Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-31
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

THE Spanish Council of State has rejected
the proposed new treaty of commerce with
England, on the ground that England did not
grant enough in return for the advantages
given her.
THE students of Lasell Seminary are to have
a course of lectures on law. circular says:
Eve do not pretend that we have opened a
college of law a. some schools would call it,
We mOdestly hope to give our girls some no
ton of what the common law Is, what 1t can
and cannot do for and against them, and to
clearly explain to them few OF Its ordinary
rules and principles"
THE trade in frozen meat from the Austria
liam colonies is increasing in England. In 1850
only 400 carcasses were imported, while in 1888
no fewer than 1913. CAS- were landed in England,
beiDg 50 1888 from Australia and 100, 1872 from
New Zealand. Twenty cargoes arrived
in a perfectly satisfactory condition, seven
were not quite so good, while three were I'M
questiOnably bad.
THERE have been only two known cases of
female lynehing in this country. The first oc
CURED in 1851 at Bonneville, mining camp
in the Bodie district of California, and the
victim was a Spanish woman, named IneZ
Paria who had murdered and robbed man
in her husbands saloon. The second and last
case is the lynching of Mrs. Buckingham, in
Ouray, Colorado, few days ago.
ONE DAY early this month persons passing
by the Place de Ia ConcOrde, Paris, at O'Clock
in the morning, were surprised to see the cele-
brated statue of Strasburg (which almost all
the wear round is hung with flags and other
emblems of French patriOtism) decorated
with a large white banner, bearing the feUrs-
de-Ets which represent the ancient monarchy
of France. This decoration being considered
seditioUs, il was removed by the police.
.sTHE airs women give themselves when the
baby comes" Charles Lamb observes, ''are
- Ill 1,oo,inor In sot-e ssfharp vrara
any rarity in the matter. or anything so pecu-
liar in pack of brats. it were different; but
when every blind alley swarms with them,
and the more dirty and destitute people are
the more they seem to have them, they might
say less about it, The New York Graphic
thinks it is evident that Charles was never
mother.
THE tug Chicago lowed the ship Pensavkee
into Harbor Springs, and the tugs Captain de-
manded $500 for the service. The owner of
the ship Directing to this bill as exOrbitant, it
was agreed that three games of seven up" at
cards should determine whether she Pensav-
KEGS owner should pay the tugs Captain $500
or $50. The two, therefore, sat down in Chi
cago. with score of steamboat men as spec
tatOrs, and the tugs owner lost; but the two
men escaped lawsuit.
AN ILLINOIS MAN had accumulated few
thousands. and his health was such as to con-
vince him that he had not much left of life.
He picked out the scriptural clause, Lay up
treasure in heaven" and believed that he
could obey. The process that he invented was
to convert his wealth into paper money and
burn it prayerfully on an altar. He went so
far as to build the altar and kindle sacrif-
cial fire, but he had burned only $40 when his
relatives forcibly deprived him Of his religi-
Gus liberty.
A YOUNG WOMAN who has been playing
"Ariel~ in the burlesque of ''The Tempest"
called ''ProsperO," at the Imperial Theatre,
London, is quite blind. She directs her action
entirely by sound. Owing to the temporary
absence OF the 'sAIirandar of the burlesque
one evening" this blind actress took the part
and. although necessarily much prompted, she
actually went through the performance with
out exciting the slightest suspicion among the
audience as to her condition. She is the
daughter of one of the property keepers atthe
theatre.
THE French are attacking poor Lord Lyons
on all sides for addressing Victor Hugo in re-
ply to his letter TO Queen Victoria on O'Don-
nell's behalf as "Monsieur lie senateur,"