The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-02

strange spectacle OF hight for corpse.
The combat was between four bargees,
who had observed what they call mac
chabee or dead body floating on the sur
face OF the Seine. Each man was de.
sirous Of obtaining the reward offered
by the river board for bringing the
corpses of drowned persons ashore.
Three OF the competitors were running
towards the water, throwing off their
clothing as they went. but they were dis
tanced AND defeated by the other man,
who, vithSpt taking the trouble 10 un.
dress, ju'a ped off the parspet of the
bridge and seized the corpse in mid
stream. HE landing was energetically
opposed by the others, who wanted to
make him share profits, but he stead
fastly refused TO make any compromise
in the matter, as he desired TO have the
reward all TO himself. The possessor of
the doleful derelict was kept dodging
about the riverside for nearly a quarter
of an hour, trying with might and main
to reach terra firma. At last two police
men went TO his rescue, enabled him 10
land and decided that he alone was en-
titled to the premium due for the cap
ture OF the floating corpse.
A RATHER curious lawsuit is reported
from Paris. A gentleman living in the
Avenue de Neuilly was terribly annoyed
with rats in his house. They were large,
ravenOus, numerous and hard TO catch.
Finally he managed TO trap one of the
pets, and, equipping him with tiny
little bell, fastened TO his neck with
bit of wire, set him again at liberty.
The rat, of course, ran 10 find his CON-
panions, and they all ran as eagerly TO
avoid him, and in little time there was
not rat left on the premises. Nearby
there lived nervous gentleman, and
one night he was awakened by a curious
sound, which came on ftfully,
and seemed to proceed from every corner
of the room. He lit candle. and
proceeded TO search. There
was nothing visible, and yet the mysteri-
Gus sound was distinctly audible. He
tried to think il was Imagination, but,
failing, decided it must be ghosts. 1t
was clear his house was haunted-and
haunted, too, by day as we'll as by
night. For weeks he could not sleep,
and the anxiety told on his health. At
last gossipiug servant learned the
truth, and the victim, instead of laugh
ing at his own credulity, has begun an
action against the man who belled the
rat.
A Mrs. JOSHUA 5. PALMER, of Port
land, Me-, has discovered an important
industrial process in very extraordi-
nary way. Mrs. Palmer has long been
known TO possess some extraordinary
occult powers. 1t is said that she can
take a scrap of any persons handwriting
in her hand, or bit Of his clothing, or
any object intimately associated with
him, and at once give an accurate de-
scription of his personal appearance,
mental qualities, and more or less of his
history. She can take any object in her
hand and describe the place whence it
came and the associations connected
with it. This remarkable faculty has
been known to Mrs. Palmer's intimate
friends for years and they have delighted
in testing it. One day her husband
gave her bit of dried wood pulp. She
had never seen any before aud did not
know what it was, but she at once de-
scribed its nature and the processes
through which it had passed. Not only
that, but she perceived simpler and
cheaper process by which it could be
made, and being something of chemist
Whatever may be thought of the man
ner in which she arrived at the discovery.
it appears to be very valuable one, and
a company has been organized in Bangor,
with capital of 100000 to manufac-
ture wood pulp according to Mrs. Palm
er's method
The British Royal Humane Society has
just recognized the gallantry of a nurse
girl named Esther Grey by presenting
her with gold medal for saving life.
The presentation took place at Bristol,
and was made by the Mayor, who re-
marked that the case of Grey was pc.
culiarly interesting as well as one of
great bravery and self devotion under
trying circumstances. II appeared that
on Sunday afternoon in August last
Grey, the nurse. was walking in the gar
den of her employer, Mr.. j. r. Bennett,
of West Park, Clinton, with the baby in
her arms, and, stepping upon the stone
which covered well, the slab gave way.
and nurse and child were precipitated
into the well, which was thirty feet deep
and contained six feet of water. In the
fall Grey struck against an iron bar, and,
becoming stunned, the child fell out of
her arms into the water. She soon re-
gained consciousness and, after crop
ing, regained her charge, which was then
head downward in the water. She then
the child with one arm, and
clung on to bar with the other. Her
cries for help attracted attention, and at
length both child and nurse were brought
to the surface. The parents were
full of gratitude for the nurses
admirable behavior, and the Royal
Humane Society had marked their
of her bravery by awarding
her the gold medal and certificate.
THE rulers of the miniature republic
of Andorrs decided recently that the
should possess cannon. Krupp,
was ordered TO manufacture
one OF the most modern type. The gun
arrived at it's mountain destination a
short time ago, and was placed on the