Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-18

OF Mr.. Dawes. AS he was the only man ever
known to applaud Dawes, be was arrested
as crank and sent TO jail. Perhaps an in
vestigation may show that he merely had
nightmare.
Isabella de Bourbon, ex Queen of Spain,
is still royal, writes correspondent, in her
extravaganza and generosity. As an exam
pie of the degree to which she exercises the
last named virtue, 1t is said that she recent
ly allowed an American painter in Paris to
make sketches of the white mules In her
stables for his next salon picture without
charging him cent for 1t.
Superintendent Tasb, of Portland, Maine.
calls for the establishment of sub-primary
schools for children between four and five
years of age, in which the kindergarten
method shall be employed. 1t is a notice
able fact that kindergarten in some form or
another is coming to the front IS an educa-
tional problem to be solved.
The lecture platform of the Boston Mer.
camille Library Association was occupied
Saturday evening for the first time In it's
history by woman. The speaker was Miss
Leila j. Robinson, and she talked for an
hour IN easy, conversational style about the
admission of women to the bar and her own
attempts to gain standing as an attorney in
the Commonwealth Of Mass achusetts.
1t is now definitely settled that monu-
ment to the Confederate dead will be erect
ed at Nashville. Mount Olivet Cemetery,
where sleep several hundred who died for
| the lost cause, WILL in all probability, be Sc
lected as the site for the monument 1t Is
| estimated that between $1,000 and SIS, 600
can be secured by voluntary subscriptions,
| and that that amount will be sufficient to
cover the cost Of the monument.
The bridge which is to span East river
and connect New York and Brooklyn, it is
now promised, will be completed and open
for travel by March l, 1888 1t has already
cost $l4, 900, COO, and Monday the board OF
| trustees resolved that the people Of the two
cities should stand and deliver a cool mil
lion and quarter before the structure can
| be completed. The total cost By time Of
| completion. If it Is not increased, will not be
far from $16,000,000
Potato flour, or the dried pulp OF the
potato, is obtaining considerable importance
in the arts-so much so, in fact, that f.
! Lancashire, England, some 90. 600 tons of it
| are sold annually, and its market value is
stated TO be much greater than that of
wheat -four. The article is extensively
used for sizing and other manufacturing
purposes, and, on being precipitated with
acid, is converted into starch. After having
been calcined it is used with advantage as a
dressing for silk.
DR.. j. L. NJ. Curry, general agent Of the
Peabody school fund, informs the Superln-
tendent of Public Education that there will
be fifteen brouze medals offered as prizes
| for special excellence, to be given to high
schools or other schools OF high grade, for
| the State of Louisiana. These medals are
only to be given when there is evidence Of
distinguished excellence. Committees Of
examination and award will be chosen, and
the medals will be made objects of honor
able ambition.
The students Of Harvard College have
organized a cooperative society for the pur
pose Of supplying themselves at moderate
prices with books, furniture, stationery,
coal, wood and various other articles. The
Harvard Cooperative Society is to begin
business as soon as four hundred persons,
connected with the university, have sub
scribed to the articles governing its opera
lions and paid an annual fee of 81 each.
Until such time as the success of the society
shall have justified its existence the business
will be carried on by commission In order to
prevent loss.
A large and beautiful Newfoundland dog
was so much beloved by his owner that
when he had beer done to death with poison
by malicious neighbor she placed him
upon a handicapped centre table with a
pillow beneath his head and decorated his
majestic remains with Grape, lace and rib
bons. This occurred lately In Saratoga, and
the gossips have made no end Of Iidicule of
the affair and embellished their accounts of
1t with various Picturesque additions to the
truth, making IL appear that the dog was
buried with religious ceremonies in the
owners family lot.
The Troy Times Of Thursday relates the
following spook yarn; GA prominent Troy
physician had a patient up to recent
period in an adjoining village. One night,
not long since, the doctor was awakened by
the voice of this patient calling to him
loudly, apparently from his front door. The
doctor, recognizing the voice very plainly,
fastened to dress and hurried to his Office
door. When he opened 1t no one was to be
seen. On the following day he received in
formation that his patient had died at or
very nearly at the hour that the doctor
heard the voice calling him."
Lord Justice Cotton, an English Judge,
held in high respect, has lately pointed out
that the committing of mere boys for trial
at the assizes with all the paraphernalia Of
grand jury, Judge, jury, etc, is an alb
surdity, and that they ought to receive in
stead sound birching by Magistrates order
(as all boys OF the higher class do at public
schools), and then be discharged The
Home Secretary is to introduce a bill to
facilitate this mode OF punishment. 1t is
commended that boy who has once been in
Jail carries the stigma through life and too
often becomes hardened miscreant, while
a fine is useless, as he cannot pay one.
Ex-Governor James E. English, of New
Haven, Conn.,, who has been at various
times talked of as the Democratic candidate
for President, few days ago completed
his 10Th year, and held a reception at his
residence in Chapel street, New York. to
receive the congratulations OF friends. Over
five hundred invitations were sent out. The
apartments were beautifully decorated by
New York florist. Nearly all walks OF life
were represented among the guests, as
Governor English's life has been one OF IN
usual activity, making friends for him In
many directions. He has been identified in
New Haven as carpenter, builder, mer-
chant, banker, shipping agent and ship
owner. At one time he was located in Al
bany, whence he made wholesale shipments
Of lumber to New York, Philadelphia and
other points. Guests were present from
New York, Philadelphia, Boston and other
cities.
The death of Judson Fitzpatrick, late
United States Minister to Chill, is described
as follows by a young American who was
near by at the time; Son the day of his
death he received the longest and most i'm
portant of all his dispatches. The decipheriDg
was difficult, on account Of some of the
proper names used, and for hours he sat
with the KEY IN one hand and the dispatch
In the other, while great drops of perspira-
ton rolled from his forehead in the physical
agony he was suffering. 1t was at last made
out, and, Notwithstanding the expostula-
tions of those about him, he insisted upon
Immediately debating the answer, long
and elaborate one, which for clearness and
concIseness was most remarkable. Elk.
hausted by the effort, he lay upon the pillow
till the sun went down, when he requested
TO be placed In his chair. AS the attendants
were lifting him slowly from the bed, he
asked to rest moment, and, as he reached
his chair, placed his hand upon his stomach,
exclaiming, 'Oh, what painl l never had
such pain as that beforel Obi Obj and
with faint gasp the pickering life went
out. Those by his side could not believe
the fact, and said, HE is only sleeping;' but
no breath was there. Strange to say, the
bodyfemained limp and warm until five
o'clock the next morning. length Of nine
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