The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-06-18
Bone Grew in his Brain.

PITTSBURGH, May 26.--The death OF
he Rev. DIR. Thomas Pitts, OF the East
end. last week. gives to medical science J
,ne of the strangest cases ever known +
IN pathology. An autopsy has disclosed t
that the late minister had a veritabie c
thorn in his brain. !
DIR. Samuel Ayers, the specialist on
diseases of The brain. conducted the
When the skull was
opened a bony plate was discovered.
1t was . inches in length, OF an men
in width and had a very rough surface.
1t was found occupying part Oh Tue
membranous partition between the TWO
hemispheres of the brain The minister
died suffering from commissions which i
were doubtless caused by the presence
of this bony growth. This also explains
all that seemed unaccountable Iii Dr-
Pitts erratic conduct and actlons
the last fey said he did not believe that
there was a similar case IN the history
of medicine. AS vet he is unable to@eA-
plain the presence of this strange growth.
There is more or less bone deposit IN
the brain but why this form was taken
is still inexplicable.
Cries of murder startled nelghborr
hood in Reading, Pa, and soon vast
crowd of pedestrians congregated and
several policemen also appeared. Irac-
ing the cries to their origin it was found
that they had been raised by a little
girl, because Of fright at unexpectedly
seeing a little mouse trying TO escape
from bucket OF wats into which it had
fallen.
Christian Geiss. German. and Miss
Ellen Burke. of Irish birth, neither of
whom can speak the others language.
were married in Pittsburg. The knot
was tied in Latin. an interpreter aiding
to SECURE the proper responses. 10 the
clergyman the bride said that she and
her husband managed to do their court
ing by signs, and no doubt they would
be happy, now they were married.
CIub~life in Louisville, Ky. does not
seem to be a financial success. The Uni
versity and kentucky Clubs have gone
into bankruptcy, and now the Fincastle
is embarrassed for funds. The Pest at
tributes these failures to the fact that
home life in Louisville is too attractive
to leave much room for clubs.
The great statue of Pope Lee ALL
which Count Joseph Loubat is to present
to the Catholic University at Washing>
ton, will be shipped to this country
within a few weeks. 1t is reported to
be fine piece of work. and represents
the Pope seated upon bis throne and
wearing the triple crown.
Atlanta, Ga, has just had her first real
taste of Sunday law, and the Cohstitu
ton reports that the people do not like
it. All kinds of work, excepting that
which of necessity had to be done, was
suspended and business establishments
closed. it being impossible even to pur-
chase a loaf of bread.
Elihu Thompson The Boston electri
cian who is regarded as Edison's most
formidable rival, is slender Young man.
with ciear~c,lt features. a small brown
moustache and wavy brown hair. He
is bright talller, a good listener and is
very popular among the electricians of
the East
One of the recent inventions for life
saving apparatus is the pneumatic gun
for throwing line to ships ia distress or
to persons in burning house. The air
is admitted from a reservoir to the
chamber behind the projectile at a pres
sure of 240O pounds on the square inch
The State Debt Commission has been
called to meet in Richmond to consider
the situation, and whether any agrees
ment can be reached with the creditors
through the Olcott Commission.
Sir Henry Parkes, the leading Austria
liam statesman and to whom is due the
fact that Australasia is now virtually a
federal republic, began life as IA farm
laborer in England.
The case of d. F. Kagey and j. w.
Miller. indicted for misappiying funds
of the bank they controlled in Luray, is
now undergoing trial. 3
Pittsbnrg Post: 1t must go against the
grain for the broker to lose on wheat.
BinghoMton Repubiicdn: During hot
days all draughts will be duly honored
at this office. -.f
LoWeH Courier: The man who was hit
by rife bah said that it was announced
by a bulletin.
Emifa Gazette: A wise son knoweth
his own father. and smart daughter
findeth out her pepper.
Lonell Hull: The beauty of persuasion
generally lies in the fact that the man
persuaded thinks differently
Boston Post Chumpleigh-My dear
Miss Grace, your are always in my mind.
Miss Grace-Goodness that is worse
than living in fiat.
Yonkers Statesman: A Vermont firm is
manufacturing 900 dozen door>knobs a
day. That might properly be termed a
''knobby turn>out."
Baltimore 4 Merriam: The city man on
his country place, with the grass>cutter
and an acre or SO of tough grass, is one
of the spectacles in June that make the
angels weep.
>ABETT0M's.