Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-04-08
GEsERAE NorRs.

OF mulJaTY uleclpliHc.
Naiantchi, one Of the Zuni chiefs, cannot
find words to express his admiration OF the
East, or, as be puts it: al am angry with
nv heart that It is so awkward that 1t can
not say what It thinks"
Some ignorant but dissipated Northern
people who don't understand just what
clubhouse is are jumping at conclusions, aud
are envying the people Of the flooded sec
ton Of the South who have been obliged TO
take refuge In those houses.
1t is quite probable that the political con-
test Of the present session of Congress will
be over the admission Of Dakota as State.
The Democrats have resolved to sntagonlze
the bill, and the Republicans are equally de-
termined to urge its passage.
Large sums of money are reported as
being sent over to England and Ireland.
The amount sent thus far this month equals
that forwarded IN December. This is un-
usual, and is looked upon as an indication
of heavy immigration this year.
A mass of pig iron was cast at Irondale
one day last week, and the next morning in
the shape of twenty penny nails formed a
part of building in course OF construction
in Chicago. This is supposed to be the
quickest work of the kind on record.
The will OF Nine. Autran, widow Of the
French poet, has just been opened st Mar
settles. Nine. Autran. who was twice mar
ried, desires in this document that her heart
be buried with NJ. Autrsn, but that the rest
Of her body should be laid to rest in the
tomb Of her first husband, and American,
named Fitch.
A remarkable rough diamond has been
lately brought into England from India. 1t
is a pure blue-white stone, weighing sixty
seven csrats, in form nearly a drop, and
when cut and polished would be about the
size Of the Ssncy diamond. The surface Is
slightly indented, but there are no marks OF
cleavage The value this precious stone is
estimated at $4,000.
NJ. Chevreul, the French savant, was en-
tertaiued fortnight ago by his colleagues
of the Societe Rationale d'Agriculture, in
commemoration Of the fittieth anniversary
of his election. The guest was young man
OF ninety-six and the fifty nine hosts OF the
occasion were all above seventy. VI. Dumas,
the great chemist, who presided, is himself
eighty-two. Burgundy bottled in the year
of NJ. Chevreul's birth was serYed TO eaca
one present.
Sophie, Duchess d'Aleneon, though one
of a royal line, is as devoted to her children
as the peasant mothers who live about her
chateau at Vincennes. A distinguished Wis
itor who called there was kept waiting at
least a quarter of an hour before the hostess
csme in. leading her youngest son. Prince
Emanuel, by the hand. Excuse me, the
Duchess exclaimed, "but was dressing my
little one, who will not let any one but his
mother put his clothes on"
Lord Houghton, who Is slowly recovering
from what was believed to be fatal stroke
| OF paralysis, is an admirer of Americans as
we'll as American things. When asked
few yesrs ago why he had not visited the
great republic, he said: 81 am afraid to
go, because 1 might never want 20 come
home again" No man ever yet said more
curious and unexpected things than LORD
Houghton. 1t is impossible to predict what
view he will take on any given subj oct.
Hence be was called, while In the House of
Lords, "The Cool of the Evening" and In
later life "The Bird of Paradox"
A couple of gossip items from the New
York letter to the Boston Herald: The fash
ionable specially is the gold beetle. He
comes from Brszu. Tiffany has few on
hand at $25 each, including the slender gold
chain, and ladies have INDUCED IN these
gitt-ripg little reptiles, who look exactly as
though they were gilded. They require but
little food, and are content to creep up aud
down a coTsage until they expire, which
they do after several months time. Twenty
Eve dollars is little dear for such a short
lived ornament, bus at present they are none
the less the rage, and the demand exceeds
the supply.
Deirium tremeus, the Federal Supreme
Court held in life insurance case this week,
does not prove that man is of "intemper-
ate habits" The case was the familiar one
in which a company attempted to break
policy on the ground that the insured had
reported himself of temperate habits, when,
as a matter Of fsct, he drank aud had once
been through the horrors. The court at
Washington agreeing with the Circuit iH New
York State, holds that the "occssional' use
Of liquor leaves q man as 1t finds him,
temperate" man, aud q single delirium
tremens, "from an exceptional over indul-
geuce," does not turn him into dTunkard.
The Emperor William is necessarily
stumbling aud falling, In many cases seri-
ouslY hurting his venerable self. The cause
IS said 10 be his rigid maintenance OF the
upright military bearing-"head up and
ewes frontn-to which he attaches so much
importance as setting an example Of "tenuen
70 his army. 1t IS, moreover, but seldom
that be will avail himself OF the support af
torde by walking stick or by the arm of
an Aid-de-camp; and, as he stands over six
feet two in his boots, weighs nesrly seven
teen stone and is on the point of completing
his eighty-fifth year, sudden fall, such as
that which recently occurred, cannot but be
attended with imminent risk to his life.
An outrageous piece Of hszing was per-
petrated at Trinity College, Connecticut,
Sunday night. A college paper called the
Jug had commented too freely, in the opin-
ion OF the seniors, upon persons and things
connected with scademicsl life, and they
accordingly enJiced three sOphomores, sup
posed to be the editors of the Jug, into g
lonely place, where the alleged journalists
were severely beaten and otherwise NAL
treated Besides being "paddled," each Of
the victims had the letters g. T., or Grand
Tribunal of the seniors, burned into the
back of his hand with nitrate OF silver. The
freshmen aud juniors have espoused the
cause OF the sophomores, and war to the
knife is threatened.
A novel method to satisfy judgment
was disclosed In Washington on Friday. 1t
was in an old case-Jones VS.. Smith. Mr..
and Mrs. Smith keep the Lochiel House, aud
have large number Of boarders. They also
rent out the two stores on the ground floor,
and from these two sources reap q respect
able income. The counsel for plaintiff took
out writs Of garnishment and attachment on
several Of the boarders in Smiths house,
which were served to satisfy the judgment
held against Smith. The boaTders, by inter
rogstions, are required to state their indebt-
edness to the keeper OF the house, and this
amount is garnisheed. The rent of the
storekeepers is attached By this process
the attorneys for plaintiff expect to accom-
plish the result
There Is no more soulless and heartless
class Of people in the world than the stock
gamblers who have their headquarters 10
New York. Last Monday they made use Of
poor, imbecile Cornelius Vanderbllt's sui
eide to s'bearD the stock market, Telegraph
ing all over the country that Vanderbilt
was shot" The effect was instantaneous,
for the majority of spectators thought the
great railroad king had been assassinatCd,
and they we're eager to sell. Il vas q scurVy
trick that the "bears" resorted to, but Il IS
doubtful II any one Of them has feeling OF
compunction. On the contrary, they are
perhaps eXulting that "poOr Cornse," whO
never did them any good or any harm while
living, has been at last utilized for their
benefit after he was dead.
In New York Monday evening messen-
ger of the American Express Company,
whilst asserting his packages for shipment
West, tore open suspicious lookIrg pack
age and found the bodies Of two children
one boy Of about two years old, and the
other q GIRL nrohah1V not more than six