Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-03

A Mr.. sehwin seems to have been the chief
Spokesman at recent fIee-lsger-on-Sundsy
meeting in Cincinnati.
A child, five years Of age, was found lying
on the sidewalk in New York, the other
night, insensible from liquor.
Praise from the star route thieves, thinks
the Washington Star, would place any
Judge, prosecutor or jury under the suspi-
cion OF all honest men.
The somewhat curious fact is being com
mented upon that the State Of Msssachu-
sets has never elected as Governor s man
who served IN the URion army or navy
during the war.
Virginia papers make mention of smeteor
Of extraordinary size and brillisncy which
was seen in the northern heavens about
eight O'Clock on Saturday evening last,
when It was scarcely twilight.
The St. Louis Globe Democrat expresses
the opinion that any list of Republican Presi-
Dental candidates for 1854 which does not
include the name Of Senator Edmunds, Of
Vermont, Is more or less Incomplete.
The city of Springfield, Mass, has con-
tracted for sixteen electric street lamps, to
burn from dark until midnight, for 50 800
year, payable in monthly instanments. The
company offers to continue burning the
lamps TIL O'Clock a. N. for 1923 additional.
On Monday next, June 5th, an election
will be held in the Fifth district Of Illinois
for Justice Of the State Supreme Court to
serve nine years. The candidates are Judge
David McCulloch, Of Peoria, who IL the Re
publican nominee, and Judge a NJ. Craig,
- I'LL ba hanr Uhn
runs as a non partisan.
Last year the railways OF France earned
total Of 81, SIS, 100, which was &, $40, 900
more than in the year 1880. The increase
in miles OF road Tor the year was 80 miles.
Ga all the lines belonging to the six great
companies there was an increase in mileage,
but on those owned by the State there was
large falling off-about per cent, 1t is
said.
A very wicked boy got into a fight with
bis uncle, and biting off his nose swallowed
It. He was brought before the Police Court,
his uncle appearing against him. This Is
your nephew, IS be ?" asked the Magistrate.
81 am sorry to say he is" II think de-
tect some resemblance" said the Judge.
eyes" replied the uncle, mournfully, she
has my nose"
D6lLlnOIc lCIIs II l5 p4ENodAN " hLOH
that the American navy, at the drill
mareuvre in Hampton Roads, experienced
no other disaster than being run into BY a
schooner. The consequences of a collision
with 2 brig might have been more serious.
| But an American seaman is not easily dis
comfited by 'schooner,' or several Of them,
for that matter
The Tobacco Journal, which labors under
L A. bn1f oH
tobacco in some form, reports the Rev.
Robert C0llyer to have recently admitted
that he smoked cigars because Tobacco is
soothing" aud that ne smoked his first to
| celebrate the fall OF Richmond, when we
call felt in duty bound to do something
| tremendous on receipt Of the news from the
seat Of war"
The way Of the Idsh Land Law Courts
out OF the work now on hand Is not clear
| On the 18Th Of April last no fewer than 49,
| 3S7 causes had been entered for hearing, Of
which number ga had been dismissed and
469 had been Withdrawn, thus leaving IS, 256
to be dealt with. or these latter, 4, 449 have
been decided. but nearly 800 Of them went
| afterward to appeal, and only PAT of the sp
Deals have been settled. Hence, about r.
| 900 cases remain untouched.
For the recent Journey of Queen Victoria
from Windsor to Balmorsl, special precau-
ton was taken along the railway line against
possible sssallants. Orders were issued that
| no person would be admitted, under any
| circumstances, to the various stations on the
route, while only such employees Of the com
| psnv as should be absolutely necessary
would be allowed upon the platforms, or
near them. All stations and functions were
ordered to be kept strictly private.
Mr. John W. Lugenbeel, Mr.. Christiancy's
father-in-law, says he never received or
| knew OF any such letter as Mr.. Chrstiancy
| asserts he read 10 him In 1878. He adds:
| 81 would have forever discarded him had
| he done so, and do not know what else
might have done. Ny daughter lived with
| him as bis wife for more than year after
| the time he claims be wrote that letter He
was on terms OF intimacy with me and nv
| family, which never could have been the
case had the letter been true"
Sister Agnes, of a House Of Mercy, near
Windsor, IN England, has rescued little
boy from drowning in a manner singularly
| thoughtful and courageous. She was max
ing arrangements with q cottageI's wife for
| the child's care, when she was told that he
| had fallen into a pond near at hand and was
| likely to drown. Without waiting for help
| she ran at once to the place, and finding
| that the body had disappeared, plunged
| boldly In when she saw air bubbles rising
| and brought the little fellow out alive.
Japanese literature gives signs Of large
progress in point Of the number Of works
/ published. For last year the number was
1910, as against 3, 992 in the previous year.
OF these works 545 were political ones pub
lished by the government, 255 pertained to
| jurisprudence, 25 TO political economy, 1854
| TO geography, 267 to medicine, 116 10 mathe-
MATES, II to chemistry and 20 to natural
history. 1t was In works Of history, poetry
aud drawing that the chief increase took
place, but in light literature, like novels
and fairy tales, the works published num-
bered only 1913. Newspapers did not get on
at all well during the year. Out Of 167 pub
lished in 1880 over 100 had ceased to exist
| by the end OF 1881. OnlY one Of them died
a. the hands Of governmental violence.
Many translations and ADAPTATIONS of Eu-
ropean and American works were among the
| total OF 1910 published In the year.
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