Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-25
CURIOUS CONVERSATIONS.

Out of 100 suDscrioers 10 the Grady
memorial volume in Albany. Ga, 10 refused to
take the book when delivered
The first rabbit drive at Visalia, CAL,
took place last week. There were rs people
engaged TO do the slaughter, but tney only
Killed IL measly animals.
The wife of Polish blacksmith in Ply
mouth, Pa. gave birth to four children. all Of
Whom are healthy. She has been married three
years and has six children
1t still looks much like winter at Green
vile. Me-, where the people are still travelling
on runners. 1t is good sleighing in many
places, but in others the going is rather hard-
MIR. Newton, an old gentleman living
several miles west of OViedo, Fla, who has
been resident of Florida for over 6O years,
took MS nrst ride on a railroad train last week,
taking trip to Sanford.
One of the principal reasons for consid-
ering John Laquay, of Battle Creek, Mich,
crazy, was the fact that he had refused to wash
or change his clothes for six months. He is
now at the Kalamazoo asylum.
Judge Fish, of Oglethorpe, Ga, has a
beautiful mare which he named for Miss
Winnie Davis. But since she has turned her
face to the East in marrying a Nortbener the
Judge says his animal will bear another name.
During a thunderstorm at Genesee the
other night the lightning entered John Dor
ing's bedchamber, jumped into bed with Mr..
Doring burned his hip and then lit out, with
out scorching the bedding or disturbing MIS-.
Doring.
"A 5-year-old child in Lafayette, N. j.,
was so deeply affected by the death last week
of his grandmother that he cried almost con-
tinually thereafter until Sunday, when he burst
blood vessel and died before medical assist
ance arrived.
Mrs. Ambrose Crouch, of South Jack
son, Mich, during the past year has baked for
her family 2368 cookies, 1855 doughnuts, 2l7
cakes, 267 pies, 81 puddings. 1913 loaves Of bread
and sold 9l6 pounds of butter. Her family isn't
very large, either.
States Attorney Longenecker says he
believes WoodrufPs sensational confession in
the Cronin case was all lie, and therefore he
won't prosecute him for completely in the
murder, but will try to send him to the peni-
tentiary for horse stealing.
AT Baku, Russia, the walters have just
formed cooperative union which has procured
its own silver linen and other table accessories
and does catering of every sort at prices dimin-
ished by the usual profit OF the hotel keeper,
caterer or other middle man.
Miss Mary Ann Henderson died at Mil
ton, Fla She had been confined to her bed
more than 2l years. Not a man was present at
the house to assist in the last sad rites and the
ladies OF the community were forced to place
the coffin and act as pall-bearers
The important work of draining the
Roman marshes on which the italian Govern
ment has been engaged since 1884, is now well
advanced toward completion. The work can
only be carried on at certain seasons OF the
year, owing to the uDhealthiness Of the district.
Below Boston, Ga, few miles there
lives an extensive family named Groover.
Within a radius of five miles there resides
seven separate families, and each head of this
family married a lady of the same name, and
the kiuship of none run lower than the third
cousin.
"A lady went to one of the groceries in
Wildwood, Fla, and bought two pounds Of
butter that had been bought in the country by
the merchant. When the nice yellow lump
was cut in two, there was found in the center
Of it large Irish potato, nicely peeled and
carefully covered over with butter.
"A Titusville oil man named Losee struck
that place in the year 1860, at which time there
were but three wells in the State of PenIsYl-
van1a-the original Drake, the Barnsdall No.
and the Grossly & Witherop. Now, 30 years
later. Mr.. Losee is producing oil in paying
Quantities on the same territory.
"A Lancaster, Pa, horse was bitten some
time ago by rabid dog, which was afterward
shot. Mr.. Harvey carefully attended to his
horse and expected to save him, but all the well
known symptoms of hydrophobia soon devel-
oped. The horse bit his stall, snapped viciously
| suffering intensely.
Berlin newspaper correspondents were
not allowed to send out tho news of Bismarck's
resignation on the night when it first became
public. They rewrote their dispatches so as TO
make them say that it was rumored that Bis
marck had resigned, and the authorities let
them go in that shape. Then the correspond
ents filed q second dispatch saying: "The
rumor is a fact" and the authorities could md
no excuse for refusing to send 1t.
MIR. j. o. Ellis, near bonneville, Ca,
Is in possession of a most curious looking ami
NAL, half bear and half hog. The animal has
the hoofs, nose and eyes of hog, while its body
is covered with hair like bear. It often stands
| erect and walks in that position. 1t is three
months old. perfectly gentle and will eat any
thing offered. 1t has teeth like bear and
makes a grunIing noise which sounds like the
noise made by young cub. 1t weighs about Is
pounds.
One of the most remarkable journals
published is the Austrian Kaiser's Chronicle,
published for the sole benefit Of Emperor
Francis Joseph. L: is the work of the Imperial
News Bureau. and costs about 20O, 900 gulden
yearly The Emperor reads the journal from
beginning to end. and thus knows how his Gov
ernment is regarded by the civilized nations OF
the earth. There are but three copies pre-
pared. the other two being for the Minister OF
Foreign Affairs and the Secretary of State.
1t is daily condensation of the statements of
the European aud American press regarding
the Austrian Government and its policy.
"A curious package was shipped by e1-
press from Jacksonville to Baltimore. 1t was
small white casket, with silver trimmings,
containing the embalmed remains of Paris a
valuable dog which died at the Hotel Piacide.
His mistress stopped at the Hotel Placide last
week, and noticed that her pet was alling. SO
she sent for Fireman G. ]. Campbell, of the
Eanfr w 9
surgeon, to doctor the pampered canine. All
treatment failed to relieve him, as he seemed
TO be dying of old age and general debility. and
so he was mercifully chlorOformed to death.
The undertaken was summoned, and carefully
embalmed the body, which was sent TO Dc
buried at its former home, Baltimore.