Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-31

III bU0 A-fohSCAAACs AAO PiONO
was failure when first produced. Ga a
second trial, however, when the character
of the silent and ever present fisherman was
introduced, success resulted, and for five
years the play has been In constant and
profitable performance. The Lone Fisher
man has now been stolen for the buTlesque
"Sinbad," at the Royalty Theatre. London,
where he becomes the Old Man of the Sea.
1t is learned from Rome that priest liv-
ing in Ravenna has devised an electrical aD-
paratus by which the doors of large build
ings Gamble instantsneously opened through
pressing a button, somewhat in the manner
that electrical bells are TuDg. The apparatus
has been tried at theatre in Ravenna and
found to operate with entire satisfaction.
Nine doors were opened simultaneously.
Ravaglia (this is the priests name) hopes so
to improve his device that in case Of fire the
rise in temperature on theatFe stage would
OF itself set the machinery at once into sue
cessful operation.
Several significant pieces Of news con-
corning the colonization of Palestine by
Jews have been recently made public
abroad. One is that early IN April body
Of settlers, numbering five hundred, left
Russia on the way to the Holy Land, among
them being q number OF students and a
chemist. Land had already been purchased
for them by agents. The Central Emigra-
ton Committee has recently held meeting
at Jassy, in Roumanis, and appointed COM
mission of three Israelites to go to Palestine
and purchase land. At JassY alone has been
raised the sum of 100000 francs to aid the
work.
An "Old Fashioned Mother" writes "a
have been the happy possessor OF husband
for eighteen years, and am the mother OF
four children, and l must say 1 have never
seen the time yet when l thought could
better myself or my family by being able to
vote. | think whenever women go to the
polls they step just that far out OF womau's
sphere, and by so doing she will lose more
power, by losing the respect of men, than
she would gain in lifetime with the ballot.
II our strong minded sisters would devote
the time they spend in pleading for the bal
lot to teaching women how to become better
wives and mothers (that IL, II they know how
themselves,) and young girls how to be self
reliant and independent, there would not
be much need for women to resort to the
ballot for protection"
A bill introduced in the United States
Senate provided for the repayment Of $780,
OO0, with interest, to Mrs. Fish, tie widow
of a man who in 1865 bought two lots in
New Orleans which had formerly belonged
to John Slidell, and were forfeited by him
under the act Of July II, 1862, because he
had been guilty of treason. John Slidell
died in 1871, and his heirs then obtained
Judgment for the recovery Of the premises
from Mr.. Fish, on the constitutional ground
that "ne at6ainder shall work forfeiture ex
cept during the life of the pers IN at
tanned" Flsh, It was decided by the courts,
had therefore only life interest IN the prop
erty, aud his wife now seeks to recover the
amount paid for it. Mr.. Hoar, from the
Committee on Claims, recon nended that
the bill for her relief do not pass.
Lewis ]. Sherman, more Familiarity known
as ''Col." Sherman, the noted counterfeiter
and confidence operator, was buried on
Thursday In the Camden IN. j. Cemetery,
having died in the Eastern penttentiary the
preceding day while serving out five
years term for altering aud passing bogus
fftyc cent pieces Col. Sherman was ar
rested In the latter part of June last by Sc
cret Service officers with a quantity OF
bogus coin in his possession. Sherman has
had romantic life. At the outbreak Of
the war he went South and served as a
Union spy. He performed many daring
deeds while in this service, and was several
times captured and ordered to be executed,
but always succeeded in escaping. He
acted as a Secret Service officer for several
years after the war.
Frequent instances have come to light
during the past few months OF the rapid
progress which the Salvation Army has been
making in Great Britain. More recent items
greatly strengthen what has already been
said Of the spread of the organization. A
new national hall, at the expense of $75 600,
has just been purchased and $4,000 have
been expended in fitting 1t up. In single
evening the army raised the sum of S2u, 600
for use In paying off Us debts. Hardly an
important centre remains in England to
which the army has not now extended itself.
1t has 301 branches, GAL officers, and every
week holds 5000 services, in which 260, 0GGG
persons are provided with seats. A very
significant outcome of the armyIs work is
the report that both the Upper and the
Lower House OF ConVoeation have decided
that It is desirable to take the doings of the
army into official consideration.
A few days ago, when some boards were
taken up In the floor of the back library or
the deanery at Westminster 1t was dis
covered that under the wooden floor there
is a fine pavement of encaVstie tiles cover
ing the whole area of the room. This room
is over the monastic parlor, which also
formed the western access to the cloister.
The lower part is ysulted with stone In two
bays, and 1t Is on this stone vault that the
newly discovered tile pavement rests. The
building Is of the fourteenth century,
though the upper part has been much
modernizad to fit 1t for use as the dean's
library. The fine encaustic tiles are chiefly
In red, buff and yellow, with geometrieal
patterns; they appear to he OF the fourteenth
century, probably contemporary with the
room itself. The wooden door which covers
them has caused them to be preserved In a
dom from wear,
Since 1876 there has been a very marked
increase in the prosperity of British Bur
nah. The total trade in that year was only
SO, 263, 600, while in 1880 it was 1913 222, 600.
or aore than double. During the same
period the revenues increased from 81 .232,-
600 to go. 800, 600, which was nearly 100 per
cent while the local and municipal trade
increased by 200 per cent. A surplus of
e767, 900 was paid into the Imperial
Treasury. And yet there is intense indo-
lence among the people. Dat OF 1920
square miles of fertile soil, only 5000 are
aud this in spite OF the fact that
nearly all the cultivable area is within easy
reach of railway and water navigation. To-
bacco will grow on this soil; but although
the local demand for it is prodigious (every
man, woman and child is said to smoke),
and, indeed, constantly requires larger
supply, not to mention the vast require
ments of England, the natives are too in
dolent to cultivate It,
A letter from Queen Victoria on the Pho
nix Park assassination is made public in
London. 1t is addressed to Miss Burke, the
sister of the Under Secretary, and was writ
ten four days after the tragedy, Though
not personally acquainted with you," says
the Queen. 81 am anxious to express to you
again, in writing, how deep and sincere my
is with you In this hour of Attic
ton and bereavement, and how much de-
ploFe the loss of one who had devoted his
life to the service OF his sovereign and coun-
try, so Loyalty, faithfully and ably. 1t is
Impossible to express the horror which |, In
common with the world at large, have expe-
rIenced at the dreadful event, and, while
nothing can mike up to you and to poor
Lady f. Cavendish for the loss OF beloved
brother and husband, the universal sYmpa-
thy which Is felt for you may, hope, be
soothing to you. Trusting your health may
not suffer, and praying that God may sup
port you, believe me sincerely yours, Vic
toria.n
Few persons, we imagine, says the Nat
chez Democrat, have any idea of the vast
number of deer still left in the swamps Of
Louisiana until they were driven from their
Businesses by the high water Of the present