The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-03-19
CURRENT TOPICS.

EVERY Governor Of Iowa since 1859 ID
still living.
NAVIGATION is open between Cleve-
land and Detroit.
1T is believed that Pasteur is victim
to slow paralysis.
AMAcHINE for cutting and butsering
bread has been devised.
THOMAS A. EDIsoN's birthday 10 now
noted in the British almanacs.
KING HUMBERT, Of Italy, has adopted
the hot water cure for dyspepsia.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, Secretary
Tracy and ex-senator Plat were school
mates.
AN Atchison girl eighteen years old
has just boon divorced from her third
husband.
A MOVEMENT for the establishment Of
free Turkish baths has been started in
Brooklyn.
New sunshades have glass balls at the
end Of the ribs as q new kind OF orna-
mentation.
The military prison at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan, contains 42S prisoners serv-
ing for desertion.
POLITICAL prophets say Ave years
from now there will be at least two moro
Europesn republics.
''SADLER's Catholic Directory" for
1890 estimates the Catholic population
of the United States at 6,277, O39.
The Duke Of Orleans will join his
father in Cuba II he manages to escape
from prison or receives pardon.
THE Sultan Of Zanzibar has released
some prisoners who have been shut up
for eighteen years without trial.
An inmate of lunatic asylum in
Brescia, Italy, was released on February
l, after Q seclusion Of forty years.
HENRY M. STANLEY is in poor health
and says that he does not dare to venture
away from Egypt until warmer weather
sets In.
THE Engineering News says that the
coming season promises more activity
in railroad extension than nyiperiod
since 1857.
The telegram from King Humbert to
Rio announcing the death Of the Duke
Of Aosts totthe latter's second son cost
nearly $1,000.
FIVE large wagon-loads Of silver plate
belonging to the ex-Emperor Of Brazil
were deposited recently in the mint at
Rio dc .Janeiro.
A PAfBR,published at Canton, China,
figures the lloss, Of life in that country
by fire, flood and other calamities at
100000 per,yaar.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX says AMMAN
likes woman who does not scold him
for smoking, and he Is never reformed
by one whoao
The postage on letter from the
United States through England to India
IL five cents. The postage on letter
mailed in England for India is ten
cents.
An engine ON the East Tennessee 4
Virginia road Is regarded with supersti.
tious dread by the railroad men. Ithas
killed twenty-seven people duringlita
career.
EMPEnaR WILLIAM, unlike his ances-
tors, IL passionately fond of horses and
an excellent rider. The Hohenzollern
family have always been Indifferent,
horsemen.
ALExAsrnxR ILL., has recently issued
an order directing that in future mem
bers Of the Imperial family are to wea,
only Russian materials, made up By
Russian hands.
1T is said that the English authorize.
arc still IN pursuit of Jack the Ripper
and that enc of the best known of thei,
detective inspectors deuotes his whols
time to the case.
An Ansonia druggist has an electri,
bell in Q cabinet containing poisons
When the door Do opened. the bell rings
reminding the ,eompounder that he 1,
handling poison.
Mr.. BRECKENRIDGE, Of Kentucky, ha.
introduced bill compelling all person.
who live upon . boat on the interior
waters Of the United States to pay q Ii
cense Of $s5 per year.
A YOUNG lover paid ,rivGl $1,000 tc
90 away and leave him the girl. Their
the girl played dead. ran away and mar.
fied the other fellow. and they went to
housekeeping on the d. 900.
1T is considered the proper caper now,
80 says the Philadelphia Record, for .
man to top of with asft felt hat dent.
cd In On top, after faShion ,which was
prevalent score Of years ago.
The theme Of the Japanese national
anthem - recently rendered into English
To- "Oh, that the reign Of our Emperor
might continue for Thousands and thou.
sands OF years-until oyster shells be-
come rocks"
WHEN the statue Of Robert Z. Lee
reaches Richmond, 1t will be placed in Q
wagon and dragged to the site Of the
monument by thousands of men and
women, who will take hold of a rope q
mile or more long.
MADAM TAcON, the venerable govern.
esss Of little King Alfonso, of Spain, has
just received tho title Of Countess OF
Psralta, from the Queen Regent, as q
reward for her devotion to the child
monarch during his recent illness
THERE Is ~ outbnst Of patriotism in
London and 1t is taking the form Of Q
concert to raise funds for the benefit OF
the survivors OF Balalcsva. Most Of the
heroes are in the workhouse and the
purpose is to take them out
QUEEN VICTORIA has fancy for Wen.
ma and French bread aud rolls in all