Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-01

land want the government to protect 1t
from the mobs in the streets, which hinder
Il In it's efforts to save British souls; its OPP
ponents beseech its suppression on account
of the noise It makes and the nuisance It
creates. Between the two the Army" is
achieving much notOriety, while vigorously
pushing on its work.
According to the Florence Vedetta the
Prince of Monaco, in recent conference
with President Grevy and NJ. De Freycinet,
said he had determined, If France Joined the
attempt to suppress the Monte-Carlo Casino,
TO sell his principally to the United > stes,
whose government, In his opinion, Would
be only too glad to get seaport on the
Mediterranean.
While Missouri gushes over the memory
of Jesse James, Mrs Westfall, whose hus-
band was murdered at his post as conduc-
tor while defending his train from the des-
persdo, is in poverty, unrelieved even oy
the uugrateful railroad. Very shame mas az
last aroused Missouri to treating her az
least as well as Mrs. James, and subscrip-
ton has been started for fund Tor her.
The Chinese Minister at Washington sp-
pears at official receptions in garment of
plum colored satin with collar of blue velvet
worn over a robe of white silk brocaded
with circles and dragons, and black satin
cap always worn indoors. He keeps his
hands hidden in the folds of his great
sleeves, and surveys the crowd through his
spectscles with an impassive and heavy
dignity.
American women can stand good deal OF
mental and bodily exertion without showing
wear till after fifty, If they take, seven to
eight hours sleep, dress warmly and live in
warm houses, eating three good meals a
day, and live in the sun, besides keeping the
air of their rooms moist. 1t is the sunless,
dry, stale air woman live In three-fourths OF
their days which withers aud wrinkles them
more than the rspidity OF the pace they
live at.
1t is said that from SIS, 600 to $40, 900 have
been expended on the Indiantown Gap
pa silver mine, the enterprise with which
so much spiritualism has been connected.
The mine is now ninetv-one feet deep and
filed with water. The company has elected
directors, number of whom are from Ohio.
Every stakeholder paws a monthly develop
ment assessment of 81 80 per share, and
these payments are promptly made, which
shows that their faith In the success OF the
speculation remains mistaken.
The latest snobbish freak Of Americans
travelling in Europe is to get some sprig OF
nobility to DO up your umbrella, and then
keep It thus folded as memento. 1t must
be fun to see the look Of agoniZed doubt In
the face of a gentle donkey caught out in
the rain with nice suit, a silk hat and an
umbrella done up by lord. 1t must tear
him all out to decide whether to get wet or
undo the umbrella. A sensible man would
use the shelter, do 1t up again himself, and
| then, IL he wanted to, lie about it and say the
lord did the doing up.
No doubt Washington city suffered by the
too straight-laced Puritanism of the Hayes
regime, but we fear that the Arthur revolu-
ton is bringing in so much unbuckled dist
patton, II not actually un bridled license, that
| the change is for the worse, instead OF the
better Yet we are not fully out of the
shadow Of Garfeld's funeral, and President
| Arthur has doubtless not got himself down
to his regular pace yet. 1t looks as II be
| meant TO drive ahead sta gait, when be gets
fairly started, that will make the country
open its eyes before his term expires.
Louis republican.
Edward Murray went out on the big st.
Louis bridge to commit suicide. He made
the preparations so deliberately and openly
that his purpose was OWNED by the time he
was ready to take the plunge. Among them
was the tying Of his legs together at the
ankles with a cord, so that he could not
swim. Several steamboat pilots blew their
whistles to attract attention to him, and men
on the bridge ran to him, but for all that he
fought his way to the parapet and slid over.
| A few seconds Ia er he was seen on the sur
| face of the water, making frantic struggles
| g. Il G,,fH IN IN ~ bfpcDif His
bsggy trousers, tied at the ottom, acted as
an air chamber and proved q practical life
preserver. He was taken out only slightly
| choked.