Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-06
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

Andrew COWenlOcH3 y teteSleP OPoA@
tor at Milburn, N. J.. IS dying atser weeks
suffering from hiecoughs.
The combined Astor estate, real and
personal, pays $780, 900 into the New fork City
treasury every year for taxes.
I'm London the windows Of private
houses are washed by a limited liability COM
pany at the rate Of cents day.
The Trinity Church property, New
York, has an assessed valuation Of S,75O,OOO.
This property Is exempt from taxes
The Custer monument in Montana has
been so greatly defaeed by Indians shooting at
it that it has been found necessary to recuf the
names on it.
Frozen land turtles have been found In
different parts of South Jersey. They were
fooled by the open winter and did not burroW
deep enough.
One of the rules of the Royal Libraryin
Berlin, made with view to preserving quiet
and good order calls for the exclusion OF al
members OF the gentler sex.
An American flag, claimed to be the
1rst one used. was carried In the inaugural
procession at Washington. 1t is owned by .
Mrs. Stafford, of Edgartown, Mass.
AN empty freight car, which was carried
on In the Mississippi cyclone of three years
ago, has just been found in a swamp ten miles
1fom the spot where it was picked up.
up to the present time sc, ,OOO, 900 rabbit
skins have been exported from New Zealand
alone; and yet the number of rabbits in that
country has not perceptibly decreased.
"A 2-year-old youngster in Cincinnati
got possession of some brandy, and before his
mother arrived on the scene drank nearly
pint of it At last accounts the doctor feared
the little fellow would die.
"A remarkable piece of wood has been
TO nra TO- t. l..
board of white cedar 20 feet long, 80 inches
wide and inches thick, without the least sign
sign Of a knot or twist of any kind
Several Indians, belonging to a tribe in
the Indian Territory, are searching at Moore's
Hill six miles from Columbus, Ind, for treas
ure, which, according to the traditions and rec
ords Of the tribe. has been buried there.
One transatlantic line of steamships in
New York uses 10000 tons of ice, 100000
pounds of meat, 1,0OO, 900 eggs, $1,000 loaves Of
bread. 22 tons of raisins and currants, 460 tons
of flour and Is tons of cheese every year.
"A Genoa, New, blacksmith proposes
the following scheme for securing water for
irrigation: Lay a pipe over the mountains to
Lake Tahoe, roof the lake with an air-tight
covering and then pump air until the pressure
is great enough to force the water through the
pipe"
"A Coroner's jury in Cheshire, England,
IcbuIucu q fcTulCb VI boIupOEdHy INSANITY lilo
case of a shoemaker who had hanged himself
The poor man had married a widow with Is
children and, as the Coroner justly observed,
they wanted no better proof that he had lost
his senses.
"A strange accident has befallen a young
lady of Cherveux, France She was playing
with little child on her lap, when she sud-
denly threw back her head and remained mo-
tionless. A hairpin had penetrated her skull:
She never recovered consciousness, and expired
short time afterward.
1t is said that an astonishing feature of
the legal practice in Camden county, Georgia,
is the number of hogs stolen and the excuses
given by those accused of the theft. When
one of the colored inhabitants wants to employ
lawyer to defend him the conversation is
generally something like this: Boss, kin
speak wild you privately a minute?" "Certain-
ly! What can l do for you?' "Weu, boss, dey
got me up in de big court" What is the ma
'scnsed of sumtfn' bout a hog, but It's all
through prejudice"
Philip VoIkert, a silk hat manufac-
turer Of Cincinnati, was working away quietly
one evening lately, when a customer entered
and handed him his hat to be ironed. Some
thing besides the evident antiquity Of the tile
attracted Mr. Volkert's attention, and upon
turning down the leather he recognized his
private mark, placed there when he made the
hat as Jour" halter, over 30 years ago. The
customer departed with new hat, and Mr..
Eoikert possesses the other as a precious rellcs
OF the way they did things when he was boy.
Residents in the west and northwest
portions of Texas are calling the attention Of
the Legislature to the wholesale destruction Of
deer which is now in progress in these sections.
The animals are killed simply for their hides,
and the slaughter is said to be somewhat un-
precedented. The killing is fair enough, as it
is all done with the rifle. 1t is the constancy
with which IL ia dOna and Of which
objected to by those most affected. Ten years
ago an entire section of country, which is now
under fence, literally swarmed witt butfalo.
They were exterminated, however, in three
years time, and strictly by use of the rifle. The
deer bids fair to go in the same way.
"A correspondent writing from Constanti-
nople says it is stated that cempany is being
formed with capital of 1000 OO0f to work the
historical gold mine of Astyra, near Abydos,
and the coneessionnaires expect to derive more
wealth from the undertaking than was ever
dreamed of by old King Priam. 1t is also re-
ported that laborer recently discovered
sarcophagus in the netghborhood of Pergamos,
which contained, besides human remains, beau
tiful specimens of ancient jewelry some medal
lions, coins, vases, toys and lachrymatories, a
javeln and trident. There is no doubt that
much valuable treasure lies buried in different
parts of Turkey, and may eventually be brought
TO light if the comparatively liberal policy Of
the present Sultan continues to De carried out.
One of the keenest things ever said on
the bench is attributed to Judge Walton, of
Georgia. While holding a term of the Su-
preme Court at Augusta, he sentenced man
to seven years in prison for grave crime. Ths
prisoners counsel asked for mitigation of the
sentence, on the ground that the prisoners
health was very poor. "Tour Honor said he,
II am satisfied that my client cannot live out
half that term, and beg Of you to change the
sentence" ''Well, under those circum-
stances" said the Judge, II will change the
sentence. will make it for life. instead of
seven years." The prisoner chose to abide by
the original sentence, which the judge per.
mitted him to elect.