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

Democrats Will carry Jne STATE Dy not less
than $1,000 majority.
The bill compelling railroads in the State
of Texas to carry passengers at a uniform
rate of three cents a mile, passed the Legis-
lature, and was signed by Governor Roberts
within fifteen minutes after It was presented
to him. It goes into operation ninety days
after the close of the present session.
John Taylor, President Of the Mormon
Church, is described as Of venerable APP
pearance, tall, broad shouldered, full chest
ed, with an almost square face framed by
snowy hair and short, white beard, worn
under the chin from ear to ear. His sunken,
dark eyes are Swallowed by bushy, black
brows.
Baron de F8va, the Italian Minister, is
thought to be the most distinguished look
ing diplomat in Washington. He has
prineely carriage and the purest OF Greek
profiles The diplomatic corps DO not OBJ
ieet to anything In Washington life so much
as the DOMINIC on ceremOnious occasions OF
their stiff and heavy court dress.
Coltrier-.Tolg7lal "In Boston: Ma, the pa
per says that Jay Gould, the railway magma
than, is in town. The what?' The rail-
way maguathan.' The railway msgnate,
you mean, don't you, Emily? No, ma,
wish you would talk as l do, ma"
At wedding reception the other day,
says the Philadelphia Times, a check for
$25, 600, signed by the father Of the bride,
was among the presents displayed. The
cashier Of the bank upon which the check
was drawn happened to be present, and he
was disagreeRble enough to tell the gentle
men in the wine-rOOm that the brides
father had not half that amount Of money
to his credit at the bank.
A resident of Troy, n. Y, while dining
at city restaurant, in lighting q cigar SCI
fire to the cord attached to his eyeglasses.
The fame dsrted up, and in a moment the
frame of the glasses were all ablsze. He
dashed them to the floor quickly and saved
his eyesight from injury. The secret of the
mystery is that the frame Of the glasses
was made Of cellulOid, preparation Of gun
cotton, and very infammable.
The suit IN which the ex Empress Eugene
OF France is now appearing as defendant, at
Marseilles. is for the recovery of a castle in
that city which was presented to the late
Emperor by the municipal authorities, and
which, it is claimed, reverted to the city
upon the fall of the imperial dynasty. She
was summoned as "Mme. Marie Eugene de
| Gusman, widow Of Mr.. Charles Louis Napo-
| leon Bonaparte, having no profession, and
residing at Chiselhurst, England"
In attempting to cross a swollen stream
near Fort Worth, Texas, recently, a woman
and young man were precipitated into the
water. The lady, seeing no chance for
| escape, begged the young man to leave her
| to her fate and make his way to the shore
as best he could. This he refused to think
| Of, aud time and again pulled her from the
/ surging, angry waters and placed her upon
the floating and rolling bed. For three
/ dreadful hours this was continued, and at
| the end Of this time, having drfted the dis
| lance of a mile and half, the wagon body,
| bearing the fsiutiug lady and exhausted
| youth, lodged against a log which lay across
| the stream. With manly effort the Young
man removed his charge-the helpless lady
to the shore.
IN letter declining an invitation TO at
tend the Forestry Convention, the poet
Whittier writes: my indignation Is yearly
aroused by the needless sacrifice of some
noble oak or EN-, and especially OF the
white pine, the grandest tree in our woods,
which would not exchange for Oriental
| palms. My thanks will be due to the pub
| lie school which is 70 plant a group Of
| trees in my honor. | could ask no bet
| ter memorial. l have always admired the
| good taste of the SAkokis Indians, around
| Ssbago Lake, who, when their chief died,
dug around a beech tree, swayiUg 1t down,
/ and then placed his body In the rent, and
| then let the noble tree fall back In its origi-
nal place-a green and beautiful monument
| for the son OF the forest.
The State OF Massachusetts, is pretty sick
of its interest in railroads. "A bill is before
the Legislature for an appropriation of
$3.50, 900 for the double tracking Of the Hoo
sac Tunnel line. The debate on this bill
| brought out the fact that since the alleged
| completion of the tunnel the following
amounts have been appropriated by the
State: 1874 81, S25, 900; 1875 81, 300, 900; 1876
$l2 500; 1878. $47 800; 1879, Sl29,0O0; 1880,
| $l59, 768; 1881, S322,000; 1882, (pendiDg),
$3.50, 900; total, 81 045, 76S. The statement
| is made that 81 per cent. OF the State tax IS
on account of the tunnel. In other words,
| two-thirds of the State revenue goes to pay
| interest on a debt incurred on account of
the tunnel and for expenses Of the profit
| gate management thereof.
A colored woman known as Mrs. John
SOD, living at Huntington, L. l., was taken
sick some time ago, and called in a colored
"doctor," who told her that she had been
poisoned by mixture Of dried snakes and
| T. ee toads powdered aud put into her food
| Inc doctor aScerLdlQeO I0lS IdCI, ne says,
| BY placing bottle on the WOman's breast,
when the snakes and toads made their sp
pearsnce in large numbers. Mrs. Crippen
/ aud Mrs. Smith sTe charged with causing
| Mrs. Johnson's Illness, and feeling has run
| so high against them that the colO"ed peO-
| pie have refused TO receive communion
| with them at the African Methodist Church
| in the town, fearing that the bread and
| wine might be poisoned. The accused
| women have begun proceedings against Mrs.
| johnson and the doctor" for SANDER.
MIR. Gladstone was seveuty-two 10 Docem-
Der last, yet this Is how he spent one day
| three week ago: In the morning he went to
Windsor where he had SD audience with
the Queen. AT ! he attended the Council.
| At ne addressed the great Liberal caucus
| in Downing street, speaking with no small
| force and energy. At little after be was
| was at the House. After answering a CUES
| ton, he moved the postponemeut OF the
orders of the day IN a brief but vigorous
| speech. Sir Stafford NOrthcote having OPP
| posed the motion, Mr.. Gladstone immedi-
| ately replied The House divided, aud, his
motion being carried, Mr.. Gladstone opened
1 the debate on the main question by speech
| which friends and foes alike declare was one
of his best efforts. He remained In the
| House several hours after, and did not re-
turn home until after midnight
Mr. c. H. Cushing, In his recent lecture
in Washington City on the mythology Of
/ the Zuni Indians, delivered before the Ma
tonal Academy OF scieneeg, after giving
an interesting account of the intricate sys-
tenn of priesthood among the Zunis, gave
an enumeration of the Zuni gods, who are
divided into six great classes. Interesting
among the hero gods is the great priest OF
| all religious orders save one. He Is sup
| posed 10 have appeared among the ances-
| tors Of the Zunis so poor and ill-clad as to
have been ridiculed by mankind. He It
was who taught the fathers of the z1nis
| their architecture and their aFtsi their agri-
culture aud their system OF worship by
flames and painted sticks, but, driven to
desperation by the ingratitude of his chill
dren, he vanished beneath the world, never
to return to the sbodes of men; yet he still
sits 10 the city of the sun, ever listening to
the prayers Of his ungrateful children.
Moncure D. Conway, writing about the
electrical exhibition in London, makes the
following interesting statements: ga
riverside walk which | sometimes take, a
little way from where / write, taxes nae be-
side the garden in Hammersmith, where, rs
years ago, Sir Francis Ronalds laid down
lis dials connected by a copper wire insu
lated In glass tubes. The letter appearing
on one dial corresponded with one which
was pointed to on the other, by force of a
Leyden jar charge into the wire. These
old dials of 1916 and their pith balls which
used to spell out words, are here exhibited.
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