Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-13


Choate. has varied from the usual rule oi
such officials. he has not become de-
ftuIfer. Iut Friday night be shot and
killed g burglar. whO had entered bis resi-
d.u-r hv e rear WinQ-h.
Arropos ri The celebration Of the quad
rfeentenuiaI IL the birthday Of Martin
TutH-r- there seems To have been a strange
omission ln the ceremonies. Ii would
have been eminently proper to have had
the banquet- consist principally Of a Dict
- Worms"
The Pennsylvania legislature has not
SCI broken the deadlock. and there seems
little likelihood ~ its adjouruIng soon.
Both parties are too patriotic TO yield.
and patriotism seems % pay in the Key
stone state. "a. the members each get SO
per diem turin. the session
The United states signal Office has kept
au accurate account with its weather
pr.enostications during the past year.
The accuracy Of the observations, and the
verid-ati0n- of predictions based thereon
were remarkable. the Qualifications reach
mz .~ per cent. In other words. only
twelve predictions ont Of every hundred
failed.
Ta-i-m is not f0urishins in New York.
Til. Third Unitarian society Of that city,
tie members u which have always been
marked f1r their tueistic principles, has
sarrunbad. The American Unitarian
Association has declined TO grant the
funds necessary 10 enable the society to
continue re1uIar services and hence they
have been discontinued.
Texas il about to lind solution Of the
fauce-suttinz qsesti0n. Two statutes are
urop9-eI-1ue To increase the penalty for
fauca-cuttin-. and another 70 punish par
ties eriminsIIy who enclose land without
aura1rltv-the trials in all such cases 70
take place ar Austin. where it Is supposed
impartial iurie- can De- obtained
six bakers were arrested in New York
fh. other day for baking bread on sunday.
The Justice discharged them on the
ground that their business was as much a
work of necessity a. that Of blast FUR
mace. lie was doubtless also influenced
BIS the golden rule--To dough 10 others
as Boz. would have them dough u him
some Northern journals are advocating
the promotion Of General Hancock 10 the
rank 81 Lieutenant General. be being the
oldest Major General in the service. As
this can only be done by special act Of
Congress. the hero Of Gettysburg is not
likely Oh be thus distinguished as long as
the Senate is controlled 10y the Virginia
renegade.
Tie society ct the Cincinnati viii give
a banquet in Porkopolis soon, and among
others the Governors Of North and South
Carolina have been invited. A. there will
be plenty of Numm's extra dry verzenay
ON hand. history viii no doubt repeat
itself IN the celebrated observation at
tributed o. His Excellency Of the Old
North state many years ago.
10 is said that one dozen boxes, con-
taiuin. 1850 matches. can DE bought in
England for 1is cents. The wholesale
price OF the same quantity in the United
states is about - cents. and MAS nearly
twice that a year ago. Ns wonder our
.-Iittle match men" have made enormous
fortunes under the protection Of our
boosted protective tariff laws
The horse thief rival Of Or. Tanner in
the Warren county y. j. Jail has now
passed the thirty-third dav Of his fast. He
has had several hem0rrhages. and the
jain physicians say he viii die unless he
takes uGurishment and submits 70 medi-
cal treatment. 1t seems that he VIII
make good mis- threat o. starve himself
rather than be sent t1 state prison.
Tie largest giant ever exhibited in
America arrived az New York the other
dav. He j. "a heather Chinee, and bis
name is Chang Yu sing. His height j.
s feet inches. and his weight j. 40
pounds. His landing was objected to un-
der the Chinese exclusion act, but it was
finally decided that BE- was not a labOTer
hut professional curiosity. This Is his
second yi-irt1 America.