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Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1883-12-18
Farming Lumber Z

Call on Us OF write for prices We kesp lars
stock and VIII do our best 70 please you In price
and quality Of material.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29
A Noted Sportsman Dead.

Neto York Special to tile Chicago NeloS.
George Bolton Alley, the son of leading
banker and member of the Stock EX-
change, but more widely known as the
original owner Of the famous trOtting
horse Dexter, died at his residence here
to-day of pneumonia, During nearly his
whole life Alley paid the keenest atten-
ton to sporting matters, and was looked
upon as one of the leading authorities on
the points and merits of the trotting horse
in America. About 1861 he purchased
Dexter for an almost nominal price, The
colt was wholly untricd, and had never
had a bit in his mouth. Under his new
owners careful training the horse de-
yelOped great powers of speed, and i'm his
first match, which was private one. he
won for Alley $4,000 as Il wager from a
prominent Philadelphia by trotting q
mile under 2:20. After keeping him for
many years Alley disposed of him for a
large sum, the story going that John Nor
rissey had sworn that the horse should
never win another race. Dexter subse-
quentlY passed into the hands of Robt. Bon
ner, in whose stables he now is. MIR. Alley
was also the owner of Dictator, Dexter's
whole brother, the sire of Jay-Eye-See
and many other fast trOtters, but he sold
him for small sum to Harrison Durkee,
whe recently disposed of him for $25, 900.
Besides these famous horses, Alley was
the ownr of many other trotters more less
well known, several of which are now in
his stables,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29
rHE RoMANcE oF A DUEL.
A Noble Hungarian Fortune Seeker
Leaves a Lovely Widow.

London Philadelphia Press Gable Disgdtch.
october 81.
The romance of the Hungarian duel
gives ii a peculiar zest for the gossip
lovers of Vienna and Pesth. Much SYM
pathy is felt for Lloma SchlOssberger, who,
though married both to DR.. Rosenberg and
Count Batthyany, is in singular posi-
ton, being neither maid, wife nor widow.
General contempt is expressed for
Schlossberger, who is a banker, vulgar
and purse-prOud, and who sacrificed love
to his ignOble ambition, and also for
Count Stefan Batthyany, who is now
shown to be a fortune hunter OF the IA
miliar type.
The Count held a small official appoint
ment in a remote Hungarian district.
While serving there he made the acquaint-
ance of a Christian lady belonging to a
wealthy family of the district, to whom
he was on the point of being married,
when he heard that SchlOssberger had a
marriageable daughter who might suit
his purposes better, being wealthier He
unhesitatingly deserted his fiance and
FASTENED to BadeE.
This naturally angered the relatives of
the lady to whom he was already affi-
anced. The Count received a challenge
from a male relative of the abandoned
girl, and DIR. Rosenberg demanded salts
Schlossberger. The Count refused to
fight. DR.. Rosenberg then threatened the
Count with the publication of his refusal
/ in the Pesth newspapers, but no notice
was taken of this communication.
A letter from the Doctor TO Count Bat
thyany, casting a slur on the latter's per-
sonal courage, was then published in the
Pesth NdpLO. Meanwhile the marriage
took place, and the young couple left for
Italy. The Counts friends communicated
with him, informing him OF what had oc-
Cured at Pesth. On Saturday last he re-
turned to fight the duel.
The first shots fired on either side had
no decisive result. The seconds then at
tempted in vain to effect reconciliation,
Count Batthyany, although wounded in
the shoulder, refusing to listen to them.
His adversary, likewise, wished the duel
to proceed. After the third shot the Count
fell. A bullet had pierced his left temple,
and death was instantaneous.
Count Stephen Batthyany is the eldest
son OF Count Sigismund Batthyany. who
has lived retired life in reduced circum-
stances. The family are greatly respected
in Hungary.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29

AatI >NSlsic conductor riyQS
Mr.. Abbey's ope- Ntioa Of tie 81, 900 j
an ingenious explain, e popularity sup.
posed 10 pay Patti. The S9e that Patti
according to Vianesi, is o with Furo.
has been accustomed ts make =. on the
pean managers, and is as follow ~S 81. 00C
night that Patti sings she receive Seees.
for her services if, after paying the I. Sse
sary expenses of the evening, $1,000. :
left in the treasury; if there are not $500,
she takes what there is, and If there is
more than $1,000 MaplesOn pockets the sur
plus. BY this arrangement MaplesOn is at
least certain not to lose anything by Patti,
while he has the immense advantage of
putting her name at the head Ofhis prOspec-
tus and selling a large number ofbOXes and
seats for the whole season upon the
strength of PATHS reputation. The sub
sGrlbers will not grOwl about a second
cIasS performance now and then if they
c cah near Patti once or twice a week. In
o.ueI words MaplesOn is PATHS business
aseht, furnishing opera house, chorus,
Orchestra, etc, for the chance of making
more IMAM the $1,000 which Patti appro-
PIRATES and the certain lustre which her
name sheds over the whole season.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29

Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars on this tram
daily between Jacksonville and Washington,
ID. C.
Passengers in Sleeping Cars for Savannah
are permitted to remain undisturbed until
O'Clock a. m.
Passengers leaving Macon at 500 d m con.
meet at Jesup with this train for Florida daily,
Passengers from Florida by this train &c
meet at Jesup with train arriving at Macon At
1:OO dally, making connection for points
West and Northwest.
Passengers for Brunswick via the East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad, take
this tram, arriving at brunswick at 5:85 a
IN daily. Leave brunswick 5 80 p m. ArFIY
Savannah 3:45 m.
Passengers from Savannah Tor Gainesville.
Cedar Keys and Florida Transit Road lexcepf
Fernandinal take this tram.
Passengers for the Florida Southern Rail.
read via jacksonville make close connection
at Palatka.
Passengers for Pensacola, Mobile, New
Orleans, Texas, and trans Mississippi points
make close connections at ChattahOochee
daily with trains of Pensacola and Atlantic
Railroad, arriving at Pensacola at 9:30 a. M,
Mobile at 500 p. m, New Orleans at 1926
p. N. hs
Connection at Savannah daily With hal5es-
tom and Savannah Railway for al points
North and East. 80 - 4
Connection at Savannah daily with Contra
Railroad for points West and Northwest.
Close connection at Jacksonville daily tSun-
days eXcepted) for Green Cove Sprmgs, St.
Augustine, Palatka. Enterprise, Sanford ana
all landings on st. Johns River.
Il. II w. passenger trains leave WaycrOss
for Brunswick ana for Albany at p m, from
passenger station of this com pany.
Through tickets sold and sleeping car berth
accommodations secured at Bren's Tieket
Office, No. q Bull street. and at the Comma
ny's Depot, foot of Liberty street. Tickets
also on sale at Leve & Alden's Tourist Ofices.
A restaurant has been opened in the sta
ton at Waycross. anG abu9dant time will be
allowed for meals by all passenger trains.
JAS. j.. TAYLOR,
Genl Pass. Agent
II. g. FLEMING. snperinte ndent
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29
THE CHINESE LANGUAGE.
An Amusing Blunder by a Clergyman in
His First Sermon in That Dialect
.Sb0nOh0i letter.


Shanghai Letter.
People generally have an idea that the
language is a unit, and having acquired
it, like French or German, one is mas
ter of Chinese. 1t is afallacy, the discOv-
cry of which is not usually made till one
lands in the Celestian Kingdom. Each
city has its peculiar dialect, and the liz
habitantS of two cities can no more under
stand each other than an italian can
Russian, unless the cities are very near
together. The characters, however, are
the same, and the ''mandarin," the Ian
guage used at court, is understood by the
highly educated everywhere, much the
same as Latin with civilized nations.
Some think it most convenient to acquire
the mandarin, and for those thrown only
in the higher walks of life this is eXpedi-
ent, but for merchants, teachers and
missionaries in general it is best to study
the dialect OF the place where one intends
to reside. In this way an intercourse
may be established with all classes of
people. 70 pick up a few current phrases
and expressions in ordinary life is very
simple, but the real mastering of the lam
guage requires years of patient toll. One
popularity which does not occur in any
other language is the effect of the differ
ent tones employed. Two words may be
RomaniZed or spelled according to our
sounds in exactly the same way, but a
high nasal in one case and deep cultural
in the other gives totally different mean
ing. This is difficulty that is hard to
overcome. A clergyman delivering his
first Chinese sermon was very much an
nOyed at a blunder he made in the word
heaven, ten, which, without the use of the
nasal, denotes field. He spoke to them at
length of the lives Christians should lead,
and informed them as a reward for this
proper conduct they would go to ten when
they died.
''Humph!' said one old man in the
front seat, ''we can do that any day."
This gentleman now speaks so perfectly
that the natives can not distinguish him
from Chinaman in the dark. 1t has be-
come second nature to another and he
thinks in Chinese. They seem to expert
ence quite as much difficulty in learning
English, and there are few of them who
attempt to go beyond a smattering of
ssDipoOnr
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29
The Newfoundland Seal Fishery.

steamers are now used almost entirely
in the Newfoundland seal fishery. For
merly only sailing vessels were employed
but out of nearly 400 such vessels, vary
ing from 100 to $50 tons burden, and gen
orally Of brig or brigantine rig, there are
not twenty now remaining in this service.
These were built very strong, to resist the
pressure Of the ice surrounding them
when at their work, being full timbered,
sheathed and with hold beams passed
through the vessel, the bow being secured
with iron. They were not, however, so
strong as the present steamers, which are
from 300 to 600 tons, and from 80 to $50
horse power. These have from six to
eight feet solid dead wood in the bows,
and thick sides double planked, the
outer planking being either of ''green
heart or Greenwood" They carry on
their expedition immense crews, and on
the 10000 hands employed in this hazard
Gus occupation of seal capturing the
Observation-Disclosures pride themselves, as a
body of men that are not to be matched
for bodily strength, daring and endur-
ance. The average capture of seals is
from 100000 to 100000, but as many as
100000 have been taken in single season.
Most profit can be made by allowing the
seals to attain maturity. The young seal
loses its white fur in three weeks, and
the killing of the young animals under
Inls age IS pfOnlDlteu. IL is the adult
skin and the fat which have the highest
commercial value; and it is forbidden to
bring in the produce if the skin and
fat are under 30 lbs. in weight. When
the young s0als are eight or ten days
old, the pelt will weigh only from II lbs.
to II lbs; but growth increases at
the rate Of lbs. a day, so that at the end
of p days the pelt will have attained to
from 40 lbs. to 40 lbs. The young seals are
thus in their best condition at the begin
ming of April, or at the time when they
take to the water. The animals when
killed on the ice are cut open and the
skin, with its layer of fat, is stripped off,
the fat being next separated from the skin
by the knife, This fat is cut up and put
into steam watts and the oil steamed out.
The skins are sailed in bulk and when
cured are shipped to England. The whole
of them go to England and are then made
into leather The skins are thick enough
to be split into two and often into three
layers, The tanning and production of
the leather Is done entirely in England,
nearly all the patent leather there, and
certainly the best of it, being produced
from the Newfoundland seal skins.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29
The Best Recipe for a Long Life

AprOpOs of Sir Moses MOntefiOre, whose
approaching entry on his hundredth year
is a subject of such general cOngratula-
ton, what is the best recipe for II very
long supposing man to consider it
an object worth attainingE Milton laid
stress on ''the rule of not too muc b, !"
which is no doubt an excellent one, but
vague in its application. Moreover, Mil
ton followed his own advice, and yet
failed 30 live GO years. FOntenelle. whose
life embraced almost exactly Il century
9th of February, 1861. to 9th of January,
1751 5. was formally asked his opinion on
this weighty question, and replied that he
ascFibed his length of days to two maXims
he had laid down for himself and
rightly adhered tO-the first, Everybody
is right" the second. everything is
possible" The late Canon BeadOn was
less contentious, and would laughingly
explain that he had reached 100 sim
ply by never wearing an OvercOat. 1t
was either be or another centenarian who
said he had never eaten cold meat, but
always hot. and thus saved his digestion
from premature exhaustion owing to
double work. 1t is related Of Lord Mans
held that whenever hale and hearty old
man gave evidence before him, he would
question the witness in friendly way as
to his habits, with the result that he
found every one TO be an early riser. The
topers are said 10 have been as numerous
As the Water-dFinkeFs. which is probable
enough, the latter being an extremely
limited section of the English people in
the eighteenth century.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29

$3.50 m Lv Macon. .Lv 700 pm 8:l5 a m
1855 m Ar Atlanta. Ar ll:l5 p m 200 m
No. IS. From Fort Vallev. No. si.
1886 m Lv Fort Valley - Lv I:05 "a
900 p m AR. :. Perry AR IL :55 a "a
Nos. From Atlanta. No 81. 40 Sc
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29

star Of England lBrl. Wade, GreenOck. sid
uctZI.
Annie Bngay .Brl, Walker, Fleetwood. sid
sent Dr.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29
Babies and DoSgies


There is nothing in great city like
this more soul enhancing than to see a
large lady carry a small dog. Poor child
rem can't be taken to ride, but FidO can :;
starving babies can't get anything to eat,
but FidO has a nibble at wOOdcock every
day. 4 dog is worth so much more than
child that he must be petted in the
parlor. while the shriveled beggar is sent
away from the basement door without a
crust. This is civilization of the most
refined Order-yes, this is pure and I'M
adulterated religion. You see, the child
will have a chance in the next world, and
So the sooner he gets there the better.
There will be no poverty in heaven, and it
is really a kindness to help him starve
and SO hurry him along on the road to
glory. But the dog. the dear pug dog. the
darling, curly-haired little pet, doesn't
have any heaven to look forward to, al
though it is evident that he ought to
have, and for that reason he should be
treated with every possible consideration
in this. his only life. The dog star reigns.
Besides, the pug has such a charming
way of stealing into our affections and of
! rOusing all the best elements in a wO-
mans nature. Next to gilt-edged
PRAYER book and the consultations of re-
ligiOn comes the pug, undoubtedly. Some
times the pug even takes precedence of
the other two, but this is confessed to be
rather sinful. Wicked men in the COM
munity, known as ''pickups," make use of
this tender tie between a dog and a WO-
man, and thus earn an honest living.
They pick up the dog and then lie in wait
for the reward, and repeat the operation
until the father Of the household expresses
his opinion in a very emphatic and 4
somewhat prOfane and naughty manner.
said a very genJlemanly dealer in ca
mines: "The ladies rs owns dogs take on
awful when they are lost. They 20 crazy.
They can't eat, and make it red hot for
every one. The servant girl gets discharg-
ed, and there is more bOO-hOOing going on
than at first-class funeral" Such
things are very sad. TO lose a pug is an
atilictiOn indeed, but the little children
who get lost. or who have been worse
than lost ever since they We're born-well,
who can think about johnny or Kate
while that dear, sweet, beautiful pug is
out in the cold and has no blanket to
cover his shivering carcass? Religion is
beautiful. buta real black aud tan is in
cOmparably superior.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29
STRANGE COMPREHENSIVE.
4 Cat Which Pets a Goldfish and
Feeds it with Flies.

PhikGdelphiG TiHle.
William Brinkerhoff, of this city, is the
owner of an aquarium. At one time it
was well stocked with goldfish, which,
however, through the neglect of a careless
servant, became reduced to single sur
yivor. This one has been the object Of
the most jealous care on the part of Mr..
BrinkerhOh, who objected strenuOusly to
the introduction into his household in
July last of Il large Maltese cat, the pet
of his youngest daughter. The child,
however, 9verruled her fathers Objec-
ti0ns and secured berth for her pet,
promising to guard the goldfish from its
attentions.
That she had not kept this engagement
was to-day proved to her father as he
entered the little parlor of his residence
and found the cat its sole occupant save
the goldfish in the globe, for which
grimalkin was evidently preparing to
make fishing excursion. For this pur-
pose, apparently, it leaped upon chair
at the side of the glass. The fish showed
signs of consciousness of the cats APP
proach, but no fear. On the contrary, it
rubbed its nose against the glass and
splashed its tail in the water as if to
attract the eats attention. The goldfish
came to the surface blowing in manner
which Mr.. BrinkerhOff characteriZes as
impatient. Upon this the cat, raising
itself on the edge of the bowl, reached
over paw. The goldfish swan gently
directly under it, when the cat softly
stroked it's back, purringmeanwhile with
great cOntentment.
The fish, however, seemed still unsatis-
fed, and darling away from its strange
companion, swan rapidly about the
bowl, and then sought bottom. The cat
remained in its position as if puzzled.
Shortly afterward the fish came to the
surface again and snapped at a fly which
was crossing the water, and rested after
having done so on the edge of the bowl.
The cat, seeming to appreciate the situa-
ton, with a single, swift movement caught
the fly and dropped it into the mouth of
its finny friend. The latter then sub
mitted cOntentedly to the back-scratching
endearmcnt which it had before resented.
Mr.. BrinkerhOtf ascertained from his lit
tie girl that the strange cOmpanionship
had existed for some weeks, but she had
feared to tell of it, as her negligence had
allowed its formation.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29

Per -rramcr Mary Fisher. from COhen's BlufT
-fu0 Is Garnet. wife. child and svt. Ches-
uat. >oweil, ID !. s0well, Geo NJ Williams.
DO Conway. Fiukler. VIM Pope, = Ill Col
Iu. O. ID White. Miss l. \ Bird. Mr. " Il
Iavtou. Miss Mamie Manner. J \ Floyd. \ J
Elogt. ben Martin. Master Ben Martin, and
% deck.
Per teamship Nacoochee, for New York
Wi- Jo-eu-. Miss VI C0senS. Capt Julian
M.er-C Wall. Mr. ami Mrs 4 Moore. NJ +
NrJfuhau. Mr. Bernhard, ) + Ferguson. Il Z
Harrison.
Per steamer David CLARK. from Brunswick
-1lr- EH-lild. and deck.
Per steamer Katie. from Grinin's Landing
Lewis and wife, } F Berry and wife J II
Pope. D Cd 4 Enecks and wife. } \ All, Mrs
ldl u8-her 4 + Porter, J NJ Powell. Il {
Williams. j l. Edenfield. l. Bazemore. " {
lau--ef. J i Solomons. Mrs Fishburne " /
Mathews ir. DIR l. Mills, NJ 4 Wells. Il II
Branuan ir. W u Brassell, z Register, \
1i-ou. J. d Grower. Mrs Bolton, Mrs ENley
aud children. J V Morrison, and y deck.
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--------7TTI NIc0UOUtt. Wv Ok
-~-F.u Desz0ug. Boston.

,... ,..rs.. Oct CARVED. schr Carrie ;
N- River. Brunswick, Ga. via Hampton
h -ehr- Lizzie Florence, Endicott. II
.-.rs. Florence n Lillian, smith. Jack
s'a i,-i.,. oct 9-sailed. ship Vanguard, Port
Point. g. b. Oct 2i-Passed. steamer
. Er. Montreal via sydney. for Savan-
.---sr. oct l0-Took pilot, Arndt, Bjerge,
--ll. flr savannah.
',-,.r-. oct lJ-Eutered out. steamship
rtH- Br Hin. Tvbee.
AT.--fefart. oct Iz-Sailed. Harald, Anderson,
Vincent. e. 3. Oct f-Cleared, bark Carl
~. u.feIr johnson. savannah.
r-issllar,. oct 26-G feared and sailed. schI
49, BRADSHAW. Van Glider. Savannah
Hu Mas. Oct anchored Off, schr
r.-l4tauua from Portland. Me. for jackson
En-. .rl.I a aut the gale in safety.
Unaware Ereakwater. Oct 26-Sailed, schrs
r.--.fs Ferguson, from Jacksonville for New
M. Mari & Hood, S0mers. from Philadel-
-..Ir far savannah.
tr.'rIFrd. Oct 22-Sailed. schr Lackawanna,
...--lI. jacksonville
NevN urs. oct 2s-Arrived. strs Manhattan
w.-r Point; RapidaH, Newport News; WAN
.-. Richmond
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-29
The Source Of LOngfelIOw's Last Inspi-
ration,
II H. RjsLOU


san Bias is hardly more than an extern
siye matched village. On the bluff beside
ii exist the ruins of an ancient, substan-
tial san Bias shaken to pieces by an earth
quake. Some old bronze bells from its
church have been brought down and set
ND on some rude wooden trestles on the
ground in front of the poor chapel, with
out a belfry, which now fills the ecclesias-
t,cal needs Of the place, This arrange
mo, t is sometimes referred to as Ia TORE
he san BldS-the steepie OF San Bias. My
siiSbt sketch Of these bells made on fly
Loot ~ nv notebook in the first instance
came IA h,,ve an importance far beyond
its own merits. l have the qualification
Of Knowing that it proved to be the source
Of nothing less than the last inspiration
of Longfeilow. The great and good poet S?t
died on the oath IF March, 1889. In his
portfolio was founG his final work, "ihe
Bells of san Bias, dRted March 10, which
'terward appeared in the Atdnttc
"a thIB. His memorandum book con-
-toh a reference. as a suggestion for a
1aIneo the number and page Of HdTpef
P,Vyenl' 10 u the same month i'll which the
- -I,,9o1the published.