Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-10


candidates for Congressmen-at-lsrge in
Kansas, is g colored man.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe asserts that
there never was any ssoriginal" Uncle Tom.
She is doubtless right In fact, there is
nothing at all in her book that is true TO
life.
Eleven schoolboys in Geneseo, New York,
walked tn Niagara Falls August 4, 1892, and
agreed to meet there again, IL living, IN afty
years. Last Friday seven Of them kept the
promise, coming with their wives and
children.
Eighty-one steamships, nine ships and
sixty banks are on their way to Baltimore, q
larger amount OF tonnage, It is claimed,
than ever before in the history OF the port.
The increase is ascribed to the grain ship
ments thence.
A young lady near Biggs, Cal, named
Bessie Donlop, wears her hair over seven
feet long The hair is blonde, and she Is
said to be beautiful, with pink lips aud
sparkling blue eyes. She Is seventeen years
old, and has admirers in all the land around.
His Majesty, the King of Ashantee, has
celebrated the birthday of Queen Victoria in
q manner that never before was known at
his capital. He drank her health In the
presence Of the British agent and large
number of his subjects, and as this Is de-
clared to be the first time In his history that
the King ever drank liquor In public, the eX-
tent of the compliment is considerably en-
larged
The Cincinnati Commercial intimates that
an octogenarian ex-Congressman and ex'
Governor of Ohio is threatened with suit
for an alleged breach of promise Of MARI
age, lust because the risky old gentleman,
In a moment of enthusiasm, told a
blooming widow, q half century his
iuuIor, that his heart was fondly all her own
and his devotion eternal, although bis youth
was gone. he now, in his cooler moments,
protests that his declarations then have no
money value.
Victor Hugo recently gave q dinner and
In other ways entertained his friends at the
villa in the Avenue d'Eylau. His garden
was illuminated with Chinese lanterns, and
Young George Hugo let OF some fireworks.
He is said to have appeared in good health,
though there were signs of feebleness in
him. For some time past certain OF his
mental faculties have shown decline. He
Is frequently absent Of mind, and deafness
is growing upon him to such an extent that
he is often prevented from taking part in
conversation.
A nude colored woman, as wild as go
rilla, is startling the people Of the Marvel
section Of Missouri. She has been seen sew
eral times, and the last time threw Young
lady who was horseback riding into hyste-
ria, and with a gTunt, not unlike that OF
Wild hog, jumped up and ran into the for
est. At the time Of her discovery she was
burrowing into the side Of the road, catch
ing and eating crawfsh, which she ate
claws, hide and all. She is very black, and
foams at the mouth when angry like wild
animal at bay.
The Supreme Court Of California has
granted new trial in the case Of a man
convicted of murder in the second degree,
on the ground that the jury drank so much
beer etc., during the trial as to unfit them
for proper aud serious elaboration OF the
evidence. The trial lasted eight days, and
It was shown that during that time four
fve-gallon kegs of beer, five gallons Of
wine, ten bottles OF claret, and considerable
whisky were purchased by the jury at their
own expense and consumed By them with
out the knowledge of the court.
1t is rumored in R0gland that Arab Pashs
intends to offer for sale the Boolak Museum,
and with that end in view he has ordered
Professor Maspero to estimate the CONNER
cial value of these priceless Egyptian anti
auiiies. For several weeks considerable
anxiety has been felt among Egyptologists
for the safety Of the collection. What
foundation there may be for the report con
corning Arabi's intentions does not appear,
but doubt has been expressed Of the posi-
biIity Of removing the collection from
Egypt, should any one have the opportunity
and good Tor III luck to purchase it.
Just now there is lively excitement In
quinine with strong upward movement in
the price. There is an important specula-
tive element at work in the London market,
and the activity within few days past is
supposed to be the effect of the manipula-
ton by what is known as the Meyer syndi-
cate there. The latest report is that this
syndicate has been dissolved, and that
Never has turned his stock into the hands
of the BoehriDgers; another statement is to
the effect that the two concerns have joined
hands and formed a new syndicate for the
purpose of putting up the price.
North Carolinlans are enterprisiug in po-
litical affairs. The latest and most novel
illustration of this characteristic is the in
ducement held out to attract a crowd at g
Gratis at Poplar Tent, near Concord, next
Monday. The feature Of the day is two
marriages, which are to take place on the
ground The brides elect are two pretty
Young girls of the county, and the grooms
are two brawBy-chested young well-to-do
farmers. The brides are to be given away
by one Of the Democratic speakers. Il is
expected that the attractions promised will
draw an immense crowd.
Plans are under consideration for a monu.
ment, at Brussels, to the memory Of the IN
claimed British officers and privstes who
died in that city after the battle Of Waterloo.
At the time of their deaths they were buried
In various grsVeysrds which have recently
been closed and are now to be cleared for
purposes of building. The remains are to
be reinterred in a new cemetery, and the city
has offered to make over gratis to England
the ground necessary for grouping the
graves around one monument, should Eng
land decide to erect one. Correspondence
on the subject has recently passed between
Earl Granville and the Burgomaster Of Brus-
sells.
The will Of the late Mr., Jones, the
English millionaire, who has left so enor-
nous an art treasure to the nation for exhi-
bition at the South Kensington Museum,
contains many amtable stDgularities which
will interest the public If ever they are
made fully known. Among other legacies
are requests to every one of the cooks vet
living who ever roasted and boiled In his
service. These functionsries, to the number
of nine or ten, are of the female sex, and
are all mentioned, with great exsctness, by
name, although the tracing and discovery of
their whereabouts will, In many cases, give
some trouble to the lawyers.
At Duboise, Clearfeld county, Pa, on
Saturday, large crowd assembled to wit
ness a bull fight. With the exception that
the active participants wore no gaudy uni
forms, and that pitchforks were used in
stead of the customary lance by the plea
dores, the fight was the exact imitation Of
the Spanish one, and would have delighted
the most exacting Spsnisrd. The fight
lasted twenty-four minutes. Considerable
money changed hands. Two thousand per-
sons, including people from all parts of
Clearfeld county aud adjacent country,
were present. The great majority were well
pleased with the sport, and are arranging
for another contest, to come of in week.
FHorts are on foOt in London to raise