The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-03-10
GENERAL NEWS.

Allen dropped his hat off a moving !
train az Atlanta, AMI jumped off to
get it. He was 50 injured that he
will probably die from the effects.
In some states the war upon gamb-
ling is being pushed to such extremes
that even church rbtfles are not per-
mitted. Al Columbus Indiana all
the society ladies and gentlemen who
play prOgre siVe eucnr6 have been
indicted for gambling.
The village of Sandgate England
came near jumping Oft cliff into
the SEA one day last week. The town
va built on cliff composed of SAL d
stone which was partially under
mined, and when 1t caved in, the
village slid down aud came near
plunging into the sea.
Ex-President Harrison has accep-
ted the prOfessorship OF law in the
Leland stanford University Of Cali
fornia. He will begin a cOurse Of
lectures there next October. Until
that time-he says he proposes to do
nothing but rest. He has declined
Ell invitations TO write articles 1 r
magazines, to lecture, attend bali
quets, make addresses or do anything
else OF q public nature.
Levi P. Morton was rendered a
complimentary banquet by the MEM
bers Of the Senate, irrespective OF
party. an honor never before be-
slowed upon any Vice President. IL
this to be taken 50 a senatorial ell
dorsemont of Mr.. Morton in charging
twenty cents for ten-cent whisky
West Tennessee Whig.
The so-Lalled Princess Kaiulani
who is tue heiress apparent to thu
throne of Hawaii is now iu the
United States. She has come to try
and influence this government not t.
annex Hawaii but to leave the
country rs 1t has been, 80 that she
may become Queen when she reach
es her 2lst year.
Miss Julia Force who murdered
her two sisters in Atlanta shOr
time ago has been adjudged insane b.
court OF inquiry. she hOweve
, denies that she IL insane and insist
; that she ought to be hanged. Tn
prosecuting attorney says that tn
trial by the court of enquiry will nu
shield her from Indictment an
! prosecution and that the plea OF iu
: sanity must be made in reguIs
= criminal trial in order to save he
life.
. Advices from Astrakhan in South
4 western Russia State that there
some mysterious disease prevailin
;. in the trans-caspiau SiOn and TIN
!; it is terribly fatal, thousands OF I'll
'' people are dyiPg with 1t. 1t is III
known what the disease II, but rs tt
cholera came into Russia by thi
i route, it is supposed by some to be
very malignant and deadly form
3 cholera.
A fool American by the name
q Webb who has lived for some yea
in Turkey and other MOhamm-d'
Vt countries, has adjured Chrlstianii
and adopted Mohammeda,nism
his religion and came uack to tn
II c ,unIry to preach his new faith. \
20 doubt he will make come convert
the fool killer has never done h
* work very thoroughly, even
America; but IL is lot likely tn
Id this will cease to br u CnTistli
" country for few hundred years "
10 anyhow.
a; a; The latter part of last week stOr
" " rag-d in several states Of the Sou
in dong great damage to property, b
without much loss of lie, 1t pass
9, through a portion Of LoHisisl
% Mississippi, Alabama and Georg
Tne town Of Greeuville, Ga,, was
Z, most destroyed, one negro bel
u. killed and a number of persons
" iured. At Marion Ala, Mrs. Burt
RS. MendOn and her daughter We
killed. At PIEDMONT Ga, auotl
. lady was killed, and at number
places in Mississippi and Alabsl
mt one or two persons were killed q
many Injured.
. Somebody has been figuring up
"a. ages at which people mary.
Ur says that workingmen and artiss
us take unto themselves wives at
earlier age than thOse whose vo
tions are OF a more intellectual xii
e Thus, miners, textile factory han
laborers and artisans marry AZ
averug- of % years or these
Of miners are tirst in the field, IN
ts than a hundred of every thousand
s them securing wives before they
come of ag-. Workers in textile
ar brics run them close; then co
Wv 4hoemakers and tailors, and they
s followed by artisans and LAHORE
Farmers and farmers sons consi
at. 25 early enough. Commercial Gle
ia seek the pleasures of matTimony
es 26. Shopkeeuers and shopmen pc
pOne the rapture little longer. I
fessiOnsl men and gentlemen of IT.
pendent means rarely care to incu
D. Der themselves even with so
'or lightfGl burden as II wife until ii
= have toed the line of over 30 ye,
10 A woman appeared on the sire
Tor of Canton, Miss, recently and
y tracted much attention, say the n
Der Orleans Times Democrat. She h8
ars perfectly white face and hands, 8
au short, kiuky hair, with the featu
lie Of negro. The woman sal d that
MS was born black and remained
lr- uJ;il she was fifteen years old, wi
ry she turned white, remaining so
lid one year, when she turned bl;
az SgSIn. Since that time she lie all
: uately white and black, not alone
Co, spOts, but changes color entir,
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