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

James A. Ekin. who, in closing, seidi mo
monumental grandeur is visible here-no
marble shaft. pointing heavenwsrd, tells the
pilgrim to this sacred spot OF the massive
greatness and grandeur Of the hero, the pa
triot and the statesman, whose mouldered
form lies here. Yet this is q hsllowed place,
to which the eyes and hearts Of the Ameri-
can people turn with love and reverence"
A Boston man besought his wife, he be-
ing but three years married, for the privi-
lege of a latch key. Latch keyr' she ex-
claimed, in tones Of Amusement, "what use
can you have for 8 latch key when the Wo-
mems Emancipation League meets Monday
night, the Ladies' Domestic Mission Tues
day, the Sisters Of Jericho Wednesday. the
Woman's Science Circle Thursday, the
Daughters OF Nineveh Friday, and the Wo-
mems Progressive Art Association and the
Suffrage Band on alternate Saturday nights.
You stay at home and see that the baby
doesn't fall out of the cradle" He stays
Quiz.
A correspondent Of the Selma (Ala.)
Times has come to the conclusion that one
pair of birds at least observed the Sabbath
day and kept it holy. He says: ga pair of
mocking birds were very busy Saturday
building nest on the swinging bough OF an
oak tree that grows very near my room win
dow at dusk Saturday the nest was about
half finished. Yesterday Sunday l sat by
the window reading most of the day and
could plainly see the nest and its builders.
During the whole day not one stroke OF
work did they do on it. They hoped and
| few about, chirped and sang, but no work
for them. They were keeping the Sabbath.
| Yesterday morning, bright and early, l
looked out, and they were flying to and fro
carrying straw, sticks and bits of cotton as
busy as bees. Strange, wasn't it,"
Some new anecdotes quite worthy to fol-
low the old ones are recorded of King Louis
of Bavaria. Most books in his country are
printed in qusrto form, and the King, for
some reason. objects to reading themj hence
he has ordered that for his own use octave
| editions shall be printed. But 1t so hap
| pens that the law provides that only one
| octave copy of a book shall be struck of.
| Therefore single octave must be made to
please the King. Another story is this: One
night not long ago at late hour His Males
| ty sent for certain hotel empioye that was
noted for mis- knowledge OF languages, to be
| brought into his august presence What
was the young mans surprise to find him
| self raised to a place at court may be i'm
agined-a place II was, which usually falls
| to men who have grown gray In the service
| Of the King. Louis, in addition, presented
| him with diamond breastpin aud ring.
NJ. de Lesseps is reported to believe the
Egyptians we'll qualified to govern them
selves. He says the Copts are not only very
intelligent, but they would be progressive II
they had fair play, and they form excellent
material ous of which to make governing
class The fellah he looks upon es superior
to the French peasant IN point Of thrift and
| fertility of money making resources. He
says he could almost form staff for the
administration Of the canal out Of native
Egyptians, an opinion which IS interesting
now that Arab is eontending for the ad-
mission of natives into the civil service.
Poor people Of Egypt know the value Of an
| education, and wherever there are free
schools they attend them. Because the
| Egyptian is gentle Ia manners, so that his
country has less need Of the public execu-
toner than almost any other country in the
world, NJ. de Lesseps does not think it fol-
lows that he requires Turkish or a Euro
pean master to rule him,
Gen. W. s. Rosecrans has caused to be
published In the California papers letter
TO his constituents, in which he says with
uureserved frsnkness that he wishes to be
reelected to Congress and knows that his
| brief service thus far has been honest and
faithful, and that his Influence and Standing
with both parties in the House have been at
least as high as any of his pre- decessors.
| With additional unreserved frankness he
| goes on to say: "On the question of Chi
nese immigration the delegation from our
coast all worked nobly, but think 1t within
the truth to say that did more than all of
them to secure that solid Democratic vote
in the House which beat down all mu'ia
ton by amendments and passed both bills
The press did not give you this news, but
refuse to believe you will allow wire-pullers
and stabbers of regulations, by suggesting
what is false ard suppre ssing what is true,
to prevent you from doing me justice. This
requires that it should he publicly expressed
by my denomination to Congress-"