Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-08
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

SUNDAY LAST was the anniversary OF the
coronation Of Napoleon l.. the battle of Aus
terlitz. the corp 4 etat Of Louis Napoleon, and
the hanging of John Brown. The latter event
was p years ago.
THE LONDON Times obituary notice of Ser
reant Simon, NJ. p. was followed by the an
nouncement in the evening papers that the
eminent Hebrew lawyer was better. This =
the sort of thing the once leading journal
does nowadays.
THE London General Omnibus Company
who have given a fair trial to the experiment
OF using Belgian horses, have given it up. 1t
has been ascertained that the serviceable life
or Belgian horse costing $500 does not aver
age more than SIX years; while British horse
costing on an average no mOre) VIII last Gou-
BILE the time. When the Belgian horse is used
up, the company can only get $40 or $50 for
him. The British horse under similar condi-
tions viii realize Si5.
THE New Orleans Cotton Exposition will
ask the Mississippi Legislature to appropri-
ate S50. GOO to help carry on the show. and the
Vicksburg Post gives one reason why the
state should not give the money. 1t is that
Mississippi is already rich in cotton and com
paratively poor in most other products, and II
the states money is to he given to encourage
ANYTHING 1t should be given to the encourage
ment of diversified industries which are the
indispensable factors in building up rich and
powerful states.
THE Inter Oeean Of November 26 said: "Just
80 years ago to-day the first Chicago neWspa-
| per was issued. One hundred and forty seven
copies were worked off, the editor being also
printer and publisher. all combined. Mr.. John
| Calhoun was then the embodiment OF the art
of printing in all its ramifications, so far as
| this town was concerned. To-day there are
more than 1000 cOmpositors in the city whose
/ entire time is devoted to composition. That
| one newspaper, the Democrat, has developed
/ by natural process Of evolution into 215 reg
/ ular publications, dailies, weeklies and ALL"
! Of Tuesday last a laughable trespass suit
was commenced in Genesee, \. Y. Two
wealthy and highly respectable widows were
/ engaged in a dispute over q line fence, and
while the plaintiffs wOrkmen were making a
/ hole for a line fence post the defendant came
/ and put her feet in the hole to prevent them
1 from working. being very careful TO keep her
4 body on her own premises 50 as TO commit no
! treSpaes. The plaintiff then came. and. in
/ passing By, kicked her in the back. This
| finally developed INTO q row that was only
] ended by the intercession Of the workmen.
! No decision has yet been rendered as to who
/ was the offender.
| A NEW employment has been found fol-
working girls in New York. In one of the
/ leading millinery establishments a number OF
remarkably pretty young girls are kept in an
/ ante-rOom, ostensiby employed to sew. They
/ represent a wide variety in complexion and
I
! in deciding between bonnets the willy clerk
/ calls in one Of these girls and says Here is a
| head and face quite like yours, and | can show
/ you the effect this hat would have on you
/ OF course. on beauty's top the piece of mil
/ linery is bewitching, and gratified vanity
1 quickly completes the sale.
! IT is a New Hampshire genius who is cred.
/ tied with using an auger proiitably at a bal
game. Hundreds Of boys found the view from
an adjacent free hill shut OFF by a tight fence
! There was a wild search for cracks, but the
/ assures had beer carefully battened. To
/ whttle a peep hole would have been an hour
/ job. Then the Yankee drew an auger anC
\ quickly bored through. An eager throng
/ pressed upon him with beseeching request
/ for loan of the tool. Il wouldn't have thit
| auger dulled for anything he said; ''but IL
Just as soon bore few holes, though I've 90
to tax you five cents per bore. Hand over
| nickel and I'll punch the board. First come
| first served. Here we are. Where'll you have
IT." The man took in something like - before
the demand for his services ceased.