The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-30
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A Georgia paper says that alum water is an
unfaiing specific for hydrOphobia.
company for the insurance OF crops against
climatic injury is 10 be established in ST. Peters
burg
The summer rush TO Europe has apparently
reached its height. Four steamers left New York
on Wednesday, carrying nearly 5000 first class
passengers.
A game OF ball was played In Oathe (Kans.)
lately, and during the entire game not player
WAS heard 10 kick against the umpire. All the
players were deaf aud dumb
wild man escaped from dime museum In
Bradford and Is still at large He resembles
the common herd SO much that officers are afraid
to arrest him Tor fear they will get hold OF the
wrong man.
The guas are so numerous and tame in the
vicinity of Grass Lake, Wis, that they fly into
the village i'll fiOcks and sit around on the lawns
like robins. The law protecting them lasts Two
years more.
On account OF opposition person can now
travel from Cincinnati TO Louisville for 81. To
make II an object statrroOm and meals are
thrown in, with brass band accompaniment.
That's cheaper than staying at home wearing out
shoe leather.
Ten years ago the estimated value Of real
estate in New York City was one thousand mil
lion dollars. The exact figures were 81 ,049,-
34O,336. This years valuation OF real estate in
New YORK is S1,600,0O0. 0O0-just 80 per cent
more, and an increase at The rate OF fifty million
dollars a year.
Since The order went forth that all dogs in
England should be muzzled in consequence OF
many outbreaks OF rabies the number OF cases OF
the disorder reported has fallen Il ON eightyOne
IN Tie last quarter OF 1889 TO thirty-nine in the
first quarter OF the present year. aud the decrease
Is still going on.
The custom of water-boy to carry ice-water
through the cars began on Connecticut railroads
during the war, when water was carried through
the cars 10 sick or disabled soldiers, and Ii so
commented Itself to he public that IN 1864 a
law was passed making The service obligatory on
ali roads running through the State
Thirty thousand pounds for a clock has just
been paid by one of The Rothschiids. The clock
was beautiful specimen OF the Louis XIV.
period which had been given as a wedding
present 10 a Countess FltZwiIliam many genera
tons ago. and had been kept as an heirloom al
one OF The family seats Million Hall, Norlhamp-
sl,ira
John NJ Lockwood OF Sturgis, Mich has a
rare specimen of il freak OF nature. 1t is little
lamb which walks on its front feet Only, Its hind
feet not touching the ground. 1t is quite a lively
little animal and follows the rest OF the flock all
over the field. Ii Is quite curiosity and pre-
sents an amusing appearance as 1t stands or runs
around the lot, balancing Itself on its front feet.
daughter OF General Lyon. the Connecticut
hero who served In the Mexican aud civil wars,
and who left all his property 10 the government
10 assist in carrying on the latter war, has been
found serving as cook In graders camp near
Denver, Co!o where her husband, an invalid,
was workman. 1t is stated, also, that the wife
OF Lncola's first private secretary. Frank Milton,
Is COOK Oh The steamer 81. Croix Oh a Western
river.
Firemen estimates the numerical strength of the
different railroad organizations as follows:
bfOtnefDOOu OF Locomotive Engineers 10000
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen $4,000
Brotherhood OF Railroad Trainmen 10000
Swiichmen's Mutual Aid Association 5000,
Brotherhood OF Railroad Conductors 1000. The
last four bodies are federated aud number A.
600 in all.
The only liquor saloon that was ever opened In
Moores Hill, Ind, was "knt out'' by the temper
ance women OF tue place. "You see 1t was this
way" says citizen. "When the saloon was
started the women formed in relays and went
and took their knitting TO the saloon. OF course
| that knocked the business higher than a kite
IL was not long before that saloon had TO be
closed aud since that time no man has ever had
the nerve to start another"
A negro and his wife, both well dressed and
botn as black as chunks OF anthracite coal,
boarded crowded car In Cincinnati the other
night. The man stood Oh the platform, his wife
fares :" III pay for two," the black man said,
myself and the lady In the car" "rhe colored
woman ?" the conductor politely asked. " No."
was the surprising answer. the negress VINO
sits on the rghl-hand side"
The larynx OF the great tenor Gayarre who
died not long ago IN Madrid, was removed after
his death, aud was found to be of such peculiar
formation that 1t Will probably be preserved in
some Spanish museum. Gayarre received S1400
night IN OPERA the largest salary ever paid
tenor, and his fortune is estimated at $500 900.
lie the son VI a blacksmith and a common
workman when bis voice FIRST attracted atten-
lion, and nc was only 40 years Old when he died.
Missouri farmer thought lie would plant
twenty acres OF ground In corn and taking the
sack which contained his seed corn went into
the held, put his corn planter into operation aud
pretty soon had the required number OF acres
planted. lie thought, with seed coru But
upon finishing his Job what was his conste rna-
ton and anaZemeui TO find his stock OF corn un-
touched. He had simply forgotten TO put the
corn IN the planter. and was forced TO do his
whole work