Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

/ WINTER and wild beasts make sad work
/ among domestic animals in Russia. Last
! wear it is declared that from cold, snow
| storms and disease 900 camelS, $1,000
horses. 14.OO0 cattle and 10000 sheep
persisted, and that 10000 cattle were
/ killed 10y the wolves.
AN English country paper contains the
following curious instance of mis-punctu-
alton: lord Palmerston then entered
I on his head. white hat upon his feet,
large but well polished boots upon his
brow, dark cloud in his hand, his FAITH
/ fu walking-stck in his eye, menacing
glare saying nothing
The san Francisco Bulletin states that
the 900 Cinnamon recently embarking on
the Coptic to return home were virtually
slaves OF the six companies, whose time
was out. Each man on entering the
steamer was compelled TO show paper,
furnished by the six companies, stating
that he was free from debt.
A TENNESSEE Democrat has nominated
not only a Presidential ticket for his
party. but also the entire Cabinet and
Ministers TO England and France, the last
two being Ex-Governor Tilden and Gene
raj Mcclellan. For President he names
Governor Cleveland, and for Nice-Prcsl-
dent Congressman William ;. Holman.
DIR. JACKSON, an English surgeon liv-
ing in India, was stung to death by hor
nets recently when hunting tigers. He
received over POO stings, and died from
the ervsipelas that followed. His COM
panion in the hunt was saved from like
fate by the fOrethoughto of his servant, who
dragged him into jungle soon after the
hornets attacked him.
SPEAKING Of recent earthquakes the
Philadelphia Press put the cheerful ques-
ton: Suppose they begin elsewhere: Cali
fornia is always earthquake ground. n
! century ago this coast felt heavy shock.
/ 4 broad swath of ruin would pass over
Boston, for instance, if it felt again the
I shock of 1853. 1t would he likely to do
more than twist the weather-vane of Fan
/ euil Hall.
/ THE Mormon apostles, who travel in
/ luxurious sleeping coaches and represent
/ themselves as being modelled on the apos-
/ tleships of primitive times, own and run
a bank. street railroads, an opera house,
and mammoth trading post IN Salt Lake
| City, control the Utah Central Railroad,
and collect $500,000 year in tithes from
/ the faithful followers of the Church OF the
Latter Day Saints.
A NEW PLAY was produced at the Ode
on Theatre in Paris, on October 10, under
decidedly novel circumstances. An
| author had brought an action against the
manager because, after accepting play,
/ he had delayed its production, and the
court beside awarding 9l20 damages,
[ ordered the piece to be produced forth
with. Played accordingly it was, not ''by
special request" but "by judicial de-
/ cree
THE father of the late Duke of Portland
used TO say that he was the wealthiest
/ living Englishman, for, though his reve-
I nue. might not be so large as that of some
! others, no one had more available cash.
I Lord Derby is i'm similar agreeable posi-
/ ton. His income from land alone is
/ l6I. 900 per annum, and he may be cred
I tied with at least as much more as VIII
/ make up G200,O00 per annum. His wife
/ is a famous heiress, and they are childloss.
| SOME weeks ago it is related that a
/ royal traveller; while visiting with his wife
/ the golden chamber of the Ursula Church
! i'm Cologne, made scornful inspection Of
1 the sacred relics, and remarked lightly to
/ his wife: "CuriOus things, these" The
/ attendant sacristan who saw and heard
/ him, promptly retaliated: ''Yes,yes; Curl
Gus things. There are some curious fell
/ lows, too, and it strikes me that you are
/ one of them" Who this royal visitor was
/ the chrOnicler does not say.
A GERMAN statistician has calculated
/ the chance which leading actress has of
/ establishing herself well in life by marry
/ inc into royal or noble families. The re-
| suits show that she has in chance SIC of
I becoming the cOnsOrt of Prince belong
! ing to reigning family, IN 400 of be-
coming the wife of a secOnd-rate or
Younger brother Prince, i'm 5l2 of shut
I 4 fxT ~
/ a Duchess. [ in 200 of breathing her last
/ as "A Countess, and l in 40 of dying
/ Baroness, il she is out and out killing"
THERE is another monster trial to come
UP shortly before Vice Chancellor Bacon,
/ in England, which promises to last as
| long as the Tichborne case, of which
/ Lord Coleridge was a great part. The
/ amount in dispute is $2,500OOO. There
I are ten defendants. who make separate
! defenses and employ separate counsel.
1 Three counsel are engaged for each de-
/ PENDANT: and the plaintiff, well-known
/ company. has five. The cOmpany'S lead
/ inc LAWYER has So, 900 marked on his brief,
/ and the Others on both sides from $500
down to 81, 800. The pleadings make up
/ large folio volume. As Sir James Bacon
/ is eighty-ive, it is likely to finish him.
THE notion that there Is no such thing
as slavery in England is shaken by an ex-
/ traOrdinary story which was told by the
/ London Times. \ clearinghouse keeper
/ applied for a summons against one of the
| dodgers for Systematically ill-treating
! little negro boy, whose screams she had
I often heard through the door. The boy,
/ it appeared, had been purchased in Africa
/ as a servant, and when the lady remOn-
! strated with her lOdger for his cruelty, he
repIied: s'Oh. he is only cOlOred child;
and. besides, he belongs to my brother"
| The Iandlady's interference seems to have
been visited on the little boy, who had his
wrists tied together, and was hung up to
n hook on the wall of the room.
THERE are a number of Chinese women
in Denver. The most of their time is
given to the adornment of their persons,
which. however, are not rendered partic-
ularly charming by the process. Her
head is a sight. The hair is waXed until
it is stiff and shiny. Then it is pulled out
in waves and puffs over the ears, and
caught up in the back with a mass OF
gaudy wax and paper flowers, together
with dangling ornaments of cOlered glass
and brass, supposed to be diamonds and
solid gold. No covering is worn on the
head at any time. The ladies generally
carry a parasOl, and always appear on the
street with an immense red or yellow silk
handkerchief in one hand. "Whateyer
NAV be said against the Chinese costume"