The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-18

giving Egypt a plentiful supply OF water
! during the low Nile.
A syndicate has been formed 10 con-
! struct and equip n line Tor coi'seyiHs
power from Niagara Falls 10 the city Oh
/ Albany, n. Y, and way stations
Thousands Of carp are foundering IN
! mud-holes i'm n swamp near NOT" I'M
/ Connecticut. and residents OF that plaoe
| are reported TO be hunting the Hsh WI"
| guns.
Miss Florence Marryat, daughter OF the
/ famous writer. has adopted llterature az
a profession. She lives, with couple OF
! servants. i'm a London suburb where she
/ has a collection OF pet dogs and blrdS'
There are more Swedes. Hollanders,
/ Bohemans. Norwegians Poles Danes
! and Welshmen in Chicago than there are
in New York. In all other elements or
foreign population New York is ahead OF
| Chicago.
The damming OF the Mojave river at
Victor, creating an artificial lake nine
miles long. three miles wide and 100 feet
in depth, water sufficient TO irrigate 4O.VOO
| acres OF desert land. IS a project on loot
In San Bernardino county, California.
The one hundredth and forty-third an
niversary Of the birth Of stephen Girard
viii be celebrated on SATURDAY next as
Founders day at the college when per
petuates his name. II will be n holiday
and q field day for the collegians, as Wen
as for the alumni.
Thomas Allen. who served under Well
lnCton in the wars with Napoleon, ana
under General Scott In the Mexican war,
and who enlisted at the age Of seVenty-two
for service in the civil war is still alive
at the age Of one hundred and three
years in Tyler county. W. Va.
by a simple invention just adopted
every lighthouse on the coast is 10 tden-
tfy itself hereafter by flashing out its
number This viii relieve mariners from
the necessity Of remembering many COM
binations Of colors. and also from uncsr-
tainty I'm ascertainiug whether a light
seen dimly through the fog is white or
red.
Four 100000 bank notes have been
struck at the Bank Of England. Samuel
Rogers the banker poet. possessed one
OF them one went 10 George ~, ana is
I'm the Windsor Castle Library. and an
other belongs 10 y. NJ Rothschild. while
the fourth remains at the Bank Of Eng
land, where it may now be seen by Visi-
ors.
Christmas Island is one of the most In
tcrcsting in the world. IL is 200 miles
from Java and consists largely Of. coral,
which rests on a volcanic foundation.
The c0rai forms almost inaccessible cliffs,
covered with iuXuriant vegetation. I'm
the day II swarms with huge crabs and
at night with rats. Man could not live
on the island, as il does not possess fresh
water, the rain sinking into the rock.
The parish register of Ramsey records
that Major William Cromwell cousin
of the protector. died of the plague on the
I'D OF February, D5 and that he caught
the Infection by wearing q coat. the cloth
of which came from London. II adds,
1.-THE tailor that made the coat, with all
his family, died OF the same terrible dis
order. as did no less than 900 people IN
Ramsey, and all owing 90 this fatal coat.
julius Lord. aged sixty-three, died at
WiUiamstown. Mass, of hiccouehs. lie
had been afflicted three years, and ply
sicians were unable 10 render him relief
The attacks were frequent and severe,
and weakened Lord so that be was con-
fined 20 his bed. Letters were received
from all over the United States suggesting
remedies Three days before his death
the hiccouehs left him, but he was too
weak to survive.
Mr.. Baden Powell. of the Scots guards
has devised a method of signaling at
night by means of paper fire balloons
which are made 10 lift string of beads
or a quick burning composition attached
20 a piece of quick match, SO ass 90 spell
out words on system similar 90 The
dot and dash" or Morse plan. The
balloon is inflated by hot air. and the
message" string is attached. The portal
blity of the apparatus is an important
feature.
April fooling in print is a rather serious
matter in Berlin. The editor of an exc
ira blatt who gave a full account Of an
attempt 10 assassinate the car on the
LIST of April last. has just been convicted
and sentenced 90 nine months imprls)n-
ment. in addition 10 a heavy fine. His
name is Hebcl. The printer, Dittbrcnner,
who published the fun. was fined. Three
other funny fellows who printed April
fool jokes have been sentenced 10 terms
Of Imprisonment ranging from two 10 six
weeks.
ST. Peters Episcopal church, I'm Albany,
has a silver communion service rs years
old which is q companion set 20 that
held for the descendants Of the NohdWks
Boy a certain clergyman I'm CANADA. IL
seems that Queen Anne sent two services
Overcome for the UOnawks. then living
in Now York colony, and the other for
ST. Peters, Albany. The Mohawk SER
vice followed the Indians into exile and
has been CdreIllf preserved 10y lUr per-
sons TO whom il has been intrusted by
the council Of chiefs from time 10 time.
There are stul on the rolls twenty
widows and two daughters Of the reyo-
luton, the last two survivors Of that
war having died in 1859. aged respectively
100 and 100. There are 1Gj survivors and
go widows Of the war Of 1872 and 1878
survivors and 7.2S2 widows of me Mexican
war. This leaves 6S7,S62 survivors and
l5S SOB dependent relatives Of The war OF
the rebellion. with 426.3N claimants for
pensions for this and earlier wars on the
list for consideration az the date ot the
last report, october H. 1872. besides
35l GG3 claimants for increase Of pensions.
The German Empress made her first
visit 20 Rome on the occasion OF the sil-
yer wedding of the King and Queen ot
Italy. For threee weeks before her de-
parture from Berlin she listened 20 daily
lectures up0n the art treasures and inter
csting sights of the Southern city from
professor OF the university. The lectures
We're given I'm the Palace. Her Majesty
was greatly Interested in them. The En-
press, unlike her husband, has seen little
of the world. She rarely accompanied
the Emperor on his excursions. and be-
fore her marriage she was too poor 10
DO much travelling
Small-Pox in Lunenburg.
ITrNENPTrEG G IL VA, May l6.