Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-12
ITEMS OF interest.


10 be found in the veins Of the suaye and
polite .gond0liers. the picturesqueness
If Venice IS being gradually destroyed by
steam and civilization"
4 WAsHINGIoN PREACHER, who is
suing for divorce from his wife on the
ground Of III treatment. says that she
knocked him down with chair, pounded
him with a hickory cane. and hit him with
a heavy water pitcher.
\ NEW American beauty. Miss Wins
low by name. has appeared at Hamburg.
Whether she is more or less beautiful than
her predecessors it matters not. 1t is
enough that she is attracting the admir-
ing attentions Of the Prince Of Wales.
ONE Of the worst evils connected with
drinking in this country arises from the
fact that many brewers are the owners Of
chattel mortgages on saloons, which, be-
ing thus tied" are compelled to sell
whatever compound may be delivered 10
them for ale or beer.
HORACE GREELEY has been dead eleven
years, but he is not yet forgotten. A
touching tribute was paid by his neigh
bOrs 10 the memory Of the great editor on
Saturday last. when they refused to bid
against his Youngest daughter for the
purchase Of his farm at Chappaqua.
Mr.. FREEMAN, the historian, has been
told that in acting in his capacity as a
judicial critic it might have been well for
hin. to inform Americans that there are
some significant facts in favor Of the doc
trine that the modern Greeks are children
OF SclayOnic and Albanian immigrants.
THE roundup" Of cattle on our Far
Western plains, at which owners select
their own cattle and their calves by dis
tinguishing the brands on the old ones, is
"a custom also in Scotland, whore it is
called a ''tinchei," !. e, gradually di-
minishing circle. and on the DeyonshTe
mOOrs il is called the ''mOondrift.' be-
cause it occurs after harvest.
LOUISIANA boys take young hooking
birds just before they can fly and sell
them 70 New Orleans CreOles for ten or
fifteen cents apiece. The Creoles sell
them 10 German or Italian retail dealers
for fifty cents, and the dealers. mainly
peGdlers. receive 50 and 81 for them in the
North. The peddlcrs say that rich people
do not buy birds; they prefer dogs.
AMERICAN tomatoes are being shipped
i'm large quantities to London clubs. As
they are remedy for biliousness it is to
be hoped that English club men viii
enlov peaceful tempers. Salvation is
sometimes the result Of OveTeating tOma-
toes. Fried slices Of the fruit are delicious
with "A beefsteak, and the steaks with
which they are most friendly are from the
rib.
IL defending himself against the soul
lions Of defamation, as he calls them, who
had criticised his liberal exercise OF the
hardening power. Ex-Governor Blackburn.
Of Kentucky. said that when he entered
office he found the state penitentiary a
miserable hole Of filth. lit place for dis
ease. pestilence and death. They were,
he said. over 300 miserable human beings
immured two and two in cells 3 feet 9
inches wide, feet inches high, and
feet : inches long.
IL an interview in 1t. Louis on Tuesday
Congressman Holman, Of Indiana, said in
regard to the Speakership Of the next
House: The Democratic members Of
Congress. 50 far as / am informed, have
not reached a conclusion, and l think
they will not do 50 until they have con-
ference together on the subject, as ma
iOritv are new members. The Democracy
Of Indiana are for a tariff for revenue,
and the Indiana Democratic delegation in
Congress undoubtedly represent the senti-
ment.'
TUESDAY LAST was the eightieth birth
dav Of the widow Of the late President
Polk and very many citizens Of Nash
Vile. Tenn, gladly awaited themselves Of
the opportunity TO call upon and cOngrat-
ulate her, taking her much by surprise,
she not being aware, as she SAID. that any
one knew or thought Of her birthday.
She entertained all who called, notwith-
standing the natural feebleness Of her adj
vanced years. The Nashville american
saws that she is exceedingly cheerful and
bright. and is the highest type OF Chris
tian woman.
AT the bathing house on the beach Of
the island in Toronto Bay the spectacle Of
a young woman in bathing attire causes
the masculine bathers to form a double
line for the purpose Of observation. The
Toronto paper which mentions this GUS
tom tells of a young lady who, caught in
the water by sight-seers, refused to come
out, and wept because the bad men would
not 90 away. Finally they saw they
were giving pain and skulked away. The
Young lady then made a desperate dash
for the bathing house, which she reached
in safety. All this sounds very queer at
this distance to people familiar with the
reckless antics Of beauty in the ocean
surf.
AT GAUDALAJABA. says veraciOus
Mexican paper, there lives a man having
a scaly skin exactly like that of viper,
even to the green color. He has, besides,
the viper habit Of changing or shedding
his skin every year. The skin comes off
i'm single piece, and not as might be
supposed in parts. On the mans head
their is not a single hair. a sister OF this
man. who died some time ago, manifested
the same phenomenon. and towards the
close Of her life began slowly to grow blind
owing to the viper's SKIN encrOaching on
the ewes to such AN extent that she could
only see through a narrow aperture at
each eve. The same thing is now hap
pening to the brother. He can scarcely
see anv object, and the head presents the
Tepulsiye aspect Of viper. In Cuautia
these unhappy beings have been known
as the sviper man and woman" and the
phenomenon is attributed TO the fact that
their mother ate an excess Of Viper's meat
10 cure a disease Of the blood. In Cuba
il is a common practice for people 10 eat
viper's flesh as a remedy for blood dis
eases.
APARIs correspondent tells this story
of a noted lady killer: He was caught in
a shower away from home, and took
refuge under an open porte cOchere. 1t |
rained in torrents, and he was beginning
to think he should have to stay in his /
shelter all night, when at a first floor /
window over the way he spied a lovely /
female face, and 1t was looking straight /
at him and seemed to smile. He was con- |
graduating himself on this fact, when a |
servant in plain clothes crossed the street |
and offered him an umbrella, with |
madame,s compliments. Common polite /
ness. which forbade him to refuse the
umbrella, .exacted that he should bring it
back the next day, which he did, dressed
in his best and with his most agreeable
manner. He rang the bell and was adj
mitted to the lady's presence. "Ahw
said she, "you are the gentleman who was
under the porte cOchere opposite during
the storm Of yesterday" 1t was /, Ma
dame, and if a hearts, With a smile
she interrupted HIM. evidently You
have not understood why ! sent you the
He said be did not, unless il
was to procure him the ineffable pleasure
Of bringing il back. 'Nothing of the kind,
sir; it was simply because l was expect
ing a visit which your obstinate examina-
ton Of my windows might have prevent
ed. Good morning. -