Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-05

infants. results in many cases In the death
on which it puts a premium This Is what
numerous medical officers Of health have long
maintained.
BEAU HICKMAN, as he called himself, MADE
his appearance at Washington towards the
close of the Tyler administration he was OF
middle size. with long hair and an inofensive,
cadaverous countenance. 1t was his coast
that he was born among the slashes Of Han
over county. Va, and he was to be seen
lOunging about the hotels. fashiOnably, yet
shabbily, dressed, generally wearing soiled
white kid gloves and a white cravat. 1t was
considered the proper thing TO introduce
strangers 10 the Beau. who thereupon IN
blushingly demanded his initiation fee. and
his impudence sometimes secured him a gem
eTous sum. He vas always ready to pilot his
victims 10 gambling houses and other ques-
tiOnable resorts, and for a quarter of CEN
fury he lived on the blackmail thus levied
upon strangers.
EARLY IN 1854 there was powerful combi
nation at Washington among the proprietors
of several large aud lucrative patent rights,
to obtain from Congress, by special act, an
extension of their respective monOpolies.
Foremost among the applicants was Col sam
Colt, the net profits Of whose patent had
amounted to 81, O00, 900, after the deduction OF
$50, 600, which Mr.. Colt had put down Tor MS
expenses. loss of time, etc. Then there was
the Woodwork planning machine, whose case
was engineered by Senator seward; several
patents for the manufacture OF India rubber,
and the Morse telegraph patent. In an these
cases the Commissioner Of Patents had re-
fused an extension, but money was ulserupu-
lousy used to influence Congress. Adrolt
lobbyists gave dinners ana suppers, ana the
he-sians among the correspondents reaped a
rich harvest.
\ GOOD STORY is told of Republican stump
speaker in the hills of Western Pennsylvania.
Wishing to present a forcible illustration of
his views of the respective parties, he took a
..war-nut," so called in the vernacular of
those hills, with HIM, and something TO crack
il with. Holding it up in the course OF ms
speech. he said: "Fellow citizens, you see this
'War-nut'-Well. this outer hui Is Ike the
Democratic party, soft and spOngy, with no
strength in 1t; see, l even break IL with my
fingers" and suiting the action 10 the words,
he disclosed the inner nut, and SAID, NOW
this shell is like the Prohibition party, hard
and dry, with no substance in 1t; but the Ruf-
nul-the kurnul, my fellow citizens, Is IKE the
grand old Republican party, tuli OF IatneSs
and sweetness" He then proceeded to crack
the .sWar-put'' and give his audience an ocular
demons tratiOn of his illustration, but, behold !.
it was rotten, and TO the utter astOnls hInent
of all present he cried out by thunder! II 5
rotten"
BERNHARDT has had some difficulties with
the Belgian custom house officials at the
frontier, according TO the Brussels Journals.
When she was returning to Paris from The
Hague she was asked to alight at the Belgian
frontier. so that the apartment she was rid
ing ia might be searched. The companion
with whom she Travelled resented the hDerty
taken bv an officer in opening the door of the
carriage. The chief officer came to the rescue
of his subaltern, and was grossly lnsulted;
He ordered the compartment 10 De uetacneu
from tine train, and had not an explanation
been given. the tragedienne and her compan-
ION would have been compelled to remain az
Esschen. The statiOnmaster interviewed, ana
through his influence the travellers were al
lowed to proceed on their journey, while the
wavward sarah, to show her gratitude, rs the
train moved out of the station, put her head out
the window and, putting her fingers 10 her
nose. PLAYED an imaginary hute, 10 the SUD-
lime disgust Of the railway officials.