The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-22
PERS ONS AND THINGS.
Ncws Notcs Compiled from the " Time. 80
Exchanges.

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OF the mules caught in the mine at
Birmingham, Ala. three weeks ago, when II
took IRE. seventeen We're recovered Tuesday.
and found 10 be little the worse for their re-
, markablc experience.
Great preparations are being made at
Washington for the tiiennial conclave Of the
knights Templar Of the United states, which
occurs carly in October. There is a move
ment on foot TO make Washington the place
for holding all future triennial conclaves. II
is estimated that twenty thousand Knights
remplar will be In attendance.
Miss Toki Mardira, the daughter Of
one of The highest families in the Empire Of
the MikalO, has decides 10 take the veil, and
next month viii enter the Convent Of the
sisters Of Cheniailles. near Munich. This is
said Co he the first instance Of this kind on
record
The Second Adventists, who are now
in camp near Springfield, Mass. are indulg o.
ing in tielr usual habit OF predicting the end
oftho world. According 10 the New York
llWld, the effect 0i.thclr prophecies Is some
what weakened 10y the fact that they do not
sgfce upon dates. a few see give iha
world lceway Of twelve years. while
samuel Avres. of Worcester. predicted "a
scrcnadc from Gabriel on the 9th or eth Of
October Al The worst. this gives summer
hotel PROJECTORS few weeks in which to
enjoy their newly acquired wealth.
General Sherman seems to be getting
tired ~ the cold solder who fought under
hm" racket. lie came in from Cooperstown
tile other dag. says the Albany Jorrnai ON
the train De was approached by q middle
aged man with the query: us this General
sherman eyes; what ofit?" the old war
! rior replied in "a grun tone. 81 wanted 10
speak % The general under whom fought,
the man icj0incd. "l0u would have had 10
serve under some one, anyway. wouldn't
youe am no different Than any other
man.
An interesting incident took place
upon thc beach 40 Atlantic CITY last sunday
watch deserves 20 Doe widely known. Two
young ladies' dressed ln fashionable snug-nt-
f ting bathing suits we're reclining upon tho
sand. & well-dresscd man approached, the
cut Of whose coat would lead 20 the suspicion
/ that he was clergyman. lie slmightway adj
dressed the ladies' and lectured them severely
/ ul0n the Improperly Of appearing IN such
mmodest costumes. Presently -four staiWafi
/ young men approached, took In the situation
at % glance. and first ducking the Lecturer in
sea foam. uuorward rolled him in the sand
until his enthusiasm WAS thoroughly cooled
The Providence Journal says that the
report. from the experiments Of high license
i'm Massachusetts seem 90 bc altogether "a
volablc. Not only have Tic number Of 81
looms been diminished more than one-holf
with au decrease On the amount OF license
foes. but Use actual sales az liquor have been
considerably diminished. The law has been
thoroughly enforced, and no Increase I'm the
number of unlicensed places or In Illegal
selling has been noticed. Altogether, the
friends Of temperance have reason 20 con-
graduate themselves on The result of hieh
license in Massachusetts,
General John L. Sullivan. commander
in chief of The sluseais Brigade OF America
received % tremendous ovation Oh his recent
arrival jon Jersey city. atcr DE had escaped
the clutches OF Governor Lowry. il !, To-
ported that hc has grown good deal stoulfl
since Doe left, and bis mustachc has almost
reeali cd its normal proportions. lie had
little that was Lew 20 say about his trial and
thc prospects of having 60 serve out his SEN
fence. Hc has strong .ope that bis counsel
viii hc able TO get % new Trial for him ia
February though circumstances lead him 10
believe that perhaps his application may he
plgoonholcd and there gather the dust OF
ages. After little rest sullivan viii "a q
Boston and pay his parents q long-deieTeo
visit
The acme of political mesness has
been reached ia Pennsylvania. IL seems
THAT the Posmasier-Gcnefai. when he ap-
pointed man for postmaster at Fleetwood
Belhs county, that state. selected young
man who is studying TO Doe minister Of the
Presbyterian Church. Int % seems that tho
youua fellow is Democrat, and the kcpuD-
ncaus DO that Gibraltar of Democracy aie
greatly ncensed over the appointment
Notwithstanding the fact that he is an eXem'
pary fellow and that the pOstmastcrship VIII
help him along with his studies, they have
nstltutcla vigorous boy colt. They Will not
patrOnize him. u large number OF the iadi'
cal Republicans have formed club and
hired special carrier 10 carry their mail 10
and noman Office three miles distant. The
young man feels his position keenly. and
when 80 BIS known That therCceipis have been
cut down two-thirds 10 can readily be seen
that the boycott is effective
Mr.. Louis Arnheim, member of the
Georgia House of Delegates. who died ~ At
lania. SUNDAY last at the age ofthirty-se,en
had "a short but brilliant career lie was
born ina Germany. and came TO this country
when but sixteen years Of age, pennies ana
without friends. settling In Albany, Ga
/ Her. he engaged as clerk In "a grocery store
and whilst thus engaged occupied his SPAR
T time in reading law. I'm few years nc mas
tered Tie law and the English language, was
admitted TO the bar, and, possessing ready
wifi and an eloquent tongue, iapidly won
professional and financial success and the
fenutation OF being one OF the most brilliant
blenders m the state. lie was serving sec
ond term in the Legislature, where biz CO.
reer WAS useful and brilliant. Had Mr.. Arm
helm lived he would 40 doubt have occupied
many high positions Of honor and lrrsi'
s<The advance sheets of Poor ; Manual
/ show. that az the close of 1883 the South had
/ 3s .e52 miles OF railroad as against 2O'oo2 IN
1850. Since last January about 1000 miles
more have been built, making the gain since
iss0 about 1900 miles Al present Inc
south is building more railway mllooge ihah
any olher part Of Tie country. what
is more 90 the point. the southern
railroads pay They constantly sho"
gains IN traffic and net earn
ines. 1hc south IS not yet oVer-hnilt II mas
no speculative roads-rOads tuilt TO sell
There Is So much ioom that large sections OF
good territory are still unsupplied. Ada "a
mi. that the roads are conseryatively man
aged. and are not engaged In wars and
other like rulnous proceedings. The south
ern railroad system is solid. II STANDS io'
enterprise. THRIFT and progress.
Charles still. of Manor View, J.. L.
while picking blackDerrics saturday ABOUT
two miles south OF Calyertop, came upon q
Iskeleton which to all appearances had IAN
where il was found for a long period lh'