Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-12-29

cited. A man dashed out with long
board, intending to stop the horse by
striking it across the head, but the beast
lodged it, and the child received its full
force, and was knocked out of the vehicle,
with an arm and its nose broken.
The Glendive (Montana) Times states
that quite an electric phenomenon occur
red at the telegraph office the other day.
The battery became so overcharged with
the fluid that it could not for time be
used. A rose-colored flame shot out an
inch or more, making a very peculiar
kissing noise that somewhat startled MI.
Davis. the operator. 1t was what is
termed in Montana 'dry aurora"
Isaac Boir, near Coldwater, Mich,
bought keg of powder, which was caked
hard and supposed to have been wet and
spoiled. He was whiting a chunk of it
to see if it looked any better inside, when
a particle fell on coal of fire, and in
moment the chunk exploded in his hands,
burning his face, neck and hands badly,
and setting his clothes on fire, so that he
had to roll in the snow to put it out.
On December II, Messrs. Moody and
Sankey commenced an eight days mission
at Brighton, in England. The programme
for each day is the same, namely, Bible
reading in the afternoon and a gospel
meeting in the evening. A committee has
undertaken to bear the necessary eX-
penses, but has appealed for subscrip-
lions, expressly tntimating, however, that
not any of the money is to go into the
pockets of the revivalists.
Two young women went to Troy from
neighboring village, one being clad mainly
in clothes borrowed from the other. At
midnight they quarreled in the street, and
the lender of the garments demanded
their return, then and there, and forth
with stripped her companion of her bon
net, cloak and dress, and carried them
away. The shivering victim of broken
friendship was taken to police station,
and thence sent home in an overcOat.
A half-ton hog was ratified for at WOm-
elsdorf, Pa. Two thousand tickets were
sold, and among the purchasers were dea-
cons, Sunday school superintendent, a
Judge, two pastors, and many children.
A Justice of the Peace presided over the
dice, the throwing of which lasted two
days and nights, and drew a multitude
from several counties. Lager beer, card
and pool tables, and various side shows
were kept running during these proceed
ings.
The LeavenwOrth Times says: ''When
the fast train from the south approached
Troy junction the other day, a fine-lOOking
calf was seen perched upon the cow
catcher. When the train stopped the en-
gineer and fireman released the calf, and
it bounded away briskly, having received
no other injuries than some slight bruises.
The train ran into a bunch of calves in
the neighbOrhOod of Duniphan, killing two
and picking this one up. 1t had been car
ried in that way for eight miles,"
The other afternoon at the Elmira n.
Y. Water Company's office some of the
large members of the finny collection i'll
the aquarium disagreed on point of i'm
portance to the fishes, and a melee fol-
lowed in the depths of the glass case.
During the scampering in and out behind
the plants and stones a rock was thrown
against the glass, breaking it, and the
many fishes and three hundred gallons of
water rushed through the opening on to
the floor. The fish were soon gathered in
vessels, so that few, if any, of the valuable
collection were lost.
The coast of Newfoundland and the
shores and headlands of the Bay of st.
Lawrence are described in Canadian
official report as being not only danger
Gus, but so desOlate and barren that sail
ing from hunger and cold, if they escape
the fury of the waves. Many have frozen
or starved to death before they could pene-
trate to the interior or were rescued, The
region is full of such traditions, and the
superstitious see ghosts in every storm.
Life-saving stations are to be established.
Once member of the Corps Diplomat
ique asked SkObeleff, the famous Russian
General, whether he never felt afraid. The
reply is worthy Of quotation. "1ou see,
my dear sir" he said, ''you have the right
to be a coward; a private soldier may be
a coward; subordinate officer even can
be excused for possessing the instinct of
self-preservation But from the COM
mander of company upward, no Justlh-
cation for cOWardice is possible, In my
opinion, a coward General is a cOntradic-
ton in terms, and the less such cOntradic-
tiOns are tolerated the better"
The exclusion of marriage insurance
companies letters from the mails has
broken up that form of speculation, which
had assumed astonishing proportions
throughout the Southwest. Men who
ought to have known better invested
largely in the sWindle, and with few eX-
ceptions lost every dollar, Affianced hus-
bands thought that by taking out policy
and then getting married without delay
they could get the sums which the in
slhtance managers promised them on their
wedding day, but the collapse came too
soon for realization of their plans.
A Chicago Judge, riding in the cars last
week, from a single glance at the eOunte.
nance of a lady by his side, imagined that
he knew her, and ventured to remark that
the day was pleasant. She only answered,
Yes" ''Why do you wear yeil|
Lest | attract attention" ''It is the
province of gentlemen to admire replied
the gallant man of law, ''NOt when they
are married" 'But am not, 'lndeedg'
"Oh, noI I'm bachelor" Then the lady
quietly removed her veil, disclosing to the
astOnished Magistrate the face of his
mother-in-law! He has been a raving
maniac ever since.