Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-04
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ACCORDING to recent estimates, the city Of
London contains more Jews than Jerusalem,
more Irish than Dublin. and more Roman
Catholics than Rome.
THE new club in Dublin is to bear name
dear to Irishmen Of all ranks and hOnored by
admirers of wit and genius the world over.
1t is that Of Sheridan.
W1rHIN the past three months three new
companies have been formed to plant bananas
on the banks OF the Bluefelds river, in the
Mosquito Reservation, Nicaragua.
AMUsICAL CRITIC has just been sentenced
by the Correctional Court Of Leipsic to fine
OF thirty marks and FIVE days Imprisonment,
for a criticism in which he applied the term
OF s'viOlin-scraper" to the leader Of the or
chestra at the Stettin Academy of Music.
IT is proposed to extend the time when tele-
graph and telephone wires in Philadelphia
must be laid under ground till year later
than the recent law requires. The City Solicit
tor has prepared an ordinance nXlng Jan. 1;
1886 as the limit; and this IS to be presented
to the City Council at the next meeting.
THE Assembly of the Cherokee nation is
divided into two bodies, Senate and House, or
general and national council. The first
named has 16 mem hers, the latter S., making
a total representation Of -. The representa-
tives are divided into three parties. viz: Ma
tiOnal. loyal and Downing. Inc ulylslon Is
caused by divergent views on questions re-
lating to local interests.
THE next American author to be introdu ed
into the French schools is Emerson. Unlike
Longfellow, whose works were especially
adapted for the girls lycees, Emerson. as
more difficult author, is to be reserved for the
presumably more robust intellects OF young
men. The task Of editing and explaining the
writings Of the philosopher will naturally be
greater than that of illustrating the narra-
tives of the poet.
\ LARGER BUSINESS is done by telegraph
companies in the United states than in any
other country in the world. Over 100000
messages were sent last year. Great Britain
sent nearly 81, 100000, France $4,000, coo, and
Germany Is OOO, coo. The total for the world
was l53. 900 600. fully one-half being sent in
English-speaking countries. Germany has
nearly as many telegraph Offices as the United
states, although so much smaller In area, and
doing less than half the business. Great
Britain on the contrary, does large business
Dominion claims more telegraph offices in
proportion to population than any other
country.
\ YOUNG WOMAN, a boy, and an old man
were wranglIng so fiercelY IN Gregory street,
Jersey City, at O'Clock Tuesday morning,
that Policeman Marinus took them all to the
police station, There the man said he was
Richard Smith of les Morgan street. The boy
was his son. and although he looked much
older, he was only l6 years old. The young
woman, he said, was Jennie Hubert. who lad
prevailed on his son to marry her, and was
forcibly restraining him from returning home.
Miss Hubert. a dashing blonde and richly
dressed, seemed to be unable to give any in
tellirible account Of her conduct. The boy
had nothing to say. He and his father were
allowed to 20 home. In the Police Court,
Miss Hubert, who had been detained as
a prisoner, behaved modestly. Sne sad she
had been a widow for several months, and
had been living in a furnished room IN War
rem street On Saturday she met young
smith. and they drank a great deal OF beer
together. Then he proposed to her that they
should be married, and told her ne was 70
years old. She consented, and they went 10
New York city. where she said the ceremony
was performed by a minister in Fifteenth
street She did not remember the ministers
name or the number OF bis house. She and
her husband afterward returned to her room
in Jersey city. Have you any charge to
maker the Judge asked Richard Smith.
no sir; only want to get my boy back"
he answered. ''0h, YOU can have him." said
the bride, complaeently. Hes nothing but
a big Iubher.n She was discharged.