San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-08-16
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The movement TO abolish Sunday
trains has extended to England.
II. H. Davis, of GAINESVILLE, Mo-,
was three times married to the same
woman, his own temper and two di-
vorces making this possible.
Susanville, New, boasts citizen
who has been sunstruck, struck by
lightning, frozen until he lost con-
seriousness, aud yet is as hearty as
ever"
A remarkable bird was shot near
Dundee, Ind, the other day. 1t was
snow white, and, although "seven
feet high, it weighed less than four
pounds
Judge Deadly, of Oregon, refuses to
lization papers to TOM
Ward, pugilist, because his Occu-
patton is against good citizenship,
being contrary to law.
Prof Edward p. Crowell, who lost
his eyesight five years ago, remains
dean of the faculty at Amherst col
lege. and continues his duties as pro-
fessor of Latin language and liter
ature.
There seems to be no doubt but
that Hon. VIM. A. Coffepot Wallace,
of Pennsylvania, would like to be gov
ernor of that state, and is therefore
quite willing to be made the DEM
ocratic candidate.
While he is on his travels the Ger
man emperor spends at least one hour
each day in writing to his wife, to
whom he also sends Geographic dis
patch from every stopping place on
his route.
Dom Pedro, emperor of Brazil, re-
mains in good health. His recovery
in Europe from severe attack of
is now very careful in his habits and
looks forward to ten years more of
life.
The "Keeper of the Great Seal" of
the United States is George Bartie.
He has been in the Government SER
vice for forty-three years, having Or
iginally been appointed clerk III the
State department by Daniel Webster.
President Carnot, of France, has
taken great fancy to Americans,
and has gone SO far as to learn the
game of poker. He was initiated
into the mysteries of the game by
Gen. VIM. B. Franklin, our COM
missioner to the exposition.
A. d. Johnson, esq, of Waterford,
Pa, possesses literary relic in the
tions and MaXims Relating to the
Conduct of Human Life" by William
Penn, founder of the commonw wealth
of Pennsylvania.
John N. Boyer, of Straban town.
ship. Adams county, Pa, has a hen
that made it's nest in the branches of
a large oak tree near his buildings and
Matched out brood Of young chick
ems. The nest was about thirty-five
feet from the ground, and Mr.. Boyer
had to use a ladder to get the young
chickens from the nest.
The tree in Washington to which
Jefferson tied his horse and then en-
tered the Capitol to be inaugurated
as President is still living. 1t
stands close to the fence, just inside
looking tree, but greatly priced in
Washington as a relic of the days of
"Jetfersonian simplicity"
The young men of Brooklyn, in pas
sing by the doors of the fine building
of the Young Mems Christian Associ-
ton nowadays, see displayed upon
either side OF the doors, placards with
the words printed upon them in large
letters of "Base ball returns inside"
Will Ogden, of Fairfield, Neb., per-
formed remarkable trick last week.
He laid cooked gun on the ground,
stood off about fifteen feet from it,
threw common glass ball into the
air, turned a handspring, picked up
and discharged the gun, breaking the
ball before it reached the ground.
During heavy thunder storm, Mrs.
J. X. Blattenberger, of Liverpool, q
town in Perry county, Pa, saw a
fiery ball drop from the clouds and
land on the street in front of the Com
mercial hotel. There it lay like a
piece of red hot metal or live coal,
but gradually its brigh tness died. At
daylight she went to the place and
found it to be meteoric stone, or an
aerolite, nine inches in circumference.