Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-12

their worship OF Estarte. offered mp baked
cakes. and the prophet Jeremiah mentions
the women kneading dough TO make cakes IS
offerings TO the Queen Of Heaven.
TIE Belgian Government is aetuated BY
wise forethought in the rebuilding Of the
Chambers, which has just begun. In the old
House there were 1872 members Of the Lower
Chamber, and IA seats provided, for the num-
Der OF Representatives Is always increasing
according to the Belgian constitution, which
provides one member for every 40 600 inhabi-
tants. The new building there will be ac-
eommOdauon for a possible lis delegates.
The building Is TO be completed in two years,
ana the cost Is estimated at 5000 600 francs.
SITUATED in the desert, about quarter Of
mile from the western gate Of the City Of
Jeddah, Is an object Of interest to Christian
and Mussulman ahke-the grave Of Eve. or
as she Is called in Arabic. ''Sittna Hawwa,"
the mother Of mankind. Il is difficult 70 trace
the origin OF the legend that allOts 10 Eve
TINS desert tomb as her last resting place. and
II S doubtful whether il is of any great
an0q uity. However this may be, the tomb is
regarded with great yeneratiOn by the num-
erous pilgrims who visit Jeddah, and few fail
TO worship at the shrine.
SOME interesting accounts Of the DeBrazza
expedition are now being published in Paris.
They give an entirely different account Of
Mr.. stanley to that gwen by himself Ac-
cordlng to DeBrazza Stanley has been massa-
crelng and fighting in every direction. Al
Bolobo Is q woman whose jaw was shot away
by Stanlev's big gun. At another place he
has burned villages. The STAFF Of the Inter
national Association buy slaves >''fOr per-
sonal use or not. l do not know" says the eX-
plorerl and deal extensively in ivory. which
they send awav. not BY the Congo, but by a
land route 10 the South, Everywhere stan
ley and his men vilify NJ. DeBraZZa, and
proclaim him as warrior without any money
or merchandise come TO spoil the natives.
THERE was quite a scene Of confusion and
no little sensation caused in a London church
recently by the delay of the bride in putting
in an appearance. The curate came in robed
al the time appointed, with number of Choir
listers In their SUPPLIES; but. although the
guests were all assembled and the bridegroom
was present, there was no sign Of the bride.
Time went on and people began to whisper
that something must have happened. AT last
some one called out that the bride was COM
ing. when the organ struck up and the Choir
listers went singing down the nave to welcome
her. Every eye was directed to the door;
but 1t turned out that it was not the bride
after all but only a woman who had come to
be churched After this false start, which
created no small amusement, the curate, who
was an ecOnOmiZer Of time, announced that
there would be no wedding and requested the
church to be vacated. The bridegroom and
the guests protested and demonstrated with
him in an angry voice, and everybody and
everything was getting very much mixed.
when the bride appeared in the doorway. She
had been waiting for her dress. which was
delayed. After considerable more persua-
sion the curate was finally induced to perform
the service.