Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-12
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3 whole, this denomination would come
second, but divided the order would be
Roman Catholic Baptist, Methodist Epis-
copal. Methodist Episcopal (South). Luthe-
ran, Presbyterian Christian or Disciples OF
Christ, Congregational and Protestant Epis-
copal.
New York society laughs and talks good
deal just now about 8 person OF Murray
Hill who has sued, or threatens to sue, au-
other prominent and equally fashionable
dame under amusing circumstances. It
seems the servant OF the latter, while laying
on the hose the other morning, put the
douche" on the formers carriage dog, Wnicn
was passing at the time, and the unfortu-
nate beast sought refuge IN the vehicle ana
ruined what is alleged to have been valu-
able toilet.
a pretty idea was carried out at fash
ionable wedding In London the other day.
The BRIDES dress OF white brocade, and the
bridesmaids appeared each in a different
color-or, rather tint, so pale OF hue were
their pretty dresses. One was in pale blue,
another 10 pale pink, third IN pale yellow,
aud the fourth in pale green, while all four
wore large and picturesque white hats,
trimmed with feathers aud flowers to match
the respective dresses, and each carried
color with her gown.
About year ago It was decided by the
Town Council Of Edinburgh to expend the
Scott monument fund surplus in filing up
the still vacant inches of the monument
with statuary. TIE requisite number, thirty
two, I, is now learned, have been obtained
a. an expenditure of something over 81 200.
Eight OF the thirty-two are on scale Of six
feet, but the Others are about three feet
high. Some of them are said to be very
mediocre in character, IL not feeble Among
the subjects are these: Oliver Cromwell,
Helen Aacgregor, Msdge Wildhre, Sir Pier
Gle Shafton, the Fair Maid Of Perth, Ivan
hoe, Rob Roy, Ravens wood and Garth.
Senator David Davis does not like to have
his dinner put of By a long sitting Of the
Senate. As the hour approached the other
day q Senator rose to make q speech, but
before he opened his mouth the President
pro tenn. broke in with: "There beirg no
further business before the Senate, a motion
to adjourn is in order; the Senator from
has the floor and moves to adjourn. All
those in favor Of that motion will say iAye.'
those opposed will say No. The ayes have
It, and the Senate stands adjourned !" and
before the would-be orator could recover
from his bewildermeut the portly Senator
from Illinois was half way to the cloak room.
OF sll tumultuous horrors the most incred-
ible is reported from the Hungarian village
of Belenyes. A handsome man of As and
devil.may care youth Of 20 became enam-
ored of pretty young widow who kept q
wine shop. jealous OF the favors shown to
the boy, the man lay In wait TO kill him, but
instead fell victim to the superior strength
Of hts rival n fuuccffnaffon Tarorya6 hn-
yond question that the two sdversaries were
father and son and that the pretty widow
was the daughter of one and the sister Of
the other. It was & grim fate which
brought these three together after a separa-
ton which began during the infancy Of the
children.
How Gilbert and Sullivan write their
comic operas together ia described by Mr.
Collier. "TheY sit down and talk and
smoke innumerable cigarettes together" he
says, "Hhile they are getting their ideas to-
gether. Gilbert says to Sullivan: I've got
an idea Sullivan screws his glass into his
eye, looks at Gilbert critically for moment,
and says: Have your | really shouldn't
have thought # Of you i want the girl to
sing something like this continues Gilbert.
Make 1t the man. puts In Sullivan; and,
by the way, want you to write something
sing la-te-ts and go on and 90 they talk
and joke and smoke cigarettes till the opera
is evolved.p
The last census bulletin, which deals with
statistics Of the fisheries of Virginia, gives
some interesting data with reference to that
industry. There are S62 men engaged in
the shore and river fisheries, the total capt
tai invested being 1919, S55. During the
year ended June l, 1880, 81, 729 969 pounds
of fish were caught, valued st 1902 2S9. In
the oyster fisheries 16.3l5 men are employer,
the capital invested amounting to 81 ,351 100
During the year ended May 81, 1880. $685.
537 bushels of oysters were taken, with q
value OF 81, $40, 5SS In the menhaden fish
cries 70S men are employed, the total capt.
tai invested being 1922. 1874, and the value Of
the factory plant is So, 400 During the
year ended May 81, 1880. 143 $50 900 men
baden were taken, valued at 1903 .629.
The daughter of Joseph B. Nones,
notary in New York city, was married in
1S45 to John D. Lewis, the mulatto real
estate owner of that city, who was killed
some years ago by being thrown from his
buggy In Central Park. Soon after the mar
rage her father took her home, and pro-
ceedings were begun in her name for an
absolute divorce. They were not contested,
and II was said that the divorce was
granted. Lewis large property was divided
at his death between his negro half brother
and sister, and was sold to some fifty diff
ferent persons. Now the wife, who re
sumed her maiden name after the divorce
was obtained, through Warren street law
firm, has informed the holders Of the pre-
perty formerly owned by Lewis that legal
proceedings may be ayerted by compromise
II is said to be her intention to prove her
divorce illegal.
A man who was found drowned in the
schuylkill, at Philadelphia, on Saturday
last, is supposed to have committed suicide
by leaping from GIrsrd avenue bridge or
one OF the railroad bridges. The further
suppositlon is that he dived headforemost
and stuck In the mud, from the fact that
his face and head were masked bv the oozy
deposit from the river bottom. The proba-
bility is that the body remained sticking
head downward for two weeks, until a pass
ing river steamer struck and liberated IT,
The drowned man was about forty years old,
dark complexioned, with brown moustache,
OF medium height and Weighing two hun
bred p unds. He was in his shirt sleeves
and wore diagonal vest and trousers and
long boote. a common iron key, pearl
handle penknife and a cotton handkerchief,
with the family decipherable name ''Stohl''
in one corner, completed the effects.
How few persons who read Dickens pen
pictures of real life do not consider them
overdrawn and wholly imaginary characters.
But have we not parallel cases at our doors
perhaps at our hearthstones? counter
part OF DIR. Beauvis, in Dickens "Tale of
Two Cities" is known TO exist within the
corporate limits of Cincinnati. The Gdzette
tells story Of the imprisonment of an aged
man In the cellar of a mansion on Mount
Lookout. The mansion is the residence Of
his son. The poor old father In some way
incurred the displessure of his daughter-in-
law, and for twenty years he has lived in
the dark, damp cellar, fed on scraps from
the servants table, when he is fortunate
enough to get anything to eat, with INSULT
cient clothing, no bed except an old mat
tress, with no pillow and scarcely any COW
ering, and in the midst of filth indescriNs-
BILE. Is 1t strange that he has lost sight and
reason and become blind imbeciles One
Involuntary asks oneself IL such things
can be in this day and generation in this
civilized land.
The Astounding Figures of ExtraVa-
gance.