The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-09
PERSONS AND THINGS.
News Notes Compiled from the "Iimcs"
Exchanges.

News Notes Compiled from the limcs'
Exchanges.
4 WILL known member Of the criminal
class named John Dinon. who has recently
been discharged from Jail after serving a
sentence Of twelve months says the Mel
bourne Argus. was arrested last night on "A
charge Of stealing horse and buggy. The
circumstances which led up 10 his arrest are
certainly peculiar. About O'Clock last
night the m0rgue was lighted up FOR the re-
ceptiOn Of the body Of the little boy. fred
Ought0n. who was drowned az south Rich
mOnd. just at that time Dinon drove up 10
the gate. aud M the building had not been
i'm existence when be was last M liberty. he
was unaware Of its nature. He knocked M
the carctakers door and asked That staDln4
might be provided for his horse. Mt.
Davidson. the caretakeI's wife, reported ihe
matter 10 her husband. who was engaged DO
the mOrgue with C0nstablcs BARLEY and
Gardner. and they came 0ut o. see who the
man that had made such an extraordinary
request might De-. They SAW at once ni
DinOn's appearance that 70 was highly im-
probable that tine vehicle, which was SINH
lar tO those used by travellers. and contained
some sample boxes. belonged tO hlm. and ae
he was very cyasye I'm his answers De was
taken % the city watch house. where De was
recognized as Dn0n. and q charge 90 horse
stealing was preferred against him. lie ld-
miiied that he had mistaken the moreue Tor
hotel. but declined 90 say where he had
found the horse and buggy.
THERE ls a patient IN ward , at the Cook
county Oll.) hospital who weighs over three
hundred pounds. and who. no the time of Dis
admission 10 that institution was almost
d NHrN
i've DAYS. He j. "a German. fifty years oi
are. and his name is Noramcn Ncnnau.
Nennau was admitted 90 The hospital sun
day last. and has been in "a c0mai0se condi-
ton since. Ills death within toe next forty
eight hours is certain. Two months ago tlc
Growth which will certainly cause death
first became noticeable. Tie stopped eating.
but the growth increased until his abdomen
when be stood nap fell below his knees.
While Dee was in this condition his VIE ieii
him 90 die alone. Dr. Hector says; 81 never
saw or heard Of such ease before, ana
nm unable 90 fully diagnose DO. The growth
may have been caused bf excess 300 eating
OBJ drinking. The affection i- entirely of tne
abdomen. mo- abnormal development being
discefnible above the diarhram. think he
I- suffering from bile iu ihe blood. caused bl
ana obstruction of the bile duct from the
liver. and this causes him i0 remain lu That
comai0se or sleepy state.
SIX bushel basketsful Of Christmas and
New Years articles that had failed az being
forwarded on account of lack Of care in di-
roctine or doing mp. have been gathered Ir
the New York pO-t0filee since the holidays.
There were cards iu endless variety. from
little ones worth five cents t0 larger ones
worth s. or s3 Most of them bad Slipped
out of their envelopes. THE collection oi
silver ware was very large and varied
Watches. silver spoons, silver match noAc-.
tmmhles aWi card cases prel0mlnaied. lh
gold there were valuable pens, rings studs.
bracelets. earrings. hrelsfp.ns and scarf.
pins. ln value these articles of ieWelrl rui
nom hny cents up to $40 COR more.
A HARTTORD gentleman mislaid Dis um-
brella Can ineXplicable oversight this sea-
son)at the Western Union telegraph Office in
that CITY the other day. and soon teie.
rhOncd au imnaticnt application Tor DO. ono
of tine telegraph messenger boys found 30 in
"a corner and excited hy che mpar1us ielc.
uh1nic summons hs ram with DO i0 ine iele-
phone box. held the umbrella close to ll'
Orifce Zoo the instrument and shouted: "lr
lhis it.r The owner who was fourteen
blocks away. upstairs in q back room. ana
holding The other end Of lhe wire, replied.
after solemn pause, "Waal. ] SNOW.
10. the poor Indians unuiorcd mind b.
capable Of thmkin. some very logical
thinks. Mad Bears criticism Of the three
Government instructors in agriculture who
came out tO show ihe Indians how io raise
crops. but did not do aul thing except make
motions and then go away. is one of the
81. e. |.. mot H|I ID
mas received. THE Cherokee have nD
been fused with in this stato-sociaii-tic
way. yet they seem 90 have got along 500
right
A PENNSYLVANIA railroad man says
Young men are selected as drivers OF the
locomotives on fast trains because old men
DO not have the nerve 20 stand the strain of
the terrible speed OF these trains. and even
Che neryiest Young man gets afraid of them
after "a while. They then get i0 letting up
little IN speed. the trains run behind Time
ihe engineers are given other runs and new
men are puton i'm theirplaccs.
THE Columbian gunboat IN Popa has
seized several American trading vessels.
and their owners have been advised that
The ships viii bo released 0n the payment
of 5000 apiece. They used io do this sort of
business 100 1arIia. Hence the origin and
couutenauce of the word "tar.h.'
A STRANGER fil hoadlong through the.
window of store at Bloomsbury. PA. Do
produced o. so bin and offered 90 pay lor
the damage. The proprietor took Quo $780,
bat after ihc fellow bad gone discovered
that the note was counterfeit