Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-15

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canned corned beef hash on Friday.
In the Toronto Police Court recently VIM.
Higgins, aged sixty years, was charged with
having struck his INC Their, aged eighty. The
old lady refused to prosecute her "boy,"
but a policeman proved the assault, and the
boy got sixty days.
A very small boy and a stu smaller dog
dispatched large and ferocious wild cat
near Sarina, Mich, recently. The Youngs'er
did not seem TO be In the least frightened,
though he thought It was 8 rather close
thing, and the dog was evidently delighted.
The Cambridge (Msss.) Tribune discour-
ages the use of the name Of Minister James
Russell Lowell in connection with the nomi-
nation Of Representative in Congress from
that district, and says that 1t is his intention,
even should he resign his present position,
to remain abroad some years longer.
A New Haven young lady was Stalled re-
Gently by information from q stranger In the
street that her hat was call on fre.n She
took of her hat quicker than she ever did
before, and found hole had been burned
in 1t twice as big as g silver dollar. 1t Is
supposed that a match dropped from an
upper window caused the mischief.
In a recent trial in Ottawa, Canada, po-
lice officer testified that respectable women
did not wear black cashmere nantes, blue
dresses, or hats of the description worn by
the defendant, and that the latter's clothes
were too fashionable for respectable women,
but he subsequently, modified this assertion
by saying that the clothes were only
"middling fashionable"
When President Arthur was a school
teacher, says the New York Herald, he did
not punish the big bad boys by seating them
with the girls; he placed them on the lowest
bench in the primary department aud made
them recite the alphabet with the little
children. By this simple method he per-
manently reformed one very bad school in
exactly two hours by the watch.
A good story Is circulating In London
about the ladies' leagues and Mr.. Parnell to
the effect that in an interview between him
and the ladies' executive he found himself
hercely attacked for lowering the Land
League az by coDsentiDg to the introduce
ton OF Mr.. Redmond's bill for the amend
ment Of the land act Mr.. Parnell, in his
cool way, listened until the ladies had ex-
hsusted their denunciatiens, and then
asked IL any Of them had read the bill.
They we're obliged to confess that they had
not.
With the railroad and the telegraph, the
art Of making good beer is making fast pro-
gress in the realm Of Japan. For number
OF years the people have contented them
selves with an imported article, but they
sfterward found that they could make better
beer themselves, and SO have wisely under
taken the task. The industry has already
become a considerable one, the largest two
establishments being known respectively rs
the Shimidznya shokwsi and Hakkosha
breweries. Tne beer they turn out is said to
be far more wholesome than the foreign ar
ticle, and to be excellent in its taste. The
sale is fast increasing.
"Thirty days In solitary confinement was
the sentence pronounced against Jim Web
ster by an Austin Judge. 'Thirty days."
asked the man. "Thirty days" was the
response "Look heSh, boss, you glib me
thirty days las winter for de same Tense,
when de days was heap shorter den dey is
now. Amt yer gwine ter allow de usual
discount on account of de signs In de zodi-
ackleY" A look of intelligence appeared on
the judicial face and spread all over it. 81
declare, forgot the DAYS were not always
of the same length. I'll make it twenty
days solitary confinement, instead Of
thirty. "-ItIas SJtingS.
j. V. Gilbert, wealthy farmer Of Fort
Wayne county, Ind, drove to town recently
with his wife Jennie for the purpose Of get
ting divorce, the matter having previously
been arranged by them. She then signed
an agreement with him to the effect that she
should have 81, eco cash, half of the furni-
ture, half of the fruit and vegetables on the
farm each year, new set Of false teeth
everY-third year, and half Of the milk of
the cows, together with the care of the two
girls, he taking the boy. They were both
in court, and requested that the matter be
taken up Immediately, which was done and
in few minutes decree was entered.
Mr.. Trevelysn is said already to have done
well as Chief Secretary for Ireland. In Par
lament he has "readV and courteous meth
cd Of answering questions which gives
pleasure and is making him popular even
with the Irish members. His manner and
and the clearness and finish of his style are
favorably contrasted with Mr.. Forster's, who
was somewhat numbering and unmethodi-
CAL" while his eloquence was very rug
ged." Predictions are made that, unless the
new coercion act brings him great trouble,
Mr.. Trevelysn will be the most successful
Chief Secretary Ireland has had during this
generation.
Among some ancient fans recently sold
in London were many that possessed his
torical interest. One was Marie Antoinette's
marriage fan; others were designed In com.
memoration OF her betrothal to the Dauphin;
and there was also the bridal fan of Marie
Leckynska, the wife OF Louis XIV. Many
of the English fans were made 10 China for
Eoglish marriages; others belong to the
period of Charles II. Some are of Flemish,
Italian, French and Venetian make, For
the sale was prepared handsome illus
trated catalogue that sold for guinea
Some fifty full page autotype plates were
contained in 1t. la all there were four hun
dred and fifty-two fans.
During the FIRE at Tombstone, Arizona,
recently, the intense heat produced an eddy
ing current of afr, which passed from the
burning building, took a circular route
through the southern part of the city, and
crossing Military Plaza, sending q column of
dust hundreds of feet skyward, finally
struck the brick building near the round
house, occupied as an eDgineToom, store
room and master mechanics office. The
doors and windows being Open the wind
gained entrance, and In a seconds time
lifted the roof from its fastenings, and let
portions fall many feet away. This roof,
consisting Of huge plates of corrugated
sheet iron, was attached to the brick walls
by strong iron bars.
A fatal duel recently took place ten miles
from the town of Hillsboro, Texas. Two
men, named Sam Watson and Sam Martin,
having a feud of long standing, mutu-
ally agreed to meet and settle 1t with pistols.
All arrangements having been made, the
two men, who belonged to good families.
met at the appointed time and st the spot
chosen, which was In the open prairie, near
q little place called Itaska. Having come
within shooting distance, each man began
firing deliberately, and at the same time adj
vsucing, cOolly looking at his antagonist.
Both men were determined, Spd showed not
a particle Of fear. Finally, having got with
in close range, Martin took close am and
sent bullet through the body OF Watson,
who fell on the prairie grass, but, nothing
dauLted. the dying man levelled his pistol
again and sent a ball crashing through the
bones of his antagonist. Watson soon ex-
pired. Martin attempted to escape, but was
captured and iiled,
The Wisconsin State Pioneer Association
held its fourth annual meeting in Madison
on the 7th inst, the address OF welcome
being delivered by General David Atwood,
General A. c. Dodge, Of Iowa, who was ex-
pected to denver the annual address, was
unable to attend, his presence being de-
manded, he wrote In excuse, at a court In
Missouri where he was 8 witness and party
to an important land suit. Justice Harlow
s. orion sent a pleasant letter in which he
said: "In my short life land all lives are
short have had three Western experiences.
The first In the early history of Kentucky,