Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-02
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.

This golden age Of Israel II the PHI rnse
applied 10 the term intervening from
the accession Of King David TO the
death OF solomon.
The Eleventh Census Of the United
States taken IN 1890 gives this country
population OF u, 022, $50. The center
of population IL near Urecnsburg,
1ndmna, Is miles further west than In
1880.
The reason southern Illinois II called
Egypt Is simple. In 1885 there was y
deafth Of cereals Ia central and
northern Illinois, while the south OF
the State abounded In plenty. Tho
people went south aud purchased corn,
hence the term Egypt.
Waiter X. Fletcher, an agent OF the
Cook a Son tourist firm II Ia Ludlow
street Jail, New York. The charge IL
the taking u geo Sterling from the
Rev. Austin Bonn of New Zealand.
The money wns paid " Fletcher NJ the
agent Of Cook Il Bon, hut he (I'lctch.rl
contends that tho only person who
can claim the money Ia Bonn. FADE
the New York agent OF Cook 4 Son
claims the contrary, nnt he says that
Flctcher gambicd the money.
II appears that Mrs. Navarro,
formerly Mary Anderson, has not been
sick In England. IL was reported that
she had become mother; that she was
broken down with nervous prostitution;
that she and her husband both believed
marriage failure. Now her step
father comes forward and denounccs
the persons who circulated those vile
ISLANDERS. He says Mary il happy and
In good health. Mr.. Griffin has not
lost his old trick Of advertising. He
eau manage to keep himself and his
Mary before tho public, though even
located among the phlegmatic Britons.
The Rev. j. Nelson Lewis, a baptist
preacher, formerly Of Norwalk, o., aud
late Of Maiden, Mass, 10 charged with
conduct unbecoming q minister toward
the female nembers OF his flock, with
running needlessly into debt. with
playing poker and betting on horse
races. He stoutly denies several OF the
charges. Levin Ia q young married
man, not owes rs years old, and Ia n
brilliant and Sensational preacher.
While pastor Of the Norwalk church he
had very extravagant habits. II is
claimed that when no left he was In
debt $1,000, having borrowed consider.
able money.fron'mambers Of his congre.
CATION. During last winter he lcctursd
through the country with much sue
Cess.
A. Portsmouth, N. H., o colonial
party was given on the LIST inst. on
board the Old /r0nsides, otherwise
known m the frIgate Coastit,.tson. The
old battieship has been at the navy
yard for several years, and on this oc-
casion was decorated ~ gaily a. n new
made bride. The tattered ensign was
torn down long ago, but clean new
stars and stripes aboundod. MANY
psintings and naval relics, recalling
colonial days and colonial events on
the seas, were included In the prof,ls,,
decorations. One OF the relies was n
wooden leg Of Gunner Dunn OF the
Consolidation, one OF the HEROES WIN
participated In tho battle with the
Giic1ioyre, and lost leg. Since In.
death Of Dunn, tho wooden lup has
been one OF the cherished rolics at this
navy yard.
Nat Goodwin, tho comedian, Il
achieving noioriety In an unsavory
way. -Four days before Christina.
1850, ho wandered into Lyman Hui.
lard's game IN n. Y. city. Hesat down
AT q faro table and did battle with the
tiger. After a few hours he wearied
of the sport and found that he wed
the tiger $1,000. Ho oarelessly drew a
check for that amount on the Garfield
National bank, payable To the order OF
l.. a. Billiard. Lyman arose early In,
next day and hastened TO the hank 10
cash the check, hat Nat had been even
earlier nnd stopped payment. Ballard
The, used the check Ia the purchase of
sZJO worth OF diamonds from Alex.
...Jor Newberger, the Jew,ler, and the
latter Ia plsiuiif la the action against
Goodwin to force payment.
The lbo,ross. under the direction of
the Fish Commission, has Just CON.
pleated surveys Ia tho Pacific, the
waters IL which were never heretofore
scientifically examined. She IL now
on her way to Boring Sea, for survey.
ing and scientific purposes. There IL
large portion OF the Pacific onean lying
oil the northwest coast OF South Amer
lea which has never been examined as
TO Its fauna, temperature aud currents.
The Aitatross, with Lieutenant Com.