Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-03

two or three Southern States than almost
any other Republican who could be nomi-
mated"
THE BIRTHPLACE of George Washing
ton is at the inner side of peninsula
having for its water boundary MattOx
creek, the Potomac river and Pope's
creek. The house in which Washington
was born stood on a projection which is
now called Burnt House Point. 4 road
leads down to Bridge creek landing, lit
tie less than two miles distant, where, 1t
is probable. a steamboat wharf will be
built. in order that the spot may be more
easily accessible.
THIS STORY comes from kisseng gen,
apropos of Bismarck: ''One young lady,
perhaps in danger of being outdone in the
rivalry of the other fair applicants for the
honor of an introduction to the Chancel-
lor, on the occasion of his being present
in the best of moods at subscription
ball in the Casino, 'innOcently asked the
great man to fasten her bracelet for her.
The chronicler of this ingenious lnnoYa-
ton in etiquette does not stop to assure
his readers of the success OF the ruse.|
THE London Globe says, with rather
bitter sarcasm: The French scientific
mission, appointed to inquire into the
origin of CHOLERA, arrived at Alexandria
Yesterday. 1t goes without saying that
the mission-being, of course, purely
scientific and unpolitical-will not have
the smallest difficulty in tracing the
disease to the English occupation. When
they have returned, ii is possible that
they NAV inquire into the origin of cpl
demic typhoid in Paris-but not probable
SOME road agents who recently ''held
up a coach in Montana, ranged the pas
sengers in line with hands up and relieved
them of all their Valuables. They then
passed a bottle of whisky and box of
cigars. compelling each one to take
drink and smoke. One of the unfOrtunates
had never smoked a cigar in his life, but
under the persuasive and urgent invita-
ton of the gentlemanly robbers he lit his
first cigar. and possibly the pleasure he
will derive in the future from smoking
will compensate for the loss he sustained
THE MANIA for building houses IN Lon
don, which resulted in 80 per cent. more
new buildings in 1881 than in 1871, has
not abated. Novel building schemes of
many sorts have easily attracted capital.
Noel Park. in North London, Is project
of the Artisans, LabOrers' and General
Dwellings Company. This company is
the Shaftesbury and Queens Parks, COM
prising $500 houses in all, and now pur-
poses to put up $500 houses on 100 acres.
arranged in the form of park, eight acres
being left unencumbered as a recreation
ground.
AN AMUSING NCIDENT recently took
place at Chalons-sur-Marn where me-
nagerie had arrived. The lion tanner was
struck by bright idea, and got up rattle
for a lion whelp. This new kind of lottery
attracted a great many idlers, all anxious
to win, and yet frightened at the notion.
A bankers clerk won the young lion, and
turned dreadfully pale. His wife was
present, and screamed and cried so ener-
getically at the notion of the invasion of
this new inmate into her mendge, that the
Colonel of the regiment now at Ghalons
bought the animal for 200 francs, to the
great delight of the clerk and his wife.
The ORANGE CROP in California this
year is said to be the largest ever known
in that State, Notwithstanding the fact
that many trees were damaged by the
February frOsts. The lime crop, on the
contrary, is much smaller than usual.
Heretofore not many oranges have been
exported from California. They are liked
we'll enough for their sweetness and flavor
to have been consumed almost wholly
within the State up to the present time.
They are preferred, as a rule, to any
except FlOridas, and very few Florldas
have reached the Golden State. In time,
however, with the orange crops increasing
as they have been doing, California will
have to seek a market in the Eastern
States for her surplus.
a humming bird flew into room occu-
pied by Mrs. Russell in an old ladies'
home at Norwich, Conn. She caught it
and kept it IN captivity for several hours.
In flying about the room 1t brushed its
head against the whitewashed wall. Two
DAYS later it returned of its own accord.
The old lady identified it by the white
washed feathers on its head. She put 1t In
cage. and has caught three others. They
have become so tame that they perch on
her head and sip sweetened water from a
cup which she holds. 1t is seldom that a
hummng bird not in captivity is seen at
rest. They resemble fuzzy balls, bobbing
! from blossom to blossom in the Shrubbery,
and bear only faint resemblance to any
thing else belonging to the bird tribe.
/ A SORT of counterfeit Maid of the Mist
/ is to be sent through the whirlpool rapids
at Niagara Falls on or about the 9th of
I the present month. She will be a two
deck. side-wheel steamboat, IS feet long
on deck and 1615 feet wide, and made to
/ closely resemble the craft that carried De-
/ WittCllntOn McMurtyand two companions
through the rapids many years ago. 1t is
announced that the money for the expert
ment is furnished by company OF resi-
dents at Niagara rails, and that the show
will be free to as many persons as can get
within seeing distance of the rapids.
/ Speaking of his experience In the rapids,
McMurty said recently: "On the start |
had no fear, but the sensation after we
! cot in the rapids was so fearful that
would have given worlds to get ashore
He said that the distance from the point
of departure to the wharf below the rapids
/ is five miles, and that the Maid Of the Mist
passed over it in "a minutes. Fearful
travelling he added, Through current
that is sixty feet higher in mid-stream
than at the rOck-bOund Sides"
"a FRENCH medical journal has been
amusing ITSELF" says the London Graphic,
''bv prescribing for the ailments of illus
trious people who have been long dead;
| but who, according to this authority,
/ ought not to have died as early as they
did. 1t seems that MOliere could have
/ been saved by a few grains of caffeine,
Racine's neurOsis would have yielded to
/ bromide of potassium; while any modern
/ doctor could have cured Napoleon of his
/ biliousness, and altered the course of his
/ tory by making the Great Emperor live to
/ a green old age. All this brings such
/ satisfactory evidence as to the progress of
| science that our descendants may Won
/ der how Gambetta was allowed to die in
/ the prime of life, and why the most eX-
/ pert physicians of a knowing age have
found it so difficult to understand the
/ Comte de ChambOrd's illness. Might 1t
e asked, in this connection, whether a
! prescription is not needed for some of the
| bulletins which are issued when eminent
persons fall i'll? We might suggest few
more scruples of truthfulness. The bulle-
! tins published up 10 the very eve of Gam
betta's death were intended to mislead;
and one of the COmte de Chambord's doc
tors lately told a newspaper cOrrespOn-
dent that he did not feel bound to let the
public know what he really thought"
BRIGHT BITS.
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