Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-25

be the authors of their own sorrow, and
those who (perhaps quite incorrectly re-
gard themselves as the most degraded, are
lovingly invited to respond tn the Rev. 1.
B. c., No. u South Molten street. oxford
street. W. who will meet them al any
place in London, and at any hour that Is
consistent with his engagements. lie
viii not seek to know the name Of anyone
who applies to him and who may wish to
withhold it,"
NORTH CAROLINA has female Enoch
Arden. About ten years ago the wife OF
James Price, Of Goldsboro', tried to in
duce her husband 10 20 with her 10 Balti-
more to educate their children. He would
not. and she removed to Baltimore, taking
the children with her. They cOrresponded
awhile, Mr. Price living in the town OF
Clayton, alone. Not hearing from his
wife for seven or eight years, he married
a second wife about three months ago.
Last week wife No. l went to Clayton,
thinking she could induce her husband to
accompany her back to Baltimore, now
that she had accumulated some property.
She heard of his second marriage and did
not 90 to his house, but stopped with a
neighbOr. He went over to see her. and
scene followed. She told HIM she would
return to her home and leave him undis-
turbed. and she accordingly returned to
the Monumental City, Mr.. Price carrying
her yalise to the depot for her.
A MAGNIFICENT diamond, said to sur
pass the KohinOor in size and beauty, was
found in 1Ss0in a mine at Kimberly, South
Africa, owned by Mr.. Porter Rhodes, an
Englishman. It is now in Paris, await
ing the result Of a rivalry between two
milliOnaires who want to own 1t. Mr..
Rhodes made s.. 800 by exhibiting it, at 50
a sight. TO the miners and others where il
was found. gave the proceeds to the local
hospital, and took the gem home. The
Queen sent him an invitation to visit Us
borne and show her the diamond; he did
so. and also exhibited it to the Empress
Eugene. He considers that his diamond
as far surpasses the KOhinO0r in purity
as it does in weight, the Indian stone
weighing 1867 carats, the Cape diamond
about $50 carats. He said TO his inter-
viewer: II shall have at least fulfilled one
mission shall have convinced the world
that the Cape diamonds are as radiantly
pure and blue-white as the Dresden drop
and the BraganZa. Ishall thus upset one
popular delusion."
WE recorded recently the death
Of the ''fattest woman in the world" a
member and special curiosity of Nathan's
Cleveland Circus, who appears to have
been smothered in her bed. Miss COnley,
though the most enormous of her sex,
weighing as she did 497 pounds, fell far
short of-that prodigy of human bulk, tn e
famous Daniel Lambert, of London, who
died in 1909, during Stamford Fair, at the
age of 40. Lambert weighed no less than
y stone pounds. that is, I39 pounds, or
close upon half as much again as the
American lady. Daniel Lambert's coffin
with his body could not be brought down
the stairs Of the house in which he died,
and the wall at the sides Of the window
had to be broken away to provide an exit.
He was feet II inches in height, meas
ured 9 feet inches around the body, and
feet ] inch around the leg. He never
drank any beverage but water, and slept
less than eight hours per day. The
claimant" at his stOutest, weighed only
20 stone. or less than half the weight of
Daniel Lambert.
AN ENGLISH gentleman, in the Calves
ton Ne,rS. thus amusingly hits off one Of
the minor annoyances of travelling in the
West: "Fm much pleased" he says,
with the country, and very much enjoy
travelling in it, but do you know that your
railroad eating-hOuse system is very an
nOyingE just as a man sits down and
persuades himself into nap, a negro
per at Cattish:' You tell him yes, and
arouse yourself. You are, Of course, very
hungry, and every time the train stops
you expect to hear some one shout Cat
fish, twenty minutes for supper but the
train rolls on. After a while the negro
that aroused you comes along and you
say. "IIoW far is it to CatfshY Sab!
How far is it to Cattish:' Bout twenty
five miles. sah.' What made you arouse
me back yOnder?' Wanted to know
whuder yer wanted supper, so | could
telegraph ahead. Da only cooks what's or
dered, sab Twenty miles to hungry
man is a long distance, and you loll around
with a cigar awhile and finally drop of to
sleep. After a while awake and wait for
the train to get to the station. The negro
comes through again. How far is it to
Catfishy 'Sahr i asked you how far is
it to Catfishg' Yves dun passed dar,
sah.' why didn't YOU wake me$' Cause
yer got mad when | woke yer afO', sah.'"