Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-23

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whom he is enamored set of his works
bound in the skin Of his own leg, which
was amputated some months ago.
Sir Garnet WolseleY has set September Is
as the day on which be will end the Egypt.
ian war. In the three little wars he has
| been in Sir Garnet has ended each on an ap.
pointed day. The English General started
| for Egypt in gray ulster, tightly buttoned
and having the hood drawn over his head.
Damala, Bernhardt's husband, has been
sued by Mile. Minelli, professional singer,
who claims a sum of 80 900 francs, money
advanced to the defendant before his mar
rage. The fair plaintiff represents that she
paid many bills due to tailors, hatters, per-
fumers and laundresses, who worked for NJ.
Damala, and also betrayed the cost OF his
artistic education.
General Spinner is fishing in Florida with
great success. He bats with his signature,
and the fish that can distinguish 1t from the
writhingest kind of worm has to be an ex-
pert of many years standing. AT Mayport
the other day the General rushed into the
sea and beat off a number Of shar6s that
were attacking a saw fish. The latter, which
was caught, was fifteen feet long.
There has lately been exhibited in the
Botanical Garden of Berlin the biggest
flower in the world-the great flower OF
| Sumatra, known in science as the Rsffiesia
Arnold, and peculiar to Java and SumAtra.
1t measures nearly ten feet in circum-
ference, and more than three in diameter.
Sir Stanford Rallies and DR.. Joseph Arnold
were exploring i'll company when they dis
covered this champion plant.
Mexico is said to be a great field for mis-
sion work. The Protestant congregations in
that country are twice as numerous as they
were five years ago, the present number of
church members being over 10000. There
are 239 native helpers and about 10 900 peO-
pie who go to church. The Mexican is not
naturally profoundly deVout person, yet
those who have become church members
are said to give quite as good evidence OF
leading a Christian life as members of
churches in other countries.
Toronto keeps Sunday in a more rlgldly
| quiet way than any other city Of its siz 2 on
this continent. The street cars do not run,
the bootblack boys are not on duty, and all
the telegraph offices are closed except the
central one, where one man remains all day
to attend to important messages. The cab
stands are deserted, and anybody who wants
a vehicle and team must 90 TO livery
stable. The drug stores are open at certain
| hours, and then only for the sale OF medt-
cines. The liquor shops close at on Satur-
day evening, and remain closed until on
Monday morning.
This is the way that Miss Elizabeth
Stuart Phelps chsracterizes the State of
! Maine in the installment OF her novel..''Doc-
tor Zay," In the current number of the At
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here than other folks,n said passenger In
the Bangor mail coach. "Freeze and pro-
hibitiOn, mud and fusion. We've got one
of the constitutions that takes things, like
my boy. He's had the measles, N the chick
en-pox, and the mumps and the nettle
rash, and fell In love with his schOOlmarm,
N got religion, and lost the prize for elocoo-
tin'-all IN one darned year"
All Saints Church (EplscopaD, at Cleve-
laud, is at war over the question Of using
fermented wine at the communion. The
rector approves it, but the Sunday school
superintendent thinks it might be a empta
ton to young commandments, and wants I'M
fermented substituted. A number of young
women declared their intention Of absenting
themselves from the ordinance until the
change was made. As tie superintendent
was deemed to blame for this the rector had
trOversy that the congregation has petit
toned Bishop Bedell to intervene.
A Wyoming man saw Texas steer stand
ing on the railroad track, and, knowing that
the express train was due, he tried to induce
the beast to move. Several pieces of board
thrown at the ferocious monster failed to
move it, until at last, as the train rushed
down the track at lightning speed he seized
In ha foil md fvuf cd 10 O
towel. At this moment the train struck them
both, and the result was stupendous. The
steer was found two days afterward br0ws-
ing peacefully In a cOrnfeld with two driv-
ing-wheels hung on biz horns. No trace OF
the man or engine has been heard of since.
One night during Ristori's recent engage
ment at Drury Lane cat made her appear
ance.on the stage just as MIR. William Rig
mold was saying: CLEAR it not, Duncan, for
it is q kuell." The actor suspended the
performance long enough 10 drive the AMI
NAL off the stage, but the men ct the wings
in endeavoring to catch her scared her on
again. she scrambled through the ballet
wire and seated herself directly behind the
footlights, tut when the storm scene came
on and the imitation rain, thunder and light
ming began, the cat, IN spite Of her theatre
cal experience, rushed off in great alarm,
the audience roared and the illusion was
spoiled.
An old family servant OF the Bronte fam
lily says that the famous sisters had very
regular habits of indoor life. At nine pre-
cisely every evening all domestic work
was put aside and literary tasks were begun.
They talked over the stories they were en-
gagged upon and described their plots. APP
parently there was some writing during the
day, for, according to the servant, "Many's
the time that | have seen Miss Emily put
down the tally iron as she was ironing the
clothes TO scribble something on piece of
paper. Whatever she was doing, ironing or
baking, she had her pencil and paper by her.
| know now she was writing 'Wuthering
Heights
German girl in Baltimore lost twelve
situations in twelve months and repeatedly
her wages. She went to fortune teller
lately for relief. The seer knows all about
it. The young woman is ordered to go to
the waters edge, where one who will always
love her will appear. His only short coming
will be the absence Of one eye. The de-
spondent maiden is determined to drown
herself If the single eyed protector does not
appear. just as she Is about to jump into
the consoling water an arm seizes ner. She
looks up, and the owner Of the arm has
oulY half Of the common visual apparatus.
The sequel is told easily. In fcrty-eight
hours the couple are made one. The for
tune teller,s dividend is not mentioned.
Nearly half a century ago a Kentucky
father refused John Saunders his daughter,
because she would be worth million dol
lars when he died. John said he would go
and earn million dollars and then come
back and marry her. A few weeks ago he
balanced his books out In Montana aud
found that he could lay his hands on that
amount. He found that the young woman
had been waiting for him fifty years, and
so, at the age of 68 and "a, they were mar
rled, and are now worth two millions. And
now they mean to settle down to life of
endowment with their money. It's lots Of
fun TO be worth two milliOns-at that age
Detroit Free Press.
A regular eommissariat service was not
established in England until the Crimean
war. The Commissary General then appoint
ed had seen service at Talavera, Albuera,
Vittoria and other great battles. The Tala-
vera campaign was disastrous respecting the
commissary department, for Sir Arthur
Wellesley relied on the Spanisrds for sup
plies, and consequently many soldiers died
of hunger through failure Of the Spanish
to keep heir agreement. This terrible ex-
perience was an admonition to the Commits
sary General who was an admirable provlder
for the army. Il is claimed that the Icommis
sarlat department Of the present expedition
to Egypt is the best organization O. the kind
the British army has ever possessed.
Mr.. E. Dryer Gray, NJ. P, High Sh eriff Of
Dublin, and now In all for contempt of