The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-24

AS IT IS TALKED.

s. ID. Andrews OF this city has received
pamphlet by j. G. Crisson on the sub
ject "Where are the Remains Of Colum-
bus W 1t is a paper read before the
Grand Turk Literary and Choral associ-
tion of Turks Island, ana is very inter
esting 1t says that the true ashes of
Columbus were discovered 10 Santo
Domingo Spet. 10, 1877. where they still
remain.
1T was always stated" says Mr.
Crissom, that the remains of Christopher
Columbus were depcste1 under the fioor
of the cati efral OF Sauto Domingo, on
the right side facing from the altar, or
on " hat is called the side of the evan e.
lists Cor gospels) whilst the remains of
some other Columbus (said to be Luis)
lay on the left side facing from the altar,
or on the side OF the epistles. The
Spaniards in 1795 opened vault on, the
right side facing from the altar, and re-
moved what they suppo sed to be the re-
mains Of Christopher. but were In fact
those Of his son, Diego; whilst the ry-
mains of Christopher Columbus. tie
discoverer, were left behind.
Providence has some characters which
would drive the Dink Bolts. P,i Dis
Inukes and others of Georgia crazy with
envy. They are to be seen on the stree
every day and much could be writtel
concerning their eccentricitieS
To begin with, there is an old WON an
who. / believe, Is named Mary. She is
tall. gaunt, wrinklei and gray. She
wears old and soiled calico dresses even
in coldest weather, and is very shabbly
dressei. Mary sells hstiron holders from
door TO door, does scrubbing aud other
odd jobs. Yet am told that she Is ri Ia.
She is very miserly ia appearance. any
way.
There Is al old man, grizzled and dried
up. His costume is so much like that Of
a country nan that the boys call him
" farmer" The old fellow appears at the
sessions OF the general assembly at
every public hearing. and at al; places
where IL does not cost TO ret in. He CO
appeared at a hearing and opposed the
granting OF especial privileges TO the
Union Railroad company because one Of
its conductors passed bad qu,rter OH
him on certain occasion.
Although the State OF Rhode Isl and Is
admitted on all hands to be small In area,
its Sons of Veterans division numbers
nearly 800 The stat. was foremost in
the work OF putting down the reb III on
aud the men who fought in the righteous
cause had many descendants who
revere the work OF their fa-
theirs aud strive to commem-
crate 1t In the order OF which we are
all proud. The celebration of the fifth
anniversary brought out all the patriotic
sentiment that permeaSes Rhode Islands
youth and showed just where the sta
stands in devotion To the Union. even
though she was he last to ratify the
federal constitution.
A gentleman who has travelled Sxten-
sIvely in England and upon the conti-
nent says that Wesi minster street COM
pares favorab'y with any business
thorou ;hfare la the whole world. Its
windows cannot be surpassed by any
city in elegance and assortment OF arti-
cles displayed and it's business energy
mas no superior anywhere.
Though teacher of the Father dry
subject political science, Professor Will
son OF Brown university occasionally
forgets the perplexihg questions with
which he has TO deal aud becomes hum.
orous. In his lecture at the Bell Stree
chapel on the subject. rs Public Dsbs
a National Blessing?" he remarked that
he had never found private debts a priv
ate blessing. / guess this is the case with
all OF us.
The prospects for a complete electrical
equipment OF the street ailAay system
affor Is "A good basis fer the work of the
computation fend 1t will save each
person going daily to business in town
al average of ten minutes each day or
fifty hours week. Multiply this by your
own estimate of the number of business
people in the city who take the cars to
and fro n the city aud you will have a re-
suit that will astound you. But don't
publish the figures or you will be brand
ed AS a statistic fieuds.
The straw hat will be very broad-
brimmed this year. The str w hat will
be very narrow brimmed this year. So
say the various exponents of summer
styles. Take your choice, but be sure to
walt until you ascertain whether there
Is going to be any summer this year.
At the recent funeral of the late Hon.
George j. Hendrick of North Smi hfield
two former partners In business met for
the first time after a separation of 40
wears. These were Ex-Governor John
w. Davis and Dwight Hammond OF
North Snithfield, who, 40 years
ago were partners in the produce busi-
ness on Canal street in this city. There
was little business trou ble at time of
the separation and neither mad seen he
other since until the Hendrick funerN,
when they met and shook hands Ham
mond nent TO Californh for few years
after dissolyinQ nartnershin with the