The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-11
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The country about Windsor Castle is said
to be afflicted with malaria.
a Kentucky mountaineer, who sold his
vote for 80 cents, has been fined S175 and
DISTINGUISHED.
The high hat of the London swells is not
so high as it has been, and has a wider and
sharply curved brim.
An organ to cost $4,000 is to be built for
the private chapel of the Duke of Portland,
who never "stops" at expense.
1t makes the Lord Mayor Of London quite
angry when Americans associate his gorgeous
coach with Mr.. Banum's circus.
Reckless driving of the Paris cabmen
continues to result in all manner of acct
dents to unfortunate pedestrians.
Two soldiers recently lost their lives by
falling down the precipice at Edinburgh
Castle while attempting to desert.
A bank in Springfield, Mass, received for
collection Saturday draft from Chicago
upon large corporation for cents.
A Swede has invented steam raft for the
transportation of horses and cattle which
travels at the rate of Is knots an hour.
Fashionable London is disturbed because
so many Americans are becoming "out and
out" social leaders in that great city.
Italy has recently been visited by furious
storms and tOrnad0es, the violence of which
is said to have been unprecedented there.
-Four or five male relatives of the late Car
dinal Newman are clergymen of the Church
of England in various parts Of that country.
Summer letter-wrters testify that cross
saddle riding for ladies has gained many
advocates in the mountain resorts this sea
son.
At the English seaside resorts the fash
ionable women are carrying Spanish sun
shades, yellow silk or satin, covered with
black lace.
Vandals have been at work in the British
MrIca 4.
librarians are a number of very alert
detectives.
The phrase Zenith City of the Unsalted
Seas" which made Proctor Knott and his
Duluth speech famous few years ago, isn't
In the speech at all.
Gloves with webs between the fingers are
a recent invention. Intended to aid swimmers
in getting better purchase on the water than
the bare hand gives.
Ninety years ago Mr.. Palmer, an actor, fell
dead on the Liverpool stage. The moment
before his death he had exclaimed: 30
God, 0 God, there is another and better
world"
The Hartford Comm insurance companies
are at work on their calendars for 1891. and
one company has already placed a contract
for the printing and binding of 3S2, 600
copies.
Russia Is said to have more good theaters
than any other country in Europe. almost
every other CITY," says a correspondent,
can boast of some Ada Rehan or Maurice
Barrymore"
The japanese take their baths at very
high temperature-about 110o Fahrenheit.
and come out of them as red as Holsters. but
there appears to be no fear whatever of
catching cold.
1t is on record that the Vanderbilts onca
gave check for f700 900 in a tremendous
railway transaction, but that record is now
beaten by the check for g., 250, 600 said to be
drawn In London by the Indian and PENN
sula Railway Company.
The three reasons which good woman
presented for Directing to preacher we're
striking ones. She said that, in the first
place. he read his sermon in the second. he
did not read it we'll. and in the third place.
it was not worth reading.
The new census report Of religious bodies
In the United States shows that there ire
1874 sects, with 25.000.OO0 members. The
Methodists number 100000. the Baptists
100000, the Roman Catholics LOCO. OnO the
Presbyterians 8, o0o, 600 and the Episc opaIians
1900. 600.