Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-18
GENERAL NoFE>.

A woman ia Portland, Oregon, is suing /
her divorced husband for IS 600 damages |
for slleged breach Of promise OF marriage. |
A private letter from the Hon. Hannibal |
Hamlln, United States Minister to Spain,
dated Paris, October %, states that he aud |
his wife are 10 sail from Liverpool on the |
steamer Siberia November %, and expect to !
reach New York during the first week of |
December.
Twenty-six years ago, when James Bu-
chansn was elected President, Mrs Egle, Of |
Harrisburg, put bottle of wine aside in
her cellar and said it should not be opened !
until Pennsylvania had elected a Demo |
cratic Governor. Last Sunday the bottle |
was opened and drank with much enthusi-
asm.
The Memphis appeal utters a loud voice
in favor Of a reduction Of the size Of the
cotton bale, declaring the present bale to
he unnecessarily and inconveniently large.
The ApDeal states forclblythe disadvantages
of the present standard size bale to all par
ties concerned, and urges that reduction
OF IT'S size would result In greatly increased
economy and convenience to shippers.
An aged couple were married in Lowell,
Mass, on the 9th inst, the parties being
Leander Randall, of North Rochester, aged
"a, and Mrs Philena II. Landers, Of Acush-
net, aged 70 Il was the second marriage
OF the groom and the fourth Of the bride,
aud three generations Of the brides descend
ants were present In the persons Of her
four daughters, three granddaughter, two
grandsons and four great grandchildren.
The two Oldest granddaughter acted IS
| bridesmaids.
Mr.. Oliver Ames, Lieutenant Governor
elect of Massachusetts,, although now a
man Of great wealth, was trained to work,
and did work for years In his fathers shops
as a common journeyman shovel maker.
| The proficiency he attained as q mechanic
is shown by the fact that for several years
he alone made all the prize shOvels and
| other tools exhibited by the firm at fairs in
this and other countries. His example is
/ being followed by his son, now twenty
! years old, who daily works st the bench and
/ anvil.
| The sensible and practical minded SAM
targ Engineer prints an account of q newly
| invented drop curtain designed to prevent
| the spread OF fires in theatres, and is moved
| to this comment: "Complicsted machinery
/ for eXtingnshing fires is almost useless, for
/ the simple reason that after a time those
| having It in charge become careless, and
/ when wanted it won't work. AN ounce
| OF prevention is worth q pound Of cure
/ Better construct theatres, etc, so that fires
/ are almost impossible than to introduce
lot of notions which IN doy Of need are
| found useless"
Chunder Sen, the leader Of the Free Brah-
minis Of INDIAN almost Christian sect, OPP
posed to idolatrY and csste-is a man Of I'M
usual attachments. He is graceful orator.
both IN English and BeDgalese, and pro
| found scholar in the philosophy and sci
| ences Of Europe. He has Travelled much,
| having visited London and been presented
| to the Queen. Personally he is OF striking
| and handsome appearance, being more than
| six feet tall, and in the prime Of life. He is
very wealthy, and at his own expense main
| tains large church In Calcutta, and edits
| and publishes q paper called The Ne'0 Dis
| pe7lSatiON
The Washington monument is now so far
advanced as to warrant a consideration of
| plans for the proposed terrace at its base.
Mr.. Edward Clark, architect Of the capitol,
| has drawn two designs, one of which con-
| templates q single terrace 230sfeet square
with wide flights of steps, and the other q
double terrace. The four plaques designed
| By Mr.. Larkin Mead are provided with
| places on the four sides Of the terrace in
| both designs The original idea was to
| place these plaques on the monument Itself
| near the base, but objection is made that
/ they would destroy the design OF solid,
unbroken shaft.
October "a was the beginning Of the new
ye8r of Islam, in which the Mohsmmedan
Messiah Is expected to appear. Therefore
| there was much excitement at Constantine
| pls; the astrologers studied the heavens
with great eagerness, and the Sultan deigned
70 interest himself in their proceedings.
| Some mysterious parsonage sent him from
| Mecca a scmeter with characters craven
upOn IFS blade and two white doves. 1t is
difficult to discern the relation between the
| emblems of love and the symbol OF slaugh-
ter-uRless it signify that through the sword
! peace shall cCme. This would remind one
| of the famous phrase Of SQwarrOW after the
| Warsaw massacre.
Reports respecting an epidemic among
the salmon fisheries on the other side of the
Atlantic have appeared in the foreign prints
| from time to time during the last year, and
| the latest advices show that they have not
| been exaggerated. The salmon season is
now over on all the large rivers, with
| the exception of the Tweed, which remains
open during the current month. The
| angling on tbs Tay has been very poor this
| wear, and the prospect for the next season
| is disheartening, for not only is there a
scarcity OF salmon, but the disease has re-
appeared. On the North and South Esk and
| on the Earn the sport has been fair, although
many diseased salmon have been seen, and
none weighing over twenty-eight pounds
| have been killed.
Governor elect Butler, of Massachusetts,,
rises at O'Clock in the morning and takes
a walk through the beautiful grounds Of his
| Lowell home before breakfast. After that
| meal, with a little bouquet in his button
| hole and big one In his hand, he drives to
| the depot and INDUCES in his Irregular
morning excitement" namely, to see how
| near he can come to missing the train and
| yet not miss it; and to catch the rear steps
| OF the last car, just as 1t rushes by the end
| of the platform. seems to give him more
pleasure than a 81 900 retainer. During the
| day st his Office he Is usually In good
| kumor, but when something desperately
annoying occurs he is sure to exclaim that
such work never was seen before 'since
| Adam was boy"