Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-06

If s5s5 adult males, from 3 to so, OF the popu-,
lation Of Great Britain and Ireland; arL ARA, n.y. ~
according to the place OF birth. IN Helsn' VIC
scotch stand first 6S 81 inches; the irish seS
ond 81 90 inches: the English thlfu. o. 90
inches and the Welsh last, 5000 lnchsS. IL
weight the Scotch are first, l0o.S po,u,uts ~
Welsh second. 1888 pounos. the ~ Isl a. -
l55 pounds, and the Irish last, lS4.I pounUs'
A NOVEL. Russian boat. says the GlObe-De1a-
ocrqf. is a peculiar form Of boat similar IN
some respects to the eatamaran' II CONSISTS
of two independent hulls. in the centre OF each
Of winch i an oDening in which the Traveller
fhrusts his feet. When standing ne piOpei9
himself bv the aid of a long wO-0ladeu pan-
die and regulates the distance between the
two boats by manipulating the ropes when
lead from each bow to the middle OF the pau
die When tired he brings the boats alongslue
another, places the cross oarS ii IN.
elevates his umbrella Tor san, anu mus
skins swiftly over the water
ASTRONOMERS say that during the present
month we will enjoy the first of a series OF
the most charming pictures ever painted on
the celestial canvas-that Of Venus and the
young moon in conjunction. 1t TOOK place
on the Sd. On the 18th the moon pays - 80 L.
spects to Neptune, then to saturn, y. tn9 ~
through the whole circuit OF planets until II
swings round again to Venus. uranus, M ~
and Jupiter are morning stars curing we
month. though 1t will he the last tihle the la
ter planet VIII play tins part LOT IiontH9 ny
curry.
THE Vienna TagBlatt publishes an account
of some highly convivial proceedings at st.
Petersburg. in which the Emperor AleNan-
der and the new French Ambassador took
part. The Car drank to ''the welfare OF the
French nation. which Is sincerely ana lntl-
mately connected with u.s.; ana Nj; JauIta'
in his turn. proposed, first, The health OF the
Imperial Family" and afterward, Ihe Rus
sian people, the natural allies OF France.
While the toast in honor of France was 6elng
drunk. the company stood up. ana the Mar
sellaise" In which such severe things are SAID
and sung against "tYrants," was played Dy
the court band.
FOLLOWING the celebrated practice OF the
Caliph Haroun Al Raschid, the BurgomasteT
of Brussels has lately determined to see Tor
himself how the streets of the city under his
government are guarded by night. Accord
ingly, without giving notice OF his intention,
this Jealous chief magistrate OF the belgian
capital spent recently an entire night, extend
| ing from 10 o'clock in the evening TILL IN the
morning. IN perambulating every police OIL
GERS beat, besides visiting in the same uneX-
pected fashion the various police 0hces ana
commissariats. 1t is satisfactory to learn that
! NJ Bulls found nothing to complain OF beyond
an occasional trifling neglect OF duty.
These who eat goose may enjoy the follow
! ing from the Cleveland Leader: "A German
woman was sitting on a low chair, with a
goose between her knees. In one hand she
| held the neck of the fowl, while with the oth
| er she was dropping kernels of corn into Its
mouth, what are you dOlngy' asked. Max
| ing fat was the reply. How do you 90 II!
! Il drop in the corn until the gooses meek Is
| full, and then he goes away ana gets Iat.' olt
| then took the bird and placed it in coop. II
was so fun 1t could hardly walk. 1t seems to
me that is cruelty to animals. The woman
! told me that she could fatten goose IN two
| weeks. and sell it for 81 80; so you see, II
| pays"
A STONE in the graveyard adjoining the old
! Concord school house above Washington lane
| Germantown. Pa, bears the following in
| scription: SIN memory of Adam Shisler, who
| departed this life December the 22d, III, aged
/ 1853 years" 1t is easier to read the lnscrlp-
! ton than to believe that Mr.. Shisler lived tC
/ the age ascribed to him. The explanation Is
| that the stOnecutter made mistake IN marx
| ing the stone, giving the mans age as 10 IN
| stead of 60, which it really was. To correct
| this the ''9i was filed with cement ana an
other figure cut after the &C.. But Tune ano
| frost loosened the cement, and now the once
obliterated figure appears as distinct as ths
/ others.
THE Archbishop OF Canterbury lately
| preached a sermon which has excited great
attention, and IN some quarters surprise. He
dwelt in trenchant language on the want o.
sympathy between classes, and openly as
| serted his dread of what would be the result
| the indifference of the higher. 1t appear!
/ that his language had special reference TO the
| Indifference shown to the state of the pool
| around them by the rich city people who go VI
| to London to business from points within a IA
| dius of thirty miles of the metropolis, anC
| show not the slightest interest in the affairs
| of the parishes in which they live. Clergy
men holding livings in such places give ample
! confirmation to the primates words.
THE following is an extract from letter
from one of the crew of the ship Samoa, post
| ed at st. Helena on October %; "When We
reached AMER what a sight met our eyes
AMER all gone; not one living soul left; the
land on both sides as white as snow, covered
with ashes: trees all dead-a fearful sight
| We were ordered to stop and heave TO by
| Dutch man -of-war. \ small boat came to III
! and kindly took our letters. For two day;
! after passing AMER we plowed through
! masses of dead bodies, hundreds and hun
| dreds striking the ship on both sides; groups
of 50 to 100 all packed together, most Of then
| naked. ana such an Odor! 1t was awful! W.
also passed bedding, chests and a number o
| white bodies, all dressed like sailors, will
| sheath knives on them. For IL days we wen
| through fields of pumice stone. have guam
tity of it on board. We had a pleasant pas
sage around the Cape of Good Hope; no gales
| in fact. not wind enough. hope you will see
us home the first week in December