Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-23

The Republican State Central Committee
of Indiana has decided to hold the State
Convention on August Oh, next.
Differences of opinion between Lord Row
ton and Sir Philip Rose, Beaconfeld's litera.
ry executors, delay the publication OF his
memoirs.
The water of mineral spring In Arkansas,
which becomes blood-red In color when ex-
cluded from the air, is newly discovered
natural curiosity.
A fine residence built by the late Hon. A.
B. Foster at a cost OF 500. 900. in Waterloo,
Canada, is reported to have been purchased
for $50 600 by some nuns from Montreal fol
nunnerY.
Gov. PItkin, of Colorado, has issued q
proclamation declaring that, as the State ia
without arms and ammunition to equip any
more militia companies than now exist, ii
Is not worth while to make q new enroll
ment of the militia this year.
The Portland Argus, the leading Demo
cratic paper Of Maine, says of Gov. Plais-
ted's Greenback letter: "There Is nothing al
all in the letter for Democrats to object to.
Gov. PIsisted was nominated as Green
hacker two years ago, and supported by
Democrats as SUCH"
1ae Boston city fathers have ordered that
hereafter only "smaN boys who appear to be
under thirteen years of age" shall be per-
mitted to play ball within the sacred limits
OF the Common, and that they must use soft
balls that will not break the glass In the
lamps II they strike them.
Because 1t has transpired that the sun.
flower is one of the Oldest forms of decora-
ton in the art of the zuni Indians, It having
been in existence among them for centuries
the Baltimore american pronouuces Oscar
Wilde fraud, and demands that he give up
the $50, 900 he has gathered in this country.
The drought In New South Wales last
year was of long duration, and the bees suf-
fered much from it. This year, 1t Is stated
by an Australian correspondent, they have
made provision against similar emergency
by filing a large number of the external
cells in every hive with pure water, instead
of honey.
General ]. B. Robertson says that he
makes the race for Governor of Texas as an
Independent Democrat on a platform OF
economy in the expenditure of public
moneys, a more efficient system OF public
schools, free federation in political opinions
reform in the administration Of the State
Government, etc.
Mr.. Charles. W. Knight, of Delaware,
who is SIX seven years old and has been
quite deaf from childhood, discovered that
bis hearing had returned to him during
sleep on the night of May 9th. He says
that on awaking Wednesday morning be
heard a confusion of sounds below stairs,
and on going down found 1t was produced
by the movement OF the lids upon the top
OF the stove In the preparation of break
fast.
Congressman Crapo's curious cognomen
had, 1t is said, the following origin: To
early Puritan times a French bark was
wrecked on the Cape Cod coast, and all on
board were lost save one little boy. Him
the sturdy colonists rescued, and dubbed,
because Of his red hair and French origin,
Rufus Crapaud. Aud from that little wait
the present member for the first Massachu-
sets district is In the seventh generation OF
direct descent.
A letter written by General Garfield Octo-
Der 5th, 1880, is printed, in which he said:
ri have read with interest your suggestions
in reference to making the 18th day of Oc-
tober national holiday In honor of Chris
TOPPER Columbus. The suggestion is worthy
the attention of the government, and
would be glad to see 1t considered by Con-
gress. Certainly the discovery OF America
is the most important event In modern his.
tory"
The fact comes out in an investigation OF
the State Agricultural College of Pennsyl
vania that the ways of the students are won.
derfully free and easy. Witnesses swear
that boys of ten to twelve drink and smoke
that "some little fellows had pipes In theil
mouths all day long, and would frequently
swagger into the class room In a state of In
toxication;" that the fumes of rum and to-
bacco were strong In the hall, and that one
lad had an attack Of delirium tremens.
Several famous English mansions are using
or soon will use electric light. At Aluwick
Castle and at Trentham It has already been
adopted: the Duke of Portland will soon
illuminate Welbeck with 1t, and the Prince
of Wales is said to contemplate its early in
PRODUCTION at Marlborough House. Further
1t has been decided that the town of New
market shall be illuminated by electricity.
This gives pleasure to racing men, who
complaiA that Newmarket has long been
one of the worst lighted towns In the king
dom.
The assessment of property in the bust
ness district of Chicago has long been SO
low that owners of real estate in other sec
lions not similarly favored have made fire.
quent complaints. One hotel building
which cost, So, 000,0 900 Is assessed for $500,
600. In order to raise the money necessary
for the city's needs next year It will be
- fho
is probable that this will be done. By equal
izing matters in the business district an In
crease Of 20 per cent. will be sufficient in
the outlying parts OF the city.
In England wife has just been sold for a
glass of ale. This transaction is reported
from the town of Alfreton, In which for
some time the husband in question had
shown jealousy at his wife's apparent liking
for the son OF the person In whose house
they lodged. But one night while the three
persons were drinking together, the hus-
baud offered TO give the young man his wife
for q glass of ale, and the young man
promptly accepted the proposition, procured
the glass of ale, and the woman, after re-
moving the wedding ring, obligingly ac-
knowledged that she was the property of
the purchaser. In q short time the couple
ulS0pPCnLSu AA0n AAlACtOht ahu cOmc ua1E
afterward had not been discovered.
On the part Of the reigning Prince of Wal
deck and PYrmont, the father Of the Duke
of Albany's bride, the following are the
stipulations contained in the marriage
treaty: The Prince grants TO his daughter a
dowry of 100000 marks (about $25 .000), to
be delivered within four weeks after the
marriage to such person or persons as
Queen Victoria shall appoint as trustee.
He further agrees to provide the Princess
"with princelY apparel, jewels, and an outfit
suitable to Princess OF Waldeck aud Pyr-
mont" BY another article, the Princess,
In consideration of an existing contract
with Prussia, renounces in favor of that
State all possibly arising right Of hereditary
succession to the Principally OF Pyrmont.
This last article was to be confirmed by the