms extended, was seen ridir z
there by young couple who were out ridi z
the other evening. Both were badly scared AMI
so was the horse.
The lucky ticket which drew a horse at
rattle in the First ward at Bay City, Mich, the
other day, was held by D. n. Trudell. who, when
he saw the 'iull- -blooded animal which had
been advertised, i'm nediately accepted an offer
of 5 for it. The "trocter' will pail garbage
wagon against time.
SOME fifteen years ago Mrs. Abner Purcell.
living near Greenville Mich told her husband
that if he decided a certain piece of land in a
particular way she could never speak to him
again. He saw his opportunity ana decided the
property in that particular manner, and since
then ais wife hasn't spoke to him once.
JUDGNG from the rush for timber land in
Washington territory, its forests are doomed to
speedy destruction At SEATTLE, recently, two
townships of valuable timber land in Skagt
county were thrown open to entry, aud the
land office was blocked with fl RS In few
hours over 100 timber claims were filed.
EVEN ostrich's waltz, and the San Francisco
Cal says it is the funniest thing they do. The
leader of a flock starts off by slowly but race
fully turning round and round. In five minutes
all his companions are doing the sa ne, and it
IS quite sight, their long pllmes waving in
the wind until they conclude - quit ami 90 on
their way.
VARIOUS GOVERNMENTS pay their chiefs es fol-
lows; The United States, $50, 900 a year; Persia
S3O.0ooOoO; Russia. S1O,OO0O1o: Siam, slO00O
600. Spain, S3,aoOooo; Italy, $500. 900; Great
Britain, S3 100000; Morocco, S2,590.Oo0; Japa1.
", 800 COO; gynt, Sl,575, ,000 Germany 81, ,003,-
600; Saxony, 500, 900; Portugal, Sweden and
$4,000; Switzerland, $4,000.
The AGENTS for certain kind of candy have
distributed circulars on which is stated the fol-
lowing puzzle: What number can you take,
and when you divide it by two. three, four five
or SIX you will have one over, but when dvided
by seven nothing will remain?" The circular
goes n to say that If a person cannot solve the
puzzle he should buy a box OF the candy when
the agent will hand him the right number on a
slip of paper.
AURELIUs PAYNE of Fort Wayne Ind. 90 years
old, and declaring that he was as active as a
kitten, called at the Office of Justice of the
Peace France the other afternoon and was mar
ri d to his eighth wife. The woman 5 name is
Alice Cule van, and her age is p years. Payne
has buried six of his wives, and in the other In
stance there was divorce. The old man and
his newest wife clasped hands aud left TIE Office
of the justice Of the peace looking very happy.
SINCE the electric light plant in the Hoosac
N.,,.~
experienced with the wires, it is reported.
There was considerable loss of current, the
lights falling below their candle power, owing to
the complicated conditions of the at nosphere
AMI to water. The electrician, who pat the
plant into successful operation last November
has been euaged since that time in overco ming
the obstacles, and the tunnel is now lig tied its
entire length, showing clearly to passengers the
construction work
LoNGsHoREMAN, clad in his working
clothes, appeared at the old city hall in San
Francisco the other day in company with
Young woman whom he wish 10 marry, pro
vided magistrate could be found. The man
said he had no time to lose. but was anxious to
get oach to work, while the girl had a market
basket on her arm in which to get the materials
for dinner as soon as the ceremony should have
been performed The anxious couple could
fnd no one with authority TO perform the mar
riage ceremony, and left in disgust to prosecute
the search still farther.
The Gazette of Japan has the following
account of disease which has appeared in that
country; In Miura-gun of this Ken there has
appeared a contagious disease of a terrible
nature. DR.. Eldridge and Mr. Fukuda. the
president of the Jin5en Byoin (hospitaN, visited
the scene of the disease snd returned to Yoko-
hama on Sunday. The two medical gentlemen,
we hear, have never before seen similar cases.
A curious feature is that young ladys are chiefly
attacked by it. It is said to be more deadly than
cholera. In the more serious cases death en-
sues within twenty hours after the first attack
of the disease. From March 20 to March
81, there had occurred the following
cases; 26 cases at Otawamura, of which 16
ended fatally; q in Negasaka mura, 20 deaths;
case at Ashiya- -mura; at Sashima mura,
with fatalities; at II gino-m -mura, with /
death; and case at Akiva- -nura-a total of Ga
cases, 40 of which ended fatally.
AN ELEPHANT STAMPEDE is reported from Riga.
Russia. The beasts, i ght in number belonged
to circus. During a performance, one Of
them, instead of going though his part, raised
his trunk suddenly and began to trumpet. His
comrades at once became unruy and made for
the door. One Of the groomS closed it, but the
first OF the elephants burst it open without
troubl1. lady, who attempted to run across
his path, was seized 4ntly around the waist by
the ANIMALS trunk aud safely deposited on one
side. The huge quadrupeds burst through
another door into passage and found their
way to the box Office. TniS seemed to excite
their curiosity and they examined il minutely
They then entered small courtyard and began
regular war dance, utering piercing cries as
they pranced about in their wild antics. Event
ually they were mastered and walked off to
their quarters Two of tlem, however, again
got away, and curiously enough trotted back
toward the circus. They missed their way and
rushed into the yard OF a neighboring house. to
the terror of the inmates, who were reused
from their slumbers by the elephantine assault
1t took several hours 10 capture the fugitives.
A REMAREA aLE STORY is told in a recent issue
OF the Paris "Soctete de Geographic" records
NJ. Camille Douls recoults the experience he
unlerwent in a journey to Northwestern Africa
Disguised as native, it appears, he landed on
the vest coast near Cape Garnet several hun
dret miles south of Morocco, pretending to the
people of that region that he had been ship
wrecked. Az first he was roughly deaf with
but finally he gained the confidence of his cap
tors, and, after five months wanderinss by d ut
OF craft, ne made his way to Morocco. Here
his disguise was discovered, and he was thrown
into prison, 10 be released presently at the insti
cation OF the British minister The adventures
recorded are OF interest, as they give a new YER
sion TO the popular story Of the great desert
The Oulad Delim, into whose hands NJ Douls
fell, he says, are unusually intelligent. They
speak pure Arabic, founded upon The constant
study OF the Koran. They are homogeneous,
and treat their wives with the greatest affection
and respect as equals of the men. The girls
share the education of the boys, learning TO read
aud write Wiz tneut; henca, tne women show
an intellectual and moral elevation far beyon1
that Of any other Moslem women
The CROWD or pRowENADERs on the Brooklyn
bridge roadway last week. about = O'Clock, was